February 11, 1794: Wishing to avoid charges of being a Star Chamber, the Senate holds its first public session, resolving "That the Senate doors be opened".[1][2]
March 4, 1794: Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution clarifying judicial power over foreign nationals, and limiting the ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law, and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification 1 Stat. 402.
There were no political parties in this Congress. Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest, based on an analysis of their voting record.[3]
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.
^ ab When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
Referencesedit
^"Precedents Relating to the Privileges of the Senate of the United States". U.S. Government Printing Office. January 1, 1893 – via Google Books.
^"U.S. Senate: 1787: Senate Opens Its Doors -- December 9, 1795". United States Senate.
^Martis, Kenneth C. The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External linksedit
Statutes at Large, 1789-1875
Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress
U.S. House of Representatives: House History
U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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The 3rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives It met at Congress Hall in Philadelphia Pennsylvania from March 4 1793 to March 4 1795 during the fifth and sixth years of George Washington s presidency 3rd United States Congress2nd 4thCongress Hall 2007 March 4 1793 March 3 1795Members30 senators105 representatives1 non voting delegatesSenate majorityPro AdministrationSenate PresidentJohn Adams P House majorityAnti AdministrationHouse SpeakerFrederick Muhlenberg A SessionsSpecial March 4 1793 March 4 17931st December 2 1793 June 9 17942nd November 3 1794 March 3 1795The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was governed by the Apportionment Act of 1792 and based on the 1790 census The Senate had a Pro Administration majority and the House had an Anti Administration majority House of Representatives chamber at Congress HallContents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Constitutional amendments 4 Treaties 5 Faction summary 5 1 Senate 5 2 House of Representatives 6 Leadership 6 1 Senate 6 2 House of Representatives 7 Members 7 1 Senate 7 1 1 Connecticut 7 1 2 Delaware 7 1 3 Georgia 7 1 4 Kentucky 7 1 5 Maryland 7 1 6 Massachusetts 7 1 7 New Hampshire 7 1 8 New Jersey 7 1 9 New York 7 1 10 North Carolina 7 1 11 Pennsylvania 7 1 12 Rhode Island 7 1 13 South Carolina 7 1 14 Vermont 7 1 15 Virginia 7 2 House of Representatives 7 2 1 Connecticut 7 2 2 Delaware 7 2 3 Georgia 7 2 4 Kentucky 7 2 5 Maryland 7 2 6 Massachusetts 7 2 7 New Hampshire 7 2 8 New Jersey 7 2 9 New York 7 2 10 North Carolina 7 2 11 Pennsylvania 7 2 12 Rhode Island 7 2 13 South Carolina 7 2 14 Vermont 7 2 15 Virginia 7 2 16 Non voting members 8 Changes in membership 8 1 United States Senate 8 2 House of Representatives 9 Committees 9 1 Senate 9 2 House of Representatives 9 3 Joint committees 10 Employees 10 1 Senate 10 2 House of Representatives 11 See also 12 Notes 13 References 14 External linksMajor events editMain articles 1793 in the United States 1794 in the United States and 1795 in the United States March 4 1793 President George Washington begins his second term April 22 1793 George Washington signed the Neutrality Proclamation February 11 1794 Wishing to avoid charges of being a Star Chamber the Senate holds its first public session resolving That the Senate doors be opened 1 2 March 14 1794 Eli Whitney was granted a patent for the cotton gin March 27 1794 The federal government authorized the construction of the original six frigates of the United States Navy August 7 1794 Whiskey Rebellion began Farmers in the Monongahela Valley of Pennsylvania rebelled against the federal tax on liquor and distilled drinks August 20 1794 Battle of Fallen Timbers American troops under General Anthony Wayne forced a confederacy of Shawnee Mingo Delaware Wyandot Miami Ottawa Chippewa and Pottawatomie warriors into a disorganized retreat nbsp Senate chamber at Congress HallMajor legislation edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Public Acts of the Third Congress Main article List of United States federal legislation 3rd United States Congress January 13 1794 Flag Act of 1794 Sess 1 ch 1 1 Stat 341 March 22 1794 Slave Trade Act of 1794 Sess 1 ch 11 1 Stat 347 March 27 1794 Naval Act of 1794 Sess 1 ch 12 1 Stat 350 January 29 1795 Naturalization Act of 1795 Sess 2 ch 20 1 Stat 414Constitutional amendments editMarch 4 1794 Approved an amendment to the United States Constitution clarifying judicial power over foreign nationals and limiting the ability of citizens to sue states in federal courts and under federal law and submitted it to the state legislatures for ratification 1 Stat 402 February 7 1795 The 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the requisite number of states then 12 to become part of the Constitution Treaties editNovember 19 1794 The United States and the Kingdom of Great Britain signed the Jay Treaty which attempted to clear up some of the lingering problems left over from the American Revolutionary WarFaction summary editThere were no political parties in this Congress Members are informally grouped into factions of similar interest based on an analysis of their voting record 3 Details on changes are shown below in the Changes in membership section Senate edit Faction shading shows control Total VacantAnti Administration A Pro Administration P End of previous congress13 17 30 0Begin14 16 30 0End1317Final voting share43 3 56 7 Beginning of next congress10 a 20 b 30 2House of Representatives edit nbsp Members of the House of Representatives as shared by each stateFaction shading shows control Total VacantAnti Administration A Pro Administration P End of previous congress32 40 72 1Begin55 50 105 0End531032Final voting share51 5 48 5 Non voting members 1 0 1 0Beginning of next congress58 c 47 d 105 0Leadership editSenate edit nbsp Senate President John AdamsPresident John Adams P President pro tempore John Langdon P until December 2 1793 Ralph Izard P May 31 1794 November 9 1794 Henry Tazewell P from February 20 1795House of Representatives edit Speaker Frederick Muhlenberg A Members editThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district Skip to House of Representatives belowSenate edit Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years with one third beginning new six year terms with each Congress Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers which indicate the cycle of their election Connecticut edit 1 Oliver Ellsworth P 3 Roger Sherman P until July 23 1793 Stephen Mitchell P from December 2 1793 dd Delaware edit 1 George Read P until September 18 1793 Henry Latimer P from February 7 1795 dd 2 John Vining P Georgia edit 2 James Jackson A 3 James Gunn A Kentucky edit 2 John Brown A 3 John Edwards A Maryland edit 1 Richard Potts P 3 John Henry P Massachusetts edit 1 George Cabot P 2 Caleb Strong P New Hampshire edit 2 Samuel Livermore P 3 John Langdon A New Jersey edit 1 John Rutherfurd P 2 Frederick Frelinghuysen P New York edit 1 Aaron Burr A 3 Rufus King P North Carolina edit 2 Alexander Martin A 3 Benjamin Hawkins A Pennsylvania edit 1 Albert Gallatin A until February 28 1794 James Ross P from April 24 1794 dd 3 Robert Morris P Rhode Island edit 1 Theodore Foster P 2 William Bradford P South Carolina edit 2 Pierce Butler A 3 Ralph Izard P Vermont edit 1 Moses Robinson A 3 Stephen R Bradley A Virginia edit 1 James Monroe A until May 27 1794 Stevens Mason A from November 18 1794 dd 2 John Taylor A until May 11 1794 Henry Tazewell A from December 29 1794 dd nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 3rd Congress in March 1793 2 Anti Administration 1 Anti Administration and 1 Pro Administration 2 Pro Administration Senate presidents pro tempore nbsp John Langdon until December 2 1793 nbsp Ralph Izard May 31 1794 November 9 1794 nbsp Henry Tazewell from February 20 1795 House of Representatives edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Connecticut edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Joshua Coit P At large James Hillhouse P At large Amasa Learned P At large Zephaniah Swift P At large Uriah Tracy P At large Jonathan Trumbull Jr P At large Jeremiah Wadsworth P Delaware edit At large John Patten A until February 14 1794 Henry Latimer P February 14 1794 February 7 1795 Vacant thereafter dd Georgia edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Abraham Baldwin A At large Thomas P Carnes A Kentucky edit 1 Christopher Greenup A 2 Alexander D Orr A Maryland edit 1 George Dent P 2 John Mercer A until April 13 1794 Gabriel Duvall A from November 11 1794 dd 3 Uriah Forrest P until November 8 1794 Benjamin Edwards P from January 2 1795 dd 4 Thomas Sprigg A 5 Samuel Smith A 6 Gabriel Christie A 7 William Hindman P 8 William Vans Murray P Massachusetts edit There was a single at large seat along with four plural districts each of which had multiple representatives elected at large on a general ticket 1a Fisher Ames P 1b Samuel Dexter P 1c Benjamin Goodhue P 1d Samuel Holten A 2a Dwight Foster P 2b William Lyman A 2c Theodore Sedgwick P 2d Artemas Ward P 3a Shearjashub Bourne P 3b Peleg Coffin Jr P 4a Henry Dearborn A 4b George Thatcher P 4c Peleg Wadsworth P At large David Cobb P New Hampshire edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Nicholas Gilman P At large John Sherburne A At large Jeremiah Smith P At large Paine Wingate P New Jersey edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large John Beatty P At large Elias Boudinot P At large Lambert Cadwalader P At large Abraham Clark P until September 15 1794 Aaron Kitchell A from January 29 1795 dd At large Jonathan Dayton P New York edit 1 Thomas Tredwell A 2 John Watts P 3 Philip Van Cortlandt A 4 Peter Van Gaasbeck P 5 Theodorus Bailey A 6 Ezekiel Gilbert P 7 John E Van Alen P 8 Henry Glen P 9 James Gordon P 10 Silas Talbot P until June 5 1794Vacant thereafter dd North Carolina edit 1 Joseph McDowell A 2 Matthew Locke A 3 Joseph Winston A 4 Alexander Mebane A 5 Nathaniel Macon A 6 James Gillespie A 7 William Barry Grove P 8 William Johnston Dawson A 9 Thomas Blount A 10 Benjamin Williams A Pennsylvania edit All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large James Armstrong P At large William Findley A At large Thomas Fitzsimons P At large Andrew Gregg A At large Thomas Hartley P At large Daniel Hiester A At large William Irvine A At large John Wilkes Kittera P At large William Montgomery A At large Frederick A C Muhlenberg A At large John Peter G Muhlenberg A At large Thomas Scott P At large John Smilie A Rhode Island edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large Benjamin Bourne P At large Francis Malbone P South Carolina edit 1 William L Smith P 2 John Hunter A 3 Lemuel Benton A 4 Richard Winn A 5 Alexander Gillon A until October 6 1794 Robert Goodloe Harper P from February 9 1795 dd 6 Andrew Pickens A Vermont edit 1 Israel Smith A 2 Nathaniel Niles A Virginia edit 1 Robert Rutherford A 2 Andrew Moore A 3 Joseph Neville A 4 Francis Preston A 5 George Hancock P 6 Isaac Coles A 7 Abraham B Venable A 8 Thomas Claiborne A 9 William B Giles A 10 Carter B Harrison A 11 Josiah Parker P 12 John Page A 13 Samuel Griffin P 14 Francis Walker A 15 James Madison A 16 Anthony New A 17 Richard Bland Lee P 18 John Nicholas A 19 John Heath A Non voting members edit Territory South of the River Ohio Southwest Territory later Tennessee James White seated September 3 1794 nbsp Speaker of the House of Representatives Frederick MuhlenbergChanges in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress United States Senate edit There were 1 death 3 resigns 1 late election and 1 contested election See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation e Connecticut 3 Roger Sherman P Died July 23 1793 Stephen M Mitchell P Elected December 2 1793Delaware 1 George Read P Resigned on September 18 1793 Kensey Johns was appointed on March 19 1794 but not permitted to qualify Henry Latimer P Appointed February 7 1795Pennsylvania 1 Albert Gallatin A Credentials were contested and the seat was declared vacant February 28 1794 James Ross P Elected April 24 1794Virginia 1 James Monroe A Resigned May 11 1794 to become United States Minister to France Stevens T Mason A Elected November 18 1794Virginia 2 John Taylor A Resigned May 11 1794 Henry Tazewell A Elected November 18 1794House of Representatives edit There were 2 deaths 3 resignations and 1 contested election Main article List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation e Delaware at large John Patten A Contested election served until February 14 1794 Henry Latimer P Seated February 14 1794Territory South of the River Ohio Vacant Delegate seat established James White Non voting delegate Elected September 3 1794Maryland 2nd John Francis Mercer A Resigned April 13 1794 Gabriel Duvall A Seated November 11 1794New York 10th Silas Talbot P Accepted appointment to the U S Navy June 5 1794 Vacant Not filled in this CongressNew Jersey at large Abraham Clark P Died September 15 1794 Aaron Kitchell P Seated January 29 1795South Carolina 5th Alexander Gillon A Died October 6 1794 Robert Goodloe Harper P Seated February 9 1795Maryland 3rd Uriah Forrest P Resigned November 8 1794 Benjamin Edwards P Seated January 2 1795Delaware at large Henry Latimer P Resigned February 7 1795 having been elected U S Senator Vacant Not filled in this CongressCommittees editLists of committees and their party leaders Senate edit WholeHouse of Representatives edit Claims Chairman Uriah Tracy Elections Chairman William Loughton Smith then Jonathan Dayton Rules Select Ways and Means Chairman William Loughton Smith WholeJoint committees edit Enrolled Bills Chairman John Rutherfurd Employees editArchitect of the Capitol William ThorntonSenate edit Chaplain William White Episcopalian Doorkeeper James Mathers Secretary Samuel Allyne OtisHouse of Representatives edit Chaplain Ashbel Green Presbyterian Clerk John J Beckley Doorkeeper Gifford Dalley Reading Clerks data missing Sergeant at Arms Joseph WheatonSee also edit1792 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1792 United States presidential election 1792 93 United States Senate elections 1792 93 United States House of Representatives elections 1794 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1794 95 United States Senate elections 1794 95 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes edit Democratic Republican Federalist Democratic Republican Federalist a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References edit Precedents Relating to the Privileges of the Senate of the United States U S Government Printing Office January 1 1893 via Google Books U S Senate 1787 Senate Opens Its Doors December 9 1795 United States Senate Martis Kenneth C The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company External links editStatutes at Large 1789 1875 Senate Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress House Journal First Forty three Sessions of 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