Congress. Session. PERIOD OF EACH CONGRESS. SPEAKERS AND CLERKS OF THE HOUSE. Beginning. Ending. No. of days in each session. Speakers. Clerks. * Resigned December 19, 1800. Resigned January 28, 1815. Do. Do. Resigned January 19, 1814, and Langdon Cheeves, of South Carolina, elected. Died during recess of Seventeenth Congress Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Do. Thomas Dougherty, of Kentucky.§ Resigned October 20, 1820, by letter. and John W. Taylor, of New York, elected November 15, 1820. ↑ Resigned June 2, 1834, and John Bell, of Tennessee, elected. Dismissed January 18, 1845, and Benjamin B. French, of New Hampshire, elected. Appointed April 17, 1850. March 30 adjourned to July 3; July 20 adjourned to November 21. July 25 adjourned to September 21: September 21 adjourned to October 16; October 16 adjourned to November 10. **S. S. Cox appointed February 17, May 12, and June 19; Milton Sayler appointed June 4. Samuel J. Randall, elected December 4, 1876. *** Theodore M. Pomeroy, elected March 3, 1869; served but one day. 8th 1st.. Oct. 17, 1803 Mar. 3, 1801 Mar. 27, 1804 246 days 107 days 163 days.. 119 days 182 days 117 days. 38 days.. 156 days 245 days July 1, 1797 May 13, 1800 Mar. 26, 1804 July 16, 1803-Jefferson... Cession of Louisiana by Spain to France. July 30, 1807-Jefferson... Relations with Great Britain. Apr. 22, 1808 Jan. 30, 1809 June 24, 1809 July 24, 1811-Madison Relations with Great Britain. 12th 2nd Nov. 2, 1812 Mar. 3, 1813 122 days July 6, 1812 Aug. 8, 1814-Madison.... War with Great Britain. 108 days.. 111 days 43 days Apr. 8, 1818 May 13, 1820 1st.. Sept. 4, 1837 | Oct. 16, 1837 * The first session of the First Congress 13, 1788. SEE DIGEST, ANTE, P. 246. May 15, 1837-Van Buren. Suspension of specie payments. under the Constitution was convened by resolution of the Continental Congress, adopted September |