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* 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, 1815, 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.

Congress.

Session.

Beginning.

Ending.

PERIOD OF EACH CONGRESS. SPEAKERS AND CLERKS OF THE HOUSE-Continued.

No. of days

in session.

each

Speakers.

Clerks.

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25th

2nd. Nov. 13, 1820 Mar. 3, 1821 1st.. Sept. 4, 1837 | Oct. 16, 1837

*The first session of the First Congress 12, 1788. SEE Digest, antE, P. 246.

43 days

under the Constitution was convened by resolution of the Continental Congress, adopted September

May 15, 1837-Van Buren. Suspension of specie payments.

SESSIONS OF CONGRESS CONVENED BY LAW OR PROCLAMATION-Continued.

SESSIONS OF CONGRESS.

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46th

1st.. Oct. 15, 1877
1st.. Mar. 18, 1879

Dec. 3, 1877

July 1, 1879

37 days.
47 days
50 days
106 days

†Jan. 22, 1867
Jan. 22. 1867
Jan. 22, 1867

53d

1st.. Aug. 7, 1893 Nov. 3.1893

89 days

Failure of appropriation for Army.

May 5, 1877-Hayes..
Mar. 4, 1879-Hayes.. Failure of appropriations for legislative, ex-
ecutive, and judicial, and Army expenses.
June 30, 1893-Cleveland.. Condition of finances.

20, 1867, to November 21, 1867.
* The first session of the Fortieth Congress adjourned twice (by concurrent resolution) from March 30, 1867, to July 3, 1867, and from July

+ Repealed April 20, 1871 (17 Stat., p. 12)

LIST

OF

REPORTS TO BE MADE TO CONGRESS

BY

PUBLIC OFFICERS.

[PREPARED IN OBEDIENCE TO A STANDING rule of the house of rePRESENTATIVES.]

Officer, and nature of the report.

By what au-
thority.

Section or page.

When expected to be made.

BY THE HEAD OF EACH DEPARTMENT.

A detailed statement of the manner in
which the contingent fund for his De-
partment, and for the bureau and offi
cers therein, has been expended, giving
the names of every person to whom any
portion thereof has been paid; and if
for anything furnished, the quantity
and price; and if for any service ren-
dered, the nature of such service, and
the time employed, and the particular
occasion or cause, in brief, that ren-
dered such service necessary; and the
amount of all former appropriations, in
each case on hand either in the Treas
ury or in the hands of any disbursing
officer or agent; and he shall require of
the disbursing officers, acting under his
direction or authority, the return of pre-
cise and analytical statements and re-
ceipts for all the money which may have
been, from time to time, during the next
preceding year, expended by them.
A report of the names of the clerks and
other persons that have been employed
in his Department and the officers there.
of stating the time that each clerk or
other person was actually employed and
the sums paid to each; also whether they
have been usefully employed; whether
the services of any of them can be dis

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