Length of Sessions of Congress, 1789–1891

No. of Congress. No. of Session. Time of Session.

1st 1st March 4, 1789—September 29, 1789

2d January 4, 1790—August 12, 1790

3d December 6, 1790—March 3, 1791

2d 1st October 24, 1791—May 8, 1792

2d November 5, 1792—March 2, 1793

3d 1st December 2, 1793—June 9, 1794

2d November 3, 1794—March 3, 1795

4th 1st December 7, 1795—June 1, 1796

2d December 5, 1796—March 3, 1797

5th 1st May 15, 1797—July 10, 1797

2d November 13, 1797—July 16, 1798

3d December 3, 1798—March 3, 1799

6th 1st December 2, 1799—May 14, 1800

2d November 17, 1880—March 3, 1801

7th 1st December 7, 1801—May 3, 1802

2d December 6, 1802—March 3, 1803

8th 1st October 17, 1803—March 27, 1804

2d November 5, 1804—March 3, 1805

9th 1st December 2, 1805—April 21, 1806

2d December 1, 1806—March 3, 1807

10th 1st October 26, 1807—April 25, 1808

2d November 7, 1808—March 3, 1809

11th 1st May 22, 1809—June 28, 1809

2d November 27, 1809—May 1, 1810

3d December 3, 1810—March 3, 1811

12th 1st November 4, 1811—July 6, 1812

2d November 2, 1812—March 3, 1813

13th 1st May 24, 1813—August 2, 1813

2d December 6, 1813—April 18, 1814

3d September 19, 1814—March 3, 1815

14th 1st December 4, 1815—April 30, 1816

2d December 2, 1816—March 3, 1817

15th 1st December 1, 1817—April 20, 1818

2d November 16, 1818—March 3, 1819

16th 1st December 6, 1819—May 15, 1820

2d November 13, 1820—March 3, 1821

17th 1st December 3, 1821—May 8, 1822

2d December 2, 1822—March 3, 1823

18th 1st December 1, 1823—May 27, 1824

2d December 6, 1824—March 3, 1825

19th 1st December 5, 1825—May 22, 1826

2d December 4, 1826—March 3, 1827

20th 1st December 3, 1827—May 26, 1828

2d December 1, 1828—March 3, 1829

21st 1st December 7, 1829—May 31, 1830

2d December 6, 1830—March 3, 1831

22d 1st December 5, 1831—July 16, 1832

2d December 3, 1832—March 3, 1833

23d 1st December 2, 1833—June 30, 1834

2d December 1, 1834—March 3, 1835

24th 1st December 7, 1835—July 4, 1836

2d December 5, 1836—March 3, 1837

25th 1st September 4, 1837—October 16, 1837

2d December 4, 1837—July 9, 1838

3d December 3, 1838—March 3, 1839

26th 1st December 2, 1839—July 21, 1840

2d December 7, 1840—March 3, 1841

27th 1st May 31, 1841—September 13, 1841

2d December 6, 1841—August 31, 1842

3d December 5, 1842—March 8, 1843

28th 1st December 4, 1843—June 17, 1844

2d December 2, 1844—March 3, 1845

29th 1st December 1, 1845—August 10, 1846

2d December 7, 1846—March 3, 1847

30th 1st December 6, 1847—August 14, 1848

2d December 4, 1848—March 3, 1849

31st 1st December 3, 1849—September 30, 1850

2d December 2, 1850—March 3, 1851

32d 1st December 1, 1851—August 31, 1852

2d December 6, 1852—March 3, 1853

33d 1st December 2, 1853—August 7, 1854

2d December 4, 1854—March 3, 1855

34th 1st December 5, 1855—August 18, 1856

2d August 21, 1856—August 30, 1856

3d December 1, 1856—March 3, 1857

35th 1st December 7, 1857—June 14, 1858

2d December 6, 1858—March 3, 1859

36th 1st December 5, 1859—June 25, 1860

2d December 3, 1860—March 4, 1861

37th 1st July 4, 1861—August 6, 1861

2d December 2, 1861—July 17, 1862

3d December 1, 1862—March 4, 1863

38th 1st December 7, 1863—July 4, 1864

2d December 5, 1864—March 4, 1865

39th 1st December 4, 1865—July 28, 1866

2d December 3, 1866—March 4, 1867

40th 1st March 4, 1867—March 30, 1867

„ July 3, 1867—July 20, 1867

„ November 21, 1867—December 2, 1867

2d December 2, 1867—July 27, 1868

3d December 7, 1868—March 4, 1869

41st 1st March 4, 1869—April 23, 1869

2d December 6, 1869—July 15, 1870

3d December 5, 1870—March 4, 1871

42d 1st March 4, 1871—April 20, 1871

2d December 4, 1871—June 10, 1872

3d December 2, 1872—March 4, 1873

43d 1st December 1, 1873—June 23, 1874

2d December 7, 1874—March 4, 1875

44th 1st December 6, 1875—August 15, 1876

2d December 4, 1876—March 4, 1877

45th 1st October 15, 1877—December 3, 1877

2d December 3, 1877—June 20, 1878

3d December 2, 1878—March 4, 1879

46th 1st March 18, 1879—July 1, 1879

2d December 1, 1879—June 16, 1880

3d December 6, 1880—March 4, 1881

47th 1st December 5, 1881—August 8, 1882

2d December 4, 1882—March 4, 1883

48th 1st December 3, 1883—July 7, 1884

2d December 1, 1884—March 4, 1885

49th 1st December 7, 1885—August 5, 1886

2d December 6, 1886—March 4, 1887

50th 1st December 5, 1887—October 20, 1888

2d December 3, 1888—March 4, 1889

51st 1st December 2, 1889—October, 1890

2d December 1, 1890—March 4, 1891