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22nd United States Congress


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United States Capitol (1827)

March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1833
Senate President
John C. Calhoun (J)
until December 28, 1832
Vacant
from December 28, 1832
Senate President pro tem
Samuel Smith (J)
Littleton Tazewell (J)
Hugh L. White (J)
House Speaker
Andrew Stevenson (J)
Members 48 senators
213 members of the House
3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority Jacksonian
House Majority Jacksonian
Sessions

1st: December 5, 1831 – July 16, 1832
2nd: December 3, 1832 – March 2, 1833

The Twenty-second 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 in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1831, to March 4, 1833, during the third and fourth years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Fourth Census of the United States in 1820. Both chambers had a Jacksonian majority.


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Contents






  • 1 Major events


  • 2 Major legislation


  • 3 Party summary


    • 3.1 Senate


    • 3.2 House of Representatives




  • 4 Leadership


    • 4.1 Senate


    • 4.2 House of Representatives




  • 5 Members


    • 5.1 Senate


      • 5.1.1 Alabama


      • 5.1.2 Connecticut


      • 5.1.3 Delaware


      • 5.1.4 Georgia


      • 5.1.5 Illinois


      • 5.1.6 Indiana


      • 5.1.7 Kentucky


      • 5.1.8 Louisiana


      • 5.1.9 Maine


      • 5.1.10 Maryland


      • 5.1.11 Massachusetts


      • 5.1.12 Mississippi


      • 5.1.13 Missouri


      • 5.1.14 New Hampshire


      • 5.1.15 New Jersey


      • 5.1.16 New York


      • 5.1.17 North Carolina


      • 5.1.18 Ohio


      • 5.1.19 Pennsylvania


      • 5.1.20 Rhode Island


      • 5.1.21 South Carolina


      • 5.1.22 Tennessee


      • 5.1.23 Vermont


      • 5.1.24 Virginia




    • 5.2 House of Representatives


      • 5.2.1 Alabama


      • 5.2.2 Connecticut


      • 5.2.3 Delaware


      • 5.2.4 Georgia


      • 5.2.5 Illinois


      • 5.2.6 Indiana


      • 5.2.7 Kentucky


      • 5.2.8 Louisiana


      • 5.2.9 Maine


      • 5.2.10 Maryland


      • 5.2.11 Massachusetts


      • 5.2.12 Mississippi


      • 5.2.13 Missouri


      • 5.2.14 New Hampshire


      • 5.2.15 New Jersey


      • 5.2.16 New York


      • 5.2.17 North Carolina


      • 5.2.18 Ohio


      • 5.2.19 Pennsylvania


      • 5.2.20 Rhode Island


      • 5.2.21 South Carolina


      • 5.2.22 Tennessee


      • 5.2.23 Vermont


      • 5.2.24 Virginia


      • 5.2.25 Non-voting members






  • 6 Changes in membership


    • 6.1 Senate


    • 6.2 House of Representatives




  • 7 Committees


    • 7.1 Senate


    • 7.2 House of Representatives


    • 7.3 Joint committees




  • 8 Employees


    • 8.1 Senate


    • 8.2 House of Representatives




  • 9 See also


  • 10 References


  • 11 External links





Major events[edit]




  • December 28, 1832: Vice President John C. Calhoun resigned. The first Vice President of the United States to do so.

  • Nullification Crisis



Major legislation[edit]




  • July 14, 1832: Tariff of 1832, ch. 227, 4 Stat. 583

  • March 2, 1833: Tariff of 1833 (Compromise Tariff), ch. 55, 4 Stat. 629

  • March 2, 1833: Force Bill, ch. 57, 4 Stat. 632



Party summary[edit]


The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.



Senate[edit]








































































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Anti-
Jacksonian
(Anti-J)

Jacksonian
(J)

Nullifier
(N)
End of the previous congress

22

25

0
47
1

Begin

20

24

2

46
2
End 23 23 1 47 1
Final voting share 7001489000000000000♠48.9% 7001489000000000000♠48.9% 7000210000000000000♠2.1%
Beginning of the next congress

25

20

1
46
2


House of Representatives[edit]










































































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Anti-
Jacksonian
(Anti-J)

Anti-
Masonic
(Anti-M)

Jacksonian
(J)

Nullifier
(N)
End of the previous congress

72

6

134

0
212
1

Begin

69

17

121

4

211
2
End 68 123 212 1
Final voting share 7001321000000000000♠32.1% 7000800000000000000♠8.0% 7001580000000000000♠58.0% 7000190000000000000♠1.9%
Beginning of the next congress

62

25

144

9
240
0


Leadership[edit]




President of the Senate
John C. Calhoun



Senate[edit]




  • President: John C. Calhoun (J), resigned December 28, 1832; thereafter vacant.


  • President pro tempore: Samuel Smith (J), first elected December 5, 1831


    • Littleton W. Tazewell (J), elected July 9, 1832


    • Hugh Lawson White (J), elected December 3, 1832





House of Representatives[edit]



  • Speaker: Andrew Stevenson (J)


Members[edit]


This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.


Skip to House of Representatives, below


Senate[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. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1832; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1834; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1836.












House of Representatives[edit]


The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.












Changes in membership[edit]


The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.



Senate[edit]



  • Replacements: 7

    • Jacksonians: no net change

    • Anti-Jacksonians: no net change

    • Nullifiers: no net change



  • Deaths: 0

  • Resignations: 7

  • Interim appointments: 1

  • Total seats with changes: 9

















































































State
(class)
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

Indiana
(1)
Vacant

James Noble had died February 26, 1831, in the previous Congress.
Successor appointed August 19, 1831.

Robert Hanna (AJ)
Installed August 19, 1831

Kentucky
(3)
Vacant

Legislature elected late November 10, 1831.

Henry Clay (AJ)
Installed November 10, 1831

Louisiana
(2)

Edward Livingston (J)
Resigned May 24, 1831, after being appointed U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected November 15, 1831.

George A. Waggaman (AJ)
Installed November 15, 1831

Pennsylvania
(1)

Isaac D. Barnard (J)
Resigned December 6, 1831, due to ill health.
Successor elected December 13, 1831.

George M. Dallas (J)
Installed December 13, 1831

Indiana
(1)

Robert Hanna (AJ)
Appointee retired when elected successor qualified.
Successor elected January 3, 1832.

John Tipton (J)
Installed January 3, 1832

Mississippi
(1)

Powhatan Ellis (J)
Resigned July 16, 1832, after being appointed U.S. District Judge.
Successor appointed November 12, 1832, to finish the term.

John Black (J)
Installed November 12, 1832

Virginia
(2)

Littleton Waller Tazewell (J)
Resigned July 16, 1832.
Successor elected December 10, 1832.

William C. Rives (J)
Installed December 10, 1832

South Carolina
(2)

Robert Y. Hayne (N)
Resigned December 13, 1832, to become Governor of South Carolina.
Successor elected December 29, 1832.

John C. Calhoun (N)
Installed December 29, 1832

New York
(3)

William L. Marcy (J)
Resigned January 1, 1833, after becoming Governor of New York.
Successor elected January 14, 1833.

Silas Wright (J)
Installed January 4, 1833

South Carolina
(3)

Stephen D. Miller (N)
Resigned March 2, 1833, due to ill health.
Vacant
Not filled this term


House of Representatives[edit]



  • replacements: 9

    • Jacksonians: 1-seat net gain

    • Anti-Jacksonians: 2-seat net loss

    • Anti-Masonics: 1-seat net gain



  • deaths: 8

  • resignations: 2

  • contested election: 0

  • Total seats with changes: 11


























































































District
Vacator
Reason for change
Successor
Date of successor's
formal installation

North Carolina
2nd

Vacant
Vacancy in term

John Branch (J)
Seated May 12, 1831

Georgia
At-large


Wilson Lumpkin (J)
Resigned some time in 1831 before the convening of Congress

Augustin S. Clayton (J)
Seated January 21, 1832

Vermont
2nd


Rollin C. Mallary (AJ)
Died April 15, 1831

William Slade (AM)
Seated November 1, 1831

Missouri
AL


Spencer D. Pettis (AJ)
Died August 28, 1831

William H. Ashley (AJ)
Seated October 31, 1831

Pennsylvania
11th


William Ramsey (J)
Died September 29, 1831

Robert McCoy (J)
Seated November 22, 1831

North Carolina
6th


Robert Potter (J)
Resigned November ????, 1831

Micajah T. Hawkins (J)
Seated December 15, 1831

Vermont
1st


Jonathan Hunt (AJ)
Died May 15, 1832

Hiland Hall (AJ)
Seated January 1, 1833

Virginia
22nd


Charles C. Johnston (J)
Died June 17, 1832

Joseph Draper (J)
Seated December 6, 1832

Maryland
6th


George E. Mitchell (J)
Died June 28, 1832

Charles S. Sewall (J)
Seated October 1, 1832

Virginia
18th


Philip Doddridge (AJ)
Died November 19, 1832

Joseph Johnson (J)
Seated January 21, 1833

New York
1st


James Lent (J)
Died February 22, 1833
Vacant
Not filled this Congress


Committees[edit]


Lists of committees and their party leaders.



Senate[edit]



  • Agriculture

  • Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

  • Claims

  • Commerce


  • Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)

  • District of Columbia

  • Finance

  • Foreign Relations


  • French Spoilations (Select)

  • Indian Affairs

  • Judiciary

  • Manufactures


  • Memorial of the Bank of the United States (Select)


  • Mileage of Members of Congress (Select)

  • Military Affairs

  • Militia

  • Naval Affairs


  • Ohio-Michigan Boundary (Select)

  • Pensions

  • Post Office and Post Roads

  • Private Land Claims

  • Public Lands

  • Revolutionary Claims

  • Roads and Canals


  • Tariff Bill (Select)


  • Tariff Regulation (Select)

  • Whole



House of Representatives[edit]



  • Accounts

  • Agriculture


  • American Colonization Society (Select)


  • Asylum for the Blind (Select)


  • Bank of the United States (Select)


  • Biennial Register (Select)


  • British Depredations of the Northern Frontier (Select)

  • Claims

  • Commerce

  • District of Columbia

  • Elections


  • Establishing an Assay Office in the Gold Region (Select)

  • Expenditures in the Navy Department

  • Expenditures in the Post Office Department

  • Expenditures in the State Department

  • Expenditures in the Treasury Department

  • Expenditures in the War Department

  • Expenditures on Public Buildings

  • Foreign Affairs

  • Indian Affairs

  • Invalid Pensions

  • Manufactures

  • Military Affairs

  • Naval Affairs

  • Post Office and Post Roads

  • Public Expenditures

  • Public Lands

  • Revisal and Unfinished Business

  • Revolutionary Claims

  • Roads and Canals


  • Rules (Select)

  • Standards of Official Conduct

  • Territories

  • Ways and Means

  • Whole



Joint committees[edit]



  • Code of Laws for the District of Columbia

  • Enrolled Bills



Employees[edit]



  • Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan


Senate[edit]




  • Chaplain: John P. Durbin (Methodist), elected December 19, 1831

    • Charles C. Pise (Roman Catholic), elected December 11, 1832



  • Secretary: Walter Lowrie


  • Sergeant at Arms: Mountjoy Bayly



House of Representatives[edit]




  • Chaplain: Reuben Post (Presbyterian) elected December 5, 1831

    • William Hammett (Presbyterian), elected December 3, 1832



  • Clerk: Matthew St. Clair Clarke


  • Doorkeeper: Overton Carr, elected December 5, 1831


  • Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing.]


  • Sergeant at Arms: John O. Dunn



See also[edit]




  • United States elections, 1830 (elections leading to this Congress)

    • United States Senate elections, 1830 and 1831

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1830




  • United States elections, 1832 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)

    • United States presidential election, 1832

    • United States Senate elections, 1832 and 1833

    • United States House of Representatives elections, 1832





References[edit]






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  • Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.



External links[edit]



  • Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

  • Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress

  • House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress

  • Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

  • U.S. House of Representatives: House History

  • U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists











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