1st United States Congress

The 1st United States Congress met between 4 March 1789 and 3 March 1791 the first and second year of office of the first President George Washington. He stepped to 12 August 1790 in the Federal Hall in New York City and from 6 December 1790 in Independence Hall in Philadelphia together. In both chambers, there was a majority for the pro- administration party.

  • 3.1 House of Representatives
  • 3.2 Senate
  • 5.1 House of Representatives
  • 5.2 Senate
  • 7.1 House of Representatives
  • 7.2 Senate

Significant Events

Significant legislation

With the founding of the United States under the Constitution of 1787, the legislation of the first congress was characterized by a variety of fundamental provisions of the state building and of substantive law.

Session 1

Second session

Third session

  • February 25: The First Bank of the United States is built.
  • March 3, 1791: Congress passes the Whiskey Act, the first excise tax on domestic goods. The law is triggered the Whiskey Rebellion.

Parties

Neither the Senate nor the House of Representatives, there was at that time parties. However, there were two groups, the Anti- Administration Party and the pro- administration party. While members of the Anti- Administration Party later, the Democratic- Republican Party founded, the Pro- Administration Party was the forerunner of the Federal Party party.

House of Representatives

Senate

Leadership

John Adams ( P) President of the Senate 1789-1797

John Langdon (P) President pro tempore of the Senate 1789 and 1792-1793

Members

House of Representatives

In the states of Connecticut, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and North Carolina was chosen separately for electoral districts, in the other areas each state far.

Connecticut

Delaware

  • John M. Vining (P)

Georgia

Maryland

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Pennsylvania

Rhode Iceland

South Carolina

Virginia

Senate

Connecticut

Delaware

  • George Read (P)
  • Bassett, Richard (P)

Georgia

Maryland

  • Charles Carroll ( P)
  • John Henry (P)

Massachusetts

New Hampshire

New Jersey

  • Jonathan Elmer (P)
  • William Paterson (P ) until November 13, 1790
  • Philemon Dickinson ( P), from November 13, 1790

New York

  • Philip Schuyler (P ), from July 16, 1789
  • Rufus King ( P), from July 15, 1789

North Carolina

  • Samuel Johnston (P ), from November 27, 1789
  • Benjamin Hawkins ( P), from November 27, 1789

Pennsylvania

  • William Maclay (A)
  • Robert Morris ( P)

Rhode Iceland

  • Theodore Foster ( P), from June 7, 1790
  • Joseph Stanton (P ), from June 7, 1790

South Carolina

Virginia

Personnel Changes

Five senators and nine congressmen were added in the course of the first term, each a senator and a congressman died. Depending another senator and a congressman resigned from her post.

Employee

House of Representatives

  • Clerk: John James Beckley
  • Porter: Gifford Dalley
  • Clergyman: William Linn - from May 1, 1789
  • Samuel Blair - from January 4, 1790

Senate

  • Secretary: Samuel Allyne Otis
  • Clergyman: Samuel Provoost - from April 25, 1789
  • William White - from December 9, 1790
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