3rd United States Congress
The 3rd United States Congress met between March 4, 1793 and March 3, 1795, the fifth and sixth years of President George Washington's office . It met in the Congress Hall in Philadelphia . In the Senate, there was a majority for the Washington-supporting pro-administration party , in the House of Representatives a majority for the opposing anti-administration party .
Significant events
- April 22, 1793: George Washington signs the Proclamation of Neutrality , according to which the United States would be neutral in the coalition wars.
- March 14, 1794: Eli Whitney receives a patent for the Egrenier machine .
- March 27, 1794: Congress authorizes the construction of the first six frigates for the United States Navy .
- August 7, 1794: An excise tax on whiskey leads to the Whiskey Rebellion , an uprising by settlers in Pennsylvania that is crushed by the federal government with military aid.
- August 20, 1794: The Battle of Fallen Timbers ends in defeat for the Indian tribes .
Major legislation
- March 4, 1794: Congress passes the 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution to protect states from federal lawsuits. The amendment is ratified by the 12th state on February 7, 1795 and comes into force.
- March 27, 1794: The United States establishes its first navy with the Naval Act of 1794 .
- November 19, 1794: The United States enters into the Jay Treaty with the Kingdom of Great Britain , which aims to clarify unresolved tensions and disputes from the American War of Independence .
- January 29, 1795: The Naturalization Act of 1795 transformed the naturalization process into a two-step process and extended the minimum residency in the United States to five years before naturalization could take place.
Parties
There were no organized parties in either the Senate or the House of Representatives at the time. There were, however, two groups, the Anti-Administration Party and the Pro-Administration Party . While members of the Anti-Administration Party later founded the Democratic Republican Party , the Pro-Administration Party was the forerunner of the Federalist Party .
House of Representatives
grouping | Beginning | The End | |||
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MPs | Share of votes | MPs | Share of votes | ||
Pro-Administration (P) | 50 | 47.6% | 49 | 47.6% | |
Anti-Administration (A) | 55 | 52.4% | 54 | 52.4% | |
Vacant | 0 | 2 | |||
total | 105 | 103 |
senate
grouping | Beginning | The End | |||
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Senators | Share of votes | Senators | Share of votes | ||
Pro administration | 16 | 55.2% | 17th | 56.7% | |
Anti-administration | 13 | 44.8% | 13 | 43.3% | |
Vacant | 1 | 0 | |||
total | 29 | 30th |
guide
Frederick Muhlenberg (P)
Speaker of the House of Representatives
1789–1791 and 1793–1795John Adams (P)
President of the Senate
1789–1797John Langdon (P)
President pro tempore of the Senate
1789 and 1792–1793
Members
House of Representatives
senate
Connecticut
Delaware
Georgia
Kentucky
Maryland
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New Jersey
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new York
North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South carolina
Vermont
Virginia
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Personnel changes
There were two deaths, three resignations and one contested election in the House of Representatives. There was one death, three resignations and one contested election in the Senate.
Employees
House of Representatives
- Clerk : John Beckley
- Sergeant at Arms : Joseph Wheaton
- Doorman : Gifford Dalley
- Clergyman : Ashbel Green
senate
- Secretary : Samuel A. Otis
- Sergeant at Arms : James Mathers
- Clergyman : William White