session | type | convened | adjourned | President pro Tempore of the Senate | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
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1st | Extra | 4 March 1869 | 10 April 1869 | Anthony, Henry B. (Rep.- Rhode Island) | Blaine, James G. (Rep.- Maine) |
This "extra" Session of the 41st Congress was mandated by the act of 22 January 1867 which required that a given Congress convene on the 4 March next following its election as well as on the constitutionally mandated date of the first Monday in December in each calendar year. | |||||
Special | SENATE | 12 April 1869 | 22 April 1869 | Anthony | - - - - |
This Special Session of the SENATE was called by President Ulysses S. Grant via executive Proclamation issued on 8 April 1869. | |||||
2nd | long | 6 December 1869 | 15 July 1870 | Anthony | Blaine |
3rd | short | 5 December 1870 | 3 March 1871 | Anthony | Blaine |
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