The Green Papers
The Green Papers
1st Session of the Congress, 1789-1791
session type convened adjourned President pro Tempore
of the Senate
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
1st Quorum 6 April 1789 29 September 1789 Langdon, John
(Opp.-New Hampshire)
Muhlenberg, Frederick A.C.
(Opp.-Pennsylvania)

The offices of Senate President pro Tempore and House Speaker were both considered non-partisan into the 1st ("long") session of the 4th Congress [1795-1797]; thus, the political affiliations of these officers as noted in this table are not in any way indicative of which faction [Administration or Opposition] held political control of either house of Congress during this early period in the history of the U.S. Congress.

2nd long 4 January 1790 12 August 1790 Langdon Muhlenberg
3rd short 6 December 1790 3 March 1791 Langdon Muhlenberg

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