The Green Papers
The Green Papers
34th Session of the Congress, 1855-1857
session type convened adjourned President pro Tempore
of the Senate
Speaker of the House
of Representatives
1st long 3 December 1855 18 August 1856 Bright Banks, Nathaniel P.
(Amer.- Massachusetts)
2nd Extra 21 August 1856 30 August 1856 Bright Banks

This "extra" Session of the 34th Congress was called by President Franklin Pierce via executive Proclamation issued on 18 August 1856.

Senate President pro Tempore Jesse D. Bright served as acting President of the Senate throughout both the "long" and "extra" sessions of the 34th Congress due to a vacancy in the Vice Presidency of the United States (Vice President William R. King having died in office during the preceding Congress).

3rd short 1 December 1856 3 March 1857 Mason, James M.
(Dem.- Virginia)
Banks

Senate President pro Tempore James M. Mason served as acting President of the Senate throughout this "short" session of the 34th Congress due to a vacancy in the Vice Presidency of the United States (Vice President William R. King having died in office during the previous Congress).

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