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28th United States Congress
	; ; 27th ←; → 29th; ;
	; ; United States Capitol (1846);
March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Senate President	Vacant
Senate Pres. pro tem	; Willie P. Mangum (W)
House Speaker	; John W. Jones (D)
Members	54 senators; 223 representatives; 3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Whig
House Majority	Democratic
Sessions
	; 1st: December 4, 1843 – June 17, 1844; 2nd: December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1845

The Twenty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1843, to March 4, 1845, during the third and fourth years of John Tyler's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a Whig majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

7 Members
- 7.1 Senate
  - 7.1.1 Alabama
  - 7.1.2 Arkansas
  - 7.1.3 Connecticut
  - 7.1.4 Delaware
  - 7.1.5 Florida
  - 7.1.6 Georgia
  - 7.1.7 Illinois
  - 7.1.8 Indiana
  - 7.1.9 Kentucky
  - 7.1.10 Louisiana
  - 7.1.11 Maine
  - 7.1.12 Maryland
  - 7.1.13 Massachusetts
  - 7.1.14 Michigan
  - 7.1.15 Mississippi
  - 7.1.16 Missouri
  - 7.1.17 New Hampshire
  - 7.1.18 New Jersey
  - 7.1.19 New York
  - 7.1.20 North Carolina
  - 7.1.21 Ohio
  - 7.1.22 Pennsylvania
  - 7.1.23 Rhode Island
  - 7.1.24 South Carolina
  - 7.1.25 Tennessee
  - 7.1.26 Vermont
  - 7.1.27 Virginia
- 7.2 House of Representatives
  - 7.2.1 Alabama
  - 7.2.2 Arkansas
  - 7.2.3 Connecticut
  - 7.2.4 Delaware
  - 7.2.5 Florida
  - 7.2.6 Georgia
  - 7.2.7 Illinois
  - 7.2.8 Indiana
  - 7.2.9 Kentucky
  - 7.2.10 Louisiana
  - 7.2.11 Maine
  - 7.2.12 Maryland
  - 7.2.13 Massachusetts
  - 7.2.14 Michigan
  - 7.2.15 Mississippi
  - 7.2.16 Missouri
  - 7.2.17 New Hampshire
  - 7.2.18 New Jersey
  - 7.2.19 New York
  - 7.2.20 North Carolina
  - 7.2.21 Ohio
  - 7.2.22 Pennsylvania
  - 7.2.23 Rhode Island
  - 7.2.24 South Carolina
  - 7.2.25 Tennessee
  - 7.2.26 Vermont
  - 7.2.27 Virginia
  - 7.2.28 Non-voting members

8 Changes in membership
- 8.1 Senate
- 8.2 House of Representatives

9 Committees
- 9.1 Senate
- 9.2 House of Representatives
- 9.3 Joint committees

10 Employees
- 10.1 Senate
- 10.2 House of Representatives

11 See also

12 References

13 External links

Major events

May 24, 1844: The first electrical telegram was sent by Samuel F. B. Morse from the U.S. Capitol to the B&O Railroad "outer depot" in Baltimore, Maryland, saying "What hath God wrought".

December 4, 1844: U.S. presidential election, 1844: James K. Polk defeated Henry Clay

Major legislation

January 23, 1845: Presidential Election Day Act, ch. 1, 5 Stat. 721

March 3, 1845: For the first time, Congress overrode a Presidential veto. An act relating to revenue cutters and steamers was thereby enacted as the last Act of the 28th Congress: session II, ch. 78, 5 Stat. 795.

Treaties

July 3, 1844: Treaty of Wanghia signed (first diplomatic agreement between China and the United States)

States admitted

March 1, 1845: Resolution for the Annexation of Texas, 5 Stat. 797 (Admitted in the next Congress, December 29, 1845.)

March 3, 1845: Florida admitted, 5 Stat. 742. The statute also allowed for the provisional admission of Iowa, pending a referendum in that state. (Admitted in the next Congress, December 28, 1846.)

Party summary

Senate

During this congress, two Senate seats were added for the new state of Florida.

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic (D)	Law and Order (LO)	Whig (W)
End of the previous congress	20	0	29	49	3

Begin	22	0	27	49	3
End	23	1	27	51	3
Final voting share	7001451000000000000♠45.1%	7000200000000000000♠2.0%	7001529000000000000♠52.9%

Beginning of the next congress	26	0	24	50	4

House of Representatives

Following the 1840 United States Census, Congress reapportioned the House to include 223 seats (5 Stat. 491). During this congress, one House seat was added for the new state of Florida (5 Stat. 743).

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)						Total

	Democratic (D)	Independent Democratic (ID)	Law and Order (LO)	Whig (W)	Independent Whig (IW)	Other		Vacant
End of previous Congress	100	1	0	139	0	1	241	1

Begin	147	1	2	72	1	0	223	0
End	141	1	2	78	1	0	223	1
Final voting share	63.7%		0.9%	35.4%		0.0%

Beginning of next Congress	138	0	0	78	0	6	222	2

Leadership

Senate

President: Vacant

President pro tempore: Willie P. Mangum (W)

House of Representatives

Speaker: John W. Jones (D)

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1844; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1846; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1848.

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Alabama

2. William R. D. King (D), until April 15, 1844
- Dixon H. Lewis (D), from April 22, 1844

3. Arthur P. Bagby (D)

Arkansas

2. William S. Fulton (D), until August 15, 1844
- Chester Ashley (D), from November 8, 1844

3. Ambrose H. Sevier (D)

Connecticut

1. Jabez W. Huntington (W)

3. John M. Niles (D)

Delaware

1. Richard H. Bayard (W)

2. Thomas Clayton (W)

Florida

1: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission

2: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission

Georgia

2. John MacPherson Berrien (W)

3. Walter T. Colquitt (D)

Illinois

2. Samuel McRoberts (D), until March 27, 1843
- James Semple (D), from December 4, 1843

3. Sidney Breese (D)

Indiana

1. Albert S. White (W)

3. Edward A. Hannegan (D)

Kentucky

2. James T. Morehead (W)

3. John J. Crittenden (W)

Louisiana

2. Alexander Barrow (W)

3. Alexander Porter (W), until January 13, 1844
- Henry Johnson (W), from February 12, 1844

Maine

1. John Fairfield (D), from December 4, 1843

2. George Evans (W)

Maryland

1. William D. Merrick (W)

3. James A. Pearce (W)

Massachusetts

1. Rufus Choate (W)

2. Isaac C. Bates (W)

Michigan

1. Augustus S. Porter (W)

2. William Woodbridge (W)

Mississippi

1. John Henderson (W)

2. Robert J. Walker (D)

Missouri

1. Thomas H. Benton (D)

3. Lewis F. Linn (D), until October 3, 1843
- David R. Atchison (D), from October 14, 1843

New Hampshire

2. Levi Woodbury (D)

3. Charles G. Atherton (D)

New Jersey

1. William L. Dayton (W)

2. Jacob W. Miller (W)

New York

1. Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W), until June 17, 1844
- Daniel S. Dickinson (D), from November 30, 1844

3. Silas Wright, Jr. (D), until November 26, 1844
- Henry A. Foster (D), November 30, 1844 – January 27, 1845
- John A. Dix (D), from January 27, 1845

North Carolina

2. Willie P. Mangum (W)

3. William H. Haywood, Jr. (D)

Ohio

1. Benjamin Tappan (D)

3. William Allen (D)

Pennsylvania

1. Daniel Sturgeon (D)

3. James Buchanan (D)

Rhode Island

1. William Sprague (W), until January 17, 1844
- John B. Francis (LO), from January 25, 1844

2. James F. Simmons (W)

South Carolina

2. Daniel E. Huger (D), until March 3, 1845

3. George McDuffie (D)

Tennessee

1. Ephraim H. Foster (W), from October 17, 1843

2. Spencer Jarnagin (W), from October 17, 1843

Vermont

1. Samuel S. Phelps (W)

3. William Upham (W)

Virginia

1. William C. Rives (W)

2. William S. Archer (W)

President pro tempore
Willie P. Mangum

House of Representatives

Representatives are listed by their district numbers.

Alabama

1. James Dellet (W)

2. James E. Belser (D)

3. Dixon H. Lewis (D), until April 22, 1844
- William L. Yancey (D), from December 2, 1844

4. William W. Payne (D)

5. George S. Houston (D)

6. Reuben Chapman (D)

7. Felix G. McConnell (D)

Arkansas

At-large. Edward Cross (D)

Connecticut

1. Thomas H. Seymour (D)

2. John Stewart (D)

3. George S. Catlin (D)

4. Samuel Simons (D)

Delaware

At-large. George B. Rodney (W)

Florida

At-large: Vacant from March 3, 1845 admission

Georgia

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Edward J. Black (D)

At-large. Howell Cobb (D)

At-large. Mark A. Cooper (D), until June 26, 1843
- Alexander H. Stephens (W), from October 2, 1843

At-large. Hugh A. Haralson (D)

At-large. John B. Lamar (D), until July 29, 1843
- Absalom H. Chappell (W), from October 2, 1843

At-large. John H. Lumpkin (D)

At-large. John Millen (D), until October 15, 1843
- Duncan L. Clinch (W), from February 15, 1844

At-large. William H. Stiles (D)

Illinois

1. Robert Smith (D)

2. John A. McClernand (D)

3. Orlando B. Ficklin (D)

4. John Wentworth (D)

5. Stephen A. Douglas (D)

6. Joseph P. Hoge (D)

7. John J. Hardin (W)

Indiana

1. Robert D. Owen (D)

2. Thomas J. Henley (D)

3. Thomas Smith (D)

4. Caleb B. Smith (W)

5. William J. Brown (D)

6. John W. Davis (D)

7. Joseph A. Wright (D)

8. John Pettit (D)

9. Samuel C. Sample (W)

10. Andrew Kennedy (D)

Kentucky

1. Linn Boyd (D)

2. Willis Green (W)

3. Henry Grider (W)

4. George A. Caldwell (D)

5. James W. Stone (D)

6. John White (W)

7. William P. Thomasson (W)

8. Garrett Davis (W)

9. Richard French (D)

10. John W. Tibbatts (D)

Louisiana

1. John Slidell (D)

2. Alcée L. La Branche (D)

3. John B. Dawson (D)

4. Pierre E. J. B. Bossier (D), until April 24, 1844
- Isaac E. Morse (D), from December 2, 1844

Maine

1. Joshua Herrick (D)

2. Robert P. Dunlap (D)

3. Luther Severance (W)

4. Freeman H. Morse (W)

5. Benjamin White (D)

6. Hannibal Hamlin (D)

7. Shepard Cary (D)

Maryland

1. John M. S. Causin (W)

2. Francis Brengle (W)

3. John Wethered (W)

4. John P. Kennedy (W)

5. Jacob A. Preston (W)

6. Thomas A. Spence (W)

Massachusetts

8 Whigs, 2 Democrats)

1. Robert C. Winthrop (W)

2. Daniel P. King (W)

3. Amos Abbott (W)

4. William Parmenter (D)

5. Charles Hudson (W)

6. Osmyn Baker (W)

7. Julius Rockwell (W)

8. John Quincy Adams (W)

9. Henry Williams (D)

10. Barker Burnell (W), until June 15, 1843
- Joseph Grinnell (W), from December 7, 1843

Michigan

1. Robert McClelland (D)

2. Lucius Lyon (D)

3. James B. Hunt (D)

Mississippi

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. William H. Hammett (D)

At-large. Robert W. Roberts (D)

At-large. Jacob Thompson (D)

At-large. Tilghman M. Tucker (D)

Missouri

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Gustavus M. Bower (D)

At-large. James B. Bowlin (D)

At-large. James M. Hughes (D)

At-large. John Jameson (D)

At-large. James H. Relfe (D)

New Hampshire

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.

At-large. Edmund Burke (D)

At-large. John P. Hale (D)

At-large. Moses Norris, Jr. (D)

At-large. John R. Reding (D)

New Jersey

1. Lucius Q. C. Elmer (D)

2. George Sykes (D)

3. Isaac G. Farlee (D)

4. Littleton Kirkpatrick (D)

5. William Wright (IW)

New York

1. Selah B. Strong (D)

2. Henry C. Murphy (D)

3. J. Phillips Phoenix (W)

4. William B. Maclay (D)

5. Moses G. Leonard (D)

6. Hamilton Fish (W), from December 4, 1843

7. Joseph H. Anderson (D)

8. Richard D. Davis (D)

9. James G. Clinton (D)

10. Jeremiah Russell (D)

11. Zadock Pratt (D)

12. David L. Seymour (D)

13. Daniel D. Barnard (W)

14. Charles Rogers (W)

15. Lemuel Stetson (D)

16. Chesselden Ellis (D)

17. Charles S. Benton (D)

18. Preston King (D)

19. Orville Hungerford (D)

20. Samuel Beardsley (D), until February 29, 1844
- Levi D. Carpenter (D), from November 5, 1844

21. Jeremiah E. Cary (D)

22. Smith M. Purdy (D)

23. Orville Robinson (D)

24. Horace Wheaton (D)

25. George O. Rathbun (D)

26. Amasa Dana (D)

27. Byram Green (D)

28. Thomas J. Paterson (W)

29. Charles H. Carroll (W)

30. William S. Hubbell (D)

31. Asher Tyler (W)

32. William A. Moseley (W)

33. Albert Smith (W)

34. Washington Hunt (W)

North Carolina

1. Thomas L. Clingman (W)

2. Daniel M. Barringer (W)

3. David S. Reid (D)

4. Edmund Deberry (W)

5. Romulus M. Saunders (D)

6. James I. McKay (D)

7. John R. J. Daniel (D)

8. Archibald H. Arrington (D)

9. Kenneth Rayner (W)

Ohio

1. Alexander Duncan (D)

2. John B. Weller (D)

3. Robert C. Schenck (W)

4. Joseph Vance (W)

5. Emery D. Potter (D)

6. Henry St. John (D)

7. Joseph J. McDowell (D)

8. John I. Vanmeter (W)

9. Elias Florence (W)

10. Heman Allen Moore (D), until April 3, 1844
- Alfred P. Stone (D), from October 8, 1844

11. Jacob Brinkerhoff (D)

12. Samuel F. Vinton (W)

13. Perley B. Johnson (W)

14. Alexander Harper (W)

15. Joseph Morris (D)

16. James Mathews (D)

17. William C. McCauslen (D)

18. Ezra Dean (D)

19. Daniel R. Tilden (W)

20. Joshua R. Giddings (W)

21. Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D), until April 30, 1844
- Edward S. Hamlin (W), from October 8, 1844

Pennsylvania

1. Edward Joy Morris (W)

2. Joseph R. Ingersoll (W)

3. John T. Smith (D)

4. Charles J. Ingersoll (D)

5. Jacob S. Yost (D)

6. Michael H. Jenks (W)

7. Abraham R. McIlvaine (W)

8. Jeremiah Brown (W)

9. John Ritter (D)

10. Richard Brodhead (D)

11. Benjamin A. Bidlack (D)

12. Almon H. Read (D), until June 3, 1844
- George Fuller (D), from December 2, 1844

13. Henry Frick (W), until March 1, 1844
- James Pollock (W), from April 5, 1844

14. Alexander Ramsey (W)

15. Henry Nes (ID)

16. James Black (D)

17. James Irvin (W)

18. Andrew Stewart (W)

19. Henry D. Foster (D)

20. John Dickey (W)

21. William Wilkins (D), until February 14, 1844
- Cornelius Darragh (W), from March 26, 1844

22. Samuel Hays (D)

23. Charles M. Reed (W)

24. Joseph Buffington (W)

Rhode Island

1. Henry Y. Cranston (LO)

2. Elisha R. Potter (LO)

South Carolina

1. James A. Black (D)

2. Richard F. Simpson (D)

3. Joseph A. Woodward (D)

4. John Campbell (D)

5. Armistead Burt (D)

6. Isaac E. Holmes (D)

7. Robert Rhett (D)

Tennessee

1. Andrew Johnson (D)

2. William T. Senter (W)

3. Julius W. Blackwell (D)

4. Alvan Cullom (D)

5. George W. Jones (D)

6. Aaron V. Brown (D)

7. David W. Dickinson (W)

8. Joseph H. Peyton (W)

9. Cave Johnson (D)

10. John B. Ashe (W)

11. Milton Brown (W)

Vermont

1. Solomon Foot (W)

2. Jacob Collamer (W)

3. George P. Marsh (W)

4. Paul Dillingham, Jr. (D)

Virginia

1. Archibald Atkinson (D)

2. George C. Dromgoole (D)

3. Walter Coles (D)

4. Edmund W. Hubard (D)

5. Thomas W. Gilmer (D), until February 16, 1844
- William L. Goggin (W), from April 25, 1844

6. John W. Jones (D)

7. Henry A. Wise (D), until February 12, 1844
- Thomas H. Bayly (D), from May 6, 1844

8. Willoughby Newton (W)

9. Samuel Chilton (W)

10. William Lucas (D)

11. William Taylor (D)

12. Augustus A. Chapman (D)

13. George W. Hopkins (D)

14. George W. Summers (W)

15. Lewis Steenrod (D)

Non-voting members

Florida Territory. David Levy Yulee (D), until March 3, 1845

Iowa Territory. Augustus C. Dodge (D)

Wisconsin Territory. Henry Dodge (D)

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80+ to 100% Democratic	80+ to 100% Whig
60+ to 80% Democratic	60+ to 80% Whig
Up to 60% Democratic	Up to 60% Whig

Speaker John Winston Jones

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

replacements: 7
- Democrats (D): no net change
- Whigs (W): 1 seat net loss
- Law and Order (LO): 1 seat net gain

deaths: 3

resignations: 5

interim appointments: 1

Total seats with changes: 10

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Tennessee (1)	Vacant	Senator Alfred O. P. Nicholson (D) resigned in 26th Congress. Successor elected October 17, 1843.	Ephraim H. Foster (W)	Elected October 17, 1843
Tennessee (2)	Vacant	Failure to elect. Successor elected October 17, 1843.	Spencer Jarnagin (W)	Elected October 17, 1843
Maine (1)	Vacant	Senator Reuel Williams (D) resigned in previous congress. Successor elected December 4, 1843.	John Fairfield (D)	Elected December 4, 1843
Louisiana (3)	Alexander Porter (W)	Elected but, due to ill health, never took his seat. Incumbent died January 13, 1844. Successor elected February 12, 1844.	Henry Johnson (W)	Elected February 12, 1844
Illinois (2)	Samuel McRoberts (D)	Died March 27, 1843. Successor appointed December 4, 1843, to continue the term until an election. Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date.	James Semple (D)	Seated December 4, 1843
Missouri (3)	Lewis F. Linn (D)	Died October 3, 1843. Successor appointed October 14, 1843, to continue the term until an election. Appointee was later elected, on an unknown date in 1843.	David R. Atchison (D)	Seated October 14, 1843
Rhode Island (1)	William Sprague (W)	Resigned January 17, 1844. Successor elected January 25, 1844.	John B. Francis (LO)	Seated January 25, 1844
Alabama (2)	William R. King (D)	Resigned April 15, 1844, after being appointed U.S. Minister to France. Successor appointed April 22, 1844, to finish the term.	Dixon H. Lewis (D)	Seated April 22, 1844
New York (1)	Nathaniel P. Tallmadge (W)	Resigned June 17, 1844, after being appointed Governor of Wisconsin Territory. Successor was appointed November 30, 1945. Appointee was later elected January 18, 1845.	Daniel S. Dickinson (D)	Seated December 9, 1844
Arkansas (2)	William S. Fulton (D)	Died August 15, 1844. Successor elected November 8, 1844.	Chester Ashley (D)	Seated November 8, 1844
New York (3)	Silas Wright (D)	Resigned November 26, 1844, after being elected Governor of New York. Successor appointed November 30, 1945.	Henry A. Foster (D)	Seated December 9, 1844
New York (3)	Henry A. Foster (D)	Appointee was not nominated for election. Successor elected January 18, 1845.	John A. Dix (D)	Seated January 27, 1845
South Carolina (2)	Daniel E. Huger (D)	Resigned March 3, 1845	Vacant	Not filled this term
Florida (1)	New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845. First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress.		Vacant	Not filled this term
Florida (2)	New state: Florida admitted to the Union March 3, 1845. First Senator wasn't elected until the next Congress.		Vacant	Not filled this term

House of Representatives

replacements: 14
- Democrats (D): 6 seat net loss
- Whigs (W): 6 seat net gain

deaths: 7

resignations: 7

contested election: 0

Total seats with changes: 16

District	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Massachusetts 10th	Barker Burnell (W)	Died June 15, 1843	Joseph Grinnell (W)	Seated December 7, 1843
Georgia At-large	Mark A. Cooper (D)	Resigned June 26, 1843, to become candidate for Governor of Georgia	Alexander H. Stephens (W)	Seated October 2, 1843
Georgia At-large	John B. Lamar (D)	Resigned July 29, 1843	Absalom H. Chappell (W)	Seated October 2, 1843
Georgia At-large	John Millen (D)	Died October 15, 1843	Duncan L. Clinch (W)	Seated February 15, 1844
Virginia 7th	Henry A. Wise (D)	Resigned February 12, 1844, after being appointed Minister to Brazil	Thomas H. Bayly (D)	Seated May 6, 1844
Pennsylvania 21st	William Wilkens (D)	Resigned February 14, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of War	Cornelius Darragh (W)	Seated March 26, 1844
Virginia 5th	Thomas W. Gilmer (D)	Resigned February 16, 1844, after being appointed United States Secretary of the Navy	William L. Goggin (W)	Seated April 25, 1844
Pennsylvania 13th	Henry Frick (W)	Died March 1, 1844	James Pollock (W)	Seated April 5, 1844
Ohio 10th	Heman A. Moore (D)	Died April 3, 1844	Alfred P. Stone (D)	Seated October 8, 1844
Alabama 3rd	Dixon H. Lewis (D)	Resigned April 22, 1844, after being appointed US Senator	William L. Yancey (D)	Seated December 2, 1844
Louisiana 4th	Pierre Bossier (D)	Died April 24, 1844	Isaac E. Morse (D)	Seated December 2, 1844
New York 20th	Samuel Beardsley (D)	Resigned February 29, 1844, after being appointed associate judge of New York Supreme Court	Levi D. Carpenter (D)	Seated November 5, 1844
Ohio 21st	Henry R. Brinkerhoff (D)	Died April 30, 1844	Edward S. Hamlin (W)	Seated October 8, 1844
Pennsylvania 12th	Almon H. Read (D)	Died June 3, 1844	George Fuller (D)	Seated December 2, 1844
Florida Territory At-large	David L. Yulee (D)	Seat was eliminated when Florida achieved statehood March 3, 1845
Florida At-large	Florida was admitted to the Union on March 3, 1845		Vacant	Not filled this term

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

Agriculture

Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate

Claims

Commerce

Credentials of the Honorable John M. Niles (Select)

Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)

District of Columbia

Finance

Foreign Relations

Indian Affairs

Judiciary

Manufactures

Military Affairs

Militia

Naval Affairs

Ordnance and War Ships (Select)

Patents and the Patent Office

Pensions

Post Office and Post Roads

Printing

Private Land Claims

Public Buildings and Grounds

Public Lands

Retrenchment

Revolutionary Claims

Roads and Canals

Tariff Regulation (Select)

Territories

Violation of the Injunction of Secrecy (Select)

Whole

House of Representatives

Accounts

Agriculture

Army Pay (Select)

Banks of the District of Columbia (Select)

Claims

Commerce

District of Columbia

Elections

Engraving

Expenditures in the Navy Department

Expenditures in the Post Office Department

Expenditures in the State Department

Expenditures in the Treasury Department

Expenditures in the War Department

Expenditures on Public Buildings

Foreign Affairs

Indian Affairs

Invalid Pensions

Manufactures

Mileage

Military Affairs

Militia

Naval Affairs

Patents

Post Office and Post Roads

Public Buildings and Grounds

Public Expenditures

Public Lands

Revisal and Unfinished Business

Revolutionary Claims

Roads and Canals

Rules (Select)

Standards of Official Conduct

Territories

Ways and Means

Whole

Joint committees

Enrolled Bills

Smithsonian Bequest

Employees

Librarian of Congress: John Silva Meehan

Senate

Chaplain: Septimus Tustin (Presbyterian)

Secretary: Asbury Dickens

Sergeant at Arms: Edward Dyer

House of Representatives

Chaplain: Isaac S. Tinsley (Baptist)
- William M. Daily (Methodist), from December 4, 1844

Clerk: Caleb J. McNulty, until January 18, 1845
- Benjamin B. French, from January 18, 1845

Doorkeeper: Jesse E. Dow

Postmaster: John M. Johnson

Reading Clerks: [Data unknown/missing.]

Sergeant at Arms: Newton Lane

References

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Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.

External links

Statutes at Large, 1789-1875

Senate Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress

House Journal, First Forty-three Sessions of Congress

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

U.S. House of Representatives: House History

U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists

Congressional Directory for the 28th Congress, 1st Session.

Congressional Directory for the 28th Congress, 2nd Session.

28th United States Congress
27th ← → 29th
United States Capitol (1846)
March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845
Senate President	Vacant
Senate Pres. pro tem	Willie P. Mangum (W)
House Speaker	John W. Jones (D)
Members	54 senators 223 representatives 3 non-voting delegates
Senate Majority	Whig
House Majority	Democratic
Sessions
1st: December 4, 1843 – June 17, 1844 2nd: December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1845

28th United States Congress

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