23rd United States Congress | |
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22nd ← → 24th | |
March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835 | |
Members | 48 senators 240 representatives 3 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | National Republican |
Senate President | Martin Van Buren (J) |
House majority | Jacksonian |
House Speaker | Andrew Stevenson (J) John Bell (J) |
Sessions | |
1st: December 2, 1833 – June 30, 1834 2nd: December 1, 1834 – March 4, 1835 |
The 23rd 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, 1833, to March 4, 1835, during the fifth and sixth years of Andrew Jackson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1830 United States census. The Senate had an Anti-Jacksonian or National Republican majority, and the House had a Jacksonian or Democratic majority.