The Fifth 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 at Congress Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from March 4, 1797, to March 4, 1799, during the first two years of John Adams' presidency.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the First Census of the United States in 1790. Both chambers had a Federalist majority.

Major events [ edit ]

Major legislation [ edit ]

Territories organized [ edit ]

April 7, 1798 - Mississippi Territory was organized, Sess. 2, ch. 28, 1 Stat. 549. It was formerly a portion of Georgia and South Carolina

Treaties ratified [ edit ]

June 7, 1797: Treaty of Tripoli between the United States and Tripoli. [1]

July 7, 1797: Existing treaties with France were rescinded, Sess. 2, ch. 67, 1 Stat. 578

Party summary [ edit ]

Details on changes are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate [ edit ]

Party

(shading shows control) Total Vacant Democratic-

Republican

(DR) Federalist

(F) End of the previous congress 11 21 32 0 Begin 9 22 31 1 End Final voting share 7001290000000000000♠ 29.0% 7001710000000000000♠ 71.0% Beginning of the next congress 9 22 31 1

House of Representatives [ edit ]

Party

(shading shows control) Total Vacant Democratic-

Republican

(DR) Federalist

(F) End of the previous congress 59 47 106 0 Begin 49 56 105 1 End 50 57 107 0 Final voting share 7001467000000000000♠ 46.7% 7001533000000000000♠ 53.3% Beginning of the next congress 46 60 106 0

Leadership [ edit ]

Senate [ edit ]

House of Representatives [ edit ]

Members [ edit ]

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate [ edit ]

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 began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1802; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1798; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1800.

House of Representatives [ edit ]

Changes in membership [ edit ]

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress

Senate [ edit ]

There were 9 resignations, 2 deaths, 1 expulsion, 1 late selection, and 2 elections to replace appointees. Neither party had a net gain of seats.

House of Representatives [ edit ]

There were 9 resignations and 3 deaths. The Federalists had a 1-seat net loss and the Democratic-Republicans had a 1-seat net gain.

Committees [ edit ]

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate [ edit ]

House of Representatives [ edit ]

Joint committees [ edit ]

Employees [ edit ]

Senate [ edit ]

House of Representatives [ edit ]

See also [ edit ]

References [ edit ]