1 Until within recent years the appointment or election of a President pro tempore was held by the Senate to be for the occasion only, so that more than one appears in several
sessions and in others none were chosen. Since Mar. 12, 1890, they have served until "the Senate otherwise ordered."

The Constitution (Art. I, sec. 4) provided that the Congress should assemble Mar. 4, 1789, and thereafter "in every year * ** on the first Monday in December, unless
they shall by law appoint a different day.' "Up to and including May 20, 1820, 18 acts were passed providing for the meeting of Congress on other days in the year. Since that
year Congress has met regularly on the first Monday in December. The first and second sessions of the First Congress were held in New York; subsequently, until the second
session of the Sixth Congress, Philadelphia was the meeting place; since then Congress has convened in Washington.

3 Elected to count the vote for President and Vice President, which was done Apr. 6, 1789, a quorum of the Senate then appearing for the first time. John Adams, Vice Presi-
dent, appeared Apr. 21, 1789, and took his seat as President of the Senate.
Elected Speaker, vice Henry Clay, who resigned Jan. 19, 1814.

Elected Speaker Nov. 15, 1820, vice Henry Clay, who resigned Oct. 28, 1820. • Elected Speaker June 2, 1834, vice Andrew Stevenson, of Virginia, resigned.

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13 Elected to serve Aug. 27 to Dec. 15, 1912; Jan. 5-18 and Feb. 2-15, 1913.

14 Elected to serve Dec. 16, 1912, to Jan. 4, 1913, Jan. 19 to Feb. 1, and Feb. 16 to Mar. 3, 1913.