52nd United States Congress

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The 52nd United States Congress was the federal legislative session of the U.S. government that met from 1891 to 1893, enacting laws and overseeing national policy during President Benjamin Harrison’s administration.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
adjournedIn 1893
apportionedAccordingTo Eleventh United States Census NERFINISHED
city Washington, D.C.
congressNumber 52
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED
convenedIn 1891
convenesUnder United States Constitution NERFINISHED
country United States of America
endDate 1893-03-04
firstSessionEndDate 1892-08-05
firstSessionStartDate 1891-12-07
followedBy 53rd United States Congress NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States
hasLanguage English
hasLegislativeAuthorityOver admission of new states
declaration of war
federal taxation
interstate commerce
regulation of tariffs
houseMajorityParty Democratic Party NERFINISHED
isNumberedSessionOf United States Congress NERFINISHED
jurisdiction United States government
surface form: federal government of the United States
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeTerm 52nd term of the United States Congress
legislatureFor United States federal government NERFINISHED
location United States Capitol NERFINISHED
meetsInChamber House chamber
Senate chamber
metDuring 1890s in the United States
late Gilded Age
metDuringPresidencyOf Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED
numberOfSessions 2
oversaw federal legislation of the United States
oversawNationalPolicyDuringAdministrationOf Benjamin Harrison NERFINISHED
partOf history of the United States Congress
precededBy 51st United States Congress NERFINISHED
secondSessionEndDate 1893-03-03
secondSessionStartDate 1892-12-05
senateMajorityParty Republican Party NERFINISHED
startDate 1891-03-04
temporalLocation 1891–1893
typeOfSession regular session
votingSystemForHouse single-member districts
votingSystemForSenate election by state legislatures

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James S. Sherman servedIn 52nd United States Congress
51st United States Congress followedBy 52nd United States Congress