23rd United States Congress

23rd United States Congress
22nd ←
→ 24th

March 4, 1833 – March 4, 1835
Members48 senators
240 representatives
3 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityNational Republican
Senate PresidentMartin Van Buren (J)
House majorityJacksonian
House SpeakerAndrew 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.


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