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
city Washington, D.C.
congressNumber 52
constitutionalBasis Article I of the United States Constitution
convenedIn 1891
convenesUnder United States Constitution
country United States of America
endDate 1893-03-04
firstSessionEndDate 1892-08-05
firstSessionStartDate 1891-12-07
followedBy 53rd United States Congress
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
isNumberedSessionOf United States Congress
jurisdiction 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
location United States Capitol
meetsInChamber House chamber
Senate chamber
metDuring 1890s in the United States
late Gilded Age
metDuringPresidencyOf Benjamin Harrison
numberOfSessions 2
oversaw federal legislation of the United States
oversawNationalPolicyDuringAdministrationOf Benjamin Harrison
partOf history of the United States Congress
precededBy 51st United States Congress
secondSessionEndDate 1893-03-03
secondSessionStartDate 1892-12-05
senateMajorityParty Republican Party
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
Benjamin Harrison administration legislature 52nd United States Congress
Orville Hitchcock Platt partOf 52nd United States Congress
Billion-Dollar Congress followedBy Fifty-second United States Congress
linked to: 52nd United States Congress
Harrison administration legislativeBody 52nd United States Congress