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The Thirty-first 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, 1849 to March 4, 1851, during the 16 months of the Zachary Taylor presidency and the first eight months of Millard Fillmore's. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Sixth Census of the United States in 1840. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while there was a Democratic plurality in the House. ==Major events== * March 4, 1849: Zachary Taylor became President of the United States * December 22, 1849: Howell Cobb is elected Speaker after sixty-three ballots, the longest election for the position ever held. * March 7, 1850: Senator Daniel Webster gave his "Seventh of March" speech in which he endorsed the Compromise of 1850 to prevent a possible civil war * July 9, 1850: Taylor died and Millard Fillmore became President. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「31st United States Congress」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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