12/23/1857 The Thirty-fifth Congress of the United States called a ten day holiday period recess. It reconvened on January 5, 1858. (By John Osborne) Source Citation Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "House History." http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Lawmaking/Litigating People Places Washington, DC Images