12/23/1858 The second session of the Thirty-fifth Congress of the United States this day started its ten day adjournment for the holiday period. (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 United States Capitol, Washington DC Images