03/04/1859 The Senate opened a week long special session. On the first day, newly elected Senators were sworn in. The session sat until March 10, 1859. (By John Osborne) Source Citation Congressional Globe, Senate, 36th Congress, 5th Session (1859) Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Lawmaking/Litigating People Breckinridge, John Cabell Buchanan, James Mason, James Murray Places United States Capitol, Washington DC Washington, DC Images