03/10/1859 The Senate ended its week long special session on this day. The body reassembled as part of the Thirty-Sixth Congress on December 5, 1859. (By John Osborne) Source Citation Congressional Globe, Senate, 36th Congress, 5th Session (1859) Record Data Date Certainty Exact Type Lawmaking/Litigating People Mason, James Murray Breckinridge, John Cabell Buchanan, James Places United States Capitol, Washington DC Washington, DC Images