Subjects – Adams, John Quincy
The House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President
February 09, 1825
The House of Representatives elected Secretary of State John Quincy Adams as President on this date.
A duel involving Representative Sam Houston of Texas
September 22, 1826
On this date, just after sunrise on the Linkumpinch dueling field near Franklin, Kentucky, Representative Sam Houston of Tennessee gravely wounded General William A. White, a veteran of the Battle of New Orleans, in a pistol duel.
The Tariff of Abominations
April 22, 1828
On this day, the Tariff of 1828—better known as the Tariff of Abominations—passed the House of Representatives, 105 to 94.
The election of John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts
November 06, 1830
On this date, John Quincy Adams enthusiastically wrote, “I am a member elect of the Twenty Second Congress.”
Congressman and poet John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts
April 16, 1831
On this day, while serving in the 22nd Congress (1831–1833), John Quincy Adams penned the epic poem, “Dermot MacMorrough, or The Conquest of Ireland.”
Representative Benjamin Brown of Massachusetts
September 17, 1831
On this date, Representative Benjamin Brown of Massachusetts died in Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine.
Controversy about the final adjournment of the 23rd Congress
March 03, 1835 – March 04, 1835
On the legislative day spanning these dates, the 23rd Congress (1833–1835) adjourned amid controversy over whether it had the authority to conduct business.
The House of Representatives instituted the “gag rule”
May 18, 1836
On this date, during the 24th Congress (1835–1837), the House of Representatives instituted the “gag rule.”
The first parliamentary procedure to limit House Floor debate
July 07, 1841
The first rule intended to limit the time a Representative could speak in debate on the House Floor was adopted on this date.
A motion to censure Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts
February 07, 1842
On this date, the House voted 106 to 93 to table a motion censuring Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts for antislavery agitation.
The House censured Claims Committee Chairman Joshua R. Giddings of Ohio
March 22, 1842
The House of Representatives voted to censure Claims Committee Chairman Joshua R. Giddings of Ohio.
The death of Representative John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts
February 21, 1848
On this date, Representative and former President John Quincy Adams of Massachusetts suffered a fatal stroke on the House Floor.
A 19th-century Halloween prank in the Capitol
October 31, 1885
On this date, a prank played on a new Capitol Police Officer led to the firing of gun shots in Statuary Hall.