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Billion Dollar Congress Facts for kids
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Facts for kids: 51st Congress
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Fact 1: The 51st legislature was effective
from March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1891, during the first 2
years of the administration of President Benjamin
Harrison
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Fact 2: Republicans won control of both of
the United States Senate and the United States House of
Representatives after the 1888 presidential election
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Fact 3: A Congress lasts for two years, with
each year constituting a separate session.
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Fact 4: The Republican victory broke the
period of divided party government
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Fact 5: The Senate President was Levi P.
Morton and the House Speaker was Thomas B. Reed.
Congressional action is planned and coordinated by party
leaders
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Fact 6: The Republican majority government
were able to streamline House rules and prevented the
minority party from obstructing the legislative process.
Legislative powers are granted by Article I of the U.S.
Constitution
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Fact 7: Only the House is able to originate
revenue legislation, but the enactment of law
always requires both chambers to separately agree to the
same bill before presenting it to the President.
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Fact 8: The President has influence on the
legislative process, recommends an annual budget and has
the power to veto legislation of bills passed by the
House of Representatives and the Senate.
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Fact 9: Thomas B. Reed, Republican Party
leader and speaker, became known as a “czar” for his use
of the House rules (the Reed Rules) that helped achieve
the goals of his Republican majority.
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Fact 10: The changes and streamlining of the
House rules led by together with the majority, unified
government and Republican president led to the laws that
were passed by the "Billion Dollar Congress"
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Fact 11: The laws passed were:
● The Dependent and Disability
Pensions Act that granted cash income for life to
any disabled Civil War veteran and also granted
pensions to orphans or widows of veterans
● Naval expansion was approved
to build a modern fleet
● Other important laws were
passed due to economic pressures that included the
McKinley tariff, the Sherman Antitrust Act and the
Sherman Silver Purchase Act
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Fact 10: Significance: The extravagant and
lavish spending by the Republicans was highly criticized
by the public and led to the re-election of the
Democratic President, Grover Cleveland, in 1893.
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Facts for kids: 51st Congress
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Billion Dollar Congress for kids - President Benjamin Harrison Video
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