Jefferson Davis Desk

 Jefferson Davis Desk

Jefferson Davis
Unidentified Artist
ca. 1861

 Jefferson Davis Desk

Senate Resolution 161

In 1995 the Senate adopted Senate Resolution 161 (104th Congress, 1st session) introduced by Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran. The resolution specified that the desk once used by Senator Jefferson Davis in the Senate Chamber would henceforth be assigned to the senior senator from Mississippi.