In those sessions, a single senator typically entered the chamber, banged the gavel and quickly adjourned, with no business transacted.
The adviser, Gary Samore, made his comments three days after talks with Iranian officials adjourned with no progress.
The inquest has been opened and adjourned, and no date has yet been fixed for it to be resumed.
The meeting eventually adjourned with no pleasantries, just the threat of litigation, which came on Wednesday night.
The announcement, coming just a few days after diplomatic talks with Iran over the nuclear issue adjourned with no sign of progress, was the second high-profile Treasury action against those accused of violating the Iranian sanctions in less than a month.
Hamed, a young shopkeeper from Tehran's Moghaddas-Ardebili street, said: "We're tired, we're so tired and we want these negotiations to finish soon but every time we think we are going to hear something good, we hear that the negotiations have adjourned with no results".
Tuesday's meeting at Hampden adjourned with no decisions made, although a vote is expected next time.
Polk stalled, and when the Senate special session had adjourned on March 20 , 1845 no names for US commissioners to Texas had been submitted by the White House.
If the opposition party controls both Houses of Congress, that could pose problems, of course; the president could not count on a Senate majority and there would be no disagreement between the Houses regarding when to adjourn - hence, no unilateral presidential adjournment power.
When, the next day, the Senate met to resume its hearings, the trial was adjourned sine die because no prosecutors were present.
