The 49th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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from March 4, 1885, to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of

Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...

's first

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...

. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a

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majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1885:

became

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* November 25, 1885: Vice President

Thomas A. Hendricks Thomas Andrews Hendricks (September 7, 1819November 25, 1885) was an American politician and lawyer from Indiana who served as the 16th governor of Indiana from 1873 to 1877 and the 21st vice president of the United States from March until his ...

died

Major legislation

* January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession Act of 1886, ch. 4, * February 3, 1887:

Electoral Count Act The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (, later codified at Title 3, Chapter 1) was a United States federal law adding to procedures set out in the Constitution of the United States for the counting of electoral votes following a presidential ...

, ch. 90, * February 4, 1887:

Interstate Commerce Act The Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 is a United States federal law that was designed to regulate the railroad industry, particularly its monopolistic practices. The Act required that railroad rates be "reasonable and just," but did not empower ...

, ch. 104, * February 8, 1887: Indian General Allotment Act ("Dawes Act"), ch. 119, * March 2, 1887: Agricultural Experiment Stations Act of 1887 * March 2, 1887:

Hatch Act of 1887 The Hatch Act of 1887 (ch. 314, , enacted 1887-03-02, et seq.) gave federal funds, initially of $15,000 each, to state land-grant colleges in order to create a series of agricultural experiment stations, as well as pass along new information, e ...

, ch. 314, * March 3, 1887:

Tucker Act The Tucker Act (March 3, 1887, ch. 359, , ) is a federal statute of the United States by which the United States government has waived its sovereign immunity with respect to certain lawsuits. The Tucker Act may be divided into the "Big" Tucker A ...

, ch. 359, * March 3, 1887: Edmunds–Tucker Act, ch. 397

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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(D), until November 25, 1885; vacant thereafter * President pro tempore:

John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...

(R), December 7, 1885 – February 26, 1887 ** John J. Ingalls (R), from February 26, 1887 * Republican Conference Chairman: George F. Edmunds * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American slave owner, white supremacist, and United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...

House of Representatives

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: John G. Carlisle (D) * Minority Leader: Thomas B. Reed * Democratic Caucus Chairman: John Randolph Tucker * Republican Conference Chairman:

Joseph Gurney Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and leader of the Republican Party. Cannon served as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1903 to 1911, and many consid ...

Members

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. James L. Pugh (D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D), until March 6, 1885 :: James H. Berry (D), from March 20, 1885 : 3. James K. Jones (D)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1. John F. Miller (R), until March 8, 1886 ::

George Hearst George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, miner, and politician. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations, and is known for developing and expanding the Hom ...

(D), March 23 – August 4, 1886 :: Abram P. Williams (R), from August 4, 1886 : 3. Leland Stanford (R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: 2. Thomas M. Bowen (R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (R)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1.

Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the U ...

(R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1.

Thomas F. Bayard Thomas Francis Bayard (October 29, 1828 – September 28, 1898) was an American lawyer, politician and diplomat from Wilmington, Delaware. A Democrat, he served three terms as United States Senator from Delaware and made three unsuccessful bids ...

(D), until March 6, 1885 :: George Gray (D), from March 18, 1885 : 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (D)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: 1.

Charles W. Jones Charles William Jones (December 24, 1834October 11, 1897) was a United States Senator from Florida. He abandoned the seat after an apparent onset of mental illness. Early life, travel and career Jones was born in Balbriggan, Ireland. His father ...

(D) : 3. Wilkinson Call (D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Alfred H. Colquitt (D) : 3. Joseph E. Brown (D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: 2.

Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...

(R) : 3.

John A. Logan John Alexander Logan (February 9, 1826 – December 26, 1886) was an American soldier and politician. He served in the Mexican–American War and was a general in the Union Army in the American Civil War. He served the state of Illinois as a st ...

(R), May 19, 1885 – December 26, 1886 :: Charles B. Farwell (R), from January 19, 1887

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1.

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...

(R) : 3. Daniel W. Voorhees (D)

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: 2. James F. Wilson (R) : 3.

William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...

(R)

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: 2. Preston B. Plumb (R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (R)

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: 2.

(D) : 3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2. Randall L. Gibson (D) : 3. James B. Eustis (D)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: 1.

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...

(R) : 2.

William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...

(R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.

(D) : 3. Ephraim K. Wilson (D)

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: 1. Henry L. Dawes (R) : 2.

George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...

(R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1.

Omar D. Conger Omar Dwight Conger (April 1, 1818July 11, 1898) was a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Conger was born in Cooperstown, New York, and moved with his father, the Rev. E. Conger, to Huron County, Ohio, in 1824. H ...

(R) : 2. Thomas W. Palmer (R)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: 1. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R) : 2.

Dwight M. Sabin Dwight May Sabin (April 25, 1843December 22, 1902) was an American politician who served as U.S. Senator from Minnesota and in the Minnesota Legislature. He is known for the business ventures of Seymour, Sabin & Co. and the Northwestern Car Com ...

(R)

Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1.

James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...

(D) : 2. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D), until March 6, 1885 ::

Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...

(D), from March 9, 1885

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Francis M. Cockrell (D) : 3. George G. Vest (D)

Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: 1. Charles H. Van Wyck (R) : 2. Charles F. Manderson (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.

James G. Fair James Graham Fair (December 3, 1831December 28, 1894) was an Irish immigrant to the United States who became a highly successful mining engineer and businessman. His investments in silver mines in Nevada made him a millionaire, and he was one o ...

(D) : 3. John P. Jones (R)

New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2. Austin F. Pike (R), until October 8, 1886 :: Person C. Cheney (R), from November 24, 1886 : 3.

Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. A Radical Republican in his earlier political ...

(R), from March 5, 1885

New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1.

William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an Irish-American Republican Party (US), Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive term ...

(R) : 2. John R. McPherson (D)

New York

: 1. Warner Miller (R) : 3.

William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a li ...

(R)

North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Zebulon B. Vance (D)

Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1.

(R) : 3.

Henry B. Payne Henry B. Payne (November 30, 1810September 9, 1896) was an American politician from Ohio. Moving to Ohio from his native New York in 1833, he quickly established himself in law and business while becoming a local leader in Democratic politics. ...

(D)

Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2. Joseph N. Dolph (R) : 3. John H. Mitchell (R), from November 18, 1885

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1.

John I. Mitchell John Inscho Mitchell (July 28, 1838August 20, 1907) was an American lawyer, jurist, and Republican party politician from Tioga County, Pennsylvania. He served in the state legislature and represented Pennsylvania in both the U.S. House and Se ...

(R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

: 1.

Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...

(R) : 2.

Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace (July 22, 1829June 30, 1917) was a United States representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Biography Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moo ...

(R)

South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. Matthew C. Butler (D) : 3.

Wade Hampton Wade Hampton may refer to the following people: People * Wade Hampton I (1752–1835), American soldier in Revolutionary War and War of 1812 and U.S. congressman *Wade Hampton II (1791–1858), American plantation owner and soldier in War of 1812 * ...

(D)

Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. Howell E. Jackson (D), until April 14, 1886 :: Washington C. Whitthorne (D), from April 16, 1886 : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)

Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1.

Samuel B. Maxey Samuel Bell Maxey (March 30, 1825August 16, 1895) was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. ...

(D) : 2.

Richard Coke Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. His governorship is notable for reestablishing local ...

(D)

Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. George F. Edmunds (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: 1.

William Mahone William Mahone (December 1, 1826October 8, 1895) was an American civil engineer, railroad executive, Confederate States Army general, and Virginia politician. As a young man, Mahone was prominent in the building of Virginia's roads and railroa ...

(RA) : 2. Harrison H. Riddleberger (RA)

West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

: 1.

Johnson N. Camden Johnson Newlon Camden (March 6, 1828 – April 25, 1908) was a prominent oilman, industrialist, banker, railroad tycoon, and politician who was estimated to have $25 million at the time of his unexpected death. Although both of his attempts to b ...

(D) : 2. John E. Kenna (D)

Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

: 1. Philetus Sawyer (R) : 3. John C. Spooner (R) 49th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.

Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . James T. Jones (D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . William C. Oates (D) : . Alexander C. Davidson (D) : . Thomas W. Sadler (D) : . John M. Martin (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : .

Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...

(D)

Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . Clifton R. Breckinridge (D) : . Thomas C. McRae (D), from December 7, 1885 : .

John H. Rogers John H. Rogers is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Norfolk District since 1992, which includes all of Norwood, Massachusetts, Norwood and parts of Walpole, ...

(D) : . Samuel W. Peel (D)

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: . Barclay Henley (D) : . James A. Louttit (R) : . Joseph McKenna (R) : . William W. Morrow (R) : . Charles N. Felton (R) : . Henry H. Markham (R)

Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: . George G. Symes (R)

Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: .

John R. Buck John Ransom Buck (December 6, 1835 – February 6, 1917) was a U.S. representative from Connecticut. Pre-congressional years Buck was born in Glastonbury, Connecticut, to Halsey and Sarah Anne Buck. He attended Wilbraham Academy and Wesleyan U ...

(R) : . Charles L. Mitchell (D) : . John T. Wait (R) : . Edward W. Seymour (D)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: . Charles B. Lore (D)

Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Charles Dougherty (D)

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: . Thomas M. Norwood (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : .

Charles F. Crisp Charles Frederick Crisp (January 29, 1845 – October 23, 1896) was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he led the De ...

(D) : .

Henry R. Harris Henry Richard Harris (February 2, 1828 – October 15, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Sparta, Georgia, Harris moved to Greenville, Georgia, in 1833. He attended an academy in Mount Zion, Georgia, and was graduated fro ...

(D) : . Nathaniel J. Hammond (D) : . James H. Blount (D) : .

Judson C. Clements Judson Claudius Clements (February 12, 1846 – June 18, 1917) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements ...

(D) : .

Seaborn Reese Seaborn Reese (November 28, 1846 – March 1, 1907) was an American politician, jurist and lawyer. Life Reese was born in Madison, Georgia in 1846. He attended the University of Georgia (UGA) in Athens but left before graduating in his sen ...

(D) : . Allen D. Candler (D) : . George T. Barnes (D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: . Ransom W. Dunham (R) : .

Frank Lawler Frank Lawler (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in 1854. He was a news agent on a rail ...

(D) : . James H. Ward (D) : . George E. Adams (R) : . Reuben Ellwood (R), until July 1, 1885 :: Albert J. Hopkins (R), from December 7, 1885 : .

Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but r ...

(R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

Ralph Plumb Ralph Plumb (March 29, 1816 – April 8, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Ralph Plumb was born in Busti, New York on March 29, 1816. He attended the common schools. He engaged in mercantile pursuits, and moved to Ohio. ...

(R) : . Lewis E. Payson (R) : .

Nicholas E. Worthington Nicholas Ellsworth Worthington (March 30, 1836 – March 4, 1916) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Brooke County, Virginia (now West Virginia), Worthington graduated from Allegheny College ...

(D) : . William H. Neece (D) : .

James M. Riggs James Milton Riggs (April 17, 1839 – November 18, 1933) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, United States. Born on a farm near Winchester, Illinois, Riggs attended the common schools and Eureka College (Illinois) in 1862 and 1863. He en ...

(D) : . William M. Springer (D) : . Jonathan H. Rowell (R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . Silas Z. Landes (D) : . John R. Eden (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D) : . John R. Thomas (R)

Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: . John J. Kleiner (D) : . Thomas R. Cobb (D) : . Jonas G. Howard (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . Courtland C. Matson (D) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . William D. Bynum (D) : . James T. Johnston (R) : .

Thomas B. Ward Biography Thomas Bayless Ward (April 27, 1835 – January 1, 1892) was an American lawyer, jurist, and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1883 to 1887. Born in Marysville, Ohio, Ward moved with h ...

(D) : . William D. Owen (R) : .

George W. Steele George Washington Steele (December 13, 1839July 12, 1922) was an American lawyer, soldier, and politician who twice served as a Representative for Indiana, from 1881 to 1889 and again from 1895 to 1903. Steele was also the first governor of Ok ...

(R) : . Robert Lowry (D) : . George Ford (D)

Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: . Benton J. Hall (D) : . Jeremiah H. Murphy (D) : .

David B. Henderson David Bremner Henderson (March 14, 1840 – February 25, 1906), a ten-term United States Republican Party, Republican United States House of Representatives, congressman from Dubuque, Iowa, was the speaker of the United States House of Repre ...

(R) : . William E. Fuller (R) : . Benjamin T. Frederick (D) : . James B. Weaver (GB) : . Edwin H. Conger (R) : .

William P. Hepburn William Peters Hepburn (November 4, 1833 – February 7, 1916) was an American Civil War officer and an eleven-term Republican Party (United States), Republican Member of Congress, congressman from Iowa's now-obsolete Iowa's 8th congressional d ...

(R) : . Joseph Lyman (R) : . Adoniram J. Holmes (R) : . Isaac S. Struble (R)

Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

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Edmund N. Morrill Edmund Needham Morrill (February 12, 1834 – March 14, 1909) was a U.S. Congressman from Kansas and the 13th Governor of Kansas. Biography Edmund Needham Morrill was born in Westbrook, Maine, to Rufus and Mary (Webb) Morrill. He attended the ...

(R) : . Edward H. Funston (R) : .

Bishop W. Perkins Bishop Walden Perkins (October 18, 1841June 20, 1894) was a United States representative and United States Senate, Senator from Kansas. Born in Rochester, Ohio, he attended the common schools and Knox College (Illinois), Knox College (Galesburg, ...

(R) : . Thomas Ryan (R) : . John A. Anderson (R) : .

Lewis Hanback Lewis Hanback (March 27, 1839 – September 7, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Winchester, Illinois, Hanback attended the common schools and Cherry Grove Seminary in Knox County, Illinois, for three years. He taught school ...

(R) : . Samuel R. Peters (R)

Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: . William J. Stone (D) : . Polk Laffoon (D) : . John E. Halsell (D) : . Thomas A. Robertson (D) : . Albert S. Willis (D) : . John G. Carlisle (D) : . William C. P. Breckinridge (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : .

William H. Wadsworth William Henry Wadsworth (July 4, 1821 – April 2, 1893) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born in Maysville, Kentucky, Wadsworth attended town and county private schools. He studied law and graduated from Augusta College, Bracken Coun ...

(R) : . William P. Taulbee (D) : . Frank L. Wolford (D)

Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: . Louis St. Martin (D) : .

Michael Hahn George Michael Decker Hahn (November 24, 1830 – March 15, 1886), was an attorney, politician, publisher and planter in New Orleans, Louisiana. He served twice in Congress during two widely separated periods, elected first as a Unionist Democr ...

(R), until March 15, 1886 :: Nathaniel D. Wallace (D), from December 9, 1886 : . Edward J. Gay (D) : .

Newton C. Blanchard Newton Crain Blanchard (January 29, 1849 – June 22, 1922) was a United States representative, U.S. senator, and the 33rd governor of Louisiana. Personal life Born in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, he completed academic studies, ...

(D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Alfred B. Irion (D)

Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : .

Nelson Dingley Jr. Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Co ...

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Seth L. Milliken Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 – April 18, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Maine. Early life Born in Montville, Maine, the son of William Milliken and Lucy P. Perrigo. Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville Col ...

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Charles A. Boutelle Charles Addison Boutelle (February 9, 1839 – May 21, 1901) was an American seaman, shipmaster, naval officer, Civil War veteran, newspaper editor, publisher, conservative Republican politician, and nine-term Representative to the U.S. Congress f ...

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Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: . Charles H. Gibson (D) : . Frank T. Shaw (D) : . William H. Cole (D), until July 8, 1886 :: Henry W. Rusk (D), from November 2, 1886 : . John V. L. Findlay (D) : .

Barnes Compton Barnes Compton (November 16, 1830 – December 2, 1898) was a Representative of the fifth congressional district of Maryland and a Treasurer of Maryland. Early life Barnes Compton was born on November 16, 1830 in Port Tobacco, Charles Count ...

(D) : . Louis E. McComas (R)

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: . Robert T. Davis (R) : . John D. Long (R) : . Ambrose A. Ranney (R) : . Patrick A. Collins (D) : . Edward D. Hayden (R) : . Henry B. Lovering (D) : . Eben F. Stone (R) : . Charles H. Allen (R) : . Frederick D. Ely (R) : . William W. Rice (R) : . William Whiting (R) : . Francis W. Rockwell (R)

Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: . William C. Maybury (D) : . Nathaniel B. Eldredge (D) : . James O'Donnell (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . Charles C. Comstock (D) : . Edwin B. Winans (D) : . Ezra C. Carleton (D) : . Timothy E. Tarsney (D) : . Byron M. Cutcheon (R) : .

Spencer O. Fisher Spencer Oliver Fisher (February 3, 1843 – June 1, 1919), was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Fisher was born in Camden, Michigan, where he attended the public schools. He also attended Albion College and Hillsdale College. ...

(D) : . Seth C. Moffatt (R)

Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: . Milo White (R) : . James B. Wakefield (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . John B. Gilfillan (R) : .

Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was an American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican, he served in state and national positions: he was elected to the Wisconsin and Minnesot ...

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Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: . John M. Allen (D) : . James B. Morgan (D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Frederick G. Barry (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Henry S. Van Eaton (D) : . Ethelbert Barksdale (D)

Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: . William H. Hatch (D) : . John B. Hale (D) : . Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . James N. Burnes (D) : . William Warner (Missouri), William Warner (R) : . John T. Heard (D) : . John E. Hutton (D) : . John Joseph O'Neill (US politician), John J. O'Neill (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . William J. Stone (D) : . William H. Wade (R) : . William Dawson (Missouri politician), William Dawson (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Archibald J. Weaver (R) : . James Laird (politician), James Laird (R) : . George Washington Emery Dorsey, George W. E. Dorsey (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . William Woodburn (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Martin A. Haynes (R) : . Jacob Harold Gallinger, Jacob H. Gallinger (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . George Hires (R) : . James Buchanan (New Jersey politician), James Buchanan (R) : . Robert Stockton Green, Robert S. Green (D), until January 17, 1887 : . James N. Pidcock (D) : . William Walter Phelps, William W. Phelps (R) : . Herman Lehlbach (R) : . William McAdoo (New Jersey), William McAdoo (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Perry Belmont (D) : . Felix Campbell (D) : . Darwin R. James (R) : . Peter P. Mahoney (D) : . Archibald Meserole Bliss, Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Nicholas Muller (D) : . John J. Adams (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D), until May 20, 1885 :: Timothy J. Campbell (D), from November 3, 1885 : . Joseph Pulitzer (D), until April 10, 1886 :: Samuel S. Cox (D), from November 2, 1886 : . Abram Stevens Hewitt, Abram S. Hewitt (D), until December 30, 1886 : . Truman A. Merriman (D) : . Abraham Dowdney (D), until December 10, 1886 : . Egbert Ludovicus Viele, Egbert L. Viele (D) : . William G. Stahlnecker (D) : . Lewis Beach (D), until August 10, 1886 :: Henry Bacon (New York), Henry Bacon (D), from December 6, 1886 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . James G. Lindsley (R) : . Henry G. Burleigh (R) : . John Swinburne (New York politician), John Swinburne (R) : . George West (American politician), George West (R) : . Frederick A. Johnson (R) : . Abraham X. Parker (R) : . John T. Spriggs (D) : . John S. Pindar (D) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . Stephen C. Millard (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . John Arnot Jr. (D), until November 20, 1886 : . Ira Davenport (New York), Ira Davenport (R) : . Charles S. Baker (R) : . John G. Sawyer (R) : . John M. Farquhar (R) : . John B. Weber (R) : . Walter L. Sessions (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Thomas G. Skinner (D) : . James E. O'Hara (R) : . Wharton J. Green (D) : . William Ruffin Cox (D) : . James W. Reid (politician), James W. Reid (D), until December 31, 1886 : . Risden Tyler Bennett, Risden T. Bennett (D) : . John S. Henderson (D) : . William H. H. Cowles (D) : . Thomas D. Johnston (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Benjamin Butterworth (R) : . Charles Elwood Brown, Charles E. Brown (R) : . James E. Campbell (D) : . Charles Marley Anderson, Charles M. Anderson (D) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : . William D. Hill (D) : . George E. Seney (D) : . John Little (congressman), John Little (R) : . William C. Cooper (politician), William C. Cooper (R) : . Jacob Romeis (R) : . William W. Ellsberry (D) : . Albert C. Thompson (R) : . Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : . Beriah Wilkins (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : . Adoniram J. Warner (D) : . Isaac H. Taylor (R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . William McKinley (R) : . Martin A. Foran (D)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Binger Hermann (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . James Bowen Everhart, James B. Everhart (R) : . Isaac Newton Evans, I. Newton Evans (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (D) : . John Andrew Hiestand, John A. Hiestand (R) : . William Henry Sowden, William H. Sowden (D) : . John Brutzman Storm, John B. Storm (D) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Franklin Bound (R) : . Frank Charles Bunnell, Frank C. Bunnell (R) : . William Wallace Brown, William W. Brown (R) : . Jacob Miller Campbell, Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . John Augustus Swope, John A. Swope (D), from November 3, 1885 : . Andrew Gregg Curtin, Andrew G. Curtin (D) : . Charles Edmund Boyle, Charles E. Boyle (D) : . James S. Negley (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . Oscar Lawrence Jackson, Oscar L. Jackson (R) : . Alexander Colwell White, Alexander C. White (R) : . George Washington Fleeger, George W. Fleeger (R) : . William Lawrence Scott, William L. Scott (D) : . Edwin Sylvanus Osborne, Edwin S. Osborne (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Henry J. Spooner (R) : . William A. Pirce (R), until January 25, 1887 :: Charles H. Page (D), from February 21, 1887

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Samuel Dibble (D) : . George D. Tillman (D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . William H. Perry (South Carolina politician), William H. Perry (D) : . John J. Hemphill (D) : . George W. Dargan (D) : . Robert Smalls (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Augustus Herman Pettibone, Augustus H. Pettibone (R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . John R. Neal (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Andrew J. Caldwell (D) : . John Goff Ballentine, John G. Ballentine (D) : . John May Taylor, John M. Taylor (D) : . Presley T. Glass (D) : . Zachary Taylor (Tennessee politician), Zachary Taylor (R)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Charles Stewart (Texas politician), Charles Stewart (D) : . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . James H. Jones (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . James W. Throckmorton (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . William H. Crain (D) : . James Francis Miller, James F. Miller (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . Joseph D. Sayers (D) : . S.W.T. Lanham, Samuel W. T. Lanham (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . John Wolcott Stewart, John W. Stewart (R) : . William W. Grout (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas Croxton (D) : . Harry Libbey (RA) : . George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise (D) : . James D. Brady (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John W. Daniel (D) : . Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : . Connally F. Trigg (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Nathan Goff Jr., Nathan Goff (R) : . William Lyne Wilson, William L. Wilson (D) : . Charles P. Snyder (politician), Charles P. Snyder (D) : . Eustace Gibson (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Robert M. La Follette Sr., Robert M. La Follette (R) : . Isaac W. Van Schaick (R) : . Joseph Rankin (D), until January 24, 1886 :: Thomas R. Hudd (D), from March 8, 1886 : . Richard W. Guenther (R) : . Ormsby B. Thomas (R) : . William T. Price (R), until December 6, 1886 :: Hugh H. Price (R), from January 18, 1887 : . Isaac Stephenson (R)

Non-voting members

: . Curtis C. Bean (R) : . Oscar S. Gifford (R) : . John Hailey (D) : . Joseph Toole (D) : . Antonio Joseph (U.S. politician), Antonio Joseph (D) : . John Thomas Caine, John T. Caine (D) : . Charles S. Voorhees (D) : . Joseph M. Carey (R) John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

John Griffin Carlisle, Brady-Handy photo portrait, ca1870-1880

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

* Replacements: 7 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss ** Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 6 * Interim appointments: 1 *Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 11 ** Democratic: 2 seat net gain **

: 2 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 7 * Contested election: 1 *Total seats with changes: 16

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Daniel W. Voorhees; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Warner Miller; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Austin F. Pike; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses, Coast Defenses (Chairman: Joseph N. Dolph; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Samuel J.R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * United States Senate Select Committee on Compensation of Members of Congress, Compensation of Members of Congress (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Wilkinson Call) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Thomas M. Bowen; Ranking Member: Alfred H. Colquitt) * United States Senate Select Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: John C. Spooner) * United States Senate Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Executive Departments Methods, Executive Departments Methods (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Expenditures of Public Money, Expenditures of Public Money (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) * United States Senate Committee on Fisheries, Fisheries (Chairman: Thomas W. Palmer; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Indian Traders, Indian Traders (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Select) (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Harrison H. Riddleberger; Ranking Member: Alfred H. Colquitt) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles F. Manderson) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Charles H. Van Wyck; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nicaraguan Claims, Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Howell E. Jackson) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Charles F. Manderson; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member: George F. Edmunds) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: Eli Saulsbury) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Preston B. Plumb; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: Philetus Sawyer; Ranking Member: Joseph E. Brown) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: James F. Wilson; Ranking Member: John E. Kenna) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census, Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Matthew C. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Randall L. Gibson) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Palmer)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: John T. Spriggs; Ranking Member: George E. Adams) * United States House Select Committee on Admission to the Floor, Admission to the Floor (Select) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: William H. Hatch; Ranking Member: Presley T. Glass) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: James E. Campbell; Ranking Member: Truman A. Merriman) * United States House Select Committee on American Ship building, American Ship building (Select) (Chairman: Poindexter Dunn; Ranking Member: Charles C. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: William Lyne Wilson, William L. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: James F. Miller; Ranking Member: John E. Hutton) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: William H. Sowden) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Richard P. Bland; Ranking Member: William D. Bynum) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Alfred B. Irion) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John S. Barbour; Ranking Member: John T. Heard) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: D. Wyatt Aiken; Ranking Member: Peter P. Mahoney) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Henry G. Turner; Ranking Member: Benton J. Hall) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William H. Neece; Ranking Member: Adoniram J. Holmes) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: James B. Weaver; Ranking Member: Charles N. Brumm) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Eustace Gibson; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John May Taylor, John M. Taylor; Ranking Member: Jonathan H. Rowell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Zachary Taylor (Tennessee politician), Zachary Taylor) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Risden T. Bennett; Ranking Member: Joseph A. Scranton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Robert Lowry (Indiana politician), Robert Lowry; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Thomas A. Robertson; Ranking Member: Frederick A. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Lewis Beach; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Pettibone) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Perry Belmont; Ranking Member: William H. Crain) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Olin Wellborn; Ranking Member: James H. Ward) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Courtland C. Matson; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: John R. Tucker; Ranking Member: Risden T. Bennett) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: John J. O'Neill; Ranking Member: William H. Crain) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: J. Floyd King; Ranking Member: William Dawson (Missouri politician), William Dawson) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise; Ranking Member: John S. Pindar) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John H. Rogers; Ranking Member: Ambrose A. Ranney) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Charles Marley Anderson, Charles M. Anderson) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Nicholas Muller; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Martin L. Clardy; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Hilary A. Herbert; Ranking Member: Joseph D. Sayers) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: James W. Throckmorton; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Charles L. Mitchell; Ranking Member: William H.H. Cowles) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Nathaniel B. Eldredge; Ranking Member: John E. Hutton) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: James H. Blount; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Barry) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Ethelbert Barksdale; Ranking Member: John M. Farquhar) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: John E. Halsell; Ranking Member: Robert S. Green) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Samuel Dibble; Ranking Member: Thomas D. Johnston) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Thomas R. Cobb; Ranking Member: Thomas Chipman McRae) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Robert H. M. Davidson; Ranking Member: James N. Pidcock) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William C. Oates; Ranking Member: John B. Hale) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Albert S. Willis; Ranking Member: John M. Glover) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: John G. Carlisle; Ranking Member: Thomas B. Reed) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: William D. Hill; Ranking Member: William Dawson (Missouri politician), William Dawson) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: George W. Geddes; Ranking Member: James W. Reid (politician), James W. Reid) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William C.P. Breckinridge) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on Scientific Bureaus, Scientific Bureaus

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Sterling P. Rounds, until 1886 ** Thomas E. Benedict, starting 1886

Senate

*Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Anson G. McCook *United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George M. Weston *Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William P. Canady *Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Elias D. Huntley, Methodism, ''Methodist'', until March 15, 1886 ** John George Butler, John G. Butler, Lutheranism, ''Lutheran'', elected March 15, 1886

House of Representatives

*Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: John Summerfield Lindsay (Episcopalian), until December 7, 1885 ** William H. Milburn (Methodism, Methodist), elected December 7, 1885 *Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Samuel Donelson, elected December 7, 1885 *Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John B. Clark Jr. *Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield *Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Lycurgus Dalton *Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John P. Leedom

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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