The 47th 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, 1881, to March 4, 1883, during the six months of James Garfield's presidency, and the first year and a half of Chester Arthur's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

House of Representatives House of Representatives is the name of legislative bodies in many countries and sub-national entities. In many countries, the House of Representatives is the lower house of a bicameral legislature, with the corresponding upper house often ...

was based on the

1870 United States census The 1870 United States census was the ninth United States census. It was conducted by the Census Office from June 1, 1870, to August 23, 1871. The 1870 census was the first census to provide detailed information on the African American populati ...

. The House had a Republican majority; the Senate was evenly divided for the first time ever, with no vice president to break ties for most of this term.

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

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

Chester A. Arthur Chester Alan Arthur (October 5, 1829 – November 18, 1886) was the 21st president of the United States, serving from 1881 to 1885. He was a Republican from New York who previously served as the 20th vice president under President James A. ...

(R), until September 19, 1881; vacant thereafter * President pro tempore: Thomas F. Bayard (D), October 10, 1881 – October 13, 1881 ** David Davis (I), from October 13, 1881 **

George F. Edmunds George Franklin Edmunds (February 1, 1828February 27, 1919) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented the state of Vermont in the United States Senate from 1866 to 1891. He was a candidate for the Republican president ...

(R), from March 3, 1883 * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

George H. Pendleton George Hunt Pendleton (July 19, 1825November 24, 1889) was an American politician, lawyer and diplomat. He represented Ohio in both houses of Congress and was the unsuccessful Democratic nominee for Vice President of the United States in 1864. A ...

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...

Henry B. Anthony Henry Bowen Anthony (April 1, 1815 – September 2, 1884) was a United States newspaperman and political figure. He served as editor and was later part owner of the ''Providence Journal''. He was the 21st Governor of Rhode Island, serving bet ...

House of Representatives

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: J. Warren Keifer (R) *

: George M. Robeson

Major events

*March 4, 1881:

James A. Garfield James Abram Garfield (November 19, 1831 – September 19, 1881) was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot two months earlier. A preacher, lawyer, and Civi ...

became

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*September 19, 1881: President Garfield died. Vice President

became

Major legislation

* February 25, 1882: Apportionment of the Tenth Census, ch. 20, * May 6, 1882:

Chinese Exclusion Act The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 was a United States Code, United States federal law signed by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882, prohibiting all immigration of Chinese laborers for 10 years. The law made exceptions for travelers an ...

, * August 2, 1882:

Passenger Act of 1882 The Passenger Act of 1882 is a United States federal statute establishing occupancy control regulations for seafaring passenger ships completing Atlantic and Pacific transoceanic crossings to America during the late 19th century and early 20th c ...

, * August 2, 1882:

Rivers and Harbors Act Rivers and Harbors Act may refer to one of many pieces of legislation and appropriations passed by the United States Congress since the first such legislation in 1824. At that time Congress appropriated $75,000 to improve navigation on the Ohio an ...

* January 16, 1883:

Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act is a United States federal law passed by the 47th United States Congress and signed into law by President Chester A. Arthur on January 16, 1883. The act mandates that most positions within the Federal gover ...

, ch. 27, * March 3, 1883:

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Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

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.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2.

John T. Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was an American politician who was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later was elected for six terms as the U.S. Senator (1877–1907) ...

(D) : 3.

James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was an American politician and attorney who was a U.S. senator from Alabama from 1880 to 1897, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh ...

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D) : 3.

James D. Walker James David Walker (December 13, 1830October 17, 1906) was an attorney and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the U.S. Senate from 1879 to 1885. Two of his uncles likewise serv ...

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California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1. John F. Miller (R) : 3. James T. Farley (D)

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2.

Henry M. Teller Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a U.S. senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the ...

(R), until April 17, 1882 :: George M. Chilcott (R), April 17, 1882 - January 27, 1883 ::

Horace A. W. Tabor Horace Austin Warner "Haw" Tabor (November 26, 1830 – April 10, 1899), also known as The Bonanza King of Leadville and The Silver King, was an American prospector, businessman, and Republican politician. His success in Leadville, Colorado's si ...

(R), from January 27, 1883 : 3. Nathaniel P. Hill (R)

Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1.

Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the List of Governors of Connecticut, 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a United States, U.S. politician in the Republican Party (United States), Republican and Free Soil parties, a America ...

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

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1. Thomas F. Bayard Sr. (D) : 2.

Eli Saulsbury Eli Saulsbury (December 29, 1817 – March 22, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party, who served in the Delaware General Assembly and as U.S. Senator from Delawa ...

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Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1. Charles W. Jones (D) : 3.

Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2.

Benjamin H. Hill Benjamin Harvey Hill (September 14, 1823 – August 16, 1882) was a politician whose "flamboyant opposition" to Congressional Reconstruction is credited with helping inaugurate Georgia's Ku Klux Klan. His famous "brush arbor speech" in Atlan ...

(D), until August 16, 1882 :: M. Pope Barrow (D), from November 15, 1882 : 3. Joseph E. Brown (D)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2. David Davis (I) : 3. John A. Logan (R)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1.

Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was the 23rd president of the United States, serving from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia—a grandson of the ninth president, William Henry Harrison, and a ...

(R) : 3.

Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during ...

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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: 2. Samuel J. Kirkwood (R), until March 7, 1881 :: James W. McDill (R), from March 8, 1881 : 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 t ...

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Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2.

Preston B. Plumb Preston B. Plumb (October 12, 1837December 20, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marysvill ...

(R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (R)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2.

James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck migrated to the United States in 1838 and settled in Wyoming County, ...

(D) : 3. John S. Williams (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2.

William Pitt Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician who served as the governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 and twice served as a United States Sen ...

(R) : 3. Benjamin F. Jonas (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1.

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was an American politician who was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebr ...

(R) : 2.

James G. Blaine James Gillespie Blaine (January 31, 1830January 27, 1893) was an American statesman and Republican politician who represented Maine in the United States House of Representatives from 1863 to 1876, serving as speaker of the U.S. House of Rep ...

(R), until March 5, 1881 :: William P. Frye (R), from March 15, 1881

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1.

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. Gorm ...

(D) : 3.

James B. Groome James Black Groome (April 4, 1838 – October 5, 1893), a member of the United States Democratic Party, was the 36th Governor of Maryland in the United States from 1874 to 1876. He was also a member of the United States Senate, representing ...

(D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

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

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

(R)

Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: 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, son of the Rev. Enoch Conger and Esther (West) Conger. The Conger family moved ...

(R) : 2.

Thomas W. Ferry Thomas White Ferry (June 10, 1827October 13, 1896), or T. W. Ferry, represented Michigan in the United States House of Representatives and then in the United States Senate. Ferry served as president pro tempore of the Senate during the 44th an ...

(R)

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

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

William Windom William Windom may refer to: * William Windom (politician) (1827–1891), U.S. representative from Minnesota * William Windom (actor) (1923–2012), his great-grandson, American actor See also * William Windham (disambiguation) {{hndis, Wi ...

(R),until March 7, 1881 ::

Alonzo J. Edgerton Alonzo Jay Edgerton (June 7, 1827 – August 9, 1896) was a United States senator from Minnesota and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of South Dakota. Education and career Born June 7, 1827, in ...

(R), March 12, 1881 – October 30, 1881 ::

(R), from November 15, 1881

Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1. James Z. George (D) : 2. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (D)

Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

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

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

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

Alvin Saunders Alvin Saunders (July 12, 1817November 1, 1899) was a U.S. Senator from Nebraska, as well as the final and longest-serving governor of the Nebraska Territory, a tenure he served during most of the American Civil War. Education Saunders was bo ...

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Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: 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 U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: 2. Edward H. Rollins (R) : 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 politica ...

(R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1.

William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 and 1895 ...

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

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

: 1.

Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

(R), until May 16, 1881 ::

Warner Miller Warner Miller (August 12, 1838March 21, 1918) was an American businessman and politician from Herkimer, New York. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a U.S. Representative (1879-1881) and United States Senator (1881-1887). A na ...

(R), from July 27, 1881 : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented New York (state), New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Se ...

(R), until May 16, 1881 :: Elbridge G. Lapham (R), from July 29, 1881

North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

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

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 1.

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

(R) : 3.

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Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: 2.

La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one ter ...

(D) : 3.

James H. Slater James Harvey Slater (December 28, 1826January 28, 1899) was a 19th-century American lawyer and politician who served as both a United States representative and Senator from Oregon. An Illinois native, Slater also served in the Oregon Territory' ...

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Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. John I. Mitchell (R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: 1. Ambrose E. Burnside (R), until September 13, 1881 ::

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 ...

(R), from October 5, 1881 : 2.

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South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2.

Matthew C. Butler Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836April 14, 1909) was a Confederate soldier, an American military commander, attorney and politician, and slaveholder from South Carolina. Database at He served as a major general in the Confederate States ...

(D) : 3.

Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American politician from South Carolina. He was a prominent member of one of the richest families in the antebellum Southern United States, owning thousands of acres of cotton land in Sout ...

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Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1. Howell E. Jackson (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Samuel B. Maxey (D) : 2. Richard Coke (D)

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1.

(R) : 3. Justin Smith Morrill, Justin S. Morrill (R)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. William Mahone (RA) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1. Johnson N. Camden (D) : 2. Henry G. Davis (D)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. Philetus Sawyer (R) : 3. Angus Cameron (American politician), Angus Cameron (R), from March 14, 1881 47th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

Members' names are preceded by their district numbers.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Thomas H. Herndon (D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . William C. Oates (D) : . Charles M. Shelley (D), until July 20, 1882 :: Charles M. Shelley (D), from November 7, 1882 : . Thomas Williams (Alabama politician), Thomas Williams (D) : . Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : . Joseph Wheeler (D), until June 3, 1882 :: William M. Lowe (GB), June 3, 1882 – October 12, 1882 :: Joseph Wheeler (D), from January 15, 1883

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . James Kimbrough Jones, James K. Jones (D) : . Jordan E. Cravens (D) : . Thomas M. Gunter (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . William Rosecrans, William S. Rosecrans (D) : . Horace F. Page (R) : . Campbell Polson Berry, Campbell P. Berry (D) : . Romualdo Pacheco (R)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . James B. Belford (R)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . John R. Buck (R) : . James Phelps (congressman), James Phelps (D) : . John T. Wait (R) : . Frederick Miles (R)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Edward L. Martin (D)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Jesse J. Finley (D), until June 1, 1882 :: Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R), from June 1, 1882

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . George Robinson Black, George R. Black (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : . Philip Cook (general), Philip Cook (D) : . Hugh Buchanan (politician), Hugh Buchanan (D) : . Nathaniel Job Hammond, Nathaniel J. Hammond (D) : . James Henderson Blount, James H. Blount (D) : . Judson C. Clements (D) : . Alexander Stephens, Alexander H. Stephens (D), until November 4, 1882 :: Seaborn Reese (D), from December 4, 1882 : . Emory Speer (Democratic Party (United States), ID)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . William Aldrich (R) : . George R. Davis (Illinois politician), George R. Davis (R) : . Charles B. Farwell (R) : . John C. Sherwin (R) : . Robert M. A. Hawk (R), until June 29, 1882 :: Robert R. Hitt (R), from December 4, 1882 : . Thomas J. Henderson (politician), Thomas J. Henderson (R) : . William Cullen (Illinois), William Cullen (R) : . Lewis E. Payson (R) : . John H. Lewis (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . James W. Singleton (D) : . William McKendree Springer, William M. Springer (D) : . Dietrich C. Smith (R) : . Joseph Gurney Cannon, Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . Samuel W. Moulton (D) : . William A. J. Sparks (D) : . William Ralls Morrison, William R. Morrison (D) : . John R. Thomas (R) : . Richard W. Townshend (D)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . William Heilman (R) : . Thomas R. Cobb (D) : . Strother M. Stockslager (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . Courtland C. Matson (D) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . Stanton J. Peelle (R) : . Robert B. F. Peirce (R) : . Godlove Stein Orth, Godlove S. Orth (R), until December 16, 1882 :: Charles T. Doxey (R), from January 17, 1883 : . Mark L. De Motte (R) : . George W. Steele (R) : . Walpole G. Colerick (D) : . William H. Calkins (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Moses A. McCoid (R) : . Sewall S. Farwell (R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Nathaniel C. Deering (R) : . William George Thompson, William G. Thompson (R) : . Marsena E. Cutts (R), until March 3, 1883 :: John C. Cook (D), from March 3, 1883 : . John A. Kasson (R) : . William Peters Hepburn, William P. Hepburn (R) : . Cyrus C. Carpenter (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . John Alexander Anderson, John A. Anderson (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R) : . Thomas Ryan (congressman), Thomas Ryan (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Oscar Turner (1825-1896), Oscar Turner (D) : . James A. McKenzie (D) : . John W. Caldwell, John William Caldwell (D) : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : . Albert S. Willis (D) : . John Griffin Carlisle, John G. Carlisle (D) : . Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) : . Philip B. Thompson Jr. (D) : . John D. White (R) : . Elijah Phister, Elijah C. Phister (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Randall L. Gibson (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Chester Bidwell Darrall, Chester B. Darrall (R) : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Edward White Robertson, Edward W. Robertson (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Thomas Brackett Reed, Thomas B. Reed (R) : . William P. Frye (R), until March 17, 1881 :: Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) from September 12, 1881 : . Stephen D. Lindsey (R) : . George W. Ladd (GB) : . Thompson H. Murch (GB)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . George Washington Covington, George W. Covington (D) : . Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott, J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . Fetter Schrier Hoblitzell, Fetter S. Hoblitzell (D) : . Robert Milligan McLane, Robert M. McLane (D) : . Andrew Grant Chapman, Andrew G. Chapman (D) : . Milton Urner, Milton G. Urner (R)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . William W. Crapo (R) : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : . Ambrose Ranney, Ambrose A. Ranney (R) : . Leopold Morse (D) : . Selwyn Z. Bowman (R) : . Eben F. Stone (R) : . William A. Russell (Massachusetts politician), William A. Russell (R) : . John W. Candler (R) : . William W. Rice (R) : . Amasa Norcross (R) : . George D. Robinson (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Henry W. Lord (R) : . Edwin Willits (R) : . Edward S. Lacey (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . George W. Webber (politician), George W. Webber (R) : . Oliver L. Spaulding (R) : . John Tyler Rich, John T. Rich (R), from April 5, 1881 : . Roswell G. Horr (R) : . Jay Abel Hubbell, Jay A. Hubbell (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . William D. Washburn (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : . Van H. Manning, Vannoy H. Manning (D) : . Hernando Money (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : . James Ronald Chalmers, James R. Chalmers (D), until April 29, 1882 :: John R. Lynch (R), from April 29, 1882

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Thomas Allen (Massachusetts), Thomas Allen (D), until April 8, 1882 :: James Henry McLean (R), from December 15, 1882 : . Richard G. Frost (D), until March 2, 1883 :: Gustavus Sessinghaus (R), from March 2, 1883 : . Lowndes Henry Davis, Lowndes H. Davis (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Ira S. Haseltine, Ira Haseltine (GB) : . Theron M. Rice (GB) : . Robert T. Van Horn (R) : . Nicholas Ford (GB) : . Joseph H. Burrows (GB) : . John Bullock Clark Jr., John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . William H. Hatch (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Edward K. Valentine (R)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . George W. Cassidy (D)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Joshua G. Hall (R) : . James F. Briggs (R) : . Ossian Ray (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . George M. Robeson (R) : . J. Hart Brewer (R) : . Miles Ross (D) : . Henry S. Harris (D) : . John Hill (congressman), John Hill (R) : . Phineas Jones (R) : . Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Perry Belmont (D) : . William Erigena Robinson, William E. Robinson (D) : . J. Hyatt Smith (I) : . Archibald Meserole Bliss, Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Benjamin Wood (American politician), Benjamin Wood (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . P. Henry Dugro (D) : . Anson G. McCook (R) : . John Hardy (US politician), John Hardy (D), from December 5, 1881 : . Abram Stevens Hewitt, Abram S. Hewitt (D) : . Levi P. Morton (R), until March 21, 1881 :: Roswell P. Flower (D), from November 8, 1881 : . Waldo Hutchins (representative), Waldo Hutchins (D) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . Lewis Beach (D) : . Thomas Cornell (politician), Thomas Cornell (R) : . Michael N. Nolan (D) : . Walter A. Wood (R) : . John Hammond (New York), John Hammond (R) : . Abraham X. Parker (R) : . George West (American politician), George West (R) : . Ferris Jacobs Jr. (R) : .

(R), until July 26, 1881 :: Charles R. Skinner (R) from November 18, 1881 : . Cyrus D. Prescott (R) : . Joseph Mason (New York), Joseph Mason (R) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . John H. Camp (R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R), until July 29, 1881 :: James Wolcott Wadsworth, James W. Wadsworth (R), from November 8, 1881 : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : . David P. Richardson (New York politician), David P. Richardson (R) : . John Van Voorhis (R) : . Richard Crowley (R) : . Jonathan Scoville (D) : . Henry H. Van Aernam (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Louis C. Latham (D) : . Orlando Hubbs (R) : . John Williams Shackelford, John W. Shackelford (D), until January 18, 1883 : . William Ruffin Cox (D) : . Alfred Moore Scales, Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Clement Dowd (D) : . Robert Franklin Armfield, Robert F. Armfield (D) : . Robert B. Vance (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Benjamin Butterworth (R) : . Thomas L. Young (R) : . Henry Lee Morey, Henry L. Morey (R) : . Emanuel Shultz (R) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : . James M. Ritchie (R) : . John P. Leedom (D) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . James S. Robinson (R) : . John B. Rice (R) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . George L. Converse (D) : . Gibson Atherton (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : . Rufus R. Dawes (R) : . Jonathan T. Updegraff (R), until November 30, 1882 :: Joseph D. Taylor (R), from January 2, 1883 : . William McKinley (R) : . Addison S. McClure (R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . Amos Townsend (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Melvin C. George (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) : . William Ward (Pennsylvania politician), William Ward (R) : . William Godshalk (R) : . Daniel Ermentrout (D) : . Abraham Herr Smith, A. Herr Smith (R) : . William Mutchler (D) : . Robert Klotz (D) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (GB) : . Samuel Fleming Barr, Samuel F. Barr (R) : . Cornelius Comegys Jadwin, Cornelius C. Jadwin (R) : . Robert Jarvis Cochran Walker, Robert J. C. Walker (R) : . Jacob Miller Campbell, Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . Horatio Gates Fisher, Horatio G. Fisher (R) : . Frank Eckels Beltzhoover, Frank E. Beltzhoover (D) : . Andrew Gregg Curtin, Andrew G. Curtin (D) : . Morgan Ringland Wise, Morgan R. Wise (D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William Shadrack Shallenberger, William S. Shallenberger (R) : . James Mosgrove (GB) : . Samuel Henry Miller, Samuel H. Miller (R) : . Lewis Findlay Watson, Lewis F. Watson (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: .

(R), until October 4, 1881 :: Henry J. Spooner (R), from December 5, 1881 : . Jonathan Chace (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . John S. Richardson (D) : . Michael P. O'Connor (politician), Michael P. O'Connor (D), until April 26, 1881 :: Samuel Dibble (D), June 9, 1881 – May 31, 1882 :: Edmund William McGregor Mackey, Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR), from May 31, 1882 : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D) : . George D. Tillman (D), until June 19, 1882 :: Robert Smalls (R), from July 19, 1882

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Augustus Herman Pettibone, Augustus H. Pettibone (R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George Gibbs Dibrell, George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . Richard Warner (politician), Richard Warner (D) : . John Ford House, John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D. C. Atkins (D) : . Charles Bryson Simonton, Charles B. Simonton (D) : . William Robert Moore, William R. Moore (R)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Olin Wellborn (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . George Washington Jones (Texas politician), George W. Jones (GB) : . Christopher C. Upson (D)

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . James M. Tyler (R) : . William W. Grout (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . George T. Garrison (D) : . John F. Dezendorf (R) : . George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise (D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D) : . John Paul (judge), John Paul (RA) : . John S. Barbour Jr. (D) : . Abram Fulkerson (RA)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Benjamin Wilson (congressman), Benjamin Wilson (D) : . John B. Hoge (D) : . John E. Kenna (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . George Cochrane Hazelton, George C. Hazelton (R) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Richard W. Guenther (R) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting delegates

: . Granville Henderson Oury, Granville H. Oury (D) : . Richard F. Pettigrew (R) : . George Ainslie (delegate), George Ainslie (D) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Tranqulino Luna (R) : . John T. Caine (D) : . Thomas H. Brents (R) : . Morton E. Post (D)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

*Deaths: 2 *Resignations: 8 *Interim appointments: 1 *Total replacements: 8 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change *Total seats with changes: 10 , - , List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin (3) , Vacant , Senator Matthew H. Carpenter died in the previous congress.
Successor elected March 14, 1881. , nowrap , Angus Cameron (American politician), Angus Cameron (R) , March 14, 1881 , - ,

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 5, 1881, to become United States Secretary of State, U.S. Secretary of State.
Successor elected March 18, 1881. , nowrap , William P. Frye (R) , March 18, 1881 , - ,

Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

(2) , nowrap , Samuel J. Kirkwood (R) , Resigned March 7, 1881, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Successor appointed March 8, 1881, to continue the term.
Appointee elected January 25, 1882, to finish the term. , nowrap , James W. McDill (R) , March 8, 1881 , - ,

Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 7, 1881, to become United States Secretary of the Treasury, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor appointed March 12, 1881, to continue the term. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 12, 1881 , - ,

New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

(1) , nowrap ,

Thomas C. Platt Thomas Collier Platt (July 15, 1833 – March 6, 1910), also known as Tom Platt

(R) , Resigned May 16, 1881, as a protest against federal appointments made in New York.
Successor elected October 11, 1881. , nowrap ,

(R) , July 27, 1881 , - ,

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned May 16, 1881, as a protest against federal appointments made in New York.
Successor elected October 11, 1881. , nowrap , Elbridge G. Lapham (R) , August 2, 1881 , - ,

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

(1) , nowrap , Ambrose Burnside (R) , Died September 13, 1881.
Successor elected October 5, 1881. , nowrap ,

(R) , October 5, 1881 , - ,

(2) , nowrap ,

(R) , Interim appointee replaced by successor elected October 30, 1881. , nowrap ,

(R) , November 15, 1881 , - ,

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

(2) , nowrap , Henry M. Teller (R) , Resigned April 17, 1882, to become United States Secretary of the Interior, U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
Successor appointed April 17, 1882. , nowrap , George M. Chilcott (R) , April 17, 1882 , - ,

Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

(2) , nowrap ,

(D) , Died August 16, 1882.
Successor elected November 15, 1882. , nowrap , M. Pope Barrow (D) , November 15, 1882 , - ,

(2) , nowrap , George M. Chilcott (R) , Interim appointee replaced by successor elected January 27, 1883. , nowrap , Horace Tabor (R) , January 27, 1883

House of Representatives

*Deaths: 6 *Resignations: 9 *Contested elections: 8 *Total replacements: 14 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss *Total seats with changes: 22 , - , , Vacant , Rep.

resigned during previous congress , nowrap , John Tyler Rich, John T. Rich (R) , April 5, 1881 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Fernando Wood elected but died before Congress convened , nowrap , John Hardy (US politician), John Hardy (D) , December 5, 1881 , - , , nowrap , William P. Frye (R) , Resigned March 17, 1881 when 1881 United States Senate special election in Maine, elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) , September 12, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Levi P. Morton (R) , Resigned March 21, 1881 to become United States Ambassador to France, U.S. Minister to France. , nowrap , Roswell P. Flower (D) , November 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Michael P. O'Connor (politician), Michael P. O'Connor (D) , Died April 26, 1881, during a contested election. Dibble presented credentials to replace him due to his death. , nowrap , Samuel Dibble (D) , June 9, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned July 26, 1881 when 1881 United States Senate special elections in New York, elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , Charles R. Skinner (R) , November 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Elbridge G. Lapham (R) , Resigned July 29, 1881 when 1881 United States Senate special elections in New York, elected U.S. Senator. , nowrap , James Wolcott Wadsworth, James W. Wadsworth (R) , November 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned October 5, 1881 when 1881 United States Senate special election in Rhode Island, elected U.S. Senator.
Successor 1881 Rhode Island's 1st congressional district special election, elected November 22, 1881. , nowrap , Henry J. Spooner (R) , December 5, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Thomas Allen (representative), Thomas Allen (D) , Died April 8, 1882 , nowrap , James Henry McLean, James H. McLean (R) , December 15, 1882 , - , , nowrap , James Ronald Chalmers, James R. Chalmers (D) , Lost contested election April 29, 1882 , nowrap , John R. Lynch (R) , April 29, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Samuel Dibble (D) , Lost contested election May 31, 1882, during an election originally contested with Michael P. O'Connor (politician), Michael P. O'Connor. Dibble presented credentials to replace him until Mackey was determined to be the victor under terms of the original election. , nowrap , Edmund William McGregor Mackey, Edmund W. M. Mackey (IR) , May 31, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Jesse J. Finley (D) , Lost contested election June 1, 1882 , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , June 1, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Joseph Wheeler (D) , Lost contested election June 3, 1882 , nowrap , William M. Lowe (GB) , June 3, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Robert M. A. Hawk (R) , Died June 29, 1882 , nowrap , Robert R. Hitt (R) , November 7, 1882 , - , , nowrap , George D. Tillman (D) , Lost contested election July 19, 1882 , nowrap , Robert Smalls (R) , July 19, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Charles M. Shelley (D) , Election contested by James Q. Smith.
Seat declared vacant July 20, 1882.
Shelley 1882 Alabama's 4th congressional district special election, re-elected to fill seat. , nowrap , Charles M. Shelley (D) , November 7, 1882 , - , , nowrap , William M. Lowe (GB) , Died October 12, 1882 , nowrap , Joseph Wheeler (D) , January 15, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Alexander H. Stephens (D) , Resigned November 4, 1882 when elected Governor of Georgia. , nowrap , Seaborn Reese (D) , December 4, 1882 , - , , nowrap , Jonathan T. Updegraff (R) , Died November 30, 1882 , nowrap , Joseph D. Taylor (R) , January 2, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Godlove Stein Orth, Godlove S. Orth (R) , Died December 16, 1882 , nowrap , Charles T. Doxey (R) , January 17, 1883 , - , , nowrap , John Williams Shackelford, John W. Shackelford (D) , Died January 18, 1883 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Richard Graham Frost, Richard G. Frost (D) , Lost contested election March 2, 1883 , nowrap , Gustavus Sessinghaus (R) , March 2, 1883 , - , , nowrap , Marsena E. Cutts (R) , Lost election contest March 3, 1883 , nowrap , John C. Cook (D) , March 3, 1883

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: William Mahone; Ranking Member: Henry G. Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry G. Davis) * 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) * Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: Matthew C. Butler) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Angus Cameron (American politician), Angus Cameron; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Samuel J.R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * Distilled Spirit Tax Bill (Select) * 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: Samuel B. Maxey) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * United States Senate Select Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Bayard) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Garland) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A. Logan; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Nathaniel P. Hill; Ranking Member: Wade Hampton III, Wade Hampton) * 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: Benjamin F. Jonas) * 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: Henry G. Davis; Ranking Member: Nathaniel P. Hill) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and Gunnery, Ordnance and Gunnery (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and Projectiles, Ordnance and Projectiles (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Ordnance and War Ships, Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member: Richard Coke) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: John I. Mitchell; Ranking Member: James B. Groome) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Maxey) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: William Pitt Kellogg, William P. Kellogg; Ranking Member: Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar) * United States Senate Special Committee on Revenue Collections in North Carolina, Revenue Collections in North Carolina (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: John Franklin Miller (senator), John F. Miller; Ranking Member: David Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: John W. Johnston; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Sioux and Crow Indians, Sioux and Crow Indians (Select) * 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:

) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Elbridge G. Lapham; Ranking Member: James Z. George)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Milton G. Urner; Ranking Member: Edward L. Martin) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: John Turner Wait, John T. Wait; Ranking Member: Thomas Williams (Alabama politician), Thomas Williams) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Edward K. Valentine; Ranking Member: William Cullen) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Frank Hiscock; Ranking Member: J. C. S. Blackburn, Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: William W. Crapo; Ranking Member: John H. Ketcham) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Richard Crowley; Ranking Member: Robert J.C. Walker) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Horatio G. Fisher; Ranking Member: Ira Sherwin Hazeltine, Ira S. Hazeltine) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Horace F. Page; Ranking Member: Melvin C. George) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Henry S. Neal; Ranking Member: John F. Dezendorf) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: John C. Sherwin; Ranking Member: Albert S. Willis) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: William H. Calkins; Ranking Member: Ferris Jacobs Jr.) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William Aldrich; Ranking Member: Cornelius C. Jadwin) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Jay Abel Hubbell; Ranking Member: Charles B. Simonton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Edwin Willits; Ranking Member: Otho R. Singleton) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: George M. Robeson; Ranking Member: Leopold Morse) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Joseph G. Cannon; Ranking Member: John H. Reagan) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Nathaniel C. Deering; Ranking Member: Thomas H. Herndon) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: James B. Belford; Ranking Member: William H. Forney) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: James F. Briggs; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Russell Errett; Ranking Member: Morgan R. Wise) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Charles G. Williams; Ranking Member: Robert J.C. Walker) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Dudley C. Haskell; Ranking Member: David P. Richardson (New York politician), David P. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Thomas M. Browne; Ranking Member: James Wolcott Wadsworth) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Thomas Brackett Reed, Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member: Amasa Norcross) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: John R. Thomas; Ranking Member: Julius C. Burrows) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: James M. Campbell; Ranking Member: Jonathan Chace) * United States House Select Committee on Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. Patterson, Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P. Patterson (Select) (Chairman: John A. Kasson; Ranking Member: John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D.C. Atkins) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Joseph Jorgensen; Ranking Member: Thomas R. Cobb) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Thomas J. Henderson (politician), Thomas J. Henderson; Ranking Member: Henry J. Spooner) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Horace B. Strait; Ranking Member: Edward K. Valentine) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: John Van Voorhis; Ranking Member: Thomas L. Young) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Benjamin W. Harris; Ranking Member: John F. Dezendorf) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: George Cochrane Hazelton, George C. Hazelton; Ranking Member: Charles B. Farwell) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Thomas L. Young; Ranking Member: Henry J. Spooner) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Benjamin F. Marsh; Ranking Member: Dietrich C. Smith) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member: Henry L. Morey) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: William S. Shallenberger; Ranking Member: J. Hyatt Smith) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: George W. Ladd) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Thaddeus C. Pound; Ranking Member: Theron M. Rice) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Romualdo Pacheco; Ranking Member: Henry L. Muldrow) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Amos Townsend; Ranking Member: J. Hart Brewer) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William McKinley; Ranking Member: Cornelius C. Jadwin) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: J. Warren Keifer; Ranking Member: Samuel J. Randall) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: William W. Grout) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Leonidas C. Houk; Ranking Member: Edward White Robertson, Edward W. Robertson) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: William D. Kelley; Ranking Member: Samuel J. Randall) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Select Committee on American Shipbuilding, American Shipbuilding (Select) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Budget Control, Budget Control * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Sen. William Aldrich; Vice Chairman: Rep. John E. Kenna) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Sen. John Sherman; Vice Chairman: Rep. George W. Geddes) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Sen.

; Vice Chairman: Rep. William M. Springer) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Sen. William Mahone; Vice Chairman: Rep. J. Hyatt Smith) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the State, War and Navy Department Building, State, War and Navy Department Building

Caucuses

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

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress, 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: John D. Defrees, until 1882 ** Sterling P. Rounds, from 1882

Senate

* Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: John Christopher Burch, John C. Burch, elected March 24, 1879, died July 28, 1881 ** Francis E. Shober, (Acting), elected October 25, 1881 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: P. J. Pierce * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright * Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Joseph J. Bullock (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian)

House of Representatives

* Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: George M. Adams, until December 5, 1881 ** Edward McPherson, from December 5, 1881 * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John G. Thompson, until December 5, 1881 ** George W. Hooker, from December 5, 1881 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Walter P. Brownlow, elected December 5, 1881 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Henry Sherwood (postmaster), Henry Sherwood, elected December 5, 1881 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: J. Guilford White ** Michael Sullivan (clerk), Michael Sullivan * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Charles N. Clisbee (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: William P. Harrison (Methodism, Methodist), until December 5, 1881 ** Frederick D. Power (Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Disciples of Christ), from December 5, 1881

Notes

References

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External links

The Great Senate Deadlock of 1881

U.S. House of Representatives: House History

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