The 46th 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, 1879, to March 4, 1881, during the last two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency. The apportionment of seats in this

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was based on the 1870 United States census. The Senate had a Democratic majority, while the House of Representatives had a Democratic plurality. The Democrats were still able to control the House, however, with the help of the Independent politicians who caucused with them.

Party summary

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 ...

: William A. Wheeler (R) * President pro tempore: Allen G. Thurman (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William A. Wallace * Republican Conference Chairman:

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

* Speaker: Samuel J. Randall (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman: John Ford House * Republican Conference Chairman: William P. Frye

Major events

* Depression of 1873–79 * March 18, 1879: Samuel J. Randall was elected in one of the most tightly fought contests for the speakership after the Civil War. Randall, who favored the protective tariff and "hard money," drew his greatest strength from northern cities and greatest opposition from the west and south. The midterm elections of 1878 had gone badly for the Democrats, with the

Greenback Party The Greenback Party (known successively as the Independent Party, the National Independent Party and the Greenback Labor Party) was an Political parties in the United States, American political party with an Competition law, anti-monopoly ideolog ...

making inroads in key districts. This emboldened Randall's opponents, who rallied to the support of Joseph Blackburn from Kentucky. In the end, Randall prevailed in the Democratic caucus to receive the nomination, with 75 votes to Blackburn's 57 and a scattering of 9 votes to three other candidates. Blackburn, in moving to make Randall's nomination unanimous, steered his supporters away from the nomination of Hendrick B. Wright, a Democrat from Pennsylvania who was nominated by the Greenbacks. In the eventual vote in the House to elect the Speaker, Randall prevailed with 144 votes, to 125 for

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

(Republican from Ohio), 13 for Wright, and one for William "Pig Iron" Kelley (Pennsylvania). * November 2, 1880: U.S. presidential election, 1880:

(R) defeated Winfield S. Hancock (D) * February 19, 1881: Kansas became the first state to prohibit alcohol.

Major legislation

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

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 re-election in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1884.

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 (D) : 3. George S. Houston (D), until December 31, 1879 :: Luke Pryor (D), January 7, 1880 - November 23, 1880 :: James L. Pugh (D), from November 24, 1880

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 Garland (D) : 3. James D. Walker (D)

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.

Newton Booth Newton Booth (December 30, 1825July 14, 1892) was an American entrepreneur and politician who served as the 11th governor of California from 1871 to 1875 and as U.S. Senator from California from 1875 to 1881. He was the only member of the Anti-Mo ...

(AM) : 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 (R) : 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. William W. Eaton (D) : 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 Bayard Sr. (D) : 2. Eli Saulsbury (D)

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 Hill (D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D), until May 26, 1880 :: Joseph E. Brown (D), from May 26, 1880

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. Joseph E. McDonald (D) : 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) : 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 (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 (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.

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American politician and diplomat who was the 15th vice president of the United States, serving from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republi ...

(R) : 2. James G. Blaine (R)

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. William Pinkney Whyte (D) : 3. James B. Groome (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 (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. Zachariah Chandler (R), until November 1, 1879 :: Henry P. Baldwin (R), from November 17, 1879 : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (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 ...

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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. Blanche Bruce (R) : 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 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. Algernon Paddock (R) : 2. Alvin Saunders (R)

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. William Sharon (R) : 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.

Charles Bell Sir Charles Bell (12 November 177428 April 1842) was a Scottish surgeon, anatomist, physiologist, neurologist, artist, and philosophical theologian. He is noted for discovering the difference between sensory nerves and motor nerves in the ...

(R), March 13, 1879 - June 18, 1879 :: Henry W. Blair (R), from June 18, 1879

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. Theodore Randolph (D) : 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. Francis Kernan (D) : 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 ...

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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. Allen G. Thurman (D) : 3. George H. Pendleton (D)

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 (D) : 3. James H. Slater (D)

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. William A. Wallace (D) : 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 Burnside Ambrose Everts Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the American Civil War and a three-time Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successfu ...

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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 (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. James E. Bailey (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: 1. Samuel B. Maxey (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 ...

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Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1.

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) : 3. Justin Morrill (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 1. Robert E. Withers (D) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: 1. Frank Hereford (D) : 2. Henry G. Davis (D)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: 1. Angus Cameron (R) : 3. Matthew H. Carpenter (R), until February 24, 1881 46th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members are preceded by their district numbers.

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 ...

: . Thomas H. Herndon (D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . William J. Samford (D) : . Charles M. Shelley (D) : . Thomas Williams (D) : . Burwell Lewis (D), until October 1, 1880 :: Newton N. Clements (D), from December 8, 1880 : . William H. Forney (D) : . William M. Lowe (GB)

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 ...

: . Poindexter Dunn (D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : . Jordan E. Cravens (D) : . Thomas M. Gunter (D)

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 ...

: . Horace Davis (R) : . Horace F. Page (R) : . Campbell P. Berry (D) : .

Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco (October 31, 1831January 23, 1899) was a Californio statesman and diplomat. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he is best known as the only Hispanics and Latinos in California, Hispanic person to serve ...

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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 ...

: . James B. Belford (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. ...

: . Joseph R. Hawley (R) : . James Phelps (D) : . John T. Wait (R) : . Frederick Miles (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 ...

: . Edward L. Martin (D)

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 ...

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : . Noble A. Hull (D), until January 22, 1881 :: Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R), from January 22, 1881

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 ...

: . John C. Nicholls (D) : . William E. Smith (D) : . Philip Cook (D) : . Henry Persons (ID) : . Nathaniel J. Hammond (D) : . James Blount (D) : . William Felton (D) : .

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the first and only Vice President of the Confederate States of America, vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and l ...

(D) : . Emory Speer (ID)

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 ...

: . William Aldrich (R) : .

George R. Davis George Davis may refer to: Entertainment *George Davis (actor) (1889–1965), Dutch-born American actor *George Davis (art director) (1914–1998), American art director *George Davis (author) (1939), American novelist *George Davis (editor) (1906 ...

(R) : . Hiram Barber Jr. (R) : . John C. Sherwin (R) : . Robert M. A. Hawk (R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : . Philip C. Hayes (R) : . Greenbury L. Fort (R) : . Thomas A. Boyd (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . James W. Singleton (D) : . William M. Springer (D) : . Adlai E. Stevenson (D) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . Albert P. Forsythe (GB) : . William A. J. Sparks (D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . John R. Thomas (R) : . Richard W. Townshend (D)

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 ...

: . William Heilman (R) : . Thomas R. Cobb (D) : . George A. Bicknell (D) : . Jeptha D. New (D) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . William R. Myers (D) : . Gilbert De La Matyr (GB) : . Abraham J. Hostetler (D) : . Godlove S. Orth (R) : . William H. Calkins (R) : .

Calvin Cowgill Calvin Cowgill (January 7, 1819 – February 10, 1903) was an American lawyer and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1879 to 1881. Biography Born in Clinton County, ...

(R) : . Walpole G. Colerick (D) : . John Baker (R)

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 ...

: . Moses A. McCoid (R) : . Hiram Price (R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Nathaniel C. Deering (R) : . Rush Clark (R), until April 29, 1879 :: William G. Thompson (R), from December 1, 1879 : . James B. Weaver (GB) : . Edward H. Gillette (GB) : . William F. Sapp (R) : . Cyrus C. Carpenter (R)

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 ...

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

: . Oscar Turner (ID) : . James A. McKenzie (D) : . John William Caldwell (D) : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : . Albert S. Willis (D) : .

John G. Carlisle John Griffin Carlisle (September 5, 1834July 31, 1910) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician from Kentucky. He represented Kentucky in the United States House of Representatives from 1877 to 1890, serving as the 31st Speake ...

(D) : . Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) : . Philip B. Thompson Jr. (D) : . Thomas Turner (D) : . Elijah C. Phister (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 ...

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Randall L. Gibson Randall Lee Gibson (September 10, 1832 – December 15, 1892) was an American attorney and politician, elected as a United States House of Representatives, member of the House of Representatives and List of United States Senators from Louisi ...

(D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Joseph H. Acklen (D) : . Joseph B. Elam (D) : . J. Floyd King (D) : . Edward W. Robertson (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 ...

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : . William P. Frye (R) : . Stephen D. Lindsey (R) : .

George W. Ladd George Washington Ladd (September 28, 1818 – January 30, 1892) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Maine. Life history Ladd was born on September 28, 1818 to Joseph and Sarah (Hamlin) Ladd in Augusta, Main ...

(GB) : . Thompson H. Murch (GB)

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 ...

: . Daniel M. Henry (D) : . J. Frederick C. Talbott (D) : . William Kimmel (D) : . Robert M. McLane (D) : . Eli J. Henkle (D) : . Milton G. Urner (R)

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 ...

: . William W. Crapo (R) : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : . Walbridge A. Field (R) : . Leopold Morse (D) : . Selwyn Z. Bowman (R) : . George B. Loring (R) : . William A. Russell (R) : . William Claflin (R) : . William W. Rice (R) : . Amasa Norcross (R) : . George D. Robinson (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, ...

: . John Newberry (R) : . Edwin Willits (R) : . Jonas H. McGowan (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . John W. Stone (R) : . Mark S. Brewer (R) : . Omar D. Conger (R), until March 3, 1881 : . Roswell G. Horr (R) : . Jay Hubbell (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 ...

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Henry Poehler (D) : . William D. Washburn (R)

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 ...

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : . Vannoy Manning (D) : . Hernando Money (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : . James Chalmers (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 ...

: . Martin L. Clardy (D) : . Erastus Wells (D) : . Richard G. Frost (D) : . Lowndes H. Davis (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . James R. Waddill (D) : . Alfred M. Lay (D), until December 8, 1879 :: John F. Philips (D), from January 10, 1880 : . Samuel L. Sawyer (ID) : . Nicholas Ford (GB) : . Gideon F. Rothwell (D) : . John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . William H. Hatch (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (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 ...

: . Edward K. Valentine (R)

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 ...

: . Rollin M. Daggett (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 ...

: . Joshua G. Hall (R) : . James F. Briggs (R) : . Evarts Farr (R), until November 30, 1880 :: Ossian Ray (R), from January 8, 1881

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 ...

: . George M. Robeson (R) : . Hezekiah Smith (D) : . Miles Ross (D) : . Alvah A. Clark (D) : . Charles H. Voorhis (R) : . John L. Blake (R) : . Lewis A. Brigham (R)

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 * ...

: . James W. Covert (D) : . Daniel O'Reilly (ID) : . Simeon B. Chittenden (R) : . Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Nicholas Muller (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . Edwin Einstein (R) : . Anson G. McCook (R) : .

Fernando Wood Fernando Wood (June 14, 1812 – February 13, 1881) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician, merchant, and real estate investor who served as the 73rd and 75th Mayor of New York, Mayor of New York City. ...

(D), until February 14, 1881 : . James O'Brien (ID) : .

Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as List of ambassadors of the United States to France, United States ambassador to France, as a United States H ...

(R) : . Waldo Hutchins (D), from November 4, 1879 : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . John W. Ferdon (R) : . William Lounsbery (D) : . John M. Bailey (R) : . Walter A. Wood (R) : . John Hammond (R) : . Amaziah B. James (R) : . John H. Starin (R) : . David Wilber (R) : . Warner Miller (R) : . Cyrus D. Prescott (R) : . Joseph Mason (R) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . John H. Camp (R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R) : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : . David P. Richardson (R) : . John Van Voorhis (R) : . Richard Crowley (R) : . Ray V. Pierce (R), until September 18, 1880 :: Jonathan Scoville (D), from November 12, 1880 : . Henry H. Van Aernam (R)

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 ...

: . Joseph Martin (R), until January 29, 1881 :: Jesse J. Yeates (D), from January 29, 1881 : . William H. Kitchin (D) : . Daniel Russell (GB) : . Joseph J. Davis (D) : . Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Walter L. Steele (D) : . Robert F. Armfield (D) : . Robert 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 ...

: . Benjamin Butterworth (R) : . Thomas L. Young (R) : . John A. McMahon (D) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . Benjamin Le Fevre (D) : . William D. Hill (D) : . Frank H. Hurd (D) : . Ebenezer B. Finley (D) : . George L. Converse (D) : . Thomas Ewing Jr. (D) : . Henry L. Dickey (D) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . Adoniram J. Warner (D) : . Gibson Atherton (D) : . George W. Geddes (D) : .

William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until Assassination of William McKinley, his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...

(R) : .

James Monroe James Monroe ( ; April 28, 1758July 4, 1831) was an American Founding Father of the United States, Founding Father who served as the fifth president of the United States from 1817 to 1825. He was the last Founding Father to serve as presiden ...

(R) : . Jonathan T. Updegraff (R) : . James A. Garfield (R), until November 8, 1880 :: Ezra B. Taylor (R), from December 13, 1880 : . Amos Townsend (R)

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 ...

: . John Whiteaker (D)

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 ...

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . William Ward (R) : . William Godshalk (R) : . Hiester Clymer (D) : . A. Herr Smith (R) : . Reuben Bachman (D) : . Robert Klotz (D) : . Hendrick B. Wright (GB) : . John Ryon (D) : . John W. Killinger (R) : . Edward Overton Jr. (R) : . John I. Mitchell (R) : . Alexander H. Coffroth (D) : . Horatio G. Fisher (R) : . Frank E. Beltzhoover (D) : . Seth Yocum (GB) : . Morgan R. Wise (D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William S. Shallenberger (R) : . Harry White (R) : . Samuel Dick (R) : . James H. Osmer (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 ...

: . Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (R)

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 ...

: . John S. Richardson (D) : . Michael P. O'Connor (D) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D) : . George D. Tillman (D)

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 ...

: . Robert L. Taylor (D) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . George G. Dibrell (D) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . John M. Bright (D) : . John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John D. C. Atkins (D) : . Charles B. Simonton (D) : . H. Casey Young (D)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: . John H. Reagan (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : .

Olin Wellborn Olin Wellborn (June 18, 1843 – December 6, 1921) was a United States representative from Texas and a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Education and career Born on June ...

(D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . George W. Jones (GB) : . Christopher C. Upson (D), from April 15, 1879

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . James M. Tyler (R) : . Bradley Barlow (GB)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: . Richard Lee T. Beale (D) : . John Goode Jr. (D) : .

Joseph E. Johnston Joseph Eggleston Johnston (February 3, 1807 – March 21, 1891) was an American military officer who served in the United States Army during the Mexican–American War (1846–1848) and the Seminole Wars. After Virginia declared secession from ...

(D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John R. Tucker (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hutton II (D) : . James Richmond (D)

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: . Benjamin Wilson (D) : . Benjamin F. Martin (D) : . John E. Kenna (D)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . George Hazelton (R) : . Peter V. Deuster (D) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Gabriel Bouck (D) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting delegates

: . John G. Campbell (D) : . Granville G. Bennett (R) : . George Ainslie (D) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Mariano S. Otero (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : .

Thomas H. Brents Thomas Hurley Brents (December 24, 1840 – October 23, 1916) was an American politician and attorney in the Pacific Northwest. A native of Illinois, he was raised in Oregon where he served in the Oregon House of Representatives. A Republican Par ...

(R) : . Stephen Downey (R)

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 4 ** Democratic: no net change ** Republican: no net change * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 1 * Interim appointments: 2 *Total seats with changes: 5 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
An interim successor was appointed March 13, 1879. , nowrap , Charles H. Bell (R) , March 13, 1879 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Charles H. Bell (R) , Successor elected June 18, 1879, but did not begin service until June 20, 1879, for unknown reasons. , nowrap , Henry W. Blair (R) , June 20, 1879 , - ,

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) , nowrap , Zachariah Chandler (R) , Died November 1, 1879.
Successor appointed November 17, 1879, to continue the term.
Appointee was elected January 19, 1881, to finish the term. , nowrap , Henry P. Baldwin (R) , November 17, 1879 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , George S. Houston (D) , Died December 31, 1879.
Successor appointed January 7, 1880, to continue the term.
, nowrap , Luke Pryor (D) , January 7, 1880 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , John B. Gordon (D) , Resigned May 26, 1880, to promote building of the Georgia Pacific Railway.
Successor elected May 26, 1880. , nowrap , Joseph E. Brown (D) , May 26, 1880 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , Luke Pryor (D) , Successor elected November 23, 1880. , nowrap , James L. Pugh (D) , November 24, 1880 , - ,

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

(3) , nowrap , Matthew H. Carpenter (R) , Died February 24, 1881. , Vacant , Not filled this term

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 8 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 4 * Resignations: 3 * Contested election: 2 *Total seats with changes: 11 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Gustav Schleicher died during previous congress , nowrap , Christopher C. Upson (D) , April 15, 1879 , - , , Vacant , Rep.-elect Alexander Smith died during previous congress , nowrap , Waldo Hutchins (D) , November 4, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Rush Clark (R) , Died April 29, 1879 , nowrap , William G. Thompson (R) , October 14, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Alfred M. Lay (D) , Died December 8, 1879 , nowrap , John F. Philips (D) , January 10, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Ray V. Pierce (R) , Resigned September 18, 1880 , nowrap , Jonathan Scoville (D) , November 12, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Burwell B. Lewis (D) , Resigned October 1, 1880, to accept presidency of the

University of Alabama The University of Alabama (informally known as Alabama, UA, the Capstone, or Bama) is a Public university, public research university in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States. Established in 1820 and opened to students in 1831, the University of ...

, nowrap , Newton N. Clements (D) , December 8, 1880 , - , , nowrap , James A. Garfield (R) , Resigned November 8, 1880 , nowrap , Ezra B. Taylor (R) , December 13, 1880 , - , , nowrap , Evarts W. Farr (R) , Died November 30, 1880.
Successor elected December 28, 1880. , nowrap , Ossian Ray (R) , January 8, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Noble A. Hull (D) , Lost contested election January 22, 1881 , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , January 22, 1881 , - , , nowrap , Joseph J. Martin (R) , Lost contested election January 29, 1881 , nowrap , Jesse J. Yeates (D) , January 29, 1881 , - , , nowrap ,

(D) , Died February 14, 1881 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Omar D. Conger (R) , Resigned March 3, 1881, after being elected to the

US Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and House have the authority under Article One of the ...

, Vacant , Not filled this term

Committees

Senate

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

Agriculture Agriculture encompasses crop and livestock production, aquaculture, and forestry for food and non-food products. Agriculture was a key factor in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created ...

(Chairman: John W. Johnston; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * Appropriations (Chairman: Henry G. Davis; Ranking Member:

) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: Benjamin H. Hill; Ranking Member: John P. Jones) * Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate (Select) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Matthew C. Butler; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller) * Claims (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Samuel J.R. McMillan) *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member:

) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

(Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * Education and Labor (Chairman: James E. Bailey; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * Elections of 1878 (Select) * Emigration of Negroes from the South to North (Select) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Robert E. Withers) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Zebulon B. Vance; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rollins) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member: Algernon S. Paddock) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: John A. Logan) *

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

(Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) *

Foreign Relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

(Chairman: William W. Eaton; Ranking Member:

) * Freedman's Savings and Trust Company (Select) * Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) *

Indian Territory Indian Territory and the Indian Territories are terms that generally described an evolving land area set aside by the Federal government of the United States, United States government for the relocation of Native Americans in the United States, ...

(Select) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member: David Davis) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

(Chairman: La Fayette Grover; Ranking Member: Edward H. Rollins) * Military Affairs (Chairman: Theodore F. Randolph; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Frank Hereford; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin F. Jonas; Ranking Member: James G. Blaine) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member:

) * Nicaraguan Claims (Select) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...

(Chairman: Francis Kernan; Ranking Member:

) *

Pensions A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ...

(Chairman: Robert E. Withers; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * Plueropneumonia among Animals (Select) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Samuel B. Maxey; Ranking Member: James B. Groome) * Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: David Davis) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Eli Saulsbury; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * Public Lands (Chairman: Joseph E. McDonald; Ranking Member: Preston B. Plumb) *

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road ...

(Chairman:

Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II (September 17, 1825January 23, 1893) was a Confederate soldier, American politician, diplomat, and jurist. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he represented Mississippi in bot ...

; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Jonas) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: William A. Wallace; Ranking Member: George F. Hoar) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles W. Jones) *

Rules Rule or ruling may refer to: Human activity * The exercise of political or personal control by someone with authority or power * Business rule, a rule pertaining to the structure or behavior internal to a business * School rule, a rule tha ...

(Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member: James G. Blaine) * Tariff Regulation (Select) * Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman: George H. Pendleton; Ranking Member: David Davis) *

Territories A territory is an area of land, sea, or space, belonging or connected to a particular country, person, or animal. In international politics, a territory is usually a geographic area which has not been granted the powers of self-government, ...

(Chairman: Augustus H. Garland; Ranking Member: Alvin Saunders) * Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman: James B. Beck; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select) * Whole

House of Representatives

* Accounts (Chairman: Daniel M. Henry; Ranking Member: Thomas A. Boyd) * Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) (Chairman: Lowndes H. Davis; Ranking Member: Mark S. Brewer) *

(Chairman: James W. Covert; Ranking Member: William H. Hatch) * Appropriations (Chairman: John DeWitt Clinton Atkins; Ranking Member: John H. Baker) * Banking and Currency (Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member:

) * Claims (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: William J. Samford) * Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Gilbert De La Matyr) *

(Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: Peter V. Deuster) *

(Chairman: Eppa Hunton; Ranking Member: William Heilman) * Education and Labor (Chairman: John Goode; Ranking Member: James H. Osmer) *

Elections An election is a formal group decision-making process whereby a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operated ...

(Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: J. Warren Keifer) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: John E. Kenna; Ranking Member: David F. Wilber) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Nicholas Muller; Ranking Member: Gilbert De La Matyr) * Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: James H. Blount; Ranking Member: Lowndes H. Davis) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Richard W. Townshend; Ranking Member: Walter A. Wood) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John L. Blake) * Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Hiester Clymer; Ranking Member: John S. Newberry) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: William H. Forney; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill) * Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Joseph C. S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Harry White) * Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Peter V. Deuster; Ranking Member: Nicholas Ford) *

Foreign Affairs ''Foreign Affairs'' is an American magazine of international relations and foreign policy of the United States, U.S. foreign policy published by the Council on Foreign Relations, a nonprofit organization, nonprofit, nonpartisan, membership or ...

(Chairman: Samuel S. Cox; Ranking Member: William D. Hill) * Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred M. Scales; Ranking Member:

) * Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Alexander H. Coffroth; Ranking Member: Robert L. Taylor) *

(Chairman: J. Proctor Knott; Ranking Member: Nathaniel J. Hammond) * Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: Edward W. Robertson; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Bayne) *

(Chairman: Morgan R. Wise; Ranking Member: William M. Lowe) * Mileage (Chairman: Thomas R. Cobb; Ranking Member: Simeon B. Chittenden) * Military Affairs (Chairman: William A.J. Sparks; Ranking Member: Harry White) *

Militia A militia ( ) is a military or paramilitary force that comprises civilian members, as opposed to a professional standing army of regular, full-time military personnel. Militias may be raised in times of need to support regular troops or se ...

(Chairman: Miles Ross; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Dick) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Adlai E. Stevenson; Ranking Member: John I. Mitchell) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: Washington C. Whitthorne; Ranking Member: James O'Brien) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

Robert Milligan McLane Robert Milligan McLane (June 23, 1815 – April 16, 1898) was an American politician, military officer, and diplomat. He served as U.S. minister to Mexico, France, and China, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Maryland's 4 ...

; Ranking Member:

) *

(Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: Hezekiah B. Smith) *

(Chairman: John Whiteaker; Ranking Member: N/A) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Hernando D. Money; Ranking Member: George Washington Jones) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: Thomas M. Gunter; Ranking Member: John I. Mitchell) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Philip Cook; Ranking Member: Thompson H. Murch) * Public Expenditures (Chairman: Ebenezer B. Finley; Ranking Member: Charles H. Joyce) * Public Lands (Chairman: George L. Converse; Ranking Member: Thomas Ryan) * Railways and Canals (Chairman: George C. Cabell; Ranking Member: Daniel O'Reilly) * Revision of Laws (Chairman: John T. Harris; Ranking Member: William M. Lowe) * Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: John Whiteaker; Ranking Member: George L. Converse) *

(Select) (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: James A. Garfield) * Standards of Official Conduct *

(Chairman: Henry L. Muldrow; Ranking Member: Reuben K. Bachman) * War Claims (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Cyrus C. Carpenter) * Ways and Means (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James A. Garfield) * Whole

Joint committees

* Budget Control * Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) *

Census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

(Chairman: Rep. Samuel S. Cox; Vice Chairman: Rep. Gideon F. Rothwell) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. John E. Kenna; Vice Chairman: Rep. David F. Wilber) * The Library (Chairman: Rep. George W. Geddes; Vice Chairman: Rep. William Claflin) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chairman: Rep. Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Rep. Philip C. Hayes)

Caucuses

* Democratic (House) * Democratic (Senate)

Employees

Legislative branch agency directors

Architect of the Capitol The Architect of the Capitol is the Federal government of the United States, federal Government agency, agency responsible for the maintenance, operation, development, and preservation of the United States Capitol Complex. It is an agency of t ...

: Edward Clark *

Librarian of Congress The librarian of Congress is the head of the Library of Congress, appointed by the president of the United States with the advice and consent of the United States Senate, for a term of ten years. The librarian of Congress also appoints and overs ...

: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: John D. Defrees

Senate

Secretary A secretary, administrative assistant, executive assistant, personal secretary, or other similar titles is an individual whose work consists of supporting management, including executives, using a variety of project management, program evalu ...

: George C. Gorham, until March 24, 1879 ** John C. Burch elected March 24, 1879 *

Librarian A librarian is a person who professionally works managing information. Librarians' common activities include providing access to information, conducting research, creating and managing information systems, creating, leading, and evaluating educat ...

: P. J. Pierce *

Sergeant at Arms A serjeant-at-arms or sergeant-at-arms is an officer appointed by a deliberative body, usually a legislature, to keep order during its meetings. The word "serjeant" is derived from the Latin , which means "servant". Historically, serjeants-at-a ...

: John R. French, until March 23, 1879 ** Richard J. Bright, elected March 23, 1879 *

Chaplain A chaplain is, traditionally, a cleric (such as a minister, priest, pastor, rabbi, purohit, or imam), or a lay representative of a religious tradition, attached to a secular institution (such as a hospital, prison, military unit, intellige ...

: Byron Sunderland (

Presbyterian Presbyterianism is a historically Reformed Protestant tradition named for its form of church government by representative assemblies of elders, known as "presbyters". Though other Reformed churches are structurally similar, the word ''Pr ...

), until March 24, 1879 ** Joseph J. Bullock (

), elected March 24, 1879

House of Representatives

Clerk A clerk is a white-collar worker who conducts record keeping as well as general office tasks, or a worker who performs similar sales-related tasks in a retail environment. The responsibilities of clerical workers commonly include Records managem ...

: George M. Adams *

: John G. Thompson * Doorkeeper: Charles W. Field *

Postmaster A postmaster is the head of an individual post office, responsible for all postal activities in a specific post office. When a postmaster is responsible for an entire mail distribution organization (usually sponsored by a national government), ...

: James M. Steuart * Clerk at the Speaker's Table: J. Randolph Tucker Jr. ** George P. Miller ** Michael Sullivan * Reading Clerks: ** Thomas S. Pettit (D) ** Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) *

: W.P. Harrison (

Methodist Methodism, also called the Methodist movement, is a Protestant Christianity, Christian Christian tradition, tradition whose origins, doctrine and practice derive from the life and teachings of John Wesley. George Whitefield and John's brother ...

)

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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