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.
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1872.
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 42nd Congress in March 1871. The green stripes in Illinois represent Liberal Republican Lyman Trumbull.
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress, 1st Session.
Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress, 2nd Session.
Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress, 2nd Session (Revision).
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42nd, united, states, congress, meeting, legislative, branch, united, states, federal, government, consisting, united, states, senate, united, states, house, representatives, washington, from, march, 1871, march, 1873, during, third, fourth, years, ulysses, gr. The 42nd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives It met in Washington D C from March 4 1871 to March 4 1873 during the third and fourth years of Ulysses S Grant s presidency The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1860 United States census Both chambers had a Republican majority 42nd United States Congress41st 43rdUnited States Capitol 1877 March 4 1871 March 4 1873Members74 senators243 representatives10 non voting delegatesSenate majorityRepublicanSenate PresidentSchuyler Colfax R House majorityRepublicanHouse SpeakerJames G Blaine R Sessions1st March 4 1871 April 20 18712nd December 4 1871 June 10 18723rd December 2 1872 March 4 1873 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate 3 2 House of Representatives 4 Leadership 4 1 Senate 4 2 House of Representatives 5 Members 5 1 Senate 5 1 1 Alabama 5 1 2 Arkansas 5 1 3 California 5 1 4 Connecticut 5 1 5 Delaware 5 1 6 Florida 5 1 7 Georgia 5 1 8 Illinois 5 1 9 Indiana 5 1 10 Iowa 5 1 11 Kansas 5 1 12 Kentucky 5 1 13 Louisiana 5 1 14 Maine 5 1 15 Maryland 5 1 16 Massachusetts 5 1 17 Michigan 5 1 18 Minnesota 5 1 19 Mississippi 5 1 20 Missouri 5 1 21 Nebraska 5 1 22 Nevada 5 1 23 New Hampshire 5 1 24 New Jersey 5 1 25 New York 5 1 26 North Carolina 5 1 27 Ohio 5 1 28 Oregon 5 1 29 Pennsylvania 5 1 30 Rhode Island 5 1 31 South Carolina 5 1 32 Tennessee 5 1 33 Texas 5 1 34 Vermont 5 1 35 Virginia 5 1 36 West Virginia 5 1 37 Wisconsin 5 2 House of Representatives 5 2 1 Alabama 5 2 2 Arkansas 5 2 3 California 5 2 4 Connecticut 5 2 5 Delaware 5 2 6 Florida 5 2 7 Georgia 5 2 8 Illinois 5 2 9 Indiana 5 2 10 Iowa 5 2 11 Kansas 5 2 12 Kentucky 5 2 13 Louisiana 5 2 14 Maine 5 2 15 Maryland 5 2 16 Massachusetts 5 2 17 Michigan 5 2 18 Minnesota 5 2 19 Mississippi 5 2 20 Missouri 5 2 21 Nebraska 5 2 22 Nevada 5 2 23 New Hampshire 5 2 24 New Jersey 5 2 25 New York 5 2 26 North Carolina 5 2 27 Ohio 5 2 28 Oregon 5 2 29 Pennsylvania 5 2 30 Rhode Island 5 2 31 South Carolina 5 2 32 Tennessee 5 2 33 Texas 5 2 34 Vermont 5 2 35 Virginia 5 2 36 West Virginia 5 2 37 Wisconsin 5 2 38 Non voting members 6 Changes in membership 6 1 Senate 6 2 House of Representatives 7 Committees 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 7 3 Joint committees 8 Caucuses 9 Employees 9 1 Legislative branch agency directors 9 2 Senate 9 3 House of Representatives 10 See also 11 Notes 12 References 13 External linksMajor events EditMain articles 1871 in the United States 1872 in the United States and 1873 in the United States June 10 1871 U S Marines make naval attack on the Han River forts in Korea March 1 1872 Yellowstone National Park was established as the world s first national park November 5 1872 1872 United States presidential electionMajor legislation EditMain article List of United States federal legislation April 20 1871 Enforcement Act of 1871 March 1 1872 Yellowstone National Park founded May 10 1872 General Mining Act of 1872 May 23 1872 Amnesty Act of 1872 June 1 1872 Practice Conformity Act precursor to the Rules Enabling Act ch 255 17 Stat 196 February 12 1873 Coinage Act of 1873 March 3 1873 Timber Culture Act March 3 1873 Comstock Act March 3 1873 Salary Grab Act so called Party summary EditThe 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 Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D LiberalRepublican LR Republican R End of previous congress12 0 62 74 0Begin14 1 55 70 4End1754722Final voting share23 6 1 4 75 0 Beginning of next congress19 3 50 72 2House of Representatives Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D IndependentRepublican IR LiberalRepublican LR Republican R OtherEnd of previous congress67 0 0 169 5 a 241 2Begin102 1 3 135 0 241 2End1064130Final voting share44 0 0 4 1 7 53 9 0 0 Beginning of next congress91 0 4 189 6 b 290 2Leadership Edit President of the Senate Schuyler Colfax Senate Edit President Schuyler Colfax R President pro tempore Henry B Anthony R House of Representatives Edit Speaker James G Blaine R Republican Conference Chairman Austin BlairMembers EditThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed in order of seniority and representatives are listed by district Skip to House of Representatives belowSenate Edit Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years with one third beginning new six year terms with each Congress Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers which indicate the cycle of their election In this Congress Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress requiring re election in 1874 Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress requiring re election in 1876 and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress requiring re election in 1872 Alabama Edit 2 George Goldthwaite D 3 George E Spencer R Arkansas Edit 2 Powell Clayton R 3 Benjamin F Rice R California Edit 1 Eugene Casserly D 3 Cornelius Cole R Connecticut Edit 1 William A Buckingham R 3 Orris S Ferry R Delaware Edit 1 Thomas F Bayard Sr D 2 Eli M Saulsbury D Florida Edit 1 Abijah Gilbert R 3 Thomas W Osborn R Georgia Edit 2 Thomas M Norwood D from November 14 1871 3 Joshua Hill R Illinois Edit 2 John A Logan R 3 Lyman Trumbull LR Indiana Edit 1 Daniel D Pratt R 3 Oliver H P T Morton R Iowa Edit 2 George G Wright R 3 James Harlan R Kansas Edit 2 Alexander Caldwell R 3 Samuel C Pomeroy R Kentucky Edit 2 John W Stevenson D 3 Garrett Davis D until September 22 1872 Willis B Machen D from September 27 1872 dd Louisiana Edit 2 J Rodman West R 3 William P Kellogg R until November 1 1872Maine Edit 1 Hannibal Hamlin R 2 Lot M Morrill R Maryland Edit 1 William T Hamilton D 3 George Vickers D Massachusetts Edit 1 Charles Sumner R 2 Henry Wilson R until March 3 1873Michigan Edit 1 Zachariah Chandler R 2 Thomas W Ferry R Minnesota Edit 1 Alexander Ramsey R 2 William Windom R Mississippi Edit 1 Adelbert Ames R 2 James L Alcorn R from December 1 1871 Missouri Edit 1 Carl Schurz R 3 Francis P Blair Jr D Nebraska Edit 1 Thomas Tipton R 2 Phineas Hitchcock R Nevada Edit 1 William M Stewart R 3 James W Nye R New Hampshire Edit 2 Aaron H Cragin R 3 James W Patterson R New Jersey Edit 1 John P Stockton D 2 Frederick T Frelinghuysen R New York Edit 1 Reuben Fenton R 3 Roscoe Conkling R North Carolina Edit 2 Matt W Ransom D from January 30 1872 3 John Pool R Ohio Edit 1 Allen G Thurman D 3 John Sherman R Oregon Edit 2 James K Kelly D 3 Henry W Corbett R Pennsylvania Edit 1 John Scott R 3 Simon Cameron R Rhode Island Edit 1 William Sprague R 2 Henry B Anthony R South Carolina Edit 2 Thomas J Robertson R 3 Frederick A Sawyer R Tennessee Edit 1 William G Brownlow R 2 Henry Cooper D Texas Edit 1 James W Flanagan R 2 Morgan C Hamilton R Vermont Edit 1 George F Edmunds R 3 Justin S Morrill R Virginia Edit 1 John F Lewis R 2 John W Johnston D from March 15 1871West Virginia Edit 1 Arthur I Boreman R 2 Henry G Davis D Wisconsin Edit 1 Matthew H Carpenter R 3 Timothy O Howe R Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 42nd Congress in March 1871 The green stripes in Illinois represent Liberal Republican Lyman Trumbull 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans Territories Senate President pro tempore Henry B Anthony House of Representatives Edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Alabama Edit 1 Benjamin S Turner R 2 Charles W Buckley R 3 William A Handley D 4 Charles Hays R 5 Peter M Dox D 6 Joseph H Sloss D Arkansas Edit 1 James M Hanks D 2 Oliver P Snyder R 3 John Edwards LR until February 9 1872 Thomas Boles R from February 9 1872 dd California Edit 1 Sherman O Houghton R 2 Aaron A Sargent R 3 John M Coghlan R Connecticut Edit 1 Julius L Strong R until September 7 1872 Joseph R Hawley R from December 2 1872 dd 2 Stephen W Kellogg R 3 Henry H Starkweather R 4 William H Barnum D Delaware Edit At large Benjamin T Biggs D Florida Edit At large Josiah T Walls R until January 29 1873 Silas L Niblack D from January 29 1873 dd Georgia Edit 1 Archibald T MacIntyre D 2 Richard H Whiteley R 3 John S Bigby R 4 Thomas J Speer R until August 18 1872 Erasmus W Beck D from December 2 1872 dd 5 Dudley M Du Bose D 6 William P Price D 7 Pierce M B Young D Illinois Edit 1 Charles B Farwell R 2 John F Farnsworth R 3 Horatio C Burchard R 4 John B Hawley R 5 Bradford N Stevens D 6 Burton C Cook R until August 26 1871 Henry Snapp R from December 4 1871 dd 7 Jesse H Moore R 8 James C Robinson D 9 Thompson W McNeely D 10 Edward Y Rice D 11 Samuel S Marshall D 12 John B Hay R 13 John M Crebs D At large John L Beveridge R November 7 1871 January 4 1873Indiana Edit 1 William E Niblack D 2 Michael C Kerr D 3 William S Holman D 4 Jeremiah M Wilson R 5 John Coburn R 6 Daniel W Voorhees D 7 Mahlon D Manson D 8 James N Tyner R 9 John P C Shanks R 10 William Williams R 11 Jasper Packard R Iowa Edit 1 George W McCrary R 2 Aylett R Cotton R 3 William G Donnan R 4 Madison M Walden R 5 Francis W Palmer R 6 Jackson Orr R Kansas Edit At large David P Lowe R Kentucky Edit 1 Edward Crossland D 2 Henry D McHenry D 3 Joseph H Lewis D 4 William B Read D 5 Boyd Winchester D 6 William E Arthur D 7 James B Beck D 8 George M Adams D 9 John M Rice D Louisiana Edit 1 J Hale Sypher R 2 Lionel A Sheldon R 3 Chester B Darrall R 4 James McCleery R until November 5 1871 Alexander Boarman LR from December 3 1872 dd 5 Frank Morey R Maine Edit 1 John Lynch R 2 William P Frye R 3 James G Blaine R 4 John A Peters R 5 Eugene Hale R Maryland Edit 1 Samuel Hambleton D 2 Stevenson Archer D 3 Thomas Swann D 4 John Ritchie D 5 William M Merrick D Massachusetts Edit 1 James Buffington R 2 Oakes Ames R 3 Ginery Twichell R 4 Samuel Hooper R 5 Benjamin F Butler R 6 Nathaniel P Banks R then LR 7 George M Brooks R until May 13 1872 Constantine C Esty R from December 2 1872 dd 8 George F Hoar R 9 William B Washburn R until December 5 1871 Alvah Crocker R from January 2 1872 dd 10 Henry L Dawes R Michigan Edit 1 Henry Waldron R 2 William L Stoughton R 3 Austin Blair R 4 Wilder D Foster R from December 4 1871 5 Omar D Conger R 6 Jabez G Sutherland D Minnesota Edit 1 Mark H Dunnell R 2 John T Averill R Mississippi Edit 1 George E Harris R 2 Joseph L Morphis R 3 Henry W Barry R 4 George C McKee R 5 Legrand W Perce R Missouri Edit 1 Erastus Wells D 2 Gustavus A Finkelnburg LR 3 James R McCormick D 4 Harrison E Havens R 5 Samuel S Burdett R 6 Abram Comingo D 7 Isaac C Parker R 8 James G Blair LR 9 Andrew King D Nebraska Edit At large John Taffe R Nevada Edit At large Charles W Kendall D New Hampshire Edit 1 Ellery A Hibbard D 2 Samuel N Bell D 3 Hosea W Parker D New Jersey Edit 1 John W Hazelton R 2 Samuel C Forker D 3 John T Bird D 4 John Hill R 5 George A Halsey R New York Edit 1 Dwight Townsend D 2 Thomas Kinsella D 3 Henry W Slocum D 4 Robert Roosevelt D 5 William R Roberts D 6 Samuel S Cox D 7 Smith Ely Jr D 8 James Brooks D 9 Fernando Wood D 10 Clarkson N Potter D 11 Charles St John R 12 John H Ketcham R 13 Joseph H Tuthill D 14 Eli Perry D 15 Joseph M Warren D 16 John Rogers D 17 William A Wheeler R 18 John M Carroll D 19 Elizur H Prindle R 20 Clinton L Merriam R 21 Ellis H Roberts R 22 William E Lansing R 23 R Holland Duell R 24 John E Seeley R 25 William H Lamport R 26 Milo Goodrich R 27 H Boardman Smith R 28 Freeman Clarke R 29 Seth Wakeman R 30 William Williams D 31 Walter L Sessions R North Carolina Edit 1 Clinton L Cobb R 2 Charles R Thomas R 3 Alfred M Waddell D 4 Sion H Rogers D 5 James M Leach D 6 Francis E Shober D 7 James C Harper D Ohio Edit 1 Aaron F Perry R until July 14 1872 Ozro J Dodds D from October 9 1872 dd 2 Job E Stevenson R 3 Lewis D Campbell D 4 John F McKinney D 5 Charles N Lamison D 6 John A Smith R 7 Samuel Shellabarger R 8 John Beatty R 9 Charles Foster R 10 Erasmus D Peck R 11 John T Wilson R 12 Philadelph Van Trump D 13 George W Morgan D 14 James Monroe R 15 William P Sprague R 16 John Bingham R 17 Jacob A Ambler R 18 William H Upson R 19 James A Garfield R Oregon Edit At large James H Slater D Pennsylvania Edit 1 Samuel J Randall D 2 John V Creely IR 3 Leonard Myers R 4 William D Kelley R 5 Alfred C Harmer R 6 Ephraim L Acker D 7 Washington Townsend R 8 J Lawrence Getz D 9 Oliver J Dickey R 10 John W Killinger R 11 John B Storm D 12 Lazarus D Shoemaker R 13 Ulysses Mercur R until December 2 1872 Frank C Bunnell R from December 24 1872 dd 14 John B Packer R 15 Richard J Haldeman D 16 Benjamin F Meyers D 17 R Milton Speer D 18 Henry Sherwood D 19 Glenni W Scofield R 20 Samuel Griffith D 21 Henry D Foster D 22 James S Negley R 23 Ebenezer McJunkin R 24 William McClelland D Rhode Island Edit 1 Benjamin T Eames R 2 James M Pendleton R South Carolina Edit 1 Joseph Rainey R 2 Robert C De Large R until January 24 1873 vacant thereafter 3 Robert B Elliott R 4 Alexander S Wallace R Tennessee Edit 1 Roderick R Butler R 2 Horace Maynard R 3 Abraham E Garrett D 4 John M Bright D 5 Edward I Golladay D 6 Washington C Whitthorne D 7 Robert P Caldwell D 8 William W Vaughan D Texas Edit 1 William S Herndon D 2 John C Conner D 3 William T Clark R until May 13 1872 Dewitt C Giddings D from May 13 1872 dd 4 John Hancock D Vermont Edit 1 Charles W Willard R 2 Luke P Poland R 3 Worthington C Smith R Virginia Edit 1 John Critcher D 2 James H Platt Jr R 3 Charles H Porter R 4 William H H Stowell R 5 Richard T W Duke D 6 John T Harris D 7 Elliott M Braxton D 8 William Terry D West Virginia Edit 1 John J Davis D 2 James C McGrew R 3 Frank Hereford D Wisconsin Edit 1 Alexander Mitchell D 2 Gerry W Hazelton R 3 J Allen Barber R 4 Charles A Eldredge D 5 Philetus Sawyer R 6 Jeremiah M Rusk R Non voting members Edit Arizona Territory Richard C McCormick D Colorado Territory Jerome B Chaffee R Dakota Territory Moses K Armstrong D District of Columbia Norton P Chipman R from April 21 1871 Idaho Territory Samuel A Merritt D Montana Territory William H Clagett R New Mexico Territory Jose Manuel Gallegos D Utah Territory William H Hooper D Washington Territory Selucius Garfielde R Wyoming Territory William T Jones R House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Democratic 80 to 100 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican Up to 60 Democratic Up to 60 Republican Speaker of the House James G BlaineChanges in membership EditThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate Edit Replacements 0 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Deaths 0 Resignations 2 Contested elections 0 Total seats with changes 4See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation c Virginia 2 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Previous incumbent re elected March 15 1871 John W Johnston D March 15 1871Georgia 2 Vacant Foster Blodgett presented credentials as Senator elect but the Senate declared him not elected Successor elected November 14 1871 Thomas M Norwood D November 14 1871Mississippi 2 Vacant Delayed taking seat in order to serve as Governor of Mississippi James L Alcorn R December 1 1871North Carolina 2 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect Successor elected January 30 1872 Matt W Ransom D January 30 1872Kentucky 3 Garrett Davis D Died September 22 1872 Successor appointed September 27 1872 Appointee was later elected January 21 1873 to finish the term 1 Willis B Machen D September 27 1872Louisiana 3 William P Kellogg R Resigned November 1 1872 after being elected Governor of Louisiana Vacant Not filled this CongressMassachusetts 2 Henry Wilson R Resigned March 3 1873 after being elected U S Vice President Vacant Not filled this CongressHouse of Representatives Edit Replacements 11 Democratic 4 seat net gain Republican 5 seat net loss Liberal Republican 1 seat net gain Deaths 3 Resignations 6 Contested election 4 Total seats with changes 16See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation c District of Columbia At large New seat District of Columbia s At large district created March 4 1871 and remained vacant until April 21 1871 Norton P Chipman R April 21 1871Illinois At large Vacant Rep John A Logan resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate John L Beveridge R November 7 1871Michigan 4th Vacant Rep Thomas W Ferry resigned at the end of the previous congress after being elected to the US Senate Wilder D Foster R December 4 1871Illinois 6th Burton C Cook R Resigned August 26 1871 Henry Snapp R December 4 1871Louisiana 4th James McCleery R Died November 5 1871 Alexander Boarman LR December 3 1872Massachusetts 9th William B Washburn R Resigned December 5 1871 after being elected Governor of Massachusetts Alvah Crocker R January 2 1872Arkansas 3rd John Edwards LR Lost contested election February 9 1872 Thomas Boles R February 9 1872Massachusetts 7th George M Brooks R Resigned May 13 1872 after becoming judge of probate for Middlesex County Constantine C Esty R December 2 1872Texas 3rd William T Clark R Lost contested election May 13 1872 Dewitt C Giddings D December 13 1872Ohio 1st Aaron F Perry R Resigned July 14 1872 Ozro J Dodds D October 9 1872Georgia 4th Thomas J Speer R Died August 18 1872 Erasmus W Beck D December 2 1872Connecticut 1st Julius L Strong R Died September 7 1872 Joseph R Hawley R December 2 1872Pennsylvania 13th Ulysses Mercur R Resigned December 2 1872 after becoming an assoc justice of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania Frank C Bunnell R December 24 1872Illinois At large John L Beveridge R Resigned January 4 1873 after being elected Lieutenant Governor of Illinois Vacant Not filled this termSouth Carolina 2nd Robert C De Large R Seat declared vacant January 24 1873 after election was contested by Christopher C Bowen Vacant Not filled this termFlorida At large Josiah T Walls R Lost contested election January 29 1873 Silas L Niblack D January 29 1873Committees EditLists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate House Standing with Subcommittees Select and Special and Joint and after that House Senate committee assignments On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory the committee s members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee Senate Edit Agriculture Chairman Frederick T Frelinghuysen Ranking Member Henry G Davis Appropriations Chairman Lot M Morrill Ranking Member William Windom Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman Matthew H Carpenter Ranking Member Eli Saulsbury Civil Service and Retrenchment Chairman George G Wright Ranking Member N A Claims Chairman John Scott Ranking Member Arthur I Boreman Commerce Chairman Zachariah Chandler Ranking Member William A Buckingham Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia Chairman John F Lewis Ranking Member Frederick A Sawyer Education and Labor Chairman James W Flanagan Ranking Member James W Patterson Engrossed Bills Chairman Thomas F Bayard Ranking Member Thomas M Norwood Finance Chairman John Sherman Ranking Member Adelbert Ames Foreign Relations Chairman Simon Cameron Ranking Member Carl Schurz Indian Affairs Chairman William A Buckingham Ranking Member Henry Wilson Investigation and Retrenchment Chairman William A Buckingham Ranking Member William M Stewart Judiciary Chairman George F Edmunds Ranking Member Frederick T Frelinghuysen Manufactures Chairman Thomas J Robertson Ranking Member Abijah Gilbert Military Affairs Chairman John A Logan Ranking Member John A Logan Mines and Mining Chairman Hannibal Hamlin Ranking Member Alexander Caldwell Mississippi River Levee System Select Naval Affairs Chairman Aaron H Cragin Ranking Member Thomas W Ferry Ordnance and War Ships Select Outrages in Southern States Select Pacific Railroad Chairman William M Stewart Ranking Member William P Kellogg Patents Chairman Orris S Ferry Ranking Member William Windom Pensions Chairman Daniel D Pratt Ranking Member Morgan C Hamilton Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Alexander Ramsey Ranking Member Hannibal Hamlin Private Land Claims Chairman Allen G Thurman Ranking Member Thomas F Bayard Privileges and Elections Chairman Oliver P Morton Ranking Member Joshua Hill Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Justin S Morrill Ranking Member Cornelius Cole Public Lands Chairman William Sprague Ranking Member William Windom Railroads Chairman William M Stewart Ranking Member N A Removal of Political Disabilities Select Retrenchment Revision of the Laws Chairman Hannibal Hamlin Ranking Member George G Wright Revolutionary Claims Chairman William G Brownlow Ranking Member Joshua Hill Rules Select Tariff Regulation Select Territories Chairman Arthur I Boreman Ranking Member Phineas W Hitchcock Transportation Routes to the Seaboard Select WholeHouse of Representatives Edit Accounts Chairman James Buffington Ranking Member Stevenson Archer Agriculture Chairman Charles Hays Ranking Member John W Hazelton Appropriations Chairman James A Garfield Ranking Member Eugene Hale Alabama Affairs Select Arkansas Affairs Select Banking and Currency Chairman Horace Maynard Ranking Member Clinton L Merriam Claims Chairman John B Hawley Ranking Member William P Frye Coinage Weights and Measures Chairman Samuel Hooper Ranking Member John Critcher Commerce Chairman William A Wheeler Ranking Member James S Negley District of Columbia Chairman Alfred C Harmer Ranking Member Aylett R Cotton Education and Labor Chairman James Monroe Ranking Member Robert B Elliott Elections Chairman Horace B Smith Ranking Member Benjamin T Eames Expenditures in the Interior Department Chairman Jackson Orr Ranking Member George M Adams Expenditures in the Justice Department Chairman James B Sener Ranking Member N A Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman Julius C Burrows Ranking Member Benjamin T Biggs Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Henry W Barry Ranking Member William R Roberts Expenditures in the State Department Chairman Jasper Packard Ranking Member John Rogers Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman J Hale Sypher Ranking Member William H Barnum Expenditures in the War Department Chairman William Williams Ranking Member Ephraim L Acker Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman R Holland Duell Ranking Member Fernando Wood Freedmen s Affairs Chairman Clinton L Cobb Ranking Member Joseph H Rainey Foreign Affairs Chairman Godlove Stein Orth Ranking Member Jasper Packard Indian Affairs Chairman John T Averill Ranking Member John C Edwards Invalid Pensions Chairman Jeremiah McLain Rusk Ranking Member Benjamin S Turner Judiciary Chairman Benjamin F Butler Ranking Member Milo Goodrich Manufactures Chairman Charles B Farwell Ranking Member John M Rice Mileage Chairman Hezekiah S Bundy Ranking Member Edward I Golladay Military Affairs Chairman John Coburn Ranking Member George E Harris Militia Chairman Roderick R Butler Ranking Member John C Conner Mines and Mining Chairman David P Lowe Ranking Member Walter L Sessions Naval Affairs Chairman Glenni W Scofield Ranking Member John M Coghlan Pacific Railroads Chairman Philetus Sawyer Ranking Member John T Averill Patents Chairman Omar D Conger Ranking Member Joseph M Warren Post Office and Post Roads Chairman John B Packer Ranking Member Charles H Porter Private Land Claims Chairman Jasper Packard Ranking Member J Allen Barber Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman James H Platt Jr Ranking Member Walter L Sessions Public Expenditures Chairman Harrison E Havens Ranking Member Thomas Kinsella Public Lands Chairman Washington Townsend Ranking Member Jeremiah M Rusk Railways and Canals Chairman George W McCrary Ranking Member Charles St John Reform on Civil Service Chairman Stephen W Kellogg Ranking Member N A Revision of Laws Chairman Luke P Poland Ranking Member John S Bigby Revolution Claims Chairman Alexander S Wallace Ranking Member Abram Comingo Revolutionary Pensions and War of 1812 Chairman Lazarus D Shoemaker Ranking Member John M Rice Rules Select Chairman James G Blaine Ranking Member Samuel S Cox Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman George C McKee Ranking Member Lazarus D Shoemaker War Claims Chairman William Lawrence Ranking Member N A Ways and Means Chairman Henry L Dawes Ranking Member Horatio C Burchard WholeJoint committees Edit Conditions of Indian Tribes Special Enrolled Bills Chairman Rep Chester B Darrall Vice Chairman Rep John T Bird Inquire into the Affairs of the District of Columbia Select Chairman Rep Jeremiah M Wilson Vice Chairman N A The Library Chairman Rep William P Frye Vice Chairman Rep Lewis D Campbell Printing Chairman Rep William G Donnan Vice Chairman Rep William P Price Caucuses EditDemocratic House Democratic Senate Employees EditLegislative branch agency directors Edit Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand SpoffordSenate Edit Chaplain John P Newman Methodist Librarian George S Wagner from 1871 Secretary George C Gorham Sergeant at Arms John R FrenchHouse of Representatives Edit Chaplain John G Butler Presbyterian Clerk Edward McPherson Clerk at the Speaker s Table John M Barclay Doorkeeper Otis S Buxton Postmaster William S King Reading Clerks Charles N Clisbee D and William K Mehaffey R Sergeant at Arms Nehemiah G OrdwaySee also Edit1870 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1870 71 United States Senate elections 1870 71 United States House of Representatives elections 1972 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1872 United States presidential election 1872 73 United States Senate elections 1872 73 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes Edit Conservative Independent Democratic a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References Edit Byrd amp Wolff p 112 Byrd Robert C Wolff Wendy October 1 1993 The Senate 1789 1989 Historical Statistics 1789 1992 volume 4 Bicentennial ed U S Government Printing Office ISBN 9780160632563 Martis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company External links EditStatutes at Large 1789 1875 Senate Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress House Journal First Forty three Sessions of Congress Biographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress 1st Session Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress 2nd Session Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress 2nd Session Revision Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress 3rd Session Congressional Directory for the 42nd Congress 3rd Session Revision Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 42nd United States Congress amp oldid 1135436348, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
