1st: March 18, 1879 – July 1, 1879 2nd: December 1, 1879 – June 16, 1880 3rd: December 6, 1880 – March 3, 1881
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives 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.
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 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 (Republican from Ohio), 13 for Wright, and one for William "Pig Iron" Kelley (Pennsylvania).
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.
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 46th Congress in March 1879. The green stripes in California represent Newton Booth of the Anti-Monopoly Party, while the gray stripes in Illinois represent independent David Davis.
2 Democrats
1 Democrat and 1 Republican
2 Republicans
Territories
House of RepresentativesEdit
The names of members are preceded by their district numbers.
Resigned March 3, 1881, after being elected to the US Senate
Vacant
Not filled this term
CommitteesEdit
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.
SenateEdit
Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select)
^ ab When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
ReferencesEdit
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 linksEdit
U.S. House of Representatives: House History
U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress, 1st Session.
Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress, 2nd Session.
Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress, 2nd Session (1st Revision).
Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress, 2nd Session (2nd Revision).
Congress, United States (1880). Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress, 3rd Session.
Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress, 3rd Session (Revision).
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The 46th 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 1879 to March 4 1881 during the last two years of Rutherford Hayes s presidency 46th United States Congress45th 47thUnited States Capitol 1877 March 4 1879 March 4 1881Members76 senators293 representatives8 non voting delegatesSenate majorityDemocratSenate PresidentWilliam A Wheeler R House majorityDemocrat coalition House SpeakerSamuel J Randall D Sessions1st March 18 1879 July 1 18792nd December 1 1879 June 16 18803rd December 6 1880 March 3 1881The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives 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 Contents 1 Party summary 1 1 Senate 1 2 House of Representatives 2 Leadership 2 1 Senate 2 2 House of Representatives 3 Major events 4 Major legislation 5 Members 5 1 Senate 5 1 1 Alabama 5 1 2 Arkansas 5 1 3 California 5 1 4 Colorado 5 1 5 Connecticut 5 1 6 Delaware 5 1 7 Florida 5 1 8 Georgia 5 1 9 Illinois 5 1 10 Indiana 5 1 11 Iowa 5 1 12 Kansas 5 1 13 Kentucky 5 1 14 Louisiana 5 1 15 Maine 5 1 16 Maryland 5 1 17 Massachusetts 5 1 18 Michigan 5 1 19 Minnesota 5 1 20 Mississippi 5 1 21 Missouri 5 1 22 Nebraska 5 1 23 Nevada 5 1 24 New Hampshire 5 1 25 New Jersey 5 1 26 New York 5 1 27 North Carolina 5 1 28 Ohio 5 1 29 Oregon 5 1 30 Pennsylvania 5 1 31 Rhode Island 5 1 32 South Carolina 5 1 33 Tennessee 5 1 34 Texas 5 1 35 Vermont 5 1 36 Virginia 5 1 37 West Virginia 5 1 38 Wisconsin 5 2 House of Representatives 5 2 1 Alabama 5 2 2 Arkansas 5 2 3 California 5 2 4 Colorado 5 2 5 Connecticut 5 2 6 Delaware 5 2 7 Florida 5 2 8 Georgia 5 2 9 Illinois 5 2 10 Indiana 5 2 11 Iowa 5 2 12 Kansas 5 2 13 Kentucky 5 2 14 Louisiana 5 2 15 Maine 5 2 16 Maryland 5 2 17 Massachusetts 5 2 18 Michigan 5 2 19 Minnesota 5 2 20 Mississippi 5 2 21 Missouri 5 2 22 Nebraska 5 2 23 Nevada 5 2 24 New Hampshire 5 2 25 New Jersey 5 2 26 New York 5 2 27 North Carolina 5 2 28 Ohio 5 2 29 Oregon 5 2 30 Pennsylvania 5 2 31 Rhode Island 5 2 32 South Carolina 5 2 33 Tennessee 5 2 34 Texas 5 2 35 Vermont 5 2 36 Virginia 5 2 37 West Virginia 5 2 38 Wisconsin 5 2 39 Non voting delegates 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 linksParty summary EditSenate Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantAnti Monopoly AM Democratic D Republican R Independent I OtherEnd of previous congress1 36 38 1 0 76 0Begin1 42 31 1 0 75 1EndFinal voting share1 3 56 0 41 3 1 3 0 0 Beginning of next congress0 37 36 1 1 a 75 1House of Representatives Edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D IndependentDemocratic ID Independent I Greenback GB Republican R End of previous congress154 1 0 0 136 291 2Begin141 6 0 13 131 291 2End143129Final voting share49 1 2 1 0 0 4 5 44 3 Beginning of next congress128 1 1 10 151 291 0Leadership Edit nbsp President of the SenateWilliam A Wheeler nbsp Senate President pro tempore Allen G Thurman nbsp House Speaker Samuel J RandallSenate Edit President William A Wheeler R President pro tempore Allen G Thurman D Democratic Caucus Chairman William A Wallace Republican Conference Chairman Henry B AnthonyHouse of Representatives Edit Speaker Samuel J Randall D Democratic Caucus Chairman John Ford House Republican Conference Chairman William P FryeMajor events EditMain articles 1879 in the United States 1880 in the United States and 1881 in the United States 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 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 Republican from Ohio 13 for Wright and one for William Pig Iron Kelley Pennsylvania November 2 1880 U S presidential election 1880 James Garfield R defeated Winfield S Hancock D February 19 1881 Kansas became the first state to prohibit alcohol Major legislation EditMain article List of United States federal legislation 1789 1901 data missing Members EditThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district Skip to House of Representatives belowSenate Edit 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 Edit 2 John 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 dd Arkansas Edit 2 Augustus Garland D 3 James D Walker D California Edit 1 Newton Booth AM 3 James T Farley D Colorado Edit 2 Henry Teller R 3 Nathaniel P Hill R Connecticut Edit 1 William W Eaton D 3 Orville H Platt R Delaware Edit 1 Thomas Bayard Sr D 2 Eli Saulsbury D Florida Edit 1 Charles W Jones D 3 Wilkinson Call D Georgia Edit 2 Benjamin Hill D 3 John Gordon D until May 26 1880 Joseph E Brown D from May 26 1880 dd Illinois Edit 2 David Davis I 3 John A Logan R Indiana Edit 1 Joseph E McDonald D 3 Daniel W Voorhees D Iowa Edit 2 Samuel J Kirkwood R 3 William B Allison R Kansas Edit 2 Preston B Plumb R 3 John Ingalls R Kentucky Edit 2 James B Beck D 3 John Williams D Louisiana Edit 2 William Pitt Kellogg R 3 Benjamin F Jonas D Maine Edit 1 Hannibal Hamlin R 2 James G Blaine R Maryland Edit 1 William Pinkney Whyte D 3 James Groome D Massachusetts Edit 1 Henry L Dawes R 2 George Hoar R Michigan Edit 1 Zachariah Chandler R until November 1 1879 Henry P Baldwin R from November 17 1879 dd 2 Thomas W Ferry R Minnesota Edit 1 Samuel McMillan R 2 William Windom R Mississippi Edit 1 Blanche Bruce R 2 Lucius Lamar D Missouri Edit 1 Francis Cockrell D 3 George Vest D Nebraska Edit 1 Algernon Paddock R 2 Alvin Saunders R Nevada Edit 1 William Sharon R 3 John P Jones R New Hampshire Edit 2 Edward H Rollins R 3 Charles Bell R March 13 1879 June 18 1879 Henry W Blair R from June 18 1879 dd New Jersey Edit 1 Theodore Randolph D 2 John R McPherson D New York Edit 1 Francis Kernan D 3 Roscoe Conkling R North Carolina Edit 2 Matt Ransom D 3 Zebulon Vance D Ohio Edit 1 Allen G Thurman D 3 George H Pendleton D Oregon Edit 2 La Fayette Grover D 3 James H Slater D Pennsylvania Edit 1 William A Wallace D 3 J Donald Cameron R Rhode Island Edit 1 Ambrose Burnside R 2 Henry B Anthony R South Carolina Edit 2 Matthew Butler D 3 Wade Hampton III D Tennessee Edit 1 James E Bailey D 2 Isham G Harris D Texas Edit 1 Samuel B Maxey D 2 Richard Coke D Vermont Edit 1 George F Edmunds R 3 Justin Morrill R Virginia Edit 1 Robert E Withers D 2 John W Johnston D West Virginia Edit 1 Frank Hereford D 2 Henry G Davis D Wisconsin Edit 1 Angus Cameron R 3 Matthew H Carpenter R until February 24 1881 nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 46th Congress in March 1879 The green stripes in California represent Newton Booth of the Anti Monopoly Party while the gray stripes in Illinois represent independent David Davis 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans Territories House of Representatives Edit The names of members are preceded by their district numbers Alabama Edit 1 Thomas H Herndon D 2 Hilary A Herbert D 3 William J Samford D 4 Charles M Shelley D 5 Thomas Williams D 6 Burwell Lewis D until October 1 1880 Newton N Clements D from December 8 1880 dd 7 William H Forney D 8 William M Lowe GB Arkansas Edit 1 Poindexter Dunn D 2 William F Slemons D 3 Jordan E Cravens D 4 Thomas M Gunter D California Edit 1 Horace Davis R 2 Horace F Page R 3 Campbell P Berry D 4 Romualdo Pacheco R Colorado Edit At large James B Belford R Connecticut Edit 1 Joseph R Hawley R 2 James Phelps D 3 John T Wait R 4 Frederick Miles R Delaware Edit At large Edward L Martin D Florida Edit 1 Robert H M Davidson D 2 Noble A Hull D until January 22 1881 Horatio Bisbee Jr R from January 22 1881 dd Georgia Edit 1 John C Nicholls D 2 William E Smith D 3 Philip Cook D 4 Henry Persons ID 5 Nathaniel J Hammond D 6 James Blount D 7 William Felton D 8 Alexander H Stephens D 9 Emory Speer ID Illinois Edit 1 William Aldrich R 2 George R Davis R 3 Hiram Barber Jr R 4 John C Sherwin R 5 Robert M A Hawk R 6 Thomas J Henderson R 7 Philip C Hayes R 8 Greenbury L Fort R 9 Thomas A Boyd R 10 Benjamin F Marsh R 11 James W Singleton D 12 William M Springer D 13 Adlai E Stevenson D 14 Joseph G Cannon R 15 Albert P Forsythe GB 16 William A J Sparks D 17 William R Morrison D 18 John R Thomas R 19 Richard W Townshend D Indiana Edit 1 William Heilman R 2 Thomas R Cobb D 3 George A Bicknell D 4 Jeptha D New D 5 Thomas M Browne R 6 William R Myers D 7 Gilbert De La Matyr GB 8 Abraham J Hostetler D 9 Godlove S Orth R 10 William H Calkins R 11 Calvin Cowgill R 12 Walpole G Colerick D 13 John Baker R Iowa Edit 1 Moses A McCoid R 2 Hiram Price R 3 Thomas Updegraff R 4 Nathaniel C Deering R 5 Rush Clark R until April 29 1879 William G Thompson R from December 1 1879 dd 6 James B Weaver GB 7 Edward H Gillette GB 8 William F Sapp R 9 Cyrus C Carpenter R Kansas Edit 1 John A Anderson R 2 Dudley C Haskell R 3 Thomas Ryan R Kentucky Edit 1 Oscar Turner ID 2 James A McKenzie D 3 John William Caldwell D 4 J Proctor Knott D 5 Albert S Willis D 6 John G Carlisle D 7 Joseph C S Blackburn D 8 Philip B Thompson Jr D 9 Thomas Turner D 10 Elijah C Phister D Louisiana Edit 1 Randall L Gibson D 2 E John Ellis D 3 Joseph H Acklen D 4 Joseph B Elam D 5 J Floyd King D 6 Edward W Robertson D Maine Edit 1 Thomas B Reed R 2 William P Frye R 3 Stephen D Lindsey R 4 George W Ladd GB 5 Thompson H Murch GB Maryland Edit 1 Daniel M Henry D 2 J Frederick C Talbott D 3 William Kimmel D 4 Robert M McLane D 5 Eli J Henkle D 6 Milton G Urner R Massachusetts Edit 1 William W Crapo R 2 Benjamin W Harris R 3 Walbridge A Field R 4 Leopold Morse D 5 Selwyn Z Bowman R 6 George B Loring R 7 William A Russell R 8 William Claflin R 9 William W Rice R 10 Amasa Norcross R 11 George D Robinson R Michigan Edit 1 John Newberry R 2 Edwin Willits R 3 Jonas H McGowan R 4 Julius C Burrows R 5 John W Stone R 6 Mark S Brewer R 7 Omar D Conger R until March 3 1881 8 Roswell G Horr R 9 Jay Hubbell R Minnesota Edit 1 Mark H Dunnell R 2 Henry Poehler D 3 William D Washburn R Mississippi Edit 1 Henry L Muldrow D 2 Vannoy Manning D 3 Hernando Money D 4 Otho R Singleton D 5 Charles E Hooker D 6 James Chalmers D Missouri Edit 1 Martin L Clardy D 2 Erastus Wells D 3 Richard G Frost D 4 Lowndes H Davis D 5 Richard P Bland D 6 James R Waddill D 7 Alfred M Lay D until December 8 1879 John F Philips D from January 10 1880 dd 8 Samuel L Sawyer ID 9 Nicholas Ford GB 10 Gideon F Rothwell D 11 John B Clark Jr D 12 William H Hatch D 13 Aylett H Buckner D Nebraska Edit At large Edward K Valentine R Nevada Edit At large Rollin M Daggett R New Hampshire Edit 1 Joshua G Hall R 2 James F Briggs R 3 Evarts Farr R until November 30 1880 Ossian Ray R from January 8 1881 dd New Jersey Edit 1 George M Robeson R 2 Hezekiah Smith D 3 Miles Ross D 4 Alvah A Clark D 5 Charles H Voorhis R 6 John L Blake R 7 Lewis A Brigham R New York Edit 1 James W Covert D 2 Daniel O Reilly ID 3 Simeon B Chittenden R 4 Archibald M Bliss D 5 Nicholas Muller D 6 Samuel S Cox D 7 Edwin Einstein R 8 Anson G McCook R 9 Fernando Wood D until February 14 1881 10 James O Brien ID 11 Levi P Morton R 12 Waldo Hutchins D from November 4 1879 13 John H Ketcham R 14 John W Ferdon R 15 William Lounsbery D 16 John M Bailey R 17 Walter A Wood R 18 John Hammond R 19 Amaziah B James R 20 John H Starin R 21 David Wilber R 22 Warner Miller R 23 Cyrus D Prescott R 24 Joseph Mason R 25 Frank Hiscock R 26 John H Camp R 27 Elbridge G Lapham R 28 Jeremiah W Dwight R 29 David P Richardson R 30 John Van Voorhis R 31 Richard Crowley R 32 Ray V Pierce R until September 18 1880 Jonathan Scoville D from November 12 1880 dd 33 Henry H Van Aernam R North Carolina Edit 1 Joseph Martin R until January 29 1881 Jesse J Yeates D from January 29 1881 dd 2 William H Kitchin D 3 Daniel Russell GB 4 Joseph J Davis D 5 Alfred M Scales D 6 Walter L Steele D 7 Robert F Armfield D 8 Robert B Vance D Ohio Edit 1 Benjamin Butterworth R 2 Thomas L Young R 3 John A McMahon D 4 J Warren Keifer R 5 Benjamin Le Fevre D 6 William D Hill D 7 Frank H Hurd D 8 Ebenezer B Finley D 9 George L Converse D 10 Thomas Ewing Jr D 11 Henry L Dickey D 12 Henry S Neal R 13 Adoniram J Warner D 14 Gibson Atherton D 15 George W Geddes D 16 William McKinley R 17 James Monroe R 18 Jonathan T Updegraff R 19 James A Garfield R until November 8 1880 Ezra B Taylor R from December 13 1880 dd 20 Amos Townsend R Oregon Edit At large John Whiteaker D Pennsylvania Edit 1 Henry H Bingham R 2 Charles O Neill R 3 Samuel J Randall D 4 William D Kelley R 5 Alfred C Harmer R 6 William Ward R 7 William Godshalk R 8 Hiester Clymer D 9 A Herr Smith R 10 Reuben Bachman D 11 Robert Klotz D 12 Hendrick B Wright GB 13 John Ryon D 14 John W Killinger R 15 Edward Overton Jr R 16 John I Mitchell R 17 Alexander H Coffroth D 18 Horatio G Fisher R 19 Frank E Beltzhoover D 20 Seth Yocum GB 21 Morgan R Wise D 22 Russell Errett R 23 Thomas M Bayne R 24 William S Shallenberger R 25 Harry White R 26 Samuel Dick R 27 James H Osmer R Rhode Island Edit 1 Nelson W Aldrich R 2 Latimer W Ballou R South Carolina Edit 1 John S Richardson D 2 Michael P O Connor D 3 D Wyatt Aiken D 4 John H Evins D 5 George D Tillman D Tennessee Edit 1 Robert Taylor D 2 Leonidas C Houk R 3 George G Dibrell D 4 Benton McMillin D 5 John M Bright D 6 John F House D 7 Washington C Whitthorne D 8 John D C Atkins D 9 Charles B Simonton D 10 H Casey Young D Texas Edit 1 John H Reagan D 2 David B Culberson D 3 Olin Wellborn D 4 Roger Q Mills D 5 George W Jones GB 6 Christopher C Upson D from April 15 1879Vermont Edit 1 Charles H Joyce R 2 James M Tyler R 3 Bradley Barlow GB Virginia Edit 1 Richard Lee T Beale D 2 John Goode Jr D 3 Joseph E Johnston D 4 Joseph Jorgensen R 5 George Cabell D 6 John R Tucker D 7 John T Harris D 8 Eppa Hutton II D 9 James Richmond D West Virginia Edit 1 Benjamin Wilson D 2 Benjamin F Martin D 3 John E Kenna D Wisconsin Edit 1 Charles G Williams R 2 Lucien B Caswell R 3 George Hazelton R 4 Peter V Deuster D 5 Edward S Bragg D 6 Gabriel Bouck D 7 Herman L Humphrey R 8 Thaddeus C Pound R Non voting delegates Edit Arizona Territory John G Campbell D Dakota Territory Granville G Bennett R Idaho Territory George Ainslie D Montana Territory Martin Maginnis D New Mexico Territory Mariano S Otero R Utah Territory George Q Cannon R Washington Territory Thomas H Brents R Wyoming Territory Stephen Downey R nbsp 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 RepublicanChanges in membership EditThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate Edit Replacements 4 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Deaths 3 Resignations 1 Interim appointments 2 Total seats with changes 5See also List of special elections to the United States Senate and List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation b New Hampshire 3 Vacant Legislature had failed to elect An interim successor was appointed March 13 1879 Charles H Bell R March 13 1879New Hampshire 3 Charles H Bell R Successor elected June 18 1879 but did not begin service until June 20 1879 for unknown reasons Henry W Blair R June 20 1879Michigan 1 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 Henry P Baldwin R November 17 1879Alabama 3 George S Houston D Died December 31 1879 Successor appointed January 7 1880 to continue the term Luke Pryor D January 7 1880Georgia 3 John B Gordon D Resigned May 26 1880 to promote building of the Georgia Pacific Railway Successor elected May 26 1880 Joseph E Brown D May 26 1880Alabama 3 Luke Pryor D Successor elected November 23 1880 James L Pugh D November 24 1880Wisconsin 3 Matthew H Carpenter R Died February 24 1881 Vacant Not filled this termHouse of Representatives Edit Replacements 8 Democratic 1 seat net gain Republican 1 seat net loss Deaths 4 Resignations 3 Contested election 2 Total seats with changes 11House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor sformal installation b Texas 6 Vacant Rep Gustav Schleicher died during previous congress Christopher C Upson D April 15 1879New York 12 Vacant Rep elect Alexander Smith died during previous congress Waldo Hutchins D November 4 1879Iowa 5 Rush Clark R Died April 29 1879 William G Thompson R October 14 1879Missouri 7 Alfred M Lay D Died December 8 1879 John F Philips D January 10 1880New York 32 Ray V Pierce R Resigned September 18 1880 Jonathan Scoville D November 12 1880Alabama 6 Burwell B Lewis D Resigned October 1 1880 to accept presidency of the University of Alabama Newton N Clements D December 8 1880Ohio 19 James A Garfield R Resigned November 8 1880 Ezra B Taylor R December 13 1880New Hampshire 3 Evarts W Farr R Died November 30 1880 Successor elected December 28 1880 Ossian Ray R January 8 1881Florida 2 Noble A Hull D Lost contested election January 22 1881 Horatio Bisbee Jr R January 22 1881North Carolina 1 Joseph J Martin R Lost contested election January 29 1881 Jesse J Yeates D January 29 1881New York 9 Fernando Wood D Died February 14 1881 Vacant Not filled this termMichigan 7 Omar D Conger R Resigned March 3 1881 after being elected to the US Senate Vacant Not filled this termCommittees 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 Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress Select Agriculture Chairman John W Johnston Ranking Member Algernon S Paddock Appropriations Chairman Henry G Davis Ranking Member William Windom 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 Chairman Matt W Ransom Ranking Member Roscoe Conkling Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia 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 Roscoe Conkling 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 Chairman Thomas F Bayard Ranking Member Justin S Morrill Foreign Relations Chairman William W Eaton Ranking Member Hannibal Hamlin Freedman s Savings and Trust Company Select Indian Affairs Chairman Richard Coke Ranking Member William B Allison Indian Territory Select Judiciary Chairman Allen G Thurman Ranking Member David Davis Manufactures 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 Henry B Anthony Nicaraguan Claims Select Ordnance and War Ships Select Patents Chairman Francis Kernan Ranking Member Newton Booth Pensions 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 George F Edmunds 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 Chairman Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar II Ranking Member Benjamin F Jonas Revision of the Laws Chairman William A Wallace Ranking Member George F Hoar Revolutionary Claims Chairman Henry B Anthony Ranking Member Charles W Jones Rules Chairman John Tyler Morgan Ranking Member James G Blaine Tariff Regulation Select Tenth Census Select Chairman George H Pendleton Ranking Member David Davis Territories 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 WholeHouse of Representatives Edit Accounts Chairman Daniel M Henry Ranking Member Thomas A Boyd Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Select Chairman Lowndes H Davis Ranking Member Mark S Brewer Agriculture Chairman James W Covert Ranking Member William H Hatch Appropriations Chairman John DeWitt Clinton Atkins Ranking Member John A McMahon Banking and Currency Chairman Aylett H Buckner Ranking Member George W Ladd Claims Chairman John M Bright Ranking Member William J Samford Coinage Weights and Measures Chairman Alexander H Stephens Ranking Member Gilbert De La Matyr Commerce Chairman John H Reagan Ranking Member Peter V Deuster District of Columbia Chairman Eppa Hunton Ranking Member William Heilman Education and Labor Chairman John Goode Ranking Member James H Osmer Elections 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 George W Ladd 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 Chairman Samuel S Cox Ranking Member William D Hill Indian Affairs Chairman Alfred M Scales Ranking Member Olin Wellborn Invalid Pensions Chairman Alexander H Coffroth Ranking Member Robert L Taylor Judiciary 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 Manufactures 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 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 Ranking Member Olin Wellborn Patents Chairman Robert B Vance Ranking Member Hezekiah B Smith Pensions 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 Rules Select Chairman Samuel J Randall Ranking Member James A Garfield Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman Henry L Muldrow Ranking Member Reuben K Bachman War Claims Chairman Edward S Bragg Ranking Member Cyrus C Carpenter Ways and Means Chairman Fernando Wood Ranking Member William H Felton WholeJoint committees Edit Budget Control Conditions of Indian Tribes Special Census 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 Chairman Rep Otho R Singleton Vice Chairman Rep Philip C Hayes Caucuses EditDemocratic House Democratic Senate Employees EditLegislative branch agency directors Edit Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford Public Printer of the United States John D DefreesSenate Edit Secretary George C Gorham until March 24 1879 John C Burch elected March 24 1879 Librarian P J Pierce Sergeant at Arms John R French until March 23 1879 Richard J Bright elected March 23 1879 Chaplain Byron Sunderland Presbyterian until March 24 1879 Joseph J Bullock Presbyterian elected March 24 1879House of Representatives Edit Clerk George M Adams Sergeant at Arms John G Thompson Doorkeeper Charles W Field Postmaster 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 Chaplain W P Harrison Methodist See also Edit1878 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1878 79 United States Senate elections 1878 79 United States House of Representatives elections 1880 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1880 United States presidential election 1880 81 United States Senate elections 1880 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes Edit Readjuster a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References EditMartis 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 EditBiographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress 1st Session Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress 2nd Session Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress 2nd Session 1st Revision Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress 2nd Session 2nd Revision Congress United States 1880 Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress 3rd Session Congressional Directory for the 46th Congress 3rd Session Revision 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