Special: March 4, 1881 – May 20, 1881 Special: October 10, 1881 – October 29, 1881 1st: December 5, 1881 – August 8, 1882 2nd: December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883
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.
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 47th Congress in March 1881. The green stripes in Virginia represent Readjuster William Mahone, while the gray stripes in Illinois represent independent David Davis.
Resigned March 7, 1881, to become U.S. Secretary of the Interior. Successor appointed March 8, 1881, to continue the term. Appointee elected January 25, 1882, to finish the term.
Lost contested election May 31, 1882, during an election originally contested with Michael P. O'Connor. Dibble presented credentials to replace him until Mackey was determined to be the victor under terms of the original election.
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) (Chairman: Daniel W. Voorhees; Ranking Member: N/A)
^In Rhode Island: Nelson W. Aldrich (R) was elected to finish Ambrose Burnside's term. With Arthur having assumed the Presidency after James A. Garfield's assassination, there was no tie-breaking vote. Independent David Davis was elected president pro tempore and both parties agreed to perpetuate the organizational status quo. Leadership of the Senate committees remained in Republican hands, while the Democrats continued to control the offices of Secretary and Sergeant at Arms.
^Independent David Davis did not caucus with the Republicans, but was elected president pro tempore in a compromise that allowed Republican control of the committees.
^ ab When seated or oath administered, not necessarily when service began.
Referencesedit
^ ab"The Great Senate Deadlock of 1881". Senate.gov. US Senate. Retrieved 1 July 2014.
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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U.S. House of Representatives: House History
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Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress, 1st Session.
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Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress, 2nd Session (Revision).
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The 47th 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 1881 to March 4 1883 during the six months of James Garfield s presidency and the first year and a half of Chester Arthur s presidency The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census The House had a Republican majority the Senate was evenly divided for the first time ever with no vice president to break ties for most of this term 1 47th United States Congress46th 48thUnited States Capitol 1877 March 4 1881 March 4 1883Members76 senators293 representatives8 non voting delegatesSenate majoritySplit 1 Senate PresidentChester A Arthur R until September 19 1881 Vacant from September 19 1881 House majorityRepublicanHouse SpeakerJ Warren Keifer R SessionsSpecial March 4 1881 May 20 1881Special October 10 1881 October 29 18811st December 5 1881 August 8 18822nd December 4 1882 March 3 1883 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 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 indicates party control Total Democratic D Independent I Readjuster RA Republican R Vacant End ofprevious Congress 42 1 0 32 75 1 Begin 37 1 1 36 75 1 March 5 1881 a 35 74 2 March 7 1881 b 33 72 4 March 8 1881 c 34 73 3 March 12 1881 d 35 74 2 March 14 1881 e 36 75 1 March 18 1881 f 37 1 1 g 37 76 0 May 16 1881 h 37 1 1 35 74 2 July 27 1881 i 36 75 1 August 2 1881 j 37 1 1 37 76 0 September 13 1881 k 36 75 1 October 5 1881 l 1 m 37 76 0 November 15 1881 n April 17 1882 o August 16 1882 p 36 75 1 November 15 1882 q 37 76 0 January 27 1883 r Final voting share 48 7 1 3 1 3 48 7 Beginning of thenext Congress 36 0 2 38 76 0 House of Representatives edit Party Shading indicates party control Total Democratic D IndependentDemocrat ID Independent I Greenback GB IndependentRepublican IR Republican R Vacant End ofprevious Congress 146 4 1 11 0 129 291 2 Begin 134 1 1 9 0 146 291 2 March 17 1881 s 145 290 3 March 21 1881 t 144 289 4 April 5 1881 u 145 290 3 April 26 1881 v 133 289 4 June 9 1881 w 134 290 3 July 26 1881 x 144 289 4 July 29 1881 y 143 288 5 September 12 1881 z 144 289 4 October 5 1881 aa 143 288 5 November 8 1881 ab 135 145 291 2 December 5 1881 ac 136 146 293 0 April 8 1882 ad 135 292 1 April 29 1882 ae 134 147 May 31 1882 af 133 1 June 1 1882 ag 132 148 June 3 1882 ah 131 10 June 29 1882 ai 147 291 2 July 19 1882 aj 130 148 July 20 1882 ak 129 290 3 October 12 1882 al 9 289 4 November 4 1882 am 128 288 5 November 7 1882 an 129 149 290 3 November 30 1882 ao 148 289 4 December 4 1882 ap 130 290 3 December 15 1882 aq 149 291 2 December 16 1882 ar 148 290 3 January 2 1883 as 149 291 2 January 15 1883 at 131 292 1 January 17 1883 au 150 293 0 January 18 1883 av 130 292 1 March 2 1883 aw 129 151 March 3 1883 ax 130 150 Final voting share 44 5 0 3 0 3 3 1 0 3 51 4 Beginning of the next Congress 196 3 6 2 1 117 325 1Leadership editSenate edit nbsp President of the SenateChester A Arthur R President Chester A Arthur R until September 19 1881 vacant thereafter President pro tempore Thomas F Bayard D October 10 1881 October 13 1881 David Davis I from October 13 1881 George F Edmunds R from March 3 1883 Democratic Caucus Chairman George H Pendleton Republican Conference Chairman Henry B Anthony House of Representatives edit 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 Republican Speaker J Warren Keifer R Republican Conference Chairman George M RobesonMajor events editMain articles 1881 in the United States 1882 in the United States and 1883 in the United States March 4 1881 James A Garfield became President of the United States September 19 1881 President Garfield died Vice President Chester A Arthur became President of the United StatesMajor legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation in the 47th Congress February 25 1882 Apportionment of the Tenth Census ch 20 22 Stat 5 May 6 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act 22 Stat 58 August 2 1882 Passenger Act of 1882 22 Stat 186 August 2 1882 Rivers and Harbors Act January 16 1883 Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act ch 27 22 Stat 403 March 3 1883 Tariff of 1883 Mongrel Tariff 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 below Senate 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 Alabama edit 2 John T Morgan D 3 James L Pugh D Arkansas edit 2 Augustus H Garland D 3 James D Walker D California edit 1 John F Miller R 3 James T Farley D Colorado edit 2 Henry M Teller R until April 17 1882 George M Chilcott R April 17 1882 January 27 1883 Horace A W Tabor R from January 27 1883 dd 3 Nathaniel P Hill R Connecticut edit 1 Joseph R Hawley R 3 Orville H Platt R Delaware edit 1 Thomas F Bayard Sr D 2 Eli Saulsbury D Florida edit 1 Charles W Jones D 3 Wilkinson Call D Georgia edit 2 Benjamin H Hill D until August 16 1882 M Pope Barrow D from November 15 1882 dd 3 Joseph E Brown D Illinois edit 2 David Davis I 3 John A Logan R Indiana edit 1 Benjamin Harrison R 3 Daniel W Voorhees D Iowa edit 2 Samuel J Kirkwood R until March 7 1881 James W McDill R from March 8 1881 dd 3 William B Allison R Kansas edit 2 Preston B Plumb R 3 John J Ingalls R Kentucky edit 2 James B Beck D 3 John S Williams D Louisiana edit 2 William Pitt Kellogg R 3 Benjamin F Jonas D Maine edit 1 Eugene Hale R 2 James G Blaine R until March 5 1881 William P Frye R from March 15 1881 dd Maryland edit 1 Arthur Pue Gorman D 3 James B Groome D Massachusetts edit 1 Henry L Dawes R 2 George F Hoar R Michigan edit 1 Omar D Conger R 2 Thomas W Ferry R Minnesota edit 1 Samuel J R McMillan R 2 William Windom R until March 7 1881 Alonzo J Edgerton R March 12 1881 October 30 1881 William Windom R from November 15 1881 dd Mississippi edit 1 James Z George D 2 Lucius Q C Lamar D Missouri edit 1 Francis M Cockrell D 3 George G Vest D Nebraska edit 1 Charles H Van Wyck R 2 Alvin Saunders R Nevada edit 1 James G Fair D 3 John P Jones R New Hampshire edit 2 Edward H Rollins R 3 Henry W Blair R New Jersey edit 1 William J Sewell R 2 John R McPherson D New York edit 1 Thomas C Platt R until May 16 1881 Warner Miller R from July 27 1881 dd 3 Roscoe Conkling R until May 16 1881 Elbridge G Lapham R from July 29 1881 dd North Carolina edit 2 Matt W Ransom D 3 Zebulon B Vance D Ohio edit 1 John Sherman R 3 George H Pendleton D Oregon edit 2 La Fayette Grover D 3 James H Slater D Pennsylvania edit 1 John I Mitchell R 3 J Donald Cameron R Rhode Island edit 1 Ambrose E Burnside R until September 13 1881 Nelson W Aldrich R from October 5 1881 dd 2 Henry B Anthony R South Carolina edit 2 Matthew C Butler D 3 Wade Hampton III D Tennessee edit 1 Howell E Jackson 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 S Morrill R Virginia edit 1 William Mahone RA 2 John W Johnston D West Virginia edit 1 Johnson N Camden D 2 Henry G Davis D Wisconsin edit 1 Philetus Sawyer R 3 Angus Cameron R from March 14 1881 nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 47th Congress in March 1881 The green stripes in Virginia represent Readjuster William Mahone while the gray stripes in Illinois represent independent David Davis 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans Territories nbsp President pro tempore Thomas F Bayard D nbsp President pro tempore David Davis I nbsp President pro temporeGeorge F Edmunds R House of Representatives edit Members names are preceded by their district numbers Alabama edit 1 Thomas H Herndon D 2 Hilary A Herbert D 3 William C Oates D 4 Charles M Shelley D until July 20 1882 Charles M Shelley D from November 7 1882 dd 5 Thomas Williams D 6 Goldsmith W Hewitt D 7 William H Forney D 8 Joseph Wheeler D until June 3 1882 William M Lowe GB June 3 1882 October 12 1882 Joseph Wheeler D from January 15 1883 dd Arkansas edit 1 Poindexter Dunn D 2 James K Jones D 3 Jordan E Cravens D 4 Thomas M Gunter D California edit 1 William S Rosecrans D 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 John R Buck 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 Jesse J Finley D until June 1 1882 Horatio Bisbee Jr R from June 1 1882 dd Georgia edit 1 George R Black D 2 Henry G Turner D 3 Philip Cook D 4 Hugh Buchanan D 5 Nathaniel J Hammond D 6 James H Blount D 7 Judson C Clements D 8 Alexander H Stephens D until November 4 1882 Seaborn Reese D from December 4 1882 dd 9 Emory Speer ID Illinois edit 1 William Aldrich R 2 George R Davis R 3 Charles B Farwell R 4 John C Sherwin R 5 Robert M A Hawk R until June 29 1882 Robert R Hitt R from December 4 1882 dd 6 Thomas J Henderson R 7 William Cullen R 8 Lewis E Payson R 9 John H Lewis R 10 Benjamin F Marsh R 11 James W Singleton D 12 William M Springer D 13 Dietrich C Smith R 14 Joseph G Cannon R 15 Samuel W Moulton D 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 Strother M Stockslager D 4 William S Holman D 5 Courtland C Matson D 6 Thomas M Browne R 7 Stanton J Peelle R 8 Robert B F Peirce R 9 Godlove S Orth R until December 16 1882 Charles T Doxey R from January 17 1883 dd 10 Mark L De Motte R 11 George W Steele R 12 Walpole G Colerick D 13 William H Calkins R Iowa edit 1 Moses A McCoid R 2 Sewall S Farwell R 3 Thomas Updegraff R 4 Nathaniel C Deering R 5 William G Thompson R 6 Marsena E Cutts R until March 3 1883 John C Cook D from March 3 1883 dd 7 John A Kasson R 8 William P Hepburn 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 D 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 John D White R 10 Elijah C Phister D Louisiana edit 1 Randall L Gibson D 2 E John Ellis D 3 Chester B Darrall R 4 Newton C Blanchard D 5 J Floyd King D 6 Edward W Robertson D Maine edit 1 Thomas B Reed R 2 William P Frye R until March 17 1881 Nelson Dingley Jr R from September 12 1881 dd 3 Stephen D Lindsey R 4 George W Ladd GB 5 Thompson H Murch GB Maryland edit 1 George W Covington D 2 J Frederick C Talbott D 3 Fetter S Hoblitzell D 4 Robert M McLane D 5 Andrew G Chapman D 6 Milton G Urner R Massachusetts edit 1 William W Crapo R 2 Benjamin W Harris R 3 Ambrose A Ranney R 4 Leopold Morse D 5 Selwyn Z Bowman R 6 Eben F Stone R 7 William A Russell R 8 John W Candler R 9 William W Rice R 10 Amasa Norcross R 11 George D Robinson R Michigan edit 1 Henry W Lord R 2 Edwin Willits R 3 Edward S Lacey R 4 Julius C Burrows R 5 George W Webber R 6 Oliver L Spaulding R 7 John T Rich R from April 5 1881 8 Roswell G Horr R 9 Jay A Hubbell R Minnesota edit 1 Mark H Dunnell R 2 Horace B Strait R 3 William D Washburn R Mississippi edit 1 Henry L Muldrow D 2 Vannoy H Manning D 3 Hernando Money D 4 Otho R Singleton D 5 Charles E Hooker D 6 James R Chalmers D until April 29 1882 John R Lynch R from April 29 1882 dd Missouri edit 1 Martin L Clardy D 2 Thomas Allen D until April 8 1882 James Henry McLean R from December 15 1882 dd 3 Richard G Frost D until March 2 1883 Gustavus Sessinghaus R from March 2 1883 dd 4 Lowndes H Davis D 5 Richard P Bland D 6 Ira Haseltine GB 7 Theron M Rice GB 8 Robert T Van Horn R 9 Nicholas Ford GB 10 Joseph H Burrows GB 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 George W Cassidy D New Hampshire edit 1 Joshua G Hall R 2 James F Briggs R 3 Ossian Ray R New Jersey edit 1 George M Robeson R 2 J Hart Brewer R 3 Miles Ross D 4 Henry S Harris D 5 John Hill R 6 Phineas Jones R 7 Augustus A Hardenbergh D New York edit 1 Perry Belmont D 2 William E Robinson D 3 J Hyatt Smith I 4 Archibald M Bliss D 5 Benjamin Wood D 6 Samuel S Cox D 7 P Henry Dugro D 8 Anson G McCook R 9 John Hardy D from December 5 1881 10 Abram S Hewitt D 11 Levi P Morton R until March 21 1881 Roswell P Flower D from November 8 1881 dd 12 Waldo Hutchins D 13 John H Ketcham R 14 Lewis Beach D 15 Thomas Cornell R 16 Michael N Nolan D 17 Walter A Wood R 18 John Hammond R 19 Abraham X Parker R 20 George West R 21 Ferris Jacobs Jr R 22 Warner Miller R until July 26 1881 Charles R Skinner R from November 18 1881 dd 23 Cyrus D Prescott R 24 Joseph Mason R 25 Frank Hiscock R 26 John H Camp R 27 Elbridge G Lapham R until July 29 1881 James W Wadsworth R from November 8 1881 dd 28 Jeremiah W Dwight R 29 David P Richardson R 30 John Van Voorhis R 31 Richard Crowley R 32 Jonathan Scoville D 33 Henry H Van Aernam R North Carolina edit 1 Louis C Latham D 2 Orlando Hubbs R 3 John W Shackelford D until January 18 1883 4 William Ruffin Cox D 5 Alfred M Scales D 6 Clement Dowd D 7 Robert F Armfield D 8 Robert B Vance D Ohio edit 1 Benjamin Butterworth R 2 Thomas L Young R 3 Henry L Morey R 4 Emanuel Shultz R 5 Benjamin Le Fevre D 6 James M Ritchie R 7 John P Leedom D 8 J Warren Keifer R 9 James S Robinson R 10 John B Rice R 11 Henry S Neal R 12 George L Converse D 13 Gibson Atherton D 14 George W Geddes D 15 Rufus R Dawes R 16 Jonathan T Updegraff R until November 30 1882 Joseph D Taylor R from January 2 1883 dd 17 William McKinley R 18 Addison S McClure R 19 Ezra B Taylor R 20 Amos Townsend R Oregon edit At large Melvin C George R 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 Daniel Ermentrout D 9 A Herr Smith R 10 William Mutchler D 11 Robert Klotz D 12 Joseph A Scranton R 13 Charles N Brumm GB 14 Samuel F Barr R 15 Cornelius C Jadwin R 16 Robert J C Walker R 17 Jacob M Campbell R 18 Horatio G Fisher R 19 Frank E Beltzhoover D 20 Andrew G Curtin D 21 Morgan R Wise D 22 Russell Errett R 23 Thomas M Bayne R 24 William S Shallenberger R 25 James Mosgrove GB 26 Samuel H Miller R 27 Lewis F Watson R Rhode Island edit 1 Nelson W Aldrich R until October 4 1881 Henry J Spooner R from December 5 1881 dd 2 Jonathan Chace R South Carolina edit 1 John S Richardson D 2 Michael P O Connor D until April 26 1881 Samuel Dibble D June 9 1881 May 31 1882 Edmund W M Mackey IR from May 31 1882 dd 3 D Wyatt Aiken D 4 John H Evins D 5 George D Tillman D until June 19 1882 Robert Smalls R from July 19 1882 dd Tennessee edit 1 Augustus H Pettibone R 2 Leonidas C Houk R 3 George G Dibrell D 4 Benton McMillin D 5 Richard Warner D 6 John F House D 7 Washington C Whitthorne D 8 John D C Atkins D 9 Charles B Simonton D 10 William R Moore R 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 Vermont edit 1 Charles H Joyce R 2 James M Tyler R 3 William W Grout R Virginia edit 1 George T Garrison D 2 John F Dezendorf R 3 George D Wise D 4 Joseph Jorgensen R 5 George Cabell D 6 John R Tucker D 7 John Paul D 8 John S Barbour Jr D 9 Abram Fulkerson D West Virginia edit 1 Benjamin Wilson D 2 John B Hoge D 3 John E Kenna D Wisconsin edit 1 Charles G Williams R 2 Lucien B Caswell R 3 George C Hazelton R 4 Peter V Deuster D 5 Edward S Bragg D 6 Richard W Guenther R 7 Herman L Humphrey R 8 Thaddeus C Pound R Non voting delegates edit Arizona Territory Granville H Oury D Dakota Territory Richard F Pettigrew R Idaho Territory George Ainslie D Montana Territory Martin Maginnis D New Mexico Territory Tranqulino Luna R Utah Territory John T Caine D Washington Territory Thomas H Brents R Wyoming Territory Morton E Post D nbsp Speaker of the HouseJ Warren KeiferChanges in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress Senate edit See also List of special elections to the United States Senate Deaths 2 Resignations 8 Interim appointments 1 Total replacements 8 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Total seats with changes 10 Senate changes State class Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation ay Wisconsin 3 Vacant Senator Matthew H Carpenter died in the previous congress Successor elected March 14 1881 Angus Cameron R March 14 1881 Maine 2 James G Blaine R Resigned March 5 1881 to become U S Secretary of State Successor elected March 18 1881 William P Frye R March 18 1881 Iowa 2 Samuel J Kirkwood R Resigned March 7 1881 to become U S Secretary of the Interior Successor appointed March 8 1881 to continue the term Appointee elected January 25 1882 to finish the term James W McDill R March 8 1881 Minnesota 2 William Windom R Resigned March 7 1881 to become U S Secretary of the Treasury Successor appointed March 12 1881 to continue the term Alonzo J Edgerton R March 12 1881 New York 1 Thomas C Platt R Resigned May 16 1881 as a protest against federal appointments made in New York Successor elected October 11 1881 Warner Miller R July 27 1881 New York 3 Roscoe Conkling R Resigned May 16 1881 as a protest against federal appointments made in New York Successor elected October 11 1881 Elbridge G Lapham R August 2 1881 Rhode Island 1 Ambrose Burnside R Died September 13 1881 Successor elected October 5 1881 Nelson W Aldrich R October 5 1881 Minnesota 2 Alonzo J Edgerton R Interim appointee replaced by successor elected October 30 1881 William Windom R November 15 1881 Colorado 2 Henry M Teller R Resigned April 17 1882 to become U S Secretary of the Interior Successor appointed April 17 1882 George M Chilcott R April 17 1882 Georgia 2 Benjamin H Hill D Died August 16 1882 Successor elected November 15 1882 M Pope Barrow D November 15 1882 Colorado 2 George M Chilcott R Interim appointee replaced by successor elected January 27 1883 Horace Tabor R January 27 1883 House of Representatives edit See also List of special elections to the United States House of Representatives Deaths 6 Resignations 9 Contested elections 8 Total replacements 14 Democratic 1 seat net gain Republican 1 seat net loss Total seats with changes 22 House changes District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date of successor s formal installation ay Michigan 7 Vacant Rep Omar D Conger resigned during previous congress John T Rich R April 5 1881 New York 9 Vacant Rep Fernando Wood elected but died before Congress convened John Hardy D December 5 1881 Maine 2 William P Frye R Resigned March 17 1881 when elected U S Senator Nelson Dingley Jr R September 12 1881 New York 11 Levi P Morton R Resigned March 21 1881 to become U S Minister to France Roswell P Flower D November 8 1881 South Carolina 2 Michael P O Connor D Died April 26 1881 during a contested election Dibble presented credentials to replace him due to his death Samuel Dibble D June 9 1881 New York 22 Warner Miller R Resigned July 26 1881 when elected U S Senator Charles R Skinner R November 8 1881 New York 27 Elbridge G Lapham R Resigned July 29 1881 when elected U S Senator James W Wadsworth R November 8 1881 Rhode Island 1 Nelson W Aldrich R Resigned October 5 1881 when elected U S Senator Successor elected November 22 1881 Henry J Spooner R December 5 1881 Missouri 2 Thomas Allen D Died April 8 1882 James H McLean R December 15 1882 Mississippi 6 James R Chalmers D Lost contested election April 29 1882 John R Lynch R April 29 1882 South Carolina 2 Samuel Dibble D Lost contested election May 31 1882 during an election originally contested with Michael P O Connor Dibble presented credentials to replace him until Mackey was determined to be the victor under terms of the original election Edmund W M Mackey IR May 31 1882 Florida 2 Jesse J Finley D Lost contested election June 1 1882 Horatio Bisbee Jr R June 1 1882 Alabama 8 Joseph Wheeler D Lost contested election June 3 1882 William M Lowe GB June 3 1882 Illinois 5 Robert M A Hawk R Died June 29 1882 Robert R Hitt R November 7 1882 South Carolina 5 George D Tillman D Lost contested election July 19 1882 Robert Smalls R July 19 1882 Alabama 4 Charles M Shelley D Election contested by James Q Smith Seat declared vacant July 20 1882 Shelley re elected to fill seat Charles M Shelley D November 7 1882 Alabama 8 William M Lowe GB Died October 12 1882 Joseph Wheeler D January 15 1883 Georgia 8 Alexander H Stephens D Resigned November 4 1882 when elected Governor of Georgia Seaborn Reese D December 4 1882 Ohio 16 Jonathan T Updegraff R Died November 30 1882 Joseph D Taylor R January 2 1883 Indiana 9 Godlove S Orth R Died December 16 1882 Charles T Doxey R January 17 1883 North Carolina 3 John W Shackelford D Died January 18 1883 Vacant Not filled this term Missouri 3 Richard G Frost D Lost contested election March 2 1883 Gustavus Sessinghaus R March 2 1883 Iowa 6 Marsena E Cutts R Lost election contest March 3 1883 John C Cook D March 3 1883Committees 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 Chairman Daniel W Voorhees Ranking Member N A Agriculture Chairman William Mahone Ranking Member Henry G Davis Appropriations Chairman William B Allison Ranking Member Henry G Davis Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman John P Jones Ranking Member Zebulon B Vance Cabinet Officers on the Floor of the Senate Select Civil Service and Retrenchment Chairman Joseph R Hawley Ranking Member Matthew C Butler Claims Chairman Angus Cameron Ranking Member James L Pugh Commerce Chairman Samuel J R McMillan Ranking Member Matt W Ransom Distilled Spirit Tax Bill Select Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia Chairman John J Ingalls Ranking Member Isham G Harris Education and Labor Chairman Henry W Blair Ranking Member Samuel B Maxey Engrossed Bills Chairman Eli Saulsbury Ranking Member Warner Miller Enrolled Bills Chairman William J Sewell Ranking Member James L Pugh Epidemic Diseases Select Chairman Isham G Harris Ranking Member Henry M Teller Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service Select Finance Chairman Justin S Morrill Ranking Member Thomas F Bayard Foreign Relations Chairman William Windom Ranking Member John W Johnston Indian Affairs Chairman Henry L Dawes Ranking Member Richard Coke Judiciary Chairman George F Edmunds Ranking Member Augustus H Garland Manufactures Chairman Omar D Conger Ranking Member John R McPherson Military Affairs Chairman John A Logan Ranking Member Francis M Cockrell Mines and Mining Chairman Nathaniel P Hill Ranking Member Wade Hampton Mississippi River and its Tributaries Select Chairman Charles H Van Wyck Ranking Member Benjamin F Jonas Naval Affairs Chairman J Donald Cameron Ranking Member John R McPherson Nicaraguan Claims Select Chairman Henry G Davis Ranking Member Nathaniel P Hill Ordnance and Gunnery Select Ordnance and Projectiles Select Ordnance and War Ships Select Patents Chairman Orville H Platt Ranking Member Richard Coke Pensions Chairman 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B Beck Whole Woman Suffrage Select Chairman Elbridge G Lapham Ranking Member James Z George House of Representatives edit Accounts Chairman Milton G Urner Ranking Member Edward L Martin Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Select Chairman John T Wait Ranking Member Thomas Williams Agriculture Chairman Edward K Valentine Ranking Member William Cullen Appropriations Chairman Frank Hiscock Ranking Member Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Banking and Currency Chairman William W Crapo Ranking Member John H Ketcham Claims Chairman Richard Crowley Ranking Member Robert J C Walker Coinage Weights and Measures Chairman Horatio G Fisher Ranking Member Ira S Hazeltine Commerce Chairman Horace F Page Ranking Member Melvin C George District of Columbia Chairman Henry S Neal Ranking Member John F Dezendorf Education and Labor Chairman John C Sherwin Ranking Member Albert S Willis Elections Chairman William H Calkins Ranking Member Ferris Jacobs Jr Enrolled Bills Chairman William Aldrich Ranking Member Cornelius C 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Wadsworth Judiciary Chairman Thomas B Reed Ranking Member Amasa Norcross Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River Chairman John R Thomas Ranking Member Julius C Burrows Manufactures Chairman James M Campbell Ranking Member Jonathan Chace Memorial on Services Rendered by Carlisle P Patterson Select Chairman John A Kasson Ranking Member John D C Atkins Mileage Chairman Joseph Jorgensen Ranking Member Thomas R Cobb Military Affairs Chairman Thomas J Henderson Ranking Member Henry J Spooner Militia Chairman Horace B Strait Ranking Member Edward K Valentine Mines and Mining Chairman John Van Voorhis Ranking Member Thomas L Young Naval Affairs Chairman Benjamin W Harris Ranking Member John F Dezendorf Pacific Railroads Chairman George C Hazelton Ranking Member Charles B Farwell Patents Chairman Thomas L Young Ranking Member Henry J Spooner Pensions Chairman Benjamin F Marsh Ranking Member Dietrich C Smith Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Henry H Bingham Ranking Member Henry L Morey Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman William S Shallenberger Ranking Member J Hyatt Smith Public Expenditures Chairman Samuel J Randall Ranking Member George W Ladd Public Lands Chairman Thaddeus C Pound Ranking Member Theron M Rice Private Land Claims Chairman Romualdo Pacheco Ranking Member Henry L Muldrow Railways and Canals Chairman Amos Townsend Ranking Member J Hart Brewer Revision of Laws Chairman William McKinley Ranking Member Cornelius C Jadwin Rules Chairman J Warren Keifer Ranking Member Samuel J Randall Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman Julius C Burrows Ranking Member William W Grout War Claims Chairman Leonidas C Houk Ranking Member Edward W Robertson Ways and Means Chairman William D Kelley Ranking Member Samuel J Randall Whole Joint committees edit American Shipbuilding Select Budget Control Conditions of Indian Tribes Special Enrolled Bills Chairman Sen William Aldrich Vice Chairman Rep John E Kenna The Library Chairman Sen John Sherman Vice Chairman Rep George W Geddes Printing Chairman Sen Henry B Anthony Vice Chairman Rep William M Springer Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Sen William Mahone Vice Chairman Rep J Hyatt Smith State War and Navy Department BuildingCaucuses 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 Defrees until 1882 Sterling P Rounds from 1882 Senate edit Secretary John C Burch elected March 24 1879 died July 28 1881 Francis E Shober Acting elected October 25 1881 Librarian P J Pierce Sergeant at Arms Richard J Bright Chaplain Joseph J Bullock Presbyterian House of Representatives edit Clerk George M Adams until December 5 1881 Edward McPherson from December 5 1881 Sergeant at Arms John G Thompson until December 5 1881 George W Hooker from December 5 1881 Doorkeeper Walter P Brownlow elected December 5 1881 Postmaster Henry Sherwood elected December 5 1881 Clerk at the Speaker s Table J Guilford White Michael Sullivan Reading Clerks Charles N Clisbee D and Neill S Brown Jr R Chaplain William P Harrison Methodist until December 5 1881 Frederick D Power Disciples of Christ from December 5 1881See also edit1880 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1880 United States presidential election 1880 81 United States Senate elections 1880 United States House of Representatives elections 1882 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1882 83 United States Senate elections 1882 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes edit In Maine James G Blaine R resigned to become Secretary of State In Iowa Samuel J Kirkwood R resigned to become Secretary of the Interior In Minnesota William Windom R resigned to become Secretary of the Treasury In Iowa James W McDill R was appointed to finish Samuel J Kirkwood s term In Minnesota Alonzo J Edgerton R was appointed to finish William Windom s term In Wisconsin Angus Cameron R was elected to finish the term of Matthew H Carpenter R who had died the previous month In Maine William P Frye R was elected to finish James G Blaine s term William Mahone caucused with Republicans beginning on March 14 1881 Vice President Chester A Arthur R held the tie breaking vote In New York Roscoe Conkling R and Thomas C Platt R resigned as a protest against federal patronage appointments made in New York In New York Warner Miller R was elected to finish the term of Thomas C Platt R In New York Elbridge G Lapham R was elected to finish the term of Roscoe Conkling R In Rhode Island Ambrose Burnside R died In Rhode Island Nelson W Aldrich R was elected to finish Ambrose Burnside s term With Arthur having assumed the Presidency after James A Garfield s assassination there was no tie breaking vote Independent David Davis was elected president pro tempore and both parties agreed to perpetuate the organizational status quo Leadership of the Senate committees remained in Republican hands while the Democrats continued to control the offices of Secretary and Sergeant at Arms Independent David Davis did not caucus with the Republicans but was elected president pro tempore in a compromise that allowed Republican control of the committees In Minnesota William Windom R was elected to succeed interim appointee Alonzo J Edgerton R In Colorado Henry M Teller R resigned to become Secretary of the Interior His successor George M Chilcott R was seated the same day In Georgia Benjamin Harvey Hill D died In Georgia Middleton P Barrow D was elected to finish the term of Benjamin Harvey Hill D In Colorado Horace Tabor R was elected to succeed interim appointee George M Chilcott R In Maine s 2nd district William P Frye R resigned when he was elected to the U S Senate In New York s 11th district Levi P Morton R resigned when he was appointed U S Minister to France In Michigan s 7th district John Treadway Rich R was elected to replace Omar D Conger R Conger had been reelected in 1880 but did not take his seat because he had been elected to the U S Senate In South Carolina s 2nd district Michael P O Connor D died He had been seated at the opening of Congress but his election was still being contested when he died In South Carolina s 2nd district Samuel Dibble D was elected to fill the vacancy created by the death of Michael P O Connor D The seat was the subject of an election contest which was eventually resolved in favor of the Republican Edmund W M Mackey meaning that this vacancy never properly existed In New York s 22nd district Warner Miller R resigned when he was elected to the U S Senate In New York s 27th district Elbridge G Lapham R resigned when he was elected to the U S Senate In Maine s 2nd district Samuel Dibble R was elected to fill the vacancy created when William P Frye R resigned to enter the U S Senate In Rhode Island s 1st district Nelson W Aldrich R resigned when he was elected to the U S Senate In New York s 11th district Roswell P Flower D was elected to fill the vacancy created when Levi P Morton R resigned to become U S Minister to France In New York s 22nd district Charles R Skinner R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Warner Miller R resigned to enter the U S Senate In New York s 27th district James Wolcott Wadsworth R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Elbridge G Lapham R resigned to enter the U S Senate In New York s 9th district John Hardy D was elected to fill the vacancy created when Fernando Wood D died before Congress convened In Rhode Island s 1st district Charles R Skinner R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Nelson W Aldrich R resigned to enter the U S Senate In Missouri s 2nd district Thomas Allen D died In Mississippi s 6th district James Ronald Chalmers D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent John R Lynch R In South Carolina s 2nd district Samuel Dibble D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent Edmund W M Mackey IR In Florida s 2nd district Jesse J Finley D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent Horatio Bisbee Jr R In Alabama s 8th district Joseph Wheeler D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent William M Lowe G In Illinois s 5th district Robert M A Hawk R died In South Carolina s 5th district George D Tillman D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent Robert Smalls R In South Carolina s 5th district Charles M Shelley D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now declared vacant and called for a new election In Alabama s 8th district William M Lowe G died In Georgia s 8th district Alexander H Stephens D resigned when he was elected Governor of Georgia In Illinois s 5th district Robert R Hitt R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Robert M A Hawk R died In South Carolina s 5th district Charles M Shelley D was elected to fill the vacancy created when the house voided his previous election In Ohio s 16th district Jonathan T Updegraff R died In Georgia s 8th district Seaborn Reese D was elected to fill the vacancy created when Alexander H Stephens D was elected Governor of Georgia In Missouri s 2nd district James Henry McLean R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Thomas Allen D died In Indiana s 9th district Godlove Stein Orth R died In Ohio s 16th district Joseph D Taylor R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Jonathan T Updegraff R died In Alabama s 8th district Joseph Wheeler D was elected to fill the vacancy created when William M Lowe G died In Indiana s 9th district Charles T Doxey R was elected to fill the vacancy created when Godlove Stein Orth R died In North Carolina s 3rd district John Williams Shackelford D died In Missouri s 3rd district Richard Graham Frost D had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent Gustavus Sessinghaus R In Iowa s 6th district Marsena E Cutts R had been seated pending the resolution of an election dispute which the House now decided in favor of his opponent John C Cook D a b When seated or oath administered not necessarily when service began References edit a b The Great Senate Deadlock of 1881 Senate gov US Senate Retrieved 1 July 2014 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 editThe Great Senate Deadlock of 1881 Biographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress 1st Session Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress 1st Session 1st Revision Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress 1st Session 2nd Revision Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress 2nd Session Congressional Directory for the 47th Congress 2nd Session Revision Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 47th United States Congress amp oldid 1211851323, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
