The 50th 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, 1887, to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth years of Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The president vetoed 212 pieces of legislation, the greatest number in a single session of Congress.
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 this Congress, requiring reelection in 1892; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 50th Congress in March 1887. The green stripes in Virginia represent Readjuster Harrison H. Riddleberger.
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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Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress, 1st Session.
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Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress, 1st Session (2nd Revision).
Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress, 2nd Session.
Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress, 2nd Session (Revision).
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The 50th 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 1887 to March 4 1889 during the third and fourth years of Grover Cleveland s first presidency The president vetoed 212 pieces of legislation the greatest number in a single session of Congress 50th United States Congress49th 51stUnited States Capitol 1906 March 4 1887 March 4 1889Members76 senators325 representatives8 non voting delegatesSenate majorityRepublicanSenate PresidentVacantHouse majorityDemocraticHouse SpeakerJohn G Carlisle D Sessions1st December 7 1887 October 20 18882nd December 3 1888 March 3 1889 The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 United States census The Senate had a Republican majority and the House had a Democratic majority 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 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 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 Administrative officers 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 1887 in the United States 1888 in the United States and 1889 in the United StatesMajor legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation October 8 1888 Chinese Exclusion Act Scott Act January 14 1889 Nelson Act of 1889 February 22 1889 Enabling Act of 1889 Sess 2 ch 180 25 Stat 676Party 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 Vacant Democratic D Readjuster RA Republican R End of previous congress34 2 40 76 0 Begin35 1 38 74 2 End37760 Final voting share48 7 1 3 50 0 Beginning of next congress37 0 39 76 0 House of Representatives edit Party shading shows control Total Vacant Democratic D Labor L Greenback GB Independent I IndependentRepublican IR Republican R End of previous congress180 0 1 0 0 138 319 5 Begin168 2 1 1 2 150 324 1 End167151 Final voting share51 5 0 6 0 3 0 3 0 6 46 6 Beginning of next congress160 0 0 0 0 164 324 1Leadership editSenate edit President Vacant President pro tempore John J Ingalls R Republican Conference Chairman George F Edmunds Democratic Caucus Chairman James B Beck House of Representatives edit Speaker John G Carlisle D Minority Leader Thomas B Reed Democratic Caucus Chairman Samuel S Cox Republican Conference Chairman Joseph Gurney Cannon Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman John E KennaMembers editSkip 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 In this Congress Class 1 meant their term began in this Congress requiring reelection in 1892 Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress requiring reelection in 1888 and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress requiring reelection in 1890 Alabama edit 2 John T Morgan D 3 James L Pugh D Arkansas edit 2 James H Berry D 3 James K Jones D California edit 1 George Hearst D 3 Leland Stanford R Colorado edit 2 Thomas M Bowen R 3 Henry M Teller R Connecticut edit 1 Joseph R Hawley R 3 Orville H Platt R Delaware edit 1 George Gray D 2 Eli Saulsbury D Florida edit 1 Samuel Pasco D from May 19 1887 3 Wilkinson Call D Georgia edit 2 Alfred H Colquitt D 3 Joseph E Brown D Illinois edit 2 Shelby M Cullom R 3 Charles B Farwell R Indiana edit 1 David Turpie D 3 Daniel W Voorhees D Iowa edit 2 James F Wilson R 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 Joseph C S Blackburn D Louisiana edit 2 Randall L Gibson D 3 James B Eustis D Maine edit 1 Eugene Hale R 2 William P Frye R Maryland edit 1 Arthur Pue Gorman D 3 Ephraim K Wilson II D Massachusetts edit 1 Henry L Dawes R 2 George F Hoar R Michigan edit 1 Francis B Stockbridge R 2 Thomas W Palmer R Minnesota edit 1 Cushman K Davis R 2 Dwight M Sabin R Mississippi edit 1 James Z George D 2 Edward C Walthall D Missouri edit 1 Francis Cockrell D 3 George G Vest D Nebraska edit 1 Algernon S Paddock R 2 Charles F Manderson R Nevada edit 1 William M Stewart R 3 John P Jones R New Hampshire edit 2 Person C Cheney R until June 14 1887 William E Chandler R from June 14 1887 dd 3 Henry W Blair R New Jersey edit 1 Rufus Blodgett D 2 John R McPherson D New York edit 1 Frank Hiscock R 3 William M Evarts R North Carolina edit 2 Matt W Ransom D 3 Zebulon B Vance D Ohio edit 1 John Sherman R 3 Henry B Payne D Oregon edit 2 Joseph N Dolph R 3 John H Mitchell R Pennsylvania edit 1 Matthew S Quay R 3 J Donald Cameron R Rhode Island edit 1 Nelson W Aldrich R 2 Jonathan Chace R South Carolina edit 2 Matthew C Butler D 3 Wade Hampton III D Tennessee edit 1 William B Bate D 2 Isham G Harris D Texas edit 1 John H Reagan D 2 Richard Coke D Vermont edit 1 George F Edmunds R 3 Justin S Morrill R Virginia edit 1 John W Daniel D 2 Harrison H Riddleberger RA West Virginia edit 1 Charles J Faulkner Jr D from May 5 1887 2 John E Kenna D Wisconsin edit 1 Philetus Sawyer R 3 John C Spooner R nbsp Senators party membership by state at the opening of the 50th Congress in March 1887 The green stripes in Virginia represent Readjuster Harrison H Riddleberger 2 Democrats 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 2 Republicans Territories nbsp Senate President pro temporeJohn J Ingalls House of Representatives edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Alabama edit 1 James T Jones D 2 Hilary A Herbert D 3 William C Oates D 4 Alexander C Davidson D 5 James E Cobb D 6 John H Bankhead D 7 William H Forney D 8 Joseph Wheeler D Arkansas edit 1 Poindexter Dunn D 2 Clifton R Breckinridge D 3 Thomas C McRae D 4 John H Rogers D 5 Samuel W Peel D California edit 1 Thomas L Thompson D 2 Marion Biggs D 3 Joseph McKenna R 4 William W Morrow R 5 Charles N Felton R 6 William Vandever R Colorado edit At large George G Symes R Connecticut edit 1 Robert J Vance D 2 Carlos French D 3 Charles A Russell R 4 Miles T Granger D Delaware edit At large John B Penington D Florida edit 1 Robert H M Davidson D 2 Charles Dougherty D Georgia edit 1 Thomas M Norwood D 2 Henry G Turner D 3 Charles F Crisp D 4 Thomas W Grimes D 5 John D Stewart D 6 James H Blount D 7 Judson C Clements D 8 Henry H Carlton D 9 Allen D Candler D 10 George T Barnes D Illinois edit 1 Ransom W Dunham R 2 Frank Lawler D 3 William E Mason R 4 George E Adams R 5 Albert J Hopkins R 6 Robert R Hitt R 7 Thomas J Henderson R 8 Ralph Plumb R 9 Lewis E Payson R 10 Philip S Post R 11 William H Gest R 12 George A Anderson D 13 William M Springer D 14 Jonathan H Rowell R 15 Joseph G Cannon R 16 Silas Z Landes D 17 Edward Lane D 18 Jehu Baker R 19 Richard W Townshend D 20 John R Thomas R Indiana edit 1 Alvin P Hovey R until January 17 1889 Francis B Posey R from January 29 1889 dd 2 John H O Neall D 3 Jonas G Howard D 4 William S Holman D 5 Courtland C Matson D 6 Thomas M Browne R 7 William D Bynum D 8 James T Johnston R 9 Joseph B Cheadle R 10 William D Owen R 11 George W Steele R 12 James B White R 13 Benjamin F Shively D Iowa edit 1 John H Gear R 2 Walter I Hayes D 3 David B Henderson R 4 William E Fuller R 5 Daniel Kerr R 6 James B Weaver GB 7 Edwin H Conger R 8 Albert R Anderson IR 9 Joseph Lyman R 10 Adoniram J Holmes R 11 Isaac S Struble R Kansas edit 1 Edmund N Morrill R 2 Edward H Funston R 3 Bishop W Perkins R 4 Thomas Ryan R 5 John A Anderson IR 6 Erastus J Turner R 7 Samuel R Peters R Kentucky edit 1 William J Stone D 2 Polk Laffoon D 3 W Godfrey Hunter R 4 Alexander B Montgomery D 5 Asher G Caruth D 6 John G Carlisle D 7 William C P Breckinridge D 8 James B McCreary D 9 George M Thomas R 10 William P Taulbee D 11 Hugh F Finley R Louisiana edit 1 Theodore S Wilkinson D 2 Matthew D Lagan D 3 Edward J Gay D 4 Newton C Blanchard D 5 Cherubusco Newton D 6 Edward W Robertson D until August 2 1887 Samuel M Robertson D from December 5 1887 dd Maine edit 1 Thomas B Reed R 2 Nelson Dingley Jr R 3 Seth L Milliken R 4 Charles A Boutelle R Maryland edit 1 Charles H Gibson D 2 Frank T Shaw D 3 Henry W Rusk D 4 Isidor Rayner D 5 Barnes Compton D 6 Louis E McComas R Massachusetts edit 1 Robert T Davis R 2 John D Long R 3 Leopold Morse D 4 Patrick A Collins D 5 Edward D Hayden R 6 Henry Cabot Lodge R 7 William Cogswell R 8 Charles H Allen R 9 Edward Burnett D 10 John E Russell D 11 William Whiting R 12 Francis W Rockwell R Michigan edit 1 J Logan Chipman D 2 Edward P Allen R 3 James O Donnell R 4 Julius C Burrows R 5 Melbourne H Ford D 6 Mark S Brewer R 7 Justin R Whiting D 8 Timothy E Tarsney D 9 Byron M Cutcheon R 10 Spencer O Fisher D 11 Seth C Moffatt R until December 22 1887 Henry W Seymour R from February 14 1888 dd Minnesota edit 1 Thomas Wilson D 2 John Lind R 3 John L MacDonald D 4 Edmund Rice D 5 Knute Nelson R Mississippi edit 1 John M Allen D 2 James B Morgan D 3 Thomas C Catchings D 4 Frederick G Barry D 5 Chapman L Anderson D 6 Thomas R Stockdale D 7 Charles E Hooker D Missouri edit 1 William H Hatch D 2 Charles H Mansur D 3 Alexander M Dockery D 4 James N Burnes D until January 23 1889 Charles F Booher D from February 19 1889 dd 5 William Warner R 6 John T Heard D 7 John E Hutton D 8 John J O Neill D 9 John M Glover D 10 Martin L Clardy D 11 Richard P Bland D 12 William J Stone D 13 William H Wade R 14 James P Walker D Nebraska edit 1 John A McShane D 2 James Laird R 3 George W E Dorsey R Nevada edit At large William Woodburn R New Hampshire edit 1 Luther F McKinney D 2 Jacob H Gallinger R New Jersey edit 1 George Hires R 2 James Buchanan R 3 John Kean Jr R 4 James N Pidcock D 5 William W Phelps R 6 Herman Lehlbach R 7 William McAdoo D New York edit 1 Perry Belmont D until December 1 1888 2 Felix Campbell D 3 Stephen V White R 4 Peter P Mahoney D 5 Archibald M Bliss D 6 Amos J Cummings D 7 Lloyd S Bryce D 8 Timothy J Campbell D 9 Samuel S Cox D 10 Francis B Spinola D 11 Truman A Merriman D 12 W Bourke Cockran D 13 Ashbel P Fitch D 14 William G Stahlnecker D 15 Henry Bacon D 16 John H Ketcham R 17 Stephen T Hopkins R 18 Edward W Greenman D 19 Nicholas T Kane D until September 14 1887 Charles Tracey D from November 8 1887 dd 20 George West R 21 John H Moffitt R 22 Abraham X Parker R 23 James S Sherman R 24 David Wilber R 25 James J Belden R from November 8 1887 26 Milton De Lano R 27 Newton W Nutting R 28 Thomas S Flood R 29 Ira Davenport R 30 Charles S Baker R 31 John G Sawyer R 32 John M Farquhar R 33 John B Weber R 34 William G Laidlaw R North Carolina edit 1 Louis C Latham D 2 Furnifold M Simmons D 3 Charles W McClammy D 4 John Nichols I 5 John M Brower R 6 Alfred Rowland D 7 John S Henderson D 8 William H H Cowles D 9 Thomas D Johnston D Ohio edit 1 Benjamin Butterworth R 2 Charles E Brown R 3 Elihu S Williams R 4 Samuel S Yoder D 5 George E Seney D 6 Melvin M Boothman R 7 James E Campbell D 8 Robert P Kennedy R 9 William C Cooper R 10 Jacob Romeis R 11 Albert C Thompson R 12 Jacob J Pugsley R 13 Joseph H Outhwaite D 14 Charles P Wickham R 15 Charles H Grosvenor R 16 Beriah Wilkins D 17 Joseph D Taylor R 18 William McKinley R 19 Ezra B Taylor R 20 George W Crouse R 21 Martin A Foran D Oregon edit At large Binger Hermann 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 Smedley Darlington R 7 Robert M Yardley R 8 Daniel Ermentrout D 9 John A Hiestand R 10 William H Sowden D 11 Charles R Buckalew D 12 John Lynch D 13 Charles N Brumm R 14 Franklin Bound R 15 Frank C Bunnell R 16 Henry C McCormick R 17 Edward Scull R 18 Louis E Atkinson R 19 Levi Maish D 20 John Patton R 21 Welty McCullogh R 22 John Dalzell R 23 Thomas M Bayne R 24 Oscar L Jackson R 25 James T Maffett R 26 Norman Hall D 27 William L Scott D At large Edwin S Osborne R Rhode Island edit 1 Henry J Spooner R 2 Warren O Arnold R South Carolina edit 1 Samuel Dibble D 2 George D Tillman D 3 James S Cothran D 4 William H Perry D 5 John J Hemphill D 6 George W Dargan D 7 William Elliott D Tennessee edit 1 Roderick R Butler R 2 Leonidas C Houk R 3 John R Neal D 4 Benton McMillin D 5 James D Richardson D 6 Joseph E Washington D 7 Washington C Whitthorne D 8 Benjamin A Enloe D 9 Presley T Glass D 10 James Phelan Jr D Texas edit 1 Charles Stewart D 2 John H Reagan D until March 4 1887 William H Martin D from November 4 1887 dd 3 Constantine B Kilgore D 4 David B Culberson D 5 Silas Hare D 6 Joseph Abbott D 7 William H Crain D 8 Littleton W Moore D 9 Roger Q Mills D 10 Joseph D Sayers D 11 Samuel W T Lanham D Vermont edit 1 John W Stewart R 2 William W Grout R Virginia edit 1 Thomas H B Browne R 2 George E Bowden R 3 George D Wise D 4 William E Gaines R 5 John R Brown R 6 Samuel I Hopkins L 7 Charles T O Ferrall D 8 William H F Lee D 9 Henry Bowen R 10 Jacob Yost R West Virginia edit 1 Nathan Goff R 2 William L Wilson D 3 Charles P Snyder D 4 Charles E Hogg D Wisconsin edit 1 Lucien B Caswell R 2 Richard W Guenther R 3 Robert M La Follette Sr R 4 Henry Smith L 5 Thomas R Hudd D 6 Charles B Clark R 7 Ormsby B Thomas R 8 Nils P Haugen R 9 Isaac Stephenson R Non voting members edit Arizona Territory Marcus A Smith D Dakota Territory Oscar S Gifford R Idaho Territory Fred T Dubois R Montana Territory Joseph K Toole D New Mexico Territory Antonio Joseph D Utah Territory John T Caine D Washington Territory Charles S Voorhees D Wyoming Territory Joseph M Carey 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 Republican nbsp House SpeakerJohn G CarlisleChanges in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress Senate edit Replacements 1 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Liberal Republican 1 seat net loss Deaths 0 Resignations 1 Interim appointments 1 Total seats with changes 2 State class Vacated by Reason for vacancy Subsequent Date of successor s installation West Virginia 1 Vacant Filled vacancy in term Charles J Faulkner D May 5 1887 Florida 1 Vacant Filled vacancy in term Samuel Pasco D May 19 1887 New Hampshire 2 Person C Cheney R Successor was elected June 14 1887 William E Chandler R June 14 1887 House of Representatives edit Replacements 8 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Deaths 4 Resignations 5 Contested election 0 Total seats with changes 8 District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor seated New York 25th Vacant Rep Frank Hiscock resigned during previous congress James J Belden R November 8 1887 Texas 2nd John H Reagan D Resigned March 4 1887 after being elected to the U S Senate William H Martin D November 4 1887 Louisiana 6th Edward W Robertson D Died August 2 1887 Samuel M Robertson D December 5 1887 New York 19th Nicholas T Kane D Died September 14 1887 Charles Tracey D November 8 1887 Michigan 11th Seth C Moffatt R Died December 22 1887 Henry W Seymour R February 14 1888 New York 1st Perry Belmont D Resigned December 1 1888 after being appointed Minister to Spain Vacant until next Congress Indiana 1st Alvin P Hovey R Resigned January 17 1889 after being elected Governor of Indiana New member elected January 29 1889 and seated February 6 1889 1 Francis B Posey R February 6 1889 Missouri 4th James N Burnes D Died January 23 1889 New member elected February 19 1889 and seated February 25 1889 1 Charles F Booher D February 25 1889Committees 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 Justin S Morrill Agriculture and Forestry Chairman Thomas W Palmer Ranking Member James Z George Appropriations Chairman William B Allison Ranking Member James B Beck Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman John P Jones Ranking Member Zebulon B Vance Canadian Relations Select Chairman George F Hoar Ranking Member N A Census Chairman Eugene Hale Ranking Member James H Berry Centennial of the Constitution and the Discovery of America Select Chairman Frank Hiscock Ranking Member Daniel W Voorhees Civil Service and Retrenchment Chairman Jonathan Chace Ranking Member Daniel W Voorhees Civil Service Operations Special Chairman William E Chandler Ranking Member Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Claims Chairman John C Spooner Ranking Member James K Jones Coast Defenses Chairman Joseph N Dolph Ranking Member John R McPherson Commerce Chairman William P Frye Ranking Member Matt W Ransom 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 William B Allison Engrossed Bills Chairman Eli Saulsbury Ranking Member William B Allison Enrolled Bills Chairman Thomas M Bowen Ranking Member Alfred H Colquitt Epidemic Diseases Select Chairman Isham G Harris Ranking Member Eugene Hale Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service Chairman Matthew S Quay Ranking Member Wade Hampton Executive Departments Methods Select Chairman Matthew C Butler Ranking Member Orville H Platt Expenditures of Public Money Chairman Charles B Farwell Ranking Member William P Frye Finance Chairman Justin S Morrill Ranking Member Daniel W Voorhees Fisheries Chairman John Sherman Ranking Member Wade Hampton Foreign Relations Chairman Algernon S Paddock Ranking Member John T Morgan Fishing Bounties and Allowances Select Five Civilized Tribes of Indians Select Chairman Matthew C Butler Ranking Member J Donald Cameron Government Printing Office Select Indian Affairs Chairman Henry L Dawes Ranking Member Isham G Harris Indian Traders Select Chairman William E Chandler Ranking Member Joseph C S Blackburn Interstate Commerce Chairman Shelby M Cullom Ranking Member Isham G Harris Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands Select Judiciary Chairman George F Edmunds Ranking Member James L Pugh Library Chairman William M Evarts Ranking Member Daniel W Voorhees Manufactures Chairman Harrison H Riddleberger Ranking Member Alfred H Colquitt Military Affairs Chairman Joseph R Hawley Ranking Member Francis M Cockrell Mines and Mining Chairman William M Stewart Ranking Member William B Bate Mississippi River and its Tributaries Select Chairman Algernon S Paddock Ranking Member James B Eustis Naval Affairs Chairman J Donald Cameron Ranking Member John R McPherson Nicaraguan Claims Select Chairman John Tyler Morgan Ranking Member George F Hoard Pacific Railway Commission Special Chairman William P Frye Ranking Member John T Morgan Patents Chairman Henry M Teller Ranking Member James K Jones Pensions Chairman Cushman K Davis Ranking Member Ephraim K Wilson Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Philetus Sawyer Ranking Member Eli Saulsbury Potomac River Front Select Chairman John R McPherson Ranking Member N A Printing Chairman Charles F Manderson Ranking Member Arthur P Gorman Private Land Claims Chairman Matt W Ransom Ranking Member George F Edmonds Privileges and Elections Chairman George F Hoar Ranking Member Eli Saulsbury Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Leland Stanford Ranking Member George G Vest Public Lands Chairman Preston B Plumb Ranking Member John T Morgan Railroads Chairman Dwight M Sabin Ranking Member Francis B Stockbridge Revision of the Laws Chairman James F Wilson Ranking Member Ephraim K Wilson Revolutionary Claims Chairman Richard Coke Ranking Member Jonathan Chace Rules Chairman Nelson W Aldrich Ranking Member Isham G Harris Tariff Regulation Select Territories Chairman Orville H Platt Ranking Member Matthew C Butler Transportation and Sale of Meat Products Select Chairman George G Vest Ranking Member N A Transportation Routes to the Seaboard Chairman John H Mitchell Ranking Member Randall L Gibson Whole Woman Suffrage Select Chairman Francis M Cockrell Ranking Member Thomas W Palmer House of Representatives edit Accounts Chairman Frank T Shaw Ranking Member James O Donnell Agriculture Chairman William H Hatch Ranking Member Justin R Whiting Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Select Chairman James E Campbell Ranking Member N A American Ship building Select Appropriations Chairman Samuel J Randall Ranking Member Joseph G Cannon Banking and Currency Chairman Beriah Wilkins Ranking Member Luther F McKinney Claims Chairman S W T Lanham Ranking Member John Lynch Coinage Weights and Measures Chairman Richard P Bland Ranking Member Norman Hall Commerce Chairman Martin L Clardy Ranking Member James Phelan Jr District of Columbia Chairman John J Hemphill Ranking Member Robert J Vance Education Chairman Allen D Candler Ranking Member John B Penington Elections Chairman Charles F Crisp Ranking Member Littleton W Moore Enrolled Bills Chairman Spencer O Fisher Ranking Member Constantine B Kilgore Expenditures in the Interior Department Chairman Thomas R Hudd Ranking Member Charles N Brumm Expenditures in the Justice Department Chairman William H H Cowles Ranking Member Albert C Thompson Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman William L Scott Ranking Member Jacob Romeis Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Alexander M Dockery Ranking Member Charles E Brown Expenditures in the State Department Chairman Leopold Morse Ranking Member Louis E Atkinson Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman Joseph Wheeler Ranking Member John M Farquhar Expenditures in the War Department Chairman Polk Laffoon Ranking Member William Warner Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman Timothy J Campbell Ranking Member Seth L Milliken Foreign Affairs Chairman James B McCreary Ranking Member James S Cothran Indian Affairs Chairman Samuel W Peel Ranking Member Silas Hare Invalid Pensions Chairman Courtland C Matson Ranking Member Thomas L Thompson Judiciary Chairman David B Culberson Ranking Member John D Stewart Labor Chairman John J O Neill Ranking Member Edward Burnett Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River Chairman Thomas C Catchings Ranking Member Samuel M Robertson Library Chairman William G Stahlnecker Ranking Member Charles O Neill Manufactures Chairman Henry Bacon Ranking Member Frank C Bunnell Merchant Marine and Fisheries Chairman Poindexter Dunn Ranking Member John L MacDonald Mileage Chairman John H Rogers Ranking Member James J Belden Military Affairs Chairman Richard W Townshend Ranking Member Samuel S Yoder Militia Chairman William McAdoo Ranking Member Francis B Spinola Mines and Mining Chairman Charles T O Ferrall Ranking Member Marion Biggs Naval Affairs Chairman Hilary A Herbert Ranking Member Joseph Abbott Pacific Railroads Chairman Joseph H Outhwaite Ranking Member Miles T Granger Patents Chairman James B Weaver Ranking Member Robert J Vance Pensions Chairman Archibald M Bliss Ranking Member John E Russell Printing Chairman James D Richardson Ranking Member John A Hiestand Private Land Claims Chairman John M Glover Ranking Member Louis C Latham Post Office and Post Roads Chairman James H Blount Ranking Member Alfred Rowland Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Samuel Dibble Ranking Member Charles E Hogg Public Lands Chairman William S Holman Ranking Member John L MacDonald Railways and Canals Chairman Robert H M Davidson Ranking Member Henry H Carlton Revision of Laws Chairman William C Oates Ranking Member Charles E Hogg Rivers and Harbors Chairman Newton C Blanchard Ranking Member Thomas L Thompson Rules Chairman John G Carlisle Ranking Member Thomas B Reed Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman William M Springer Ranking Member Melbourne H Ford War Claims Chairman William J Stone Ranking Member Theodore S Wilkinson Ways and Means Chairman Roger Q Mills Ranking Member William D Kelley Whole Joint committees edit Conditions of Indian Tribes Special Disposition of Useless Executive Papers To Investigate Work on the Washington Aqueduct Tunnel The Library Chairman William G Stahlnecker Vice Chairman Charles O Neill PrintingCaucuses editDemocratic House Democratic Senate Administrative officers editLegislative branch agency directors edit Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford Public Printer of the United States Thomas E Benedict Senate edit Chaplain John G Butler Lutheran Secretary Anson G McCook Librarian Alonzo M Church Sergeant at Arms William P Canady House of Representatives edit Chaplain William H Milburn Methodist Clerk John B Clark Jr Doorkeeper Alvin B Hurt elected December 5 1887 Clerk at the Speaker s Table Nathaniel T Crutchfield Postmaster Lycurgus Dalton Reading Clerks Thomas S Pettit D and Neill S Brown Jr R Sergeant at Arms John P LeedomSee also edit1886 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1886 87 United States Senate elections 1886 United States House of Representatives elections 1888 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1888 United States presidential election 1888 89 United States Senate elections 1888 United States House of Representatives electionsNotes editReferences edit a b Fiftieth Congress March 4 1887 to March 3 1889 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Retrieved August 7 2019 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 editBiographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress 1st Session Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress 1st Session 1st Revision Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress 1st Session 2nd Revision Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress 2nd Session Official Congressional Directory for the 50th Congress 2nd Session Revision Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 50th United States Congress amp oldid 1221517894, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
