48th United States Congress
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48th United States Congress
| 48th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | |||
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| Senate President: | Vacant | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | George F. Edmunds | ||
| House Speaker: | John G. Carlisle | ||
| Members: | 76 Senators 325 Representatives 8 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: December 3, 1883 – July 7, 1884 2nd: December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885 |
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The Forty-eighth 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, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
Major events
Major legislation
Territories organized
- May 17, 1884: District of Alaska was organized.
Party summary
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.
Senate
- Democratic: 36
- Republican: 38 (majority)
- Readjuster: 2
TOTAL members: 76
House of Representatives
- Democratic: 196 (majority)
- Republican: 117
- Readjuster: 4
- Independent Democratic: 3
- National Greenback: 2
- Independent Republican: 1
- Independent: 2
TOTAL members: 325
Leadership
Senate
- President: Vacant
- President pro tempore: George F. Edmunds (R)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: John G. Carlisle (D)
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1886; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1884.
See also: United States Senate elections, 1882
House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- replacements: 1
- Democratic: no net change
- Republican: no net change
- Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss
- deaths: 1
- resignations: 0
- interim appointment: 1
- Total seats with changes: 1
House of Representatives
- replacements: 15
- Democratic: 1 seat net gain
- Republican: 1 seat net loss
- National Greenback: 1 seat net gain
- deaths: 9
- resignations: 9
- contested election: 8
- Total seats with changes: 25
Employees
Senate
- Chaplain: Elias D. Huntley (Methodist)
- Secretary: Francis E. Shober (Acting), to December 18, 1883
- Anson G. McCook, from December 18, 1883
- Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright, to December 18, 1883
- William P. Canady, from December 18, 1883
House of Representatives
- Chaplain: John S. Lindsay (Episcopalian)
- Clerk: John B. Clark, Jr.
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield
- Doorkeeper: James G. Wintersmith
- Postmaster: Lycurgus Dalton
- Sergeant at Arms: John P. Leedom
References
- 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
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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