46th United States Congress

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Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Major events 3 Major legislation 4 Party summary 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 Leadership 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 Members 6.1 Senate 6.2 House of Representatives 6.3 Delegates 7 Changes in membership 7.1 Senate 7.2 House of Representatives 8 Officers 8.1 Senate 8.2 House of Representatives 8.3 Other 9 References 10 External links

The Forty-sixth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1879 to March 3, 1881, during the last two years of the administration of U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1879 - March 3, 1881

• First session: March 18, 1879 – July 1, 1879
• Second session: December 1, 1879 - June 16, 1880
• Third session: December 6, 1880 - March 3, 1881 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 45th Congress
Next congress: 47th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main article: Events of 1879; Events of 1880; Events of 1881

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 46th Congress

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).

[edit] 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.

[edit] Senate

• Democratic: 42 (majority)
• Republican: 33
• Independent: 1

TOTAL members: 76

[edit] House of Representatives

• Democratic: 141 (majority)
• Republican: 132
• National Greenback: 13
• Independent Democratic: 7

TOTAL members: 293

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
  • William A. Wheeler, of New York
• President pro tempore of the Senate:
  • Allen G. Thurman, Republican of Ohio, first elected in this Congress April 5, 1879.

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House
  • Samuel J. Randall, Democratic of Pennsylvania, reelected March 18, 1879.

[edit] Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

See also: 46th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 46th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1878

[edit] Senate

At this time, 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1884.

Alabama

• 2. John T. Morgan (Dem.)
• 3. George S. Houston (Dem.) …died December 31, 1879.

  Luke Pryor (Dem.) …appointed to fill vacancy, seated January 15, 1880.

  James L. Pugh (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1880.

Arkansas

• 2. Augustus H. Garland (Dem.)
• 3. James D. Walker (Dem.)

California

• 1. Newton Booth Independent Rep.
• 3. James T. Farley (Dem.)

Colorado

• 2. Henry M. Teller (Rep.)
• 3. Nathaniel P. Hill (Rep.)

Connecticut

• 1. William W. Eaton (Dem.)
• 3. Orville H. Platt (Rep.)

Delaware

• 1. Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. (Dem.)
• 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (Dem.)

Florida

• 1. Charles W. Jones (Dem.)
• 3. Wilkinson Call (Dem.)

Georgia

• 3. John B. Gordon (Dem.) …resigned May 1880.

  Joseph E. Brown (Dem.) …appointed to fill vacancy, seated May 26, 1880, subsequently elected.

• 2. Benjamin H. Hill (Dem.)

Illinois

• 2. David Davis (Independent)
• 3. John A. Logan (Rep.)

Indiana

• 1. Joseph E. McDonald (Dem.)
• 3. Daniel W. Voorhees (Dem.)

Iowa

• 3. William B. Allison (Rep.)
• 2. Samuel J. Kirkwood (Rep.)

Kansas

• 3. John J. Ingalls (Rep.)
• 2. Preston B. Plumb (Rep.)

Kentucky

• 2. James B. Beck (Dem.)
• 3. John S. Williams (Dem.)

Louisiana

• 2. William Pitt Kellogg (Rep.)
• 3. Benjamin F. Jonas (Dem.)

Maine

• 1. Hannibal Hamlin (Rep.)
• 2. James G. Blaine (Rep.)

Maryland

• 1. William P. Whyte (Dem.)
• 3. James B. Groome (Dem.)

Massachusetts

• 1. Henry L. Dawes (Rep.)
• 2. George F. Hoar (Rep.)

Michigan

• 2. Thomas W. Ferry (Rep.)
• 1. Zachariah Chandler (Rep.) …died November 1, 1879.

  Henry P. Baldwin (Rep.) …appointed to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1879, subsequently elected.

Minnesota

• 2. William Windom (Rep.)
• 1. Samuel James Renwick McMillan (Rep.)

Mississippi

• 1. Blanche K. Bruce (Rep.)
• 2. Lucius Q.C. Lamar (Dem.)

Missouri

• 1. Francis M. Cockrell (Dem.)
• 3. George G. Vest (Dem.)

Nebraska

• 1. Algernon S. Paddock (Rep.)
• 2. Alvin Saunders (Rep.)

Nevada

• 3. John P. Jones (Rep.)
• 1. William Sharon (Rep.)

New Hampshire

• 2. Edward H. Rollins (Rep.)
• 3. Charles H. Bell (Rep.) …appointed to fill vacancy in term, seated April 10, 1879.

  Henry W. Blair (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy in term, seated June 20, 1879.

New Jersey

• 1. Theodore F. Randolph (Dem.)
• 2. John R. McPherson (Dem.)

New York

• 3. Roscoe Conkling (Rep.)
• 1. Francis Kernan (Dem.)

North Carolina

• 2. Matt W. Ransom (Dem.)
• 3. Zebulon B. Vance (Dem.)

Ohio

• 1. Allen G. Thurman (Dem.)
• 3. George H. Pendleton (Dem.)

Oregon

• 2. La Fayette Grover (Dem.)
• 3. James H. Slater (Dem.)

Pennsylvania

• 1. William A. Wallace (Dem.)
• 3. J. Donald Cameron (Rep.)

Rhode Island

• 2. Henry B. Anthony (Rep.)
• 1. Ambrose E. Burnside (Rep.)

South Carolina

• 2. Matthew C. Butler (Dem.)
• 3. Wade Hampton, III (Dem.)

Tennessee

• 1. James E. Bailey (Dem.)
• 2. Isham G. Harris (Dem.)

Texas

• 1. Samuel B. Maxey (Dem.)
• 2. Richard Coke (Dem.)

Vermont

• 1. George F. Edmunds (Rep.)
• 3. Justin S. Morrill (Rep.)

Virginia

• 2. John W. Johnston (Dem.)
• 1. Robert E. Withers (Dem.)

West Virginia

• 2. Henry G. Davis (Dem.)
• 1. Frank Hereford (Dem.)

Wisconsin

• 1. Angus Cameron (Rep.)
• 3. Matthew H. Carpenter (Rep.) …died February 24, 1881, remained vacant

[edit] House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.

Alabama

• 1. Thomas H. Herndon (Dem.)
• 2. Hilary A. Herbert (Dem.)
• 3. William J. Samford (Dem.)
• 4. Charles M. Shelley (Dem.)
• 5. Thomas Williams (Dem.)
• 6. Burwell B. Lewis (Dem.) …resigned October 1, 1880.

  Newton N. Clements (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 8, 1880.

• 7. William H. Forney (Dem.)
• 8. William M. Lowe (National Greenback)

Arkansas

• 1. Poindexter Dunn (Dem.)
• 2. William F. Slemons (Dem.)
• 3. Jordan E. Cravens (Dem.)
• 4. Thomas M. Gunter (Dem.)

California

• 1. Horace Davis (Rep.) …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.
• 2. Horace F. Page (Rep.) …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.
• 3. Campbell P. Berry (Dem.) …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.
• 4. Romualdo Pacheco (Rep.) …elected September 3, 1879, seated December 1, 1879.

Colorado

• A/L. James B. Belford (Rep.)

Connecticut

• 1. Joseph R. Hawley (Rep.)
• 2. James Phelps (Dem.)
• 3. John T. Wait (Rep.)
• 4. Frederick Miles (Rep.)

Delaware

• A/L. Edward L. Martin (Dem.)

Florida

• 1. Robert H. Davidson (Dem.)
• 2. Horatio Bisbee, Jr. (Rep.) …contested election, seated January 22, 1882.

  Noble A. Hull (Dem.) …contested election, served until January 22, 1881.

Georgia

• 1. John C. Nicholls (Dem.)
• 2. William E. Smith (Dem.)
• 3. Philip Cook (Dem.)
• 4. Henry Persons (Independent Dem.)
• 5. N.J. Hammond (Dem.)
• 6. James H. Blount (Dem.)
• 7. William H. Felton (Independent Dem.)
• 8. Alexander H. Stephens (Dem.)
• 9. Emory Speer (Independent Dem.)

Illinois

• 1. William Aldrich (Rep.)
• 2. George R. Davis (Rep.)
• 3. Hiram Barber, Jr. (Rep.)
• 4. John C. Sherwin (Rep.)
• 5. Robert M.A. Hawk (Rep.)
• 6. Thomas J. Henderson (Rep.)
• 7. Philip C. Hayes (Rep.)
• 8. Greenbury L. Fort (Rep.)
• 9. Thomas A. Boyd (Rep.)
• 10. Benjamin F. Marsh (Rep.)
• 11. James W. Singleton (Dem.)
• 12. William M. Springer (Dem.)
• 13. Adlai E. Stevenson (Dem.)
• 14. Joseph G. Cannon (Rep.)
• 15. Albert P. Forsythe (National Greenback)
• 16. William A.J. Sparks (Dem.)
• 17. William R. Morrison (Dem.)
• 18. John R. Thomas (Rep.)
• 19. Richard W. Townshend (Dem.)

Indiana

• 1. William Heilman (Rep.)
• 2. Thomas R. Cobb (Dem.)
• 3. George A. Bicknell (Dem.)
• 4. Jeptha D. New (Dem.)
• 5. Thomas M. Browne (Rep.)
• 6. William R. Myers (Dem.)
• 7. Gilbert De La Matyr (National)
• 8. Abraham J. Hostetler (Dem.)
• 9. Godlove S. Orth (Rep.)
• 10. William H. Calkins (Rep.)
• 11. Calvin Cowgill (Rep.)
• 12. Walpole G. Colerick (Dem.)
• 13. John H. Baker (Rep.)

Iowa

• 1. Moses A. McCoid (Rep.)
• 2. Hiram Price (Rep.)
• 3. Thomas Updegraff (Rep.)
• 4. Nathaniel C. Deering (Rep.)
• 5. Rush Clark (Rep.) …died April 29, 1879.

  William G. Thompson (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 1, 1879.

• 6. James B. Weaver (National Greenback)
• 7. Edward H. Gillette (National Greenback)
• 8. William F. Sapp (Rep.)
• 9. Cyrus C. Carpenter (Rep.)

Kansas

• 1. John A. Anderson (Rep.)
• 2. Dudley C. Haskell (Rep.)
• 3. Thomas Ryan (Rep.)

Kentucky

• 1. Oscar Turner (Independent Dem.)
• 2. James A. McKenzie (Dem.)
• 3. John W. Caldwell (Dem.)
• 4. James P. Knott (Dem.)
• 5. Albert S. Willis (Dem.)
• 6. John G. Carlisle (Dem.)
• 7. Joseph C.S. Blackburn (Dem.)
• 8. Philip B. Thompson, Jr. (Dem.)
• 9. Thomas Turner (Dem.)
• 10. Elijah C. Phister (Dem.)

Louisiana

• 1. Randall L. Gibson (Dem.)
• 2. E. John Ellis (Dem.)
• 3. Joseph H. Acklen (Dem.)
• 4. J.B. Elam (Dem.)
• 5. J. Floyd King (Dem.)
• 6. E.W. Robertson (Dem.)

Maine

• 1. Thomas B. Reed (Rep.)
• 2. William P. Frye (Rep.)
• 3. Stephen D. Lindsey (Rep.)
• 4. George W. Ladd (National Greenback)
• 5. Thompson H. Murch (National Greenback)

Maryland

• 1. Daniel M. Henry (Dem.)
• 2. J. Frederick C. Talbott (Dem.)
• 3. William Kimmel (Dem.)
• 4. Robert M. McLane (Dem.)
• 5. Eli J. Henkle (Dem.)
• 6. Milton G. Urner (Rep.)

Massachusetts

• 1. William W. Crapo (Rep.)
• 2. Benjamin W. Harris (Rep.)
• 3. Walbridge A. Field (Rep.)
• 4. Leopold Morse (Dem.)
• 5. Selwyn Z. Bowman (Rep.)
• 6. George B. Loring (Rep.)
• 7. William A. Russell (Rep.)
• 8. William Claflin (Rep.)
• 9. William W. Rice (Rep.)
• 10. Amasa Norcross (Rep.)
• 11. George D. Robinson (Rep.)

Michigan

• 1. John S. Newberry (Rep.)
• 2. Edwin Willits (Rep.)
• 3. Jonas H. McGowan (Rep.)
• 4. Julius C. Burrows (Rep.)
• 5. John W. Stone (Rep.)
• 6. Mark S. Brewer (Rep.)
• 7. Omar D. Conger (Rep.) …resigned March 3, 1881.
• 8. Roswell G. Horr (Rep.)
• 9. Jay A. Hubbell (Rep.)

Minnesota

• 1. Mark H. Dunnell (Rep.)
• 2. Henry Poehler (Dem.)
• 3. William D. Washburn (Rep.)

Mississippi

• 1. H.L. Muldrow (Dem.)
• 2. Van H. Manning (Dem.)
• 3. Hernando D. Money (Dem.)
• 4. O.R. Singleton (Dem.)
• 5. C.E. Hooker (Dem.)
• 6. J.R. Chalmers (Dem.)

Missouri

• 1. Martin L. Clardy (Dem.)
• 2. Erastus Wells (Dem.)
• 3. R. Graham Frost (Dem.)
• 4. Lowndes H. Davis (Dem.)
• 5. Richard P. Bland (Dem.)
• 6. James R. Waddill (Dem.)
• 7. Alfred M. Lay (Dem.) …died December 8, 1879.

  John F. Phillips (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 26, 1880.

• 8. Samuel L. Sawyer (Independent Dem.)
• 9. Nicholas Ford (National Greenback)
• 10. Gideon F. Rothwell (Dem.)
• 11. John B. Clark, Jr. (Dem.)
• 12. William H. Hatch (Dem.)
• 13. Aylett H. Buckner (Dem.)

Nebraska

• A/L. Edward K. Valentine (Rep.)

Nevada

• A/L. Rollin M. Daggett (Rep.)

New Hampshire

• 1. Joshua G. Hall (Rep.)
• 2. James F. Briggs (Rep.)
• 3. Evarts W. Farr (Rep.) …died November 30, 1880.

  Ossian Ray (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 8]] 1881.

New Jersey

• 1. George M. Robeson (Rep.)
• 2. Hezekiah B. Smith (Dem.)
• 3. Miles Ross (Dem.)
• 4. Alvah A. Clark (Dem.)
• 5. Charles H. Voorhis (Rep.)
• 6. John L. Blake (Rep.)
• 7. Lewis A. Brigham (Rep.)

New York

• 1. James W. Covert (Dem.)
• 2. Daniel O'Reilly (Independent Dem.)
• 3. Simeon B. Chittenden (Rep.)
• 4. Archibald M. Bliss (Dem.)
• 5. Nicholas Muller (Dem.)
• 6. Samuel S. Cox (Dem.)
• 7. Edwin Einstein (Rep.)
• 8. Anson G. McCook (Rep.)
• 9. Fernando Wood (Dem.) …died February 13, 1881, remained vacant.
• 10. James O'Brien Independent Dem.
• 11. Levi P. Morton (Rep.)
• 12. Waldo Hutchins (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Representative-elect, seated December 1, 1879.
• 13. John H. Ketcham (Rep.)
• 14. John W. Ferdon (Rep.)
• 15. William Lounsbery (Dem.)
• 16. John M. Bailey (Rep.)
• 17. Walter A. Wood (Rep.)
• 18. John Hammond (Rep.)
• 19. Amaziah B. James (Rep.)
• 20. John H. Starin (Rep.)
• 21. David Wilber (Rep.)
• 22. Warner Miller (Rep.)
• 23. Cyrus D. Prescott (Rep.)
• 24. Joseph Mason (Rep.)
• 25. Frank Hiscock (Rep.)
• 26. John H. Camp (Rep.)
• 27. Elbridge G. Lapham (Rep.)
• 28. Jeremiah W. Dwight (Rep.)
• 29. David P. Richardson (Rep.)
• 30. John Van Voorhis (Rep.)
• 31. Richard Crowley (Rep.)
• 32. Ray V. Pierce (Rep.) …resigned September 18, 1880.

  Jonathan Scoville (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 6, 1880.

• 33. Henry Van Aernam (Rep.)

North Carolina

• 1. Joseph J. Martin (Rep.) …contested election, served until January 29, 1881.

  Jesse J. Yeates (Dem.) …contested election, seated January 29, 1881.

• 2. William H. Kitchin (Dem.)
• 3. Daniel L. Russell (National Greenback)
• 4. Joseph J. Davis (Dem.)
• 5. Alfred M. Scales (Dem.)
• 6. Walter L. Steele (Dem.)
• 7. Robert F. Armfield (Dem.)
• 8. Robert B. Vance (Dem.)

Ohio

• 1. Benjamin Butterworth (Rep.)
• 2. Thomas L. Young (Rep.)
• 3. John A. McMahon (Dem.)
• 4. J. Warren Keifer (Rep.)
• 5. Benjamin Le Fevre (Dem.)
• 6. William D. Hill (Dem.)
• 7. Frank H. Hurd (Dem.)
• 8. Ebenezer B. Finley (Dem.)
• 9. George L. Converse (Dem.)
• 10. Thomas Ewing (Dem.)
• 11. Henry L. Dickey (Dem.)
• 12. Henry S. Neal (Rep.)
• 13. A.J. Warner (Dem.)
• 14. Gibson Atherton (Dem.)
• 15. George W. Geddes (Dem.)
• 16. William McKinley, Jr. (Rep.)
• 17. James Monroe (Rep.)
• 18. Jonathan T. Updegraff (Rep.)
• 19. James A. Garfield (Rep.) …resigned November 8, 1880.

  Ezra B. Taylor (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 13, 1880.

• 20. Amos Townsend (Rep.)

Oregon

• A/L. John Whiteaker (Dem.)

Pennsylvania

• 1. Henry H. Bingham (Rep.)
• 2. Charles O'Neill (Rep.)
• 3. Samuel J. Randall (Dem.)
• 4. William D. Kelley (Rep.)
• 5. Alfred C. Harmer (Rep.)
• 6. William Ward (Rep.)
• 7. William Godshalk (Rep.)
• 8. Hiester Clymer (Dem.)
• 9. A. Herr Smith (Rep.)
• 10. Reuben K. Bachman (Dem.)
• 11. Robert Klotz (Dem.)
• 12. Hendrick B. Wright (Dem.)
• 13. John W. Ryon (Dem.)
• 14. John W. Killinger (Rep.)
• 15. Edward Overton, Jr. (Rep.)
• 16. John I. Mitchell (Rep.)
• 17. Alexander H. Coffroth (Dem.)
• 18. Horatio G. Fisher (Rep.)
• 19. Frank E. Beltzhoover (Dem.)
• 20. Seth H. Yocum (National Greenback)
• 21. Morgan R. Wise (Dem.)
• 22. Russell Errett (Rep.)
• 23. Thomas M. Bayne (Rep.)
• 24. William S. Shallenberger (Rep.)
• 25. Harry White (Rep.)
• 26. Samuel B. Dick (Rep.)
• 27. James H. Osmer (Rep.)

Rhode Island

• 1. Nelson W. Aldrich (Rep.)
• 2. Latimer W. Ballou (Rep.)

South Carolina

• 1. John S. Richardson (Dem.)
• 2. M.P. O'Connor (Dem.)
• 3. D. Wyatt Aiken (Dem.)
• 4. John H. Evins (Dem.)
• 5. George D. Tillman (Dem.)

Tennessee

• 1. R.L. Taylor (Dem.)
• 2. L.C. Houk (Rep.)
• 3. George G. Dibrell (Dem.)
• 4. Benton McMillin (Dem.)
• 5. John M. Bright (Dem.)
• 6. John F. House (Dem.)
• 7. W.C. Whitthorne (Dem.)
• 8. John D.C. Atkins (Dem.)
• 9. C.B. Simonton (Dem.)
• 10. H. Casey Young (Dem.)

Texas

• 1. John H. Reagan (Dem.)
• 2. David B. Culberson (Dem.)
• 3. Olin Wellborn (Dem.)
• 4. R.Q. Mills (Dem.)
• 5. G.W. Jones (National Greenback)
• 6. Christopher C. Upson (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy due to death of representative-elect, seated June 2, 1879.

Vermont

• 1. Charles H. Joyce (Rep.)
• 2. James M. Tyler (Rep.)
• 3. Bradley Barlow (National Greenback)

Virginia

• 1. Richard Lee T. Beale (Dem.)
• 2. John Goode, Jr. (Dem.)
• 3. Joseph E. Johnston (Dem.)
• 4. Joseph Jorgensen (Rep.)
• 5. George C. Cabell (Dem.)
• 6. John Randolph Tucker (Dem.)
• 7. John T. Harris (Dem.)
• 8. Eppa Hunton (Dem.)
• 9. James B. Richmond (Dem.)

West Virginia

• 1. Benjamin Wilson (Dem.)
• 2. Benjamin F. Martin (Dem.)
• 3. John E. Kenna (Dem.)

Wisconsin

• 1. Charles G. Williams (Rep.)
• 2. Lucien B. Caswell (Rep.)
• 3. George C. Hazelton (Rep.)
• 4. Peter V. Deuster (Dem.)
• 5. Edward S. Bragg (Dem.)
• 6. Gabriel Bouck (Dem.)
• 7. Herman L. Humphrey (Rep.)
• 8. Thaddeus C. Pound (Rep.)

[edit] Delegates

Arizona Territory

• A/L. John G. Campbell (Dem.)

Dakota Territory

• A/L. G.G. Bennett (Rep.)

Idaho Territory

• A/L. George Ainslie (Dem.)

Montana Territory

• A/L. Martin Maginnis (Dem.)

New Mexico Territory

• A/L. M.S. Otero (Rep.)

Utah Territory

• A/L. George Q. Cannon (Rep.)

Washington Territory

• A/L. Thomas H. Brents (Rep.)

Wyoming Territory

• A/L. Stephen W. Downey (Rep.)

[edit] Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

See also: 46th United States Congress - Membership Changes

[edit] Senate

• replacements: 4
  • Democratic: no net change
  • Republican: no net change
  • Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss

• deaths:
• resignations:
• vacancy:
• Total seats with changes:

[edit] House of Representatives

• replacements: 8
  • Democratic: 2 seat net gain
  • Republican: 2 seat net loss
  • Liberal Republican: 1 seat net gain

• deaths:
• resignations:
• contested election:
• Total seats with changes:

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

• Secretary of the Senate:
  • George C. Gorham of Massachusetts elected June 4, 1868
  • John C. Burch of Tennessee elected March 24, 1879
• Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
  • John R. French of New Hampshire, elected March 22, 1869
  • Richard J. Bright of Indiana, elected March 23, 1879
• Chaplain of the Senate
  • The Rev. Joseph J. Bullock Presbyterian, elected March 24, 1879

[edit] House of Representatives

• Clerk of the House:
  • George M. Adams of Kentucky, elected March 19, 1879
• Sergeant at Arms of the House:
  • John G. Thompson of Ohio, elected March 19, 1879
• Doorkeeper of the House:
  • Charles W. Field of Georgia, elected March 19, 1879
• Postmaster of the House:
  • James M. Steuart of Virginia, elected March 19, 1879
• Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
  • J. Randolph Tucker, Jr.
  • George P. Miller
  • Michael Sullivan
• Chaplain of the House
  • The Rev. W.P. Harrison Methodist, elected March 19, 1879

[edit] Other

• Architect of the Capitol:
  • Edward Clark, appointed August 30, 1865

[edit] 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. 

[edit] External links

• Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [2]
• U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [3]
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [4]

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