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Español47TH UNITED STATES CONGRESS
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The 'Forty-seventh 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 1881 to March 3 1883, during the administration of U.S. President James A. Garfield, and the first year of the administration of his successor, U.S. President Chester A. Arthur
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican majority..
| Contents |
| Dates of sessions |
| Party summary |
| Leadership |
| Major events |
| Major legislation |
| Members |
| Senate |
| House of Representatives |
| Delegates |
| Changes in membership |
| Officers |
| References |
| External links |
Dates of sessions
March 4 1881 - March 3 1883
★ Special session of the Senate: March 4 1881 – May 20 1881
★ Special session of the Senate: October 10 1881 – October 29 1881
★ First session: December 5 1881 - August 8 1882
★ Second session: December 4 1882 - March 3 1883 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 46th Congress
Next congress: 48th Congress
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: 37 ''(majority)'' ★ Republican: 37 ★ Readjuster: 1 ★ Independent: 1'TOTAL members: 76' | :'House of Representatives' ★ Democratic: 128 ★ Republican: 151 ''(majority)'' ★ Independent Democrat: 1 ★ Independent: 1 ★ National Greenback: 10 ★ Readjuster Democratic: 2'TOTAL members: 293' |
Leadership
:'Senate'
★ Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
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★ Chester A. Arthur, of New York, succeeded to the Presidency, September 19 1881, vacant thereafter.
★ President pro tempore of the Senate:
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★ Thomas F. Bayard, ''Democrat'' of Delaware, first elected October 10 1881.
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★ David Davis, ''Republican'' of Illinois, first elected October 13 1881.
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★ George F. Edmunds, ''Republican'' of Vermont, first elected March 3 1883.
:'House of Representatives'
★ Speaker of the House
★
★ J. Warren Keifer, ''Republican'' of Ohio, elected December 5 1881.
Major events
:''Main article: Events of 1881; Events of 1882; Events of 1883''
★ March 4 1881 James A. Garfield became President of the United States
★ September 20 1881 Chester A. Arthur became President of the United States
Major legislation
:''Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 47th Congress
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: 47th United States Congress - political parties''
:''See also: 47th United States Congress - State Delegations''
:''See also: United States House elections, 1880''
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 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.
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| :'Alabama' ★ 2: John T. Morgan ''(D)'' ★ 3: James L. Pugh ''(D)'' :'Arkansas' ★ 2: Augustus H. Garland ''(D)'' ★ 3: James D. Walker ''(D)'' :'California' ★ 3: James T. Farley ''(D)'' ★ 1: John F. Miller ''(R)'' :'Colorado' ★ 2: Henry M. Teller ''(R)'' ★ : George M. Chilcott ''(R)'' ★ : Horace A. W. Tabor ''(R)'' ★ 3: Nathaniel P. Hill ''(R)'' :'Connecticut' ★ 3: Orville H. Platt ''(R)'' ★ 1: Joseph R. Hawley ''(R)'' :'Delaware' ★ 1: Thomas F. Bayard, Sr. ''(D)'' ★ 2: Eli M. Saulsbury ''(D)'' :'Florida' ★ 1: Charles W. Jones ''(D)'' ★ 3: Wilkinson Call ''(D)'' :'Georgia' ★ 2: Benjamin H. Hill ''(D)'' ★ : M. Pope Barrow ''(D)'' ★ 3: Joseph E. Brown ''(D)'' :'Illinois' ★ 2: David Davis ''(I)'' ★ 3: John A. Logan ''(R)'' :'Indiana' ★ 3: Daniel W. Voorhees ''(D)'' ★ 1: Benjamin Harrison ''(R)'' :'Iowa' ★ 3: William B. Allison ''(R)'' ★ 2: Samuel J. Kirkwood ''(R)'' ★ : James W. McDill ''(R)'' :'Kansas' ★ 3: John J. Ingalls ''(R)'' ★ 2: Preston B. Plumb ''(R)'' | :'Kentucky' ★ 2: James B. Beck ''(D)'' ★ 3: John S. Williams ''(D)'' :'Louisiana' ★ 2: William Pitt Kellogg ''(R)'' ★ 3: Benjamin F. Jonas ''(D)'' :'Maine' ★ 2: James G. Blaine ''(R)'' ★ : William P. Frye ''(R)'' ★ 1: Eugene Hale ''(R)'' :'Maryland' ★ 3: James B. Groome ''(D)'' ★ 1: Arthur Pue Gorman ''(D)'' :'Massachusetts' ★ 1: Henry L. Dawes ''(R)'' ★ 2: George F. Hoar ''(R)'' :'Michigan' ★ 2: Thomas W. Ferry ''(R)'' ★ 1: Omar D. Conger ''(R)'' :'Minnesota' ★ 1: Samuel J. R. McMillan ''(R)'' ★ 2: William Windom ''(R)'' ★ : Alonzo J. Edgerton ''(R)'' :'Mississippi' ★ 2: Lucius Q. C. Lamar ''(D)'' ★ 1: James Z. George ''(D)'' :'Missouri' ★ 1: Francis M. Cockrell ''(D)'' ★ 3: George G. Vest ''(D)'' :'Nebraska' ★ 2: Alvin Saunders ''(R)'' ★ 1: Charles H. Van Wyck ''(R)'' :'Nevada' ★ 3: John P. Jones ''(R)'' ★ 1: James G. Fair ''(D)'' :'New Hampshire' ★ 2: Edward H. Rollins ''(R)'' ★ 3: Henry W. Blair ''(R)'' :'New Jersey' ★ 2: John R. McPherson ''(D)'' ★ 1: William J. Sewell ''(R)'' | :'New York' ★ 3: Roscoe Conkling ''(R)'' ★ : Elbridge G. Lapham ''(R)'' ★ 1: Thomas C. Platt ''(R)'' ★ : Warner Miller ''(R)'' :'North Carolina' ★ 2: Matt W. Ransom ''(D)'' ★ 3: Zebulon B. Vance ''(D)'' :'Ohio' ★ 3: George H. Pendleton ''(D)'' ★ 1: John Sherman ''(R)'' :'Oregon' ★ 2: La Fayette Grover ''(D)'' ★ 3: James H. Slater ''(D)'' :'Pennsylvania' ★ 3: J. Donald Cameron ''(R)'' ★ 1: John I. Mitchell ''(R)'' :'Rhode Island' ★ 2: Henry B. Anthony ''(R)'' ★ 1: Ambrose E. Burnside ''(R)'' ★ : Nelson W. Aldrich ''(R)'' :'South Carolina' ★ 2: Matthew C. Butler ''(D)'' ★ 3: Wade Hampton, III ''(D)'' :'Tennessee' ★ 2: Isham G. Harris ''(D)'' ★ 1: Howell E. Jackson ''(D)'' :'Texas' ★ 1: Samuel B. Maxey ''(D)'' ★ 2: Richard Coke ''(D)'' :'Vermont' ★ 1: George F. Edmunds ''(R)'' ★ 3: Justin S. Morrill ''(R)'' :'Virginia' ★ 2: John W. Johnston ''(D)'' ★ 1: William Mahone ''(RD)'' :'West Virginia' ★ 2: Henry G. Davis ''(D)'' ★ 1: Johnson N. Camden ''(D)'' :'Wisconsin' ★ 1: Philetus Sawyer ''(R)'' ★ 3: Angus Cameron ''(R)'' |  President ''pro tempore'' Thomas F. Bayard  President ''pro tempore'' David Davis  President ''pro tempore'' George F. Edmunds |
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.
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
| :'Senate' ★ replacements: 8 ★ ★ Democratic: no net change ★ ★ Republican: no net change ★ ★ Liberal Republican: 1 seat net loss ★ deaths: 2 ★ resignations: 8 ★ interim appointments: 1 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 10' | :'House of Representatives' ★ replacements: 14 ★ ★ Democratic: 1 seat net gain ★ ★ Republican: 1 seat net loss ★ ★ Liberal Republican: 1 seat net gain ★ deaths: 6 ★ resignations: 9 ★ contested election: 8 ★ 'Total seats with changes: 22' |
Officers
| :'Senate' ★ Secretary of the Senate: ★ ★ John C. Burch of Tennessee elected March 24 1879, died July 28 1881 ★ ★ Francis E. Shober of North Carolina (Acting), elected October 25 1881 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the Senate: ★ ★ Richard J. Bright of Indiana, elected March 23 1879 ★ Chaplain of the Senate ★ ★ The Rev. Joseph J. Bullock, ''Presbyterian'', elected March 24 1879:'Other' ★ Architect of the Capitol: ★ ★ Edward Clark, appointed August 30 1865 | :'House of Representatives' ★ Clerk of the House: ★ ★ Edward McPherson of Pennsylvania, elected December 5 1881 ★ Sergeant at Arms of the House: ★ ★ George W. Hooker of Vermont, elected December 5 1881 ★ Doorkeeper of the House: ★ ★ Walter P. Brownlow of Tennessee, elected December 5 1881 ★ Postmaster of the House: ★ ★ Henry Sherwood of Michigan, elected December 5 1881 ★ Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: ★ ★ J. Guilford White ★ ★ Michael Sullivan ★ Chaplain of the House ★ ★ The Rev. Frederick D. Power, ''Disciples of Christ'', elected December 5 1881 |
References
★ The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1989,
★ The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts, , Kenneth C., Martis, Macmillan Publishing Company, 1982,
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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