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1887-1889 U.S. Congress From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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 Congress | |
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49th ← → 51st | |
March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | |
Members | 76 senators 325 representatives 8 non-voting delegates |
Senate majority | Republican |
Senate President | Vacant |
House majority | Democratic |
House Speaker | John G. Carlisle (D) |
Sessions | |
1st: December 7, 1887 – October 20, 1888 2nd: 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.
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.
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) |
Readjuster (RA) | Republican (R) | |||
End of previous congress | 34 | 2 | 40 | 76 | 0 |
Begin | 35 | 1 | 38 | 74 | 2 |
End | 37 | 76 | 0 | ||
Final voting share | 48.7% | 1.3% | 50.0% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 37 | 0 | 39 | 76 | 0 |
Party (shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||||||
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Democratic (D) |
Labor (L) | Greenback (GB) | Independent (I) | Independent Republican (IR) | Republican (R) | |||
End of previous congress | 180 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 138 | 319 | 5 |
Begin | 168 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 150 | 324 | 1 |
End | 167 | 151 | ||||||
Final voting share | 51.5% | 0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.6% | 46.6% | ||
Beginning of next congress | 160 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 164 | 324 | 1 |
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.
The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of this Congress.
State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for vacancy | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
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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 |
District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date successor seated |
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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, 1889 |
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.
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