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CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES. On 



Monday, Dec. 7, 1885, the day prescribed by 

 the Constitution for the annual meeting, the 

 first session of the Forty-ninth Congress be- 

 gan. 



The Senate, during the session, was com- 

 posed of the following members, the term of 

 each one expiring at the date given before his 

 name: 



Alabama. Massachusetts. 



1891 James L. Pugh, D. 1889. George F. Hoar, E. 

 1839. John T. Morgan, D. 1887. Henry L. Dawes, E. 



Arkansas. Michigan. 



1891 James K. Jones, D. 1889. Thomas W. Palmer, B. 

 18S9. James H. Berry, D. 1 1887. Omar D. Conger, E. 



California, Minnesota. 



1891. Leland Stanford, E. 1889. Dwight M. Sabiu, E. 

 1887. George Hearst, D. a 1887. 8. J. E. McMillan, P.. 



Colorado. Mississippi. 



1891. Henry M. Teller, E. 1889. E. C. Walthall, D. 8 

 1889. Thomas M. Bowen, E. 1887. James Z. George, D. 



Connecticut. Missouri. 



1891. Orville H. Platt, E. 1891. George G. Vest, D. 

 1887. Joseph E. Hawley, E. 1S87. Francis M. Cockrell, D. 



Delaware. Nebraska. 



1889. Eli Saulsbury, D. 1889. C. F. Manderson, E. 



1887. George Gray, D. 3 1887. C. H. Van Wyck, E. 



Florida. Nevada. 



1891. Wilkinson Call, D. 1891. John P. Jones, E. 



1887. Charles W. Jones, D. 1887. James G. Fair, D. 



Georgia. New Hampshire. 



1891. Joseph E. Brown, D. 1891. Henry W. Blair, E. 6 

 1889. Alfred H. Colquitt, D. 1889. Austin F. Pike, B. 



Illinois. New Jersey. 



1891. John A. Logan, E. 4 1889. John E. McPherson, D. 

 1889. Shelby M. Cullom, E. 18S7. William J. Sewell, E. 



Indiana. New York. 



1891. Daniel W. Voorhees, D. 1891. William M. Evarts, E. 

 1887. Benjamin Harrison, E. 18S7. Warner Miller, E. 



Iowa. North Carolina. 



1891. William B. Allison, E. 1891. Zebulon B. Vance, D. 

 1889. James F. Wilson, E. 1SS9. Matt. W. Eansom, D. 



Kansas. Ohio. 



1891. John James Ingalls, E. 1891. Henry B. Payne. D. 

 1889. Preston B. Plumb, E. 1887. John Sherman, E. 



Kentucky. Oregon. 



1891. J. C. 8. Blackburn, D. 1891. John H. Mitchell, E.8 

 1889. James B. Beck, D. 1889. Joseph N. Dolph, E. 



Louisiana. Pennsylvania. 



1891. James B. Eustis, D. 1891. J. D. Cameron, E. 

 1889. Eandall L. Gibson, D. 1887. John I. Mitchell, E. 



Maine. Shade Island. 



1889. William P. Frye, E. 1889. Jonathan Chace, E. 

 1837. Eugene Hale, E. 1887. Nelson W. Aldrich, E. 



Maryland. South Carolina. 



1891. Ephraim K. Wilson, D. 1891. Wade Hampton. D. 

 1887. Arthur P. Gorman, D. 1889. Matthew C. Butler, D. 



1 Qualified March 25, 1885, in place of Augustus H. Gar- 

 land, resigned March 6, to become Attorney-General. 



2 Qualified April 9, 1886, to succeed John F. Miller, died 

 March 8, 1886. 



3 Qualified March 9, 1885, to take the place of Thomas F. 

 Bayard, resigned March 6, 1885, to become Secretary of 

 State. 



* Died Dec. 26, 1886. 



6 Qualified March 12, 1885, in place of Lucius Q. C. Lamar, 

 resigned to become Secretary of the Interior, March 6, 1885. 

 Qualified Jan. 25, 1886, under election. 



6 Qualified March 10, 1885, under Executive appointment, 

 and Dec. 7, 1885, on credentials of election. 



7 Died Oct. 8, 1886, succeeded by P. C. Cheney. 



8 Qualified Dec. 17, 1885. 



TOL. XXVI. 14 A 



Tennessee. Virginia. 



1889. Isham G, Harris, D. 1889. H. H. Eiddleberger, B. 

 1887. W. C. Whitthorne, D. 1887. William Mahone, E. 



Texas. West Virginia. 



1889. Richard Coke, D. 1889. John E. Kenna, D. 



1887. Samuel Bell Maxey, D. 1887. Johnson N. Camden, D. 



Vermont. Wisconsin. 



1891. Justin 8. Morrill, E. 1891. John C. Spooner, E. 

 1887. G. F. Edmunds, E. 1S87. Philetus Sawyer, E. 



Of the 76 members, 41 were Republicans and 

 35 Democrats. Dec. 7, 1885, John Sherman, 

 of Ohio, was chosen President pro tempore of 

 the Senate, by a vote of 34 to 29 cast for Isham 

 G. Harris, of Tennessee. 



The House of Representatives, during the 

 session, was composed of 325 members, of 

 whom 184 were Democrats, 139 Republicans, 

 and 2 Greenback-Labor men. The following 

 is the roll : 



Alabama. 



James T. Jones, D. Thomas W. Sadler, D. 



Hilary A. Herbert, D. John M Martin, D. 



William C. Oates, D. William H. Forney, D. 



Alexander C. Davidson, D. Joseph Wheeler, D. 



Arkansas. 



Poindexter Dunn, D. John H. Eogers, D. 



C. E. Breckenridge, D. Samuel W. Peel, D. 



Thomas C.McEae, D.i " 



California. 



Barclay Henley, D. "W. W. Morrow, E. 



J. A. Loiittit, E. Charles N. Felton, E. 



Joseph McKenna, E. H. H. Markham, E. 



Colorado. 

 George G. Symes, E. 



Connecticut. 



John E. Buck, E. John T. Wait, E. 



Charlea L. Mitchell, D. Edward W. Seymour, D. 



Delaware. 

 Charles B. Lore, D. 



Florida. 

 Eobert H. M. Davidson, D. Charles Dougherty, D. 



Georgia. 



Thomas M. Norwood, D. James H. Blount, D. 

 Henry G. Turner, D. Judson C. Clements, D. 



Charles F. Crisp, D. Seaborn Eeese, D. 



Henry E. Harris, D. Allen D. Candler, D. 



N. J. Hammond, D. George T. Barnes, D. 



Eansom "W. Dunham, E. 

 Frank Lawler, D. 

 James H. Ward, D. 

 George E. Adams, E. 

 A. J. Hopkins, B. 

 Eobert E. Hitt, R. 

 Thomas J. Henderson, E 

 Ealph Plumb, E. 

 Lewis E. Payson, E. 

 Nicholas E. Worthington, 



Illinois. 



William H. Neece, D. 

 James M. Eiggs, D. 

 William M. Springer, D. 

 Jonathan H. Eowell, E. 

 Joseph G. Cannon, E. 

 Silas Z. Landes, D. 

 John E. Eden, D. 

 William E. Morrison, D. 

 Eichard W. Townshend, D. 

 D. John E. Thomas, E. 



Indiana. 



John J. Kleiner, D. James T. Johnston, E. 



Thomas E. Cobb, D. Thomas B. Ward, D. 



Jonas G. Howard, D. William D. Owen, E. 



William 8. Holman, D. George W. Steele, B. 



Courtland C. Matson, D. Eobert Lowry. D. 



Thomas M. Browne, E. George Ford, D. 

 William D. Bynum, D. 



Qualified April 26, 1886, to succeed Howell E. Jackson, 

 appointed Circuit Judge, April 14, 1886. 



10 Succeeded James K. Jones, resigned March 4, 1885. 



Qualified Dec. 7, 1885, in place of Beuben Elwood, died 

 July 1, 1885. 



