48th United States Congress
The 48th United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative period lasted from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the senators ( Class II ) were elected in the 1882 congressional elections. There were different majorities in the two chambers. The Republican Party had a majority in the Senate , while the Democrats dominated the House of Representatives . President was the Republican Chester A. Arthur . The United States at that time consisted of 38 states. Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC. The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 census .
Important events
- March 4, 1883: beginning of the legislative period of the 48th Congress
- May 24, 1883: After 13 years of construction, the Brooklyn Bridge is inaugurated in New York City .
- October 15, 1883: The United States Supreme Court declares portions of the Civil Rights Act of 1875 unconstitutional. This allows racial discrimination by individuals or companies again.
- November 18, 1883: The American and Canadian railways introduce five uniform time zones in order to end the confusion that had existed until then with an infinite number of locally different times.
- November 4, 1884: US presidential and congressional elections. The Democrat Grover Cleveland is elected as the new President. He took office on March 4, 1885. In Congress, the same different majorities remain in the two chambers. The Senate becomes Republican and the House of Representatives Democratic.
Composition according to parties
senate
- Democratic Party: 36
- Republican Party: 38
- Others: 2
- Vacant: 0
Total: 76
House of Representatives
- Democratic Party: 196
- Republican Party: 117
- Others: 12
- Vacant: 0
Total: 325
There were also eight congressional delegates who were not entitled to vote.
Public officials
senate
- President of the Senate : Vacant
- President pro tempore : George F. Edmunds (R)
House of Representatives
Senate members
The following senators represented their respective states in the 48th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives
The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 48th Congress:
Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:
- Arizona Territory : Granville Henderson Oury (D)
- Dakota Territory : John B. Raymond (R)
- Idaho Territory : Theodore Frelinghuysen Singiser (R)
- Montana Territory : Martin Maginnis (D)
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New Mexico Territory : Tranquilino Luna (R) through March 5, 1884
- Francisco Antonio Manzanares (D) from March 5, 1884
- Utah Territory : John Thomas Caine (D)
- Washington Territory : Thomas Hurley Brents (R)
- Wyoming Territory : Morton Everel Post (D)
Web links
- bioguide.congress.gov (by entering 48 under Year OR Congress: you get a list of the members of the 48th Congress with a link to the official biographies; English)