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The 51st United States Congress, referred to by some critics as the Billion Dollar Congress, was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. It met in
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, from March 4, 1889, to March 4, 1891, during the first two years of the
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of
U.S. President The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...
. The apportionment of seats in this
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was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Republicans maintained their majority in the Senate, and won the majority in the House. With Benjamin Harrison being sworn in as President on March 4, 1889, This gave the Republicans an overall federal government
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for the first time since the
43rd Congress The 43rd 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, 1873, ...
in 1873-1875.


Major events

* March 4, 1889:
Benjamin Harrison Benjamin Harrison (August 20, 1833March 13, 1901) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 23rd president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He was a member of the Harrison family of Virginia–a grandson of the ninth pr ...
became
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America. The president directs the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States ...
* December 29, 1890: Wounded Knee Massacre


Major legislation

It was responsible for a number of pieces of landmark legislation, many of which asserted the authority of the federal government. Emboldened by their success in the elections of 1888, the Republicans enacted virtually their entire platform during their first 303-day session, including a measure that provided
American Civil War The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states ...
veterans with generous pensions and expanded the list of eligible recipients to include noncombatants and the children of veterans.
Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 22nd and 24th president of the United States from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. Cleveland is the only president in American ...
had vetoed a similar bill in 1887. It was criticized as the "Billion Dollar Congress'" for its lavish spending and, for this reason it incited drastic reversals in public support that led to Cleveland's reelection in 1892. Other important legislation passed into law by the Congress included the
McKinley tariff The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress, framed by then Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fift ...
, authored by Representative, and future President,
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...
; the
Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. ...
, which prohibited business combinations that restricted trade; and the
Sherman Silver Purchase Act The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was a United States federal law enacted on July 14, 1890.Charles Ramsdell Lingley, ''Since the Civil War'', first edition: New York, The Century Co., 1920, ix–635 p., . Re-issued: Plain Label Books, unknown date, ...
, which required the U.S. government to mint
silver Silver is a chemical element with the symbol Ag (from the Latin ', derived from the Proto-Indo-European ''h₂erǵ'': "shiny" or "white") and atomic number 47. A soft, white, lustrous transition metal, it exhibits the highest electrical ...
. The last two were concessions to Western farmer interests in exchange for support of the tariff and would become central tenets of the Populist Party later in the decade. They were authored by Senator
John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...
. The Fifty-first Congress was also responsible for passing the
Land Revision Act of 1891 The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Culture ...
, which created the national forests. Harrison authorized America's first forest reserve in
Yellowstone Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...
,
Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
, the same year. Other bills were discussed but failed to pass, including two significant pieces of legislation focused on ensuring African Americans the right to vote.
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...
sponsored a so-called
Lodge Bill The Lodge Bill of 1890, also referred to as the Federal Elections Bill or by critics as the Lodge Force Bill, was a proposed bill to ensure the security of elections for U.S. Representatives. It was drafted and proposed by Representative Henry Ca ...
that would have established federal supervision of Congressional elections so as to prevent the disfranchisement of southern blacks.
Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. A Radical Republican in his earlier political ...
sponsored the Blair Education Bill, which advocated the use of federal aid for education in order to frustrate southern whites employing literacy tests to prevent blacks from registering to vote. * June 27, 1890: Dependent Pension Act * July 2, 1890:
Sherman Antitrust Act The Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 (, ) is a United States antitrust law which prescribes the rule of free competition among those engaged in commerce. It was passed by Congress and is named for Senator John Sherman, its principal author. ...
, ch. 647, * July 14, 1890:
Sherman Silver Purchase Act The Sherman Silver Purchase Act was a United States federal law enacted on July 14, 1890.Charles Ramsdell Lingley, ''Since the Civil War'', first edition: New York, The Century Co., 1920, ix–635 p., . Re-issued: Plain Label Books, unknown date, ...
, ch. 708, * August 30, 1890:
Morrill Land-Grant Colleges Act The Morrill Land-Grant Acts are United States statutes that allowed for the creation of land-grant colleges in U.S. states using the proceeds from sales of federally-owned land, often obtained from indigenous tribes through treaty, cession, or s ...
* October 1, 1890:
McKinley Tariff The Tariff Act of 1890, commonly called the McKinley Tariff, was an act of the United States Congress, framed by then Representative William McKinley, that became law on October 1, 1890. The tariff raised the average duty on imports to almost fift ...
, ch. 1244, * March 3, 1891:
Forest Reserve Act of 1891 The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Culture ...
* March 3, 1891:
Land Revision Act of 1891 The General Revision Act (sometimes Land Revision Act) of 1891, also known as the Forest Reserve Act of 1891, was a federal law signed in 1891 by President Benjamin Harrison. The Act reversed previous policy initiatives, such as the Timber Culture ...
* March 3, 1891:
Immigration Act of 1891 The Immigration Act of 1891, also known as the 1891 Immigration Act, was a modification of the Immigration Act of 1882, focusing on immigration rules and enforcement mechanisms for foreigners arriving from countries other than China. It was the se ...
* March 3, 1891: Merchant Marine Act of 1891 * March 3, 1891: International Copyright Act (The Chace Act)


States admitted and territories organized

* November 2, 1889:
North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...
and
South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...
were admitted as the 39th and 40th states. * November 8, 1889:
Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
was admitted as the 41st state. * November 11, 1889:
Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...
was admitted as the 42nd state. * May 2, 1890: Oklahoma Territory was organized. * July 3, 1890:
Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...
was admitted as the 43rd state. * July 10, 1890:
Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
was admitted as the 44th state.


Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of this Congress. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. Six new states were admitted during this Congress, and their senators and representatives were elected throughout the Congress.


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

*
President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university * President (government title) President may also refer to: Automobiles * Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ...
:
Levi P. Morton Levi Parsons Morton (May 16, 1824 – May 16, 1920) was the 22nd vice president of the United States from 1889 to 1893. He also served as United States ambassador to France, as a U.S. representative from New York, and as the 31st Governor of Ne ...
(R) * President pro tempore:
John J. Ingalls John James Ingalls (December 29, 1833August 16, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas. Ingalls is credited with suggesting the state motto and designing the state seal. Life and career John ...
(R), elected March 7, 1889 ** Charles F. Manderson (R), elected March 2, 1891 * Republican Conference Chairman: George F. Edmunds * Democratic Caucus Chairman:
James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American slave owner, white supremacist, and United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in ...
, until May 3, 1890 ** Arthur P. Gorman, afterwards


House of Representatives

*
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: Thomas B. Reed (R) * Republican Conference Chairman: Thomas J. Henderson * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William S. Holman * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James T. Jones


Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''


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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1892; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. James L. Pugh (D)


Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

: 2. James H. Berry (D) : 3. James K. Jones (D)


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: 1.
George Hearst George Hearst (September 3, 1820 – February 28, 1891) was an American businessman, miner, and politician. After growing up on a small farm in Missouri, he founded many mining operations, and is known for developing and expanding the Hom ...
(D), until February 28, 1891 : 3. Leland Stanford (R)


Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: 2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (R)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: 1.
Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a U.S. politician in the Republican and Free Soil parties, a Civil War general, and a journalist and newspaper editor. He served two terms in the U ...
(R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

: 1. George Gray (D) : 2. Anthony Higgins (R)


Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: 1.
Samuel Pasco Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834March 13, 1917) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. Biography Pasco was born in London, England, to a family of Cornish ancestry. His family moved to Prince Edward Island in 1841 befo ...
(D) : 3.
Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call a ...
(D)


Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: 2. Alfred H. Colquitt (D) : 3.
Joseph E. Brown Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821 – November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was an American attorney and politician, serving as the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, the only governor to serve four terms. He also se ...
(D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: 2. George L. Shoup (R), from December 18, 1890 : 3. William J. McConnell (R), from December 18, 1890


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

: 2.
Shelby M. Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was a U.S. political figure, serving in various offices, including the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and the 17th Governor of Illinois. Life and ca ...
(R) : 3. Charles B. Farwell (R)


Indiana Indiana () is a U.S. state in the Midwestern United States. It is the 38th-largest by area and the 17th-most populous of the 50 States. Its capital and largest city is Indianapolis. Indiana was admitted to the United States as the 19th s ...

: 1.
David Turpie David Battle Turpie (July 8, 1828 – April 21, 1909) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1887 until 1899; he also served as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1898 to 1899 during the last year of his ...
(D) : 3. Daniel W. Voorhees (D)


Iowa Iowa () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to th ...

: 2. James F. Wilson (R) : 3.
William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...
(R)


Kansas Kansas () is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its capital is Topeka, and its largest city is Wichita. Kansas is a landlocked state bordered by Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to th ...

: 2.
Preston B. Plumb Preston Bierce Plumb (October 12, 1837December 20, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marysv ...
(R) : 3.
John J. Ingalls John James Ingalls (December 29, 1833August 16, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as a United States senator from Kansas. Ingalls is credited with suggesting the state motto and designing the state seal. Life and career John ...
(R)


Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virginia ...

: 2.
James B. Beck James Burnie Beck (February 13, 1822May 3, 1890) was a Scottish-American slave owner, white supremacist, and United States Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Life Born in Dumfriesshire, Scotland, Beck immigrated to the United States in ...
(D), until May 3, 1890 :: John G. Carlisle (D), from May 26, 1890 : 3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D)


Louisiana Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...

: 2. Randall L. Gibson (D) : 3. James B. Eustis (D)


Maine Maine () is a state in the New England and Northeastern regions of the United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and ...

: 1.
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...
(R) : 2.
William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...
(R)


Maryland Maryland ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It shares borders with Virginia, West Virginia, and the District of Columbia to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware and the Atlantic Ocean to ...

: 1.
Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorman ...
(D) : 3. Ephraim K. Wilson (D), until February 24, 1891


Massachusetts Massachusetts (Massachusett: ''Muhsachuweesut Massachusett_writing_systems.html" ;"title="nowiki/> məhswatʃəwiːsət.html" ;"title="Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət">Massachusett writing systems">məhswatʃəwiːsət'' En ...

: 1. Henry L. Dawes (R) : 2.
George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...
(R)


Michigan Michigan () is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, upper Midwestern United States. With a population of nearly 10.12 million and an area of nearly , Michigan is the List of U.S. states and ...

: 1. Francis B. Stockbridge (R) : 2.
James McMillan James (or Jim or Jimmy) McMillan or MacMillan may refer to: Sportspeople * James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland * James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1937), played for Scotland,Everton and St ...
(R)


Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

: 1.
Cushman K. Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, Ne ...
(R) : 2. William D. Washburn (R)


Mississippi Mississippi () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States, bordered to the north by Tennessee; to the east by Alabama; to the south by the Gulf of Mexico; to the southwest by Louisiana; and to the northwest by Arkansas. Miss ...

: 1.
James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...
(D) : 2.
Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...
(D)


Missouri Missouri is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking 21st in land area, it is bordered by eight states (tied for the most with Tennessee): Iowa to the north, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee to the east, Arkansas t ...

: 1. Francis M. Cockrell (D) : 3. George G. Vest (D)


Montana Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...

: 1.
Wilbur F. Sanders Wilbur Fisk Sanders (May 2, 1834 – July 7, 1905) was a United States senator from Montana. A leading pioneer and a skilled lawyer, Sanders played a prominent role in the development of Montana Territory and the state's early political hi ...
(R), from January 1, 1890 : 2. Thomas C. Power (R), from January 2, 1890


Nebraska Nebraska () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Kansas to the south; Colorado to the sout ...

: 1.
Algernon S. Paddock Algernon Sidney Paddock (November 9, 1830October 17, 1897) was an American politician who was a Republican secretary of Nebraska Territory and U.S. Senator from Nebraska after statehood. Biography Paddock was born in Glens Falls, New York. His f ...
(R) : 2. Charles F. Manderson (R)


Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a state in the Western region of the United States. It is bordered by Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the 7th-most extensive, ...

: 1.
William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
(R) : 3. John P. Jones (R)


New Hampshire New Hampshire is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the nor ...

: 2.
Gilman Marston Gilman Marston (August 20, 1811July 3, 1890) was a United States representative, Senator, and United States Army general from New Hampshire. Early life Marston was born in Orford, New Hampshire. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1837 and fr ...
(R), until June 18, 1889 :: William E. Chandler (R), from June 18, 1889 : 3.
Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. A Radical Republican in his earlier political ...
(R)


New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...

: 1. Rufus Blodgett (D) : 2. John R. McPherson (D)


New York

: 1.
Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. Af ...
(R) : 3.
William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a li ...
(R)


North Carolina North Carolina () is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States. The state is the 28th largest and 9th-most populous of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, Georgia and ...

: 2. Matt W. Ransom (D) : 3. Zebulon B. Vance (D)


North Dakota North Dakota () is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux. North Dakota is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minnesota to the east, So ...

: 1. Lyman R. Casey (R), from November 25, 1889 : 3. Gilbert A. Pierce (R), from November 25, 1889


Ohio Ohio () is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. Of the fifty U.S. states, it is the 34th-largest by area, and with a population of nearly 11.8 million, is the seventh-most populous and tenth-most densely populated. The sta ...

: 1.
John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U.S. Congress. He also served as ...
(R) : 3.
Henry B. Payne Henry B. Payne (November 30, 1810September 9, 1896) was an American politician from Ohio. Moving to Ohio from his native New York in 1833, he quickly established himself in law and business while becoming a local leader in Democratic politics. ...
(D)


Oregon Oregon () is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. The Columbia River delineates much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington, while the Snake River delineates much of its eastern boundary with Idaho. T ...

: 2. Joseph N. Dolph (R) : 3.
John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell (June 22, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, and convicted criminal. He served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon ...
(R)


Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...

: 1.
Matthew S. Quay Matthew Stanley "Matt" Quay (September 30, 1833May 28, 1904) was an American politician of the Republican Party who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate from 1887 until 1899 and from 1901 until his death in 1904. Quay's control o ...
(R) : 3.
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron was ...
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Rhode Island Rhode Island (, like ''road'') is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is the smallest U.S. state by area and the seventh-least populous, with slightly fewer than 1.1 million residents as of 2020, but it ...

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Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...
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Jonathan Chace Jonathan Chace (July 22, 1829June 30, 1917) was a United States representative and Senator from Rhode Island. Biography Born at Fall River, Massachusetts, the son of Harvey Chace and the grandson of Oliver Chace. In 1854, he married Jane C. Moo ...
(R), until April 9, 1889 :: Nathan F. Dixon III (R), from April 10, 1889


South Carolina )'' Animis opibusque parati'' ( for, , Latin, Prepared in mind and resources, links=no) , anthem = " Carolina";" South Carolina On My Mind" , Former = Province of South Carolina , seat = Columbia , LargestCity = Charleston , LargestMetro = ...

: 2. Matthew C. Butler (D) : 3.
Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and later a politician from South Carolina. He came from a wealthy planter family, and ...
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South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state in the North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Lakota and Dakota Sioux Native American tribes, who comprise a large porti ...

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Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...
(R), from November 2, 1889 : 3.
Gideon C. Moody Gideon Curtis Moody (October 16, 1832March 17, 1904) was an attorney and politician, elected in 1889 as a Republican United States Senator from South Dakota. He served two years. He also had served five years as an associate justice of the Dakota ...
(R), from November 2, 1889


Tennessee Tennessee ( , ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked state in the Southeastern region of the United States. Tennessee is the 36th-largest by area and the 15th-most populous of the 50 states. It is bordered by Kentucky to th ...

: 1. William B. Bate (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)


Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

: 1. John H. Reagan (D) : 2.
Richard Coke Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. His governorship is notable for reestablishing local ...
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Vermont Vermont () is a state in the northeast New England region of the United States. Vermont is bordered by the states of Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, and New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to ...

: 1. George F. Edmunds (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (R)


Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States, between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth ar ...

: 1. John W. Daniel (D) : 2. John S. Barbour Jr. (D)


Washington Washington commonly refers to: * Washington (state), United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A metonym for the federal government of the United States ** Washington metropolitan area, the metropolitan area centered o ...

: 1. John B. Allen (R), from November 20, 1889 : 3.
Watson C. Squire Watson Carvosso Squire (May 18, 1838June 7, 1926) was an American Civil War veteran, twelfth governor of Washington Territory, and United States Senator from the state of Washington. Biography Born in Cape Vincent, New York, Squire attended the p ...
(R), from November 20, 1889


West Virginia West Virginia is a state in the Appalachian, Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the United States.The Census Bureau and the Association of American Geographers classify West Virginia as part of the Southern United States while the B ...

: 1. Charles J. Faulkner (D) : 2. John E. Kenna (D)


Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...

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Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer (September 22, 1816March 29, 1900) was a United States senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893). He also represented Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives (1865–1875), and he ...
(R) : 3. John C. Spooner (R)


Wyoming Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...

: 1. Francis E. Warren (R), from November 24, 1890 : 2. Joseph M. Carey (R), from November 15, 1890


House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.


Alabama (We dare defend our rights) , anthem = "Alabama" , image_map = Alabama in United States.svg , seat = Montgomery , LargestCity = Huntsville , LargestCounty = Baldwin County , LargestMetro = Greater Birmingham , area_total_km2 = 135,765 ...

: . Richard H. Clarke (D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . William C. Oates (D) : . Louis W. Turpin (D), until June 4, 1890 :: John V. McDuffie (R), from June 4, 1890 : . James E. Cobb (D) : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : .
Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was an American military commander and politician. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil War, and then a general in ...
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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the South Central United States. It is bordered by Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, and Texas and Oklahoma to the west. Its name is from the O ...

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William H. Cate William Henderson Cate (November 11, 1839 – August 23, 1899) was an American politician, a judge, and a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Biography Cate was born near Murfreesboro, Tennessee, the son of Noah Cate, who was a Baptist minister, ...
(D), until March 5, 1890 :: Lewis P. Featherstone (L), from March 5, 1890 : . Clifton R. Breckinridge (D), until September 5, 1890 :: Clifton R. Breckinridge (D), from November 4, 1890 : . Thomas C. McRae (D) : .
John H. Rogers John H. Rogers is a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives, representing the 12th Norfolk District since 1992, which includes all of Norwood, Massachusetts, Norwood and parts of Walpole, ...
(D) : . Samuel W. Peel (D)


California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

: . John J. De Haven (R), until October 1, 1890 :: Thomas J. Geary (D), from December 9, 1890 : . Marion Biggs (D) : .
Joseph McKenna Joseph McKenna (August 10, 1843 – November 21, 1926) was an American politician who served in all three branches of the U.S. federal government, as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, as U.S. Attorney General and as an Associate J ...
(R) : . William W. Morrow (R) : . Thomas J. Clunie (D) : .
William Vandever William Vandever (March 31, 1817 – July 23, 1893) was a United States representative from Iowa and later from California, and a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Early life Vandever was born in Baltimore, ...
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Colorado Colorado (, other variants) is a state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It encompasses most of the Southern Rocky Mountains, as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the wes ...

: . Hosea Townsend (R)


Connecticut Connecticut () is the southernmost state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It is bordered by Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. Its capita ...

: . William E. Simonds (R) : . Washington F. Willcox (D) : . Charles A. Russell (R) : . Frederick Miles (R)


Delaware Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...

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John B. Penington John Brown Penington (December 20, 1825 – June 1, 1902) was an American lawyer and politician, from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Democratic Party who served as Attorney General of Delaware and two terms as U. S. ...
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Florida Florida is a state located in the Southeastern region of the United States. Florida is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the northwest by Alabama, to the north by Georgia, to the east by the Bahamas and Atlantic Ocean, and to ...

: . Robert H. M. Davidson (D) : .
Robert Bullock Robert Bullock (December 8, 1828 – July 27, 1905) was an American state legislator and a United States representative from Florida. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. Early life and caree ...
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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the Southeast United States Georgia may also refer to: Places Historical states and entities * Related to the ...

: . Rufus E. Lester (D) : . Henry G. Turner (D) : .
Charles F. Crisp Charles Frederick Crisp (January 29, 1845 – October 23, 1896) was a United States political figure. A Democrat, he was elected as a congressman from Georgia in 1882, and served until his death in 1896. From 1890 until his death, he led the De ...
(D) : . Thomas W. Grimes (D) : . John D. Stewart (D) : . James H. Blount (D) : .
Judson C. Clements Judson Claudius Clements (February 12, 1846 – June 18, 1917) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements ...
(D) : . Henry H. Carlton (D) : . Allen D. Candler (D) : . George T. Barnes (D)


Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyomi ...

: . Willis Sweet (R), from October 1, 1890


Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

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Abner Taylor Abner Taylor (January 19, 1829 – April 13, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Bangor, Maine, Taylor moved with his parents to Champaign County, Ohio, in 1832, thence to Fort Dodge, Iowa, and subsequently to Chicago, Illi ...
(R) : .
Frank Lawler Frank Lawler (June 25, 1842 – January 17, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Rochester, New York, Lawler attended the public schools. He moved with his parents to Chicago, Illinois in 1854. He was a news agent on a rail ...
(D) : . William E. Mason (R) : . George E. Adams (R) : . Albert J. Hopkins (R) : .
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but r ...
(R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : . Charles A. Hill (R) : . Lewis E. Payson (R) : . Philip S. Post (R) : . William H. Gest (R) : .
Scott Wike Scott Wike (April 6, 1834 – January 15, 1901) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Meadville, Pennsylvania, Wike moved with his parents to Quincy, Illinois, in 1838 and to Pike County in 1844. He graduated from Lombard Univers ...
(D) : . William M. Springer (D) : . Jonathan H. Rowell (R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . George W. Fithian (D) : . Edward Lane (D) : . William S. Forman (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D), until March 9, 1889 :: James R. Williams (D), from December 2, 1889 : . George Washington Smith (R)


List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . William F. Parrett (D) : . John H. O'Neall (D) : . Jason B. Brown (D) : . William S. Holman (D) : . George W. Cooper (D) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . William D. Bynum (D) : . Elijah V. Brookshire (D) : . Joseph B. Cheadle (R) : . William D. Owen (R) : . Augustus N. Martin (D) : . Charles A. O. McClellan (D) : . Benjamin F. Shively (D)


List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . John H. Gear (R) : . Walter I. Hayes (D) : . David B. Henderson (R) : . Joseph H. Sweney (R) : . Daniel Kerr (politician), Daniel Kerr (R) : . John F. Lacey (R) : . Edwin H. Conger (R), until October 3, 1890 :: Edward R. Hays (R), from November 4, 1890 : . James P. Flick (R) : . Joseph R. Reed (R) : . Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) : . Isaac S. Struble (R)


List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Edmund Needham Morrill, Edmund N. Morrill (R) : . Edward H. Funston (R) : . Bishop W. Perkins (R) : . Thomas Ryan (congressman), Thomas Ryan (R), until April 4, 1889 :: Harrison Kelley (R), from December 2, 1889 : . John Alexander Anderson, John A. Anderson (R) : . Erastus J. Turner (R) : . Samuel R. Peters (R)


List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . William Johnson Stone, William J. Stone (D) : . William Thomas Ellis, William T. Ellis (D) : . Isaac Goodnight, Isaac H. Goodnight (D) : . Alexander B. Montgomery (D) : . Asher G. Caruth (D) : . John G. Carlisle (D), until May 26, 1890 :: William W. Dickerson (D), from June 21, 1890 : . William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William C. P. Breckinridge (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : . Thomas H. Paynter (D) : . John H. Wilson (congressman), John H. Wilson (R) : . Hugh F. Finley (R)


List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Theodore Stark Wilkinson (politician), Theodore S. Wilkinson (D) : . Hamilton D. Coleman (R) : . Edward James Gay (1816-1889), Edward J. Gay (D), until May 30, 1889 :: Andrew Price (politician), Andrew Price (D), from December 2, 1889 : . Newton C. Blanchard (D) : . Charles J. Boatner (D) : . Samuel M. Robertson (D)


List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : . Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) : . Seth L. Milliken (R) : . Charles A. Boutelle (R)


List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Charles Hopper Gibson, Charles H. Gibson (D) : . Herman Stump (D) : . Harry Welles Rusk, Henry W. Rusk (D) : . Henry Stockbridge Jr., Henry J. Stockbridge Jr. (R) : . Barnes Compton (D), until March 20, 1890 :: Sydney Emanuel Mudd I, Sydney E. Mudd (R), from March 20, 1890 : . Louis E. McComas (R)


List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Charles S. Randall (R) : . Elijah A. Morse (R) : . John F. Andrew (D) : . Joseph H. O'Neil (D) : . Nathaniel Prentice Banks, Nathaniel P. Banks (R) : .
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850 November 9, 1924) was an American Republican politician, historian, and statesman from Massachusetts. He served in the United States Senate from 1893 to 1924 and is best known for his positions on foreign policy. ...
(R) : . William Cogswell (R) : . Frederic T. Greenhalge (R) : . John W. Candler (R) : . Joseph H. Walker (R) : . Rodney Wallace (politician), Rodney Wallace (R) : . Francis W. Rockwell (politician), Francis W. Rockwell (R)


List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . John Logan Chipman, J. Logan Chipman (D) : . Edward P. Allen (R) : . James O'Donnell (politician), James O'Donnell (R) : . Julius C. Burrows (R) : . Charles E. Belknap (R) : . Mark S. Brewer (R) : . Justin Rice Whiting, Justin R. Whiting (D) : . Aaron T. Bliss (R) : . Byron M. Cutcheon (R) : . Frank W. Wheeler (R) : . Samuel M. Stephenson (R)


List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . John Lind (politician), John Lind (R) : . Darwin Hall, Darwin S. Hall (R) : . Samuel Snider, Samuel P. Snider (R) : . Solomon Comstock, Solomon G. Comstock (R)


List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . John Mills Allen, John M. Allen (D) : . James B. Morgan (D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Clarke Lewis (D) : . Chapman L. Anderson (D) : . T. R. Stockdale, Thomas R. Stockdale (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D)


List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . William H. Hatch (D) : . Charles H. Mansur (D) : . Alexander Monroe Dockery, Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . Robert P. C. Wilson (D), from December 2, 1889 : . John Charles Tarsney, John C. Tarsney (D) : . John T. Heard (D) : . Richard H. Norton (D) : . Frederick G. Niedringhaus (R) : . Nathan Frank (R) : . William M. Kinsey (R) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . William J. Stone (D) : . William H. Wade (R) : . James P. Walker (D), until July 19, 1890 :: Robert H. Whitelaw (D), from November 4, 1890


List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Thomas H. Carter (R), from November 8, 1889


List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . William James Connell, William J. Connell (R) : . James Laird (politician), James Laird (R), until August 17, 1889 :: Gilbert L. Laws (R), from December 2, 1889 : . George Washington Emery Dorsey, George W. E. Dorsey (R)


List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Horace F. Bartine (R)


List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Alonzo Nute (R) : . Orren C. Moore (R)


List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Christopher A. Bergen (R) : . James Buchanan (New Jersey politician), James Buchanan (R) : . Jacob Augustus Geissenhainer, Jacob A. Geissenhainer (D) : . Samuel Fowler (1851-1919), Samuel Fowler (D) : . Charles D. Beckwith (politician), Charles D. Beckwith (R) : . Herman Lehlbach (R) : . William McAdoo (New Jersey), William McAdoo (D)


List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . James W. Covert (D) : . Felix Campbell (D) : . William C. Wallace (R) : . John Michael Clancy, John M. Clancy (D) : . Thomas F. Magner (D) : . Frank T. Fitzgerald (D), until November 4, 1889 :: Charles Henry Turner (1861–1913), Charles H. Turner (D), from December 9, 1889 : . Edward J. Dunphy (D) : . John H. McCarthy (D), until January 14, 1891, vacant thereafter : . Samuel S. Cox (D), until September 10, 1889 :: Amos J. Cummings (D), from November 5, 1889 : . Francis Barretto Spinola, Francis B. Spinola (D) : . John Quinn (New York politician), John Quinn (D) : . Roswell P. Flower (D) : . Ashbel P. Fitch (D) : . William G. Stahlnecker (D) : . Moses D. Stivers (R) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . Charles J. Knapp (R) : . John A. Quackenbush (R) : . Charles Tracey (D) : . John Sanford (1851), John Sanford (R) : . John H. Moffitt (R) : . Frederick Lansing (R) : . James S. Sherman (R) : . David Wilber (R), until April 1, 1890 :: John S. Pindar (D), from November 4, 1890 : . James J. Belden (R) : . Milton De Lano (R) : . Newton W. Nutting (R), until October 15, 1889 :: Sereno E. Payne (R), from December 2, 1889 : . Thomas S. Flood (politician), Thomas S. Flood (R) : . John Raines (R) : . Charles S. Baker (R) : . John G. Sawyer (R) : . John M. Farquhar (R) : . John M. Wiley, John McClure Wiley (D) : . William G. Laidlaw (R)


List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Thomas G. Skinner (D) : . Henry P. Cheatham (R) : . Charles W. McClammy (D) : . Benjamin H. Bunn (D) : . John M. Brower (R) : . Alfred Rowland (D) : . John S. Henderson (D) : . William H. H. Cowles (D) : . Hamilton G. Ewart (R)


List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Henry C. Hansbrough (R), from November 2, 1889


List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Benjamin Butterworth (R) : . John A. Caldwell (R) : . Elihu S. Williams (R) : . Samuel S. Yoder (D) : . George E. Seney (D) : . Melvin M. Boothman (R) : . Henry Lee Morey, Henry L. Morey (R) : . Robert P. Kennedy (R) : . William C. Cooper (politician), William C. Cooper (R) : . William E. Haynes (D) : . Albert C. Thompson (R) : . Jacob J. Pugsley (R) : . Joseph H. Outhwaite (D) : . Charles Preston Wickham, Charles P. Wickham (R) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : . James W. Owens (congressman), James W. Owens (D) : . Joseph D. Taylor (R) : .
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...
(R) : . Ezra B. Taylor (R) : . Martin L. Smyser (R) : . Theodore E. Burton (R)


List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Binger Hermann (R)


List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D), until April 13, 1890 :: Richard Vaux (D), from May 20, 1890 : . William D. Kelley (R), until January 9, 1890 :: John E. Reyburn (R), from February 18, 1890 : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . Smedley Darlington (R) : . Robert Morris Yardley, Robert M. Yardley (R) : . William Mutchler (D) : . David B. Brunner (D) : . Marriott Henry Brosius, Marriott Brosius (R) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . Edwin Sylvanus Osborne, Edwin S. Osborne (R) : . James Bernard Reilly, James B. Reilly (D) : . John Winebrenner Rife, John W. Rife (R) : . Myron Benjamin WMyron B. Wright (R) : . Henry Clay McCormick, Henry C. McCormick (R) : . Charles R. Buckalew (D) : . Louis E. Atkinson (R) : . Levi Maish (D) : . Edward Scull (R) : . Samuel Alfred Craig, Samuel A. Craig (R) : . John Dalzell (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . Joseph Warren Ray, Joseph W. Ray (R) : . Charles Champlain Townsend, Charles C. Townsend (R) : . William Constantine Culbertson, William C. Culbertson (R) : . Lewis Findlay Watson, Lewis F. Watson (R), until August 25, 1890 :: Charles Warren Stone, Charles W. Stone (R), from November 4, 1890 : . James Kerr (Pennsylvania politician), James Kerr (D)


List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Henry J. Spooner (R) : . Warren O. Arnold (R)


List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Samuel Dibble (D) : . George D. Tillman (D) : . James S. Cothran (D) : . William H. Perry (South Carolina politician), William H. Perry (D) : . John J. Hemphill (D) : . George W. Dargan (D) : . William Elliott (American politician), William Elliott (D), until September 23, 1890 :: Thomas E. Miller (R), from September 24, 1890


List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans) : . Oscar S. Gifford (R), from November 2, 1889 : . John Pickler, John A. Pickler (R), from November 2, 1889


List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . Alfred A. Taylor (R) : . Leonidas C. Houk (R) : . Henry Clay Evans (R) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Joseph E. Washington (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . Benjamin A. Enloe (D) : . Rice Alexander Pierce, Rice A. Pierce (D) : . James Phelan Jr. (D), until January 30, 1891, vacant thereafter


List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Charles Stewart (Texas politician), Charles Stewart (D) : . William Harrison Martin, William H. Martin (D) : . Constantine B. Kilgore (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Silas Hare (D) : . Joseph Abbott (Texas politician), Joseph Abbott (D) : . William H. Crain (D) : . Littleton W. Moore (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . Joseph D. Sayers (D) : . S. W. T. Lanham, Samuel W. T. Lanham (D)


List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . John Wolcott Stewart, John W. Stewart (R) : . William W. Grout (R)


List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Thomas H. B. Browne (R) : . George E. Bowden (R) : . George D. Wise (politician), George D. Wise (D), until April 10, 1890 :: Edmund Waddill Jr. (R), from April 12, 1890 : . Edward C. Venable (D), until September 23, 1890 :: John Mercer Langston, John M. Langston (R), from September 23, 1890 : . Posey G. Lester (D) : . Paul C. Edmunds (D) : . Charles Triplett O'Ferrall, Charles T. O'Ferrall (D) : . William Henry Fitzhugh Lee, William H. F. Lee (D) : . John A. Buchanan (D) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)


List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

: . John L. Wilson (R), from November 20, 1889


List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . John O. Pendleton (D), until February 26, 1890 :: George W. Atkinson (R), from February 26, 1890 : . William Lyne Wilson, William L. Wilson (D) : . John D. Alderson (D) : . James M. Jackson (D), until February 3, 1890 :: Charles Brooks Smith, Charles B. Smith (R), from February 3, 1890


List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . Charles Barwig (D) : . Robert M. La Follette (R) : . Isaac W. Van Schaick (R) : . George H. Brickner (D) : . Charles B. Clark (R) : . Ormsby B. Thomas (R) : . Nils P. Haugen (R) : . Myron H. McCord (R)


List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Clarence D. Clark (R), from December 1, 1890


Non-voting members

: . Marcus A. Smith (D) : . George A. Mathews (R), until November 2, 1889 : . Fred Dubois (R), until July 3, 1890 : . Thomas H. Carter (R), until November 7, 1889 : . Antonio Joseph (U.S. politician), Antonio Joseph (D) : . David A. Harvey (R), from November 4, 1890 : . John Thomas Caine, John T. Caine (D) : . John B. Allen (R), until November 11, 1889 : . Joseph M. Carey (R), until July 10, 1890


Changes in membership

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


Senate

* Replacements: 3 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: no net change ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: no net change ** Liberal Republican: 1-seat net loss * Deaths: 3 * Resignations: 2 * Interim appointments: 1 * Seats of newly admitted states: 12 *Total seats with changes: 17


House of Representatives

* Replacements: 16 ** Democratic Party (United States), Democratic: 2-seat net gain ** Republican Party (United States), Republican: 2-seat net loss * Deaths: 11 * Resignations: 6 * Contested election:8 * Seats of newly admitted states: 7 *Total seats with changes: 33


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Daniel W. Voorhees; Ranking Member:
William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a li ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Algernon S. Paddock; Ranking Member:
James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:
William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in th ...
; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Select Committee on Canadian Relations, Canadian Relations (Select) (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: James L. Pugh) * United States Senate Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman:
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...
; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member:
Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John C. Spooner; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses, Coast Defenses (Chairman: Joseph N. Dolph; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:
William P. Frye William Pierce Frye (September 2, 1830 – August 8, 1911) was an American politician from Maine. A member of the Republican Party, Frye spent most of his political career as a legislator, serving in the Maine House of Representatives and the ...
; Ranking Member: Matt W. Ransom) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman:
Henry W. Blair Henry William Blair (December 6, 1834March 14, 1920) was a United States representative and Senator from New Hampshire. During the American Civil War, he was a Lieutenant Colonel in the Union Army. A Radical Republican in his earlier political ...
; Ranking Member:
James Z. George James Zachariah George (October 20, 1826August 14, 1897) was an American lawyer, writer, U.S. politician, Confederate politician, and military officer. He was known as Mississippi's "Great Commoner". He was also a slave owner. Biography James ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Charles B. Farwell; Ranking Member:
Wilbur F. Sanders Wilbur Fisk Sanders (May 2, 1834 – July 7, 1905) was a United States senator from Montana. A leading pioneer and a skilled lawyer, Sanders played a prominent role in the development of Montana Territory and the state's early political hi ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member:
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was a Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebron Academy. He was admitted to the bar in 1857 and served for n ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee to Establish a University in the United States, Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: Anthony Higgins; Ranking Member: George Gray (U.S. Senator), George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Executive Departments Methods, Executive Departments Methods (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) * United States Senate Committee on Fisheries, Fisheries (Chairman: Francis B. Stockbridge; Ranking Member:
Wade Hampton III Wade Hampton III (March 28, 1818April 11, 1902) was an American military officer who served the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War and later a politician from South Carolina. He came from a wealthy planter family, and ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: Matthew C. Butler; Ranking Member:
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron was ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman: William E. Chandler; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Henry L. Dawes; Ranking Member: John T. Morgan) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands, Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Select) (Chairman:
William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
; Ranking Member:
Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: James L. Pugh) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman:
William M. Evarts William Maxwell Evarts (February 6, 1818February 28, 1901) was an American lawyer and statesman from New York who served as U.S. Secretary of State, U.S. Attorney General and U.S. Senator from New York. He was renowned for his skills as a li ...
; Ranking Member: Daniel W. Voorhees) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: James McMillan (politician), James McMillan; Ranking Member: Alfred H. Colquitt) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:
William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: William D. Washburn; Ranking Member:
Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a postbellum United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, Virgi ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman:
J. Donald Cameron James Donald Cameron (May 14, 1833 – August 30, 1918) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as Secretary of War under President Ulysses S. Grant and in the United States Senate for nearly twenty years. In May, 1876 Cameron was ...
; Ranking Member: John R. McPherson) * United States Senate Select Committee on Nicaraguan Claims, Nicaraguan Claims (Select) (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member:
George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician who represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 to 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politically prominen ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Organization, Conduct and Expeditures of the Executive Departments, Organization, Conduct and Expeditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman:
Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. Af ...
; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: George Gray (U.S. Senator), George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Cushman K. Davis; Ranking Member: Gilbert A. Pierce) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:
Philetus Sawyer Philetus Sawyer (September 22, 1816March 29, 1900) was a United States senator from Wisconsin for twelve years (1881–1893). He also represented Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives (1865–1875), and he ...
; Ranking Member: Nathan F. Dixon III, Nathan F. Dixon) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: John R. McPherson; Ranking Member: Charles F. Manderson) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Charles F. Manderson; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Matt W. Ransom; Ranking Member:
William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne Count ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: Zebulon B. Vance) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Leland Stanford; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman:
Preston B. Plumb Preston Bierce Plumb (October 12, 1837December 20, 1891) was a United States senator from Kansas, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Delaware County, Ohio, at 9 his family removed to Marysv ...
; Ranking Member:
Richard F. Pettigrew Richard Franklin Pettigrew (July 23, 1848October 5, 1926) was an American lawyer, surveyor, and land developer. He represented the Dakota Territory in the U.S. Congress and, after the Dakotas were admitted as States, he was the first U.S. Senato ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Quadro-Centennial, Quadrocentennial (Select) (Chairman:
Frank Hiscock Frank Hiscock (September 6, 1834June 18, 1914) was a U.S. Representative and Senator from New York. He served in the United States Congress from 1877 to 1893. Hiscock was a native of Pompey, New York, and graduated from Pompey Academy. Af ...
; Ranking Member: James B. Eustis) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman:
John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell, also known as John Mitchell Hipple, John H. Mitchell, or J. H. Mitchell (June 22, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician, and convicted criminal. He served as a Republican United States Senator from Oregon ...
; Ranking Member:
Joseph E. Brown Joseph Emerson Brown (April 15, 1821 – November 30, 1894), often referred to as Joe Brown, was an American attorney and politician, serving as the 42nd Governor of Georgia from 1857 to 1865, the only governor to serve four terms. He also se ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: James F. Wilson; Ranking Member: Ephraim K. Wilson) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:
Richard Coke Richard Coke (March 18, 1829May 14, 1897) was an American lawyer and statesman from Waco, Texas. He was the 15th governor of Texas from 1874 to 1876 and was a US Senator from 1877 to 1895. His governorship is notable for reestablishing local ...
; Ranking Member: Justin S. Morrill) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:
Nelson W. Aldrich Nelson Wilmarth Aldrich (/ ˈɑldɹɪt͡ʃ/; November 6, 1841 – April 16, 1915) was a prominent American politician and a leader of the Republican Party in the United States Senate, where he represented Rhode Island from 1881 to 1911. By the 1 ...
; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Senate Administrative Services, Senate Administrative Services (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member: Gilbert A. Pierce) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: Randall L. Gibson) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Matthew S. Quay; Ranking Member: Randall L. Gibson) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Zebulon B. Vance; Ranking Member: Charles B. Farwell)


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Henry J. Spooner; Ranking Member: Solomon G. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Edward H. Funston; Ranking Member: William H. Hatch) * United States House Select Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Select) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Joseph G. Cannon; Ranking Member: Mark S. Brewer) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: George W.E. Dorsey; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Reed) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: William G. Laidlaw; Ranking Member: George W. Dargan) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Charles P. Wickham; Ranking Member: Richard P. Bland) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: Charles S. Baker; Ranking Member: Henry Stockbridge Jr.) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: William W. Grout; Ranking Member: John J. Hemphill) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: James O'Donnell (politician), James O'Donnell; Ranking Member: Henry P. Cheatham) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: Jonathan H. Rowell; Ranking Member: Solomon G. Comstock) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Robert P. Kennedy; Ranking Member: Constantine B. Kilgore) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Robert M. La Follette; Ranking Member: Edward Lane) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Nathaniel P. Banks; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: James S. Sherman; Ranking Member: John C. Tarsney) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: John G. Sawyer; Ranking Member:
Judson C. Clements Judson Claudius Clements (February 12, 1846 – June 18, 1917) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. For a quarter century a member of the Interstate Commerce Commission, Clements ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: John M. Brower; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Flood (politician), Thomas S. Flood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Joseph A. Scranton; Ranking Member: Marion Biggs) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Louis E. Atkinson; Ranking Member: William Cogswell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Robert M. Yardley; Ranking Member: William Campbell Preston Breckinridge, William C.P. Breckinridge) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas S. Flood (politician), Thomas S. Flood; Ranking Member: Joseph H. O'Neil) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but r ...
; Ranking Member: Hamilton D. Coleman) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Bishop W. Perkins; Ranking Member: John L. Wilson) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Edmund N. Morrill; Ranking Member: Gilbert L. Laws) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Ezra B. Taylor; Ranking Member: Joseph R. Reed) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: William H. Wade; Ranking Member: Aaron T. Bliss) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: Charles D. Beckwith (politician), Charles D. Beckwith) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: James Buchanan (New Jersey politician), James Buchanan; Ranking Member: William D. Bynum) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: John M. Farquhar; Ranking Member: Hamilton G. Ewart) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: John Lind (politician), John Lind; Ranking Member: Thomas J. Clunie) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Byron M. Cutcheon; Ranking Member: Samuel P. Snider) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: David B. Henderson; Ranking Member: Harrison Kelley) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Myron H. McCord) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles A. Boutelle; Ranking Member: Hamilton D. Coleman) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: John Dalzell; Ranking Member: James P. Flick) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Benjamin Butterworth; Ranking Member: H. Clay Evans) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Milton De Lano; Ranking Member: Thomas H. B. Browne) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Charles A. Russell; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Lucien B. Caswell; Ranking Member: Hamilton G. Ewart) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member: James H. Blount) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Seth L. Milliken; Ranking Member: Oscar S. Gifford) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Lewis E. Payson; Ranking Member: William S. Holman) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Henry C. McCormick; Ranking Member: Gilbert L. Laws) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Thomas M. Browne; Ranking Member: Frederic T. Greenhalge) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Thomas J. Henderson; Ranking Member: Frederick G. Niedringhaus) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Charles F. Crisp; Ranking Member: James H. Blount) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Isaac S. Struble; Ranking Member: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Ormsby B. Thomas; Ranking Member: Jonathan P. Dolliver) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman:
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until his assassination in 1901. As a politician he led a realignment that made his Republican Party largely dominant in ...
; Ranking Member: Robert M. La Follette) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing


Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)


Employees


List of federal agencies in the United States#Legislative branch, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas E. Benedict, until 1889 ** Francis W. Palmer, from 1889


Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: John George Butler, John G. Butler (Lutheranism, Lutheran) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Anson G. McCook * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: William P. Canady, until June 30, 1890 ** Edward K. Valentine, from June 30, 1890


House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: William H. Milburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: John B. Clark Jr., until December 2, 1889 ** Edward McPherson, from December 2, 1889 * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Charles E. Adams * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: James L. Wheat, resigned October 1, 1890 ** James W. Hathaway, elected December 10, 1890 * Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Nathaniel T. Crutchfield ** Edward F. Goodwin * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: John A. Reeve (D) and Azro J. Maxham (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John P. Leedom, until December 2, 1889 ** Adoniram J. Holmes, from December 2, 1889


See also

* 1888 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1888 United States presidential election ** 1888 and 1889 United States Senate elections ** 1888 United States House of Representatives elections * 1890 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1890 and 1891 United States Senate elections ** 1890 United States House of Representatives elections


Notes


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
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