The 45th United States 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, 1877, to March 4, 1879, during the first two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. The Senate had a

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majority, and the House had a Democratic majority. The 45th Congress remained politically divided between a Democratic House and Republican Senate. President Hayes vetoed an Army appropriations bill from the House which would have ended Reconstruction and prohibited the use of federal troops to protect polling stations in the former Confederacy. Striking back, Congress overrode another of Hayes’s vetoes and enacted the Bland-Allison Act that required the purchase and coining of silver. Congress also approved a generous increase in pension eligibility for Northern Civil War veterans.

Major events

* March 4, 1877:

Rutherford B. Hayes Rutherford Birchard Hayes (; October 4, 1822 – January 17, 1893) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 19th president of the United States from 1877 to 1881, after serving in the U.S. House of Representatives and as governo ...

became

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Major legislation

* February 28, 1878:

Bland–Allison Act The Bland–Allison Act, also referred to as the Grand Bland Plan of 1878, was an act of United States Congress requiring the U.S. Treasury to buy a certain amount of silver and put it into circulation as silver dollars. Though the bill was vetoe ...

(Coinage Act (Silver Dollar)), Sess. 2, ch. 20, * April 29, 1878: National Quarantine Act of 1878, Sess. 2, ch. 66, * June 3, 1878:

Timber and Stone Act The Timber and Stone Act of 1878 in the United States sold Western timberland for $2.50 per acre ($618/km2) in 160 acre (0.6 km2) blocks. Land that was deemed "unfit for farming" was sold to those who might want to "timber and stone" ( logging an ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 151, * June 18, 1878:

Posse Comitatus Act The Posse Comitatus Act is a United States federal law (, original at ) signed on June 18, 1878, by President Rutherford B. Hayes which limits the powers of the federal government in the use of federal military personnel to enforce domestic p ...

, Sess. 2, ch. 263, §15,

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section. During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for the new state, Colorado.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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: William A. Wheeler (R) * President pro tempore: Thomas W. Ferry (R) * Republican Conference Chairman: Henry B. Anthony * Democratic Caucus Chairman: William A. Wallace

House of Representatives

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: Samuel J. Randall (D) * Democratic Caucus Chairman:

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* Republican Conference 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 ...

* Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman:

Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn (October 1, 1838September 12, 1918) was a Democratic Representative and Senator from Kentucky. Blackburn, a skilled and spirited orator, was also a prominent trial lawyer known for his skill at swaying juries. Biog ...

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district.

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 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1878. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

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.

George E. Spencer George Eliphaz Spencer (November 1, 1836 – February 19, 1893) was an American politician and a U.S. senator from the state of Alabama who also served as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Biography Born in Champion, Ne ...

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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 ...

: 2. Augustus H. Garland (D) : 3. Stephen W. Dorsey (R)

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. Newton Booth (AM) : 3. Aaron A. Sargent (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. Henry M. Teller (R) : 3. Jerome B. Chaffee (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. William W. Eaton (D) : 3. William H. Barnum (D)

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. Thomas F. Bayard Sr. (D) : 2. Eli M. Saulsbury (D)

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 ...

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Charles W. Jones Charles William Jones (December 24, 1834October 11, 1897) was a United States Senator from Florida. He abandoned the seat after an apparent onset of mental illness. Early life, travel and career Jones was born in Balbriggan, Ireland. His father ...

(D) : 3. Simon B. Conover (R)

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. Benjamin H. Hill (D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D)

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. David Davis (I) : 3. Richard J. Oglesby (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. Joseph E. McDonald (D) : 3. Oliver H. P. T. Morton (R), until November 1, 1877 :: Daniel W. Voorhees (D), from November 6, 1877

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. Samuel J. Kirkwood (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 ...

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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 (R) : 3. John J. Ingalls (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) : 3. Thomas C. McCreery (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.

William Pitt Kellogg William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1883 and as the Governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 du ...

(R) : 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.

Hannibal Hamlin Hannibal Hamlin (August 27, 1809 – July 4, 1891) was an American attorney and politician who served as the 15th vice president of the United States from 1861 to 1865, during President Abraham Lincoln's first term. He was the first Republican ...

(R) : 2. James G. Blaine (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. William Pinkney Whyte (D) : 3. George R. Dennis (D)

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: 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 ...

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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. Isaac P. Christiancy (R), until February 10, 1879 ::

Zachariah Chandler Zachariah Chandler (December 10, 1813 – November 1, 1879) was an American businessman, politician, one of the founders of the Republican Party, whose radical wing he dominated as a lifelong abolitionist. He was mayor of Detroit, a four-term sena ...

(R), from February 22, 1879 : 2. Thomas W. Ferry (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. Samuel J. R. McMillan (R) : 2.

William Windom William Windom (May 10, 1827January 29, 1891) was an American politician from Minnesota. He served as U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1869, and as U.S. Senator from 1870 to January 1871, from March 1871 to March 1881, and from November 1881 ...

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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.

Blanche Bruce Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841March 17, 1898) was born into slavery in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and went on to become a politician who represented Mississippi as a Republican in the United States Senate from 1875 to 1881. He was ...

(R) : 2. Lucius Q. C. Lamar (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 Cockrell (D) : 3. Lewis V. Bogy (D), until September 20, 1877 :: David H. Armstrong (D), September 29, 1877 - January 26, 1879 :: James Shields (D), from January 27, 1879

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 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. Alvin Saunders (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 Sharon William Tang Sharon (January 9, 1821November 13, 1885) was a United States senator, banker, and business owner from Nevada who profited from the Comstock Lode. Early life Sharon was born in Smithfield, Ohio, January 9, 1821, the son of Willi ...

(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. Edward H. Rollins (R) : 3.

Bainbridge Wadleigh Bainbridge Wadleigh (January 4, 1831January 24, 1891) was a United States senator from New Hampshire. Born in Bradford, he attended the common schools and Kimball Union Academy (Meriden, New Hampshire). He studied law, was admitted to the bar i ...

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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. Theodore F. Randolph (D) : 2. John R. McPherson (D)

New York

: 1. Francis Kernan (D) : 3.

Roscoe Conkling Roscoe Conkling (October 30, 1829April 18, 1888) was an American lawyer and Republican politician who represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. He is remembered today as the leader of the ...

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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.

Augustus S. Merrimon Augustus Summerfield Merrimon (September 15, 1830November 14, 1892) was a Democratic U.S. senator from the state of North Carolina between 1873 and 1879. An attorney from Buncombe County, North Carolina, Merrimon served in the North Carolina Ho ...

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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. Allen G. Thurman (D) : 3.

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 ...

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Stanley Matthews Sir Stanley Matthews, CBE (1 February 1915 – 23 February 2000) was an English footballer who played as an outside right. Often regarded as one of the greatest players of the British game, he is the only player to have been knighted while sti ...

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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.

La Fayette Grover La Fayette Grover (November 29, 1823May 10, 1911) was a Democratic politician and lawyer from the U.S. state of Oregon. He was the fourth Governor of Oregon, represented Oregon in the United States House of Representatives, and served one ter ...

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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 ...

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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. William A. Wallace (D) : 3.

Simon Cameron Simon Cameron (March 8, 1799June 26, 1889) was an American businessman and politician who represented Pennsylvania in the United States Senate and served as United States Secretary of War under President Abraham Lincoln at the start of the Americ ...

(R), until March 12, 1877 :: J. Donald Cameron (R), from March 20, 1877

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 ...

: 1.

Ambrose Burnside Ambrose Everett Burnside (May 23, 1824 – September 13, 1881) was an American army officer and politician who became a senior Union general in the Civil War and three times Governor of Rhode Island, as well as being a successful inventor ...

(R) : 2. Henry B. Anthony (R)

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 = ...

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Matthew Butler Matthew Calbraith Butler (March 8, 1836April 14, 1909) was a Confederate soldier, an American military commander and attorney and politician from South Carolina. He served as a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Ci ...

(D) : 3. John J. Patterson (R)

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. James E. Bailey (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.

Samuel B. Maxey Samuel Bell Maxey (March 30, 1825August 16, 1895) was an American soldier, lawyer, and politician from Paris, Texas. He was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later represented Texas in the U.S. ...

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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. Robert E. Withers (D) : 2. John W. Johnston (D)

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. Frank Hereford (D) : 2. Henry G. Davis (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 ...

: 1. Angus Cameron (R) : 3. Timothy O. Howe (R) 45th United States Congress Senators

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 ...

: . James T. Jones (D) : . Hilary A. Herbert (D) : . Jeremiah N. Williams (D) : .

Charles M. Shelley Charles Miller Shelley (December 28, 1833 – January 20, 1907) was a Brigadier General (CSA), brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a late Reconstruction era of the United States, Reconstructio ...

(D) : . Robert F. Ligon (D) : . Goldsmith W. Hewitt (D) : . William H. Forney (D) : .

William W. Garth William Willis Garth (October 28, 1828 – February 25, 1912) was an American politician. He served as a representative of the Alabama's 8th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives between March 4, 1877, and March 3, 1879. ...

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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 ...

: . Lucien C. Gause (D) : . William F. Slemons (D) : . Jordan E. Cravens (ID) : .

Thomas M. Gunter Thomas Montague Gunter (September 18, 1826 – January 12, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Arkansas. Born near McMinnville, Warren County, Tennessee, Gunter pursued classical studies and was graduated from Irving College in 1850. He s ...

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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 ...

: . Horace Davis (R) : .

Horace F. Page Horace Francis Page (October 20, 1833 – August 23, 1890) was an American lawyer and politician who represented California in the United States House of Representatives for five terms between 1873 and 1883. He is perhaps best known for the Page ...

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John K. Luttrell John King Luttrell (June 27, 1831 – October 4, 1893) was an American miner, lawyer and politician who served three terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1873 to 1879. Early life and career Born near Knoxville, Tennessee, Lutt ...

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Romualdo Pacheco José Antonio Romualdo Pacheco (October 31, 1831January 23, 1899) was a Californio statesman and diplomat. A Republican, he is best known as the only Hispanic person to serve as Governor of California since the American Conquest of California, ...

(R), until February 7, 1878 :: Peter D. Wigginton (D), from February 7, 1878

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 ...

: . James B. Belford (R), until December 13, 1877 ::

Thomas M. Patterson Thomas MacDonald Patterson (November 4, 1839 – July 23, 1916) was an American politician and newspaper publisher who served as a member of the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives from Colorado. Early life Patters ...

(D), from December 13, 1877

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 ...

: . George M. Landers (D) : . James Phelps (D) : . John T. Wait (R) : . Levi Warner (D)

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 ...

: . James Williams (D)

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) : . Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R), until February 20, 1879 :: Jesse J. Finley (D), from February 20, 1879

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 ...

: . Julian Hartridge (D), until January 8, 1879 :: William B. Fleming (D), from February 10, 1879 : . William E. Smith (D) : . Philip Cook (D) : .

Henry R. Harris Henry Richard Harris (February 2, 1828 – October 15, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Georgia. Born in Sparta, Georgia, Harris moved to Greenville, Georgia, in 1833. He attended an academy in Mount Zion, Georgia, and was graduated fro ...

(D) : . Milton A. Candler (D) : . James H. Blount (D) : . William H. Felton (ID) : .

Alexander H. Stephens Alexander Hamilton Stephens (February 11, 1812 – March 4, 1883) was an American politician who served as the vice president of the Confederate States from 1861 to 1865, and later as the 50th governor of Georgia from 1882 until his death in 1 ...

(D) : . Hiram P. Bell (D), from March 13, 1877

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 ...

: . William Aldrich (R) : . Carter H. Harrison (D) : .

Lorenzo Brentano Lorenzo Brentano (November 4, 1813 – September 18, 1891) was a German revolutionary and journalist who served as President of the Free State of Baden during the 1849 Baden Revolution. Following the failure of the revolutions, he and many o ...

(R) : . William Lathrop (R) : .

Horatio C. Burchard Horatio Chapin Burchard (September 22, 1825 – May 14, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois, 15th Director of the United States Mint, member of the International Statistical Institute, and father of the Consumer Price Index (CPI). ...

(R) : . Thomas J. Henderson (R) : .

Philip C. Hayes Philip Cornelius Hayes (February 3, 1833 – July 13, 1916) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois, as well as an officer in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Background Born in Granb ...

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Greenbury L. Fort Greenbury Lafayette Fort (October 17, 1825 – January 13, 1883) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in French Grant, Ohio, Fort moved with his parents to Marshall County, Illinois, in ...

(R) : . Thomas A. Boyd (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . Robert M. Knapp (D) : . William M. Springer (D) : . Thomas F. Tipton (R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . John R. Eden (D) : .

William A. J. Sparks William Andrew Jackson Sparks (November 19, 1828 – May 7, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born near New Albany, Indiana, Sparks moved with his parents to Illinois in 1836. He attended the public schools and graduated from McKen ...

(D) : . William R. Morrison (D) : . William Hartzell (D) : . Richard W. Townshend (D)

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 ...

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Benoni S. Fuller Benoni Stinson Fuller (November 13, 1825 – April 14, 1903) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1875 to 1879. Biography Born near Boonville, Indiana, Fuller attended the c ...

(D) : . Thomas R. Cobb (D) : . George A. Bicknell (D) : . Leonidas Sexton (R) : . Thomas M. Browne (R) : . Milton S. Robinson (R) : . John Hanna (Indiana politician), John Hanna (R) : . Morton C. Hunter (R) : . Michael D. White (R) : . William H. Calkins (R) : . James L. Evans (R) : . Andrew H. Hamilton (Indiana), Andrew H. Hamilton (D) : . John Baker (Indiana politician), John Baker (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Joseph C. Stone (R) : . Hiram Price (R) : . Theodore W. Burdick (R) : . Nathaniel C. Deering (R) : . Rush Clark (R) : . Ezekiel S. Sampson (R) : . Henry J. B. Cummings (R) : . William F. Sapp (R) : . S. Addison Oliver (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . William A. Phillips (R) : . Dudley C. Haskell (R) : . Thomas Ryan (congressman), Thomas Ryan (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . Andrew Boone (D) : . James A. McKenzie (D) : . John W. Caldwell, John William Caldwell (D) : . J. Proctor Knott (D) : . Albert S. Willis (D) : . John Griffin Carlisle, John G. Carlisle (D) : . Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn, Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D) : . Milton J. Durham (D) : . Thomas Turner (Congressman), Thomas Turner (D) : . John B. Clarke (D)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Randall L. Gibson (D) : . E. John Ellis (D) : . Chester Bidwell Darrall, Chester B. Darrall (R), until February 20, 1878 :: Joseph H. Acklen (D), from February 20, 1878 : . Joseph Barton Elam, Joseph B. Elam (D) : . John E. Leonard (R), until March 15, 1878 :: J. Smith Young, John S. Young (D), from November 5, 1878 : . Edward White Robertson, Edward W. Robertson (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Thomas Brackett Reed, Thomas B. Reed (R) : . William P. Frye (R) : . Stephen D. Lindsey (R) : . Llewellyn Powers (R) : .

(R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Daniel Maynadier Henry, Daniel M. Henry (D) : . Charles Boyle Roberts, Charles B. Roberts (D) : . William Kimmel (D) : . Thomas Swann (D) : . Eli Jones Henkle, Eli J. Henkle (D) : . William Walsh (Maryland politician), William Walsh (D)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . William W. Crapo (R) : . Benjamin W. Harris (R) : . Walbridge A. Field (R), until March 28, 1878 :: Benjamin Dean (D), from March 28, 1878 : . Leopold Morse (D) : . Nathaniel Prentice Banks, Nathaniel P. Banks (R) : . George B. Loring (R) : . Benjamin Butler (politician), Benjamin F. Butler (R) : . William Claflin (R) : . William W. Rice (R) : . Amasa Norcross (R) : . George D. Robinson (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . Alpheus S. Williams (D), until December 21, 1878 : . Edwin Willits (R) : . Jonas H. McGowan (R) : . Edwin W. Keightley (R) : . John W. Stone (R) : . Mark S. Brewer (R) : . Omar D. Conger (R) : . Charles C. Ellsworth (R) : . Jay Abel Hubbell, Jay A. Hubbell (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . Mark H. Dunnell (R) : . Horace B. Strait (R) : . Jacob H. Stewart (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . Henry L. Muldrow (D) : . Van H. Manning, Vannoy H. Manning (D) : . Hernando Money (D) : . Otho R. Singleton (D) : . Charles E. Hooker (D) : . James Ronald Chalmers, James R. Chalmers (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Anthony F. Ittner (R) : . Nathan Cole (R) : . Lyne S. Metcalfe (R) : . Robert Anthony Hatcher, Robert A. Hatcher (D) : . Richard P. Bland (D) : . Charles H. Morgan (D) : . Thomas Theodore Crittenden, Thomas T. Crittenden (D) : . Benjamin J. Franklin (D) : . David Rea (politician), David Rea (D) : . Henry M. Pollard (R) : . John Bullock Clark Jr., John B. Clark Jr. (D) : . John M. Glover (D) : . Aylett H. Buckner (D)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Frank Welch (American politician), Frank Welch (R), until September 4, 1878 :: Thomas Jefferson Majors, Thomas J. Majors (R), from November 5, 1878

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Thomas Wren (Nevada politician), Thomas Wren (R)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Frank Jones (politician), Frank Jones (D) : . James F. Briggs (R) : . Henry W. Blair (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Clement Hall Sinnickson, Clement H. Sinnickson (R) : . John H. Pugh (R) : . Miles Ross (D) : . Alvah A. Clark (D) : . Augustus W. Cutler (D) : . Thomas Baldwin Peddie, Thomas B. Peddie (R) : . Augustus A. Hardenbergh (D)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . James W. Covert (D) : . William D. Veeder (D) : . Simeon B. Chittenden (R) : . Archibald Meserole Bliss, Archibald M. Bliss (D) : . Nicholas Muller (D) : . Samuel S. Cox (D) : . Anthony Eickhoff (D) : . Anson G. McCook (R) : . Fernando Wood (D) : . Abram Stevens Hewitt, Abram S. Hewitt (D) : . Benjamin A. Willis (D) : . Clarkson Nott Potter, Clarkson N. Potter (D) : . John H. Ketcham (R) : . George M. Beebe (D) : . Stephen L. Mayham (D) : . Terence J. Quinn (D), until June 18, 1878 :: John Mosher Bailey, John M. Bailey (R), from November 5, 1878 : . Martin I. Townsend (R) : . Andrew Williams (congressman), Andrew Williams (R) : . Amaziah B. James (R) : . John H. Starin (R) : . Solomon Bundy (R) : . George A. Bagley (R) : . William J. Bacon (R) : . William H. Baker (R) : . Frank Hiscock (R) : . John H. Camp (R) : . Elbridge G. Lapham (R) : . Jeremiah W. Dwight (R) : . John N. Hungerford (R) : . Elizur K. Hart, E. Kirke Hart (D) : . Charles B. Benedict (D) : . Daniel N. Lockwood (D) : . George Washington Patterson, George W. Patterson (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Jesse Johnson Yeates, Jesse J. Yeates (D) : . Curtis Hooks Brogden, Curtis H. Brogden (R) : . Alfred Moore Waddell, Alfred M. Waddell (D) : . Joseph J. Davis (D) : . Alfred Moore Scales, Alfred M. Scales (D) : . Walter Leak Steele, Walter L. Steele (D) : . William M. Robbins (D) : . Robert B. Vance (D)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Milton Sayler (D) : . Henry B. Banning (D) : . Mills Gardner (R) : . John A. McMahon (D) : . Americus V. Rice (D) : . Jacob Dolson Cox, Jacob D. Cox (R) : . Henry L. Dickey (D) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . John S. Jones (R) : . Charles Foster (Ohio politician), Charles Foster (R) : . Henry S. Neal (R) : . Thomas Ewing Jr. (D) : . Milton I. Southard (D) : . Ebenezer B. Finley (D) : . Nelson H. Van Vorhes (R) : . Lorenzo Danford (R) : . William McKinley (R) : . James Monroe (congressman), James Monroe (R) : . James A. Garfield (R) : . Amos Townsend (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Richard Williams (congressman), Richard Williams (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Chapman Freeman (R) : . Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill (R) : . Samuel J. Randall (D) : . William D. Kelley (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . William Ward (Pennsylvania politician), William Ward (R) : . Isaac Newton Evans, I. Newton Evans (R) : .

(D) : . Abraham Herr Smith, A. Herr Smith (R) : . Samuel Augustus Bridges, Samuel A. Bridges (D) : . Francis Dolan Collins, Francis D. Collins (D) : . Hendrick Bradley WHendrick B. Wright (D) : . James Bernard Reilly, James B. Reilly (D) : . John Weinland Killinger, John W. Killinger (R) : . Edward Overton Jr. (R) : . John I. Mitchell (R) : . Jacob Miller Campbell, Jacob M. Campbell (R) : . William Stenger (D) : . Levi Maish (D) : . Levi A. Mackey (D) : . Jacob Turney (D) : . Russell Errett (R) : . Thomas McKee Bayne, Thomas M. Bayne (R) : . William Shadrack Shallenberger, William S. Shallenberger (R) : . Harry White (Pennsylvania politician), Harry White (R) : . John McCandless Thompson, John M. Thompson (R) : . Lewis Findlay Watson, Lewis F. Watson (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Benjamin T. Eames (R) : . Latimer W. Ballou (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . Joseph Rainey (R) : . Richard H. Cain (R) : . D. Wyatt Aiken (D) : . John H. Evins (D) : . Robert Smalls (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . James Henry Randolph, James H. Randolph (R) : . Jacob Montgomery Thornburgh, Jacob M. Thornburgh (R) : . George Gibbs Dibrell, George G. Dibrell (D) : . Haywood Yancey Riddle, Haywood Y. Riddle (D) : . John Morgan BJohn M. Bright (D) : . John Ford House, John F. House (D) : . Washington C. Whitthorne (D) : . John DeWitt Clinton Atkins, John D. C. Atkins (D) : . William Parker Caldwell, William P. Caldwell (D) : . H. Casey Young (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . John Henninger Reagan, John H. Reagan (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . James W. Throckmorton (D) : . Roger Q. Mills (D) : . Dewitt C. Giddings (D) : . Gustave Schleicher (D), until January 10, 1879

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . Charles H. Joyce (R) : . Dudley Chase Denison, Dudley C. Denison (R) : . George W. Hendee (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . Beverly B. Douglas (D), until December 22, 1878 :: Richard L. T. Beale, Richard Lee T. Beale (D), from January 23, 1879 : . John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode Jr. (D) : . Gilbert Carlton Walker, Gilbert C. Walker (D) : . Joseph Jorgensen (R) : . George Cabell (D) : . John Randolph Tucker (Virginia politician), John R. Tucker (D) : . John T. Harris (D) : . Eppa Hunton, Eppa Hutton, II (D) : . Auburn Pridemore (D)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Benjamin Wilson (congressman), Benjamin Wilson (D) : . Benjamin F. Martin (D) : . John E. Kenna (D)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Charles G. Williams (R) : . Lucien B. Caswell (R) : . George Cochrane Hazelton, George C. Hazelton (R) : . William Pitt Lynde, William P. Lynde (D) : . Edward S. Bragg (D) : . Gabriel Bouck (D) : . Herman L. Humphrey (R) : . Thaddeus C. Pound (R)

Non-voting members

: . Hiram S. Stevens (D) : . Jefferson P. Kidder (R) : . Stephen S. Fenn (D) : . Martin Maginnis (D) : . Trinidad Romero (R) : . George Q. Cannon (R) : . Orange Jacobs (R) : . William W. Corlett (R) Samuel J

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 5 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain **

: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 2 * Resignations: 3 * Interim appointments: 1 * Contested elections: 0 * Total seats with changes: 5 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , John Sherman (Ohio), John Sherman (R) , Resigned March 8, 1877 to become U.S. Secretary of the Treasury.
Successor 1877 United States Senate special election in Ohio, elected March 21, 1877. , nowrap ,

(R) , March 21, 1877 , - ,

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, ...

(3) , nowrap ,

(R) , Resigned March 12, 1877.
Successor 1877 United States Senate special election in Pennsylvania, elected March 20, 1877. , nowrap , J. Donald Cameron (R) , March 20, 1877 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Lewis V. Bogy (D) , Died September 20, 1877.
Successor was appointed September 29, 1877, to continue the term. , nowrap , David H. Armstrong (D) , September 29, 1877 , - ,

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 ...

(3) , nowrap , Oliver P. Morton (R) , Died November 1, 1877.
Successor 1879 United States Senate special election in Indiana, elected January 31, 1879. , nowrap , Daniel W. Voorhees (D) , November 6, 1877 , - ,

(3) , nowrap , David H. Armstrong (D) , Interim appointee retired.
Successor 1879 United States Senate special election in Missouri, elected January 26, 1879. , nowrap , James Shields (D) , January 27, 1879 , - ,

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) , nowrap , Isaac P. Christiancy (R) , Resigned February 10, 1879 due to ill health.
Successor 1879 United States Senate special election in Michigan, elected February 22, 1879. , nowrap ,

(R) , February 22, 1879

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 10 ** Democratic: 5 seat net gain **

: 5 seat net loss * Deaths: 7 * Resignations: 1 * Contested election: 5 * Total seats with changes: 13 , - , , Vacant , Rep. Benjamin Harvey Hill resigned in previous congress , nowrap , Hiram P. Bell (D) , March 13, 1877 , - , , nowrap , James B. Belford (R) , Lost contested election December 13, 1877 , nowrap ,

(D) , December 13, 1877 , - , , nowrap ,

(R) , Lost contested election February 7, 1878 , nowrap , Peter D. Wigginton (D) , February 7, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Chester Bidwell Darrall, Chester B. Darrall (R) , Lost contested election February 20, 1878 , nowrap , Joseph H. Acklen (D) , February 20, 1878 , - , , nowrap , John E. Leonard (R) , Died March 15, 1878 , nowrap , J. Smith Young (D) , November 5, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Walbridge A. Field (R) , Lost contested election March 28, 1878 , nowrap , Benjamin Dean (D) , March 28, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Terence J. Quinn (D) , Died June 18, 1878 , nowrap , John Mosher Bailey, John M. Bailey (R) , November 5, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Frank Welch (American politician), Frank Welch (R) , style="font-size:80%" , Died September 4, 1878 , nowrap , Thomas Jefferson Majors, Thomas J. Majors (R) , November 5, 1878 , - , , nowrap , Alpheus S. Williams (D) , Died December 21, 1878 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Beverly B. Douglas (D) , Died December 22, 1878 , nowrap , Richard L. T. Beale (D) , January 23, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Julian Hartridge (D) , Died January 8, 1879 , nowrap , William Bennett Fleming, William B. Fleming (D) , February 10, 1879 , - , , nowrap , Gustav Schleicher (D) , Died January 10, 1879 , Vacant , Not filled this term , - , , nowrap , Horatio Bisbee Jr. (R) , Lost contested election February 20, 1879 , nowrap , Jesse J. Finley (D) , February 20, 1879

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Algernon S. Paddock; Ranking Member: Henry G. Davis) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Henry G. Davis) * 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: George R. Dennis) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: Thomas C. McCreery) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Samuel J. R. McMillan; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Stephen W. Dorsey; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: Ambrose E. Burnside; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * Elections of 1878 (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Thomas F. Bayard; Ranking Member: Henry B. Anthony) * Epidemic Diseases (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Select) (Chairman: Jerome B. Chaffee; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: Thomas F. Bayard) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas C. McCreery) * Hot Springs (Arkansas) Commission (Special) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas C. McCreery) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Edmunds; Ranking Member: David Davis) * Late Presidential Election Louisiana * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Edward H. Rollins; Ranking Member: John W. Johnston) * Mexican Relations (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Theodore F. Randolph) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Frank Hereford) * Mississippi River Levee System (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Aaron A. Sargent; Ranking Member: William Pinkney Whyte, William P. Whyte) * Ordnance and War Ships (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Newton Booth; Ranking Member: Francis Kernan) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: John J. Ingalls; Ranking Member: Robert E. Withers) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Thomas W. Ferry; Ranking Member: Ambrose E. Burnside) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Allen G. Thurman; Ranking Member: Isaac P. Christiancy) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Richard J. Oglesby; Ranking Member: Joseph E. McDonald) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Stanley Matthews) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Isaac P. Christiancy; Ranking Member: William A. Wallace) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: John W. Johnston; Ranking Member: Henry L. Dawes) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: James G. Blaine; Ranking Member: Augustus S. Merrimon) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tenth Census, Tenth Census (Select) (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: John J. Patterson; Ranking Member: Augustus H. Garland) * United States Senate Select Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Select) (Chairman: Angus Cameron; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on Treasury Department Account Discrepancies, Treasury Department Account Discrepancies (Select) (Chairman: Henry G. Davis; Ranking Member: John J. Ingalls) * Committee of the whole, Whole

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: Charles B. Roberts; Ranking Member: Henry W. Blair) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Augustus W. Cutler; Ranking Member: Walter L. Steele) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: John DeWitt Clinton Atkins; Ranking Member: Milton J. Durham) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Aylett H. Buckner; Ranking Member: Elizur K. Hart) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: John M. Bright; Ranking Member: Daniel N. Lockwood) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Alexander H. Stephens; Ranking Member: John B. Clarke) * United States House Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: John H. Reagan; Ranking Member: John E. Kenna) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Alpheus S. Williams then Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Gabriel Bouck) * United States House Committee on Education, Education and Labor (Chairman: John Goode (Virginia politician), John Goode; Ranking Member: Van H. Manning) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections (Chairman: John T. Harris; Ranking Member: E. John Ellis) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Andrew H. Hamilton; Ranking Member: Nelson H. Van Vorhes) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: William A.J. Sparks; Ranking Member: Edwin Willits) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Edward S. Bragg; Ranking Member: Nicholas Muller) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Benjamin A. Willis; Ranking Member: Jay A. Hubbell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Jeremiah N. Williams; Ranking Member: Curtis H. Brogden) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: William M. Springer; Ranking Member: Thomas M. Bayne) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: John M. Glover; Ranking Member: Henry L. Dickey) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: Joseph C. S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: Benjamin T. Eames) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: William P. Lynde; Ranking Member: William S. Stenger) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Thomas Swann; Ranking Member: Benjamin Wilson (congressman), Benjamin Wilson) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Alfred M. Scales; Ranking Member: George M. Beebe) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Americus V. Rice; Ranking Member: Clement H. Sinnickson) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: J. Proctor Knott; Ranking Member: David B. Culberson) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Hendrick B. Wright; Ranking Member: Robert F. Ligon) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Thomas R. Cobb; Ranking Member: Lorenzo Danford) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Henry B. Banning; Ranking Member: Edward S. Bragg) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Miles Ross; Ranking Member: Thomas Turner (Congressman), Thomas Turner) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: George M. Beebe; Ranking Member: James Taylor Jones, James T. Jones) * United States House Committee on Mississippi Levees, Mississippi Levees (Chairman: Edward White Robertson, Edward W. Robertson; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Martin) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Washington C. Whitthorne; Ranking Member: Benjamin W. Harris) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: James W. Throckmorton; Ranking Member: Charles O'Neill (Pennsylvania politician), Charles O'Neill) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Robert B. Vance; Ranking Member: Augustus W. Cutler) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Alfred M. Waddell; Ranking Member: Terence J. Quinn then Joseph G. Cannon) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Dudley C. Denison) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Philip Cook; Ranking Member: James A. McKenzie) * United States House Committee on Public Expenditures, Public Expenditures (Chairman: Robert A. Hatcher; Ranking Member: Robert H.M. Davidson) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: William R. Morrison; Ranking Member: William E. Smith (politician), William E. Smith) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: George C. Cabell; Ranking Member: Alvah A. Clark) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William Walsh (Maryland politician), William Walsh; Ranking Member: Walbridge A. Field) * United States House Select Committee on Rules, Rules (Select) (Chairman: Samuel J. Randall; Ranking Member: Nathaniel P. Banks) * United States House Committee on Revolutionary Pensions, Revolutionary Pensions (Chairman: Levi A. Mackey; Ranking Member: William Kimmel) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Benjamin J. Franklin; Ranking Member: George A. Bagley) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: John R. Eden; Ranking Member: S. Addison Oliver) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Fernando Wood; Ranking Member: James Phelps) * 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 Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Rep. Andrew H. Hamilton; Vice Chairman: Rep. Nelson H. Van Vorhes) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library (Chairman: Rep. Samuel S. Cox; Vice Chairman: Rep.

) * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Rep. Otho R. Singleton; Vice Chairman: Rep. Latimer W. Ballou) * Reorganization of the Army * Transfer of the Indian Bureau

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: John D. Defrees

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Byron Sunderland (Presbyterianism, Presbyterian) * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: George F. Dawson * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: George C. Gorham * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: John R. French

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: I.L. Townsend (Episcopalian), until October 15, 1877 ** John Poise (Methodism, Methodist), until December 3, 1877 ** W. P. Harrison (Methodism, Methodist), elected December 3, 1877 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: George M. Adams * Clerk at the Speaker’s Table of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: William H. Scudder ** J. Randolph Tucker Jr. * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: John W. Polk, elected October 17, 1877 ** Charles W. Field, elected April 8, 1878 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: James M. Steuart * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: Thomas S. Pettit (D) and Neill S. Brown Jr. (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: John G. Thompson

Notes

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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