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Rep. Frank Hiscock resigned during previous congress James J. Belden (R) November 8, 1887 Texas 2nd: John H. Reagan (D) Resigned March 4, 1887, after being elected to the U.S. Senate: William H. Martin (D) November 4, 1887 Louisiana 6th: Edward W. Robertson (D) Died August 2, 1887 Samuel M. Robertson (D) December 5, 1887 New York 19th: Nicholas ...
50th Congress: March 4, 1887 1st session December 5, 1887 – October 20, 1888 March 3, 1889 2nd session December 3, 1888 – March 3, 1889 51st Congress: March 4, 1889 Special session March 4, 1889 – April 2, 1889 March 3, 1891 Republican: 1st session December 2, 1889 – October 1, 1890 2nd session December 1, 1890 – March 3, 1891 52nd ...
(link to full text) 1: June 1, 1789: Oaths of Office. An act to regulate the time and manner of administering certain oaths, Sess. 1, ch. 1 1 Stat. 23: 2: July 4, 1789: Duties on Merchandise imported into the United States. An Act for laying a Duty on Goods, Wares, and Merchandises imported into the United States. (Tariff of 1789) Sess. 1, ch ...
Due to the 20th Amendment, the joint session is conducted by the new Congress whose term begins on January 3, rather than the outgoing lame-duck Congress. The Senate and House must meet in the House Chamber at "1 o'clock in the afternoon" on January 6, and the president of the Senate – the sitting vice president of the United States – is ...
The legislation would clarify and expand parts of the 1887 Electoral Count Act, which, along with the Constitution, governs how states and Congress certify electors and declare presidential winners.
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.
There were special elections in 1887 to the United States House of Representatives to the 49th United States Congress and the 50th United States Congress. This list is incomplete ; you can help by adding missing items .
2 40 78 Not up 25 1 25 51 Class 2 (1886/87 → 1892/93) 13 1 12 26 Class 3 (1884/85 → 1890/91) 11 — 13 24 Up 11 1 16 28 Regular: Class 1: 9 1 15 25 Special: Class 1: 1 — — 1 Special: Class 2: 1 — — 1 Special: Class 3 — — 1 1 Regular election only Incumbent retired 1 — 2 3 Held by same party — — 1 1 Gained by other party: 1 ...