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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 ...
The Electoral Count Act of 1887 (ECA) (Pub. L. 49–90, 24 Stat. 373, [1] later codified at Title 3, Chapter 1 [2]) is a United States federal law that added to procedures set out in the Constitution of the United States for the counting of electoral votes following a presidential election.
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 ...
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.
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 ...
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 .
Congress was in session in the state house from November 26, 1783, to June 3, 1784, and it was in Annapolis on December 23, 1783, that General Washington resigned his commission as commander-in-chief of the Continental Army. For the 1783 Congress, the governor of Maryland commissioned John Shaw, a local cabinet maker, to create an American flag ...