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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 ...
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.
The United States Congressional Serial Set began in 1817 as the official collection of reports and documents of the United States Congress. The collection was published in a "serial" fashion, hence its name. It has been described as the "nation's most treasured publication" [1] and beloved by librarians as "part of their most valued holdings." [2]
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 .
The Tenure of Office Act was a United States federal law, in force from 1867 to 1887, that was intended to restrict the power of the president to remove certain office-holders without the approval of the U.S. Senate. The law was enacted March 2, 1867, over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. It purported to deny the president the power to ...