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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 ...
This is a list of the several United States Congresses, since their beginning in 1789, including their beginnings, endings, and the dates of their individual sessions. Each elected bicameral Congress (of the two chambers of the Senate and the House of Representatives ) lasts for two years and begins on January 3 of odd-numbered years.
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 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.
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 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]
(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 ...
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 .