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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 T. Kane (D) Died September 14, 1887 Charles Tracey (D) November 8, 1887 Michigan 11th: Seth C. Moffatt (R) Died ...
2nd: December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1887: ... The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes ...
March 3, 1887 1st session December 7, 1885 – August 5, 1886 2nd session December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1887 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
At the State election in November 1886, 74 Republicans and 54 Democrats were elected for the session of 1887 to the Assembly. The 110th New York State Legislature met from January 4 to May 26, 1887, at Albany, New York.
February 4 – The Interstate Commerce Act, passed by Congress, is signed into law, with the intention of regulating the railroad industry. February 8 – The Dawes Act is signed into law by President Grover Cleveland. February 26 – Troy University is established as Troy State Normal School; an institution to train teachers for Alabama's schools.
Under Section 4 (3 U.S.C. § 15), Congress is required to be in session on January 6 following the election to count the votes, although this date can be changed by law. 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.
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 Dawes Act of 1887 (also known as the General Allotment Act or the Dawes Severalty Act of 1887 [1] [2]) regulated land rights on tribal territories within the United States. Named after Senator Henry L. Dawes of Massachusetts , it authorized the President of the United States to subdivide Native American tribal communal landholdings into ...