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| 42nd United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Schuyler Colfax | ||
| President pro tempore: | Henry B. Anthony | ||
| Speaker of the House: | James G. Blaine | ||
| Members: | 74 Senators 243 Representatives 10 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Republican | ||
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| 1st: March 4, 1871 – April 20, 1871 2nd: December 4, 1871 – June 10, 1872 3rd: December 2, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
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The Forty-second United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1871 to March 3, 1873, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eighth Census of the United States in 1860. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1871 - March 3, 1873
- First session: March 4, 1871 – April 20, 1871
- Special session of the Senate: May 10, 1871 - May 27, 1871
- Second session: December 4, 1871 - June 10, 1872
- Third session: December 2, 1872 - March 3, 1873 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 41st Congress
Next congress: 43rd Congress
Party summary
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.
TOTAL members: 74 |
TOTAL members: 243 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Henry B. Anthony, Republican of Rhode Island, first elected March 10, 1871.
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- James G. Blaine, Republican of Maine, reelected March 4, 1869.
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1871; Events of 1872; Events of 1873
Major legislation
- April 20, 1871 -- Civil Rights Act of 1871
- March 1, 1872 -- Yellowstone National Park founded
- May 10, 1872 -- General Mining Act of 1872
- May 23, 1872 -- Amnesty Act of 1872
- June 6, 1872 -- Tariff of 1872
- June 8, 1872 -- Mail Fraud Act
- February 12, 1873 -- Coinage Act of 1873 (Crime of '73)
- March 3, 1873 -- Timber Culture Act
- March 3, 1873 -- Comstock Act
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 42nd United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 42nd United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1870
Senate
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1872.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Officers
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