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| 47th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Chester A. Arthur (Mar-Sept 1881) Vacant (1881-1883) |
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| President pro tempore: | Thomas F. Bayard David Davis George F. Edmunds |
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| Speaker of the House: | J. Warren Keifer | ||
| Members: | 76 Senators 293 Representatives 8 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Republican | ||
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| Sessions | |||
| 1st: December 5, 1881 – August 8, 1882 2nd: December 4, 1882 – March 3, 1883 Special: March 4, 1881 – May 20, 1881 Special: October 10, 1881 – October 29, 1881 |
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The Forty-seventh 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, 1881 to March 3, 1883, during the administration of U.S. President James A. Garfield, and the first year of the administration of his successor, U.S. President Chester A. Arthur. The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. The Senate had a Democratic majority, and the House had a Republican majority..
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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: 76 |
TOTAL members: 293 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- Chester A. Arthur, of New York, succeeded to the Presidency, September 19, 1881, vacant thereafter.
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Thomas F. Bayard, Democratic of Delaware, first elected October 10, 1881.
- David Davis, Republican of Illinois, first elected October 13, 1881.
- George F. Edmunds, Republican of Vermont, first elected March 3, 1883.
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- J. Warren Keifer, Republican of Ohio, elected December 5, 1881.
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1881; Events of 1882; Events of 1883
- March 4, 1881 James A. Garfield became President of the United States
- September 20, 1881 Chester A. Arthur became President of the United States
Major legislation
- May 6, 1882 -- Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882
- August 2, 1882 -- River and Harbors Act of 1882
- January 16, 1883 -- Pendleton Civil Service Act
- March 3, 1883 -- Tariff of 1883 (Mongrel Tariff)
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: 47th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 47th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1880
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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1884.
- 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