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| 50th United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Vacant | ||
| President pro tempore: | John J. Ingalls | ||
| Speaker of the House: | John G. Carlisle | ||
| Members: | 76 Senators 325 Representatives 8 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: December 7, 1887 – October 20, 1888 2nd: December 3, 1888 – March 3, 1889 |
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The Fiftieth 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, 1887 to March 3, 1889, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Grover Cleveland.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Tenth Census of the United States in 1880. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
Dates of sessions
March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1889
- First session: December 5, 1887 - October 20, 1888
- Second session: December 3, 1888 - March 3, 1889 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 49th Congress
Next congress: 51st 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: 76 |
TOTAL members: 325 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- vacant
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- John J. Ingalls, Republican of Kansas, elected in this Congress December 5, 1887.
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- John G. Carlisle, Democratic of Kentucky, reelected December 5, 1887.
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1887; Events of 1888; Events of 1889
Major legislation
- October 8, 1888 -- Chinese Exclusion Act (Scott Act)
- January 14, 1889 -- Nelson Act of 1889
- February 22, 1889 -- Enabling Act of 1889
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: 50th United States Congress - political parties
- See also: 50th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House elections, 1886
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 this Congress, requiring reelection in 1892; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1888; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1890.
- 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