49th United States Congress

49th United States Congress
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March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887
Members76 senators
325 representatives
8 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentThomas A. Hendricks (D)
(until November 25, 1885)
Vacant
(from November 25, 1885)
House majorityDemocratic
House SpeakerJohn Carlisle (D)
Sessions
Special[a]: March 4, 1885 – April 2, 1885
1st: December 7, 1885 – August 5, 1886
2nd: December 6, 1886 – March 3, 1887

The 49th 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, 1885, to March 4, 1887, during the first two years of Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 United States census. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.


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