49th United States Congress
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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.
United States Capitol (1906)
First presidential inauguration of Grover Cleveland, March 4, 1885, on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol. "Fellow-Citizens: In the presence of this vast assemblage of my countrymen I am about to supplement and seal by the oath which I shall take the manifestation of the will of a great and free people...."
Senate President Thomas A. Hendricks
Senate President pro tempore John Sherman
The 1884 United States House of Representatives elections were held for the most part on November 4, 1884, with four states holding theirs early between June and October. They coincided with the elect
John Griffin Carlisle, Brady Handy photo portrait, ca 1870 1880
Thomas Brackett Reed Brady Handy