The Forty-third 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, 1873 to March 3, 1875 during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Dates of sessions edit
March 4, 1873 - March 3, 1875
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1873 - March 26, 1873
- First session: December 1, 1873 - June 23, 1874
- Second session: December 7, 1874 - March 3, 1875
- Previous congress: 42nd Congress - general
- Next congress: 44th Congress - general
Party summary edit
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: 292 |
Leadership edit
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Matthew H. Carpenter, Republican of Wisconsin, first elected March 12, 1873.
- Henry B. Anthony, Republican of Rhode Island, first elected in this Congress January 25, 1875.
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- James G. Blaine, Republican of Maine, elected March 4, 1873.
Major events edit
Events of 1873, 1874 and 1875
Major legislation edit
List of United States federal legislation in the 43rd Congress
- June 23, 1874 -- Poland Act
- January 14, 1875 -- Specie Payment Resumption Act
- March 1, 1875 -- Civil Rights Act of 1875
- March 3, 1875 -- Tariff of 1875
- March 3, 1875 -- Page Act of 1875
Membership highlights by chamber edit
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate edit
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 1874; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1876; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1878.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States congressional delegations by state
House of Representatives edit
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.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States congressional delegations by state
Membership detail by Chamber/Party edit
The list below is arranged by chamber, then by political party. Members are shown in alphabetical order.
Senate edit
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress.
Democratic edit
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Republican edit
Liberal Republican edit
House of Representatives edit
Members of the House of Representatives were elected by popular vote, variously to single member districts or at-large.
Democratic edit
Republican edit
Independent Republican edit
Liberal Republican edit
Changes in membership edit
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Officers edit
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Notes edit
- ^ a b All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References edit
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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