The 45th 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, 1877, to March 4, 1879, during the first two years of Rutherford Hayes's presidency . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1870 United States census . The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
11-802: General James may refer to: Amaziah B. James (1812–1883), New York State Militia major general Daniel James Jr. (1920–1978), U.S. Air Force general Frank B. James (1912–2004), U.S. Air Force brigadier general Henry James (British Army officer) (1803–1877), British Army lieutenant general Larry D. James (born 1956), U.S. Air Force lieutenant general Thomas S. James Jr. (born 1963), U.S. Army lieutenant general Thomas L. James ( fl. 1990s–2020s), U.S. Army brigadier general William James (general) (1930–2015), Australian Army major general William C. James (1896–1974), U.S. Marine Corps brigadier general See also [ edit ] Attorney General James (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
22-530: A Democratic House and Republican Senate. President Hayes vetoed an Army appropriations bill from the House which would have ended Reconstruction and prohibited the use of federal troops to protect polling stations in the former Confederacy. Striking back, Congress overrode another of Hayes’s vetoes and enacted the Bland-Allison Act that required the purchase and coining of silver. Congress also approved
33-450: A generous increase in pension eligibility for Northern Civil War veterans. 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. During this Congress, two Senate seats and one House seat were added for
44-526: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Amaziah B. James Amaziah Bailey James (July 1, 1812 in Stephentown , Rensselaer County, New York – July 6, 1883 in Ogdensburg , St. Lawrence County, New York ) was an American lawyer and politician from New York. His family removed to Sweden, New York in 1814. At the age of fourteen, he
55-553: The House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory,
66-851: The bar in 1838, and commenced practice in Ogdensburg. He was a justice of the New York Supreme Court (4th District) from 1854 to 1876, and was ex officio a judge of the New York Court of Appeals in 1861 and 1869. He was a member of the peace convention of 1861 held in Washington, D.C., in an effort to devise means to prevent the impending war. James was elected as a Republican to the 45th and 46th United States Congresses , and served from March 4, 1877, to March 3, 1881. While serving his second term in Congress, he
77-475: The last Congress, requiring reelection in 1880; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1882; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1878. The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers. The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress. Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of
88-455: The new state, Colorado. This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and representatives are listed by district. 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
99-466: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title General James . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=General_James&oldid=1224391476 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Title and name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
110-777: Was apprenticed to a printer in Batavia, New York . He removed to Ogdensburg in 1831, and edited there the Northern Light , a weekly newspaper. He later became co-owner of the Times and Advertiser , the Whig paper of St. Lawrence County. He became a captain of the Ogdensburg Artillery in 1836, and was later promoted to major general of the New York State Militia . He studied law, was admitted to
121-660: Was stricken with "paralysis", from which he partially recovered. He was buried at the City Cemetery in Ogdensburg. This biography of a state judge in New York is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a member of the United States House of Representatives from New York State is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . 45th United States Congress The 45th Congress remained politically divided between
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