The Green Papers
The Green Papers
Political Party Breakdown of the
49th Congress of the United States, 1885-1887

Boldface (with superscript C) numbers indicate the majority Party in each house. Red (with superscript P) numbers (boldface or not) indicate the Party of the President in any event.

President Party Congress United States Senate House of Representatives
 DemocratRepublicanothervacanciesDemocratRepublicanother
ClevelandDemocrat49th 1885-188735P41C     

49TH CONGRESS- SENATE

The General Court of the State of NEW HAMPSHIRE delayed re-electing Senator Henry W. Blair, a Republican (whose previous term in the Senate had expired 3 March 1885), to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1885 to 3 March 1891) from that State until not too long before the convening of the "long" session of the 49th Congress on 7 December 1885. Senator Blair, therefore, is counted among the 41 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 49th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1885] due to the failure of the legislature to elect.

John H. Mitchell, a Republican, was elected by the Legislative Assembly of the State of OREGON to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1885 to 3 March 1891) from that State on 18 November 1885, before the convening of the "long" session of the 49th Congress on 7 December 1885. Senator Mitchell, therefore, is counted among the 41 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 49th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1885] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

Modified .