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The first day of House business for the first session of the Forty-Second Congress
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3Freeman Clarke and Daniel Voorhees are sworn in and take their seats in the House; the contested elections cases of Edwards vs. Boles and Niblack vs. Walls are referred to the Committee of Elections, when appointed
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1101The members of the Committee of Elections are appointed
134Milo Goodrich is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
135Ellery A. Hibbard, Samuel N. Bell, Hosea W. Parker, and John Edwards are sworn in and take their seats in the House
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12791The House receives a message from the President of the United States on the condition of the South; a select committee of nine is appointed to act on the President's message
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1154The select committee reports H. R. 320
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181The House continues to consider H. R. 320
435The House continues to consider H. R. 320
6351The House continues to consider H. R. 320
126103The House continues to consider H. R. 320; the House takes a recess at 9:30 p. m. on Saturday, April 1st, and resumes the session on April 3rd at 11:00 a. m.
1146113The House continues to consider H. R. 320
1458The House continues to consider H. R. 320
16811The House continues to consider H. R. 320
117416The House amends and passes H. R. 320, it is sent to the Senate for concurrence
16323383316H. R. 380 is proposed and, on suspension of the rules, passed the House and is sent to the Senate for concurrence
1268Julius Strong and Henry Starkweather are sworn in and take their seats in the House
21134William Barnum is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
135The House receives H. R. 320 from the Senate with amendments, the House non concurs in some of the Senate amendments and calls for a committee of conference between the two Houses
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172041142The House receives a message from the Senate announcing the Senate's agreement to a committee of conference on H. R. 320
134The Committee of Conference on H. R. 320 makes a report
13224The House rejects the report made by the Committee of Conference on H. R. 320, and asks for a second committee of conference on the bill; the House recesses overnight and reassembles on the morning of April 20 at ten a. m.; the second committee of conference reports H. R. 320 and the House concurs in the report; H. R. 320 passes in the House
214141423172The first session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns; H. R. 320 is enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House; the House receives a message from the President of the United States notifying the House that he had signed into law H. R. 320
132214The first day of House business of the second session of the Forty-Second Congress
218152451More Representatives join the House
81315More Representatives join the House
424Glenni Scofield joins the House
123More Representatives join the House
524Daniel Voorhees joins the House; William Herndon is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
2134Archibald McIntyre joins the House
124H. R. 734 is proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the Texas contested election case of Clarke vs. Giddings
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16Jose Gallegos is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
11135William T. Clarke is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
212629H. R. 1050 is proposed and, on suspension of the rules, passed and sent to the Senate for concurrence
11462The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the Arkansas contested election
1125Thomas Boles is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1268H. R. 1521 is proposed and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the House receives a message that the Senate had rejected H. R. 380
11214Alvah Crocker is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1135H. R. 1647 is proposed
1251101The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
262122The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
51191The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
5119The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
1452191The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
416The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
17102H. R. 1647 is ordered to be printed
35The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
53101The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Texas contested election case of Clark vs. Giddings
1316The Committee of Elections reports resolution declaring D. C. Giddings entitled to a seat in the House, the resolutions are adopted and Giddings is sworn in; George M. Brooks resigns his seat in the House
211267The House continues to consider H. R. 1647
72121Sion H. Rogers is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1461The second session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
24The first day of House business for the third session of the Forty-Second Congress
1581123More Representatives join the House
12134More Representatives join the House
1724More Representatives join the House
1024More Representatives join the House
324More Representatives join the House; H. R. 1647 is referred to the Committee on Revision of the Laws of the United States
11141172More Representatives join the House
3215James Leach, William Williams, and Charles St. John join the House
334Daniel Voorhees, John T. Averill, and Joseph Rainey join the House
334More Representatives join the House
624Frank C. Bunnell is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; Charles W. Buckley joins the House
211316Charles Hays joins the Senate
124Samuel Hambleton joins the House
124Robert B. Elliott joins the House
124The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Florida contested election case of Niblack vs. Walls
135The death of Representative Julius L. Strong is announced
1214The resolutions on the Florida contested election case of Niblack vs. Walls are adopted and Silas L. Niblack is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
11571The death of Representative Thomas J. Speer is announced
123The third session of the Forty-Second Congress adjourns
24The first day of House business for the first session of the Forty-Third Congress
281111146326211374Mr. Sheldon and Mr. Sypher are sworn in and take their seats in the House
221012Members of the Committee of Elections are appointed; George L. Smith is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; papers in the contested election cases of Gunter vs. Wilshire, Rawls vs. Sloan, and Davis vs. Thomas are presented and referred to the Committee of Elections
1517138Mr. Clarke is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
124The standing committees of the House for the Forty-Third Congress are appointed
134Mr. Shanks is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1115181Mr. Chipman is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
35Mr. Hersey is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
157The Committee on the Judiciary reports H. R. 796
11136The House resumes consideration of H. R. 796
1657122Mr. Whiteley is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; the House resumes consideration of H. R. 796
178312134The House continues to consider H. R. 796
6118111The House continues to consider H. R. 796
245181The deaths of James Brooks and Wilder Foster are announced
233John J. Davis and J. Marshall Hagans are sworn in and take their seats in the House
224The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the representative-elect from Arkansas, Asa Hodges
124Asa Hodges is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
167The Committee of Elections reports a resolution on the Arkansas contested election case of Wilshire vs. Gunter
235The House adopts the resolution on the Arkansas contested election case of Wilshire vs. Gunter
91114William Wilshire is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1572The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Georgia contested election case of Rawls vs. Sloan
2146The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Virginia contested election case of Davis vs. Thomas claiming Christopher Thomas has the right to the seat and Alexander Davis does not; the resolutions are agreed to and Thomas is sworn in
11246The House adopts the resolutions reported by the Committee of Elections on the Georgia contested election case of Rawls vs. Sloan; Sloan is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
111719The House receives S. 1 from the Senate, requesting concurrence
124The death of David B. Mellish is announced; the House proceeds to consider S. 1
114271The House resumes consideration of S. 1
361The Committee of Elections reports resolutions on the Arkansas contested election case of Gunter vs. Wilshire
135The House continues to consider S. 1
4161The House adopts the resolutions on the Arkansas contested election case of Gunter vs. Wilshire; Gunter is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
1117191The House refuses to refer S. 1 to the Committee on the Judiciary
531114The first session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns
251First day of House business for the second session of the Forty-Third Congress
247113More Representatives takes their seats in the House
1324More Representatives take their seats in the House
824More Representatives take their seats in the House
4134Horace Harrison appears and takes his seat in the House
124More Representatives take their seats in the House
724Clinton Cobb and William Purman appear and take their seats in the House
224The Committee on the Judiciary reports H. R. 796 with amendments
11314Alonzo Ransier appears and takes his seat in the House
124William R. Roberts appears and takes his seat in the House
124Richard H. Cain and Josiah T. Walls appear on the roll-call votes on this day
2215William Albert appears in the House; John Thompson is sworn in and takes his seat in the House
21315J. Hale Sypher appears and takes his seat in the House
124Charles A. Stevens is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; the House continues to consider H. R. 796
1323215130309404177Barnard Caulfield is sworn in and takes his seat in the House; George L. Smith appears in the House
21327The House continues to consider H. R. 796
41512102277The House continues to consider H. R. 796; a resolution censuring Mr. Brown is passed
1112991214The House passes H. R. 796; it is sent to the Senate for concurrence
217171413343The death of Samuel Hooper is announced
1123The House is notified of William Purman's resignation
1134The deaths of John Rice, Alvah Crocker, and Samuel Hersey are announced
453The House receives a message from the Senate notifying the House that it passed H. R. 796; the bill is enrolled and signed by the Speaker of the House and sent to the Senate to be signed by the Vice-President
1321215The House is notified of the President's approval of H. R. 796
124S. 1 is referred to the Committee on the Judiciary; the second session of the Forty-Third Congress adjourns
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