43rd United States Congress

43rd United States Congress
42nd   44th

United States Capitol (1869)

Duration: March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875

Senate President: Henry Wilson (R)
Senate Pres. pro tem: Matthew H. Carpenter (R)
Henry B. Anthony (R)
House Speaker: James G. Blaine (R)
Members: 74 Senators
292 Representatives
10 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Republican
House Majority: Republican

Sessions
Special: March 4, 1873 – March 26, 1873
1st: December 1, 1873 – June 23, 1874
2nd: December 7, 1874 – March 4, 1875

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 4, 1875, during the fifth and sixth years of Ulysses Grant's presidency . The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Ninth Census of the United States in 1870. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

Major legislation

Treaties

Party summary

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.

Senate

Senators of the 43rd United States Congress
Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Anti-
Monopoly

(AM)
Liberal
Republican

(LR)
Republican
(R)
End of the previous congress 17 0 1 54 72 2
Begin 19 0 3 50 72 2
End 20 2 51 731
Final voting share 27.4% 0.0% 2.7% 69.9%
Beginning of the next congress 28 1 0 43 72 2

House of Representatives

Before this Congress, the 1870 United States Census and resulting reapportionment changed the size of the House to 292 members.

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
Democratic
(D)
Independent
Democratic

(ID)
Independent
(I)
Independent
Republican

(IR)
Liberal
Republican

(LR)
Republican
(R)
End of the previous congress 97 0 0 1 3 141 242 1
Begin 91 6 0 0 4 189 290 2
End 95 7 199 305
Final voting share 31.1% 2.3% 0.0% 0.0% 1.3% 65.2%
Beginning of the next congress 177 1 4 3 0 101 286 5

Leadership

President of the Senate
Henry Wilson

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

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Senate

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.

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

Ohio

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Vermont

Virginia

West Virginia

Wisconsin

President pro tempore Matthew H. Carpenter
President pro tempore Henry B. Anthony

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

Alabama

(6-2 Republican)

Arkansas

(4 Republicans)

California

(3-1 Republican)

Connecticut

(3-1 Republican)

Delaware

(1 Republican)

Florida

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans)

Georgia

(7-2 Democratic)

Illinois

(14-5 Republican)

Indiana

(10-3 Republican)

Iowa

(9 Republicans)

Kansas

All representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(3 Republicans)

Kentucky

(10 Democrats)

Louisiana

(6 Republicans)

Maine

(5 Republicans)

Maryland

(4-2 Democratic)

Massachusetts

(11 Republicans)

Michigan

(9 Republicans)

Minnesota

(3 Republicans)

Mississippi

(5-1 Republican)

Missouri

(9-4 Democratic)

Nebraska

(1 Republican)

Nevada

(1 Democrat)

New Hampshire

(2-1 Republican)

New Jersey

(6-1 Republican)

New York

(24-9 Republican)

North Carolina

(5-3 Democratic)

Ohio

(14-6 Republican)

Oregon

(1 Republican)

Pennsylvania

(22-5 Republican)

Rhode Island

(2 Republicans)

South Carolina

(5 Republicans)

Tennessee

(7-3 Republican)

Texas

(6 Democrats)

Vermont

(3 Republicans)

Virginia

(5-4 Democratic)

West Virginia

(2-1 Democratic)

Wisconsin

(6-2 Republican)

Non-voting members

(5-4 Democratic, 1 Unionist)

House seats by party holding plurality in state
  80.1-100% Democratic
  80.1-100% Republican
  60.1-80% Democratic
  60.1-80% Republican
  Up to 60% Democratic
  Up to 60% Republican

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

State
(class)
Vacator Reason for change Successor Date of successor's
formal installation
Massachusetts (2) Vacant Henry Wilson resigned in previous congress after becoming Vice President of the United States.
Successor elected March 17, 1873.
George S. Boutwell (R) March 17, 1873
Mississippi (1) Adelbert Ames (R) Resigned March 17, 1873 after being elected Governor of Mississippi.
Successor elected February 3, 1874.
Henry R. Pease (R) February 3, 1874
Kansas (2) Alexander Caldwell (R) Resigned March 24, 1873.
Successor appointed November 24, 1873.
Robert Crozier (R) November 24, 1873
California (1) Eugene Casserly (D) Resigned November 29, 1873.
Successor elected December 23, 1873.
John S. Hager (D) December 23, 1873
Kansas (2) Robert Crozier (R) Interim appointee retired when successor elected February 2, 1874. James M. Harvey (R) February 2, 1874
Massachusetts (1) Charles Sumner (LR) Died March 11, 1874.
Successor elected April 17, 1874.
William B. Washburn (R) April 17, 1874
Connecticut (1) William A. Buckingham (R) Died February 5, 1875.
Successor appointed February 5, 1875, having already been elected to the next tern.
William W. Eaton (D) February 5, 1875

House of Representatives


District Vacator Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
Louisiana 4th Vacant Rep-elect Samuel Peters died before taking seat George L. Smith (R) November 24, 1873
Georgia 8th Vacant Rep-elect Ambrose R. Wright died before taking seat Alexander H. Stephens (D) December 1, 1873
Pennsylvania 23rd Ebenezer McJunkin (R) Resigned some time during this congress John M. Thompson (R) ??????
New York 6th James Brooks (D) Died April 30, 1873 Samuel S. Cox (D) November 4, 1873
Massachusetts 3rd William Whiting (R) Died June 29, 1873 Henry L. Pierce (R) December 1, 1873
Oregon At-large Joseph G. Wilson (R) Died July 2, 1873 James Nesmith (D) December 1, 1873
Michigan 5th Wilder D. Foster (R) Died September 20, 1873 William B. Williams (R) December 1, 1873
Virginia 5th Alexander Davis (D) Lost contested election March 5, 1874 Christopher Thomas (R) March 5, 1874
Georgia 1st Morgan Rawls (D) Lost contested election March 24, 1874 Andrew Sloan (R) March 24, 1874
New York 9th David B. Mellish (R) Died May 23, 1874 Richard Schell (D) December 7, 1874
Arkansas 3rd William W. Wilshire (R) Lost contested election June 16, 1874 Thomas M. Gunter (D) June 16, 1874
Ohio 12th Hugh J. Jewett (D) Resigned June 23, 1874 after becoming President of the Erie Railroad William E. Finck (D) December 7, 1874
New York 3rd Stewart L. Woodford (R) Resigned July 1, 1874 Simeon B. Chittenden (IR) November 3, 1874
South Carolina 3rd Robert B. Elliott (R) Resigned November 1, 1874 Lewis C. Carpenter (R) November 3, 1874
Illinois 1st John B. Rice (R) Died December 17, 1874 Bernard G. Caulfield (D) February 1, 1875
Massachusetts 10th Alvah Crocker (R) Died December 26, 1874 Charles A. Stevens (R) January 27, 1875
Florida At-large William J. Purman (R) Resigned January 25, 1875 Vacant Not filled this term
Maine 4th Samuel F. Hersey (R) Died February 3, 1875 Vacant Not filled this term
Louisiana 1st J. Hale Sypher (R) Lost contested election March 3, 1875 Effingham Lawrence (D) March 3, 1875

Committees

Lists of committees and their party leaders.

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

    External links

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