FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS MARCH 4, 1871, TO MARCH 3, 1873 FIRST SESSION—March 4, 1871, to April 20, 1871 SECOND SESSION—December 4, 1871, to June 10, 1872 THIRD SESSION—December 2, 1872, to March 3, 1873 SPECIAL SESSION OF THE SENATE—May 10, 1871 to May 27, 1871 VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES—SCHUYLER COLFAX, of Indiana PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE OF THE SENATE—HENRY B. ANTHONY, 1 of Rhode Island SECRETARY OF THE SENATE—GEORGE C. GORHAM, of California SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE SENATE—JOHN R. FRENCH, of New Hampshire SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES—JAMES G. BLAINE, 2 of Maine CLERK OF THE HOUSE—EDWARD MCPHERSON, 3 of Pennsylvania SERGEANT AT ARMS OF THE HOUSE—NATHANIEL G. ORDWAY, of New Hampshire DOORKEEPER OF THE HOUSE—OTIS S. BUXTON, of New York POSTMASTER OF THE HOUSE—WILLIAM S. KING ALABAMA CALIFORNIA Eli Saulsbury, Dover SENATORS SENATORS REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE George E. Spencer, Decatur Cornelius Cole, San Francisco George T. Goldthwaite, 4 Montgomery Eugene Casserly, San Francisco Benjamin T. Biggs, Summit Bridge REPRESENTATIVES 8 REPRESENTATIVES Sherman O. Houghton, San Jose Benjamin S. Turner, Selma Aaron A. Sargent, Nevada City FLORIDA Charles W. Buckley, Montgomery John M. Coghlan, Suisun City William A. Handley, 5 Roanoke SENATORS Charles Hays, Eutaw CONNECTICUT Thomas W. Osborn, Pensacola Peter M. Dox, Huntsville SENATORS Abijah Gilbert, St. Augustine Joseph H. Sloss, Tuscumbia Orris S. Ferry, Norwalk William A. Buckingham, Norwich REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE ARKANSAS REPRESENTATIVES 9 Josiah T. Walls, 12 Gainesville SENATORS Julius L. Strong, 10 Hartford 11 Benjamin F. Rice, Little Rock Joseph R. Hawley, Hartford Silas L. Niblack, 13 Gainesville Powell Clayton, Little Rock Stephen W. Kellogg, Waterbury Henry H. Starkweather, Norwich REPRESENTATIVES William H. Barnum, Lime Rock GEORGIA James M. Hanks, Helena Oliver P. Snyder, Pine Bluff DELAWARE SENATORS John Edwards, 6 Fort Smith SENATORS Joshua Hill, Madison Thomas Boles, 7 Dardanelle Thomas F. Bayard, Wilmington 1 Elected March 10, 1871; April 17, 1871; May 23, 1871 same day, and he was not permitted to qualify; on Janu- 8 Elected September 5, 1871. (special session of the Senate); December 21, 1871; Feb- ary 9, 1872, the Senate, by resolution, gave him permis- 9 Elected April 4, 1871. ruary 23, 1872; June 8, 1872; December 4, 1872; December sion to take his seat, pending further investigations; took 10 Died September 7, 1872. 13, 1872; December 20, 1872; and January 24, 1873. his seat January 15, 1872; no further action. 11 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Julius L. 2 Reelected March 4, 1871. 5 Election unsuccessfully contested by B. W. Norris. Strong, and took his seat December 2, 1872. 3 Reelected March 4, 1871. 6 Served until February 9, 1872; succeeded by Thomas 12 Served until January 29, 1873; succeeded by Silas 4 Credentials presented February 6, 1871, in the pre- Boles who contested his election. L. Niblack who contested his election. ceding Congress; appeared to take the oath of office March 7 Successfully contested the election of John Edwards, 13 Successfully contested the election of Josiah T. Walls, 4, 1871; protest against his being seated presented the and took his seat February 9, 1872. and took his seat January 29, 1873. [ 183 ] 184 Biographical Directory GEORGIA—Continued Jasper Packard, Laporte Lot M. Morrill, Augusta REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS—Continued IOWA John Lynch, Portland Thomas M. Norwood, 14 Savannah SENATORS William P. Frye, Lewiston REPRESENTATIVES James Harlan, Mount Pleasant James G. Blaine, Augusta Archibald T. MacIntyre, 15 Thomasville George G. Wright, Des Moines John A. Peters, Bangor Richard H. Whiteley, 16 Bainbridge REPRESENTATIVES Eugene Hale, Ellsworth John S. Bigby, Newman George W. McCrary, Keokuk Thomas J. Speer, 17 Barnesville Aylett R. Cotton, Lyons MARYLAND Erasmus W. Beck, 18 Griffin William G. Donnan, Independence SENATORS Dudley M. DuBose, 19 Washington Madison M. Walden, Centerville George Vickers, Chestertown William P. Price, Dahlonega Frank W. Palmer, Des Moines William T. Hamilton, Hagerstown Pierce M. B. Young, Cartersville Jackson Orr, Montana REPRESENTATIVES Samuel Hambleton, Easton ILLINOIS KANSAS Stevenson Archer, Bel Air SENATORS 24 SENATORS Thomas Swann, Baltimore Lyman Trumbull, Chicago Samuel C. Pomeroy, Atchison William M. Merrick, Ilchester John A. Logan, Carbondale Alexander Caldwell, Leavenworth John Ritchie, Frederick REPRESENTATIVE AT LARGE REPRESENTATIVES David P. Lowe, Fort Scott MASSACHUSETTS Charles B. Farwell, Chicago SENATORS John F. Farnsworth, St. Charles KENTUCKY Charles Sumner, Boston Horatio C. Burchard, Freeport SENATORS Henry Wilson, 30 Natick John B. Hawley, Rock Island Garrett Davis, 25 Paris REPRESENTATIVES Bradford N. Stevens, Tiskilwa 26 20 Willis B. Machen, Eddyville James Buffinton, Fall River Burton C. Cook, Ottawa John W. Stevenson, Covington Henry Snapp, 21 Joliet Oakes Ames, North Easton REPRESENTATIVES Jesse H. Moore, Decatur Ginery Twichell, Brookline James C. Robinson, Springfield Edward Crossland, Mayfield Samuel Hooper, Boston Thompson W. McNeely, Petersburg Henry D. McHenry, Hartford Benjamin F. Butler, Lowell Nathaniel P. Banks, Waltham Edward Y. Rice, Hillsboro Joseph H. Lewis, Glasgow George M. Brooks, 31 Concord Samuel S. Marshall, McLeansboro William B. Read, Hodgensville Constantine C. Esty, 32 Framingham John B. Hay, Belleville Boyd Winchester, Louisville George F. Hoar, Worcester John M. Crebs, Carmi William E. Arthur, Covington James B. Beck, Lexington William B. Washburn, 33 Greenfield At Large–John L. Beveridge, 22 George M. Adams, Barbourville Alvah Crocker, 34 Fitchburg Evanston John M. Rice, Louisa Henry L. Dawes, Pittsfield INDIANA LOUISIANA MICHIGAN SENATORS SENATORS SENATORS Oliver H. P. T. Morton, Indianapolis William Pitt Kellogg, 27 New Orleans Zachariah Chandler, Detroit Daniel D. Pratt, Logansport J. Rodman West, New Orleans Thomas W. Ferry, Grand Haven REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES REPRESENTATIVES William E. Niblack, Vincennes J. Hale Sypher, New Orleans Henry Waldron, Hillsdale Michael C. Kerr, New Albany Lionel A. Sheldon, New Orleans William L. Stoughton, Sturgis William S. Holman, Aurora Chester B. Darrall, Brashear Austin Blair, Jackson Jeremiah M. Wilson, 23 Connersville James McCleery, 28 Shreveport Wilder D. Foster, 35 Grand Rapids John Coburn, Indianapolis Aleck Boarman, 29 Shreveport Omar D. Conger, Port Huron Daniel W. Voorhees, Terre Haute Frank Morey, Monroe Jabez G. Sutherland, Saginaw Mahlon D. Manson, Crawfordsville James N. Tyner, Peru MAINE MINNESOTA John P. C. Shanks, Jay Court House SENATORS SENATORS William Williams, Warsaw Hannibal Hamlin, Bangor Alexander Ramsey, St. Paul 14 Took his seat December 19, 1871; Foster Blodgett pre- corruption in connection with the election of both the sit- no further action was taken on the credentials and the sented credentials as a Senator-elect, but the Senate de- ting Senators; June 3, 1872, it reported that in the case seat remained vacant to the close of the Congress. clared him not elected in accordance with the Constitu- of Mr. Pomeroy such charges were totally unsustained; 28 Died November 5, 1871, never having qualified. tion; vacancy in this class from March 4, 1871, to Novem- in the case of Mr. Caldwell the report was directly to 29 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of James ber 13, 1871. the contrary, and on February 17, 1873, it reported a McCleery, and took his seat December 3, 1872. 15 Election unsuccessfully contested by Virgil Hilyer. resolution declaring him ‘‘not duly and legally elected’’; 30 Resigned March 3, 1873, having been elected Vice 16 Election unsuccessfully contested by Nelson Tift. this report was not acted upon during the Congress, but 17 President. Died August 18, 1872. early in the succeeding Congress, during the special ses- 31 18 Elected to fill vacancy caused by death of Thomas sion of the Senate, while the report was pending and Resigned May 13, 1872, to become judge of probate J. Speer, and took his seat December 2, 1872. under discussion, Mr. Caldwell resigned (March 24, 1873). court. 19 Election unsuccessfully contested by Isham S. Fannin. 25 Died September 22, 1872. 32 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of George 20 Resigned August 26, 1871. 26 Appointed to fill vacancy caused by death of Garrett M. Brooks, and took his seat December 2, 1872. 21 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Burton Davis, and took his seat December 2, 1872. 33 Resigned December 5, 1871, having been elected gov- C. Cook, and took his seat December 4, 1871. 27 Resigned November 1, 1872; on January 22, 1873, ernor of Massachusetts. 22 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- credentials of John Ray and William L. McMillen, each 34 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Wil- resentative-elect John A. Logan in preceding Congress, claiming to have been elected to fill the vacancy, were liam B. Washburn, and took his seat February 14, 1872. and took his seat December 4, 1871; resigned January presented and referred; February 20, 1873, the committee 35 Elected to fill vacancy caused by resignation of Rep- 4, 1873. reported that neither of the claimants was entitled to a resentative-elect Thomas W. Ferry in preceding Congress, 23 Election unsuccessfully contested by David S. Gooding. seat, as no State government existed at the time in Lou- and took his seat December 4, 1871. 24 May 11, 1872, the Committee on Privileges and Elec- isiana, and recommended the passage of a bill ordering tions was authorized to investigate charges of bribery and a new election; such a bill was rejected February 27, 1873; FORTY-SECOND CONGRESS 185 William Windom, Winona NEW JERSEY Alfred M. Waddell, Wilmington 39 REPRESENTATIVES SENATORS Sion H. Rogers, Raleigh James M. Leach, Lexington Mark H. Dunnell, Owatonna John P. Stockton, Trenton Francis E. Shober, Salisbury John T. Averill, St. Paul Frederick T. Frelinghuysen, Newark James C. Harper, Patterson REPRESENTATIVES MISSISSIPPI John W. Hazelton, Mullica Hill OHIO SENATORS Samuel C. Forker, Bordentown SENATORS Adelbert Ames, Natchez John T. Bird, Flemington John Sherman, Mansfield James L.