49th United States Congress

The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 United States census.

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.

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.

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.

First presidential inauguration of Grover Cleveland , March 4, 1885, on the East Portico of the U.S. Capitol . "Fellow-Citizens: In the presence of this vast assemblage of my countrymen I am about to supplement and seal by the oath which I shall take the manifestation of the will of a great and free people…." [ 1 ]
House seats by party holding plurality in state
80+% to 100% Democratic
80+% to 100% Republican
60+% to 80% Democratic
60+% to 80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic
Up to 60% Republican
Senators' party membership by state at the opening of the 49th Congress in March 1885.
2 Democrats
1 Democrat and 1 Republican
2 Republicans
Territories
Senate President
Thomas A. Hendricks
Senate President pro tempore
John Sherman
Senate President pro tempore
John J. Ingalls
House Speaker
John G: Carlisle