Thomas Jefferson.. Year of qualification. 1797. 1801. 1804............. 1813.. 1817. 1824.. 1833. 1837. 1841... 1842.. 1845........... 1849. 1851.. 1855. 1857. 1861.. 1865. 1865. 1869.. 1873.. 1875............ 1877.. William A. Wheeler. 1881. 1883.. 1885. 1886 ..... 1853............ Thomas W. Ferry?.. Chester A. Arthur.... George F. Edmunds Thomas A. Hendricks ft. Where from. Massachusetts. New York. Indiana. Ohio. *Died in office April 4, 1841, when Vice-President Tyler succeeded him. † Died in office July 9, 1850, when Vice-President Filmore succeeded him. Assassinated April 14, 1865, when Vice-President Johnson succeeded him. **Assassinated July 2, 1881; died September 19, 1881, when Vice-President Arthur succeeded him. Ex-officio as President pro tem. of Senate. I Died in office November 22, 1875. tt Died in office November 25, 1885. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. JANUARY 1, 1887. THE EXECUTIVE. PRESIDENT........................ GROVER CLEVELAND, of New York. Secretary of State..... THE CABINET. Secretary of the Treasury. Secretary of War.... THOMAS F. BAYARD, of Delaware. DANIEL MANNING, of New York. WILLIAM C. ENDICOTT, of Massachusetts. Secretary of the Navy...... WILLIAM C. WHITNEY, of New York. Secretary of the Interior... LUCIUS Q. C. LAMAR, of Mississippi. Postmaster-General........... WILLIAM F. VILAS, of Wisconsin. Attorney-General. ...... AUGUSTUS H. GARLAND, of Arkansas. LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE FORTY-NINTH CONGRESS, 1885-7 The Constitution requires nine years' citizenship to qualify for admission to the Senate, and seven years to the House of Representatives. An act approved July 26, 1866, requires the Legislature of each State, which shall be chosen next preceding the expiration of any Senatorial Term, on the second Tuesday after its first meeting, to elect a successor, each house nominating viva voce, and then convening in Joint Assembly to compare nominations. In case of agreement such person shall be declared duly elected; and if they do not agree, then ballotting to continue from day to day, at 12 M., during the session, until choice has been made. Vacancies are to be filled in like manner. The members of each House receive a salary of $5,000 per annum, and mileage at the rate of twenty cents per mile. For each days' absence, except when caused by sickness, $8 per diem is deducted from the salary. The President pro tem. of the Senate receives the same compensation as the VicePresident. The Speaker of the House of Representatives receives double the salary of a member. |