1789. 1797. 1801. 1804. 1813.. 1817.. 1824. 1833.. 1837. 1841.. 1842.. 1845. 1849.. 1851.. 1853.. 1855.. 1857. 1861. 1865. 1865.. 1869. 1873.. 1875.. 1877. 1881. 1883 Tennessee.. New York.. Ohio....... Virginia.. Tennessee. Louisiana New York.. New Hampshire. Pennsylvania Illinois...... Tennessee....... Illinois Ohio... Ohio...... New York.. VICE-PRESIDENTS. Name. John Adams. Thomas Jefferson. Samuel L. Southard?. Massachusetts. New York. Massachusetts. *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. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS, 1880. Clarence A. Seward. 1. De Witt Stafford. 5. William B. Dinsmore. 6. Frank Work. 7. Samuel M. Schafer. 8. George F. Merklee. 9. Le Grand B. Cannon. 10. John Jacob Astor. 11. Edwin D. Morgan. 12. John B. Trevor. 13. Albert J. Akin.* 14. Charles St. John. 15. James Harroway. 16. Frederick Townsend. 17. James A. Burden. John C. Churchill. 18. Andrew Williams. 19. Leslie W. Russell. 20. William W. Worden. 21. Cyrus B. Martin. 22. John C. Knowlton. 23. Patrick II. Costello. 24. Charles North. 25. David A. Munro. 26. William Kreutzer. 27. Zara H. Blake. 28. William H. Wait. 29. Amory Houghton, Jr 30. Henry S. Hebard. 31. Henry F. Tarbox. 32. Sherman S. Jewett. 33. Orsino E. Jones. * Hon. Albert J. Akin, representing 13th district, having failed to report at meeting of Electorial College, on account of illness, Hon. Cornelius R. Agnew, of New York, was elected by the Col lege to fill the vacancy occasioned by such non-attendance. UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT, JANUARY 1, 1884. THE EXECUTIVE. PRESIDENT...... ............... CHESTER A. ARTHUR, of New York. Secretary of State. THE CABINET. Secretary of the Treasury.. Secretary of War..... Secretary of the Navy.. FRED'K T. FRELINGHUYSEN, of New Jersey. ROBERT LINCOLN, of Illinois. WILLIAM E. CHANDLER, of New Hampshire. Secretary of the Interior.... HENRY M. TELLER, of Colorado. Postmaster-General.......... WALTER Q. GRESHAM, of Indiana. LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE FORTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS, 1883-84. 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 balloting 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 day's 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. SENATE. GEORGE F. EDMONDS, of Vermont, PRESIDENT, pro tem. |