The third session of the 46th Congress begins its holiday recess in Washington, DC

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12/23/1880 - 12/31/1880

In Washington, D.C., the third "lame duck" session of the Forty-sixth Congress of the United States was in its holiday recess. It returned on January 6, 1881. (By John Osborne)

Source Citation

Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, "House History." http://clerk.house.gov/art_history/house_history/index.html

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Exact

Type

Lawmaking/Litigating

People

Places

Washington, DC

United States Capitol, Washington DC

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