The Thirty-fifth Congress of the United States opened in Washington, D.C. James L. Orr of South Carolina was elected as Speaker of the House. Of the 237 representatives, there were 132 Democrats, 90 Republicans, 14 from the American Party, and one Independent Democrat. (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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