In Washington, DC, the 42nd Congress ends its third session and finishes its term

In Washington, DC, Speaker James G. Blaine brings the term of the Forty-second Congress of the United States to an end. The House has sat in its third term for 92 days and for a total of 230 days during its two year term. The Forty-third Congress will assemble on December 1, 1873. (By John Osborne)