In the House, James Gillespie Blaine of Maine brings the term of the Forty-first Congress to an end. The Congress has sat during its two years for a total of 349 days. The new Forty-second Congress will assemble in Washington on March 4, 1871. (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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