48th United States Congress

48th United States Congress
47th ← → 49th
United States Capitol (1906)
March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885
Members	76 senators 325 representatives 8 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican (through caucus)
Senate President	Vacant
House majority	Democratic
House Speaker	John G. Carlisle (D)
Sessions
1st: December 3, 1883 – July 7, 1884 2nd: December 1, 1884 – March 3, 1885

The 48th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C., from March 4, 1883, to March 4, 1885, during the last two years of Chester A. Arthur's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1880 United States census. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.