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The United States on March 4, 1873

Who held every office, how Congress and the Court were made up, and what happened within a week. Diff this day against today →

President

Grant

Ulysses Simpson Grant R · since Mar 4, 1873

Senate

31 R · 14 D

50 senators · 43rd Congress

House

—

0 representatives

Supreme Court

8 R · 1 D

9 justices by appointing party

Union

37 states

15 amendments in force

Public debt

$2.3B

as of Jul 1, 1872

1873-03-04/executiveThe administration

President Ulysses Simpson Grant R

since Mar 4, 1873

Vice President Henry Wilson R

Postmaster General John Creswell R

since Mar 5, 1869

Secretary of the Treasury George S. Boutwell D

since Mar 12, 1869

Secretary of State Hamilton Fish R

since Mar 17, 1869

Secretary of War William W. Belknap R

since Oct 25, 1869

Secretary of the Interior Columbus Delano R

since Nov 1, 1870

Attorney General George Henry Williams D

since Dec 14, 1871

1873-03-04/congress43rd Congress

Senate · 31 R · 14 D · 5 LR

House ·

1873-03-04/supreme-courtThe bench

Nathan Clifford D

Associate Justice · appointed by James Buchanan · since Jan 12, 1858

Noah Haynes Swayne R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Jan 24, 1862

Samuel Freeman Miller R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Jul 16, 1862

David Davis R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Dec 8, 1862

Stephen Johnson Field R

Associate Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Mar 10, 1863

Salmon Portland Chase R

Chief Justice · appointed by Abraham Lincoln · since Dec 6, 1864

William Strong R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ulysses Grant · since Feb 18, 1870

Joseph P. Bradley R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ulysses Grant · since Mar 21, 1870

Ward Hunt R

Associate Justice · appointed by Ulysses Grant · since Dec 11, 1872

1873-03-04/weekWithin a week · Feb 25, 1873 – Mar 11, 1873

Ulysses Simpson Grant takes office · Mar 4, 1873

Law Comstock Act

Mar 3, 1873

Law Salary Grab Act (so called)

Mar 3, 1873

Law Comstock Act of 1873

Mar 3, 1873 · Ch. 258, Sess. 3, 42nd Cong.

Law Timber Culture Act

Mar 3, 1873 · Ch. 277, Sess. 3, 42nd Cong.

Ruling Case of the State Freight Tax.; Reading Railroad Company v. Pennsylvania

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 232

Ruling Erie Railway Company v. Pennsylvania

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 282

Ruling Barnes v. The Railroads

Mar 3, 1873 · 84 U.S. 294

Ruling Duncan v. Jaudon

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 165

Ruling State Tax on Railway Gross Receipts.; Reading Railroad Company v. Pennsylvania

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 284

Ruling Grand Chute v. Winegar

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 355

Ruling Grand Chute v. Winegar

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 373

Ruling Moses v. The Mayor

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 387

Ruling Graham v. Norton

Mar 3, 1873 · 82 U.S. 427

Ruling Mahan v. United States

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 143

Ruling Smith v. Adsit

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 185

Ruling Peabody v. Stark

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 240

Ruling Carpenter v. Longan

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 271

Ruling Huntington v. Texas

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 402

Ruling Kenicott v. The Supervisors

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 452

Ruling Mitchell v. Hawley

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 544

Ruling Smith v. McCool

Mar 3, 1873 · 83 U.S. 560

Ruling Branson v. Wirth

Mar 3, 1873 · 84 U.S. 32

Ruling Olcott v. Bynum

Mar 3, 1873 · 84 U.S. 44

Ruling Sweeny v. United States

Mar 3, 1873 · 84 U.S. 75

Ruling Gardner v. Goodyear Dental Vulcanite Company

Mar 3, 1873 · 131 U.S. ciii

Ruling Bank of New Orleans v. Caldwell

Mar 3, 1873 · 154 U.S. 592

Ruling Diaz v. United States

Mar 3, 1873 · 154 U.S. 590

Ruling Case of the State Tax on Foreign-Held Bonds. Railroad Company v. Pennsylvania

Mar 10, 1873 · 82 U.S. 300

Ruling Humphrey v. Pegues

Mar 10, 1873 · 83 U.S. 244

Ruling Railroad Company v. Johnson

Mar 10, 1873 · 82 U.S. 195

Ruling Tomlinson v. Branch

Mar 10, 1873 · 82 U.S. 460

Ruling City of Charlestion v. Branch

Mar 10, 1873 · 82 U.S. 470

Ruling Brown v. Kennedy

Mar 10, 1873 · 82 U.S. 591

Ruling Haffin v. Mason

Mar 10, 1873 · 82 U.S. 671

Ruling St. Joseph Township v. Rogers

Mar 10, 1873 · 83 U.S. 644

Each office is shown as it stood at the end of the day. Cabinet records come from Wikidata and have gaps for some historical offices.