50th United States Congress

50th United States Congress
49th ← → 51st
United States Capitol (1906)
March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889
Members	76 senators 325 representatives 8 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican
Senate President	Vacant
House majority	Democratic
House Speaker	John G. Carlisle (D)
Sessions
1st: December 7, 1887 – October 20, 1888 2nd: December 3, 1888 – March 3, 1889

The 50th 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, 1887, to March 4, 1889, during the third and fourth years of Grover Cleveland's first presidency. The president vetoed 212 pieces of legislation, the greatest number in a single session of Congress.

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.