111th Congress, 2nd Session
Subjects – Hayes, Rutherford B.
The annual Easter egg roll at the Capitol
April 21, 1876
On this date, the House of Representatives passed the Turf Protection Law, which effectively ended the traditional Easter Monday egg roll at the Capitol. Local schools closed each year on the day after Easter to allow children “to ramble at will on the fresh green grass” at the Capitol.
The electoral vote count of the 1876 presidential election
February 01, 1877
On this date, a Joint Session of the 45th Congress (1877–1879) met for the first time to count the electoral votes in the 1876 presidential election.
Speaker of the House Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania
October 15, 1877
On this date, Representative Samuel Randall of Pennsylvania was re-elected Speaker of the House by a 17-vote margin for the 45th Congress (1877–1879) over Representative James Garfield of Ohio.
Representative Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts
July 29, 1878
On this date, the New York Times reported that Representative Benjamin Butler of Massachusetts would retire from the House.
The Opening of the 2nd Session of the 46th Congress
December 01, 1879
On this date, the 2nd Session of the 46th Congress (1879–1881) convened.