| session | type | convened | adjourned | President pro Tempore of the Senate | Speaker of the House of Representatives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | long | 3 December 1883 | 7 July 1884 | Edmunds, George F. (Rep.- Vermont) | Carlisle, John G. (Dem.- Kentucky) |
| 2nd | short | 1 December 1884 | 3 March 1885 | Edmunds | Carlisle |
Senate President pro Tempore George F. Edmunds served as acting President of the Senate during the entirety of the 48th Congress due to a vacancy in the Vice Presidency of the United States (Vice President Chester A. Arthur having succeeded to the Presidency during the preceding Congress). | |||||
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