Major Legislation
- January 19, 1886: Presidential Succession Act
- February 4, 1887: Interstate Commerce Act
- February 8, 1887: Dawes Act
- March 2, 1887: Hatch Act of 1887
- March 3, 1887: Tucker Act
- March 3, 1887: Edmunds–Tucker Act
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