▁Republic ans ▁picked ▁up ▁one ▁seat , ▁giving ▁them ▁half ▁of ▁the ▁seats ▁in ▁the ▁chamber . ▁Senate ▁Republic ans ▁held ▁a ▁majority ▁in ▁a ▁coal ition ▁with ▁the ▁Read just er ▁Party . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁United ▁States ▁House ▁of ▁Representatives ▁elections ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁and ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁United ▁States ▁Senate ▁elections ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 8 2 ▁elections ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁Category : Un ited ▁States ▁mid term ▁elections <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁Sent ience ▁Institute ▁is ▁a ▁think ▁tank ▁that ▁special izes ▁in ▁effective ▁al tr u ism ▁and ▁social ▁movement ▁research . ▁It ▁was ▁founded ▁by ▁J acy ▁Re ese ▁An this ▁and ▁Kelly ▁Wit wick i ▁in ▁June ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁and ▁has ▁published ▁research ▁reports ▁on ▁various ▁social ▁movements ▁and ▁new ▁techn ologies . ▁For ▁example , ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁it ▁conducted ▁a ▁poll ▁that ▁suggested ▁ 4 7 % ▁of ▁American ▁adult s ▁support ▁a ▁ban ▁on ▁sla ugh ter h ouses , ▁which ▁was ▁rep licated ▁by ▁research ers ▁at ▁Oklahoma ▁State ▁University . ▁ ▁Organ ization ▁History ▁▁ ▁Sent ience ▁Institute ▁was ▁founded ▁on ▁the ▁principle ▁of ▁effective ▁al tr u ism , ▁a ▁philosophy ▁and ▁social ▁movement ▁that ▁uses ▁evidence ▁and ▁reasoning ▁to ▁determine ▁the ▁most ▁effective ▁ways ▁to ▁benefit ▁others . ▁The ▁inst itute ▁bill ▁itself ▁as , ▁" an ▁advoc acy ▁think ▁tank ▁research ing ▁and