The second session of the Indian National Congress was held in 1886 in Calcutta. Dadabhai Naoroji was the president of the session. Indian National Congress and Indian Association merged in this session.
Sir William Wedderburn remained the chairman of the Indian parliamentary committee till 1900. He was also an editor of the journal “India”. In 1895, Sir William Wedderburn represented India on the Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure.