The 54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the

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and the

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. It met in

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, from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of

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's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the

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was based on the

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. The House had a Republican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate.

Major events

* May 27, 1896:

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: The costliest and third deadliest

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in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown

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, incurring over $10,000,000 (over $375 mil. in 2025) in damages at contemporaneous prices, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people. * November 3, 1896: U.S. presidential election, 1896: Republican

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defeats Democratic candidate

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. This is regarded as a

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, that ended the old

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and started the

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* February 19, 1897:

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established as a department in

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Major legislation

* May 21, 1896: Oil Pipe Line Act, ch. 212, ( et seq.) * May 22, 1896: Condemned Cannon Act, * May 28, 1896: United States Commissioners Act, * June 1, 1896: Married Women's Rights Act (District of Columbia), * June 6, 1896: Filled Cheese Act, * January 13, 1897: Stock Reservoir Act, , ( et seq.) * March 2, 1897:

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, , ( et seq.)

States admitted

* January 4, 1896:

Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...

was admitted as the 45th state.

Party summary

This count identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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: Adlai E. Stevenson (D) * President pro tempore: William P. Frye (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

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John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio who served in federal office throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U. ...

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman:

Arthur P. Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorma ...

House of Representatives

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: Thomas B. Reed (R) * Minority Leader: Charles F. Crisp (D)

Majority (Republican) leadership

: Charles H. Grosvenor * Republican Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: David B. Culberson * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Charles James Faulkner

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district. :'' Skip to House of Representatives, below''

Senate

Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1896.

Alabama Alabama ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South, Deep Southern regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gu ...

: 2.

John T. Morgan John Tyler Morgan (June 20, 1824 – June 11, 1907) was an American politician who was a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and later was elected for six terms as the U.S. Senator (1877–1907) ...

(D) : 3.

James L. Pugh James Lawrence Pugh (December 12, 1820March 9, 1907) was an American politician and attorney who was a U.S. senator from Alabama from 1880 to 1897, as well as a member of the Confederate Congress during the American Civil War. Biography Pugh ...

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Arkansas Arkansas ( ) is a landlocked state in the West South Central region of the Southern United States. It borders Missouri to the north, Tennessee and Mississippi to the east, Louisiana to the south, Texas to the southwest, and Oklahoma ...

: 2. James H. Berry (D) : 3.

James K. Jones James Kimbrough Jones (September 29, 1839June 1, 1908) was a Confederate Army veteran, plantation owner, lawyer, US congressional representative, United States senator and chairman of the Democratic National Committee from Arkansas. He was a De ...

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California California () is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States that lies on the West Coast of the United States, Pacific Coast. It borders Oregon to the north, Nevada and Arizona to the east, and shares Mexico–United States border, an ...

: 1. Stephen M. White (D) : 3. George C. Perkins (R)

Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state, state in the Western United States. It is one of the Mountain states, sharing the Four Corners region with Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah. It is also bordered by Wyoming to the north, Nebraska to the northeast, Kansas ...

: 2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3.

Henry M. Teller Henry Moore Teller (May 23, 1830February 23, 1914) was an American politician from Colorado, serving as a U.S. senator between 1876–1882 and 1885–1909, also serving as Secretary of the Interior between 1882 and 1885. He strongly opposed the ...

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Connecticut Connecticut ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Rhode Island to the east, Massachusetts to the north, New York (state), New York to the west, and Long Island Sound to the south. ...

: 1.

Joseph R. Hawley Joseph Roswell Hawley (October 31, 1826March 18, 1905) was the List of Governors of Connecticut, 42nd Governor of Connecticut, a United States, U.S. politician in the Republican Party (United States), Republican and Free Soil parties, a America ...

(R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R)

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

: 1. George Gray (D) : 2. Richard R. Kenney (D), from January 19, 1897

Florida Florida ( ; ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders the Gulf of Mexico to the west, Alabama to the northwest, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia to the north, the Atlantic ...

: 1.

Samuel Pasco Samuel Pasco (June 28, 1834March 13, 1917) was an American politician and Confederate soldier who served as a U.S. Senator from Florida. He is the only Confederate private ever elected to the U.S. Senate. Biography Pasco was born in London, Engl ...

(D) : 3.

Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...

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Georgia Georgia most commonly refers to: * Georgia (country), a country in the South Caucasus * Georgia (U.S. state), a state in the southeastern United States Georgia may also refer to: People and fictional characters * Georgia (name), a list of pe ...

: 2. Augustus O. Bacon (D) : 3. John B. Gordon (D)

Idaho Idaho ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest and Mountain states, Mountain West subregions of the Western United States. It borders Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington (state), ...

: 2.

George L. Shoup George Laird Shoup (June 15, 1836December 21, 1904) was an American politician who served as the first governor of Idaho, in addition to its last territorial governor. He served several months after statehood in 1890 and then became one of the s ...

(R) : 3. Fred T. Dubois (R)

Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. It borders on Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash River, Wabash and Ohio River, Ohio rivers to its ...

: 2. Shelby M. Cullom (R) : 3. John McAuley Palmer (D)

Indiana Indiana ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to the northwest, Michigan to the north and northeast, Ohio to the east, the Ohio River and Kentucky to the s ...

: 1.

David Turpie David Battle Turpie (July 8, 1828 – April 21, 1909) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1887 until 1899; he also served as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1898 to 1899 during the last year of his ...

(D) : 3.

Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during ...

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Iowa Iowa ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the upper Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west; Wisconsin to the northeast, Ill ...

: 2.

John H. Gear John Henry Gear (April 7, 1825 – July 14, 1900) served as the 11th Governor of Iowa, a United States representative and a member of the United States Senate. Early Life Born in Ithaca, New York, to Protestant minister E. G. Gear, he attended ...

(R) : 3.

William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in t ...

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Kansas Kansas ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Nebraska to the north; Missouri to the east; Oklahoma to the south; and Colorado to the west. Kansas is named a ...

: 2.

Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended public schools and graduated from Adrian College and from t ...

(R) : 3. William A. Peffer (P)

Kentucky Kentucky (, ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north, West Virginia to the ...

: 2. William Lindsay (D) : 3. Joseph C. S. Blackburn (D)

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

: 2.

Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...

(D) : 3. Newton C. Blanchard (D)

Maine Maine ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeasternmost state in the Contiguous United States. It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Provinces and ...

: 1.

Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was an American politician who was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebr ...

(R) : 2. William P. Frye (R)

Maryland Maryland ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It borders the states of Virginia to its south, West Virginia to its west, Pennsylvania to its north, and Delaware to its east ...

: 1.

Arthur Pue Gorman Arthur Pue Gorman (March 11, 1839June 4, 1906) was an American politician. He was leader of the Gorman-Rasin organization with Isaac Freeman Rasin that controlled the Maryland Democratic Party from the late 1870s until his death in 1906. Gorm ...

(D) : 3. Charles H. Gibson (D)

Massachusetts Massachusetts ( ; ), officially the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Maine to its east, Connecticut and Rhode ...

: 1.

Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850November 9, 1924) was an American politician, historian, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. A member of the History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the United States ...

(R) : 2.

George F. Hoar George Frisbie Hoar (August 29, 1826 – September 30, 1904) was an American attorney and politician, represented Massachusetts in the United States Senate from 1877 until his death in 1904. He belonged to an extended family that became politic ...

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Michigan Michigan ( ) is a peninsular U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest, Upper Midwestern United States. It shares water and land boundaries with Minnesota to the northwest, Wisconsin to the west, ...

: 1.

Julius C. Burrows Julius Caesar Burrows (January 9, 1837November 16, 1915) was a U.S. Representative and a U.S. Senator from the state of Michigan. Early life and education Burrows was born in North East, Pennsylvania, and moved then with his parents to Ashta ...

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James McMillan James (or Jim or Jimmy) McMillan or MacMillan may refer to: Sportspeople * James McMillan (footballer, born c. 1866) (c. 1866–?), played for Sunderland * James McMillan (footballer, born 1869) (1869–1937), played for Scotland,Everton and St B ...

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Minnesota Minnesota ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Upper Midwestern region of the United States. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario to the north and east and by the U.S. states of Wisconsin to the east, Iowa to the so ...

: 1.

Cushman K. Davis Cushman Kellogg Davis (June 16, 1838November 27, 1900) was an American Republican politician who served as the seventh Governor of Minnesota and as a U.S. Senator from Minnesota. Early life and American Civil War Davis was born in Henderson, N ...

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Knute Nelson Knute Nelson (born Knud Evanger; February 2, 1843 – April 28, 1923) was a Norway, Norwegian-born United States, American attorney and politician active in Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he served in sta ...

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Mississippi Mississippi ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Deep South regions of the United States. It borders Tennessee to the north, Alabama to the east, the Gulf of Mexico to the south, Louisiana to the s ...

: 1. James Z. George (D) : 2.

Edward C. Walthall Edward Cary Walthall (April 4, 1831April 21, 1898) was a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War and a Reconstruction era United States Senator from Mississippi. Early life Edward C. Walthall was born in Richmond, ...

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Missouri Missouri (''see #Etymology and pronunciation, pronunciation'') is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. Ranking List of U.S. states and territories by area, 21st in land area, it border ...

: 1.

Francis Cockrell Francis Marion Cockrell (October 1, 1834December 13, 1915) was a Confederate States Army, Confederate military commander and American politician from the state of Missouri. He served as a United States senator from Missouri for five terms. He ...

(D) : 3. George G. Vest (D)

Montana Montana ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota to the east, South Dakota to the southeast, Wyoming to the south, an ...

: 1.

Lee Mantle Lee Mantle (December 13, 1851November 18, 1934) was an English-born American businessman and politician from Montana. A Republican, he was most notable for his service as a United States Senator from 1895 to 1899. Mantle was born in Birmingha ...

(R) : 2. Thomas H. Carter (R)

Nebraska Nebraska ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders South Dakota to the north; Iowa to the east and Missouri to the southeast, both across the Missouri River; Ka ...

: 1.

William V. Allen William Vincent Allen (January 28, 1847January 12, 1924) was an American jurist and twice a United States Senate, U.S. Senator from Nebraska. Early life Allen was born in Midway, Ohio. He moved with his parents to Iowa in 1857, where he attend ...

(P) : 2. John M. Thurston (R)

Nevada Nevada ( ; ) is a landlocked state in the Western United States. It borders Oregon to the northwest, Idaho to the northeast, California to the west, Arizona to the southeast, and Utah to the east. Nevada is the seventh-most extensive, th ...

: 1.

William M. Stewart William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and politician. In 1964, he was inducted into the Hall of Great Westerners of the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. Personal Stewart was born in Wayne County, ...

(S) : 3. John P. Jones (S)

New Hampshire New Hampshire ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, Vermont to the west, Maine and the Gulf of Maine to the east, and the Canadian province of Quebec t ...

: 2. William E. Chandler (R) : 3. Jacob H. Gallinger (R)

New Jersey New Jersey is a U.S. state, state located in both the Mid-Atlantic States, Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern United States, Northeastern regions of the United States. Located at the geographic hub of the urban area, heavily urbanized Northeas ...

: 1.

James Smith Jr. James Smith Jr. (June 12, 1851April 1, 1927) was a newspaper publisher and U.S. Senator from New Jersey. A leader of the Irish Catholic community, he was the Democratic party boss who sponsored Woodrow Wilson to the governorship in 1910. Biog ...

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William J. Sewell William Joyce Sewell (December 6, 1835 – December 27, 1901) was an American Republican Party politician, merchant, and military officer who served as a U.S. Senator from New Jersey for two non-consecutive terms from 1881 to 1887 and 1895 ...

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New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the northeastern United States * New York City, the most populous city in the United States, located in the state of New York New York may also refer to: Places United Kingdom * ...

: 1. Edward Murphy Jr. (D) : 3.

David B. Hill David Bennett Hill (August 29, 1843October 20, 1910) was an American politician from New York who was the 29th governor of New York from 1885 to 1891 and represented New York in the United States Senate from 1892 to 1897. In 1892, he made an un ...

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North Carolina North Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It is bordered by Virginia to the north, the Atlantic Ocean to the east, South Carolina to the south, Georgia (U.S. stat ...

: 2.

Marion Butler Marion Butler (May 20, 1863June 3, 1938) was an American politician, farmer, and lawyer. He represented North Carolina in the United States Senate for one term, serving between 1895 and 1901. At the time, he was a leader of the North Carolina P ...

(P) : 3. Jeter C. Pritchard (R)

North Dakota North Dakota ( ) is a U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota people, Dakota and Sioux peoples. It is bordered by the Canadian provinces of Saskatchewan and Manitoba to the north and by the U.S. states of Minneso ...

: 1. William N. Roach (D) : 3. Henry C. Hansbrough (R)

Ohio Ohio ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Erie to the north, Pennsylvania to the east, West Virginia to the southeast, Kentucky to the southwest, Indiana to the ...

: 1.

(R) : 3. Calvin S. Brice (D)

Oregon Oregon ( , ) is a U.S. state, state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is a part of the Western U.S., with the Columbia River delineating much of Oregon's northern boundary with Washington (state), Washington, while t ...

: 2.

George W. McBride George Wycliffe McBride (March 13, 1854June 18, 1911) was an American politician and businessman from the U.S. state of Oregon. An Oregon native, he served in the Oregon Legislative Assembly as Speaker of the House and as Oregon Secretary of St ...

(R) : 3.

John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell (born John Mitchell Hipple; June 23, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician. He served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, United States Senator from Oregon on three occasi ...

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List of United States senators from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: 1. Matthew Quay, Matthew S. Quay (R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (R)

List of United States senators from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: 1. Nelson W. Aldrich (R) : 2. George P. Wetmore (R)

List of United States senators from South Carolina, South Carolina

: 2. Benjamin Tillman, Benjamin R. Tillman (D) : 3. John L. M. Irby (D)

List of United States senators from South Dakota, South Dakota

: 2. Richard F. Pettigrew (R) : 3. James H. Kyle (P)

List of United States senators from Tennessee, Tennessee

: 1. William B. Bate (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (D)

List of United States senators from Texas, Texas

: 1. Roger Q. Mills (D) : 2. Horace Chilton (D)

List of United States senators from Utah, Utah

: 1. Frank J. Cannon (R), from January 22, 1896 : 3. Arthur Brown (Utah), Arthur Brown (R), from January 22, 1896

List of United States senators from Vermont, Vermont

: 1. Redfield Proctor (R) : 3. Justin Smith Morrill, Justin S. Morrill (R)

List of United States senators from Virginia, Virginia

: 1. John W. Daniel (D) : 2. Thomas S. Martin (D)

List of United States senators from Washington, Washington

: 1. John L. Wilson (R) : 3. Watson C. Squire (R)

List of United States senators from West Virginia, West Virginia

: 1. Charles James Faulkner, Charles J. Faulkner Jr. (D) : 2. Stephen Benton Elkins, Stephen B. Elkins (R)

List of United States senators from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: 1. John L. Mitchell (D) : 3. William Freeman Vilas, William F. Vilas (D)

List of United States senators from Wyoming, Wyoming

: 1. Clarence D. Clark (R) : 2. Francis E. Warren (R) 54th United States Congress Senators

House of Representatives

The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers.

List of United States representatives from Alabama, Alabama

: . Richard Henry Clarke, Richard H. Clarke (D) : . Jesse F. Stallings (D) : . George Paul Harrison Jr., George P. Harrison (D) : . Gaston A. Robbins (D), until March 13, 1896 :: William F. Aldrich (R), from March 13, 1896 : . James E. Cobb (D), until April 21, 1896 :: Albert Taylor Goodwyn, Albert T. Goodwyn (P), from April 22, 1896 : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . Milford W. Howard (P) : . Joseph Wheeler (D) : . Oscar Underwood (D), until June 9, 1896 :: Truman H. Aldrich (R), from June 9, 1896

List of United States representatives from Arkansas, Arkansas

: . Philip D. McCulloch Jr. (D) : . John Sebastian Little, John S. Little (D) : . Thomas Chipman McRae, Thomas C. McRae (D) : . William L. Terry (D) : . Hugh A. Dinsmore (D) : . Robert Neill (American politician), Robert Neill (D)

List of United States representatives from California, California

: . John All Barham, John A. Barham (R) : . Grove L. Johnson (R) : . Samuel G. Hilborn (R) : . James G. Maguire (D) : . Eugene F. Loud (R) : . James McLachlan (American politician), James McLachlan (R) : . William W. Bowers (R)

List of United States representatives from Colorado, Colorado

: . John F. Shafroth (R) : . John Calhoun Bell, John C. Bell (P)

List of United States representatives from Connecticut, Connecticut

: . E. Stevens Henry (R) : . Nehemiah D. Sperry (R) : . Charles Addison Russell, Charles A. Russell (R) : . Ebenezer J. Hill (R)

List of United States representatives from Delaware, Delaware

: . Jonathan S. Willis (R)

List of United States representatives from Florida, Florida

: . Stephen M. Sparkman (D) : . Charles Merian Cooper, Charles M. Cooper (D)

List of United States representatives from Georgia, Georgia

: . Rufus E. Lester (D) : . Benjamin E. Russell (D) : . Charles Frederick Crisp, Charles F. Crisp (D), until October 23, 1896 :: Charles R. Crisp (D), from December 19, 1896 : . Charles L. Moses (D) : . Leonidas F. Livingston (D) : . Charles Lafayette Bartlett, Charles L. Bartlett (D) : . John W. Maddox (D) : . Thomas G. Lawson (D) : . Farish Carter Tate, Farish C. Tate (D) : . James C. C. Black (D), until March 4, 1895 :: James C. C. Black (D), from October 2, 1895 : . Henry G. Turner (D)

List of United States representatives from Idaho, Idaho

: . Edgar Wilson (R)

List of United States representatives from Illinois, Illinois

: . J. Frank Aldrich (R) : . William Lorimer (politician), William Lorimer (R) : . Lawrence E. McGann (D), until December 27, 1895 :: Hugh R. Belknap (R), from December 27, 1895 : . Charles W. Woodman (R) : . George E. White (politician), George E. White (R) : . Edward D. Cooke (R) : . George E. Foss (R) : . Albert J. Hopkins (R) : . Robert R. Hitt (R) : . George W. Prince (R), from December 2, 1895 : . Walter Reeves (R) : . Joseph Gurney Cannon, Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . Vespasian Warner (R) : . Joseph V. Graff (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . Finis E. Downing (D), until June 5, 1896 :: John I. Rinaker (R), from June 5, 1896 : . James A. Connolly (R) : . Frederick Remann (R), until July 14, 1895 :: William F. L. Hadley (R), from December 2, 1895 : . Benson Wood (R) : . Orlando Burrell (R) : . Everett J. Murphy (R) : . George Washington Smith (congressman), George Washington Smith (R)

List of United States representatives from Indiana, Indiana

: . James A. Hemenway (R) : . Alexander M. Hardy (R) : . Robert J. Tracewell (R) : . James Eli Watson, James E. Watson (R) : . Jesse Overstreet (R) : . Henry U. Johnson (R) : . Charles L. Henry (R) : . George W. Faris (R) : . Frank Hanly, J. Frank Hanly (R) : . Jethro A. Hatch (R) : . George Washington Steele, George W. Steele (R) : . Jacob D. Leighty (R) : . Lemuel W. Royse (R)

List of United States representatives from Iowa, Iowa

: . Samuel M. Clark (R) : . George M. Curtis (Iowa politician), George M. Curtis (R) : . David B. Henderson (R) : . Thomas Updegraff (R) : . Robert G. Cousins (R) : . John F. Lacey (R) : . John A. T. Hull (R) : . William Peters Hepburn, William P. Hepburn (R) : . Alva L. Hager (R) : . Jonathan P. Dolliver (R) : . George D. Perkins (R)

List of United States representatives from Kansas, Kansas

: . Case Broderick (R) : . Orrin Larrabee Miller, Orrin L. Miller (R) : . Snyder S. Kirkpatrick (R) : . Charles Curtis (R) : . William A. Calderhead (R) : . William Baker (Kansas politician), William Baker (P) : . Chester I. Long (R) : . Richard W. Blue (R)

List of United States representatives from Kentucky, Kentucky

: . John Kerr Hendrick, John K. Hendrick (D) : . John Daniel Clardy, John D. Clardy (D) : . W. Godfrey Hunter (R) : . John W. Lewis (R) : . Walter Evans (Kentucky), Walter Evans (R) : . Albert S. Berry (D) : . William Claiborne Owens, William C. Owens (D) : . James B. McCreary (D) : . Samuel Johnson Pugh, Samuel J. Pugh (R) : . Joseph M. Kendall (D), until February 18, 1897 :: Nathan T. Hopkins (R), from February 18, 1897 : . David Grant Colson, David G. Colson (R)

List of United States representatives from Louisiana, Louisiana

: . Adolph Meyer (D) : . Charles F. Buck (D) : . Andrew Price (politician), Andrew Price (D) : . Henry W. Ogden (D) : . Charles J. Boatner (D), until March 20, 1896 :: Charles J. Boatner (D), from June 10, 1896 : . Samuel M. Robertson (D)

List of United States representatives from Maine, Maine

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : . Nelson Dingley Jr. (R) : . Seth L. Milliken (R) : . Charles A. Boutelle (R)

List of United States representatives from Maryland, Maryland

: . Joshua Weldon Miles, Joshua W. Miles (D) : . William Benjamin Baker, William B. Baker (R) : . Harry Welles Rusk, Henry W. Rusk (D) : . John K. Cowen (D) : . Charles Edward Coffin, Charles E. Coffin (R) : . George L. Wellington (R)

List of United States representatives from Massachusetts, Massachusetts

: . Ashley B. Wright (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . Joseph H. Walker (R) : . Lewis D. Apsley (R) : . William Shadrach Knox, William S. Knox (R) : . William Cogswell (R), until May 22, 1895 :: William Henry Moody, William H. Moody (R), from November 5, 1895 : . William Emerson Barrett, William E. Barrett (R) : . Samuel W. McCall (R) : . John "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald, John F. Fitzgerald (D) : . Harrison H. Atwood (R) : . William Franklin Draper (politician), William F. Draper (R) : . Elijah A. Morse (R) : . John Simpkins (R)

List of United States representatives from Michigan, Michigan

: . John Blaisdell Corliss, John B. Corliss (R) : . George Spalding (R) : . Alfred Milnes (R), from December 2, 1895 : . Henry F. Thomas (R) : . William Alden Smith (R) : . David D. Aitken (R) : . Horace G. Snover (R) : . William S. Linton (R) : . Roswell P. Bishop (R) : . Rousseau Owen Crump, Rousseau O. Crump (R) : . John Avery (politician), John Avery (R) : . Samuel M. Stephenson (R)

List of United States representatives from Minnesota, Minnesota

: . James Albertus Tawney (R) : . James McCleary (politician), James T. McCleary (R) : . Joel Heatwole (R) : . Andrew Kiefer, Andrew R. Kiefer (R) : . Loren Fletcher (R) : . Charles A. Towne (R) : . Frank Eddy (R)

List of United States representatives from Mississippi, Mississippi

: . John Mills Allen, John M. Allen (D) : . John C. Kyle (D) : . Thomas C. Catchings (D) : . Hernando Money, Hernando D. Money (D) : . John Sharp Williams (D) : . Walter McKennon Denny (D) : . James G. Spencer (D)

List of United States representatives from Missouri, Missouri

: . Charles N. Clark (R) : . Uriel S. Hall (D) : . Alexander Monroe Dockery, Alexander M. Dockery (D) : . George C. Crowther (R) : . John Charles Tarsney, John C. Tarsney (D), until February 27, 1896 :: Robert T. Van Horn (R), from February 27, 1896 : . David A. De Armond (D) : . John P. Tracey (R) : . Joel D. Hubbard (R) : . William M. Treloar (R) : . Richard Bartholdt (R) : . Charles Frederick Joy, Charles F. Joy (R) : . Seth W. Cobb (D) : . John H. Raney (R) : . Norman A. Mozley (R) : . Charles G. Burton (R)

List of United States representatives from Montana, Montana

: . Charles S. Hartman (R)

List of United States representatives from Nebraska, Nebraska

: . Jesse Burr Strode, Jesse B. Strode (R) : . David Henry Mercer, David H. Mercer (R) : . George de Rue Meiklejohn, George D. Meiklejohn (R) : . Eugene Jerome Hainer, Eugene J. Hainer (R) : . William E. Andrews (R) : . Omer Madison Kem, Omer M. Kem (P)

List of United States representatives from Nevada, Nevada

: . Francis G. Newlands (S)

List of United States representatives from New Hampshire, New Hampshire

: . Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : . Henry Moore Baker, Henry M. Baker (R)

List of United States representatives from New Jersey, New Jersey

: . Henry C. Loudenslager (R) : . John J. Gardner (R) : . Benjamin F. Howell (R) : . Mahlon Pitney (R) : . James F. Stewart (R) : . Richard W. Parker, Richard Wayne Parker (R) : . Thomas McEwan Jr. (R) : . Charles N. Fowler (R)

List of United States representatives from New York, New York

: . Richard Cunningham McCormick (R) : . Denis M. Hurley (R) : . Francis H. Wilson (R) : . Israel F. Fischer (R) : . Charles G. Bennett (R) : . James R. Howe (R) : . Franklin Bartlett (D) : . James J. Walsh (New York politician), James J. Walsh (D), until June 2, 1896 :: John M. Mitchell (R), from June 2, 1896 : . Henry C. Miner (D) : . Amos J. Cummings (D) from November 5, 1895 : . William Sulzer (D) : . George B. McClellan Jr. (D) : . Richard C. Shannon (R) : . Lemuel E. Quigg (R) : . Philip B. Low (R) : . Benjamin L. Fairchild (R) : . Benjamin Odell (politician), Benjamin Odell (R) : . Jacob LeFever (R) : . Frank S. Black (R), until January 7, 1897 : . George N. Southwick (R) : . David F. Wilber (R) : . Newton Martin Curtis, Newton M. Curtis (R) : . Wallace T. Foote Jr. (R) : . Charles A. Chickering (R) : . James S. Sherman (R) : . George W. Ray (R) : . Theodore L. Poole (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . Charles W. Gillet (R) : . James Wolcott Wadsworth, James W. Wadsworth (R) : . Henry C. Brewster (R) : . Rowland B. Mahany (R) : . Charles Daniels (New York politician), Charles Daniels (R) : . Warren B. Hooker (R)

List of United States representatives from North Carolina, North Carolina

: . Harry Skinner (politician), Harry Skinner (P) : . Frederick Augustus Woodard, Frederick A. Woodard (D) : . John G. Shaw (D) : . William Franklin Strowd, William F. Strowd (P) : . Thomas Settle III (R) : . James A. Lockhart (D), until June 5, 1896 :: Charles H. Martin (North Carolina politician), Charles H. Martin (P), from June 5, 1896 : . Alonzo C. Shuford (P) : . Romulus Zachariah Linney, Romulus Z. Linney (R) : . Richmond Pearson (R)

List of United States representatives from North Dakota, North Dakota

: . Martin N. Johnson (R)

List of United States representatives from Ohio, Ohio

: . Charles Phelps Taft, Charles P. Taft (R) : . Jacob H. Bromwell (R) : . Paul J. Sorg (D) : . Fernando C. Layton (D) : . Francis B. De Witt (R) : . George W. Hulick (R) : . George W. Wilson (politician), George W. Wilson (R) : . Luther M. Strong (R) : . James H. Southard (R) : . Lucien J. Fenton (R) : . Charles H. Grosvenor (R) : . David K. Watson (R) : . Stephen Ross Harris, Stephen R. Harris (R) : . Winfield S. Kerr (R) : . H. Clay Van Voorhis, Henry C. Van Voorhis (R) : . Lorenzo Danford (R) : . Addison S. McClure (R) : . Robert W. Tayler (R) : . Stephen A. Northway (R) : . Clifton B. Beach (R) : . Theodore E. Burton (R)

List of United States representatives from Oregon, Oregon

: . Binger Hermann (R) : . William R. Ellis (R)

List of United States representatives from Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : . Robert Adams Jr. (R) : . Frederick Halterman (R) : . John E. Reyburn (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . John Buchanan Robinson, John B. Robinson (R) : . Irving Price Wanger, Irving P. Wanger (R) : . Joseph Johnson Hart, Joseph J. Hart (D) : . Constantine Jacob Erdman, Constantine J. Erdman (D) : . Marriott Henry Brosius, Marriott Brosius (R) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . John Leisenring (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Ephraim Milton Woomer, Ephraim M. Woomer (R) : . James Hodge Codding, James H. Codding (R), from November 5, 1895 : . Fred Churchill Leonard, Fred C. Leonard (R) : . Monroe Henry Kulp, Monroe H. Kulp (R) : . Thaddeus Maclay Mahon, Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) : . James Alonzo Stahle, James A. Stahle (R) : . Josiah Duane Hicks, Josiah D. Hicks (R) : . Daniel Brodhead Heiner, Daniel B. Heiner (R) : . John Dalzell (R) : . William A. Stone (R) : . Ernest F. Acheson (R) : . Thomas Wharton Phillips, Thomas W. Phillips (R) : . Matthew Griswold (congressman), Matthew Griswold (R) : . Charles Warren Stone, Charles W. Stone (R) : . William Carlile Arnold, William C. Arnold (R) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : . George Franklin Huff, George F. Huff (R)

List of United States representatives from Rhode Island, Rhode Island

: . Melville Bull (R) : . Warren O. Arnold (R)

List of United States representatives from South Carolina, South Carolina

: . William Elliott (American politician), William Elliott (D), until June 4, 1896 :: George W. Murray (R), from June 4, 1896 : . William J. Talbert (D) : . Asbury Latimer, Asbury C. Latimer (D) : . Stanyarne Wilson (D) : . Thomas Jefferson Strait, Thomas J. Strait (D) : . John L. McLaurin (D) : . J. William Stokes (D), until June 1, 1896 :: J. William Stokes (D), from November 3, 1896

List of United States representatives from South Dakota, South Dakota

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans) : . Robert J. Gamble (R) : . John Pickler, John A. Pickler (R)

List of United States representatives from Tennessee, Tennessee

: . William Coleman Anderson, William C. Anderson (R) : . Henry R. Gibson (R) : . Foster V. Brown (R) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Joseph E. Washington (D) : . Nicholas N. Cox (D) : . John E. McCall (R) : . James C. McDearmon (D) : . Josiah Patterson (D)

List of United States representatives from Texas, Texas

: . Joseph C. Hutcheson (D) : . Samuel B. Cooper (D) : . Charles H. Yoakum (D) : . David B. Culberson (D) : . Joseph Weldon Bailey, Joseph W. Bailey (D) : . Joseph Abbott (Texas politician), Joseph Abbott (D) : . George C. Pendleton (D) : . Charles K. Bell (D) : . Joseph D. Sayers (D) : . Miles Crowley (D) : . William H. Crain (D), until February 10, 1896 :: Rudolph Kleberg (D), from April 7, 1896 : . George H. Noonan (R) : . Jeremiah V. Cockrell (D)

List of United States representatives from Utah, Utah

: . Clarence Emir Allen, Clarence E. Allen (R), from January 4, 1896

List of United States representatives from Vermont, Vermont

: . H. Henry Powers (R) : . William W. Grout (R)

List of United States representatives from Virginia, Virginia

: . William Atkinson Jones, William A. Jones (D) : . David Gardiner Tyler, D. Gardiner Tyler (D) : . Tazewell Ellett (D) : . William R. McKenney (D), until May 2, 1896 :: Robert T. Thorp (R), from May 2, 1896 : . Claude A. Swanson (D) : . Peter J. Otey (D) : . Smith S. Turner (D) : . Elisha E. Meredith (D) : . James A. Walker (R) : . Henry St. George Tucker III (D)

List of United States representatives from Washington, Washington

Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
(2 Republicans) : . William H. Doolittle (R) : . Samuel C. Hyde (R)

List of United States representatives from West Virginia, West Virginia

: . Blackburn B. Dovener (R) : . Alston G. Dayton (R) : . James H. Huling (R) : . Warren Miller (congressman), Warren Miller (R)

List of United States representatives from Wisconsin, Wisconsin

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R) : . Edward Sauerhering (R) : . Joseph W. Babcock (R) : . Theobald Otjen (R) : . Samuel S. Barney (R) : . Samuel A. Cook (R) : . Michael Griffin (Wisconsin politician), Michael Griffin (R) : . Edward S. Minor (R) : . Alexander Stewart (Congress), Alexander Stewart (R) : . John J. Jenkins (R)

List of United States representatives from Wyoming, Wyoming

: . Franklin Wheeler Mondell, Frank W. Mondell (R)

Non-voting members

: . Nathan O. Murphy (R) : . Thomas B. Catron (R) : . Dennis Thomas Flynn, Dennis T. Flynn (R) : . Frank J. Cannon (R), until January 4, 1896 54 us house membership

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

Two seats were added when Utah was admitted and one seat was filled late. , - , nowrap , List of United States senators from Utah, Utah
(1) , New seat , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap , Frank J. Cannon (R) , January 22, 1896 , New seat , nowrap , List of United States senators from Utah, Utah
(1) , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap , Arthur Brown (Utah), Arthur Brown (R) , January 22, 1896 , - , nowrap ,

Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

(2) , Vacant , Legislature had failed to elect.
A successor was eventually elected , nowrap , Richard R. Kenney
(D) , January 19, 1897

House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 2 resignations, 13 election challenges, 1 new seat, and 4 seats vacant from the previous Congress. Democrats had a 10-seat net loss; Republicans had a 12-seat net gain; and Populists had a 2-seat net gain. , - , , Vacant , Representative-elect Andrew J. Campbell died before the start of Congress.
New member New York's 10th congressional district special election, 1895, elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , Amos J. Cummings (D) , November 5, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Philip S. Post (R) was re-elected, but died before this Congress.
New member Illinois's 10th congressional district special election, 1895, elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap , George W. Prince (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant ,

(R) was re-elected, but resigned in the previous Congress to serve in the Senate.
New member Michigan's 3rd congressional district special election, 1895, elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap , Alfred Milnes (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Rep-elect Myron B. Wright died in office. New member Pennsylvania's 15th congressional district special election, 1895, elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , James H. Codding (R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , , Frank J. Cannon (R) , Seat eliminated January 4, 1896, upon statehood. , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , New seat , State was admitted to the Union.
New member United States House of Representatives election in Utah, 1895, elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , Clarence E. Allen (R) , January 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James C. C. Black (D) , Resigned March 4, 1895.
Incumbent was subsequently Georgia's 10th congressional district special election, 1895, re-elected October 2, 1895. , nowrap , James C. C. Black (D) , October 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William Cogswell (R) , Died May 22, 1895.
New member Massachusetts's 6th congressional district special election, 1895, elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , William H. Moody (R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , nowrap , Frederick Remann (R) , Died July 14, 1895.
New member Illinois's 18th congressional district special election, 1895, elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap , William F. L. Hadley (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap , Lawrence E. McGann (D) , Election was successfully challenged December 27, 1895. , nowrap , Hugh R. Belknap (R) , December 27, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William H. Crain (D) , Died February 10, 1896.
New member Texas's 11th congressional district special election, 1896, elected April 7, 1896. , nowrap , Rudolph Kleberg (D) , April 7, 1896 , - , , nowrap , John C. Tarsney (D) , Election was successfully challenged February 27, 1896. , nowrap , Robert T. Van Horn (R) , February 27, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Gaston A. Robbins (D) , Election was successfully challenged March 13, 1896. , nowrap , William F. Aldrich (R) , March 13, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William R. McKenney (D) , Election was successfully challenged May 2, 1896. , nowrap , Robert T. Thorp (R) , May 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Charles J. Boatner (D) , Election was challenged and declared vacant March 20, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 1896, elected June 10, 1896. , nowrap , Charles J. Boatner (D) , June 10, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James E. Cobb (D) , Election was successfully challenged April 21, 1896. , nowrap , Albert T. Goodwyn (P) , April 22, 1896 , - , , nowrap , J. William Stokes (D) , Seat declared vacant June 1, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently South Carolina's 7th congressional district special election, 1896, elected November 3, 1896. , nowrap , J. William Stokes (D) , November 3, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James J. Walsh (New York politician), James J. Walsh (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 2, 1896. , nowrap , John M. Mitchell (R) , June 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William Elliott (American politician), William Elliott (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 4, 1896. , nowrap , George W. Murray (R) , June 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Finis E. Downing (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , John I. Rinaker (R) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James A. Lockhart (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , Charles H. Martin (North Carolina politician), Charles H. Martin (P) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Oscar W. Underwood (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 9, 1896. , nowrap , Truman H. Aldrich (R) , June 9, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Charles Frederick Crisp, Charles F. Crisp (D) , Died October 23, 1896.
New member Georgia's 3rd congressional district special election, 1896, elected December 19, 1896. , nowrap , Charles R. Crisp (D) , December 19, 1896 , - , , , Frank S. Black (R) , Resigned January 7, 1897. , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , nowrap , Joseph M. Kendall (D) , Election was successfully challenged February 18, 1897. , nowrap , Nathan T. Hopkins (R) , February 18, 1897

Committees

Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Redfield Proctor; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Canadian Relations, Canadian Relations (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Edward Murphy Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: William E. Chandler; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Jeter C. Pritchard; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Watson C. Squire; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses, Coast Defenses (Chairman: Watson C. Squire; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman: James K. Jones; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: James McMillan (politician), James McMillan; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: George L. Shoup; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * United States Senate Select Committee to Establish a University in the United States, Establish a University in the United States (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: James H. Kyle; Ranking Member: George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Fisheries, Fisheries (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member: Orville H. Platt) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John Tyler Morgan) * United States Senate Select Committee on Forest Reservations, Forest Reservations (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Geological Survey, Geological Survey (Select) (Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Richard F. Pettigrew; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Depredations, Indian Depredations (Chairman: John L. Wilson; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) * United States Senate Select Committee on International Expositions, International Expositions (Select) (Chairman: John M. Thurston; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Francis E. Warren; Ranking Member: Stephen M. White) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Henry C. Hansbrough; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: George P. Wetmore; Ranking Member: Charles H. Gibson) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on National Banks, National Banks (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John L. Mitchell) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Nicaragua Canal, Nicaragua Canal (Select) (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on the Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments, Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Calvin S. Brice) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Jacob H. Gallinger; Ranking Member: John M. Palmer (politician), John M. Palmer) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: James Z. George; Ranking Member: William P. Frye) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Matthew S. Quay; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine, Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: George S. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Fred T. Dubois; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Tennessee Centennial Exposition (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Cushman K. Davis; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: George P. Wetmore) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John L. M. Irby) * United States Senate Select Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands, Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William N. Roach) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Matthew S. Quay) (Select)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: J. Frank Aldrich; Ranking Member: Melville Bull) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: James Wolcott Wadsworth, James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member: Horace G. Snover) * United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Elijah A. Morse; Ranking Member: Jonathan S. Willis) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Joseph G. Cannon; Ranking Member: Joseph D. Sayers) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Joseph H. Walker; Ranking Member: Ebenezer J. Hill) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Charles N. Brumm; Ranking Member: David G. Colson) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Charles W. Stone; Ranking Member: Benjamin L. Fairchild) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock; Ranking Member: George L. Wellington) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Galusha A. Grow; Ranking Member: David A. De Armond) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Newton Martin Curtis; Ranking Member: John Blaisdell Corliss, John B. Corliss) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Charles Daniels (New York politician), Charles Daniels; Ranking Member: Romulus Z. Linney) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Henry U. Johnson; Ranking Member: Chester I. Long) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Samuel W. McCall; Ranking Member: James H. Codding) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Alva L. Hager; Ranking Member: Benjamin E. Russell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles W. Gillet; Ranking Member: Uriel S. Hall) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Charles Curtis; Ranking Member: William Sulzer) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department(Chairman: William R. Ellis; Ranking Member: Henry G. Turner) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Henry F. Thomas; Ranking Member: Smith S. Turner) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member: Henry W. Ogden) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Lemuel E. Quigg; Ranking Member: Rufus E. Lester) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Charles H. Grosvenor; Ranking Member: J. William Stokes) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William W. Grout; Ranking Member: Jeremiah V. Cockrell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas Settle (North Carolina, 53rd–54th Congress), Thomas Settle; Ranking Member: Oscar W. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Robert R. Hitt; Ranking Member: Richmond Pearson) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Richard Bartholdt; Ranking Member: Rowland B. Mahany) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Binger Hermann; Ranking Member: Samuel C. Hyde) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: James S. Sherman; Ranking Member: George E. White (politician), George E. White) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member: John Blaisdell Corliss, John B. Corliss) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John A. Pickler; Ranking Member: William E. Andrews) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: David B. Henderson; Ranking Member: Foster V. Brown) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Thomas Wharton Phillips, Thomas W. Phillips; Ranking Member: Paul J. Sorg) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: George W. Ray; Ranking Member: W. Godfrey Hunter) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alfred C. Harmer; Ranking Member: Amos J. Cummings) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Lewis D. Apsley; Ranking Member: Monroe H. Kulp) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Sereno E. Payne; Ranking Member: Edward S. Minor) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Ashley B. Wright; Ranking Member: George C. Pendleton) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member: Lucien J. Fenton) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Benjamin F. Marsh; Ranking Member: Richard W. Parker) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: David D. Aitken; Ranking Member: Frank M. Eddy) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles A. Boutelle; Ranking Member: Alston G. Dayton) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: H. Henry Powers; Ranking Member: George W. Faris) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William Franklin Draper (politician), William F. Draper; Ranking Member: Winfield S. Kerr) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member: Alexander M. Hardy) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Eugene F. Loud; Ranking Member: Orrin L. Miller) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: George D. Perkins; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Howell) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Seth L. Milliken; Ranking Member: Samuel C. Hyde) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: John F. Lacey; Ranking Member: John Franklin Shafroth, John F. Shafroth) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Charles A. Chickering; Ranking Member: Thomas McEwan Jr.) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Marriott Brosius; Ranking Member: James McLachlan (American politician), James McLachlan) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William W. Bowers; Ranking Member: Theobald Otjen) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Warren B. Hooker; Ranking Member: Blackburn B. Dovener) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member: Charles F. Crisp) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Joseph A. Scranton; Ranking Member: Philip B. Low) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: William S. Linton; Ranking Member: Harry Skinner (politician), Harry Skinner) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member: Samuel Pugh) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Nelson Dingley; Ranking Member: Charles F. Crisp) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* United States Congress Joint Select Committee on Alcohol in the Arts, Alcohol in the Arts (Select) * United States Congress Joint Special Committee on Conditions of Indian Tribes, Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special) * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers * United States Congress Joint Committee to Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia, Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Ford's Theater Disaster, Ford's Theater Disaster

Caucuses

* House Democratic Caucus, Democratic (House) * Senate Democratic Caucus, Democratic (Senate)

Employees

List of federal agencies in the United States#United States Congress, Legislative branch agency directors

* Architect of the Capitol: Edward Clark (architect), Edward Clark * Librarian of Congress: Ainsworth Rand Spofford * Public Printer of the United States: Thomas E. Benedict

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: William H. Millburn (Methodism, Methodist) * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: William Ruffin Cox * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Alonzo M. Church * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Richard J. Bright

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Edward P. Bagby (Disciples of Christ), until December 2, 1895 ** Henry N. Couden (Universalist Church of America, Universalist), elected December 2, 1895 * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: James Kerr (Pennsylvania politician), James Kerr, until December 2, 1895 ** Alexander McDowell, from December 2, 1895 * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: William J. Glenn, elected December 2, 1895 * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy, elected December 2, 1895 * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E. L. Sampson (D) and R. S. Hatcher (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Herman W. Snow, until December 2, 1895 ** Benjamin F. Russell, from December 2, 1895

References

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External links

Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress

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