The 61st United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the

United States Senate The United States Senate is a chamber of the Bicameralism, bicameral United States Congress; it is the upper house, with the United States House of Representatives, U.S. House of Representatives being the lower house. Together, the Senate and ...

and the

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. It met in

Washington, D.C. Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from Virginia, and shares land borders with ...

, from March 4, 1909, to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of

William H. Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. ...

presidency A presidency is an administration or the executive, the collective administrative and governmental entity that exists around an office of president of a state or nation. Although often the executive branch of government, and often personified b ...

. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the

1900 United States census The 1900 United States census, conducted by the Census Office on June 1, 1900, determined the resident population of the United States to be 76,212,168, an increase of 21.01% from the 62,979,766 persons enumerated during the 1890 census. It w ...

. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

* March 4, 1909:

William Howard Taft William Howard Taft (September 15, 1857March 8, 1930) served as the 27th president of the United States from 1909 to 1913 and the tenth chief justice of the United States from 1921 to 1930. He is the only person to have held both offices. ...

became

President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...

Major legislation

* August 5, 1909 –

Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act The Payne–Aldrich Tariff Act of 1909 (ch. 6, 36 Stat. 11), named for Representative Sereno E. Payne (R– NY) and Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (R– RI), began in the United States House of Representatives as a bill raising certain tariffs on ...

, ch. 6, * May 16, 1910: Federal Mines Safety Act of 1910, ch. 240, * June 1, 1910:

Height of Buildings Act of 1910 The Height of Buildings Act of 1910 was an Act of Congress passed by the 61st United States Congress on June 1, 1910 to limit the height of buildings in the District of Columbia, amending the Height of Buildings Act of 1899. The new height re ...

, ch. 263, * June 18, 1910:

Mann–Elkins Act The Mann–Elkins Act, also called the Railway Rate Act of 1910, was a United States federal law that strengthened the authority of the Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) over railroad rates. The law also expanded the ICC's jurisdiction to inc ...

, ch. 309, * June 25, 1910:

Mann Act The Mann Act, previously called the White-Slave Traffic Act of 1910, is a United States federal law, passed June 25, 1910 (ch. 395, ; ''codified as amended at'' ). It is named after Congressman James Robert Mann (Illinois politician), James Rob ...

, ch. 395, * March 3, 1911:

Judicial Code of 1911 The Judicial Code of 1911 () abolished the United States circuit courts and transferred their trial jurisdiction to the U.S. district courts. In 1911, the United States Congress created a single code encompassing all statutes related to the judic ...

, ch. 231,

Constitutional amendments

*July 12, 1909: Approved an amendment to the

United States Constitution The Constitution of the United States is the Supremacy Clause, supreme law of the United States, United States of America. It superseded the Articles of Confederation, the nation's first constitution, on March 4, 1789. Originally includi ...

allowing the Congress to levy an

income tax An income tax is a tax imposed on individuals or entities (taxpayers) in respect of the income or profits earned by them (commonly called taxable income). Income tax generally is computed as the product of a tax rate times the taxable income. Tax ...

without apportioning it among the states or basing it on the

United States Census The United States census (plural censuses or census) is a census that is legally mandated by the Constitution of the United States. It takes place every ten years. The first census after the American Revolution was taken in 1790 United States ce ...

, and submitted it to the state legislatures for

ratification Ratification is a principal's legal confirmation of an act of its agent. In international law, ratification is the process by which a state declares its consent to be bound to a treaty. In the case of bilateral treaties, ratification is usuall ...

** Amendment was later ratified on February 3, 1913, becoming the

Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution The Sixteenth Amendment (Amendment XVI) to the United States Constitution allows Congress to levy an income tax without apportioning it among the states on the basis of population. It was passed by Congress in 1909 in response to the 1895 ...

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

President President most commonly refers to: *President (corporate title) * President (education), a leader of a college or university *President (government title) President may also refer to: Arts and entertainment Film and television *'' Præsident ...

James S. Sherman James Schoolcraft Sherman (October 24, 1855 – October 30, 1912) was the 27th vice president of the United States, serving from 1909 until his death in 1912, under President William Howard Taft. A member of the Republican Party (United States), ...

(R) * President pro tempore: William P. Frye (R) *

Republican Conference Chairman The Senate Republican Conference is the formal organization of the Republican senators in the United States Senate. Over the last century, the mission of the conference has expanded and been shaped as a means of informing the media of the opin ...

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 ...

Republican Conference Secretary Republican can refer to: Political ideology * An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law. ** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...

Charles Curtis Charles Curtis (January 25, 1860 – February 8, 1936) was the 31st vice president of the United States from 1929 to 1933 under President Herbert Hoover. He was the Senate Majority Leader from 1924 to 1929. An enrolled member of the Kaw Natio ...

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Hernando Money * Democratic Caucus Secretary:

Robert Latham Owen Robert Latham Owen Jr. (February 2, 1856 – July 19, 1947) was one of the first two U.S. senators from Oklahoma. He served in the Senate between 1907 and 1925. Born into affluent circumstances in antebellum Lynchburg, Virginia, the son of a r ...

House of Representatives

* Speaker:

Joseph Gurney Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and a leader of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Cannon represented parts of Illinois in the United States House of Rep ...

(R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

* Majority Leader: Sereno E. Payne *

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: John W. Dwight *

: Frank Dunklee Currier

Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Minority Leader:

Champ Clark James Beauchamp Clark (March 7, 1850March 2, 1921) was an American politician and attorney who served as the 36th speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919. He was the only Democrat to serve as speaker during the P ...

Minority Whip A whip is an official of a political party whose task is to ensure party discipline (that members of the party vote according to the party platform rather than their constituents, individual conscience or donors) in a legislature. Whips ...

: vacant * Democratic Caucus Chairman: Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr. * Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James Tilghman Lloyd

Members

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Senate

At this time, most senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state. 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1910; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1912; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1914.

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 H. Bankhead (D) : 3. Joseph F. Johnston (D)

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. Jeff Davis (D) : 3. James P. Clarke (D)

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.

Frank P. Flint Frank Putnam Flint (July 15, 1862 – February 11, 1929) was a United States Senate, United States senator from California from 1905 to 1911. Early life Frank Putnam Flint was born on July 15, 1862, in North Reading, Massachusetts, to Althea L ...

(R) : 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.

Simon Guggenheim John Simon Guggenheim (December 30, 1867 – November 2, 1941) was an American businessman, politician and philanthropist. Early life and education Guggenheim was born in Philadelphia of Jewish descent on December 30, 1867, the son of Meyer Gu ...

(R) : 3. Charles J. Hughes Jr. (D), until January 11, 1911

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. Morgan G. Bulkeley (R) : 3.

Frank B. Brandegee Frank Bosworth Brandegee (July 8, 1864October 14, 1924) was a United States representative and senator from Connecticut. Early life and education Brandegee was born in New London, Connecticut, on July 8, 1864. He was the son of Augustus Brand ...

(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. Henry A. du Pont (R) : 2.

Harry A. Richardson Harry Alden Richardson (January 1, 1853 – June 16, 1928) was an American businessman and politician from Dover, in Kent County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party, and was U.S. Senator from Delaware. Early life and family Rich ...

(R)

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. James P. Taliaferro (D) : 3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)

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. Alexander S. Clay (D), until November 10, 1910 :: Joseph M. Terrell (D), from November 17, 1910

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. William E. Borah (R) : 3. Weldon B. Heyburn (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 Moore Cullom Shelby Moore Cullom (November 22, 1829 – January 28, 1914) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives, the United States Senate and as the 17th Governor of Illinois. He was Illinois's longest serving s ...

(R) : 3. William Lorimer (R), from June 18, 1909

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.

Albert J. Beveridge Albert Jeremiah Beveridge (October 6, 1862 – April 27, 1927) was an American historian and United States Senator from Indiana. He was an intellectual leader of the Progressive Era and a biographer of Chief Justice John Marshall and President Ab ...

(R) : 3. Benjamin F. Shively (D)

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. Jonathan P. Dolliver (R), until October 15, 1910 :: Lafayette Young (R), from November 12, 1910 : 3. Albert B. Cummins (R)

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.

(R) : 3. Joseph L. Bristow (R)

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. Thomas H. Paynter (D) : 3.

William O. Bradley William O'Connell Bradley (March 18, 1847May 23, 1914) was an American politician from the state of Kentucky. He served as the 32nd Governor of Kentucky and was later elected by the state legislature as a U.S. senator from that state. The fir ...

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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.

Murphy J. Foster Murphy James Foster (January 12, 1849June 12, 1921) was the 31st Governor of the U.S. state of Louisiana, an office he held for two terms from 1892 to 1900. Foster supported the Louisiana Constitution of 1898, which effectively disfranchised ...

(D) : 3. Samuel D. McEnery (D), until June 10, 1910 :: John Thornton (D), from December 10, 1910

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.

(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. Isidor Rayner (D) : 3. John W. Smith (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. Winthrop M. Crane (R)

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 (R) : 2. William Alden Smith (R)

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. Moses E. Clapp (R) : 2.

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 ...

(R)

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. Hernando D. Money (D) : 2. Anselm J. McLaurin (D), until December 22, 1909 :: James Gordon (D), December 27, 1909 – February 22, 1910 ::

LeRoy Percy LeRoy Percy (November 9, 1860December 24, 1929) was an American attorney, planter, and Democratic politician who served as a United States Senator from the state of Mississippi from 1910 to 1913. Percy was a grandson of Charles "Don Carlos" Pe ...

(D), from February 23, 1910

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. William Warner (R) : 3. William J. Stone (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. Thomas H. Carter (R) : 2. Joseph M. Dixon (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. Elmer J. Burkett (R) : 2.

Norris Brown Norris Brown (May 2, 1863January 5, 1960) was a Senator from Nebraska. Brown was born in Maquoketa, Iowa. The son of William Henry Harrison and Eliza Ann Phelps Brown, he attended Jefferson Iowa Academy and graduated with a law degree from the Un ...

(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. George S. Nixon (R) : 3. Francis G. Newlands (D)

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. Henry E. Burnham (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. John Kean Jr. (R) : 2. Frank O. Briggs (R)

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. Chauncey M. Depew (R) : 3. Elihu A. Root (R)

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. Furnifold M. Simmons (D) : 3. Lee S. Overman (D)

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. Porter J. McCumber (R) : 3. Martin N. Johnson (R), until October 21, 1909 :: Fountain L. Thompson (D), November 10, 1909 – January 31, 1910 :: William E. Purcell (D), February 1, 1910 – February 1, 1911 ::

Asle Gronna Asle Jorgenson Gronna (December 10, 1858May 4, 1922) was an American politician who served in the House of Representatives and Senate from North Dakota. He was one of six senators to vote against the United States declaration of war leading to the ...

(R), from February 2, 1911

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.

Charles W. F. Dick Charles William Frederick Dick (November 3, 1858 – March 13, 1945) was a United States Republican Party, Republican politician from Ohio. He served in the United States House of Representatives and United States Senate, U.S. Senate. Early l ...

(R) : 3. Theodore E. Burton (R)

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

: 2. Robert L. Owen (D) : 3. Thomas P. Gore (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.

Jonathan Bourne Jr. Jonathan Bourne Jr. (February 23, 1855September 1, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and businessman. A native of Massachusetts, he moved to Portland, Oregon, where he became a lawyer and an industrialist with holdings in mining, mills ...

(R) : 3. George E. Chamberlain (D)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: 1. Philander C. Knox (R), until March 4, 1909 :: George T. Oliver (R), from March 17, 1909 : 3.

Boies Penrose Boies Penrose (November 1, 1860 – December 31, 1921) was an American politician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, who served as a Republican member of the United States Senate for Pennsylvania from 1897 to 1921. He served as a member of th ...

(R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

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

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: 2. Benjamin R. Tillman (D) : 3. Ellison D. Smith (D)

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

: 2.

Robert J. Gamble Robert Jackson Gamble (February 7, 1851September 22, 1924) was an American politician who served as a U.S. Representative and Senator from South Dakota. He was the father of Ralph A. Gamble and brother of John Rankin Gamble, members of South Dakot ...

(R) : 3. Coe I. Crawford (R)

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: 1. James B. Frazier (D) : 2. Robert L. Taylor (D)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: 1. Charles A. Culberson (D) : 2. Joseph W. Bailey (D)

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 ...

: 1.

George Sutherland George Alexander Sutherland (March 25, 1862July 18, 1942) was a British-born American jurist and politician. He served as an associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court between 1922 and 1938. As a member of the Republican Party, he also repre ...

(R) : 3.

Reed Smoot Reed Smoot (January 10, 1862February 9, 1941) was an American politician, businessman, and apostle of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church). A Republican who was first elected to the U.S. Senate by the Utah State Legislat ...

(R)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: 1.

Carroll S. Page Carroll Smalley Page (January 10, 1843December 3, 1925) was an American businessman and politician. He served as the 43rd governor of Vermont and a United States senator. A native of Westfield, Vermont, Page was the son of a successful farmer ...

(R) : 3. William P. Dillingham (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: 1. John W. Daniel (D), until June 29, 1910 :: Claude A. Swanson (D), from August 1, 1910 : 2. Thomas S. Martin (D)

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

: 1.

Samuel H. Piles Samuel Henry Piles (December 28, 1858March 11, 1940) was an American politician, attorney, and diplomat who served as a United States senator from Washington (U.S. state), Washington. Early life Piles was born near Smithland, Kentucky, the son ...

(R) : 3. Wesley L. Jones (R)

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: 1.

Nathan B. Scott Nathan Bay Scott (December 18, 1842January 2, 1924) was a United States senator from West Virginia. Biography Born near Quaker City, Ohio, he attended the common schools and engaged in mining near Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1859 to 1862. ...

(R) : 2. Stephen B. Elkins (R), until January 4, 1911 :: Davis Elkins (R), January 9, 1911 – January 31, 1911 ::

Clarence W. Watson Clarence Wayland Watson (May 8, 1864May 24, 1940) was a Coal mine, coal mining "baron" from West Virginia. Watson organized several coal companies that became the Consolidation Coal Company , Consolidation Coal and Mining Companies in West Virg ...

(D), from February 1, 1911

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: 1. Robert M. La Follette Sr. (R) : 3.

Isaac Stephenson Isaac Stephenson (June 18, 1829March 15, 1918) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He represented Wisconsin as a United States senator from 1907 to 1915, and served three terms in the U.S. House of Represe ...

(R)

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

: 1. Clarence D. Clark (R) : 2.

Francis E. Warren Francis Emroy Warren (June 20, 1844November 24, 1929) was an American politician of the Republican Party best known for his years in the United States Senate representing Wyoming and being the first Governor of Wyoming. A soldier in the Union ...

(R)

House of Representatives

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 ...

: . George W. Taylor (D) : . S. Hubert Dent Jr. (D) : . Henry D. Clayton (D) : . William B. Craig (D) : . J. Thomas Heflin (D) : . Richmond P. Hobson (D) : . John L. Burnett (D) : . William N. Richardson (D) : .

Oscar Underwood Oscar Wilder Underwood (May 6, 1862 – January 25, 1929) was an United States of America, American lawyer and politician from Alabama, and also a candidate for President of the United States in 1912 and 1924. He was the first formally designa ...

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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 ...

: .

Robert B. Macon Robert Bruce Macon (July 6, 1859 – October 9, 1925) was an American lawyer and politician who served five terms as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1903 to 1913. Biography Macon was born near Trenton, Arkansas, and was left an orp ...

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William A. Oldfield William Allan Oldfield (February 4, 1874 – November 19, 1928) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Arkansas from 1909 until his death. Early life Born in Franklin, Arkansas, Oldfield was the son of ...

(D) : . John C. Floyd (D) : . William B. Cravens (D) : . Charles C. Reid (D) : .

Joseph Taylor Robinson Joseph Taylor Robinson (August 26, 1872 – July 14, 1937) was an American politician who served as United States Senate, United States Senator from Arkansas from 1913 to 1937, serving for four years as Party leaders of the United States Senate, ...

(D) : . Robert M. Wallace (D)

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 ...

: . William F. Englebright (R) : . Duncan E. McKinlay (R) : . Joseph R. Knowland (R) : .

Julius Kahn Julius Kahn may refer to: *Julius Kahn (inventor) (1874–1942), engineer of reinforced concrete *Julius Kahn (congressman) (1861–1924), United States congressman {{Hndis, Kahn, Julius ...

(R) : . Everis A. Hayes (R) : . James C. Needham (R) : . James McLachlan (R) : . Sylvester C. Smith (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 ...

: . Atterson Walden Rucker (D) : . John A. Martin (D) : . Edward T. Taylor (D)

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. ...

: . E. Stevens Henry (R) : . Nehemiah D. Sperry (R) : . Edwin W. Higgins (R) : . Ebenezer J. Hill (R) : . John Q. Tilson (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 ...

: . William H. Heald (R)

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 ...

: . Stephen M. Sparkman (D) : . Frank Clark (D) : . Dannite H. Mays (D)

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 ...

: . Charles G. Edwards (D) : . James M. Griggs (D), until January 5, 1910 :: Seaborn Roddenbery (D), from February 6, 1910 : .

Dudley M. Hughes Dudley Mays Hughes (October 10, 1848 – January 20, 1927) was an American politician, farmer and railroad executive. Hughes was born in Jeffersonville, Georgia, Jeffersonville, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, and attended the University of G ...

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William C. Adamson William Charles Adamson (August 13, 1854 – January 3, 1929) was a United States representative from Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, an United States federal judge, Associate Justice of the United States Customs Court and a member of the Board of ...

(D) : . Leonidas F. Livingston (D) : . Charles L. Bartlett (D) : . Gordon Lee (D) : .

William M. Howard William Marcellus Howard (December 6, 1857 – July 5, 1932) was a noted jurist and politician from the United States, American state of Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia. Life Howard was born in Berwick, Louisiana and moved to Georgia with his ...

(D) : . Thomas Montgomery Bell (D) : . Thomas W. Hardwick (D) : . William G. Brantley (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), ...

: . Thomas Ray Hamer (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 ...

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Martin B. Madden Martin Barnaby Madden (March 21, 1855 – April 27, 1928) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Illinois. He belonged to the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. As of 2023, he is the last non-A ...

(R) : . James R. Mann (R) : . William W. Wilson (R) : . James T. McDermott (D) : . Adolph J. Sabath (D) : . William Lorimer (R), until June 17, 1909 :: William J. Moxley (R), from November 23, 1909 : . Frederick Lundin (R) : . Thomas Gallagher (D) : .

Henry S. Boutell Henry Sherman Boutell (March 14, 1856 – March 11, 1926) was an American lawyer and diplomat. He became a Congressman from Illinois, and Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to Portugal by President William Howard Taft. Biography ...

(R) : . George E. Foss (R) : . Howard M. Snapp (R) : . Charles Eugene Fuller (R) : . Frank O. Lowden (R) : .

James McKinney James McKinney (April 14, 1852 – September 29, 1934) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Biography Born in Oquawka, Illinois, McKinney attended the public schools of Lewis County High School and was given the nickname of "Downey" from ...

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George W. Prince George Washington Prince (March 4, 1854 – September 26, 1939) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois. Born in Tazewell County, Illinois, Prince attended the public schools. He was graduated from Knox College, Galesburg, Illinois, in 1878 ...

(R) : . Joseph V. Graff (R) : . John A. Sterling (R) : .

Joseph G. Cannon Joseph Gurney Cannon (May 7, 1836 – November 12, 1926) was an American politician from Illinois and a leader of the Republican Party. Cannon represented parts of Illinois in the United States House of Representatives for twenty-three non ...

(R) : . William B. McKinley (R) : . Henry T. Rainey (D) : . James M. Graham (D) : . William A. Rodenberg (R) : . Martin D. Foster (D) : . Pleasant T. Chapman (R) : . Napoleon B. Thistlewood (R)

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 ...

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John W. Boehne John William Boehne (October 28, 1856 – December 27, 1946) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, father of John W. Boehne Jr. Biography Born in Scott Township, Indiana, Boehne attended the district schools, the German parochial school of t ...

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William E. Cox William Elijah Cox (September 6, 1861 – March 11, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1907 to 1919. Early life and career Born on a farm near Birdseye, Indiana, Cox att ...

(D) : . Lincoln Dixon (D) : . Ralph Wilbur Moss (D) : . William O. Barnard (R) : . Charles A. Korbly (D) : . John A. M. Adair (D) : . Martin A. Morrison (D) : . Edgar D. Crumpacker (R) : . George W. Rauch (D) : . Cyrus Cline (D) : . Henry A. Barnhart (D)

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 ...

: . Charles A. Kennedy (R) : . Albert F. Dawson (R) : . Charles E. Pickett (R) : . Gilbert N. Haugen (R) : . James W. Good (R) : . Nathan E. Kendall (R) : . John A. T. Hull (R) : .

William Darius Jamieson William Darius Jamieson (November 9, 1873 – November 18, 1949) was a newspaper publisher and a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Iowa's 8th congressional district. Th ...

(D) : . Walter I. Smith (R) : . Frank P. Woods (R) : . Elbert H. Hubbard (R)

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 ...

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Daniel Read Anthony Jr. Daniel Read Anthony Jr. (August 22, 1870 – August 4, 1931) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician and a nephew of suffragist and political leader Susan B. Anthony. He was the son of newspaper publisher Dan ...

(R) : . Charles Frederick Scott (R) : . Philip P. Campbell (R) : .

James Monroe Miller James Monroe Miller (May 6, 1852 – January 20, 1926) was a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Born in Three Springs, Pennsylvania, Miller attended the district school and graduated from Lycoming College, Williamsport, Pennsylvania, in 1875. ...

(R) : . William A. Calderhead (R) : . William A. Reeder (R) : . Edmond H. Madison (R) : .

Victor Murdock Victor Murdock (March 18, 1871 – July 8, 1945) was an American politician and newspaper editor who served as a U.S. Representative from Kansas. Life Victor Murdock was born in Burlingame, Kansas to ''Marshall Murdock'' – editor of the Osage ...

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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 ...

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Augustus Stanley Augustus Owsley Stanley I (May 21, 1867 – August 12, 1958) was an American politician from Kentucky. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 38th governor of Kentucky and also represented the state in both the U.S. House of Repres ...

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Robert Y. Thomas Jr. Robert Young Thomas Jr. (July 13, 1855 – September 3, 1925) was a U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Born near Russellville, Kentucky, Thomas attended the common schools, and was graduated from Bethel College, Russellville, Kentucky, in 187 ...

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J. Swagar Sherley Joseph Swagar Sherley (November 28, 1871 – February 13, 1941) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Kentucky. Biography Born in Louisville, Kentucky, Sherley attended public schools, graduating from the Louisv ...

(D) : . Joseph L. Rhinock (D) : . J. Campbell Cantrill (D) : . Harvey Helm (D) : . Joseph B. Bennett (R) : . John W. Langley (R) : . Don C. Edwards (R)

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 ...

: . Albert Estopinal (D) : . Samuel Louis Gilmore (D), March 30, 1909 – July 18, 1910 ::

Henry Garland Dupré Henry may refer to: People and fictional characters * Henry (given name), including lists of people and fictional characters * Henry (surname) * Henry, a stage name of François-Louis Henry (1786–1855), French baritone Arts and entertainment ...

(D), from November 8, 1910 : . Robert F. Broussard (D) : . John Thomas Watkins (D) : . Joseph E. Ransdell (D) : . Robert Charles Wickliffe (D) : . Arsène Paulin Pujó (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 ...

: . Amos L. Allen (R), until February 20, 1911 : . John P. Swasey (R) : . Edwin C. Burleigh (R) : . Frank E. Guernsey (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 ...

: . J. Harry Covington (D) : .

J. Frederick C. Talbott Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott (July 29, 1843 – October 5, 1918) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Congressman who represented the United States House of Representatives, Maryland District 2, second Congressional district of ...

(D) : . John Kronmiller (R) : . John Gill Jr. (D) : . Sydney E. Mudd (R) : . George A. Pearre (R)

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 ...

: . George P. Lawrence (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . Charles G. Washburn (R) : .

Charles Q. Tirrell Charles Quincy Tirrell (December 10, 1844 – July 31, 1910) was a lawyer, educator, and United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Biography Born in Sharon, Massachusetts, Tirrell attended public schools and ...

(R), until July 31, 1910 :: John Joseph Mitchell (D), from November 8, 1910 : . Butler Ames (R) : . Augustus P. Gardner (R) : .

Ernest W. Roberts Ernest William Roberts (November 22, 1858 – February 27, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. Born in East Madison, Maine, Roberts attended the public schools in Chelsea, Massachusetts. He was graduated from Highland Milit ...

(R) : . Samuel W. McCall (R) : . John A. Keliher (D) : . Joseph F. O'Connell (D) : . Andrew J. Peters (D) : . John W. Weeks (R) : . William S. Greene (R) : . William C. Lovering (R), until February 4, 1910 :: Eugene Foss (D), March 22, 1910 – January 4, 1911

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, ...

: . Edwin C. Denby (R) : . Charles E. Townsend (R) : . Washington Gardner (R) : . Edward L. Hamilton (R) : . Gerrit J. Diekema (R) : . Samuel W. Smith (R) : . Henry McMorran (R) : . Joseph W. Fordney (R) : . James C. McLaughlin (R) : . George A. Loud (R) : . Francis H. Dodds (R) : . H. Olin Young (R)

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 ...

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James Albertus Tawney James Albertus Tawney (January 3, 1855 – June 12, 1919) was an American blacksmith, machinist and U.S. politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. He was the first House Majority Whip, holding that po ...

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Winfield Scott Hammond Winfield Scott Hammond (November 17, 1863December 30, 1915) was an American politician. He was a member of the Democratic Party. He was the last governor from Minnesota to have been a member of the Minnesota Democratic Party before it merged wi ...

(D) : . Charles Russell Davis (R) : . Frederick C. Stevens (R) : . Frank Nye (R) : . Charles August Lindbergh (R) : . Andrew Volstead (R) : . Clarence B. Miller (R) : .

Halvor Steenerson Halvor Steenerson (June 30, 1852 – November 22, 1926) was an American Republican politician who served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota's 9th congressional district from 1903 to 1923. Background Ha ...

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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 ...

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Ezekiel S. Candler Jr. Ezekiel Samuel Candler Jr. (January 18, 1862 – December 18, 1944) was an American politician and lawyer who served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the 1st congressional district of Mississippi for two decades as a De ...

(D) : . Thomas Spight (D) : . Benjamin G. Humphreys II (D) : . Thomas U. Sisson (D) : . Adam M. Byrd (D) : . Eaton J. Bowers (D) : . William A. Dickson (D) : . James W. Collier (D)

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 ...

: . James T. Lloyd (D) : . William W. Rucker (D) : . Joshua Willis Alexander (D) : .

Charles F. Booher Charles Ferris Booher (January 31, 1848 – January 21, 1921) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Missouri. Born on a farm near East Groveland, New York, Booher attended the common schools and the Geneseo Academ ...

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William Patterson Borland William Patterson Borland (October 14, 1867 – February 20, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri. Early life William Patterson Borland was born on October 14, 1867, in Leavenworth, Kansas. Borland attended public school. He graduated ...

(D) : . David A. De Armond (D), until November 23, 1909 :: Clement C. Dickinson (D), from February 1, 1910 : .

Courtney W. Hamlin Courtney Walker Hamlin (October 27, 1858 – February 16, 1950) was a United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Missouri and cousin of William Edward Barton. Early life Hamlin was born in Brevard, North Carolina. In 1869 mo ...

(D) : . Dorsey W. Shackleford (D) : . James Beauchamp Clark (D) : . Richard Bartholdt (R) : . Patrick F. Gill (D) : . Harry M. Coudrey (R) : . Politte Elvins (R) : . Charles A. Crow (R) : . Charles H. Morgan (R) : . Arthur P. Murphy (R)

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 ...

: . Charles N. Pray (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 ...

: . John A. Maguire (D) : . Gilbert M. Hitchcock (D) : . James P. Latta (D) : . Edmund H. Hinshaw (R) : .

George W. Norris George William Norris (July 11, 1861September 2, 1944) was an American politician from the state of Nebraska in the Midwestern United States. He served five terms in the United States House of Representatives as a Republican, from 1903 until 191 ...

(R) : . Moses P. Kinkaid (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 ...

: . George A. Bartlett (D)

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 ...

: . Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : . Frank Dunklee Currier (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 ...

: . Henry C. Loudenslager (R) : . John J. Gardner (R) : . Benjamin F. Howell (R) : . Ira W. Wood (R) : . Charles N. Fowler (R) : . William Hughes (D) : . Richard Wayne Parker (R) : . William H. Wiley (R) : . Eugene F. Kinkead (D) : .

James A. Hamill James Alphonsus Hamill (March 30, 1877 – December 15, 1941) was an American attorney and Democratic Party politician. He served as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 10th congressional district from 1907 to 1913 and 12th distri ...

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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 * ...

: . William W. Cocks (R) : . George H. Lindsay (D) : . Otto G. Foelker (R) : . Charles B. Law (R) : . Richard Young (R) : . William M. Calder (R) : . John J. Fitzgerald (D) : . Daniel J. Riordan (D) : .

Henry M. Goldfogle Henry Mayer Goldfogle (May 23, 1856 – June 1, 1929) was an American lawyer and politician who served seven terms as a United States representative from NYCongDel, New York from 1901 to 1915. Biography Born in New York City, he attended t ...

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William Sulzer William Sulzer (March 18, 1863 – November 6, 1941), nicknamed Plain Bill, was an American lawyer and politician. He was the 39th governor of New York serving for 10 months in 1913, and a long-serving U.S. representative from the same state. Su ...

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Charles V. Fornes Charles Vincent Fornes (January 22, 1844 – May 22, 1929) was an American educator and politician who served three terms as a United States representative from New York New York most commonly refers to: * New York (state), a state in the nort ...

(D) : . Michael F. Conry (D) : . Herbert Parsons (R) : . William Willett Jr. (D) : . J. Van Vechten Olcott (R) : . Francis B. Harrison (D) : . William S. Bennet (R) : . Joseph A. Goulden (D) : . John E. Andrus (R) : . Thomas W. Bradley (R) : .

Hamilton Fish II Hamilton Fish II (April 17, 1849 – January 15, 1936) was an American lawyer and politician who served as Speaker of the New York State Assembly and a member of the United States House of Representatives. Early life Fish was born in Albany, Ne ...

(R) : . William H. Draper (R) : . George N. Southwick (R) : .

George W. Fairchild George Winthrop Fairchild (May 6, 1854 – December 31, 1924), was a six-term Republican United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from New York (state), New York. Prior to joining congress, he was a businessman and investor, be ...

(R) : . Cyrus Durey (R) : . George R. Malby (R) : . Charles S. Millington (R) : . Charles L. Knapp (R) : . Michael E. Driscoll (R) : . John W. Dwight (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . James B. Perkins (R), until March 11, 1910 :: James Smith Havens (D), from April 19, 1910 : . J. Sloat Fassett (R) : . James S. Simmons (R) : . Daniel A. Driscoll (D) : . De Alva S. Alexander (R) : .

Edward B. Vreeland Edward Butterfield Vreeland (December 7, 1856 – May 8, 1936) was an American banker, businessman, and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who represented southern Western New York (Allegheny County, New York, Allegheny, Cha ...

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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 ...

: . John Humphrey Small (D) : . Claude Kitchin (D) : . Charles R. Thomas (D) : . Edward W. Pou (D) : . John M. Morehead (R) : . Hannibal L. Godwin (D) : . Robert N. Page (D) : . Charles H. Cowles (R) : . Edwin Y. Webb (D) : . John G. Grant (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 ...

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Louis B. Hanna Louis Benjamin Hanna (August 9, 1861 – April 23, 1948) was an American businessman, banker, and North Dakota Republican Party politician, who served in the North Dakota House of Representatives and as the 11th governor of North Dakota. Biogra ...

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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 ...

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Nicholas Longworth Nicholas Longworth III (November 5, 1869 – April 9, 1931) was an American lawyer and politician who became Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. A Republican, he was elected to the Ohio Senate, where he initiated the success ...

(R) : . Herman P. Goebel (R) : . James M. Cox (D) : . William E. Tou Velle (D) : . Timothy T. Ansberry (D) : .

Matthew R. Denver Matthew Rombach Denver (December 21, 1870 – May 13, 1954) was a three-term member of the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative from Ohio from 1907 to 1913. He was the son of James William Denver, who served as a United St ...

(D) : . J. Warren Keifer (R) : . Ralph D. Cole (R) : . Isaac R. Sherwood (D) : . Adna R. Johnson (R) : . Albert Douglas (R) : . Edward L. Taylor Jr. (R) : . Carl C. Anderson (D) : . William G. Sharp (D) : .

James Joyce James Augustine Aloysius Joyce (born James Augusta Joyce; 2 February 1882 – 13 January 1941) was an Irish novelist, poet, and literary critic. He contributed to the modernist avant-garde movement and is regarded as one of the most influentia ...

(R) : . David Hollingsworth (R) : . William A. Ashbrook (D) : . James Kennedy (R) : . W. Aubrey Thomas (R) : . L. Paul Howland (R) : . James H. Cassidy (R), from April 20, 1909

Oklahoma Oklahoma ( ; Choctaw language, Choctaw: , ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Texas to the south and west, Kansas to the north, Missouri to the northea ...

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Bird Segle McGuire Bird Segle McGuire (October 13, 1865 – November 9, 1930) was an American politician, a Delegate and the last U.S. Representative from Oklahoma Territory. After statehood, he was elected as an Oklahoma member of Congress, where he served four ...

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Dick Thompson Morgan Dick Thompson Morgan (December 6, 1853 – July 4, 1920) was an American educator, lawyer and politician who served six terms as a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma from 1909 to 1920. Early life and education Born at Prairie Creek, Indiana, ...

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Charles D. Carter Charles David Carter (August 16, 1868 – April 9, 1929) was an American politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from Oklahoma's 4th congressional district, Oklahoma's 4th and Oklahoma's 3rd congressional district, 3 ...

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Scott Ferris Scott Ferris (November 3, 1877 – June 8, 1945) was a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma. Early life Ferris was born in Neosho, Missouri to Scott and Annie M. Ferris.

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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 ...

: . Willis C. Hawley (R) : . William R. Ellis (R)

Pennsylvania Pennsylvania, officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes region, Great Lakes regions o ...

: . Henry H. Bingham (R) : .

Joel Cook Joel Cook (March 20, 1842December 15, 1910) was an American politician from Pennsylvania who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 2nd congressional district from 1907 to 1910. Biography ...

(R), until December 15, 1910 : . J. Hampton Moore (R) : . Reuben O. Moon (R) : . William W. Foulkrod (R), until November 13, 1910 : . George D. McCreary (R) : . Thomas S. Butler (R) : . Irving P. Wanger (R) : . William W. Griest (R) : . Thomas D. Nicholls (ID) : . Henry W. Palmer (R) : . Alfred B. Garner (R) : . John H. Rothermel (D) : . Charles C. Pratt (R) : . William B. Wilson (D) : . John G. McHenry (D) : . Benjamin K. Focht (R) : . Marlin E. Olmsted (R) : . John M. Reynolds (R), until January 17, 1911 : . Daniel F. Lafean (R) : . Charles F. Barclay (R) : . George F. Huff (R) : . Allen F. Cooper (R) : . John K. Tener (R), until January 16, 1911 : . Arthur L. Bates (R) : . A. Mitchell Palmer (D) : . J. N. Langham (R) : . Nelson P. Wheeler (R) : . William H. Graham (R) : .

John Dalzell John Dalzell (April 19, 1845 – October 2, 1927) was an American attorney and Republican politician who represented his hometown of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1887 to 1913. During the presidency of T ...

(R) : . James F. Burke (R) : . Andrew J. Barchfeld (R)

Rhode Island Rhode Island ( ) is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Connecticut to its west; Massachusetts to its north and east; and the Atlantic Ocean to its south via Rhode Island Sound and Block Is ...

: . William P. Sheffield Jr. (R) : . Adin B. Capron (R)

South Carolina South Carolina ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders North Carolina to the north and northeast, the Atlantic Ocean to the southeast, and Georgia (U.S. state), Georg ...

: . George S. Legare (D) : . James O. Patterson (D) : .

Wyatt Aiken Wyatt Aiken (December 14, 1863 – February 6, 1923) was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives for South Carolina's 3rd congressional district. He served for six terms from 1903 to 1917. Early life and family Wyatt Aiken was born near ...

(D) : . Joseph T. Johnson (D) : .

David E. Finley David E. Finley (February 28, 1861 – January 26, 1917) was a United States representative from South Carolina. He was born in Trenton, Arkansas. He attended the public schools of Rock Hill, South Carolina, and Ebenezer, South Carolina and wa ...

(D) : . J. Edwin Ellerbe (D) : . Asbury F. Lever (D)

South Dakota South Dakota (; Sioux language, Sioux: , ) is a U.S. state, state in the West North Central states, North Central region of the United States. It is also part of the Great Plains. South Dakota is named after the Dakota people, Dakota Sioux ...

: .

Charles H. Burke Charles Henry Burke (April 1, 1861 – April 7, 1944) was a Republican Congressman from South Dakota and Commissioner of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in the 1920s. Biography He was born near Batavia, New York, in 1861, and attended the public s ...

(R) : . Eben W. Martin (R)

Tennessee Tennessee (, ), officially the State of Tennessee, is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern region of the United States. It borders Kentucky to the north, Virginia to the northeast, North Carolina t ...

: . Walter P. Brownlow (R), until July 8, 1910 :: Zachary D. Massey (R), from November 8, 1910 : . Richard W. Austin (R) : . John A. Moon (D) : .

Cordell Hull Cordell Hull (October 2, 1871July 23, 1955) was an American politician from Tennessee and the longest-serving U.S. Secretary of State, holding the position for 11 years (1933–1944) in the administration of President Franklin Delano Roosevel ...

(D) : . William C. Houston (D) : . Joseph W. Byrns (D) : . Lemuel P. Padgett (D) : .

Thetus W. Sims Thetus Willrette Sims (April 25, 1852 – December 17, 1939) was an American politician and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the Tennessee's 8th congressional district, 8th congressional district of Tennessee. Biogra ...

(D) : . Finis J. Garrett (D) : . George W. Gordon (D)

Texas Texas ( , ; or ) is the most populous U.S. state, state in the South Central United States, South Central region of the United States. It borders Louisiana to the east, Arkansas to the northeast, Oklahoma to the north, New Mexico to the we ...

: .

Morris Sheppard John Morris Sheppard (May 28, 1875April 9, 1941) was a Democratic United States Congressman and United States Senator from Texas. He authored the Eighteenth Amendment (Prohibition) and introduced it in the Senate, and is referred to as "the f ...

(D) : . Martin Dies (D) : . Gordon J. Russell (D), until June 14, 1910 :: Robert M. Lively (D), from July 23, 1910 : . Choice B. Randell (D) : . James Andrew Beall (D) : . Rufus Hardy (D) : . Alexander W. Gregg (D) : . John M. Moore (D) : . George Farmer Burgess (D) : . Albert S. Burleson (D) : . Robert L. Henry (D) : . Oscar W. Gillespie (D) : . John H. Stephens (D) : . James L. Slayden (D) : .

John Nance Garner John Nance Garner III (November 22, 1868 – November 7, 1967), known among his contemporaries as "Cactus Jack", was the 32nd vice president of the United States, serving from 1933 to 1941, under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. A member of the ...

(D) : . William R. Smith (D)

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 ...

: . Joseph Howell (R)

Vermont Vermont () is a U.S. state, state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York (state), New York to the west, and the Provinces and territories of Ca ...

: . David J. Foster (R) : . Frank Plumley (R)

Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a U.S. state, state in the Southeastern United States, Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the East Coast of the United States ...

: . William A. Jones (D) : . Harry L. Maynard (D) : . John Lamb (D) : .

Francis R. Lassiter Francis Rives Lassiter (February 18, 1866 – October 31, 1909) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia, great-nephew of Francis E. Rives. Biography Francie Rives Lassiter was born in Petersburg, Virginia on September 29, 1867, a son of Dr. D ...

(D), until October 31, 1909 :: Robert Turnbull (D), from March 8, 1910 : .

Edward W. Saunders Edward Watts Saunders (October 20, 1860 – December 16, 1921) was a Virginia lawyer, politician and judge, who served as Speaker of the Virginia House of Delegates, U.S. Representative and justice of the Supreme Court of Virginia. Biography Sa ...

(D) : .

Carter Glass Carter Glass (January 4, 1858 – May 28, 1946) was an American newspaper publisher and Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Lynchburg, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia. He represented Virginia in both houses of United Stat ...

(D) : .

James Hay James Hay may refer to: * James Hay (bishop) (died 1538), Scottish abbot and bishop * James Hay, 7th Lord Hay of Yester (1564–1609), Scottish landowner and courtier * James Hay, 1st Earl of Carlisle (c.1580–1636), British noble * James Hay, 2nd ...

(D) : . Charles Creighton Carlin (D) : . C. Bascom Slemp (R) : . Henry D. Flood (D)

Washington Washington most commonly refers to: * George Washington (1732–1799), the first president of the United States * Washington (state), a state in the Pacific Northwest of the United States * Washington, D.C., the capital of the United States ** A ...

: . William E. Humphrey (R) : . Francis W. Cushman (R), until July 6, 1909 :: William W. McCredie (R), from November 2, 1909 : .

Miles Poindexter Miles Poindexter (April 22, 1868September 21, 1946) was an American lawyer and politician. As a Republican Party (United States), Republican and briefly a Progressive Party 1912 (United States), Progressive, he served one term as a United States ...

(R)

West Virginia West Virginia is a mountainous U.S. state, state in the Southern United States, Southern and Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States.The United States Census Bureau, Census Bureau and the Association of American ...

: .

William P. Hubbard William Pallister Hubbard (December 24, 1843 – December 5, 1921) was an American Republican Party (United States), Republican politician from Wheeling, West Virginia who served as a United States representative. The son of Congressman Cheste ...

(R) : . George Cookman Sturgiss (R) : . Joseph Holt Gaines (R) : . Harry C. Woodyard (R) : . James Anthony Hughes (R)

Wisconsin Wisconsin ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Great Lakes region, Great Lakes region of the Upper Midwest of the United States. It borders Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michig ...

: . Henry Allen Cooper (R) : .

John M. Nelson John Mandt Nelson (October 10, 1870 – January 29, 1955) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, serving nine terms in Congress between 1913 and 1933. Early life John Mandt Nelson was born on October 10, 1870, in Burke, Wisconsin. Nelson ...

(R) : . Arthur W. Kopp (R) : . William J. Cary (R) : . William H. Stafford (R) : . Charles H. Weisse (D) : . John J. Esch (R) : . James H. Davidson (R) : .

Gustav Küstermann Gustav Küstermann (May 24, 1850 – December 25, 1919) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Biography Born in Detmold, Lippe-Detmold, Küstermann graduated from high school and worked at a store in Hamburg, Germany before immigrating to t ...

(R) : . Elmer A. Morse (R) : .

Irvine L. Lenroot Irvine Luther Lenroot (January 31, 1869 – January 26, 1949) was an American attorney, jurist, and Republican Party (United States), Republican Party politician from Wisconsin. He served as Speaker of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1903 to ...

(R)

Wyoming Wyoming ( ) is a landlocked U.S. state, state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States, Western United States. It borders Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho t ...

: . Frank W. Mondell (R)

Non-voting members

: . James Wickersham (R) : . Ralph Henry Cameron (R) : . Jonah Kunio Kalanianaole (R) : . William Henry Andrews (R) : .

Benito Legarda Benito Cosmé Legarda y Tuason (September 27, 1853 – August 27, 1915) was a Filipino legislator who was a member of the Philippine Commission of the American colonial Insular Government, the government's legislature, and later a Resident Co ...

( Fed., R) : .

Pablo Ocampo Pablo Ocampo de León (January 25, 1853 – February 5, 1925) was a Filipino lawyer, nationalist, a member of the Malolos Congress, inaugural holder of the office of Resident Commissioner from the Philippine Islands to the United States Congre ...

, until November 22, 1909 (D) ::

Manuel Quezon Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (, , , ; 19 August 1878 – 1 August 1944), also known by his initials MLQ, was a Filipino lawyer, statesman, soldier, and politician who was president of the Commonwealth of the Philippines from 1935 until his d ...

, (Unionist), from November 23, 1909 : .

Tulio Larrínaga Tulio Larrínaga (January 15, 1847 – April 28, 1917) was a Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico. Biography Born in Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico, Larrínaga attended the Seminario Consiliar of San Ildefonso at San Juan, Puerto Rico. He studied ...

(Resident Commissioner), (Unionist) 61 us house membership

Changes in membership

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

Senate

* Replacements: 13 ** Democratic: 1 seat net gain ** Republican: 1 seat net loss * Deaths: 8 * Resignations: 2 * Vacancy: 1 * Total seats with changes: 14

House of Representatives

* Replacements: 12 ** Democratic: 3 seat gain ** Republican: 3 seat loss * Deaths: 12 * Resignations: 6 * Contested elections: 0 * Total seats with changes: 21

Committees

Senate

* Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Charles A. Culberson; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom) * Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Jonathan P. Dolliver; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money) * Appropriations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John Kean; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money) * Canadian Relations (Chairman: William A. Smith; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) *

Census A census (from Latin ''censere'', 'to assess') is the procedure of systematically acquiring, recording, and calculating population information about the members of a given Statistical population, population, usually displayed in the form of stati ...

(Chairman:

Robert M. La Follette Robert Marion La Follette Sr. (June 14, 1855June 18, 1925), nicknamed "Fighting Bob," was an American lawyer and politician. He represented Wisconsin in both chambers of Congress and served as the 20th governor of Wisconsin from 1901 to 1906. ...

; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Albert B. Cummins; Ranking Member: N/A) * Claims (Chairman: Henry E. Burnham; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * Coast and Insular Survey (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay) * Coast Defenses (Chairman: George S. Nixon; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro) *

Commerce Commerce is the organized Complex system, system of activities, functions, procedures and institutions that directly or indirectly contribute to the smooth, unhindered large-scale exchange (distribution through Financial transaction, transactiona ...

(Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * Conservation of National Resources (Chairman: Joseph M. Dixon; Ranking Member: Francis G. Newlands) * Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman: James P. Taliaferro; Ranking Member:

) * Cuban Relations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * Disposition of Useless Papers in the Executive Departments (Chairman: Furnifold M. Simmons; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) *

District of Columbia Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and Federal district of the United States, federal district of the United States. The city is on the Potomac River, across from ...

(Chairman: Jacob H. Gallinger; Ranking Member:

) * Education and Labor (Chairman: William E. Borah; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Augustus O. Bacon; Ranking Member:

) * Enrolled Bills (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman:

) * Examination of Disposition of Documents (Select) * Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Furnifold M. Simmons) * Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Coe I. Crawford; Ranking Member: Jeff Davis) * Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey) * Expenditures in the Navy Department (Select) (Chairman: William Lorimer; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Joseph L. Bristow; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * Expenditures in the Department of State (Select) (Chairman:

Elihu Root Elihu Root (; February 15, 1845February 7, 1937) was an American lawyer, Republican Party (United States), Republican politician, and statesman who served as the 41st United States Secretary of War under presidents William McKinley and Theodor ...

; Ranking Member: N/A) * Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Select) (Chairman: Theodore E. Burton; Ranking Member: James P. Clarke) * Expenditures in the War Department (Select) (Chairman: Henry A. du Pont; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money) *

Finance Finance refers to monetary resources and to the study and Academic discipline, discipline of money, currency, assets and Liability (financial accounting), liabilities. As a subject of study, is a field of Business administration, Business Admin ...

(Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) *

Fisheries Fishery can mean either the enterprise of raising or harvesting fish and other aquatic life or, more commonly, the site where such enterprise takes place ( a.k.a., fishing grounds). Commercial fisheries include wild fisheries and fish farm ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin R. Tillman; Ranking Member: Moses E. Clapp) *

Foreign Relations Foreign policy, also known as external policy, is the set of strategies and actions a State (polity), state employs in its interactions with other states, unions, and international entities. It encompasses a wide range of objectives, includ ...

(Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * Geological Survey (Chairman: Frank O. Briggs; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money) *

Immigration Immigration is the international movement of people to a destination country of which they are not usual residents or where they do not possess nationality in order to settle as Permanent residency, permanent residents. Commuting, Commuter ...

(Chairman: William P. Dillingham; Ranking Member: N/A) *

Indian Affairs The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), also known as Indian Affairs (IA), is a United States federal agency within the Department of the Interior. It is responsible for implementing federal laws and policies related to Native Americans and A ...

(Chairman: Moses E. Clapp; Ranking Member: William J. Stone) * Indian Depredations (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin) * Indian Contracts Investigation (Select) * Industrial Expositions (Chairman: Wesley L. Jones; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * Interoceanic Canals (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro) *

Interstate Commerce The Commerce Clause describes an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution ( Article I, Section 8, Clause 3). The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and amon ...

(Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey) *

Judiciary The judiciary (also known as the judicial system, judicature, judicial branch, judiciative branch, and court or judiciary system) is the system of courts that adjudicates legal disputes/disagreements and interprets, defends, and applies the law ...

(Chairman: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) *

Library A library is a collection of Book, books, and possibly other Document, materials and Media (communication), media, that is accessible for use by its members and members of allied institutions. Libraries provide physical (hard copies) or electron ...

(Chairman: George P. Wetmore; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) *

Manufactures Manufacturing is the creation or production of goods with the help of equipment, labor, machines, tools, and chemical or biological processing or formulation. It is the essence of the secondary sector of the economy. The term may refer ...

(Chairman: Weldon B. Heyburn; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay) *

Military Affairs Military science is the study of military processes, institutions, and behavior, along with the study of warfare, and the theory and application of organized coercive force. It is mainly focused on theory, method, and practice of producing mi ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro) * Mines and Mining (Chairman: Charles Dick; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: William Warner; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) * National Banks (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * Naval Affairs (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman) * Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (Chairman: Chauncey M. Depew; Ranking Member: James P. Clarke) * Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Elmer J. Burkett; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro) *

Patents A patent is a type of intellectual property that gives its owner the legal right to exclude others from making, using, or selling an invention for a limited period of time in exchange for publishing an sufficiency of disclosure, enabling discl ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Murphy J. Foster Jr.) *

Pensions A pension (; ) is a fund into which amounts are paid regularly during an individual's working career, and from which periodic payments are made to support the person's retirement from work. A pension may be either a "defined benefit plan", wher ...

(Chairman: Porter J. McCumber; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro) *

Philippines The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Joseph F. Johnston) * Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay) * Potomac River Front (Select) *

Printing Printing is a process for mass reproducing text and images using a master form or template. The earliest non-paper products involving printing include cylinder seals and objects such as the Cyrus Cylinder and the Cylinders of Nabonidus. The ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John W. Smith) * Private Land Claims (Chairman: John W. Daniel; Ranking Member:

) * Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: John Kean) * Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson) * Public Expenditures (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: N/A) * Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: Thomas S. Martin; Ranking Member: Chauncey M. Depew) *

Public Lands In all modern states, a portion of land is held by central or local governments. This is called public land, state land, or Crown land (Commonwealth realms). The system of tenure of public land, and the terminology used, varies between countries. ...

(Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery) *

Railroads Rail transport (also known as train transport) is a means of transport using wheeled vehicles running in tracks, which usually consist of two parallel steel rails. Rail transport is one of the two primary means of land transport, next to road ...

(Chairman: Morgan G. Bulkeley; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Weldon B. Heyburn; Ranking Member: N/A) * Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: Joseph W. Bailey; Ranking Member:

) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Winthrop Murray Crane; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * United States Senate Select Committee on Standards, Weights and Measures, Standards, Weights and Measures (Select) (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: James P. Clarke) * United States Senate Committee on Third Degree Ordeal, Third Degree Ordeal * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Samuel D. McEnery; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: George T. Oliver; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Select Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands, Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: N/A) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Wages and Prices of Commodities, Wages and Prices of Commodities (Select) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Chairman: Alexander S. Clay; Ranking Member:

)

House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: James A. Hughes; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: Charles Frederick Scott; Ranking Member: John Lamb (congressman), John Lamb) * United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Nehemiah D. Sperry; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: James A. Tawney; Ranking Member: Leonidas F. Livingston) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Arsene Pujo) * United States House Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: Edgar D. Crumpacker; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: William B. McKinley; Ranking Member: Thomas W. Hardwick) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Arthur L. Bates; Ranking Member: Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott) * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Samuel W. Smith; Ranking Member: Dorsey W. Shackleford) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: James F. Burke; Ranking Member: Asbury F. Lever) * 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: Joseph H. Gaines; Ranking Member: William W. Rucker) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Charles L. Knapp; Ranking Member: Ollie M. James) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: James M. Miller; Ranking Member: William E. Tou Velle) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Michael E. Driscoll; Ranking Member: Charles C. Carlin) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William W. Wilson; Ranking Member: Henry Thomas Rainey) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: William H. Graham; Ranking Member: Henry D. Flood) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Commerce Department, Expenditures in the Commerce and Labor Departments (Chairman: David J. Foster; Ranking Member: Arsene P. Pujo) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Bird S. McGuire; Ranking Member: Robert N. Page) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Sydney E. Mudd; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: Lemuel P. Padgett) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Irving P. Wanger; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: Don C. Edwards; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Ebenezer J. Hill; Ranking Member: John Lamb (congressman), John Lamb) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: George P. Lawrence; Ranking Member: Joseph L. Rhinock) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: E. Stevens Henry; Ranking Member: John H. Small) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman: James Breck Perkins, James B. Perkins; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Benjamin F. Howell; Ranking Member: John L. Burnett) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John H. Stephens) * United States House Committee on Industrial Arts and Expositions, Industrial Arts and Expositions (Chairman: William A. Rodenberg; Ranking Member: Harry L. Maynard) * United States House Committee on Insular Affairs, Insular Affairs (Chairman: Marlin E. Olmsted; Ranking Member: William A. Jones) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: James R. Mann; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Cyrus A. Sulloway; Ranking Member: George H. Lindsay) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: William A. Reeder; Ranking Member: William R. Smith) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: Richard W. Parker; Ranking Member: Henry De Lamar Clayton Jr., Henry De Lamar Clayton) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: John J. Gardner; Ranking Member: Henry Thomas Rainey) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: Philip P. Campbell; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Samuel W. McCall; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Henry McMorran; Ranking Member: Joseph T. Johnson) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: William S. Greene; Ranking Member: Thomas Spight) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Charles A. Kennedy; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: John Gill Jr.) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: George F. Huff; Ranking Member: George A. Bartlett) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: George Edmund Foss, George E. Foss; Ranking Member: Lemuel P. Padgett) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Thomas S. Butler; Ranking Member: James L. Slayden) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Frank D. Currier; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member: William N. Richardson, William Richardson) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: John W. Weeks; Ranking Member: John A. Moon) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: Allen F. Cooper; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman:

; Ranking Member: William A. Jones) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Richard Bartholdt; Ranking Member: William G. Brantley) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Frank W. Mondell; Ranking Member: Adam M. Byrd) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: James H. Davidson; Ranking Member: William Hughes (U.S. senator), William Hughes) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Frederick H. Gillett; Ranking Member: William O. Barnard) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: Reuben O. Moon; Ranking Member: John T. Watkins) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: De Alva S. Alexander; Ranking Member: Stephen M. Sparkman) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman:

; Ranking Member:

) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Edward L. Hamilton; Ranking Member: James T. Lloyd) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: George D. McCreary; Ranking Member: George W. Rauch) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Charles B. Law; Ranking Member: Thetus W. Sims) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Sereno E. Payne; Ranking Member:

) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole

Joint committees

* 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 the Interior Department and Forestry Service, Investigate the Interior Department and Forestry Service * United States Congress Joint Committee on the Library, The Library * United States Congress Joint Committee on Printing, Printing

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: Elliott Woods * Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam * Public Printer of the United States: Samuel B. Donnelly

Senate

* Chaplain of the United States Senate, Chaplain: Edward E. Hale (Unitarianism, Unitarian) until June 10, 1909 ** Ulysses G.B. Pierce (Unitarianism, Unitarian) elected June 18, 1909 * United States Senate Librarian, Librarian: Edward C. Goodwin * Secretary of the United States Senate, Secretary: Charles G. Bennett * Sergeant at Arms of the United States Senate, Sergeant at Arms: Daniel M. Ransdell

House of Representatives

* Chaplain of the United States House of Representatives, Chaplain: Henry N. Couden (Universalist) * Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk: Alexander McDowell * Doorkeeper of the United States House of Representatives, Doorkeeper: Frank B. Lyon * Parliamentarian of the United States House of Representatives, Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds * Postmaster of the United States House of Representatives, Postmaster: Samuel Langum * Reading Clerk of the United States House of Representatives, Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and Dennis E. Alward (R) * Sergeant at Arms of the United States House of Representatives, Sergeant at Arms: Henry Casson

References

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