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The 54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the
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and the
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. It met in
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, from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of
Grover Cleveland Stephen Grover Cleveland (March 18, 1837June 24, 1908) was the 22nd and 24th president of the United States, serving from 1885 to 1889 and from 1893 to 1897. He was the first U.S. president to serve nonconsecutive terms and the first Hist ...
's second presidency. The apportionment of seats in the
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was based on the
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. The House had a Republican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate.


Major events

* May 27, 1896: 1896 St. Louis–East St. Louis tornado: The costliest and third deadliest
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in U.S. history levels a mile wide swath of downtown
St. Louis, Missouri St. Louis ( , sometimes referred to as St. Louis City, Saint Louis or STL) is an Independent city (United States), independent city in the U.S. state of Missouri. It lies near the confluence of the Mississippi River, Mississippi and the Miss ...
, incurring over $10,000,000 (over $375 mil. in 2025) in damages at contemporaneous prices, killing more than 255 and injuring over 1,000 people. * November 3, 1896: U.S. presidential election, 1896: Republican
William McKinley William McKinley (January 29, 1843September 14, 1901) was the 25th president of the United States, serving from 1897 until Assassination of William McKinley, his assassination in 1901. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Repub ...
defeats Democratic candidate
William Jennings Bryan William Jennings Bryan (March 19, 1860 – July 26, 1925) was an American lawyer, orator, and politician. He was a dominant force in the History of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, running three times as the party' ...
. This is regarded as a
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, that ended the old
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and started the
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* February 19, 1897:
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established as a department in
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.


Major legislation

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


States admitted

* January 4, 1896:
Utah Utah is a landlocked state in the Mountain states, Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is one of the Four Corners states, sharing a border with Arizona, Colorado, and New Mexico. It also borders Wyoming to the northea ...
was admitted as the 45th state.


Party summary

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


Senate


House of Representatives


Leadership


Senate

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


Majority (Republican) leadership

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


Minority (Democratic) leadership

* Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman


House of Representatives

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


Majority (Republican) leadership

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


Minority (Democratic) leadership

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


Members

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


Senate

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


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

: 2. John T. Morgan (D) : 3. James L. Pugh (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. James H. Berry (D) : 3. James K. Jones (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. Stephen M. White (D) : 3. George C. Perkins (R)


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

: 2. Edward O. Wolcott (R) : 3. Henry M. Teller (R)


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

: 1. Joseph R. Hawley (R) : 3. Orville H. Platt (R)


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

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


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

: 1. Samuel Pasco (D) : 3.
Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...
(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. John B. Gordon (D)


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

: 2. George L. Shoup (R) : 3. Fred T. Dubois (R)


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

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


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

: 1.
David Turpie David Battle Turpie (July 8, 1828 – April 21, 1909) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1887 until 1899; he also served as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1898 to 1899 during the last year of his ...
(D) : 3.
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during ...
(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. John H. Gear (R) : 3.
William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in t ...
(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.
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended public schools and graduated from Adrian College and from t ...
(R) : 3. William A. Peffer (P)


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

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


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

: 2.
Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
(D) : 3. Newton C. Blanchard (D)


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

: 1.
Eugene Hale Eugene Hale (June 9, 1836October 27, 1918) was an American politician who was a Republican Party (United States), Republican United States Senator from Maine. Biography Born in Turner, Maine, he was educated in local schools and at Maine's Hebr ...
(R) : 2. William P. Frye (R)


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

: 1. Arthur Pue Gorman (D) : 3. Charles H. Gibson (D)


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

: 1.
Henry Cabot Lodge Henry Cabot Lodge (May 12, 1850November 9, 1924) was an American politician, historian, lawyer, and statesman from Massachusetts. A member of the History of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he served in the United States ...
(R) : 2. George F. Hoar (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. James McMillan (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. Cushman K. Davis (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. James Z. George (D) : 2. Edward C. Walthall (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 ...

: 1. Francis Cockrell (D) : 3. George G. Vest (D)


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

: 1. Lee Mantle (R) : 2. Thomas H. Carter (R)


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

: 1. William V. Allen (P) : 2. John M. Thurston (R)


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

: 1. William M. Stewart (S) : 3. John P. Jones (S)


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

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


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

: 1. James Smith Jr. (D) : 2. William J. Sewell (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. Edward Murphy Jr. (D) : 3. David B. Hill (D)


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

: 2. Marion Butler (P) : 3. Jeter C. Pritchard (R)


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

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


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

: 1.
John Sherman John Sherman (May 10, 1823October 22, 1900) was an American politician from Ohio who served in federal office throughout the Civil War and into the late nineteenth century. A member of the Republican Party, he served in both houses of the U. ...
(R) : 3. Calvin S. Brice (D)


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

: 2. George W. McBride (R) : 3.
John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell (born John Mitchell Hipple; June 23, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician. He served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, United States Senator from Oregon on three occasi ...
(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 ...

: 1. Matthew S. Quay (R) : 3. J. Donald Cameron (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. John L. M. Irby (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. Richard F. Pettigrew (R) : 3. James H. Kyle (P)


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. William B. Bate (D) : 2. Isham G. Harris (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. Roger Q. Mills (D) : 2. Horace Chilton (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. Frank J. Cannon (R), from January 22, 1896 : 3.
Arthur Brown Arthur Brown may refer to: Entertainment * Arthur William Brown (1881–1966), Canadian commercial artist * H. Arthur Brown (1906–1992), American orchestral conductor * Arthur Brown (musician) (born 1942), English rock singer * Arthur Brown, ...
(R), from January 22, 1896


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. Redfield Proctor (R) : 3. Justin S. Morrill (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) : 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. John L. Wilson (R) : 3. Watson C. Squire (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. Charles J. Faulkner Jr. (D) : 2. Stephen B. Elkins (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 ...

: 1.
John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell (October 19, 1842June 29, 1904) was an Americans, American politician and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Democratic Party United States, Democrat, he served one term each in the United States Senate (1893&ndash ...
(D) : 3. William F. Vilas (D)


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

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


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 ...

: . Richard H. Clarke (D) : . Jesse F. Stallings (D) : . George P. Harrison (D) : . Gaston A. Robbins (D), until March 13, 1896 :: William F. Aldrich (R), from March 13, 1896 : . James E. Cobb (D), until April 21, 1896 :: Albert T. Goodwyn (P), from April 22, 1896 : . John H. Bankhead (D) : . Milford W. Howard (P) : .
Joseph Wheeler Joseph "Fighting Joe" Wheeler (September 10, 1836 – January 25, 1906) was a military commander and politician of the Confederate States of America. He was a cavalry general in the Confederate States Army in the 1860s during the American Civil ...
(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 ...
(D), until June 9, 1896 :: Truman H. Aldrich (R), from June 9, 1896


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 ...

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

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

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


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) : . Charles A. Russell (R) : . Ebenezer J. Hill (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 ...

: . Jonathan S. Willis (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) : . Charles M. Cooper (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 ...

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


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), ...

: . Edgar Wilson (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 ...

: . J. Frank Aldrich (R) : . William Lorimer (R) : . Lawrence E. McGann (D), until December 27, 1895 :: Hugh R. Belknap (R), from December 27, 1895 : . Charles W. Woodman (R) : . George E. White (R) : . Edward D. Cooke (R) : . George E. Foss (R) : . Albert J. Hopkins (R) : .
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but ...
(R) : . George W. Prince (R), from December 2, 1895 : . Walter Reeves (R) : . Joseph G. Cannon (R) : . Vespasian Warner (R) : . Joseph V. Graff (R) : . Benjamin F. Marsh (R) : . Finis E. Downing (D), until June 5, 1896 :: John I. Rinaker (R), from June 5, 1896 : . James A. Connolly (R) : . Frederick Remann (R), until July 14, 1895 :: William F. L. Hadley (R), from December 2, 1895 : . Benson Wood (R) : . Orlando Burrell (R) : . Everett J. Murphy (R) : . George Washington Smith (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 ...

: . James A. Hemenway (R) : . Alexander M. Hardy (R) : . Robert J. Tracewell (R) : . James E. Watson (R) : . Jesse Overstreet (R) : . Henry U. Johnson (R) : . Charles L. Henry (R) : . George W. Faris (R) : . J. Frank Hanly (R) : .
Jethro A. Hatch Jethro Ayers Hatch (June 18, 1837 – August 3, 1912) was an American physician and politician who served one term as a United States House of Representatives, U.S. Representative from Indiana from 1895 to 1897. Biography Early life and ancesto ...
(R) : . George W. Steele (R) : . Jacob D. Leighty (R) : . Lemuel W. Royse (R)


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 ...

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

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

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

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


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 ...

: . Thomas B. Reed (R) : .
Nelson Dingley Jr. Nelson Dingley Jr. (February 15, 1832 – January 13, 1899) was a journalist and politician from the U.S. state of Maine. Dingley was born in Durham, Maine and attended the common schools at Unity, Maine and Waterville College (now Colby Col ...
(R) : . Seth L. Milliken (R) : . Charles A. Boutelle (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 ...

: . Joshua W. Miles (D) : . William B. Baker (R) : . Henry W. Rusk (D) : . John K. Cowen (D) : . Charles E. Coffin (R) : . George L. Wellington (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 ...

: . Ashley B. Wright (R) : . Frederick H. Gillett (R) : . Joseph H. Walker (R) : . Lewis D. Apsley (R) : . William S. Knox (R) : . William Cogswell (R), until May 22, 1895 :: William H. Moody (R), from November 5, 1895 : . William E. Barrett (R) : . Samuel W. McCall (R) : .
John F. Fitzgerald John Francis "Honey Fitz" Fitzgerald (February 11, 1863 – October 2, 1950) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic politician from Boston, Massachusetts. Fitzgerald served as mayor of Boston and a member of the United State ...
(D) : . Harrison H. Atwood (R) : . William F. Draper (R) : . Elijah A. Morse (R) : . John Simpkins (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, ...

: . John B. Corliss (R) : . George Spalding (R) : .
Alfred Milnes Alfred Milnes (May 28, 1844 – January 15, 1916) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Milnes was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His parents, Henry and Mary Ann (née Amyss) Milnes joined the LDS Church and left ...
(R), from December 2, 1895 : . Henry F. Thomas (R) : . William Alden Smith (R) : . David D. Aitken (R) : . Horace G. Snover (R) : . William S. Linton (R) : . Roswell P. Bishop (R) : . Rousseau O. Crump (R) : . John Avery (R) : . Samuel M. Stephenson (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 ...

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

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

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

: . Jesse B. Strode (R) : . David H. Mercer (R) : . George D. Meiklejohn (R) : . Eugene J. Hainer (R) : . William E. Andrews (R) : . Omer M. Kem (P)


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 ...

: . Francis G. Newlands (S)


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

: . Cyrus A. Sulloway (R) : . Henry M. Baker (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) : . Mahlon Pitney (R) : . James F. Stewart (R) : . Richard Wayne Parker (R) : . Thomas McEwan Jr. (R) : . Charles N. Fowler (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 * ...

: . Richard Cunningham McCormick (R) : . Denis M. Hurley (R) : . Francis H. Wilson (R) : . Israel F. Fischer (R) : . Charles G. Bennett (R) : . James R. Howe (R) : . Franklin Bartlett (D) : . James J. Walsh (D), until June 2, 1896 :: John M. Mitchell (R), from June 2, 1896 : . Henry C. Miner (D) : . Amos J. Cummings (D) from November 5, 1895 : .
William Sulzer 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 ...
(D) : . George B. McClellan Jr. (D) : . Richard C. Shannon (R) : .
Lemuel E. Quigg Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 – July 1, 1919) was a United States representative from New York (state), New York. Biography He was born near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland to a Methodist minister. He attended the public schools of ...
(R) : . Philip B. Low (R) : . Benjamin L. Fairchild (R) : . Benjamin Odell (R) : . Jacob LeFever (R) : .
Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black (March 8, 1853 – March 22, 1913) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and t ...
(R), until January 7, 1897 : . George N. Southwick (R) : . David F. Wilber (R) : . Newton M. Curtis (R) : . Wallace T. Foote Jr. (R) : . Charles A. Chickering (R) : .
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) : . George W. Ray (R) : . Theodore L. Poole (R) : . Sereno E. Payne (R) : . Charles W. Gillet (R) : . James W. Wadsworth (R) : . Henry C. Brewster (R) : . Rowland B. Mahany (R) : . Charles Daniels (R) : . Warren B. Hooker (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 ...

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

: . Martin N. Johnson (R)


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

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


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 ...

: .
Binger Hermann Binger Hermann (February 19, 1843 – April 15, 1926) was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann served in both houses o ...
(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) : . Robert Adams Jr. (R) : . Frederick Halterman (R) : . John E. Reyburn (R) : . Alfred C. Harmer (R) : . John B. Robinson (R) : . Irving P. Wanger (R) : . Joseph J. Hart (D) : . Constantine J. Erdman (D) : . Marriott Brosius (R) : . Joseph A. Scranton (R) : . John Leisenring (R) : . Charles N. Brumm (R) : . Ephraim M. Woomer (R) : . James H. Codding (R), from November 5, 1895 : . Fred C. Leonard (R) : . Monroe H. Kulp (R) : . Thaddeus M. Mahon (R) : . James A. Stahle (R) : . Josiah D. Hicks (R) : . Daniel B. Heiner (R) : . John Dalzell (R) : . William A. Stone (R) : . Ernest F. Acheson (R) : . Thomas W. Phillips (R) : . Matthew Griswold (R) : . Charles W. Stone (R) : . William C. Arnold (R) : . Galusha A. Grow (R) : . George F. Huff (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 ...

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

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


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 ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
.
(2 Republicans) : .
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) : . John A. Pickler (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 ...

: . William C. Anderson (R) : . Henry R. Gibson (R) : . Foster V. Brown (R) : . Benton McMillin (D) : . James D. Richardson (D) : . Joseph E. Washington (D) : . Nicholas N. Cox (D) : . John E. McCall (R) : . James C. McDearmon (D) : .
Josiah Patterson Josiah Patterson (April 14, 1837 – February 10, 1904) was a Confederate soldier, political figure, and a member of the United States House of Representatives for the 10th District of Tennessee. Biography Patterson was born in Morgan County, A ...
(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 ...

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


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 ...

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


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 ...

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


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 ...

Both representatives were elected statewide on a
general ticket The general ticket or party block voting (PBV), is a type of block voting in which voters opt for a party or a team of candidates, and the highest-polling party/team becomes the winner and receives 100% of the seats for this multi-member distric ...
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(2 Republicans) : . William H. Doolittle (R) : . Samuel C. Hyde (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 ...

: . Blackburn B. Dovener (R) : . Alston G. Dayton (R) : . James H. Huling (R) : . Warren Miller (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) : . Edward Sauerhering (R) : . Joseph W. Babcock (R) : .
Theobald Otjen Theobald Otjen (October 27, 1851 – April 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China Township in St. Clair County, Michigan and atten ...
(R) : . Samuel S. Barney (R) : . Samuel A. Cook (R) : . Michael Griffin (R) : . Edward S. Minor (R) : . Alexander Stewart (R) : . John J. Jenkins (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

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


Changes in membership

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


Senate

Two seats were added when Utah was admitted and one seat was filled late. , - , nowrap ,
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) , New seat , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap , Frank J. Cannon (R) , January 22, 1896 , New seat , nowrap ,
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) , State was admitted to the Union , nowrap ,
Arthur Brown Arthur Brown may refer to: Entertainment * Arthur William Brown (1881–1966), Canadian commercial artist * H. Arthur Brown (1906–1992), American orchestral conductor * Arthur Brown (musician) (born 1942), English rock singer * Arthur Brown, ...
(R) , January 22, 1896 , - , nowrap ,
Delaware Delaware ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic and South Atlantic states, South Atlantic regions of the United States. It borders Maryland to its south and west, Pennsylvania to its north, New Jersey ...

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


House of Representatives

There were 4 deaths, 2 resignations, 13 election challenges, 1 new seat, and 4 seats vacant from the previous Congress. Democrats had a 10-seat net loss; Republicans had a 12-seat net gain; and Populists had a 2-seat net gain. , - , , Vacant , Representative-elect Andrew J. Campbell died before the start of Congress.
New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , Amos J. Cummings (D) , November 5, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Philip S. Post (R) was re-elected, but died before this Congress.
New member elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap , George W. Prince (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Julius C. Burrows (R) was re-elected, but resigned in the previous Congress to serve in the Senate.
New member elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap ,
Alfred Milnes Alfred Milnes (May 28, 1844 – January 15, 1916) was a politician from the U.S. state of Michigan. Early life Milnes was born in Bradford, Yorkshire, England. His parents, Henry and Mary Ann (née Amyss) Milnes joined the LDS Church and left ...
(R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , Vacant , Rep-elect Myron B. Wright died in office. New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , James H. Codding (R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , , Frank J. Cannon (R) , Seat eliminated January 4, 1896, upon statehood. , colspan=2 , Seat eliminated , - , , New seat , State was admitted to the Union.
New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , Clarence E. Allen (R) , January 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James C. C. Black (D) , Resigned March 4, 1895.
Incumbent was subsequently re-elected October 2, 1895. , nowrap , James C. C. Black (D) , October 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William Cogswell (R) , Died May 22, 1895.
New member elected November 5, 1895. , nowrap , William H. Moody (R) , November 5, 1895 , - , , nowrap , Frederick Remann (R) , Died July 14, 1895.
New member elected December 2, 1895. , nowrap , William F. L. Hadley (R) , December 2, 1895 , - , , nowrap , Lawrence E. McGann (D) , Election was successfully challenged December 27, 1895. , nowrap , Hugh R. Belknap (R) , December 27, 1895 , - , , nowrap , William H. Crain (D) , Died February 10, 1896.
New member elected April 7, 1896. , nowrap , Rudolph Kleberg (D) , April 7, 1896 , - , , nowrap , John C. Tarsney (D) , Election was successfully challenged February 27, 1896. , nowrap , Robert T. Van Horn (R) , February 27, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Gaston A. Robbins (D) , Election was successfully challenged March 13, 1896. , nowrap , William F. Aldrich (R) , March 13, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William R. McKenney (D) , Election was successfully challenged May 2, 1896. , nowrap , Robert T. Thorp (R) , May 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Charles J. Boatner (D) , Election was challenged and declared vacant March 20, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 1896, elected June 10, 1896. , nowrap , Charles J. Boatner (D) , June 10, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James E. Cobb (D) , Election was successfully challenged April 21, 1896. , nowrap , Albert T. Goodwyn (P) , April 22, 1896 , - , , nowrap , J. William Stokes (D) , Seat declared vacant June 1, 1896.
Incumbent was subsequently South Carolina's 7th congressional district special election, 1896, elected November 3, 1896. , nowrap , J. William Stokes (D) , November 3, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James J. Walsh (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 2, 1896. , nowrap , John M. Mitchell (R) , June 2, 1896 , - , , nowrap , William Elliott (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 4, 1896. , nowrap , George W. Murray (R) , June 4, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Finis E. Downing (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , John I. Rinaker (R) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , James A. Lockhart (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. , nowrap , Charles H. Martin (P) , June 5, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Oscar W. Underwood (D) , Election was successfully challenged June 9, 1896. , nowrap , Truman H. Aldrich (R) , June 9, 1896 , - , , nowrap , Charles F. Crisp (D) , Died October 23, 1896.
New member Georgia's 3rd congressional district special election, 1896, elected December 19, 1896. , nowrap , Charles R. Crisp (D) , December 19, 1896 , - , , ,
Frank S. Black Frank Swett Black (March 8, 1853 – March 22, 1913) was an American newspaper editor, lawyer and politician. A Republican Party (United States), Republican, he was a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1895 to 1897, and t ...
(R) , Resigned January 7, 1897. , colspan=2 , Vacant until next Congress , - , , nowrap , Joseph M. Kendall (D) , Election was successfully challenged February 18, 1897. , nowrap , Nathan T. Hopkins (R) , February 18, 1897


Committees


Senate

* United States Senate Select Committee on the Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress, Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman:
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during ...
; Ranking Member: Shelby M. Cullom) * United States Senate Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Redfield Proctor; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * United States Senate Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman:
William B. Allison William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 – August 4, 1908) was an American politician. An early leader of the Iowa Republican Party, he represented northeastern Iowa in the United States House of Representatives before representing his state in t ...
; Ranking Member: Francis M. Cockrell) * United States Senate Committee to Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate, Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John P. Jones; Ranking Member: James K. Jones) * United States Senate Committee on Canadian Relations, Canadian Relations (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Edward Murphy Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on the Census, Census (Chairman: William E. Chandler; Ranking Member:
David Turpie David Battle Turpie (July 8, 1828 – April 21, 1909) was an American politician who served as a Senator from Indiana from 1887 until 1899; he also served as Chairman of the Senate Democratic Caucus from 1898 to 1899 during the last year of his ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Civil Service, Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: Jeter C. Pritchard; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * United States Senate Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Watson C. Squire; Ranking Member: Samuel Pasco) * United States Senate Committee on Coast Defenses, Coast Defenses (Chairman: Watson C. Squire; Ranking Member: John B. Gordon) * United States Senate Committee on Commerce, Commerce (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia, Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman: James K. Jones; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Select Committee on Distributing Public Revenue Among the States, Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) * United States Senate Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: James McMillan (politician), James McMillan; Ranking Member: Isham G. Harris) * United States Senate Committee on Education and Labor, Education and Labor (Chairman: George L. Shoup; Ranking Member: James Z. George) * United States Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills, Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Francis M. Cockrell; Ranking Member:
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended public schools and graduated from Adrian College and from t ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William J. Sewell; Ranking Member:
Donelson Caffery Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner. Biography Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Epidemic Diseases, Epidemic Diseases (Chairman: George G. Vest; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger) * United States Senate Select Committee to Establish a University in the United States, Establish a University in the United States (Select) * United States Senate Committee to Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service, Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: James H. Kyle; Ranking Member: George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Finance, Finance (Chairman: Justin S. Morrill; Ranking Member:
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Fisheries, Fisheries (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member:
Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on Five Civilized Tribes of Indians, Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: George Gray; Ranking Member: Orville H. Platt) * United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Foreign Relations (Chairman: John Sherman; Ranking Member: John Tyler Morgan) * United States Senate Select Committee on Forest Reservations, Forest Reservations (Select) (Chairman: William V. Allen) * United States Senate Select Committee on Geological Survey, Geological Survey (Select) (Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member: Edward C. Walthall) * United States Senate Committee on Immigration, Immigration (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: David B. Hill) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman: Richard F. Pettigrew; Ranking Member: William V. Allen) * United States Senate Committee on Indian Depredations, Indian Depredations (Chairman: John L. Wilson; Ranking Member: William Lindsay) * United States Senate Select Committee on International Expositions, International Expositions (Select) (Chairman: John M. Thurston; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Interstate Commerce, Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Committee on Irrigation and Reclamation, Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Stephen M. White) * United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: George F. Hoar; Ranking Member: James L. Pugh) * United States Senate Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Henry C. Hansbrough; Ranking Member:
Daniel W. Voorhees Daniel Wolsey Voorhees (September 26, 1827April 10, 1897) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a United States Senator from Indiana from 1877 to 1897. He was the leader of the Democratic Party and an anti-war Copperhead during ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: George P. Wetmore; Ranking Member: Charles H. Gibson) * United States Senate Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: Joseph R. Hawley; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * United States Senate Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: William M. Stewart; Ranking Member: William B. Bate) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Mississippi River and its Tributaries, Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Select Committee on National Banks, National Banks (Select) (Chairman: Lee Mantle; Ranking Member:
John L. Mitchell John Lendrum Mitchell (October 19, 1842June 29, 1904) was an Americans, American politician and philanthropist from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. A Democratic Party United States, Democrat, he served one term each in the United States Senate (1893&ndash ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: J. Donald Cameron; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Nicaragua Canal, Nicaragua Canal (Select) (Chairman: John Tyler Morgan; Ranking Member:
John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell (born John Mitchell Hipple; June 23, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician. He served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, United States Senator from Oregon on three occasi ...
) * United States Senate Committee on the Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments, Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman: Marion Butler; Ranking Member: James Smith Jr.) * United States Senate Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: John H. Gear; Ranking Member: Calvin S. Brice) * United States Senate Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: Orville H. Platt; Ranking Member:
Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Jacob H. Gallinger; Ranking Member: John M. Palmer (politician), John M. Palmer) * United States Senate Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Edward O. Wolcott; Ranking Member: Marion Butler) * United States Senate Select Committee on Potomac River Front, Potomac River Front (Select) (Chairman: James Z. George; Ranking Member: William P. Frye) * United States Senate Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman:
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 ...
; Ranking Member: Arthur P. Gorman) * United States Senate Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: Isham G. Harris; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, Privileges and Elections (Chairman:
John H. Mitchell John Hipple Mitchell (born John Mitchell Hipple; June 23, 1835December 8, 1905) was an American lawyer, politician. He served as a United States Republican Party, Republican United States Senate, United States Senator from Oregon on three occasi ...
; Ranking Member: George Gray) * United States Senate Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Matthew S. Quay; Ranking Member: George G. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Public Health and National Quarantine, Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: George S. Vest) * United States Senate Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: Fred T. Dubois; Ranking Member: William V. Allen) * United States Senate Committee on Railroads, Railroads (Chairman: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member: James H. Berry) * United States Senate Committee on Revision of the Laws, Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel) * United States Senate Committee on Revolutionary Claims, Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: James L. Pugh; Ranking Member: J. Donald Cameron) * United States Senate Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member: Joseph Clay Stiles Blackburn) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tariff Regulation, Tariff Regulation (Select) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Tennessee Centennial Exposition, Tennessee Centennial Exposition (Select) * United States Senate Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Cushman K. Davis; Ranking Member: David B. Hill) * United States Senate Select Committee on the Transportation and Sale of Meat Products, Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Joseph C.S. Blackburn; Ranking Member: George P. Wetmore) * United States Senate Committee on Transportation Routes to the Seaboard, Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: George W. McBride; Ranking Member: John L. M. Irby) * United States Senate Select Committee on Trespassers upon Indian Lands, Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman:
Lucien Baker Lucien Baker (June 8, 1846June 21, 1907) was a United States senator from Kansas. Baker was born near Cleveland, Ohio and moved with his parents to Morenci, Michigan. There he attended public schools and graduated from Adrian College and from t ...
; Ranking Member: William N. Roach) * Committee of the whole, Whole * United States Senate Select Committee on Woman Suffrage, Woman Suffrage (Chairman:
Wilkinson Call Wilkinson Call (January 9, 1834August 24, 1910) was an American lawyer and politician who represented Florida in the United States Senate from 1879 to 1897. Biography Wilkinson Call, nephew of Territorial Governor of Florida Richard K. Call an ...
; Ranking Member: Matthew S. Quay) (Select)


House of Representatives

* United States House Committee on Accounts, Accounts (Chairman: J. Frank Aldrich; Ranking Member: Melville Bull) * United States House Committee on Agriculture, Agriculture (Chairman: James W. Wadsworth; Ranking Member: Horace G. Snover) * United States House Committee on Alcoholic Liquor Traffic, Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Elijah A. Morse; Ranking Member: Jonathan S. Willis) * United States House Committee on Appropriations, Appropriations (Chairman: Joseph G. Cannon; Ranking Member: Joseph D. Sayers) * United States House Committee on Banking and Currency, Banking and Currency (Chairman: Joseph H. Walker; Ranking Member: Ebenezer J. Hill) * United States House Committee on Claims, Claims (Chairman: Charles N. Brumm; Ranking Member: David G. Colson) * United States House Committee on Coinage, Weights and Measures, Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: Charles W. Stone; Ranking Member: Benjamin L. Fairchild) * United States House Committee on the Disposition of Executive Papers, Disposition of Executive Papers * United States House Committee on the District of Columbia, District of Columbia (Chairman: Joseph W. Babcock; Ranking Member: George L. Wellington) * United States House Committee on Education, Education (Chairman: Galusha A. Grow; Ranking Member: David A. De Armond) * United States House Committee on the Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress, Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Newton Martin Curtis; Ranking Member: John B. Corliss) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#1 (Chairman: Charles Daniels; Ranking Member: Romulus Z. Linney) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Henry U. Johnson; Ranking Member: Chester I. Long) * United States House Committee on Elections, Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Samuel W. McCall; Ranking Member: James H. Codding) * United States House Committee on Enrolled Bills, Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Alva L. Hager; Ranking Member: Benjamin E. Russell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Agriculture Department, Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles W. Gillet; Ranking Member: Uriel S. Hall) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Department, Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman:
Charles Curtis 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 ...
; Ranking Member:
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 ...
) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Justice Department, Expenditures in the Justice Department(Chairman: William R. Ellis; Ranking Member: Henry G. Turner) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Navy Department, Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Henry F. Thomas; Ranking Member: Smith S. Turner) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Post Office Department, Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Henry H. Bingham; Ranking Member: Henry W. Ogden) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the State Department, Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman:
Lemuel E. Quigg Lemuel Ely Quigg (February 12, 1863 – July 1, 1919) was a United States representative from New York (state), New York. Biography He was born near Chestertown, Kent County, Maryland to a Methodist minister. He attended the public schools of ...
; Ranking Member: Rufus E. Lester) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the Treasury Department, Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Charles H. Grosvenor; Ranking Member: J. William Stokes) * United States House Committee on Expenditures in the War Department, Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: William W. Grout; Ranking Member: Jeremiah V. Cockrell) * United States House Committee on Expenditures on Public Buildings, Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: Thomas Settle (North Carolina, 53rd–54th Congress), Thomas Settle; Ranking Member: Oscar W. Underwood) * United States House Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Affairs (Chairman:
Robert R. Hitt Robert Roberts Hitt (January 16, 1834 – September 20, 1906) was an American diplomat and Republican politician from Illinois. He served briefly as assistant secretary of state in the short-lived administration of James A. Garfield but ...
; Ranking Member: Richmond Pearson) * United States House Committee on Immigration and Naturalization, Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Richard Bartholdt; Ranking Member: Rowland B. Mahany) * United States House Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands, Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman:
Binger Hermann Binger Hermann (February 19, 1843 – April 15, 1926) was an American attorney and politician in Oregon. A native of Maryland, he immigrated to the Oregon Territory with his parents as part of the Baltimore Colony. Hermann served in both houses o ...
; Ranking Member: Samuel C. Hyde) * United States House Committee on Indian Affairs, Indian Affairs (Chairman:
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), ...
; Ranking Member: George E. White) * United States House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce, Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member: John B. Corliss) * United States House Committee on Invalid Pensions, Invalid Pensions (Chairman: John A. Pickler; Ranking Member: William E. Andrews) * United States House Committee on Judiciary, Judiciary (Chairman: David B. Henderson; Ranking Member: Foster V. Brown) * United States House Committee on Labor, Labor (Chairman: Thomas W. Phillips; Ranking Member: Paul J. Sorg) * United States House Committee on Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River, Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: George W. Ray; Ranking Member: W. Godfrey Hunter) * United States House Committee on the Library, Library (Chairman: Alfred C. Harmer; Ranking Member: Amos J. Cummings) * United States House Committee on Manufactures, Manufactures (Chairman: Lewis D. Apsley; Ranking Member: Monroe H. Kulp) * United States House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries, Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: Sereno E. Payne; Ranking Member: Edward S. Minor) * United States House Committee on Mileage, Mileage (Chairman: Ashley B. Wright; Ranking Member: George C. Pendleton) * United States House Committee on Military Affairs, Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member: Lucien J. Fenton) * United States House Committee on the Militia, Militia (Chairman: Benjamin F. Marsh; Ranking Member: Richard W. Parker) * United States House Committee on Mines and Mining, Mines and Mining (Chairman: David D. Aitken; Ranking Member: Frank M. Eddy) * United States House Committee on Naval Affairs, Naval Affairs (Chairman: Charles A. Boutelle; Ranking Member: Alston G. Dayton) * United States House Committee on Pacific Railroads, Pacific Railroads (Chairman: H. Henry Powers; Ranking Member: George W. Faris) * United States House Committee on Patents, Patents (Chairman: William F. Draper; Ranking Member: Winfield S. Kerr) * United States House Committee on Pensions, Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member: Alexander M. Hardy) * United States House Committee on Post Office and Post Roads, Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Eugene F. Loud; Ranking Member: Orrin L. Miller) * United States House Committee on Printing, Printing (Chairman: George D. Perkins; Ranking Member: James D. Richardson) * United States House Committee on Private Land Claims, Private Land Claims (Chairman: George Washington Smith (congressman), George W. Smith; Ranking Member: Benjamin F. Howell) * United States House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Seth L. Milliken; Ranking Member: Samuel C. Hyde) * United States House Committee on Public Lands, Public Lands (Chairman: John F. Lacey; Ranking Member: John Franklin Shafroth, John F. Shafroth) * United States House Committee on Railways and Canals, Railways and Canals (Chairman: Charles A. Chickering; Ranking Member: Thomas McEwan Jr.) * United States House Committee on Reform in the Civil Service, Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Marriott Brosius; Ranking Member: James McLachlan) * United States House Committee on Revision of Laws, Revision of Laws (Chairman: William W. Bowers; Ranking Member:
Theobald Otjen Theobald Otjen (October 27, 1851 – April 11, 1924) was a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin. Theobald was born to German immigrants John Conrad and Dorothea (Schreiner) Otjen, in west China Township in St. Clair County, Michigan and atten ...
) * United States House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Warren B. Hooker; Ranking Member: Blackburn B. Dovener) * United States House Committee on Rules, Rules (Chairman: Thomas B. Reed; Ranking Member: Charles F. Crisp) * United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, Standards of Official Conduct * United States House Committee on Territories, Territories (Chairman: Joseph A. Scranton; Ranking Member: Philip B. Low) * United States House Committee on Ventilation and Acoustics, Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: William S. Linton; Ranking Member: Harry Skinner) * United States House Committee on War Claims, War Claims (Chairman: Thaddeus M. Mahon; Ranking Member: Samuel Pugh) * United States House Committee on Ways and Means, Ways and Means (Chairman: Nelson Dingley; Ranking Member: Charles F. Crisp) * Committee of the Whole (United States House of Representatives), Whole


Joint committees

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


Caucuses

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


Employees


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

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


Senate

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


House of Representatives

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


See also

* 1894 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress) ** 1894–95 United States Senate elections ** 1894 United States House of Representatives elections * 1896 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress) ** 1896 United States presidential election ** 1896–97 United States Senate elections ** 1896 United States House of Representatives elections


References

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External links


Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress




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