59th United States Congress
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| 59th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (1906) |
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| Session: | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907 |
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| President of the Senate: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | William P. Frye |
| Speaker of the House: | Joseph G. Cannon |
| Members: | 386 Representatives 90 Senators |
| House Majority: | Republican |
| Senate Majority: | Republican |
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The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, comprised of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the first two years of the second administration of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1905 - March 18, 1905
- First session: December 4, 1905 - June 30, 1906
- Second session: December 3, 1906 - March 4, 1907 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 58th Congress
Next congress: 60th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1905; Events of 1906; Events of 1907
[edit] Major legislation
- 1906-06-30 - Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906, ch. 3915, 34 Stat. 768
- The Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching chartered by Congress in 1906.[1]
[edit] Party summary
TOTAL members: 90 |
TOTAL members: 386 |
[edit] Leaders
[edit] Senators
President of the Senate: Charles W. Fairbanks
[edit] Representatives
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
- See also: 59th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 59th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1904
[edit] Senate
At this time, 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.
- See also: Category: United States Senators
- See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "A/L," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
Many of the congressional district numbers are linked to articles describing the district itself. Since the boundaries of the districts have changed often and substantially, the linked article may only describe the district as it exists today, and not as it was at the time of this Congress.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
- Secretary of the Senate:
- Charles G. Bennett of New York, elected February 1, 1900.
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
- Daniel M. Ransdell of Indiana, elected February 1, 1900.
- Chaplain of the Senate
- The Rev. Edward E. Hale, Unitarian, elected December 14, 1903.
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House:
- Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania, elected December 4, 1905.
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- Henry Casson of Wisconsin, elected December 4, 1905.
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- Frank B. Lyon of New York, elected December 4, 1905.
- Postmaster of the House:
- Joseph McElroy of Ohio, elected December 4, 1905.
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
- Chaplain of the House
- The Rev. Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected December 4, 1905.
[edit] Other
- Architect of the Capitol:
- Elliott Woods, appointed February 19, 1902.
[edit] References
- Gould, Lewis L. (2005). The Most Exclusive Club. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books Group. 0-465-02778-4.
- Remini, Robert V. (2006). The House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. 0-06-088434-7.
- U.S. Congress (2005). Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- U.S. House of Representatives (2006). Congressional History. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- U.S. Senate (2006). Statistics and Lists. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
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