64th United States Congress
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| 64th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (1906) |
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| Session: | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1917 |
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| President of the Senate: | Thomas R. Marshall |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | James P. Clarke (1915-1916) Willard Saulsbury, Jr. (1916-1917) |
| Speaker of the House: | Champ Clark |
| Members: | 435 Representatives 96 Senators |
| House Majority: | Democratic |
| Senate Majority: | Democratic |
The Sixty-fourth 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, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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[edit] Dates of sessions
- First session: December 6, 1915 - September 8, 1916
- Second session: December 4, 1916 - March 4, 1917 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 63rd Congress
Next congress: 65th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1915; Events of 1916; Events of 1917
[edit] Major legislation
Federal Aid Road Act of 1916 provided funds at the state-level for road building, to apportion $1 million over 5 years, and required eligible states to form a centralized agency and provide matching funds. This prompted the formation of many States' Highway or Transportation Departments.
[edit] Party summary
TOTAL members: 96 |
TOTAL members: 435 |
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
- President of the Senate - Thomas R. Marshall
- Presidents pro tempore - James P. Clarke and Willard Saulsbury, Jr.
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Members
[edit] 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.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state
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[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:
- James M. Baker of South Carolina, elected March 13, 1913.
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
- Chaplain of the Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House:
- South Trimble of Kentucky, elected December 6, 1915.
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- Robert B. Gordon of Ohio, elected December 6, 1915.
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- Joseph J. Sinnott of Virginia, elected December 6, 1915.
- Postmaster of the House:
- William M. Dunbar of Georgia, elected December 6, 1915.
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
- Chaplain of the House
- The Rev. Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected December 6, 1915.
[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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