60th United States Congress
60th United States Congress | |
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59th ← → 61st | |
United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | |
Senate President | Charles W. Fairbanks (R) |
Senate President pro tem | William P. Frye (R) |
House Speaker | Joseph G. Cannon (R) |
Members | 92 senators 391 members of the House 6 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Republican |
House Majority | Republican |
Sessions | |
1st: December 2, 1907 – May 30, 1908 2nd: December 7, 1908 – March 3, 1909 |
The Sixtieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1907, to March 4, 1909, during the last two years of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
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Contents
1 Major events
2 Major legislation
3 States admitted
4 Party summary
4.1 Senate
4.2 House of Representatives
5 Leadership
5.1 Senate
5.1.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
5.1.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
5.2 House of Representatives
5.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
5.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
6 Members
6.1 Senate
6.1.1 Alabama
6.1.2 Arkansas
6.1.3 California
6.1.4 Colorado
6.1.5 Connecticut
6.1.6 Delaware
6.1.7 Florida
6.1.8 Georgia
6.1.9 Idaho
6.1.10 Illinois
6.1.11 Indiana
6.1.12 Iowa
6.1.13 Kansas
6.1.14 Kentucky
6.1.15 Louisiana
6.1.16 Maine
6.1.17 Maryland
6.1.18 Massachusetts
6.1.19 Michigan
6.1.20 Minnesota
6.1.21 Mississippi
6.1.22 Missouri
6.1.23 Montana
6.1.24 Nebraska
6.1.25 Nevada
6.1.26 New Hampshire
6.1.27 New Jersey
6.1.28 New York
6.1.29 North Carolina
6.1.30 North Dakota
6.1.31 Ohio
6.1.32 Oklahoma
6.1.33 Oregon
6.1.34 Pennsylvania
6.1.35 Rhode Island
6.1.36 South Carolina
6.1.37 South Dakota
6.1.38 Tennessee
6.1.39 Texas
6.1.40 Utah
6.1.41 Vermont
6.1.42 Virginia
6.1.43 Washington
6.1.44 West Virginia
6.1.45 Wisconsin
6.1.46 Wyoming
6.2 House of Representatives
6.2.1 Alabama
6.2.2 Arkansas
6.2.3 California
6.2.4 Colorado
6.2.5 Connecticut
6.2.6 Delaware
6.2.7 Florida
6.2.8 Georgia
6.2.9 Idaho
6.2.10 Illinois
6.2.11 Indiana
6.2.12 Iowa
6.2.13 Kansas
6.2.14 Kentucky
6.2.15 Louisiana
6.2.16 Maine
6.2.17 Maryland
6.2.18 Massachusetts
6.2.19 Michigan
6.2.20 Minnesota
6.2.21 Mississippi
6.2.22 Missouri
6.2.23 Montana
6.2.24 Nebraska
6.2.25 Nevada
6.2.26 New Hampshire
6.2.27 New Jersey
6.2.28 New York
6.2.29 North Carolina
6.2.30 North Dakota
6.2.31 Ohio
6.2.32 Oklahoma
6.2.33 Oregon
6.2.34 Pennsylvania
6.2.35 Rhode Island
6.2.36 South Carolina
6.2.37 South Dakota
6.2.38 Tennessee
6.2.39 Texas
6.2.40 Utah
6.2.41 Vermont
6.2.42 Virginia
6.2.43 Washington
6.2.44 West Virginia
6.2.45 Wisconsin
6.2.46 Wyoming
6.2.47 Non-voting members
7 Changes in membership
7.1 Senate
7.2 House of Representatives
8 Committees
8.1 Senate
8.2 House of Representatives
8.3 Joint committees
9 Caucuses
10 Employees
10.1 Senate
10.2 House of Representatives
11 See also
12 References
Major events
Major legislation
- May 30, 1908 — Aldrich-Vreeland Act, ch. 229, 35 Stat. 546
- 1908 — The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 5645 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.[1]
States admitted
- November 16, 1907: Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state.
Party summary
Senate
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | ||
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Democratic (D) | Republican (R) | |||
End of the previous congress | 32 | 58 | 90 | 0 |
Begin | 29 | 60 | 89 | 1 |
End | 31 | 61 | 92 | 0 |
Final voting share | 7001337000000000000♠33.7% | 7001663000000000000♠66.3% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 32 | 59 | 91 | 1 |
House of Representatives
Republican (R): 223 (majority)
Democratic (D): 167
Independent (I): 1
TOTAL members: 391
Leadership
Senate
President: Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
President pro tempore: William P. Frye (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Conference Chairman: Eugene Hale
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Caucus chairman: Charles A. Culberson
Conference secretary: Robert L. Owen
House of Representatives
Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Majority Leader: Sereno E. Payne
Majority Whip: James E. Watson
Republican Conference Chair: William Peters Hepburn
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Minority Leader: John Sharp Williams until 1908
Champ Clark, from 1908
Minority Whip: James T. Lloyd until 1908; vacant thereafter
Caucus Chairman: Henry D. Clayton
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James M. Griggs
Members
- Skip to House of Representatives, below
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, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1908; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1910; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1912.
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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 "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- replacements: 10
Democratic: no net change
Republican: no net change
- deaths: 8
- resignations: 1
- vacancy: 1
Total seats with changes: 11
State (class) | Vacator | Reason for vacancy | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
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Rhode Island (2) | Vacant | Legislature failed to elect. | George P. Wetmore (R) | January 22, 1908 |
Wisconsin (3) | John C. Spooner (R) | Resigned April 30, 1907. Successor was elected. | Isaac Stephenson (R) | May 17, 1907 |
Alabama (2) | John Tyler Morgan (D) | Died June 11, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected | John H. Bankhead (D) | June 18, 1907 |
Alabama (3) | Edmund Pettus (D) | Died July 27, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected | Joseph F. Johnston (D) | August 8, 1907 |
Oklahoma (2) | New seats | Oklahoma achieved statehood November 16, 1907 | Robert L. Owen (D) | December 11, 1907 |
Oklahoma (3) | Thomas Gore (D) | |||
Florida (3) | Stephen Mallory II (D) | Died December 23, 1907. Successor was appointed. | William J. Bryan (D) | December 27, 1907 |
South Carolina (3) | Asbury Latimer (D) | Died February 20, 1908. Successor was appointed. | Frank B. Gary (D) | March 6, 1908 |
Vermont (1) | Redfield Proctor (R) | Died March 4, 1908. Successor was appointed. | John W. Stewart (R) | March 24, 1908 |
Maryland (3) | William P. Whyte (D) | Died March 17, 1908. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected. | John W. Smith (D) | March 25, 1908 |
Florida (3) | William J. Bryan (D) | Died March 22, 1908. Successor was appointed. | William H. Milton (D) | March 27, 1908 |
Iowa (3) | William B. Allison (R) | Died August 4, 1908. Successor was elected. | Albert B. Cummins (R) | March 17, 1909 |
Vermont (1) | John W. Stewart (R) | Successor was elected. | Carroll S. Page (R) | October 21, 1908 |
House of Representatives
- replacements: 13
Democratic: 4 seat gain
Republican: 2 seat loss
- deaths: 10
- resignations: 7
- contested elections: 0
- new seats: 7
Total seats with changes: 20
District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
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Michigan 5th | Vacant | Rep. William Alden Smith resigned during previous congress | Gerrit J. Diekema (R) | April 27, 1907 |
Kansas 1st | Vacant | Rep. Charles Curtis resigned during previous congress | Daniel R. Anthony Jr. (R) | May 23, 1907 |
Virginia 8th | Vacant | Rep. John F. Rixey died during previous congress | Charles C. Carlin (D) | November 5, 1907 |
Pennsylvania 2nd | John E. Reyburn (R) | Resigned March 31, 1907, after being elected Mayor of Philadelphia | Joel Cook (R) | November 5, 1907 |
Virginia 9th | Campbell Slemp (R) | Died October 13, 1907 | C. Bascom Slemp (R) | December 17, 1907 |
Oklahoma 1st | New seat | New State November 16, 1907. | Bird S. McGuire (R) | November 16, 1907 |
Oklahoma 2nd | Elmer L. Fulton (D) | |||
Oklahoma 3rd | James S. Davenport (D) | |||
Oklahoma 4th | Charles D. Carter (D) | |||
Oklahoma 5th | Scott Ferris (D) | |||
Philippines Resident Commissioner | New seat | New territory November 22, 1907 | Benito Legarda (R) | November 22, 1909 |
Philippines Resident Commissioner | Pablo Ocampo (D) | |||
Illinois 25th | George W. Smith (R) | Died November 30, 1907 | Napoleon B. Thistlewood (R) | February 15, 1908 |
Louisiana 1st | Adolph Meyer (D) | Died March 8, 1908 | Albert Estopinal (D) | November 3, 1908 |
New York 3rd | Charles T. Dunwell (R) | Died June 12, 1908 | Otto G. Foelker (R) | November 3, 1908 |
Indiana 13th | Abraham L. Brick (R) | Died April 7, 1908 | Henry A. Barnhart (D) | November 3, 1908 |
Alabama 2nd | Ariosto A. Wiley (D) | Died June 17, 1908 | Oliver C. Wiley (D) | November 3, 1908 |
South Dakota At-large | William H. Parker (R) | Died June 26, 1908 | Eben Martin (R) | November 3, 1908 |
Maine 4th | Llewellyn Powers (R) | Died July 28, 1908 | Frank E. Guernsey (R) | November 3, 1908 |
Maine 2nd | Charles E. Littlefield (R) | Died September 30, 1908 | John P. Swasey (R) | November 3, 1908 |
Louisiana 2nd | Robert C. Davey (D) | Died December 26, 1908 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Pennsylvania 12th | Charles N. Brumm (R) | Resigned January 4, 1909, after becoming judge for Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Connecticut At-large | George L. Lilley (R) | Resigned January 5, 1909, after being elected Governor of Connecticut | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
North Carolina 5th | William W. Kitchin (D) | Resigned January 11, 1909, after being elected Governor of North Carolina | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Rhode Island 1st | Daniel L. D. Granger (D) | Died February 14, 1909 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Ohio 21st | Theodore E. Burton (R) | Resigned March 3, 1909, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Seat remained vacant until next Congress |
Committees
Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members (House and Senate) of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link (5 links), in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
Senate
Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select)- Agriculture and Forestry
- Appropriations
- Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
- Canadian Relations
- Census
- Civil Service and Retrenchment
- Claims
- Coast and Insular Survey
- Coast Defenses
- Commerce
- Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia
- Cuban Relations
Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select)- District of Columbia
- Education and Labor
- Engrossed Bills
- Enrolled Bills
Establish a University in the United States (Select)
Examination of Disposition of Documents (Select)- Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service
Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Select)- Expenditures in Executive Departments
Expenditures in the Interior Department (Select)
Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Select)
Expenditures in the Navy Department (Select)
Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Select)
Expenditures in the War Department (Select)- Finance
- Fisheries
Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select)- Foreign Relations
- Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game
- Geological Survey
- Immigration
- Immigration and Naturalization
- Indian Affairs
- Industrial Expositions
- Interoceanic Canals
- Interstate Commerce
- Irrigation and Reclamation
- Judiciary
- Library
- Manufactures
- Military Affairs
- Mines and Mining
Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select)
National Banks (Select)- Naval Affairs
- Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico
- Pacific Railroads
- Patents
- Pensions
- Philippines
- Post Office and Post Roads
Potomac River Front (Select)- Printing
- Private Land Claims
- Privileges and Elections
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Health and National Quarantine
- Public Lands
- Railroads
- Revision of the Laws
- Revolutionary Claims
- Rules
Standards, Weights and Measures (Select)
Tariff Regulation (Select)- Territories
Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select)- Transportation Routes to the Seaboard
Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select)
Ventilation and Acoustics (Select)- Whole
Woman Suffrage (Select)
House of Representatives
- Accounts
- Agriculture
- Alcoholic Liquor Traffic
- Appropriations
- Banking and Currency
Bills and Resolutions Introduced in the House (Select)- Census
- Claims
- Coinage, Weights and Measures
- Disposition of Executive Papers
- District of Columbia
- Education
- Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress
- Elections
- Enrolled Bills
- Expenditures in the Agriculture Department
- Expenditures in the Commerce and Labor Departments
- Expenditures in the Interior Department
- Expenditures in the Justice Department
- Expenditures in the Navy Department
- Expenditures in the Post Office Department
- Expenditures in the State Department
- Expenditures in the Treasury Department
- Expenditures in the War Department
- Expenditures on Public Buildings
- Foreign Affairs
- Immigration and Naturalization
- Indian Affairs
- Industrial Arts and Expositions
- Insular Affairs
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce
- Invalid Pensions
- Irrigation of Arid Lands
- Labor
- Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River
- Manufactures
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries
- Mileage
- Military Affairs
- Militia
- Mines and Mining
- Naval Affairs
- Pacific Railroads
- Patents
- Pensions
- Post Office and Post Roads
- Public Buildings and Grounds
- Public Lands
- Railways and Canals
- Reform in the Civil Service
- Revision of Laws
- Rivers and Harbors
- Rules
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Territories
- Ventilation and Acoustics
- War Claims
- Ways and Means
- Whole
Joint committees
Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)- Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers
Caucuses
Democratic (House)
Democratic (Senate)
Employees
Architect of the Capitol: Elliott Woods
Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam
Public Printer of the United States: Charles A. Stillings (until 1908), John S. Leech (1908), Samuel B. Donnelly (starting 1908)
Senate
Secretary: Charles G. Bennett of New York
Sergeant at Arms: Daniel M. Ransdell of Indiana
Chaplain: Edward E. Hale, Unitarian
House of Representatives
Clerk: Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania, elected December 2, 1907
Sergeant at Arms: Henry Casson of Wisconsin, elected December 2, 1907
Doorkeeper: Frank B. Lyon of New York, elected December 2, 1907
Postmaster: Samuel Langum of New York, elected December 2, 1907
Reading Clerks: N/A (D) and N/A (R)
Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Asher C. Hinds
Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected December 2, 1907
See also
United States elections, 1906 (elections leading to this Congress)
- United States Senate elections, 1906
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1906
United States elections, 1908 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
- United States presidential election, 1908
- United States Senate elections, 1908
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1908
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