70th United States Congress
70th United States Congress | |
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69th ← → 71st | |
United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |
Senate President | Charles G. Dawes (R) |
Senate Pres. pro tem | George H. Moses (R) |
House Speaker | Nicholas Longworth (R) |
Members | 96 senators 435 representatives 5 non-voting delegates |
Senate Majority | Republican |
House Majority | Republican |
Sessions | |
1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928 2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929 |
The Seventieth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1927, to March 4, 1929, during the last two years of Calvin Coolidge's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Contents
1 Major events
2 Major legislation
3 Party summary
3.1 Senate
3.2 House of Representatives
4 Leadership
4.1 Senate
4.1.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
4.1.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
4.2 House of Representatives
4.2.1 Majority (Republican) leadership
4.2.2 Minority (Democratic) leadership
5 Members
5.1 Senate
5.1.1 Alabama
5.1.2 Arizona
5.1.3 Arkansas
5.1.4 California
5.1.5 Colorado
5.1.6 Connecticut
5.1.7 Delaware
5.1.8 Florida
5.1.9 Georgia
5.1.10 Idaho
5.1.11 Illinois
5.1.12 Indiana
5.1.13 Iowa
5.1.14 Kansas
5.1.15 Kentucky
5.1.16 Louisiana
5.1.17 Maine
5.1.18 Maryland
5.1.19 Massachusetts
5.1.20 Michigan
5.1.21 Minnesota
5.1.22 Mississippi
5.1.23 Missouri
5.1.24 Montana
5.1.25 Nebraska
5.1.26 Nevada
5.1.27 New Hampshire
5.1.28 New Jersey
5.1.29 New Mexico
5.1.30 New York
5.1.31 North Carolina
5.1.32 North Dakota
5.1.33 Ohio
5.1.34 Oklahoma
5.1.35 Oregon
5.1.36 Pennsylvania
5.1.37 Rhode Island
5.1.38 South Carolina
5.1.39 South Dakota
5.1.40 Tennessee
5.1.41 Texas
5.1.42 Utah
5.1.43 Vermont
5.1.44 Virginia
5.1.45 Washington
5.1.46 West Virginia
5.1.47 Wisconsin
5.1.48 Wyoming
5.2 House of Representatives
5.2.1 Alabama
5.2.2 Arizona
5.2.3 Arkansas
5.2.4 California
5.2.5 Colorado
5.2.6 Connecticut
5.2.7 Delaware
5.2.8 Florida
5.2.9 Georgia
5.2.10 Idaho
5.2.11 Illinois
5.2.12 Indiana
5.2.13 Iowa
5.2.14 Kansas
5.2.15 Kentucky
5.2.16 Louisiana
5.2.17 Maine
5.2.18 Maryland
5.2.19 Massachusetts
5.2.20 Michigan
5.2.21 Minnesota
5.2.22 Mississippi
5.2.23 Missouri
5.2.24 Montana
5.2.25 Nebraska
5.2.26 Nevada
5.2.27 New Hampshire
5.2.28 New Jersey
5.2.29 New Mexico
5.2.30 New York
5.2.31 North Carolina
5.2.32 North Dakota
5.2.33 Ohio
5.2.34 Oklahoma
5.2.35 Oregon
5.2.36 Pennsylvania
5.2.37 Rhode Island
5.2.38 South Carolina
5.2.39 South Dakota
5.2.40 Tennessee
5.2.41 Texas
5.2.42 Utah
5.2.43 Vermont
5.2.44 Virginia
5.2.45 Washington
5.2.46 West Virginia
5.2.47 Wisconsin
5.2.48 Wyoming
5.2.49 Non-voting members
6 Changes in membership
6.1 Senate
6.2 House of Representatives
7 Committees
7.1 Senate
7.2 House of Representatives
7.3 Joint committees
8 Caucuses
9 Officers
9.1 Senate
9.2 House of Representatives
10 See also
11 Notes
12 References
13 External links
Major events
- November 6, 1928: U.S. Senate elections and U.S. House elections
Major legislation
- March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act
- May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 (Jones–Reid Act)
- May 22, 1928: Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (Jones–White Act)
- May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney–McNary Act)
- May 22, 1928: Capper–Ketcham Act
- May 28, 1928: Welsh Act
- May 29, 1928: Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791
- May 29, 1928: Reed–Jenkins Act
- December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act (Hoover Dam)
- December 22, 1928: Color of Title Act
- January 19, 1929: Hawes–Cooper Act
- February 18, 1929: Migratory Bird Conservation Act (Norbeck–Anderson Act), ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222
- February 25, 1929: Mount Rushmore National Memorial Act (Norbeck-Williamson Act of 1929)
- March 2, 1929: Increased Penalties Act (Jones–Stalker Act)
Party summary
The count below 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
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||
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Democratic (D) | Farmer–Labor (FL) | Republican (R) | |||
End of the previous congress | 42 | 1 | 53 | 96 | 0 |
Begin | 47 | 1 | 46 | 94 | 2 |
End | 45 | 49 | 95 | 1 | |
Final voting share | 7001474000000000000♠47.4% | 7000110000000000000♠1.1% | 7001516000000000000♠51.6% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 39 | 1 | 55 | 95 | 1 |
House of Representatives
Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
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Democratic (D) | Farmer–Labor (FL) | Republican (R) | Socialist (S) | Other | |||
End of the previous congress | 183 | 3 | 247 | 1 | 1 | 435 | 0 |
Begin | 204 | 5 | 224 | 1 | 0 | 434 | 1 |
End | 203 | 219 | 428 | 7 | |||
Final voting share | 7001474000000000000♠47.4% | 7000120000000000000♠1.2% | 7001512000000000000♠51.2% | 6999200000000000000♠0.2% | 5000000000000000000♠0.0% | ||
Beginning of the next congress | 164 | 1 | 270 | 0 | 0 | 435 | 0 |
Leadership
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Senate
Present: Charles G. Dawes (R)
President pro tempore: George H. Moses (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Majority Leader: Charles Curtis
Majority Whip: Wesley L. Jones
Republican Conference Secretary: Frederick Hale
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Minority leader: Joseph T. Robinson
Minority whip: Peter G. Gerry
Democratic Caucus Secretary: Hugo Black
House of Representatives
Speaker: Nicholas Longworth (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Majority Leader: John Q. Tilson
Majority Whip: Albert Vestal
Republican Conference Chair: Willis C. Hawley
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Minority Leader: Finis J. Garrett
Minority Whip: William Allan Oldfield
Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur H. Greenwood
Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: Joseph W. Byrns Sr.
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.
Senate
Senators are listed by class. They were elected 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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1932.
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| Senate Majority Leaders Senate Minority Leaders |
House of Representatives
Members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.
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| House Majority Leaders House Minority Leaders |
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
State (class) | Vacator | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation |
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Pennsylvania (3) | Vacant | Election of William S. Vare was not certified by the governor, and the Senate refused to seat him. | Vacant | Seat remained vacant until the next Congress. |
Illinois (3) | Vacant | Frank L. Smith was not permitted to qualify, and resigned February 9, 1928. Successor elected November 6, 1928. | Otis F. Glenn (R) | December 3, 1928 |
New Mexico (1) | Andrieus A. Jones (D) | Died December 20, 1927 Successor appointed December 29, 1927. Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below. | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | December 29, 1927 |
Michigan (1) | Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) | Died March 23, 1928 Successor appointed March 31, 1928. Successor was then elected November 6, 1928, to finish the term. | Arthur H. Vandenberg (R) | March 31, 1928 |
Ohio (3) | Frank B. Willis (R) | Died March 30, 1928. Successor appointed April 4, 1928. Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below. | Cyrus Locher (D) | April 4, 1928 |
Idaho (3) | Frank R. Gooding (R) | Died June 24, 1928. Successor was appointed to continue the term. Successor was then elected November 6, 1928, to finish the term. | John W. Thomas (R) | June 30, 1928 |
New Mexico (1) | Bronson M. Cutting (R) | Did not run to finish the term. Successor elected November 6, 1928. | Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R) | December 7, 1928 |
Ohio (3) | Cyrus Locher (D) | Lost nomination to finish term. Successor elected November 6, 1928. | Theodore E. Burton (R) | December 15, 1928 |
Delaware (2) | T. Coleman du Pont (R) | Resigned December 9, 1928. Successor appointed December 10, 1928, to finish the term. | Daniel O. Hastings (R) | December 10, 1928 |
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 15
- Democratic: 1 seat net gain
- Republican: 1 seat net loss
- Deaths: 16
- Resignations: 7
- Total seats with changes: 23
District | Vacator | Reason for Vacancy | Successor | |
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Ohio 2nd | Vacant | Rep. Ambrose E. B. Stephens died during previous congress | Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. (R) | November 8, 1927 |
Louisiana 7th | Ladislas Lazaro (D) | Died March 30, 1927 | René L. De Rouen (D) | August 23, 1927 |
New York 35th | Walter W. Magee (R) | Died May 25, 1927 | Clarence E. Hancock (R) | November 8, 1927 |
Colorado 1st | William N. Vaile (R) | Died July 2, 1927 | S. Harrison White (D) | November 15, 1927 |
Oregon 3rd | Maurice E. Crumpacker (R) | Died July 24, 1927 | Franklin F. Korell (R) | October 18, 1927 |
Pennsylvania 1st | James M. Hazlett (R) | Resigned October 20, 1927 | James M. Beck (R) | November 8, 1927 |
Iowa 9th | William R. Green (R) | Resigned March 31, 1928, after being appointed to the United States Court of Claims | Earl W. Vincent (R) | June 4, 1928 |
Massachusetts 12th | James A. Gallivan (D) | Died April 3, 1928 | John W. McCormack (D) | November 6, 1928 |
Illinois 1st | Martin B. Madden (R) | Died April 27, 1928 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
New York 32nd | Thaddeus C. Sweet (R) | Died May 1, 1928 | Francis D. Culkin (R) | November 6, 1928 |
Pennsylvania 8th | Thomas S. Butler (R) | Died May 26, 1928 | James Wolfenden (R) | November 6, 1928 |
Oregon 2nd | Nicholas J. Sinnott (R) | Resigned May 31, 1928, after being appointed to the United States Court of Claims | Robert R. Butler (R) | November 6, 1928 |
Illinois At-large | Henry R. Rathbone (R) | Died July 15, 1928 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Philippines At-large | Isauro Gabaldon | Resigned July 16, 1928, after being nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Alabama 5th | William B. Bowling (D) | Resigned August 16, 1928, after being appointed judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Alabama | LaFayette L. Patterson (D) | November 6, 1928 |
Massachusetts 14th | Louis A. Frothingham (R) | Died August 23, 1928 | Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) | November 6, 1928 |
Missouri 16th | Thomas L. Rubey (D) | Died November 2, 1928 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Arkansas 2nd | William Allan Oldfield (D) | Died November 19, 1928 | Pearl Peden Oldfield (D) | January 9, 1929 |
Ohio 22nd | Theodore E. Burton (R) | Resigned December 15, 1928, after winning special election to the U.S. Senate | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
New York 41st | Clarence MacGregor (R) | Resigned December 28, 1928, after being appointed to the New York Supreme Court | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Missouri 4th | Charles L. Faust (R) | Died December 17, 1928 | David W. Hopkins (R) | February 5, 1929 |
Illinois 15th | Edward J. King (R) | Died February 17, 1929 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
New York 21st | Royal H. Weller (D) | Died March 1, 1929 | 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 (3 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.
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Joint committees
Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)- Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers
- Harriman Geographic Code System
- Investigation of Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants
- Taxation
- To Investigate the Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Senate and the House
Caucuses
Democratic (House)
Democratic (Senate)
Officers
Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn
Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver
Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl
Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam
Public Printer of the United States: George H. Carter
Senate
Chaplain: John J. Muir, (Baptist)
ZeBarney T. Phillips (Episcopal), from December 5, 1927
Secretary: Edwin P. Thayer
Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry
House of Representatives
Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (Methodist)
Clerk: William T. Page
Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy
Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and N/A (R)
Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers
Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
Postmaster: Frank W. Collier
See also
United States elections, 1926 (elections leading to this Congress)- United States Senate elections, 1926
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1926
United States elections, 1928 (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)- United States presidential election, 1928
- United States Senate elections, 1928
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1928
Notes
^ Frank L. Smith (R-IL) was elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927, but the Senate refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption concerning his election. He resigned February 9, 1928. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000534
^ William S. Vare (R-PA) was elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927, but the Senate refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption and fraud concerning his election. In the next Congress, the Senate unseated him. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000071
References
Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
Official Congressional Directory for the 70th Congress, 1st Session.
Official Congressional Directory for the 70th Congress, 1st Session (Revision).
Official Congressional Directory for the 70th Congress, 2nd Session.
Official Congressional Directory for the 70th Congress, 2nd Session (Revision).