60th United States Congress

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60th United States Congress


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United States Capitol (1906)

March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909
Senate President
Charles W. Fairbanks (R)
Senate Pres. pro tem
William P. Frye (R)
House Speaker
Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Members92 senators
391 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate MajorityRepublican
House MajorityRepublican
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.





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




President of the Senate
Charles W. Fairbanks




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




Map showing Senate party membership at the start of the 60th Congress. Red states are represented by two Republicans and blue by two Democrats. Purple states are represented by one senator from each party.



Senate

















































Party
(shading shows control)
Total
Vacant

Democratic
(D)

Republican
(R)
End of the previous congress

32

58
90
0

Begin

29

60

89
1
End 31 61 920
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.









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.










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

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

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



References




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