60th United States Congress
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| 60th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (1906) |
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| Session: | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 |
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| President of the Senate: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| Speaker of the House: | Joseph G. Cannon |
| Members: | 386 Representatives 90 Senators |
| House Majority: | Republican |
| Senate Majority: | Republican |
The Sixtieth 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, 1907 to March 4, 1909, during the last 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
- First session: December 2, 1907 - May 30, 1908
- Second session: December 7, 1908 - March 4, 1909 — a lame duck session
Previous: 59th Congress
Next: 61st Congress
[edit] Major events
[edit] Major Legislation
- May 30, 1908 - Aldrich-Vreeland Act, ch. 229, 35 Stat. 546
[edit] Party summary
TOTAL members: 90 |
TOTAL members: 391 |
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Members
[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] Delegates
- Thomas Cale, Independent
- Tulio Larrinaga, (Unionist)
[edit] Officers
- Architect of the Capitol: Elliott Woods, appointed February 19, 1902
[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: Edward E. Hale, Unitarian, elected December 14, 1903
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House: Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania, elected December 2, 1907
- Sergeant at Arms of the House: Henry Casson of Wisconsin, elected December 2, 1907
- Doorkeeper of the House: Frank B. Lyon of New York, elected December 2, 1907
- Postmaster of the House: Samuel Langum of New York, elected December 2, 1907
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Asher C. Hinds
- Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected December 2, 1907
[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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