53rd United States Congress
The Fifty-third 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, 1893 to March 4, 1895, during the fifth and sixth years of Grover Cleveland's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
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
TOTAL members: 88
House of Representatives
TOTAL members: 356
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- Charles Frederick Manderson, Republican of Nebraska, reelected March 4, 1893.
- Isham Green Harris, Democratic of Tennessee, elected March 22, 1893.
- Matt Whitaker Ransom, Democratic of North Carolina, elected January 7, 1895.
- Isham Green Harris, Democratic of Tennessee, elected January 10, 1895.
- House of Representatives
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1893; Events of 1894; Events of 1895
Major legislation
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
Senate
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 1 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1898; Class 2 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1894; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1896.
- See also: Category:United States Senators
- See also: Category:United States congressional delegations by state
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
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- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
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- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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House of Representatives
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
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- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
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- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota [1]
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington [1]
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
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Delegates
- Arizona Territory
- New Mexico Territory
- Oklahoma Territory
- Utah Territory
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
- Senate
- replacements: 6
- deaths: 4
- resignations: 8
- interim appointments: 2
- Total seats with changes: 12
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- House of Representatives
- replacements: 21
- deaths: 11
- resignations: 17
- contested election: 3
- Total seats with changes: 31
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Officers
- Senate
- Other
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- House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House:
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- Alvin B. Hurt of Tennessee, elected August 7, 1893
- Postmaster of the House:
- Lycurgus Dalton of Indiana, elected August 7, 1893
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
- Chaplain of the House
- The Rev. Samuel W. Haddaway, Methodist, elected August 7, 1893
- The Rev. Edward B. Bagby, Christian, elected December 4, 1893
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Notes
- ^ a b Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket.
References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
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