60th United States Congress

60th United States Congress

United States Capitol (1906)

Duration: March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909

Senate President: Charles W. Fairbanks
Senate Pres. pro tem: William P. Frye
House Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon
Members: 90 Senators
391 Representatives
6 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Republican
House Majority: Republican

Sessions
1st: December 2, 1907 – May 30, 1908
2nd: December 7, 1908 – March 3, 1909
<59th 61st>

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

Major events

Major legislation

States admitted

Party summary

Senate

TOTAL members: 90

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 391

Leadership

Senate

House of Representatives

Members

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.

Alabama

John H. Bankhead (D), appointed June 18, 1907
Joseph F. Johnston (D), appointed August 8, 1907

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

William J. Bryan (D), appointed December 27, 1907, died March 22, 1908
William Hall Milton (D), appointed March 27, 1908

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Albert B. Cummins (R), appointed November 24, 1908

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

John W. Smith (D), appointed March 25, 1908

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

  • 3. Thomas P. Gore (D), newly admitted state, seated December 11, 1907
  • 2. Robert L. Owen (D), newly admitted state, seated December 11, 1907

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Frank B. Gary (D), appointed March 6, 1908

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

John W. Stewart (R), appointed March 24, 1908, served until October 21, 1908
Carroll S. Page (R), appointed October 21, 1908

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Isaac Stephenson (R), appointed May 17, 1907

Wyoming

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.

Alabama

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Hampshire

New Jersey

New York

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Non-voting members

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

References