58th United States Congress
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The Fifty-eighth 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, 1903 to March 4, 1905, during the third and fourth 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.
Major events
Major Legislation
- April 28, 1904: Kinkaid Act
- February 1, 1905: Transfer Act of 1905
Party summary
Senate
| Party (Shading shows control) |
Total | Vacant | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) |
Populist (P) | Republican (R) | Silver Republican (Silver R) | |||
| End of the previous congress | 28 | 2 | 56 | 3 | 89 | 1 |
| Begin | 33 | 0 | 55 | 2 | 90 | 0 |
| End | 54 | 89 | 1 | |||
| Final voting share | 37.1% | 0.0% | 60.7% | 2.2% | ||
| Beginning of the next congress | 31 | 0 | 59 | 0 | 90 | 0 |
House of Representatives
- Republican (R): 209 (majority)
- Democratic (D): 176
- Silver Republican (Silver R): 1
TOTAL members: 386
Leadership
Senate
- President: Vacant
- President pro tempore: William P. Frye (R)
- Democratic Caucus Chairman: Arthur P. Gorman (D)
- Republican Conference Chairman: William B. Allison (R)
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
Minority (Democratic) leadership
Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
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.
House of Representatives
Joseph G. Cannon
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.
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.
Employees
- Architect of the Capitol: Elliott Woods, appointed February 19, 1902
Senate
- Secretary: Charles G. Bennett of New York, elected February 1, 1900
- Sergeant at Arms: Daniel M. Ransdell of Indiana, elected February 1, 1900
- Chaplain:
- F.J. Prettyman, Methodist, elected December 2, 1902
- Edward E. Hale, Unitarian, elected December 14, 1903
House of Representatives
- Clerk: Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania, elected November 9, 1903
- Sergeant at Arms: Henry Casson of Wisconsin, elected November 9, 1903
- Doorkeeper: Frank B. Lyon of New York, elected November 9, 1903
- Postmaster: Joseph C. McElroy of Ohio, elected November 9, 1903
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table: Asher C. Hinds
- Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected November 9, 1903
References
- Gould, Lewis L. (2005). The Most Exclusive Club. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books Group. ISBN 0-465-02778-4.
- Remini, Robert V. (2006). The House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-06-088434-7.
- U.S. Congress (2005). "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress". Archived from the original on June 1, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- U.S. House of Representatives (2006). "Congressional History". Archived from the original on June 1, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
- U.S. Senate (2006). "Statistics and Lists". Archived from the original on June 1, 2006. Retrieved 2006-06-01.
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