70th United States Congress

70th United States Congress
69th ← → 71st
United States Capitol (1906)
March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929
Senate President	Charles G. Dawes (R)
Senate Pres. pro tem	George H. Moses (R)
House Speaker	Nicholas Longworth (R)
Members	96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members
Senate Majority	Republican
House Majority	Republican
Sessions
1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928 2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929

The Seventieth 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, 1927, to March 4, 1929, during the last two years of Calvin Coolidge's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

November 6, 1928: U.S. Senate elections and U.S. House elections

Major legislation

March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act
May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 (Jones–Reid Act)
May 22, 1928: Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (Jones–White Act)
May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney–McNary Act)
May 22, 1928: Capper–Ketcham Act
May 28, 1928: Welsh Act
May 29, 1928: Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791
May 29, 1928: Reed–Jenkins Act
December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act (Hoover Dam)
December 22, 1928: Color of Title Act
January 19, 1929: Hawes–Cooper Act
February 18, 1929: Migratory Bird Conservation Act (Norbeck–Anderson Act), ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222
March 2, 1929: Increased Penalties Act (Jones–Stalker Act)

Party summary

Senate composition, by party

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

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic (D)	Farmer–Labor (FL)	Republican (R)
End of the previous congress	42	1	53	96	0

Begin	47	1	46	94	2
End	45	1	49	95	1
Final voting share	7001474000000000000♠47.4%	7000110000000000000♠1.1%	7001516000000000000♠51.6%

Beginning of the next congress	39	1	55	95	1

House of Representatives

	Party (shading shows control)					Total	Vacant

	Democratic (D)	Farmer–Labor (FL)	Republican (R)	Socialist (S)	Other
End of the previous congress	183	3	247	1	1	435	0

Begin	204	5	224	1	0	434	1
End	203	5	219	1	0	428	7
Final voting share	7001474000000000000♠47.4%	7000120000000000000♠1.2%	7001512000000000000♠51.2%	6999200000000000000♠0.2%	5000000000000000000♠0.0%

Beginning of the next congress	164	1	270	0	0	435	0

Leadership

Senate President and President pro Tempore

Senate President
Charles G. Dawes (R)

Senate President pro Tempore
George H. Moses (R)

House Speaker

Nicholas Longworth (R)

Senate

Present: Charles G. Dawes (R)
President pro tempore: George H. Moses (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

Speaker: Nicholas Longworth (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state.

Senate

Senators are listed by class. They were elected 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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1932.

Delaware

1. Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. (D)
2. T. Coleman du Pont (R), until December 9, 1928
- Daniel O. Hastings (R), from December 10, 1928

Florida

1. Park Trammell (D)
3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)

Georgia

2. William J. Harris (D)
3. Walter F. George (D)

Idaho

2. William E. Borah (R)
3. Frank R. Gooding (R), until June 24, 1928
- John W. Thomas (R), from June 30, 1928

Illinois

2. Charles S. Deneen (R)
3. Vacant until December 3, 1928,^[1]
- Otis F. Glenn (R), from December 3, 1928

Indiana

1. Arthur R. Robinson (R)
3. James E. Watson (R)

Iowa

2. Daniel F. Steck (D)
3. Smith W. Brookhart (R)

Kansas

2. Arthur Capper (R)
3. Charles Curtis (R)

Kentucky

2. Frederic M. Sackett (R)
3. Alben W. Barkley (D)

Louisiana

2. Joseph E. Ransdell (D)
3. Edwin S. Broussard (D)

Maine

1. Frederick Hale (R)
2. Arthur R. Gould (R)

Maryland

1. William Cabell Bruce (D)
3. Millard Tydings (D)

Massachusetts

1. David I. Walsh (D)
2. Frederick H. Gillett (R)

Michigan

1. Woodbridge N. Ferris (D), until March 23, 1928
- Arthur H. Vandenberg (R), from March 31, 1928
2. James J. Couzens (R)

Minnesota

1. Henrik Shipstead (FL)
2. Thomas D. Schall (R)

Mississippi

1. Hubert D. Stephens (D)
2. Pat Harrison (D)

Missouri

1. James A. Reed (D)
3. Harry B. Hawes (D)

Montana

1. Burton K. Wheeler (D)
2. Thomas J. Walsh (D)

Nebraska

1. Robert B. Howell (R)
2. George W. Norris (R)

Nevada

1. Key Pittman (D)
3. Tasker Oddie (R)

New Hampshire

2. Henry W. Keyes (R)
3. George H. Moses (R)

New Jersey

1. Edward I. Edwards (D)
2. Walter E. Edge (R)

New Mexico

1. Andrieus A. Jones (D), until December 20, 1927
- Bronson M. Cutting (R), from December 29, 1927, until December 6, 1928
- Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R), from December 7, 1928
2. Sam G. Bratton (D)

New York

1. Royal S. Copeland (D)
3. Robert F. Wagner (D)

North Carolina

2. Furnifold McL. Simmons (D)
3. Lee S. Overman (D)

North Dakota

1. Lynn Frazier (R)
3. Gerald Nye (R)

Ohio

1. Simeon D. Fess(R)
3. Frank B. Willis (R), until March 30, 1928
- Cyrus Locher (D), from April 4, 1928, until December 14, 1928
- Theodore E. Burton (R), from December 15, 1928

Oklahoma

2. William B. Pine (R)
3. Elmer Thomas (D)

Oregon

2. Charles L. McNary (R)
3. Frederick Steiwer (R)

Pennsylvania

1. David A. Reed (R)
3. Vacant^[2]

Rhode Island

1. Peter G. Gerry (D)
2. Jesse H. Metcalf (R)

South Carolina

2. Coleman L. Blease (D)
3. Ellison D. Smith (D)

South Dakota

2. William H. McMaster (R)
3. Peter Norbeck (R)

Tennessee

1. Kenneth D. McKellar(D)
2. Lawrence Tyson (D)

Texas

1. Earle B. Mayfield (D)
2. Morris Sheppard (D)

Utah

1. William H. King (D)
3. Reed Smoot (R)

Vermont

1. Frank L. Greene (R)
3. Porter H. Dale (R)

Virginia

1. Claude A. Swanson (D)
2. Carter Glass (D)

Washington

1. Clarence Dill (D)
3. Wesley L. Jones (R)

West Virginia

1. Guy D. Goff (R)
2. Matthew M. Neely (D)

Wisconsin

1. Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (R)
3. John J. Blaine (R)

Wyoming

1. John B. Kendrick (D)
2. Francis E. Warren (R)

Senate Majority Leaders

Republican Leader
Charles Curtis

Republican Whip
Wesley Jones

Senate Minority Leaders

Democratic Leader
Joseph T. Robinson

Democratic Whip
Peter G. Gerry

House of Representatives

Contents

Members of the House of Representatives are listed by district.

Alabama

1. John McDuffie (D)
2. J. Lister Hill (D)
3. Henry B. Steagall (D)
4. Lamar Jeffers (D)
5. William B. Bowling (D), until August 16, 1928
- LaFayette L. Patterson (D), from November 6, 1928
6. William B. Oliver (D)
7. Miles C. Allgood (D)
8. Edward B. Almon (D)
9. George Huddleston (D)
10. William B. Bankhead (D)

Arizona

At-large. Lewis W. Douglas (D)

Arkansas

1. William J. Driver (D)
2. William A. Oldfield (D), until November 19, 1928
- Pearl Peden Oldfield (D), from January 9, 1929
3. John N. Tillman (D)
4. Otis Wingo (D)
5. Heartsill Ragon (D)
6. James B. Reed (D)
7. Tilman B. Parks (D)

California

Colorado

1. William N. Vaile (R), until July 2, 1927
- S. Harrison White (D), from November 15, 1927
2. Charles B. Timberlake (R)
3. Guy U. Hardy (R)
4. Edward T. Taylor (D)

Connecticut

Delaware

At-large. Robert G. Houston (R)

Florida

Georgia

Idaho

1. Burton L. French (R)
2. Addison T. Smith (R)

Illinois

1. Martin B. Madden (R), until April 27, 1928
2. Morton D. Hull (R)
3. Elliott W. Sproul (R)
4. Thomas A. Doyle (D)
5. Adolph J. Sabath (D)
6. James T. Igoe (D)
7. M. Alfred Michaelson (R)
8. Stanley H. Kunz (D)
9. Frederick A. Britten (R)
10. Carl R. Chindblom (R)
11. Frank R. Reid (R)
12. John T. Buckbee (R)
13. William R. Johnson (R)
14. John C. Allen (R)
15. Edward J. King (R), until February 17, 1929
16. William E. Hull (R)
17. Homer W. Hall (R)
18. William P. Holaday (R)
19. Charles Adkins (R)
20. Henry T. Rainey (D)
21. J. Earl Major (D)
22. Edward M. Irwin (R)
23. William W. Arnold (D)
24. Thomas S. Williams (R)
25. Edward E. Denison (R)
At-large. Henry R. Rathbone (R), until July 15, 1928
At-large. Richard Yates (R)

Indiana

Iowa

1. William F. Kopp (R)
2. F. Dickinson Letts (R)
3. Thomas J. B. Robinson (R)
4. Gilbert N. Haugen (R)
5. Cyrenus Cole (R)
6. C. William Ramseyer (R)
7. Cassius C. Dowell (R)
8. Lloyd Thurston (R)
9. William R. Green (R), until March 31, 1928
- Earl W. Vincent (R), from June 4, 1928
10. Lester J. Dickinson (R)
11. William D. Boies (R)

Kansas

Kentucky

Louisiana

1. James O'Connor (D)
2. J. Zach Spearing (D)
3. Whitmell P. Martin (D)
4. John N. Sandlin (D)
5. Riley J. Wilson (D)
6. Bolivar E. Kemp (D)
7. Ladislas Lazaro (D), until March 30, 1927
- René L. De Rouen (D), from August 23, 1927
8. James B. Aswell (D)

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

1. Allen T. Treadway (R)
2. Henry L. Bowles (R)
3. Frank H. Foss (R)
4. George R. Stobbs (R)
5. Edith Nourse Rogers (R)
6. A. Piatt Andrew, Jr. (R)
7. William P. Connery, Jr. (D)
8. Frederick W. Dallinger (R)
9. Charles L. Underhill (R)
10. John J. Douglass (D)
11. George H. Tinkham (R)
12. James A. Gallivan (D), until April 3, 1928
- John W. McCormack (D), from November 6, 1928
13. Robert Luce (R)
14. Louis A. Frothingham (R), until August 23, 1928
- Richard B. Wigglesworth (R), from November 6, 1928
15. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
16. Charles L. Gifford (R)

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

1. Milton A. Romjue (D)
2. Ralph F. Lozier (D)
3. Jacob L. Milligan (D)
4. Charles L. Faust (R), until December 17, 1928
- David W. Hopkins (R), from February 5, 1929
5. George H. Combs, Jr. (D)
6. Clement C. Dickinson (D)
7. Samuel C. Major (D)
8. William L. Nelson (D)
9. Clarence Cannon (D)
10. Henry F. Niedringhaus (R)
11. John J. Cochran (D)
12. Leonidas C. Dyer (R)
13. Clyde Williams (D)
14. James F. Fulbright (D)
15. Joe J. Manlove (R)
16. Thomas L. Rubey (D), until November 2, 1928

Montana

1. John M. Evans (D)
2. Scott Leavitt (R)

Nebraska

Nevada

At-large. Samuel S. Arentz (R)

New Hampshire

1. Fletcher Hale (R)
2. Edward H. Wason (R)

New Jersey

New Mexico

At-large. John Morrow (D)

New York

1. Robert L. Bacon (R)
2. John J. Kindred (D)
3. George W. Lindsay (D)
4. Thomas H. Cullen (D)
5. Loring M. Black, Jr. (D)
6. Andrew L. Somers (D)
7. John Quayle (D)
8. Patrick J. Carley (D)
9. David J. O'Connell (D)
10. Emanuel Celler (D)
11. Anning S. Prall (D)
12. Samuel Dickstein (D)
13. Christopher D. Sullivan (D)
14. William I. Sirovich (D)
15. John J. Boylan (D)
16. John J. O'Connor (D)
17. William W. Cohen (D)
18. John F. Carew D)
19. Sol Bloom (D)
20. Fiorello H. LaGuardia (R)
21. Royal H. Weller (D), until March 1, 1929
22. Anthony J. Griffin (D)
23. Frank Oliver (D)
24. James M. Fitzpatrick (D)
25. J. Mayhew Wainwright (R)
26. Hamilton Fish, III (R)
27. Harcourt J. Pratt (R)
28. Parker Corning (D)
29. James S. Parker (R)
30. Frank Crowther (R)
31. Bertrand Snell (R)
32. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R), until May 1, 1928
- Francis D. Culkin (R), from November 6, 1928
33. Frederick M. Davenport (R)
34. John D. Clarke (R)
35. Walter W. Magee (R), until May 25, 1927
- Clarence E. Hancock (R), from November 8, 1927
36. John Taber (R)
37. Gale H. Stalker (R)
38. Meyer Jacobstein (D)
39. Archie D. Sanders (R)
40. S. Wallace Dempsey (R)
41. Clarence MacGregor (R), until December 31, 1928
42. James M. Mead (D)
43. Daniel A. Reed (R)

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

1. Nicholas Longworth (R)
2. Vacant, until November 7, 1927
- Charles J. Tatgenhorst, Jr. (R), from November 8, 1927
3. Roy G. Fitzgerald (R)
4. William T. Fitzgerald (R)
5. Charles J. Thompson (R)
6. Charles C. Kearns (R)
7. Charles Brand (R)
8. Thomas B. Fletcher (D)
9. William W. Chalmers (R)
10. Thomas A. Jenkins (R)
11. Mell G. Underwood (D)
12. John C. Speaks (R)
13. James T. Begg (R)
14. Martin L. Davey (D)
15. C. Ellis Moore (R)
16. John McSweeney (D)
17. William M. Morgan (R)
18. B. Frank Murphy (R)
19. John G. Cooper (R)
20. Charles A. Mooney (D)
21. Robert Crosser (D)
22. Theodore E. Burton (R), until December 15, 1928

Oklahoma

Oregon

1. Willis C. Hawley (R)
2. Nicholas J. Sinnott (R), until May 31, 1928
- Robert R. Butler (R), from November 6, 1928
3. Maurice E. Crumpacker (R), until July 24, 1927
- Franklin F. Korell (R), from October 18, 1927

Pennsylvania

1. James M. Hazlett (R), until October 20, 1927
- James M. Beck (R), from November 8, 1927
2. George S. Graham (R)
3. Harry C. Ransley (R)
4. Benjamin M. Golder (R)
5. James J. Connolly (R)
6. George A. Welsh (R)
7. George P. Darrow (R)
8. Thomas S. Butler (R), until May 26, 1928
- James Wolfenden (R), from November 6, 1928
9. Henry W. Watson (R)
10. William W. Griest (R)
11. Laurence H. Watres (R)
12. John J. Casey (D)
13. Cyrus M. Palmer (R)
14. Robert G. Bushong (R)
15. Louis T. McFadden (R)
16. Edgar R. Kiess (R)
17. Frederick W. Magrady (R)
18. Edward M. Beers (R)
19. Isaac H. Doutrich (R)
20. James R. Leech (R)
21. J. Banks Kurtz (R)
22. Franklin Menges (R)
23. J. Mitchell Chase (R)
24. Samuel A. Kendall (R)
25. Henry W. Temple (R)
26. J. Howard Swick (R)
27. Nathan L. Strong (R)
28. Thomas C. Cochran (R)
29. Milton W. Shreve (R)
30. Everett Kent (D)
31. Adam M. Wyant (R)
32. Stephen G. Porter (R)
33. M. Clyde Kelly (R)
34. John M. Morin (R)
35. Harry A. Estep (R)
36. Guy E. Campbell (R)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

1. Don B. Colton (R)
2. Elmer O. Leatherwood (R)

Vermont

1. Elbert S. Brigham (R)
2. Ernest Willard Gibson (R)

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

At-large. Charles E. Winter (R)

Non-voting members

Alaska Territory. Daniel Sutherland (R)
Hawaii Territory. Victor S. K. Houston (R)
Philippines. Isauro Gabaldon (Nac.), until July 16, 1928
Philippines. Pedro Guevara (Nac.)
Puerto Rico. Félix Córdova Dávila

House seats by party holding plurality in state
80.1-100% Democratic	80.1-100% Republican
60.1-80% Democratic	60.1-80% Republican
Up to 60% Democratic	Up to 60% Republican

House Majority Leaders

Republican Leader
John Tilson

Republican Whip
Albert Vestal

House Minority Leaders

Democratic Leader
Finis Garrett

Democratic Whip
William Oldfield

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

State (class)	Vacator	Reason for change	Successor	Date of successor's formal installation
Pennsylvania (3)	Vacant	Election of William S. Vare was not certified by the governor, and the Senate refused to seat him.	Vacant	Seat remained vacant until the next Congress.
Illinois (3)	Vacant	Frank L. Smith was not permitted to qualify, and resigned February 9, 1928. Successor elected November 6, 1928.	Otis F. Glenn (R)	December 3, 1928
New Mexico (1)	Andrieus A. Jones (D)	Died December 20, 1927 Successor appointed December 29, 1927. Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below.	Bronson M. Cutting (R)	December 29, 1927
Michigan (1)	Woodbridge N. Ferris (D)	Died March 23, 1928 Successor appointed March 31, 1928. Successor was then elected November 6, 1928, to finish the term.	Arthur H. Vandenberg (R)	March 31, 1928
Ohio (3)	Frank B. Willis (R)	Died March 30, 1928. Successor appointed April 4, 1928. Successor was later not elected to finish the term, see below.	Cyrus Locher (D)	April 4, 1928
Idaho (3)	Frank R. Gooding (R)	Died June 24, 1928. Successor was appointed to continue the term. Successor was then elected November 6, 1928, to finish the term.	John W. Thomas (R)	June 30, 1928
New Mexico (1)	Bronson M. Cutting (R)	Did not run to finish the term. Successor elected November 6, 1928.	Octaviano A. Larrazolo (R)	December 7, 1928
Ohio (3)	Cyrus Locher (D)	Lost nomination to finish term. Successor elected November 6, 1928.	Theodore E. Burton (R)	December 15, 1928
Delaware (2)	T. Coleman du Pont (R)	Resigned December 9, 1928. Successor appointed December 10, 1928, to finish the term.	Daniel O. Hastings (R)	December 10, 1928

House of Representatives

Replacements: 15
- Democratic: 1 seat net gain
- Republican: 1 seat net loss
Deaths: 16
Resignations: 7
Total seats with changes: 23

District	Vacator	Reason for Vacancy	Successor
Ohio 2nd	Vacant	Rep. Ambrose E. B. Stephens died during previous congress	Charles Tatgenhorst, Jr. (R)	November 8, 1927
Louisiana 7th	Ladislas Lazaro (D)	Died March 30, 1927	René L. De Rouen (D)	August 23, 1927
New York 35th	Walter W. Magee (R)	Died May 25, 1927	Clarence E. Hancock (R)	November 8, 1927
Colorado 1st	William N. Vaile (R)	Died July 2, 1927	S. Harrison White (D)	November 15, 1927
Oregon 3rd	Maurice E. Crumpacker (R)	Died July 24, 1927	Franklin F. Korell (R)	October 18, 1927
Pennsylvania 1st	James M. Hazlett (R)	Resigned October 20, 1927	James M. Beck (R)	November 8, 1927
Iowa 9th	William R. Green (R)	Resigned March 31, 1928, after being appointed to the United States Court of Claims	Earl W. Vincent (R)	June 4, 1928
Massachusetts 12th	James A. Gallivan (D)	Died April 3, 1928	John W. McCormack (D)	November 6, 1928
Illinois 1st	Martin B. Madden (R)	Died April 27, 1928	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 32nd	Thaddeus C. Sweet (R)	Died May 1, 1928	Francis D. Culkin (R)	November 6, 1928
Pennsylvania 8th	Thomas S. Butler (R)	Died May 26, 1928	James Wolfenden (R)	November 6, 1928
Oregon 2nd	Nicholas J. Sinnott (R)	Resigned May 31, 1928, after being appointed to the United States Court of Claims	Robert R. Butler (R)	November 6, 1928
Illinois At-large	Henry R. Rathbone (R)	Died July 15, 1928	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Philippines At-large	Isauro Gabaldon	Resigned July 16, 1928, after being nominated for election to the Philippine House of Representatives	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Alabama 5th	William B. Bowling (D)	Resigned August 16, 1928, after being appointed judge of the 5th Judicial Circuit of Alabama	LaFayette L. Patterson (D)	November 6, 1928
Massachusetts 14th	Louis A. Frothingham (R)	Died August 23, 1928	Richard B. Wigglesworth (R)	November 6, 1928
Missouri 16th	Thomas L. Rubey (D)	Died November 2, 1928	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Arkansas 2nd	William Allan Oldfield (D)	Died November 19, 1928	Pearl Peden Oldfield (D)	January 9, 1929
Ohio 22nd	Theodore E. Burton (R)	Resigned December 15, 1928, after winning special election to the U.S. Senate	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 41st	Clarence MacGregor (R)	Resigned December 28, 1928, after being appointed to the New York Supreme Court	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Missouri 4th	Charles L. Faust (R)	Died December 17, 1928	David W. Hopkins (R)	February 5, 1929
Illinois 15th	Edward J. King (R)	Died February 17, 1929	Seat remained vacant until next Congress
New York 21st	Royal H. Weller (D)	Died March 1, 1929	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 (3 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

Agriculture and Forestry
Appropriations
Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate
Banking and Currency
Civil Service
Claims
Commerce
District of Columbia
Education and Labor
Enrolled Bills
Expenditures in Executive Departments
Finance
Foreign Relations
Illegal Appointments in Civil Service (Select)
Immigration
Immigration and Naturalization
Indian Affairs
Interoceanic Canals
Interstate Commerce
Judiciary
Library
Manufactures
Mexican Propaganda (Select)
Military Affairs
Mines and Mining
Naval Affairs
Patents
Pensions
Post Office and Post Roads
Presidential Campaign Expenditures (Special)
Printing
Privileges and Elections
Propaganda or Money Alleged Used by Foreign Governments (Special)
Public Buildings and Grounds
Public Lands and Surveys
Revision of the Laws
Rules
Senatorial Elections (Select)
Tariff Commission (Select)
Territories and Insular Possessions
Whole

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)
Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers
Harriman Geographic Code System
Investigation of Northern Pacific Railroad Land Grants
Taxation
To Investigate the Salaries of Officers and Employees of the Senate and the House

Officers

Architect of the Capitol: David Lynn
Attending Physician of the United States Congress: George Calver
Comptroller General of the United States: John R. McCarl
Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam
Public Printer of the United States: George H. Carter

Senate

Chaplain: John J. Muir, (Baptist)
- ZeBarney T. Phillips (Episcopal), from December 5, 1927
Secretary: Edwin P. Thayer
Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry

House of Representatives

Chaplain: James S. Montgomery (Methodist)
Clerk: William T. Page
Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy
Reading Clerks: Patrick Joseph Haltigan (D) and N/A (R)
Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers
Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
Postmaster: Frank W. Collier

Notes

↑ Frank L. Smith (R-IL) was elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927, but the Senate refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption concerning his election. He resigned February 9, 1928. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000534
↑ William S. Vare (R-PA) was elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927, but the Senate refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption and fraud concerning his election. In the next Congress, the Senate unseated him. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=V000071

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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70th United States Congress

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

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Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

Senate

House of Representatives

Non-voting members

Changes in membership

Senate

House of Representatives

Committees

Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Officers

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House of Representatives

See also

Notes

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