56th United States Congress

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Contents 1 Dates of sessions 2 Major events 3 Major legislation 4 Party summary 4.1 Senate 4.2 House of Representatives 5 Leadership 5.1 Senate 5.2 House of Representatives 6 Members 6.1 Senate 6.2 House of Representatives 6.3 Delegates 7 Changes in membership 7.1 Senate 7.2 House of Representatives 8 Officers 8.1 Senate 8.2 House of Representatives 8.3 Other 9 References 10 External links

The Fifty-sixth 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, 1899 to March 3, 1901, during the last two years of the first administration of U.S. President William McKinley.

The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

[edit] Dates of sessions

March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1901

• First session: December 4, 1899 - June 7, 1900
• Second session: December 3, 1900 - March 3, 1901 — a lame duck session

Previous congress: 55th Congress
Next congress: 57th Congress

[edit] Major events

Main article: Events of 1899; Events of 1900; Events of 1901

[edit] Major legislation

Main article: List of United States federal legislation in the 56th Congress

• March 14, 1900 - Gold Standard Act, established gold as the standard for redeeming paper money
• April 2, 1900 - Foraker Act established civil government in Puerto Rico; 31 Stat. 77

[edit] 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.

[edit] Senate

• Democratic: 26
• Republican: 53 (majority)
• Populist: 5
• Silver Republican: 3
• Silver: 2
• vacant: 1

TOTAL members: 90

[edit] House of Representatives

• Democratic: 161
• Republican: 187 (majority)
• Populist: 5
• Silver: 1
• Silver Republican: 2
• Independent Populist: 1

TOTAL members: 357

[edit] Leadership

[edit] Senate

• Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
  • Garret A. Hobart, Republican of New Jersey, died November 21, 1899, vacant thereafter.
• President pro tempore of the Senate:
  • William P. Frye, Republican of Maine, elected December 4, 1899
• Democratic Caucus Chairman:
  • James K. Jones, Democratic of Arkansas
• Republican Conference Chairman:
  • William B. Allison, Republican of Iowa

[edit] House of Representatives

• Speaker of the House
  • David B. Henderson, Republican of Iowa, elected December 4, 1899
• Democratic Caucus Chairman:
  • James Hay, Democratic of Virginia
• Republican Conference Chairman:
  • Joseph G. Cannon, Republican of Illinois

[edit] Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

See also: 56th United States Congress - Political Parties

See also: 56th United States Congress - State Delegations

See also: United States House election, 1898

[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. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1904; Class 2 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1902.

Alabama

• 2. John T. Morgan (Dem.)
• 3. Edmund W. Pettus (Dem.)

Arkansas

• 3. James K. Jones (Dem.)
• 2. James H. Berry (Dem.)

California

• 3. George C. Perkins (Rep.)
• 1. Thomas R. Bard (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy in class, February 7, 1900.

Colorado

• 3. Henry M. Teller (Silver Rep.)
• 2. Edward O. Wolcott (Rep.)

Connecticut

• 3. Orville H. Platt (Rep.)
• 1. Joseph R. Hawley (Rep.)

Delaware

• 2. Richard R. Kenney (Dem.)
• 1. vacant

Florida

• 1. Samuel Pasco (Dem.) …appointed to fill vacancy, served until April 19, 1899.

  James P. Taliaferro (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, April 19, 1899.

• 3. Stephen R. Mallory (Dem.)

Georgia

• 2. Augustus O. Bacon (Dem.)
• 3. Alexander S. Clay (Dem.)

Idaho

• 2. George L. Shoup (Rep.)
• 3. Henry Heitfeld (Populist)

Illinois

• 2. Shelby M. Cullom (Rep.)
• 3. William E. Mason (Rep.)

Indiana

• 3. Charles W. Fairbanks (Rep.)
• 1. Albert J. Beveridge (Rep.)

Iowa

• 3. William B. Allison (Rep.)
• 2. John H. Gear (Rep.) …died July 14, 1900.

  Jonathan P. Dolliver (Rep.) …appointed to fill vacancy, August 22, 1900.

Kansas

• 2. Lucien Baker (Rep.)
• 3. William A. Harris (Populist)

Kentucky

• 2. William Lindsay (Dem.)
• 3. William J. Deboe (Rep.)

Louisiana

• 2. Donelson Caffery (Dem.)
• 3. Samuel D. McEnery (Dem.)

Maine

• 1. Eugene Hale (Rep.)
• 2. William P. Frye (Rep.)

Maryland

• 3. George L. Wellington (Rep.)
• 1. Louis E. McComas (Rep.)

Massachusetts

• 2. George F. Hoar (Rep.)
• 1. Henry Cabot Lodge (Rep.)

Michigan

• 2. James McMillan (Rep.)
• 1. Julius C. Burrows (Rep.)

Minnesota

• 1. Cushman K. Davis (Rep.) …died November 7, 1900.

  Charles A. Towne (Dem.) …appointed to fill vacancy, December 5, 1900.

  Moses E. Clapp (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, January 23, 1901.

• 2. Knute Nelson (Rep.)

Mississippi

• 1. Hernando D. Money (Dem.)
• 2. William V. Sullivan (Dem.)

Missouri

• 1. Francis M. Cockrell (Dem.)
• 3. George G. Vest (Dem.)

Montana

• 2. Thomas H. Carter (Rep.)
• 1. William A. Clark (Dem.) …resigned May 15, 1900, seat remained vacant.

Nebraska

• 2. John M. Thurston (Rep.)
• 1. Monroe L. Hayward (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy in class, March 8, 1899, died December 5, 1899, before qualifying.

  William V. Allen (Populist) …appointed to fill vacancy, December 13, 1899.

Nevada

• 3. John P. Jones (Silver)
• 1. William M. Stewart (Silver)

New Hampshire

• 2. William E. Chandler (Rep.)
• 3. Jacob H. Gallinger (Rep.)

New Jersey

• 2. William J. Sewell (Rep.)
• 1. John Kean (Rep.)

New York

• 3. Thomas C. Platt (Rep.)
• 1. Chauncey M. Depew (Rep.)

North Carolina

• 2. Marion Butler (Populist)
• 3. Jeter C. Pritchard (Rep.)

North Dakota

• 3. Henry C. Hansbrough (Rep.)
• 1. Porter J. McCumber (Rep.)

Ohio

• 3. Joseph B. Foraker (Rep.)
• 1. Marcus A. Hanna (Rep.)

Oregon

• 2. George W. McBride (Rep.)
• 3. Joseph Simon (Rep.)

Pennsylvania

• 3. Boies Penrose (Rep.)
• 1. Matthew S. Quay (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 16, 1901.

Rhode Island

• 1. Nelson W. Aldrich (Rep.)
• 2. George P. Wetmore (Rep.)

South Carolina

• 2. Benjamin R. Tillman (Dem.)
• 3. John L. McLaurin (Dem.)

South Dakota

• 2. Richard F. Pettigrew (Rep.)
• 3. James H. Kyle (Populist)

Tennessee

• 1. William B. Bate (Dem.)
• 2. Thomas B. Turley (Dem.)

Texas

• 2. Horace Chilton (Dem.)
• 1. Charles A. Culberson (Dem.)

Utah

• 3. Joseph L. Rawlins (Dem.)
• 1. Thomas Kearns (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy in class, January 23, 1901.

Vermont

• 1. Redfield Proctor (Rep.)
• 3. Jonathan Ross (Rep.) …appointed to fill vacancy, served until October 18, 1900.

  William P. Dillingham (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, October 18, 1900.

Virginia

• 1. John W. Daniel (Dem.)
• 2. Thomas S. Martin (Dem.)

Washington

• 3. George Turner (Silver Rep.)
• 1. Addison G. Foster (Rep.)

West Virginia

• 2. Stephen B. Elkins (Rep.)
• 1. Nathan B. Scott (Rep.)

Wisconsin

• 3. John C. Spooner (Rep.)
• 1. Joseph V. Quarles (Rep.)

Wyoming

• 1. Clarence D. Clark (Rep.)
• 2. Francis E. Warren (Rep.)

[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.

Alabama

• 1. George W. Taylor (Dem.)
• 2. Jesse F. Stallings (Dem.)
• 3. Henry D. Clayton (Dem.)
• 4. Gaston A. Robbins (Dem.) …contested election, served until March 8, 1900.

  William F. Aldrich (Rep.) …contested election, seated March 8, 1900.

• 5. Willis Brewer (Dem.)
• 6. John H. Bankhead (Dem.)
• 7. John L. Burnett (Dem.)
• 8. Joseph Wheeler (Dem.) …resigned April 20, 1900.

  William N. Richardson (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

• 9. Oscar W. Underwood (Dem.)

Arkansas

• 1. Philip D. McCulloch, Jr. (Dem.)
• 2. John S. Little (Dem.)
• 3. Thomas C. McRae (Dem.)
• 4. William L. Terry (Dem.)
• 5. Hugh A. Dinsmore (Dem.)
• 6. Stephen Brundidge, Jr. (Dem.)

California

• 1. John A. Barham (Rep.)
• 2. Marion De Vries (Dem.) …resigned August 20, 1900.

  Samuel D. Woods (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

• 3. Victor H. Metcalf (Rep.)
• 4. Julius Kahn (Rep.)
• 5. Eugene F. Loud (Rep.)
• 6. Russell J. Waters (Rep.)
• 7. James C. Needham (Rep.)

Colorado

• 1. John F. Shafroth (Silver Rep.)
• 2. John C. Bell (Populist)

Connecticut

• 1. E. Stephens Henry (Rep.)
• 2. Nehemiah D. Sperry (Rep.)
• 3. Charles A. Russell (Rep.)
• 4. Ebenezer J. Hill (Rep.)

Delaware

• A/L. John H. Hoffecker (Rep.) …died June 16, 1900.

  Walter O. Hoffecker (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

Florida

• 1. Stephen M. Sparkman (Dem.)
• 2. Robert W. Davis (Dem.)

Georgia

• 1. Rufus E. Lester (Dem.)
• 2. James M. Griggs (Dem.)
• 3. Elijah B. Lewis (Dem.)
• 4. William C. Adamson (Dem.)
• 5. Leonidas F. Livingston (Dem.)
• 6. Charles L. Bartlett (Dem.)
• 7. John W. Maddox (Dem.)
• 8. William M. Howard (Dem.)
• 9. Farish C. Tate (Dem.)
• 10. William H. Fleming (Dem.)
• 11. William G. Brantley (Dem.)

Idaho

• A/L. Edgar Wilson (Silver Rep.)

Illinois

• 1. James R. Mann (Rep.)
• 2. William Lorimer (Rep.)
• 3. George P. Foster (Dem.)
• 4. Thomas Cusack (Dem.)
• 5. Edward T. Noonan (Dem.)
• 6. Henry S. Boutell (Rep.)
• 7. George E. Foss (Rep.)
• 8. Albert J. Hopkins (Rep.)
• 9. Robert R. Hitt (Rep.)
• 10. George W. Prince (Rep.)
• 11. Walter Reeves (Rep.)
• 12. Joseph G. Cannon (Rep.)
• 13. Vespasian Warner (Rep.)
• 14. Joseph V. Graff (Rep.)
• 15. Benjamin F. Marsh (Rep.)
• 16. William E. Williams (Dem.)
• 17. Ben F. Caldwell (Dem.)
• 18. Thomas M. Jett (Dem.)
• 19. Joseph B. Crowley (Dem.)
• 20. James R. Williams (Dem.)
• 21. William A. Rodenberg (Rep.)
• 22. George Washington Smith (Rep.)

Indiana

• 1. James A. Hemenway (Rep.)
• 2. Robert W. Miers (Dem.)
• 3. William T. Zenor (Dem.)
• 4. Francis M. Griffith (Dem.)
• 5. George W. Faris (Rep.)
• 6. James E. Watson (Rep.)
• 7. Jesse Overstreet (Rep.)
• 8. George W. Cromer (Rep.)
• 9. Charles B. Landis (Rep.)
• 10. Edgar D. Crumpacker (Rep.)
• 11. George W. Steele (Rep.)
• 12. James M. Robinson (Dem.)
• 13. Abraham L. Brick (Rep.)

Iowa

• 1. Thomas Hedge (Rep.)
• 2. Joseph R. Lane (Rep.)
• 3. David B. Henderson (Rep.)
• 4. Gilbert N. Haugen (Rep.)
• 5. Robert G. Cousins (Rep.)
• 6. John F. Lacey (Rep.)
• 7. John A.T. Hull (Rep.)
• 8. William P. Hepburn (Rep.)
• 9. Smith McPherson (Rep.) …resigned June 6, 1900.

  Walter I. Smith (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

• 10. Jonathan P. Dolliver (Rep.) …resigned August 22, 1900.

  James P. Conner (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1900.

• 11. Lot Thomas (Rep.)

Kansas

• 1. Charles Curtis (Rep.)
• 2. Justin D. Bowersock (Rep.)
• 3. Edwin R. Ridgely (Populist)
• 4. James M. Miller (Rep.)
• 5. William A. Calderhead (Rep.)
• 6. William A. Reeder (Rep.)
• 7. Chester I. Long (Rep.)
• A/L. Willis J. Bailey (Rep.)

Kentucky

• 1. Charles K. Wheeler (Dem.)
• 2. Henry D. Allen (Dem.)
• 3. John S. Rhea (Dem.)
• 4. David H. Smith (Dem.)
• 5. Oscar Turner (Dem.)
• 6. Albert S. Berry (Dem.)
• 7. Evan E. Settle (Dem.) …died November 16, 1899, before Congress assembled.

  June W. Gayle (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated January 15, 1900.

• 8. George G. Gilbert (Dem.)
• 9. Samuel J. Pugh (Rep.)
• 10. Thomas Y. Fitzpatrick (Dem.)
• 11. Vincent S. Boreing (Rep.)

Louisiana

• 1. Adolph Meyer (Dem.)
• 2. Robert C. Davey (Dem.)
• 3. Robert F. Broussard (Dem.)
• 4. Phanor Breazeale (Dem.)
• 5. Samuel T. Baird (Dem.) …died April 22, 1899, before Congress assembled.

  Joseph E. Ransdell (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1899.

• 6. Samuel M. Robertson (Dem.)

Maine

• 1. Thomas B. Reed (Rep.) …resigned September 4, 1899, before Congress assembled.

  Amos L. Allen (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1899.

• 2. Charles E. Littlefield (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated December 4, 1899.
• 3. Edwin C. Burleigh (Rep.)
• 4. Charles A. Boutelle (Rep.) …resigned March 3, 1901.

Maryland

• 1. John W. Smith (Dem.) …resigned January 12, 1900.

  Josiah L. Kerr (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

• 2. William B. Baker (Rep.)
• 3. Frank C. Wachter (Rep.)
• 4. James W. Denny (Dem.)
• 5. Sydney E. Mudd (Rep.)
• 6. George A. Pearre (Rep.)

Massachusetts

• 1. George P. Lawrence (Rep.)
• 2. Frederick H. Gillett (Rep.)
• 3. John R. Thayer (Dem.)
• 4. George W. Weymouth (Rep.)
• 5. William S. Knox (Rep.)
• 6. William H. Moody (Rep.)
• 7. Ernest W. Roberts (Rep.)
• 8. Samuel W. McCall (Rep.)
• 9. John F. Fitzgerald (Dem.)
• 10. Henry F. Naphen (Dem.)
• 11. Charles F. Sprague (Rep.)
• 12. William C. Lovering (Rep.)
• 13. William S. Greene (Rep.)

Michigan

• 1. John B. Corliss (Rep.)
• 2. Henry C. Smith (Rep.)
• 3. Washington Gardner (Rep.)
• 4. Edward L. Hamilton (Rep.)
• 5. William Alden Smith (Rep.)
• 6. Samuel W. Smith (Rep.)
• 7. Edgar Weeks (Rep.)
• 8. Joseph W. Fordney (Rep.)
• 9. Roswell P. Bishop (Rep.)
• 10. Rousseau O. Crump (Rep.)
• 11. William S. Mesick (Rep.)
• 12. Carlos D. Shelden (Rep.)

Minnesota

• 1. James A. Tawney (Rep.)
• 2. James T. McCleary (Rep.)
• 3. Joel P. Heatwole (Rep.)
• 4. Frederick C. Stevens (Rep.)
• 5. Loren Fletcher (Rep.)
• 6. R. Page W. Morris (Rep.)
• 7. Frank M. Eddy (Rep.)

Mississippi

• 1. John M. Allen (Dem.)
• 2. Thomas Spight (Dem.)
• 3. Thomas C. Catchings (Dem.)
• 4. Andrew F. Fox (Dem.)
• 5. John Sharp Williams (Dem.)
• 6. Frank A. McLain (Dem.)
• 7. Patrick Henry (Dem.)

Missouri

• 1. James T. Lloyd (Dem.)
• 2. William W. Rucker (Dem.)
• 3. John Dougherty (Dem.)
• 4. Charles F. Cochran (Dem.)
• 5. William S. Cowherd (Dem.)
• 6. David A. De Armond (Dem.)
• 7. James Cooney (Dem.)
• 8. Richard P. Bland (Dem.) …died June 15, 1899.

  Dorsey W. Shackleford (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1899.

• 9. James Beauchamp Clark (Dem.)
• 10. Richard Bartholdt (Rep.)
• 11. Charles F. Joy (Rep.)
• 12. Charles E. Pearce (Rep.)
• 13. Edward Robb (Dem.)
• 14. Willard D. Vandiver (Dem.)
• 15. Maecenas E. Benton (Dem.)

Montana

• A/L. Albert J. Campbell (Dem.)

Nebraska

• 1. Elmer J. Burkett (Rep.)
• 2. David H. Mercer (Rep.)
• 3. John S. Robinson (Dem.)
• 4. William L. Stark (Populist)
• 5. Roderick D. Sutherland (Populist)
• 6. William L. Greene (Populist) …died March 11, 1899, before Congress assembled.

  William Neville (Populist) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1899.

Nevada

• A/L. Francis G. Newlands (Silver)

New Hampshire

• 1. Cyrus A. Sulloway (Rep.)
• 2. Frank G. Clarke (Rep.) …died January 9, 1901.

New Jersey

• 1. Henry C. Loudenslager (Rep.)
• 2. John J. Gardner (Rep.)
• 3. Benjamin F. Howell (Rep.)
• 4. Joshua S. Salmon (Dem.)
• 5. James F. Stewart (Rep.)
• 6. Richard W. Parker (Rep.)
• 7. William D. Daly (Dem.) …died July 31, 1900.

  Allan L. McDermott (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

• 8. Charles N. Fowler (Rep.)

New York

• 1. Townsend Scudder (Dem.)
• 2. John J. Fitzgerald (Dem.)
• 3. Edmund H. Driggs (Dem.)
• 4. Bertram T. Clayton (Dem.)
• 5. Frank E. Wilson (Dem.)
• 6. Mitchell May (Dem.)
• 7. Nicholas Muller (Dem.)
• 8. Daniel J. Riordan (Dem.)
• 9. Thomas J. Bradley (Dem.)
• 10. Amos J. Cummings (Dem.)
• 11. William Sulzer (Dem.)
• 12. George B. McClellan, Jr. (Dem.)
• 13. Jefferson M. Levy (Dem.)
• 14. William Astor Chanler (Dem.)
• 15. Jacob Ruppert, Jr. (Dem.)
• 16. John Q. Underhall (Dem.)
• 17. Arthur S. Tompkins (Rep.)
• 18. John H. Ketcham (Rep.)
• 19. Aaron V.S. Cochrane (Rep.)
• 20. Martin H. Glynn (Dem.)
• 21. John K. Stewart (Rep.)
• 22. Lucius N. Littauer (Rep.)
• 23. Louis W. Emerson (Rep.)
• 24. Charles A. Chickering (Rep.) …died February 13, 1900.

  Albert D. Shaw (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900, died February 10, 1901.

• 25. James S. Sherman (Rep.)
• 26. George W. Ray (Rep.)
• 27. Michael E. Driscoll (Rep.)
• 28. Sereno E. Payne (Rep.)
• 29. Charles W. Gillet (Rep.)
• 30. James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (Rep.)
• 31. James M.E. O'Grady (Rep.)
• 32. William H. Ryan (Dem.)
• 33. De Alva S. Alexander (Rep.)
• 34. Edward B. Vreeland (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy from preceding Congress, seated December 4, 1899.

North Carolina

• 1. John H. Small (Dem.)
• 2. George H. White (Rep.)
• 3. Charles R. Thomas (Dem.)
• 4. John W. Atwater (Populist)
• 5. William W. Kitchin (Dem.)
• 6. John D. Bellamy (Dem.)
• 7. Theodore F. Kluttz (Dem.)
• 8. Romulus Z. Linney (Rep.)
• 9. William T. Crawford (Dem.) …contested election, served until May 10, 1900.

  Richmond Pearson (Rep.) …contested election, seated May 10, 1900.

North Dakota

• A/L. Burleigh F. Spalding (Rep.)

Ohio

• 1. William B. Shattuc (Rep.)
• 2. Jacob H. Bromwell (Rep.)
• 3. John L. Brenner (Dem.)
• 4. Robert B. Gordon (Dem.)
• 5. David Meekison (Dem.)
• 6. Seth W. Brown (Rep.)
• 7. Walter L. Weaver (Rep.)
• 8. Archibald Lybrand (Rep.)
• 9. James H. Southard (Rep.)
• 10. Stephen Morgan (Rep.)
• 11. Charles H. Grosvenor (Rep.)
• 12. John J. Lentz (Dem.)
• 13. James A. Norton (Dem.)
• 14. Winfield S. Kerr (Rep.)
• 15. Henry C. Van Voorhis (Rep.)
• 16. Lorenzo Danford (Rep.) …died June 19, 1899.

  Joseph J. Gill (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1899.

• 17. John A. McDowell (Dem.)
• 18. Robert W. Tayler (Rep.)
• 19. Charles W. F. Dick (Rep.)
• 20. Fremont O. Phallips (Rep.)
• 21. Theodore E. Burton (Rep.)

Oregon

• 1. Thomas H. Tongue (Rep.)
• 2. Malcolm A. Moody (Rep.)

Pennsylvania

• 1. Henry H. Bingham (Rep.)
• 2. Robert Adams, Jr. (Rep.)
• 3. William McAleer (Dem.)
• 4. James R. Young (Rep.)
• 5. Alfred C. Harmer (Rep.) …died March 6, 1900.

  Edward D. Morrell (Rep.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 3, 1900.

• 6. Thomas S. Butler (Rep.)
• 7. Irving P. Wanger (Rep.)
• 8. Laird H. Barber (Dem.)
• 9. Daniel Ermentrout (Dem.) …died September 17, 1899.

  Henry D. Green (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated December 4, 1899.

• 10. Marriott Brosius (Rep.)
• 11. William Connell (Rep.)
• 12. Stanley W. Davenport (Dem.)
• 13. James W. Ryan (Dem.)
• 14. Marlin E. Olmsted (Rep.)
• 15. Charles F. Wright (Rep.)
• 16. Horace B. Packer (Rep.)
• 17. Rufus K. Polk (Dem.)
• 18. Thaddeus M. Mahon (Rep.)
• 19. Edward D. Ziegler (Dem.)
• 20. Joseph E. Thropp (Rep.)
• 21. Summers M. Jack (Rep.)
• 22. John Dalzell (Rep.)
• 23. William H. Graham (Rep.)
• 24. Ernest F. Acheson (Rep.)
• 25. Joseph B. Showalter (Rep.)
• 26. Athelston Gaston (Dem.)
• 27. Joseph C. Sibley (Dem.)
• 28. James K.P. Hall (Dem.)
• A/L. Samuel A. Davenport (Rep.)
• A/L. Galusha A. Grow (Rep.)

Rhode Island

• 1. Melville Bull (Rep.)
• 2. Adin B. Capron (Rep.)

South Carolina

• 1. William Elliott (Dem.)
• 2. W. Jasper Talbert (Dem.)
• 3. Asbury C. Latimer (Dem.)
• 4. Stanyarne Wilson (Dem.)
• 5. David E. Finley (Dem.)
• 6. James Norton (Dem.)
• 7. J. William Stokes (Dem.)

South Dakota

• 1. Charles H. Burke (Rep.)
• 2. Robert J. Gamble (Rep.)

Tennessee

• 1. Walter P. Brownlow (Rep.)
• 2. Henry R. Gibson (Rep.)
• 3. John A. Moon (Dem.)
• 4. Charles E. Snodgrass (Dem.)
• 5. James D. Richardson (Dem.)
• 6. John W. Gaines (Dem.)
• 7. Nicholas N. Cox (Dem.)
• 8. Thetus W. Sims (Dem.)
• 9. Rice A. Pierce (Dem.)
• 10. Edward W. Carmack (Dem.)

Texas

• 1. Thomas H. Ball (Dem.)
• 2. Samuel B. Cooper (Dem.)
• 3. Reese C. De Graffenreid (Dem.)
• 4. John L. Sheppard (Dem.)
• 5. Joseph W. Bailey (Dem.)
• 6. Robert E. Burke (Dem.)
• 7. Robert L. Henry (Dem.)
• 8. Samuel W.T. Lanham (Dem.)
• 9. Albert S. Burleson (Dem.)
• 10. Robert B. Hawley (Rep.)
• 11. Rudolph Kleberg (Dem.)
• 12. James L. Slayden (Dem.)
• 13. John H. Stephens (Dem.)

Utah

• A/L. William H. King (Dem.) …contested election, seated April 25, 1900.

Vermont

• 1. H. Henry Powers (Rep.)
• 2. William W. Grout (Rep.)

Virginia

• 1. William A. Jones (Dem.)
• 2. William A. Young (Dem.) …contested election, served until March 12, 1900.

  Richard A. Wise (Dem.) …contested election, seated March 12, 1900, died December 21, 1900.

• 3. John Lamb (Dem.)
• 4. Sydney P. Epes (Dem.) …died March 3, 1900.

  Francis R. Lassiter (Dem.) …elected to fill vacancy, seated April 28, 1900.

• 5. Claude A. Swanson (Dem.)
• 6. Peter J. Otey (Dem.)
• 7. James Hay (Dem.)
• 8. John F. Rixey (Dem.)
• 9. William F. Rhea (Dem.)
• 10. Julian M. Quarles (Dem.)

Washington

• 1. Francis W. Cushman (Rep.)
• 2. Wesley L. Jones (Rep.)

West Virginia

• 1. Blackburn B. Dovener (Rep.)
• 2. Alston G. Dayton (Rep.)
• 3. David E. Johnston (Dem.)
• 4. Romeo H. Freer (Rep.)

Wisconsin

• 1. Henry Allen Cooper (Rep.)
• 2. Herman B. Dahle (Rep.)
• 3. Joseph W. Babcock (Rep.)
• 4. Theobald Otjen (Rep.)
• 5. Samuel S. Barney (Rep.)
• 6. James H. Davidson (Rep.)
• 7. John J. Esch (Rep.)
• 8. Edward S. Minor (Rep.)
• 9. Alexander Stewart (Rep.)
• 10. John J. Jenkins (Rep.)

Wyoming

• A/L. Frank W. Mondell (Rep.)

[edit] Delegates

Arizona Territory

• A/L. John F. Wilson (Dem.)

Hawaii Territory

• A/L. Robert W. Wilcox (Independent) …new territory, seated December 15, 1900.

New Mexico Territory

• A/L. Pedre Perea (Rep.)

Oklahoma Territory

• A/L. Dennis T. Flynn (Rep.)

[edit] Changes in membership

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

See also: 56th United States Congress - Membership Changes

[edit] Senate

• replacements: 4
  • Democratic: 1 seat gain
  • Republican: 1 seat loss

• deaths: 3
• resignations: 1
• vacancy: 5
• interim appointments: 3
• Total seats with changes: 9

[edit] House of Representatives

• replacements: 18
  • Democratic: 2 seat loss
  • Republican: 2 seat gain

• deaths: 15
• resignations: 8
• contested election: 4
• Total seats with changes: 25

[edit] Officers

[edit] Senate

• Secretary of the Senate:
  • William R. Cox of North Carolina, elected April 6, 1893
  • Charles G. Bennett of New York, elected February 1, 1900
• Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
  • Richard J. Bright of Indiana, elected August 8, 1893
  • Daniel M. Ransdell of Indiana, elected February 1, 1900
• Chaplain of the Senate
  • The Rev. William H. Millburn Methodist, elected April 6, 1893

[edit] House of Representatives

• Clerk of the House:
  • Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania, elected December 4, 1899
• Sergeant at Arms of the House:
  • Henry Casson of Wisconsin, elected December 4, 1899
• Doorkeeper of the House:
  • William J. Glenn of New York, elected December 4, 1899
• Postmaster of the House:
  • Joseph McElroy of Ohio, elected December 4, 1899
• Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
  • Asher C. Hinds
• Chaplain of the House
  • The Rev. Henry N. Couden ’’Universalist’’, elected December 4, 1899

[edit] Other

• Architect of the Capitol:
  • Edward Clark, appointed August 30, 1865

[edit] 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. 

[edit] External links

• Statutes at Large, 1789-1875 [1]
• Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress [2]
• U.S. House of Representatives: Congressional History [3]
• U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists [4]

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