59th United States Congress

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59th United States Congress
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March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907
Members90 senators
386 representatives
6 non-voting delegates
Senate majorityRepublican
Senate PresidentCharles W. Fairbanks (R)
House majorityRepublican
House SpeakerJoseph G. Cannon (R)
Sessions
Special[a]: March 4, 1905 – March 18, 1905
1st: December 4, 1905 – June 30, 1906
2nd: December 3, 1906 – March 3, 1907

The 59th 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, D.C. from March 4, 1905, to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth years of Theodore Roosevelt's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1900 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

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Major events

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Major legislation

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Party summary

Senate

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
[[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]]
(D)
[[Republican Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]]
(R)
End of [[Script error: No such module "Ordinal". United States Congress|previous congress]] 33 56 89 1
Begin 32 56 88 2
End 58 900
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Beginning of [[Script error: No such module "Ordinal". United States Congress|next congress]] 29 61 90 0

House of Representatives

Party
(shading shows control)
Total Vacant
[[Democratic Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]]
(D)
[[Republican Party (United States)|Template:US Congress party summary/LBT]]
(R)
End of [[Script error: No such module "Ordinal". United States Congress|previous congress]] 175 209 384 2
Begin 136 249 385 1
End 133 246 3797
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Beginning of [[Script error: No such module "Ordinal". United States Congress|next congress]] 162 221 383 3

Leaders

Senate leadership

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Presiding

House leadership

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Presiding

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.

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Senate

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House of Representatives

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

  • Replacements: 8
  • Deaths: 5
  • Resignations: 1
  • Vacancies: 2
  • Total seats with changes: 9
State
(class)
Vacated by Reason for vacancy Subsequent Date of successor's installation
Missouri
(1)
Vacant Legislature had elected late. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William Warner (R) March 18, 1905
Delaware
(1)
Vacant Legislature had elected late. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Henry A. du Pont (R) June 13, 1906
Tennessee
(1)
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William B. Bate (D) Died March 9, 1905. Successor was elected. style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | James B. Frazier (D) March 21, 1905
Connecticut
(3)
style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Orville H. Platt (R) Died April 21, 1905. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Frank B. Brandegee (R) May 10, 1905
Oregon
(2)
style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John H. Mitchell (R) Died December 8, 1905. Successor was appointed. style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John M. Gearin (D) December 13, 1905
Kansas
(2)
style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Joseph R. Burton (R) Resigned June 4, 1906, due to a conviction of corruption charges. Successor was appointed. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Alfred W. Benson (R) June 11, 1906
Maryland
(2)
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Arthur P. Gorman (D) Died June 4, 1906. Successor was appointed. style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William P. Whyte (D) June 8, 1906
Oregon
(2)
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John M. Gearin (D) Successor was elected. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Frederick W. Mulkey (R) January 23, 1907
Michigan
(2)
style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Russell A. Alger (R) Died January 24, 1907. Successor was elected. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William A. Smith (R) February 6, 1907
Kansas
(2)
style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Alfred W. Benson (R) Successor was elected. style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Charles Curtis (R) January 29, 1907

House of Representatives

  • Replacements: 17
  • Deaths: 12
  • Resignations: 11
  • Contested elections: 1
  • New seats: 1
  • Total seats with changes: 26
District Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor's installation
Template:Ushr Vacant Rep. James A. Hemenway resigned during previous congress style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John H. Foster (R) May 16, 1905
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Elmer Burkett (R) Resigned March 4, 1905, after being elected to the U.S. Senate style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ernest M. Pollard (R) July 18, 1905
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Alston G. Dayton (R) Resigned March 16, 1905, after being appointed judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Thomas B. Davis (D) June 6, 1905
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John M. Pinckney (D) Died April 24, 1905 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John M. Moore (D) June 6, 1905
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Frank B. Brandegee (R) Resigned May 10, 1905, after being elected to the U.S. Senate style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edwin W. Higgins (R) October 2, 1905
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Benjamin F. Marsh (R) Died June 2, 1905 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | James McKinney (R) November 7, 1905
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | James Gillett (R) Resigned January 4, 1906, after being elected Governor of California style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William F. Englebright (R) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Claude A. Swanson (D) Resigned January 30, 1906, after being elected Governor of Virginia style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Edward W. Saunders (D) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George A. Castor (R) Died February 19, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | J. Hampton Moore (R) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George R. Patterson (R) Died March 21, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles N. Brumm (R) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert Adams Jr. (R) Died June 1, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John E. Reyburn (R) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rufus E. Lester (D) Died June 16, 1906 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | James W. Overstreet (D) October 3, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ernest E. Wood (D) Lost contested election June 23, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Harry M. Coudrey (R) June 23, 1906
Template:Ushr New seat New delegate seat August 14, 1906 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Frank H. Waskey (D) August 14, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Henry C. Adams (R) Died July 9, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John M. Nelson (R) September 4, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Timothy Sullivan (D) Resigned July 27, 1906 style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Daniel J. Riordan (D) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert R. Hitt (R) Died September 20, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Frank O. Lowden (R) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Rockwood Hoar (R) Died November 1, 1906 style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles G. Washburn (R) December 18, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John H. Ketcham (R) Died November 4, 1906 Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Malcolm R. Patterson (D) Resigned November 5, 1906, after being elected Governor of Tennessee Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Newton W. Gilbert (R) Resigned November 6, 1906, after being appointed judge of the court of first instance at Manila, Philippines style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Clarence C. Gilhams (R) November 6, 1906
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John S. Little (D) Resigned January 14, 1907, after being elected Governor of Arkansas Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles Curtis (R) Resigned January 28, 1907, after being elected to the U.S. Senate Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William H. Flack (R) Died February 2, 1907 Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Template:Ushr style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | John F. Rixey (D) Died February 8, 1907 Seat remained vacant until next Congress
Template:Ushr style="color:black; background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William Alden Smith (R) Resigned February 9, 1907, after being elected to the U.S. Senate Seat remained vacant until next Congress

Committees

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Senate

House of Representatives

Joint committees

Caucuses

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

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  1. ^ Special session of the Senate.

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  1. ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Carnegie Foundation". Carnegie Foundation. November 26, 2011. Retrieved December 5, 2011.
  2. ^ Robert M. La Follette was elected to the 59th Congress for the term starting March 4, 1905, but he did not assume the seat until January 2, 1906, preferring to finish his term as Governor of Wisconsin. Nevertheless, his Senate service technically began March 4, 1905.

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