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.
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 ended with this Congress, requiring re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1902.
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. 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.
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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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The 55th 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 1897 to March 4 1899 during the first two years of William McKinley s presidency The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1890 United States census Both chambers had a Republican majority There was one African American member George Henry White a Republican from the state of North Carolina and one Kaw member Charles Curtis a Republican from Kansas 55th United States Congress54th 56thUnited States Capitol 1906 March 4 1897 March 4 1899Members90 senators357 representatives3 non voting delegatesSenate majorityRepublicanSenate PresidentGarret Hobart R House majorityRepublicanHouse SpeakerThomas B Reed R SessionsSpecial March 4 1897 March 10 18971st March 15 1897 July 24 18972nd December 6 1897 July 8 18983rd December 5 1898 March 3 1899 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Treaties ratified 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 1 1 Alabama 6 1 2 Arkansas 6 1 3 California 6 1 4 Colorado 6 1 5 Connecticut 6 1 6 Delaware 6 1 7 Florida 6 1 8 Georgia 6 1 9 Idaho 6 1 10 Illinois 6 1 11 Indiana 6 1 12 Iowa 6 1 13 Kansas 6 1 14 Kentucky 6 1 15 Louisiana 6 1 16 Maine 6 1 17 Maryland 6 1 18 Massachusetts 6 1 19 Michigan 6 1 20 Minnesota 6 1 21 Mississippi 6 1 22 Missouri 6 1 23 Montana 6 1 24 Nebraska 6 1 25 Nevada 6 1 26 New Hampshire 6 1 27 New Jersey 6 1 28 New York 6 1 29 North Carolina 6 1 30 North Dakota 6 1 31 Ohio 6 1 32 Oregon 6 1 33 Pennsylvania 6 1 34 Rhode Island 6 1 35 South Carolina 6 1 36 South Dakota 6 1 37 Tennessee 6 1 38 Texas 6 1 39 Utah 6 1 40 Vermont 6 1 41 Virginia 6 1 42 Washington 6 1 43 West Virginia 6 1 44 Wisconsin 6 1 45 Wyoming 6 2 House of Representatives 6 2 1 Alabama 6 2 2 Arkansas 6 2 3 California 6 2 4 Colorado 6 2 5 Connecticut 6 2 6 Delaware 6 2 7 Florida 6 2 8 Georgia 6 2 9 Idaho 6 2 10 Illinois 6 2 11 Indiana 6 2 12 Iowa 6 2 13 Kansas 6 2 14 Kentucky 6 2 15 Louisiana 6 2 16 Maine 6 2 17 Maryland 6 2 18 Massachusetts 6 2 19 Michigan 6 2 20 Minnesota 6 2 21 Mississippi 6 2 22 Missouri 6 2 23 Montana 6 2 24 Nebraska 6 2 25 Nevada 6 2 26 New Hampshire 6 2 27 New Jersey 6 2 28 New York 6 2 29 North Carolina 6 2 30 North Dakota 6 2 31 Ohio 6 2 32 Oregon 6 2 33 Pennsylvania 6 2 34 Rhode Island 6 2 35 South Carolina 6 2 36 South Dakota 6 2 37 Tennessee 6 2 38 Texas 6 2 39 Utah 6 2 40 Vermont 6 2 41 Virginia 6 2 42 Washington 6 2 43 West Virginia 6 2 44 Wisconsin 6 2 45 Wyoming 6 2 46 Non voting members 7 Changes in membership 7 1 Senate 7 2 House of Representatives 8 Committees 8 1 Senate 8 2 House of Representatives 8 3 Joint committees 9 Caucuses 10 Employees 10 1 Legislative branch agency directors 10 2 Senate 10 3 House of Representatives 11 See also 12 References 13 External linksMajor events editMain articles 1897 in the United States 1898 in the United States and 1899 in the United States March 4 1897 William McKinley became President of the United States February 15 1898 Spanish American War USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor December 10 1898 Treaty of Paris ended Spanish American War 30 Stat 1754 Major legislation editMain article List of United States federal legislation 55th United States Congress July 24 1897 Dingley tariff ch 11 30 Stat 151 increased trade duties for revenue and protection April 20 1898 Teller Resolution Cuba 30 Stat 738 April 25 1898 United States declaration of war upon Spain Spanish American War 30 Stat 364 June 1 1898 Erdman Act 30 Stat 424 June 13 1898 War Revenue Act of 1898 30 Stat 448 June 28 1898 Curtis Act of 1898 30 Stat 495 authorized the mass dispossession of territory from the Cherokee Nation Chickasaw Nation Choctaw Nation Muscogee Nation and Seminole Nation and the divestiture of power from their national governments July 1 1898 Bankruptcy Act of 1898 Henderson Nelson Act ch 541 30 Stat 544 gave companies an option of gaining protection from creditors July 7 1898 Newlands Resolution No 55 30 Stat 750 authorized the annexation of the Republic of Hawaii March 3 1899 Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899 Ch 425 33 Stat 401 9 30 Stat 1151Treaties ratified editFebruary 6 1899 Treaty of Paris ending the Spanish American War Guam The Philippines and Puerto Rico became possessions of the U S Party summary editThe 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 edit nbsp Senate composition by state 2 Democrats 12 states 2 Republicans 14 states 2 Silver 1 state 1 Democrat and 1 Republican 9 states 1 Republican and 1 Silver Republican 4 states 1 Republican and 1 Populist 4 states 1 Populist and 1 Silver Republican 1 state Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D Populist P Republican R SilverRepublican SR Silver S End of previous congress40 4 44 0 2 90 0Begin33 5 43 5 2 88 2End3444900Final voting share37 8 5 6 48 9 5 6 2 2 Beginning of next congress26 4 51 3 2 86 4House of Representatives edit Party shading shows control Total VacantDemocratic D Populist P Republican R IndependentRepublican IR SilverRepublican SR Silver S End of previous congress94 9 252 0 1 0 356 1Begin126 22 202 1 3 1 355 2End1222013507Final voting share34 9 6 3 57 4 0 3 0 9 0 3 Beginning of next congress163 6 183 0 2 1 355 2Leadership editSenate edit President Garret Hobart R President pro tempore William P Frye R Republican Conference Chairman William B Allison Democratic Caucus Chairman Arthur Pue Gorman until 1898 David Turpie afterwardsHouse of Representatives edit Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed R Minority Leader Joseph W Bailey Republican Conference Chairman Charles H Grosvenor Republican Campaign Committee Chairman Joseph W Babcock Democratic Caucus Chairman James D Richardson Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman Charles James FaulknerMembers editThis list is arranged by chamber then by state Senators are listed by class and representatives are listed by district Skip to House of Representatives belowSenate edit 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 ended with this Congress requiring re election in 1898 Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress requiring re election in 1900 and Class 3 meant their term began in this Congress requiring re election in 1902 Alabama edit 2 John T Morgan D 3 Edmund Pettus D Arkansas edit 2 James H Berry D 3 James K Jones D California edit 1 Stephen M White D 3 George C Perkins R Colorado edit 2 Edward O Wolcott R 3 Henry M Teller SR Connecticut edit 1 Joseph R Hawley R 3 Orville H Platt R Delaware edit 1 George Gray D 2 Richard R Kenney D Florida edit 1 Samuel Pasco D 3 Stephen R Mallory D from May 14 1897 1 Georgia edit 2 Augustus O Bacon D 3 Alexander S Clay D Idaho edit 2 George L Shoup R 3 Henry Heitfeld P Illinois edit 2 Shelby M Cullom R 3 William E Mason R Indiana edit 1 David Turpie D 3 Charles W Fairbanks R Iowa edit 2 John H Gear R 3 William B Allison R Kansas edit 2 Lucien Baker R 3 William A Harris P Kentucky edit 2 William Lindsay D 3 William J Deboe R Louisiana edit 2 Donelson Caffery D 3 Samuel D McEnery D Maine edit 1 Eugene Hale R 2 William P Frye R Maryland edit 1 Arthur Pue Gorman D 3 George L Wellington R Massachusetts edit 1 Henry Cabot Lodge R 2 George F Hoar R Michigan edit 1 Julius C Burrows R 2 James McMillan R Minnesota edit 1 Cushman K Davis R 2 Knute Nelson R Mississippi edit 1 James Z George D until August 14 1897 Hernando D Money D from October 8 1897 dd 2 Edward C Walthall D until April 21 1898 William V Sullivan D from May 31 1898 dd Missouri edit 1 Francis Cockrell D 3 George G Vest D Montana edit 1 Lee Mantle SR 2 Thomas H Carter R Nebraska edit 1 William V Allen P 2 John M Thurston R Nevada edit 1 William M Stewart S 3 John P Jones S New Hampshire edit 2 William E Chandler R 3 Jacob H Gallinger R New Jersey edit 1 James Smith Jr D 2 William J Sewell R New York edit 1 Edward Murphy Jr D 3 Thomas C Platt R North Carolina edit 2 Marion Butler P 3 Jeter C Pritchard R North Dakota edit 1 William N Roach D 3 Henry C Hansbrough R Ohio edit 1 John Sherman R until March 4 1897 Marcus A Hanna R from March 5 1897 dd 3 Joseph B Foraker R Oregon edit 2 George W McBride R 3 Joseph Simon R from October 7 1898Pennsylvania edit 1 Matthew S Quay R 3 Boies Penrose R Rhode Island edit 1 Nelson W Aldrich R 2 George P Wetmore R South Carolina edit 2 Benjamin R Tillman D 3 Joseph H Earle D until May 20 1897 John L McLaurin D from June 1 1897 dd South Dakota edit 2 Richard F Pettigrew SR 3 James H Kyle P Tennessee edit 1 William B Bate D 2 Isham G Harris D until July 8 1897 Thomas B Turley D from July 20 1897 dd Texas edit 1 Roger Q Mills D 2 Horace Chilton D Utah edit 1 Frank J Cannon SR 3 Joseph L Rawlins D Vermont edit 1 Redfield Proctor R 3 Justin S Morrill R until December 28 1898 Jonathan Ross R from January 11 1899 dd Virginia edit 1 John W Daniel D 2 Thomas S Martin D Washington edit 1 John L Wilson R 3 George Turner SR West Virginia edit 1 Charles J Faulkner Jr D 2 Stephen B Elkins R Wisconsin edit 1 John L Mitchell D 3 John C Spooner R Wyoming edit 1 Clarence D Clark R 2 Francis E Warren R nbsp President of the SenateGarret Hobart House of Representatives edit The names of members of the House of Representatives are preceded by their district numbers Alabama edit 1 George W Taylor D 2 Jesse F Stallings D 3 Henry D Clayton D 4 Thomas S Plowman D until February 9 1898 William F Aldrich R from February 9 1898 dd 5 Willis Brewer D 6 John H Bankhead D 7 Milford W Howard P 8 Joseph Wheeler D 9 Oscar Underwood D Arkansas edit 1 Philip D McCulloch Jr D 2 John S Little D 3 Thomas C McRae D 4 William L Terry D 5 Hugh A Dinsmore D 6 Stephen Brundidge Jr D California edit 1 John A Barham R 2 Marion De Vries D 3 Samuel G Hilborn R 4 James G Maguire D 5 Eugene F Loud R 6 Charles A Barlow P 7 Curtis H Castle P Colorado edit 1 John F Shafroth SR 2 John C Bell P Connecticut edit 1 E Stevens Henry R 2 Nehemiah D Sperry R 3 Charles A Russell R 4 Ebenezer J Hill R Delaware edit At large L Irving Handy D Florida edit 1 Stephen M Sparkman D 2 Robert W Davis D Georgia edit 1 Rufus E Lester D 2 James M Griggs D 3 Elijah B Lewis D 4 William C Adamson D 5 Leonidas F Livingston D 6 Charles L Bartlett D 7 John W Maddox D 8 William M Howard D 9 Farish C Tate D 10 William H Fleming D 11 William G Brantley D Idaho edit At large James Gunn P Illinois edit 1 James R Mann R 2 William Lorimer R 3 Hugh R Belknap R 4 Daniel W Mills R 5 George E White R 6 Edward D Cooke R until June 24 1897 Henry S Boutell R from November 23 1897 dd 7 George E Foss R 8 Albert J Hopkins R 9 Robert R Hitt R 10 George W Prince R 11 Walter Reeves R 12 Joseph G Cannon R 13 Vespasian Warner R 14 Joseph V Graff R 15 Benjamin F Marsh R 16 William H Hinrichsen D 17 James A Connolly R 18 Thomas M Jett D 19 Andrew J Hunter D 20 James R Campbell D 21 Jehu Baker D 22 George Washington Smith R Indiana edit 1 James A Hemenway R 2 Robert W Miers D 3 William T Zenor D 4 William S Holman D until April 22 1897 Francis M Griffith D from December 6 1897 dd 5 George W Faris R 6 Henry U Johnson R 7 Jesse Overstreet R 8 Charles L Henry R 9 Charles B Landis R 10 Edgar D Crumpacker R 11 George W Steele R 12 James M Robinson D 13 Lemuel W Royse R Iowa edit 1 Samuel M Clark R 2 George M Curtis R 3 David B Henderson R 4 Thomas Updegraff R 5 Robert G Cousins R 6 John F Lacey R 7 John A T Hull R 8 William P Hepburn R 9 Alva L Hager R 10 Jonathan P Dolliver R 11 George D Perkins R Kansas edit 1 Case Broderick R 2 Mason S Peters P 3 Edwin R Ridgely P 4 Charles Curtis R 5 William D Vincent P 6 Nelson B McCormick P 7 Jeremiah Simpson P At large Jeremiah D Botkin P Kentucky edit 1 Charles K Wheeler D 2 John D Clardy D 3 John S Rhea D 4 David Highbaugh Smith D 5 Walter Evans R 6 Albert S Berry D 7 Evan E Settle D 8 George M Davison R 9 Samuel J Pugh R 10 Thomas Y Fitzpatrick D 11 David G Colson R Louisiana edit 1 Adolph Meyer D 2 Robert C Davey D 3 Robert F Broussard D 4 Henry W Ogden D 5 Samuel T Baird D 6 Samuel M Robertson D Maine edit 1 Thomas B Reed R 2 Nelson Dingley Jr R until January 13 1899 3 Seth L Milliken R until April 18 1897 Edwin C Burleigh R from June 21 1897 dd 4 Charles A Boutelle R Maryland edit 1 Isaac A Barber R 2 William B Baker R 3 William S Booze R 4 William W McIntire R 5 Sydney E Mudd R 6 John McDonald R Massachusetts edit 1 Ashley B Wright R until August 14 1897 George P Lawrence R from November 2 1897 dd 2 Frederick H Gillett R 3 Joseph H Walker R 4 George W Weymouth R 5 William S Knox R 6 William H Moody R 7 William E Barrett R 8 Samuel W McCall R 9 John F Fitzgerald D 10 Samuel J Barrows R 11 Charles F Sprague R 12 William C Lovering R 13 John Simpkins R until March 27 1898 William S Greene R from May 31 1898 dd Michigan edit 1 John B Corliss R 2 George Spalding R 3 Albert M Todd D 4 Edward L Hamilton R 5 William Alden Smith R 6 Samuel W Smith R 7 Horace G Snover R 8 Ferdinand Brucker D 9 Roswell P Bishop R 10 Rousseau O Crump R 11 William S Mesick R 12 Carlos D Shelden R Minnesota edit 1 James Albertus Tawney R 2 James T McCleary R 3 Joel Heatwole R 4 Frederick C Stevens R 5 Loren Fletcher R 6 R Page W Morris R 7 Frank Eddy R Mississippi edit 1 John M Allen D 2 William V Sullivan D until May 31 1898 Thomas Spight D from July 5 1898 dd 3 Thomas C Catchings D 4 Andrew F Fox D 5 John Sharp Williams D 6 William F Love D until October 16 1898 Frank A McLain D from December 12 1898 dd 7 Patrick Henry D Missouri edit 1 James T Lloyd D from June 1 1897 2 Robert N Bodine D 3 Alexander M Dockery D 4 Charles F Cochran D 5 William S Cowherd D 6 David A De Armond D 7 James Cooney D 8 Richard P Bland D 9 James Beauchamp Clark D 10 Richard Bartholdt R 11 Charles F Joy R 12 Charles E Pearce R 13 Edward Robb D 14 Willard D Vandiver D 15 Maecenas E Benton D Montana edit At large Charles S Hartman SR Nebraska edit 1 Jesse B Strode R 2 David H Mercer R 3 Samuel Maxwell P 4 William L Stark P 5 Roderick D Sutherland P 6 William L Greene P Nevada edit At large Francis G Newlands S New Hampshire edit 1 Cyrus A Sulloway R 2 Frank G Clarke R New Jersey edit 1 Henry C Loudenslager R 2 John J Gardner R 3 Benjamin F Howell R 4 Mahlon Pitney R until January 10 1899 5 James F Stewart R 6 Richard Wayne Parker R 7 Thomas McEwan Jr R 8 Charles N Fowler R New York edit 1 Joseph M Belford R 2 Denis M Hurley R until February 26 1899 3 Francis H Wilson R until September 30 1897 Edmund H Driggs D from December 6 1897 dd 4 Israel F Fischer R 5 Charles G Bennett R 6 James R Howe R 7 John H G Vehslage D 8 John M Mitchell R 9 Thomas J Bradley D 10 Amos J Cummings D 11 William Sulzer D 12 George B McClellan Jr D 13 Richard C Shannon R 14 Lemuel E Quigg R 15 Philip B Low R 16 William L Ward R 17 Benjamin Odell R 18 John H Ketcham R 19 Aaron V S Cochrane R 20 George N Southwick R 21 David F Wilber R 22 Lucius N Littauer R 23 Wallace T Foote Jr R 24 Charles A Chickering R 25 James S Sherman R 26 George W Ray R 27 James J Belden R 28 Sereno E Payne R 29 Charles W Gillet R 30 James W Wadsworth R 31 Henry C Brewster R 32 Rowland B Mahany R 33 De Alva S Alexander R 34 Warren B Hooker R until November 10 1898North Carolina edit 1 Harry Skinner P 2 George H White R 3 John E Fowler P 4 William F Strowd P 5 William W Kitchin D 6 Charles H Martin P 7 Alonzo C Shuford P 8 Romulus Z Linney R 9 Richmond Pearson R North Dakota edit At large Martin N Johnson R Ohio edit 1 William B Shattuc R 2 Jacob H Bromwell R 3 John L Brenner D 4 George A Marshall D 5 David Meekison D 6 Seth W Brown R 7 Walter L Weaver R 8 Archibald Lybrand R 9 James H Southard R 10 Lucien J Fenton R 11 Charles H Grosvenor R 12 John J Lentz D 13 James A Norton D 14 Winfield S Kerr R 15 Henry C Van Voorhis R 16 Lorenzo Danford R 17 John A McDowell D 18 Robert W Tayler R 19 Stephen A Northway R until September 8 1898 Charles W F Dick R from November 8 1898 dd 20 Clifton B Beach R 21 Theodore E Burton R Oregon edit 1 Thomas H Tongue R 2 William R Ellis R Pennsylvania edit 1 Henry H Bingham R 2 Robert Adams Jr R 3 William McAleer D 4 James R Young R 5 Alfred C Harmer R 6 Thomas S Butler IR 7 Irving P Wanger R 8 William S Kirkpatrick R 9 Daniel Ermentrout D 10 Marriott Brosius R 11 William Connell R 12 Morgan B Williams R 13 Charles N Brumm R 14 Marlin E Olmsted R 15 James H Codding R 16 Horace B Packer R 17 Monroe H Kulp R 18 Thaddeus M Mahon R 19 George J Benner D 20 Josiah D Hicks R 21 Edward E Robbins R 22 John Dalzell R 23 William A Stone R until November 9 1898 William H Graham R from November 29 1898 dd 24 Ernest F Acheson R 25 Joseph B Showalter R from April 20 1897 26 John C Sturtevant R 27 Charles W Stone R 28 William C Arnold R At large Samuel A Davenport R At large Galusha A Grow R Rhode Island edit 1 Melville Bull R 2 Adin B Capron R South Carolina edit 1 William Elliott D 2 William J Talbert D 3 Asbury C Latimer D 4 Stanyarne Wilson D 5 Thomas J Strait D 6 John L McLaurin D until May 31 1897 James Norton D from December 6 1897 dd 7 J William Stokes D South Dakota edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large John E Kelley P At large Freeman Knowles P Tennessee edit 1 Walter P Brownlow R 2 Henry R Gibson R 3 John A Moon D 4 Benton McMillin D until January 6 1899 5 James D Richardson D 6 John W Gaines D 7 Nicholas N Cox D 8 Thetus W Sims D 9 Rice A Pierce D 10 Edward W Carmack D Texas edit 1 Thomas H Ball D 2 Samuel B Cooper D 3 Reese C De Graffenreid D 4 John W Cranford D until March 3 1899 5 Joseph W Bailey D 6 Robert E Burke D 7 Robert L Henry D 8 Samuel W T Lanham D 9 Joseph D Sayers D until January 16 1899 10 Robert B Hawley R 11 Rudolph Kleberg D 12 James L Slayden D 13 John H Stephens D Utah edit At large William H King D Vermont edit 1 H Henry Powers R 2 William W Grout R Virginia edit 1 William A Jones D 2 William A Young D until April 26 1898 Richard A Wise R from April 26 1898 dd 3 John Lamb D 4 Sydney P Epes D until March 23 1898 Robert T Thorp R from March 23 1898 dd 5 Claude A Swanson D 6 Peter J Otey D 7 James Hay D 8 John F Rixey D 9 James A Walker R 10 Jacob Yost R Washington edit Both representatives were elected statewide on a general ticket At large William C Jones SR At large James Hamilton Lewis D West Virginia edit 1 Blackburn B Dovener R 2 Alston G Dayton R 3 Charles P Dorr R 4 Warren Miller R Wisconsin edit 1 Henry Allen Cooper R 2 Edward Sauerhering R 3 Joseph W Babcock R 4 Theobald Otjen R 5 Samuel S Barney R 6 James H Davidson R 7 Michael Griffin R 8 Edward S Minor R 9 Alexander Stewart R 10 John J Jenkins R Wyoming edit At large John E Osborne D Non voting members edit Arizona Territory Marcus A Smith D New Mexico Territory Harvey B Fergusson D Oklahoma Territory James Y Callahan S nbsp Speaker of the HouseThomas Brackett Reed nbsp House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Democratic 80 to 100 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican Up to 60 Democratic Up to 60 RepublicanChanges in membership editThe count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress Senate edit Replacements 5 Democratic no net change Republican no net change Deaths 5 Resignations 0 Total seats with changes 8State class Vacated by Reason for vacancy Subsequent Date of successor s installationOhio 1 John Sherman R Resigned March 4 1897 to become U S Secretary of State Elected to fill remainder of term Mark Hanna R March 5 1897Florida 3 Vacant Failure to elect Successor elected May 14 1897 1 Stephen R Mallory D May 15 1897Oregon 3 Vacant Failure to elect Successor elected October 8 1898 Joseph Simon R October 8 1898South Carolina 3 Joseph H Earle D Died May 20 1897 Successor was appointed and subsequently elected John L McLaurin D June 1 1897Tennessee 2 Isham G Harris D Died July 8 1897 Successor was appointed and subsequently elected Thomas B Turley D July 20 1897Mississippi 1 James Z George D Died August 14 1897 Successor was appointed and subsequently elected Hernando Money D October 8 1897Mississippi 2 Edward C Walthall D Died April 21 1898 Successor was appointed and subsequently elected William V Sullivan D May 31 1898Vermont 3 Justin S Morrill R Died December 28 1898 Successor was appointed Jonathan Ross R January 11 1899House of Representatives edit Replacements 14 Democratic 1 seat net loss Republican 1 seat net gain Deaths 10 Resignations 9 Contested election 3 Total seats with changes 23District Previous Reason for change Subsequent Date of successor s installationPennsylvania 25th Vacant Rep elect James J Davidson died before being seated Showalter was elected to finish term Joseph B Showalter R April 20 1897Missouri 1st Vacant Rep elect Richard P Giles died before being seated Lloyd was elected to finish term James T Lloyd D June 1 1897Maine 3rd Seth L Milliken R Died April 18 1897 Edwin C Burleigh R June 21 1897Indiana 4th William S Holman D Died April 22 1897 Francis M Griffith D December 6 1897South Carolina 6th John L McLaurin D Resigned May 31 1897 after being appointed to the U S Senate James Norton D December 6 1897Illinois 6th Edward D Cooke R Died June 24 1897 Henry S Boutell R November 23 1897Massachusetts 1st Ashley B Wright R Died August 14 1897 George P Lawrence R November 2 1897New York 3rd Francis H Wilson R Resigned September 30 1897 to become Postmaster of Brooklyn New York Edmund H Driggs D December 6 1897Alabama 4th Thomas S Plowman D Lost contested election February 9 1898 William F Aldrich R February 9 1898Virginia 4th Sidney P Epes D Lost contested election March 23 1898 Robert T Thorp R March 23 1898Massachusetts 13th John Simpkins R Died March 27 1898 William S Greene R May 31 1898Virginia 2nd William A Young D Lost contested election April 26 1898 Richard A Wise R April 26 1898Mississippi 2nd William V Sullivan D Resigned May 31 1898 after being appointed to the U S Senate Thomas Spight D July 5 1898Ohio 19th Stephen A Northway R Died September 8 1898 Charles W F Dick R November 8 1898Mississippi 6th William F Love D Died October 16 1898 Frank A McLain D December 12 1898Pennsylvania 23rd William A Stone R Resigned November 9 1898 to run for Governor of Pennsylvania William H Graham R November 29 1898New York 34th Warren B Hooker R Resigned November 10 1898 after being appointed judge for the New York Supreme Court Seat remained vacant until next CongressTennessee 4th Benton McMillin D Resigned January 6 1899 after being elected Governor of Tennessee Seat remained vacant until next CongressNew Jersey 4th Mahlon Pitney R Resigned January 10 1899 after being elected to the New Jersey Senate Seat remained vacant until next CongressMaine 2nd Nelson Dingley Jr R Died January 13 1899 Seat remained vacant until next CongressTexas 9th Joseph D Sayers D Resigned January 16 1899 after being elected Governor of Texas Seat remained vacant until next CongressNew York 2nd Denis M Love R Died February 26 1899 Seat remained vacant until next CongressTexas 4th John W Cranford D Died March 3 1899 Seat remained vacant until next CongressCommittees editLists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate House Standing with Subcommittees Select and Special and Joint and after that House Senate committee assignments 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 edit Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress Select Chairman George Gray Ranking Member Shelby M Cullom Agriculture and Forestry Chairman Redfield Proctor Ranking Member James Z George Appropriations Chairman William B Allison Ranking Member Francis M Cockrell Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate Chairman John P Jones Ranking Member James K Jones Canadian Relations Chairman John C Spooner Ranking Member Edward Murphy Jr Census Chairman Thomas H Carter Ranking Member David Turpie Civil Service and Retrenchment Chairman Jeter C Pritchard Ranking Member Edward C Walthall Claims Chairman Henry M Teller Ranking Member Samuel Pasco Coast Defenses Chairman George W McBride Ranking Member Roger Q Mills Commerce Chairman William P Frye Ranking Member George G Vest Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia Chairman John W Daniel Distributing Public Revenue Among the States Select District of Columbia Chairman James McMillan Ranking Member Isham G Harris then Charles J Faulkner Education and Labor Chairman James H Kyle Ranking Member James Z George Engrossed Bills Chairman Francis M Cockrell Ranking Member Lucien Baker Enrolled Bills Chairman William J Sewell Ranking Member Donelson Caffery Establish a University in the United States Select Chairman George L Wellington Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service Chairman Joseph B Foraker Finance Chairman Justin S Morrill Ranking Member Isham G Harris Fisheries Chairman George C Perkins Ranking Member John L Mitchell Five Civilized Tribes of Indians Select Chairman Samuel Pasco Ranking Member Orville H Platt Foreign Relations Chairman Cushman K Davis Ranking Member John T Morgan Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game Chairman William V Allen Ranking Member John T Morgan Geological Survey Select Chairman Stephen B Elkins Ranking Member Edward C Walthall Immigration Chairman Charles W Fairbanks Ranking Member Charles J Faulkner Indian Affairs Chairman Richard F Pettigrew Ranking Member James K Jones Indian Depredations Chairman John L Wilson Ranking Member William Lindsay International Expositions Select Chairman John M Thurston Ranking Member George G Vest Interstate Commerce Chairman Shelby M Cullom Ranking Member Arthur P Gorman Irrigation and Reclamation of Arid Lands Chairman Francis E Warren Ranking Member Stephen M White Judiciary Chairman George F Hoar Ranking Member James Z George Library Chairman George P Wetmore Ranking Member Francis M Cockrell Manufactures Chairman William E Mason Ranking Member James Smith Jr Military Affairs Chairman Joseph R Hawley Ranking Member William B Bate Mines and Mining Chairman William M Stewart Ranking Member Roger Q Mills Mississippi River and its Tributaries Select National Banks Select Chairman Lee Mantle Ranking Member John L Mitchell Naval Affairs Chairman Eugene Hale Ranking Member James Smith Jr Nicaragua Canal Select Chairman John Tyler Morgan Ranking Member Joseph R Hawley Omaha Exposition Select Pacific Railroads Chairman John H Gear Ranking Member John T Morgan Patents Chairman Orville H Platt Ranking Member Roger Q Mills Pensions Chairman Jacob H Gallinger Ranking Member John L Mitchell Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Edward O Wolcott Ranking Member Marion Butler Potomac River Front Select Chairman David Turpie Ranking Member William P Frye Printing Chairman Henry Cabot Lodge Ranking Member Arthur P Gorman Private Land Claims Chairman James K Jones Ranking Member Eugene Hale Privileges and Elections Chairman William E Chandler Ranking Member Charles J Faulkner Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman Matthew S Quay Ranking Member George G Vest Public Health and National Quarantine Chairman George G Vest Ranking Member Samuel D McEnery Public Lands Chairman Henry C Hansbrough Ranking Member James H Berry Railroads Chairman Clarence D Clark Ranking Member William J Deboe Revision of the Laws Chairman Julius C Burrows Ranking Member John W Daniel Revolutionary Claims Chairman Edward C Walthall Ranking Member William B Bate Rules Chairman Nelson W Aldrich Ranking Member Isham G Harris Tariff Regulation Select Territories Chairman George L Shoup Ranking Member Thomas C Platt Transportation and Sale of Meat Products Select Chairman William B Bate Ranking Member Edward O Wolcott Transportation Routes to the Seaboard Chairman George L Shoup Ranking Member James Z George Trespassers upon Indian Lands Chairman Lucien Baker Ranking Member William N Roach Washington City Centennial Select Whole Woman Suffrage Select Chairman James H Berry Ranking Member Matthew S Quay House of Representatives edit Accounts Chairman Benjamin B Odell Jr Ranking Member Charles L Bartlett Agriculture Chairman James W Wadsworth Ranking Member John S Williams Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Chairman Henry C Brewster Ranking Member John E Osborne Appropriations Chairman Joseph G Cannon Ranking Member Joseph D Sayers Banking and Currency Chairman Joseph H Walker Ranking Member Nicholas N Cox Claims Chairman Charles N Brumm Ranking Member John E Osborne Coinage Weights and Measures Chairman Charles W Stone Ranking Member Richard P Bland Disposition of Executive Papers District of Columbia Chairman Joseph W Babcock Ranking Member James D Richardson Education Chairman Galusha A Grow Ranking Member John E Fowler Election of the President Vice President and Representatives in Congress Chairman John B Corliss Ranking Member Milford W Howard Elections No 1 Chairman Robert W Tayler Ranking Member Charles L Bartlett Elections No 2 Chairman Henry U Johnson Ranking Member James G Maguire Elections No 3 Chairman James A Walker Ranking Member Robert W Miers Enrolled Bills Chairman Alva L Hager Ranking Member Asbury C Latimer Expenditures in the Agriculture Department Chairman Charles W Gillet Ranking Member William F Strowd Expenditures in the Interior Department Chairman Charles Curtis Ranking Member Jehu Baker Expenditures in the Justice Department Chairman Cyrus A Sulloway Ranking Member Thomas C Catchings Expenditures in the Navy Department Chairman James F Stewart Ranking Member Stanyarne Wilson Expenditures in the Post Office Department Chairman Irving P Wanger Ranking Member Milford W Howard Expenditures in the State Department Chairman Lemuel E Quigg Ranking Member Rufus E Lester Expenditures in the Treasury Department Chairman Robert G Cousins Ranking Member William L Terry Expenditures in the War Department Chairman William W Grout Ranking Member Joseph Wheeler Expenditures on Public Buildings Chairman David G Colson Ranking Member Richard P Bland Foreign Affairs Chairman Robert R Hitt Ranking Member Hugh A Dinsmore Immigration and Naturalization Chairman Lorenzo Danford Ranking Member John M Allen Indian Affairs Chairman James S Sherman Ranking Member John S Little Interstate and Foreign Commerce Chairman William P Hepburn Ranking Member William McAleer Invalid Pensions Chairman George W Ray Ranking Member George B McClellan Irrigation of Arid Lands Chairman William R Ellis Ranking Member John F Shafroth Judiciary Chairman David B Henderson Ranking Member William L Terry Labor Chairman John J Gardner Ranking Member W Jasper Talbert Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River Chairman Richard Bartholdt Ranking Member John M Allen Manufactures Chairman George W Faris Ranking Member Willard D Vandiver Merchant Marine and Fisheries Chairman Sereno E Payne Ranking Member John F Fitzgerald Mileage Chairman John A Barham Ranking Member Samuel B Cooper Military Affairs Chairman John A T Hull Ranking Member William Sulzer Militia Chairman Benjamin F Marsh Ranking Member Rudolph Kleberg Mines and Mining Chairman Charles H Grosvenor Ranking Member Charles S Hartman Naval Affairs Chairman Charles A Boutelle Ranking Member Amos J Cummings Pacific Railroads Chairman H Henry Powers Ranking Member James G Maguire Patents Chairman Josiah D Hicks Ranking Member William Sulzer Pensions Chairman Henry C Loudenslager Ranking Member Jesse F Stallings Post Office and Post Roads Chairman Eugene F Loud Ranking Member Claude A Swanson Public Buildings and Grounds Chairman David H Mercer Ranking Member John H Bankhead Public Lands Chairman John F Lacey Ranking Member John F Shafroth Railways and Canals Chairman Charles A Chickering Ranking Member Peter J Otey Reform in the Civil Service Chairman Marriott Brosius Ranking Member Alexander M Dockery Revision of Laws Chairman Vespasian Warner Ranking Member John W Maddox Rivers and Harbors Chairman Warren B Hooker Ranking Member Thomas C Catchings Rules Chairman Thomas B Reed Ranking Member Joseph W Bailey Standards of Official Conduct Territories Chairman William S Knox Ranking Member William McAleer Ventilation and Acoustics Chairman Joel P Heatwole Ranking Member Harry Skinner War Claims Chairman Thaddeus M Mahon Ranking Member George M Davison Ways and Means Chairman Nelson Dingley Ranking Member Joseph W Bailey WholeJoint committees edit Alcohol in the Arts Select Conditions of Indian Tribes Special Disposition of Useless Executive Papers Enrolled Bills Chairman Rep Alva L Hager Vice Chairman Sen Asbury C Latimer Investigate Charities and Reformatory Institutions in the District of Columbia The Library Chairman Rep Alfred C Harmer Vice Chairman Rep Amos J Cummings Printing Chairman Rep George D Perkins Vice Chairman Rep James D Richardson Caucuses editDemocratic House Democratic Senate Employees editLegislative branch agency directors edit Architect of the Capitol Edward Clark Librarian of Congress Ainsworth Rand Spofford until 1897 John Russell Young from 1897 Public Printer of the United States Thomas E Benedict until 1897 Francis W Palmer from 1897Senate edit Secretary William Ruffin Cox Sergeant at Arms Richard J Bright Librarian Alonzo M Church Chaplain William H Millburn MethodistHouse of Representatives edit Clerk Alexander McDowell Sergeant at Arms Benjamin F Russell Doorkeeper William J Glenn Postmaster Joseph C McElroy Clerk at the Speaker s Table Asher C Hinds Reading Clerks E L Sampson D and Dennis E Alward R Chaplain Henry N Couden UniversalistSee also edit1896 United States elections elections leading to this Congress 1896 United States presidential election 1896 97 United States Senate elections 1896 United States House of Representatives elections 1898 United States elections elections during this Congress leading to the next Congress 1898 99 United States Senate elections 1898 United States House of Representatives electionsReferences edit a b MALLORY ELECTED SENATOR The New York Times May 15 1897 p 12 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 External links editBiographical Directory of the U S Congress U S House of Representatives House History U S Senate Statistics and Lists Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress Extraordinary Session Congress United States 1897 Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress Extraordinary Session Revision Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress 2nd Session Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress 2nd Session 1st Revision Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress 2nd Session 2nd Revision Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress 3rd Session Official Congressional Directory for the 55th Congress 3rd Session Revision Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 55th United States Congress amp oldid 1196881645, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
