59th United States Congress

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59th United States Congress
58th ← → 60th
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United States Capitol (1906)

Duration: March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1907

Senate President: Charles W. Fairbanks
Senate Pres. pro tem: William P. Frye
House Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon
Members: 90 Senators
386 Representatives
6 Non-voting members
Senate Majority: Republican
House Majority: Republican

Sessions
Special: March 4, 1905 – March 18, 1905
1st: December 4, 1905 – June 30, 1906
2nd: December 3, 1906 – March 3, 1907

The Fifty-ninth 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 Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

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Contents

Major events

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Major legislation

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Senate composition by party at the start of the 59th Congress

Party summary

Senate

TOTAL: 90

House of Representatives

TOTAL: 386

President of the Senate
Charles W. Fairbanks

Leaders

Senate

House of Representatives

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

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

Senate

At this time, Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.

House of Representatives

Employees

Senate

House of Representatives

See also

References

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