59th United States Congress
| 59th United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (1906) |
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| Session: | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1907 |
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| President of the Senate: | Charles W. Fairbanks |
| President pro tempore of the Senate: | William P. Frye |
| Speaker of the House: | Joseph G. Cannon |
| Members: | 386 Representatives 90 Senators |
| House Majority: | Republican |
| Senate Majority: | Republican |
The Fifty-ninth 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 1905 to March 3 1907, during the first two years of
the second administration of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
Dates of sessions
- Special session of the Senate: March 4 1905 - March 18 1905
- First session: December 4 1905 - June 30 1906
- Second session: December 3 1906 - March 3 1907 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 58th Congress
Next congress: 60th Congress
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1905; Events of 1906; Events of 1907
Major legislation
- 1906-06-30 - Federal Food and Drugs Act of 1906, ch. 3915, 34 Stat. 768
- The Carnegie Endowment for the Advancement of Teaching chartered by Congress in 1906.[1]
Party summary
Senators
Representatives
Leaders
Senators
President of the Senate: Charles W. Fairbanks
Representatives
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: 59th United States Congress - Political Parties
- See also: 59th United States Congress - State Delegations
- See also: United States House election, 1904
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.
- See also: Category: United States Senators
- See also: Category: United States Congressional Delegations by state
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.
- See also: Category:Members of the United States House of Representatives
- See also: Category:United States Congressional Delegations by state