61st United States Congress
| 61st United States Congress | |
 United States Capitol (1906) |
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| Session: | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 |
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| President of the Senate: | James S. Sherman |
| 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 Sixty-first 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 1909 to March 3 1911, during the first two years of
the administration of U.S. President William H. Taft.
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 1909 – March 6 1909
- First session: March 15 1909 – August 5 1909
- Second session: December 6 1909 – June 25 1910
- Third session: December 5 1910 – March 3 1911 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 60th Congress
Next congress: 62nd Congress
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1909; Events of 1910; Events of 1911
- July 12, 1909, submission of the Sixteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution to the states for ratification. This amendment allowed Congress to tax income from all sources without apportionment.
Major legislation
- August 5, 1909 — Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act, ch. 6, 36 Stat. 11
- June 18, 1910 — Mann-Elkins Act, ch. 309, 36 Stat. 539
- June 25 1910 — Mann Act, ch. 395, 36 Stat. 825
Leadership
Senate
President of the Senate - James S. Sherman
House of Representatives
Members
Senate
At this time, most Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state. 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
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