54th United States Congress
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Eleventh Census of the United States in 1890. The House had a Republican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate.
Dates of sessions
March 4 1895 - March 3 1897- First session: December 2 1895 - June 11 1896
- Second session: December 7 1896 - March 3 1897 — a lame duck session
Previous congress: 53rd Congress
Next congress: 55th Congress
Party summary
Utah was newly admitted to the Union and first represented as a state in this Congress.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.
TOTAL members: 90 |
TOTAL members: 357 |
Leadership
- Senate
- Vice President of the United States (President of the Senate):
- President pro tempore of the Senate:
- William Pierce Frye, Republican of Maine, elected February 7 1896.
- Democratic Caucus Chairman:
- Republican Conference Chairman:
- House of Representatives
- Speaker of the House
- Thomas B. Reed, Republican of Maine, elected December 2 1895.
- Democratic Caucus Chairman:
- Republican Conference Chairman:
Major events
- Main article: Events of 1895; Events of 1896; Events of 1897
Major legislation
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: United States House elections, 1894
Senate
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 began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1896.
- See also: United States Senators
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: United States Congressional Delegations by state
Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
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Officers
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Notes
References
- 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
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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