62nd United States Congress
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| 62nd United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1913 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | James S. Sherman (1911-1912) Vacant (1912-1913) |
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| President pro tempore: | Augustus O. Bacon Charles Curtis Jacob H. Gallinger Frank B. Brandegee Henry Cabot Lodge |
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| Speaker of the House: | Champ Clark | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 394 Representatives 7 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: April 4, 1911 – August 22, 1911 2nd: December 4, 1911 – August 26, 1912 3rd: December 2, 1912 – March 3, 1913 |
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The Sixty-second 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, DC from March 4, 1911 to March 4, 1913, during the last 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. The Senate had a Republican majority, and the House had a Democratic majority.
[edit] Major events
- April 15, 1912: The RMS Titanic sank in the Atlantic.
[edit] Major legislation
- August 8, 1911: Public Law 62-5, Pub.L. 62-5 (set House of Representatives size at 435 members)
- August 24, 1912: Lloyd-La Follette Act, ch. 389, §6, 37 Stat. 539
- Februrary 13, 1913: Carlin Act
- March 1, 1913: Webb-Kenyon Act
- March 1, 1913: Railway Evaluation Act
- March 3, 1913: Publicity In Taking Evidence Act
- March 3, 1913: Virus-Sirum-Toxin Act
- March 3, 1913: Gould Amendment
- March 4, 1913: Arlington Memorial Amphitheater Act
- March 4, 1913: Road and Trails Fund Act
- March 4, 1913: Burnett Act
- March 4, 1913: Weeks-McLean Act
- March 4, 1913: Federal Revenue Sharing Act
- March 4, 1913: River and Harbors Act
- March 4, 1913: Burnt Timber Act
- March 4, 1913: Labor Department Act
[edit] States admitted and territories created
- January 6, 1912: New Mexico admitted to the Union.
- February 14, 1912: Arizona admitted to the Union
- August 24, 1912: Alaska Territory created.
[edit] Party summary
[edit] Senate
- Republican (R): 52 (majority)
- Democratic (D): 44
TOTAL members: 96
[edit] House of Representatives
- Democratic (D): 230 (majority)
- Republican (R): 162
- Socialist (S): 1
- Independent (I): 1
TOTAL members: 394
[edit] Leaders
[edit] Senate
- President: James S. Sherman, died October 30, 1912; thereafter vacant
- Presidents pro tempore - See Presidents pro tempore of the United States Senate, 1911-1913
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Members
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
- Secretary of the Senate:
- Charles G. Bennett of New York, elected February 1, 1900.
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
- Daniel M. Ransdell of Indiana, elected February 1, 1900.
- E. Livingston Cornelius of Maryland, elected December 10, 1912.
- Chaplain of the Senate
- The Rev. Ulysses G.B. Pierce, Unitarian, elected June 18, 1909.
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House:
- South Trimble of Kentucky, elected April 4, 1911.
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- W. Stokes Jackson of Indiana, elected April 4, 1911, died June 1912.
- Charles F. Riddell of Indiana, elected July 18, 1912.
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- Joseph J. Sinnott of Virginia, elected April 4, 1911.
- Postmaster of the House:
- William M. Dunbar of Georgia, elected April 4, 1911.
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
- Chaplain of the House
- The Rev. Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected April 4, 1911.
[edit] Other
- Architect of the Capitol:
- Elliott Woods, appointed February 19, 1902.
[edit] References
- Gould, Lewis L. (2005). The Most Exclusive Club. Cambridge, MA: Perseus Books Group. ISBN 0-465-02778-4.
- Remini, Robert V. (2006). The House. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. ISBN 0-06-088434-7.
- U.S. Congress (2005). "Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress". http://www.gpoaccess.gov/serialset/cdocuments/hd108-222/index.html. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- U.S. House of Representatives (2006). "Congressional History". http://clerk.house.gov/histHigh/Congressional_History/index.html. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
- U.S. Senate (2006). "Statistics and Lists". http://www.senate.gov/pagelayout/reference/two_column_table/stats_and_lists.htm. Retrieved on 2006-06-01.
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