60th United States Congress


The 60th 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, 1907, to March 4, 1909, during the last two 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.

Major events

Major legislation

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

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, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1908; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1910; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1912.

[List of [United States Senators from Alabama|Alabama]]

The names of members of the House of Representatives elected statewide on the general ticket or otherwise at-large, are preceded by an "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.

[List of [United States Representatives from Alabama|Alabama]]

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

State
VacatorReason for vacancySubsequentDate of successor's installation
Rhode Island
VacantLegislature failed to elect.George P. Wetmore January 22, 1908
Wisconsin
John C. Spooner Resigned April 30, 1907. Successor was elected.Isaac Stephenson May 17, 1907
Alabama
John Tyler Morgan Died June 11, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently electedJohn H. Bankhead June 18, 1907
Alabama
Edmund Pettus Died July 27, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently electedJoseph F. Johnston August 8, 1907
Oklahoma
New seatsOklahoma achieved statehood November 16, 1907Robert L. Owen December 11, 1907
Oklahoma
New seatsOklahoma achieved statehood November 16, 1907Thomas Gore December 11, 1907
Florida
Stephen Mallory II Died December 23, 1907. Successor was appointed.William J. Bryan December 27, 1907
South Carolina
Asbury Latimer Died February 20, 1908. Successor was appointed.Frank B. Gary March 6, 1908
Vermont
Redfield Proctor Died March 4, 1908. Successor was appointed.John W. Stewart March 24, 1908
Maryland
William P. Whyte Died March 17, 1908. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.John W. Smith March 25, 1908
Florida
William J. Bryan Died March 22, 1908. Successor was appointed.William H. Milton March 27, 1908
Iowa
William B. Allison Died August 4, 1908. Successor was elected.Albert B. Cummins March 17, 1909
Vermont
John W. Stewart Successor was elected.Carroll S. Page October 21, 1908

House of Representatives

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, on the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.

Senate

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