60th United States Congress
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Template:Short description Template:Infobox 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 1900 United States census. Both chambers had a Republican majority. Template:TOC limit
Major events
Charles W. Fairbanks
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Major legislation
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- May 30, 1908 — Aldrich-Vreeland Act, ch. 229, 35 Stat. 546
- 1908 — The Federal Employers Liability Act (FELA), 5645 U.S.C. § 51 et seq.[1]
States admitted
- November 16, 1907: Oklahoma was admitted as the 46th state.
Party summary
Senate
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House of Representatives
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Leadership
Senate
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Conference Chairman: William B. Allison until August 1908
- Eugene Hale from December 1908
Minority (Democratic) leadership
House of Representatives
- Speaker: Joseph G. Cannon (R)
Majority (Republican) leadership
- Majority Leader: Sereno E. Payne
- Majority Whip: James E. Watson
- Republican Conference Chair: William Peters Hepburn
Minority (Democratic) leadership
- Minority Leader: John Sharp Williams until 1908
- Champ Clark, from 1908
- Minority Whip: James T. Lloyd until 1908; vacant thereafter
- Caucus Chairman: Henry D. Clayton
- Democratic Campaign Committee Chairman: James M. Griggs
Members
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.
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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 "At-large," and the names of those elected from districts, whether plural or single member, are preceded by their district numbers.
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Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Senate
- Replacements: 10
- Democratic: no net change
- Republican: no net change
- Deaths: 8
- Resignations: 1
- Vacancy: 1
- Total seats with changes: 11
| State (class) |
Vacated by | Reason for vacancy | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhode Island (2) |
Vacant | Senator Wetmore's term had expired at the end of previous Congress, having the Legislature failed to re-elect him on time. Wetmore was re-elected late. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | George P. Wetmore (R) | January 22, 1908 |
| Wisconsin (3) |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John C. Spooner (R) | Resigned April 30, 1907. Successor was elected. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Isaac Stephenson (R) | May 17, 1907 |
| Alabama (2) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John Tyler Morgan (D) | Died June 11, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected to finish the term | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John H. Bankhead (D) | June 18, 1907 |
| Alabama (3) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Edmund Pettus (D) | Died July 27, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected to finish the term. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Joseph F. Johnston (D) | August 6, 1907 |
| Oklahoma (2) |
New seats | Oklahoma achieved statehood November 16, 1907. New Senators were elected to represent Oklahoma for the first time. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Robert L. Owen (D) | December 11, 1907 |
| Oklahoma (3) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Thomas Gore (D) | |||
| Florida (3) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Stephen Mallory II (D) | Died December 23, 1907. Successor was appointed and subsequently died. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William J. Bryan (D) | December 27, 1907 |
| South Carolina (3) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Asbury Latimer (D) | Died February 20, 1908. Successor was appointed to finish the term. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Frank B. Gary (D) | March 6, 1908 |
| Vermont (1) |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Redfield Proctor (R) | Died March 4, 1908. Successor was appointed. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John W. Stewart (R) | March 24, 1908 |
| Maryland (3) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William P. Whyte (D) | Died March 17, 1908. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John W. Smith (D) | March 25, 1908 |
| Florida (3) |
style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William J. Bryan (D) | Died March 22, 1908. Successor was appointed. | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William H. Milton (D) | March 27, 1908 |
| Iowa (3) |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | William B. Allison (R) | Died August 4, 1908. Successor was elected to finish the term, as well as elected to the next term. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Albert B. Cummins (R) | November 24, 1908 |
| Vermont (1) |
style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | John W. Stewart (R) | Successor was elected to finish the term. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Carroll S. Page (R) | October 21, 1908 |
House of Representatives
- Replacements: 13
- Democratic: 4 seat gain
- Republican: 2 seat loss
- Deaths: 10
- Resignations: 7
- Contested elections: 0
- New seats: 7
- Total seats with changes: 20
| District | Previous | Reason for change | Subsequent | Date of successor's installation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Ushr | Vacant | Rep. William Alden Smith resigned during previous congress | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Gerrit J. Diekema (R) | April 27, 1907 |
| Template:Ushr | Vacant | Rep. Charles Curtis resigned during previous congress having been elected to the U.S. Senate. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Daniel R. Anthony Jr. (R) | May 23, 1907 |
| Template:Ushr | Vacant | Rep. John F. Rixey died during previous congress | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles C. Carlin (D) | November 5, 1907 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John E. Reyburn (R) | Resigned March 31, 1907, after being elected Mayor of Philadelphia | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Joel Cook (R) | November 5, 1907 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Campbell Slemp (R) | Died October 13, 1907 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | C. Bascom Slemp (R) | December 17, 1907 |
| Template:Ushr | New seat | New State November 16, 1907. | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Bird S. McGuire (R) | November 16, 1907 |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Elmer L. Fulton (D) | |||
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | James S. Davenport (D) | |||
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Charles D. Carter (D) | |||
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Scott Ferris (D) | |||
| Template:Ushr | New seat | New territory November 22, 1907 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Benito Legarda (R) | November 22, 1909 |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" nowrap | Pablo Ocampo (D) | |||
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George W. Smith (R) | Died November 30, 1907 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Napoleon B. Thistlewood (R) | February 15, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Adolph Meyer (D) | Died March 8, 1908 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Albert Estopinal (D) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles T. Dunwell (R) | Died June 12, 1908 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Otto G. Foelker (R) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Abraham L. Brick (R) | Died April 7, 1908 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Henry A. Barnhart (D) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Ariosto A. Wiley (D) | Died June 17, 1908 | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Oliver C. Wiley (D) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | William H. Parker (R) | Died June 26, 1908 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Eben Martin (R) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Llewellyn Powers (R) | Died July 28, 1908 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Frank E. Guernsey (R) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles E. Littlefield (R) | Died September 30, 1908 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | John P. Swasey (R) | November 3, 1908 |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Robert C. Davey (D) | Died December 26, 1908 | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Charles N. Brumm (R) | Resigned January 4, 1909, after becoming judge for Schuylkill County Court of Common Pleas | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | George L. Lilley (R) | Resigned January 5, 1909, after being elected Governor of Connecticut | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | William W. Kitchin (D) | Resigned January 11, 1909, after being elected Governor of North Carolina | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Template:Ushr | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading" | Daniel L. D. Granger (D) | Died February 14, 1909, having already lost re-election. | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
| Template:Ushr | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading" | Theodore E. Burton (R) | Resigned March 3, 1909, after being elected to the U.S. Senate | Seat remained vacant until next Congress | |
Committees
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Senate
- Additional Accommodations for the Library of Congress (Select) (Chairman: Thomas S. Martin)
- Agriculture and Forestry (Chairman: Redfield Proctor; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money)
- Appropriations (Chairman: William B. Allison; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller)
- Audit and Control the Contingent Expenses of the Senate (Chairman: John Kean; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money)
- Canadian Relations (Chairman: Winthrop Murray Crane; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman)
- Census (Chairman: Chester I. Long; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery)
- Civil Service and Retrenchment (Chairman: George C. Perkins; Ranking Member: Anselm J. McLaurin)
- Claims (Chairman: Charles W. Fulton; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin)
- Coast and Insular Survey (Chairman: Samuel H. Piles; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay)
- Coast Defenses (Chairman: George S. Nixon; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson)
- Commerce (Chairman: William P. Frye; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Corporations Organized in the District of Columbia (Chairman: Samuel D. McEnery; Ranking Member: Nelson W. Aldrich)
- Cuban Relations (Chairman: Henry E. Burnham; Ranking Member: Henry M. Teller)
- Distributing Public Revenue Among the States (Select) (Chairman: Hernando D. Money)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Jacob H. Gallinger; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin)
- Education and Labor (Chairman: Jonathan P. Dolliver; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Engrossed Bills (Chairman: Augustus O. Bacon; Ranking Member: Alfred B. Kittredge)
- Enrolled Bills (Chairman: Albert J. Hopkins; Ranking Member: Murphy J. Foster)
- Establish a University in the United States (Select) (Chairman: James A. Hemenway; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson)
- Examination of Disposition of Documents (Select)
- Examine the Several Branches in the Civil Service (Chairman: Joseph M. Dixon; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Expenditures in the Department of Agriculture (Select) (Chairman: Isaac Stephenson; Ranking Member: Furnifold M. Simmons)
- Expenditures in Executive Departments (Chairman: Hernando D. Money; Ranking Member: Jacob H. Gallinger)
- Expenditures in the Interior Department (Select) (Chairman: Harry A. Richardson; Ranking Member: James B. McCreary)
- Expenditures in the Department of Justice (Select) (Chairman: Norris Brown; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey)
- Expenditures in the Navy Department (Select) (Chairman: Simon Guggenheim; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin then Benjamin R. Tillman)
- Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Select) (Chairman: Frank O. Briggs; Ranking Member: William Pinkney Whyte then James P. Clarke)
- Expenditures in the War Department (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin R. Tillman; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money then Murphy J. Foster Jr.)
- Finance (Chairman: Nelson W. Aldrich; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Fisheries (Chairman: Jonathan Bourne Jr.; Ranking Member: Stephen R. Mallory then Samuel D. McEnery)
- Five Civilized Tribes of Indians (Select) (Chairman: Benjamin R. Tillman; Ranking Member: Alfred B. Kittredge)
- Foreign Relations (Chairman: Shelby M. Cullom; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon)
- Forest Reservations and the Protection of Game (Chairman: Frank B. Brandegee; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman)
- Geological Survey (Chairman: Frank P. Flint; Ranking Member: Hernando D. Money)
- Immigration (Chairman: William P. Dillingham; Ranking Member: Anselm J. McLaurin)
- Indian Affairs (Chairman: Moses E. Clapp; Ranking Member: William J. Stone)
- Indian Depredations (Chairman: Moses E. Clapp; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin)
- Industrial Expositions (Chairman: William Warner; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Interoceanic Canals (Chairman: Alfred B. Kittredge; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro)
- Interstate Commerce (Chairman: Stephen B. Elkins; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman)
- Investigate the Condition of the Potomac River Front at Washington (Select) (Chairman: Joseph H. Millard; Ranking Member: Thomas S. Martin)
- Irrigation (Chairman: Levi Ankeny; Ranking Member: Joseph W. Bailey)
- Judiciary (Chairman: Clarence D. Clark; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon)
- Library (Chairman: N/A; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Manufactures (Chairman: Weldon B. Heyburn; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay)
- Military Affairs (Chairman: Francis E. Warren; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro)
- Mines and Mining (Chairman: Charles Dick; Ranking Member: Benjamin R. Tillman)
- Mississippi River and its Tributaries (Select) (Chairman: Knute Nelson; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery)
- National Banks (Select) (Chairman: William A. Smith)
- Naval Affairs (Chairman: Eugene Hale; Ranking Member: Anselm J. McLaurin)
- Organization, Conduct and Expenditures of the Executive Departments (Chairman: Thomas H. Carter; Ranking Member: Anselm J. McLaurin)
- Pacific Islands and Puerto Rico (Chairman: Joseph B. Foraker; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Elmer J. Burkett; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro)
- Patents (Chairman: Reed Smoot; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Pensions (Chairman: Porter J. McCumber; Ranking Member: James P. Taliaferro)
- Philippines (Chairman: Henry Cabot Lodge; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson)
- Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Boies Penrose; Ranking Member: Alexander S. Clay)
- Potomac River Front (Select)
- Printing (Chairman: Thomas C. Platt; Ranking Member: William Pinkney Whyte)
- Private Land Claims (Chairman: Henry M. Teller; Ranking Member: Eugene Hale)
- Privileges and Elections (Chairman: Julius C. Burrows; Ranking Member: Josiah W. Bailey)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Nathan B. Scott; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson)
- Public Health and National Quarantine (Chairman: John W. Daniel; Ranking Member: Chauncey M. Depew)
- Public Lands (Chairman: Henry C. Hansbrough; Ranking Member: Samuel D. McEnery)
- Railroads (Chairman: Morgan G. Bulkeley; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon)
- Revision of the Laws (Chairman: Chauncey M. Depew; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Revolutionary Claims (Chairman: James P. Taliaferro; Ranking Member: William A. Smith)
- Rules (Chairman: Philander C. Knox; Ranking Member: Augustus O. Bacon)
- Standards, Weights and Measures (Select) (Chairman: William E. Borah; Ranking Member: James B. McCreary)
- Tariff Regulation (Select)
- Territories (Chairman: Albert J. Beveridge; Ranking Member: James P. Clarke)
- Transportation and Sale of Meat Products (Select) (Chairman: Samuel D. McEnery; Ranking Member: Charles A. Culberson)
- Transportation Routes to the Seaboard (Chairman: Robert J. Gamble; Ranking Member: John W. Daniel)
- Trespassers upon Indian Lands (Select) (Chairman: George Sutherland; Ranking Member: Clarence D. Clark)
- Ventilation and Acoustics (Select)
- Whole
- Woman Suffrage (Select) (Chairman: Alexander S. Clay; Ranking Member: N/A)
House of Representatives
- Accounts (Chairman: James A. Hughes; Ranking Member: Charles L. Bartlett)
- Agriculture (Chairman: Charles Frederick Scott; Ranking Member: John Lamb)
- Alcoholic Liquor Traffic (Chairman: Nehemiah D. Sperry; Ranking Member: N/A)
- Appropriations (Chairman: James A. Tawney; Ranking Member: Leonidas Livingston)
- Banking and Currency (Chairman: Charles N. Fowler; Ranking Member: Elijah B. Lewis)
- Bills and Resolutions Introduced in the House (Select)
- Census (Chairman: Edgar D. Crumpacker; Ranking Member: James Hay)
- Claims (Chairman: James M. Miller; Ranking Member: Henry M. Goldfogle)
- Coinage, Weights and Measures (Chairman: William B. McKinley; Ranking Member: John W. Gaines)
- Disposition of Executive Papers (Chairman: Arthur L. Bates; Ranking Member: Joshua Frederick Cockey Talbott)
- District of Columbia (Chairman: Samuel W. Smith; Ranking Member: Thetus W. Sims)
- Education (Chairman: George N. Southwick; Ranking Member: Asbury F. Lever)
- Election of the President, Vice President and Representatives in Congress (Chairman: Joseph H. Gaines; Ranking Member: William W. Rucker)
- Elections No.#1 (Chairman: James R. Mann; Ranking Member: Ollie M. James)
- Elections No.#2 (Chairman: Marlin E. Olmsted; Ranking Member: Adam M. Byrd)
- Elections No.#3 (Chairman: Michael E. Driscoll; Ranking Member: Claude Kitchin)
- Enrolled Bills (Chairman: William W. Wilson; Ranking Member: Henry Thomas Rainey)
- Expenditures in the Agriculture Department (Chairman: Charles E. Littlefield; Ranking Member: Henry D. Flood)
- Expenditures in the Commerce and Labor Departments (Chairman: David J. Foster; Ranking Member: Arsene Pujo)
- Expenditures in the Interior Department (Chairman: Sydney E. Mudd; Ranking Member: Henry M. Goldfogle)
- Expenditures in the Justice Department (Chairman: Gilbert N. Haugen; Ranking Member: Robert N. Page)
- Expenditures in the Navy Department (Chairman: Henry S. Boutell; Ranking Member: Lemuel P. Padgett)
- Expenditures in the Post Office Department (Chairman: Irving P. Wanger; Ranking Member: Carter Glass)
- Expenditures in the State Department (Chairman: John W. Weeks; Ranking Member: Samuel B. Cooper)
- Expenditures in the Treasury Department (Chairman: Philip Knopf; Ranking Member: John Lamb)
- Expenditures in the War Department (Chairman: George P. Lawrence; Ranking Member: Joseph L. Rhinock)
- Expenditures on Public Buildings (Chairman: E. Stevens Henry; Ranking Member: John H. Small)
- Foreign Affairs (Chairman: Robert G. Cousins; Ranking Member: William M. Howard)
- Immigration and Naturalization (Chairman: Benjamin F. Howell; Ranking Member: John L. Burnett)
- Indian Affairs (Chairman: James S. Sherman; Ranking Member: John H. Stephens)
- Industrial Arts and Expositions (Chairman: Augustus P. Gardner; Ranking Member: Harry L. Maynard)
- Insular Affairs (Chairman: Henry Allen Cooper; Ranking Member: William A. Jones)
- Interstate and Foreign Commerce (Chairman: William P. Hepburn; Ranking Member: Robert C. Davey)
- Invalid Pensions (Chairman: Cyrus A. Sulloway; Ranking Member: George H. Lindsay)
- Irrigation of Arid Lands (Chairman: William A. Reeder; Ranking Member: William R. Smith)
- Judiciary (Chairman: John J. Jenkins; Ranking Member: David A. De Armond)
- Labor (Chairman: John J. Gardner; Ranking Member: Henry Thomas Rainey)
- Levees and Improvements of the Mississippi River (Chairman: George W. Prince; Ranking Member: Robert F. Broussard)
- Library (Chairman: Samuel W. McCall; Ranking Member: William M. Howard)
- Manufactures (Chairman: Henry McMorran; Ranking Member: Charles H. Weisse)
- Merchant Marine and Fisheries (Chairman: William S. Greene; Ranking Member: Thomas Spight)
- Mileage (Chairman: Charles N. Brumm; Ranking Member: Elijah B. Lewis)
- Military Affairs (Chairman: John A.T. Hull; Ranking Member: William Sulzer)
- Militia (Chairman: Halvor Steenerson; Ranking Member: Ariosto A. Wiley)
- Mines and Mining (Chairman: George F. Huff; Ranking Member: Gordon Lee)
- Naval Affairs (Chairman: George E. Foss; Ranking Member: Adolph Meyer)
- Pacific Railroads (Chairman: Thomas S. Butler; Ranking Member: James L. Slayden)
- Patents (Chairman: Frank D. Currier; Ranking Member: William Sulzer)
- Pensions (Chairman: Henry C. Loudenslager; Ranking Member: William Richardson)
- Post Office and Post Roads (Chairman: Jesse Overstreet; Ranking Member: John A. Moon)
- Printing (Chairman: Charles B. Landis; Ranking Member: David E. Finley)
- Private Land Claims (Chairman: Thomas F. Marshall; Ranking Member: William A. Jones)
- Public Buildings and Grounds (Chairman: Richard Bartholdt; Ranking Member: William G. Brantley)
- Public Lands (Chairman: Frank W. Mondell; Ranking Member: John W. Gaines)
- Railways and Canals (Chairman: James H. Davidson; Ranking Member: James O. Patterson)
- Reform in the Civil Service (Chairman: Frederick H. Gillett; Ranking Member: William P. Kimball)
- Revision of Laws (Chairman: Reuben O. Moon; Ranking Member: Robert B. Macon)
- Rivers and Harbors (Chairman: Theodore E. Burton; Ranking Member: Stephen M. Sparkman)
- Rules (Chairman: John Dalzell; Ranking Member: John S. Williams)
- Standards of Official Conduct
- Territories (Chairman: Edward L. Hamilton; Ranking Member: James T. Lloyd)
- Ventilation and Acoustics (Chairman: William H. Graham; Ranking Member: N/A)
- War Claims (Chairman: Kittredge Haskins; Ranking Member: Thetus W. Sims)
- Ways and Means (Chairman: Sereno E. Payne; Ranking Member: Champ Clark)
- Whole
Joint committees
- Conditions of Indian Tribes (Special)
- Disposition of (Useless) Executive Papers
- The Library
- Printing
Caucuses
- Democratic (House)
- Democratic (Senate)
Employees
Legislative branch agency directors
- Architect of the Capitol: Elliott Woods
- Librarian of Congress: Herbert Putnam
- Public Printer of the United States: Charles A. Stillings, until 1908
- John S. Leech, 1908
- Samuel B. Donnelly, from 1908
Senate
- Secretary: Charles G. Bennett
- Sergeant at Arms: Daniel M. Ransdell
- Librarian: Edward C. Goodwin
- Chaplain: Edward E. Hale, Unitarian
House of Representatives
- Clerk: Alexander McDowell
- Sergeant at Arms: Henry Casson
- Doorkeeper: Frank B. Lyon
- Postmaster: Samuel Langum, elected December 2, 1907
- Reading Clerks: E.L. Sampson (D) and Dennis E. Alward (R)
- Clerk at the Speaker's Table: Asher C. Hinds
- Chaplain: Henry N. Couden, Universalist
See also
- 1906 United States elections (elections leading to this Congress)
- 1908 United States elections (elections during this Congress, leading to the next Congress)
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