63rd United States Congress
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| 63rd United States Congress | |||
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| Duration: March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | |||
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| President of the Senate: | Thomas R. Marshall | ||
| President pro tempore: | James P. Clarke | ||
| Speaker of the House: | Champ Clark | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Democratic | ||
| House Majority: | Democratic | ||
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| 1st: April 7, 1913 – December 1, 1913 2nd: December 1, 1913 – October 24, 1914 3rd: December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915 |
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The Sixty-third 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, D.C. from March 4, 1913 to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of the first administration of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson.
The apportionment of seats in this House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.
[edit] Dates of sessions
March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915
- Special session of the Senate: March 4, 1913 – March 17, 1913
- First session: April 7, 1913 – December 1, 1913
- Second session: December 1, 1913 – October 24, 1914
- Third session: December 7, 1914 – March 3, 1915—a lame duck session
Previous congress: 62nd Congress
Next congress: 64th Congress
[edit] Major events
- Main article: Events of 1913; Events of 1914; Events of 1915
- March 9, 1914: The Senate adopted a rule forbidding smoking on the floor of the Senate because Senator Ben Tillman, recovering from a stroke, found the smoke irritating.
- July 28, 1914: World War I began
- August 19, 1914: President Woodrow Wilson declares strict U.S. neutrality
- United States House elections, 1914
- United States Senate elections, 1914
[edit] Major legislation
- May 27, 1913: Kern Resolution
- July 9, 1913: Saboth Act
- July 15, 1913: Newlands Labor Act
- October 3, 1913: Revenue Act of 1913 (Federal Income Tax), including Underwood Tariff
- October 22, 1913: Urgent Deficiencies Act
- December 19, 1913: Raker Act
- December 23, 1913: Federal Reserve Act, ch. 6, 38 Stat. 251, 12 U.S.C. § 221, et seq.
- February 7, 1914: Red Light Abatement Act
- May 8, 1914: Smith-Lever Act, ch. 79, 38 Stat. 372, 7 U.S.C. § 341
- June 24, 1914: Cutter Service Act
- June 30, 1914: Cooperative Funds Act
- July 17, 1914: Agricultural Entry Act
- July 18, 1914: Aviation Service Act
- July 21, 1914: Borland Amendment
- August 13, 1914: Smith-Hayden Act
- August 15, 1914: Sponge Act
- August 18, 1914: Cotton Futures Act of 1914
- August 18, 1914: Foreign Ship Registry Act
- August 22, 1914: Glacier National Park (U.S.) Act of 1914
- September 2, 1914: War Risk Insurance Act
- September 26, 1914: Federal Trade Commission Act, ch. 311, 38 Stat. 717, 15 U.S.C. § 41
- October 2, 1914: River and Harbors Act of 1914
- October 15, 1914: Clayton Antitrust Act, ch. 323, 38 Stat. 730, 15 U.S.C. § 12, et seq.
- October 22, 1914: Emergency Internal Revenue Tax Act
- December 17, 1914: Harrison Narcotics Tax Act
- January 28, 1915: Coast Guard Act
- March 4, 1915: Merchant Marine Act of 1915
- March 4, 1915: River and Harbors Act of 1915
- March 4, 1915: LaFollette Seamen's Act
- March 4, 1915: Standard Barrel Act For Fruits, Vegetables, and Dry Commodities
- March 4, 1915: Federal Boiler Inspection Act
- March 4, 1915: Uniform Bill of Lading Act
- March 4, 1915: Occupancy Permits Act
[edit] Party summary
TOTAL members: 96 |
TOTAL members: 435 |
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
[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.
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[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.
- James M. Baker of South Carolina, elected March 13, 1913.
- Sergeant at Arms of the Senate:
- E. Livingston Cornelius of Maryland, elected December 10, 1912.
- Charles P. Higgins of Indiana, elected March 13, 1913.
- Chaplain of the Senate
- The Rev. F.J. Prettyman, Methodist, elected March 13, 1913.
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk of the House:
- South Trimble of Kentucky, elected April 7, 1913.
- Sergeant at Arms of the House:
- Robert B. Gordon of Ohio, elected April 7, 1913.
- Doorkeeper of the House:
- Joseph J. Sinnott of Virginia, elected April 7, 1913.
- Postmaster of the House:
- William M. Dunbar of Georgia, elected April 7, 1913.
- Clerk at the Speaker’s Table:
- Chaplain of the House
- The Rev. Henry N. Couden, Universalist, elected April 7, 1913.
[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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