The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 53rd Congress of the United States, 1893-1895

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
Cleveland	Democrat	53rd 1893-1895	44^CP	38	3	3
53RD CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 53rd Congress included 3 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 2 Populists- Senator William A. Peffer of KANSAS (Class 3) Senator William V. Allen of NEBRASKA (Class 1) 1 Independent- Senator James H. Kyle of SOUTH DAKOTA (Class 3) The SENATE of the 53rd Congress included 3 vacancies, as follows: 1 vacancy from the State of MONTANA, the Legislative Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. A Republican was appointed by the Governor of the State to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the Legislative Assembly of the State did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 53rd Congress; therefore, the temporary appointee- who did not, in any event, take his seat- is not counted among the 38 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress. 1 vacancy from the State of WASHINGTON, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. A Republican was appointed by the Governor of the State to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the Legislature of the State did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 53rd Congress; therefore, the temporary appointee- who did not, in any event, take his seat- is not counted among the 38 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress. 1 vacancy from the State of WYOMING, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. A Republican was appointed by the Governor of the State to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the Legislature of the State did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 53rd Congress; therefore, the temporary appointee- who did not, in any event, take his seat- is not counted among the 38 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress. Samuel Pasco, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. Senator Pasco, therefore, is counted among the 44 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 53rd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1893] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

President

Party

Congress

United States Senate

House of Representatives

Democrat

Republican

other

vacancies

Democrat

Republican

other

Cleveland

Democrat

53rd 1893-1895

44^CP

53RD CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 53rd Congress included 3 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

2 Populists-
- Senator William A. Peffer of KANSAS (Class 3)
- Senator William V. Allen of NEBRASKA (Class 1)
1 Independent-
- Senator James H. Kyle of SOUTH DAKOTA (Class 3)

The SENATE of the 53rd Congress included 3 vacancies, as follows:

1 vacancy from the State of MONTANA, the Legislative Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. A Republican was appointed by the Governor of the State to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the Legislative Assembly of the State did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 53rd Congress; therefore, the temporary appointee- who did not, in any event, take his seat- is not counted among the 38 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress.
1 vacancy from the State of WASHINGTON, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. A Republican was appointed by the Governor of the State to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the Legislature of the State did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 53rd Congress; therefore, the temporary appointee- who did not, in any event, take his seat- is not counted among the 38 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress.
1 vacancy from the State of WYOMING, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. A Republican was appointed by the Governor of the State to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the Legislature of the State did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the 53rd Congress; therefore, the temporary appointee- who did not, in any event, take his seat- is not counted among the 38 Republicans elected to the Senate of that Congress.

Samuel Pasco, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1893 to 3 March 1899) before the convening of the "long" session of the 53rd Congress on 4 December 1893. Senator Pasco, therefore, is counted among the 44 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 53rd Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1893] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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