The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 55th Congress of the United States, 1897-1899

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
McKinley	Republican	55th 1897-1899	36	48^CP	5	1
55TH CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 55th Congress included 5 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 3 Populists- Senator Henry Heitfeld of IDAHO (Class 3) Senator William V. Allen of NEBRASKA (Class 1) Senator Marion Butler of NORTH CAROLINA (Class 2) 1 Independent- Senator James H. Kyle of SOUTH DAKOTA (Class 3) 1 Independent Republican- Senator Henry M. Teller of COLORADO (Class 3) The SENATE of the 55th Congress also included 1 vacancy from the State of OREGON, the Legislative Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1897 to 3 March 1903) from that State before the "long" session of the 55th Congress convened on 6 December 1897. Stephen R. Mallory, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1897 to 3 March 1903) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 55th Congress on 6 December 1897. Senator Mallory, therefore, is counted among the 36 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 55th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1897] 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

McKinley

Republican

55th 1897-1899

48^CP

55TH CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 55th Congress included 5 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

3 Populists-
- Senator Henry Heitfeld of IDAHO (Class 3)
- Senator William V. Allen of NEBRASKA (Class 1)
- Senator Marion Butler of NORTH CAROLINA (Class 2)
1 Independent-
- Senator James H. Kyle of SOUTH DAKOTA (Class 3)
1 Independent Republican-
- Senator Henry M. Teller of COLORADO (Class 3)

The SENATE of the 55th Congress also included 1 vacancy from the State of OREGON, the Legislative Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1897 to 3 March 1903) from that State before the "long" session of the 55th Congress convened on 6 December 1897.

Stephen R. Mallory, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 3 seat (term: 4 March 1897 to 3 March 1903) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 55th Congress on 6 December 1897. Senator Mallory, therefore, is counted among the 36 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 55th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1897] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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