The Green Papers: Political Party Breakdown of the 56th Congress of the United States, 1899-1901

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President	Party	Congress	United States Senate	House of Representatives
	Democrat	Republican	other	vacancies	Democrat	Republican	other
McKinley	Republican	56th 1899-1901	28	54^CP	4	4
56TH CONGRESS- SENATE The SENATE of the 56th Congress included 4 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows: 2 Populists- Senator Henry Heitfeld of IDAHO (Class 3) 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 56th Congress included 4 vacancies, as follows: 1 vacancy from the State of CALIFORNIA, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. 1 vacancy from the State of DELAWARE, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. 1 vacancy from the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. A Republican had been appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the that Congress. 1 vacancy from the State of UTAH, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. James P. Taliaferro, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. Senator Taliaferro, therefore, is counted among the 28 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 56th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1899] due to a failure of the legislature to elect. Monroe L. Hayward, a Republican, was elected by the Legislature of the State of NEBRASKA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) on 8 March 1899, before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. Senator Hayward, therefore, is counted among the 54 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 56th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1899] 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

56th 1899-1901

54^CP

56TH CONGRESS- SENATE

The SENATE of the 56th Congress included 4 Senators from other than the two Major Parties as elected by their respective State Legislatures, as follows:

2 Populists-
- Senator Henry Heitfeld of IDAHO (Class 3)
- 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 56th Congress included 4 vacancies, as follows:

1 vacancy from the State of CALIFORNIA, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899.
1 vacancy from the State of DELAWARE, the General Assembly of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899.
1 vacancy from the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. A Republican had been appointed by the Governor of the Commonwealth to fill the resultant vacancy but the Senate refused to seat the appointee and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of PENNSYLVANIA did not elect a successor until after the convening of the aforementioned "long" session of the that Congress.
1 vacancy from the State of UTAH, the Legislature of the State having failed to elect someone to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) from that State before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899.

James P. Taliaferro, a Democrat, was elected by the Legislature of the State of FLORIDA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. Senator Taliaferro, therefore, is counted among the 28 Democrats elected to the Senate of the 56th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1899] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

Monroe L. Hayward, a Republican, was elected by the Legislature of the State of NEBRASKA to the Class 1 seat (term: 4 March 1899 to 3 March 1905) on 8 March 1899, before the convening of the "long" session of the 56th Congress on 4 December 1899. Senator Hayward, therefore, is counted among the 54 Republicans elected to the Senate of the 56th Congress, notwithstanding the existence of a vacancy at the start of that Congress [4 March 1899] due to a failure of the legislature to elect.

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