Sixty-first Congress
| 61st United States Congress | |
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60th ←
→ 62nd
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United States Capitol (1906)
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| March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1911 | |
| Senate President | James S. Sherman (R) |
| Senate Pres. pro tem | William P. Frye (R) |
| House Speaker | Joseph G. Cannon (R) |
| Members | 92 Senators 391 Representatives 7 Non-voting members |
| Senate Majority | Republican |
| House Majority | Republican |
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Special: March 4, 1909 – March 6, 1909 1st: March 15, 1909 – August 5, 1909 2nd: December 6, 1909 – June 25, 1910 3rd: December 5, 1910 – March 3, 1911 |
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The Sixty-first 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, 1909 to March 4, 1911, during the first two years of William H. Taft's Presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Twelfth Census of the United States in 1900. Both chambers had a Republican majority.
TOTAL members: 391
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. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Lists of committees and their party leaders.
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