69th United States Congress

69th United States Congress
69th United States Congress
68th ← → 70th
	United States Capitol (1906)
March 4, 1925 – March 4, 1927
Members	96 senators; 435 representatives; 5 non-voting delegates
Senate majority	Republican
Senate President	Charles G. Dawes
House majority	Republican
House Speaker	Nicholas Longworth
Sessions
	Special: March 4, 1925 – March 18, 1925; 1st: December 7, 1925 – July 3, 1926; 2nd: December 6, 1926 – March 3, 1927

The Sixty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927, during the third and fourth years of Calvin Coolidge's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Decennial Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Republican majority.

Major events

A special session of the Senate was called by President Coolidge on February 14, 1925.

Impeachment of Judge George W. English — On April 1, 1926, the House of Representatives impeached Judge George W. English of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Illinois. Both Houses adjourned on July 3, 1926, with the Senate scheduled to reconvene on November 10, 1926 as a Court of Impeachment. English resigned before the impeachment trial began. The Senate met as planned on November 10, 1926 to adjourn the court of impeachment sine die. On December 13, 1926 the Senate, acting on advice from the House managers of the impeachment, formally dismissed all charges against Judge English.
January 17, 1927: U.S. Supreme Court held (McGrain v. Daugherty) that Congress has the power to compel witness and testimony.

Major legislation

Representative Edith Nourse Rogers of Massachusetts presiding over the House Chamber in 1926

February 26, 1926: Revenue Act of 1926
April 12, 1926: Timber Exportation Act of 1926
May 8, 1926: Federal Interpleader Act of 1926
May 20, 1926: Air Commerce Act
May 20, 1926: Federal Black Bass Act of 1926
May 20, 1926: Railway Labor Act (Parker-Watson Act)
May 25, 1926: Omnibus Adjustment Act of 1926
May 25, 1926: Public Buildings Act of 1926 (Elliot-Fernald Act)
May 26, 1926: Shenandoah National Park Act of 1926
June 3, 1926: Subsistence Expense Act of 1926
June 14, 1926: Recreation and Public Purposes Act
June 15, 1926: Limitation of National Forest Designation Act
July 2, 1926: Cooperative Marketing Act
July 3, 1926: Walsh Act
July 3, 1926: Passport Act of 1926
January 21, 1927: River and Harbors Act of 1927
February 23, 1927: Radio Act of 1927 (Dill-White Act)
February 25, 1927: McFadden Act (Pepper-McFadden Act)
March 3, 1927: Foreign and Domestic Commerce Act of 1927
March 3, 1927: Produce Agency Act of 1927
March 4, 1927: Mayfield-Newton Act

Party summary

The count below identifies party affiliations at the beginning of the first session of this Congress, and includes members from vacancies and newly admitted states, when they were first seated. Changes resulting from subsequent replacements are shown below in the "Changes in membership" section.

Senate

	Party (shading shows control)			Total	Vacant

	Democratic (D)	Farmer– Labor (FL)	Republican (R)
End of previous congress	42	2	52	96	0

Begin	40	1	55	96	0
End	42	1	53	96	0
Final voting share	43.8%	1.0%	55.2%

Beginning of next congress	47	1	48	96	0

House of Representatives

TOTAL members: 435

Leadership

Senate

Senate Leadership

Senate President
Charles G. Dawes (R)

Senate President pro tempore
Albert B. Cummins (R), until March 6, 1925

Senate President pro tempore
George H. Moses (R), from March 6, 1925

President: Charles G. Dawes (R)
President pro tempore: Albert B. Cummins (R), elected March 4, 1925
- George H. Moses (R), elected March 6, 1925

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

House of Representatives

House Leadership

House Speaker
Nicholas Longworth (R)

Speaker: Nicholas Longworth (R)

Majority (Republican) leadership

Minority (Democratic) leadership

Members

This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.

Senate

Senators were elected every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1926.

Illinois

3. William B. McKinley (R), died December 7, 1926
- Frank L. Smith (R),^[1] from December 1926^[2]
2. Charles S. Deneen (R)

Indiana

3. James E. Watson (R)
1. Samuel M. Ralston (D), died October 14, 1925
- Arthur R. Robinson (R), appointed October 20, 1925

Iowa

3. Albert B. Cummins (R), died July 30, 1926
- David W. Stewart (R), appointed August 7, 1926, then elected to finish the term.
2. Smith W. Brookhart (R), until April 12, 1926, lost challenge to 1924 election
- Daniel F. Steck (D), from April 12, 1926, won challenge to 1924 election

Kansas

3. Charles Curtis (R)
2. Arthur Capper (R)

Kentucky

3. Richard P. Ernst (R)
2. Frederic M. Sackett (R)

Louisiana

2. Joseph E. Ransdell (D)
3. Edwin S. Broussard (D)

Maine

2. Bert M. Fernald (R), died August 23, 1926
- Arthur R. Gould (R), elected September 13, 1926; seated November 30, 1926
1. Frederick Hale (R)

Maryland

3. Ovington Weller (R)
1. William Cabell Bruce (D)

Massachusetts

1. William M. Butler (R), until December 6, 1926
- David I. Walsh (D), from December 6, 1926
2. Frederick H. Gillett (R)

Michigan

2. James J. Couzens (R)
1. Woodbridge N. Ferris (D)

Minnesota

1. Henrik Shipstead (FL)
2. Thomas D. Schall (R)

Mississippi

2. Pat Harrison (D)
1. Hubert D. Stephens (D)

Missouri

1. James A. Reed (D)
3. Selden P. Spencer (R), died May 16, 1925
- George H. Williams (R), appointed May 25, 1925; served until December 6, 1926
- Harry B. Hawes (D), elected November 2, 1926; seated December 6, 1926

Montana

2. Thomas J. Walsh (D)
1. Burton K. Wheeler (D)

Nebraska

2. George W. Norris (R)
1. Robert B. Howell (R)

Nevada

1. Key Pittman (D)
3. Tasker Oddie (R)

New Hampshire

3. George H. Moses (R)
2. Henry W. Keyes (R)

New Jersey

2. Walter E. Edge (R)
1. Edward I. Edwards (D)

New Mexico

1. Andrieus A. Jones (D)
2. Sam G. Bratton (D)

New York

3. James W. Wadsworth, Jr. (R)
1. Royal S. Copeland (D)

North Carolina

2. Furnifold M. Simmons (D)
3. Lee S. Overman (D)

North Dakota

3. Edwin F. Ladd (R), died June 22, 1925
- Gerald Nye (R), appointed November 14, 1925
1. Lynn Frazier (R)

Ohio

3. Frank B. Willis (R)
1. Simeon D. Fess (R)

Oklahoma

3. John W. Harreld (R)
2. William B. Pine (R)

Oregon

2. Charles L. McNary (R)
3. Robert N. Stanfield (R)

Pennsylvania

3. George Wharton Pepper (R)
1. David A. Reed (R)

Rhode Island

1. Peter G. Gerry (D)
2. Jesse H. Metcalf (R)

South Carolina

3. Ellison D. Smith (D)
2. Coleman L. Blease (D)

South Dakota

3. Peter Norbeck (R)
2. William H. McMaster (R)

Tennessee

1. Kenneth McKellar (D)
2. Lawrence Tyson (D)

Texas

2. Morris Sheppard (D)
1. Earle B. Mayfield (D)

Utah

3. Reed Smoot (R)
1. William H. King (D)

Vermont

1. Frank L. Greene (R)
3. Porter H. Dale (R)

Virginia

1. Claude A. Swanson (D)
2. Carter Glass (D)

Washington

3. Wesley L. Jones (R)
1. Clarence Dill (D)

West Virginia

2. Matthew M. Neely (D)
1. Guy D. Goff (R)

Wisconsin

1. Robert M. La Follette, Sr. (R), until June 18, 1925
- Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (R), from September 30, 1925
3. Irvine Lenroot (R)

Wyoming

2. Francis E. Warren (R)
1. John B. Kendrick (D)

House of Representatives

Alabama

Arizona

At-large. Carl Hayden (D)

Arkansas

California

1. Clarence F. Lea (D)
2. John E. Raker (D), died January 22, 1926
- Harry L. Englebright (R), from August 31, 1926
3. Charles F. Curry (R)
4. Florence P. Kahn (R)
5. Lawrence J. Flaherty (R), died June 13, 1926
- Richard J. Welch (R), from August 31, 1926
6. Albert E. Carter (R)
7. Henry E. Barbour (R)
8. Arthur M. Free (R)
9. Walter F. Lineberger (R)
10. John D. Fredericks (R)
11. Phil Swing (R)

At-large. Robert G. Houston (R)

1. Burton L. French (R)
2. Addison T. Smith (R)

Illinois

1. Martin B. Madden (R)
2. Morton D. Hull (R)
3. Elliott W. Sproul (R)
4. Thomas A. Doyle (D)
5. Adolph J. Sabath (D)
6. John J. Gorman (R)
7. M. Alfred Michaelson (R)
8. Stanley H. Kunz (D)
9. Frederick A. Britten (R)
10. Carl R. Chindblom (R)
11. Frank R. Reid (R)
12. Charles E. Fuller (R), died June 25, 1926, vacant thereafter
13. William R. Johnson (R)
14. John C. Allen (R)
15. Edward J. King (R)
16. William E. Hull (R)
17. Frank H. Funk (R)
18. William P. Holaday (R)
19. Charles Adkins (R)
20. Henry T. Rainey (D)
21. Loren E. Wheeler (R)
22. Edward M. Irwin (R)
23. William W. Arnold (D)
24. Thomas S. Williams (R)
25. Edward E. Denison (R)
At-large. Henry R. Rathbone (R)
At-large. Richard Yates (R)

1. Alben W. Barkley (D)
2. David H. Kincheloe (D)
3. Robert Y. Thomas, Jr. (D), died September 3, 1925
- John W. Moore (D), from December 26, 1925
4. Ben Johnson (D)
5. Maurice Thatcher (R)
6. Arthur B. Rouse (D)
7. Virgil Chapman (D)
8. Ralph W. E. Gilbert (D)
9. Fred M. Vinson (D)
10. John W. Langley (R), resigned January 11, 1926
- Andrew J. Kirk (R), from February 13, 1926
11. John M. Robsion (R)

1. Allen T. Treadway (R)
2. George B. Churchill (R), died July 1, 1925
- Henry L. Bowles (R), from September 29, 1925
3. Frank H. Foss (R)
4. George R. Stobbs (R)
5. John Jacob Rogers (R), died March 28, 1925
- Edith Nourse Rogers (R), from June 30, 1925
6. Abram Andrew (R)
7. William P. Connery, Jr. (D)
8. Harry I. Thayer (R), died March 10, 1926
- Frederick W. Dallinger (R), from November 2, 1926
9. Charles L. Underhill (R)
10. John J. Douglass (D)
11. George Holden Tinkham (R)
12. James A. Gallivan (D)
13. Robert Luce (R)
14. Louis A. Frothingham (R)
15. Joseph W. Martin, Jr. (R)
16. Charles L. Gifford (R)

Michigan

1. John B. Sosnowski (R)
2. Earl C. Michener (R)
3. Arthur B. Williams (R), died May 1, 1925
- Joseph L. Hooper (R), from August 18, 1925
4. John C. Ketcham (R)
5. Carl E. Mapes (R)
6. Grant M. Hudson (R)
7. Louis C. Cramton (R)
8. Bird J. Vincent (R)
9. James C. McLaughlin (R)
10. Roy O. Woodruff (R)
11. Frank D. Scott (R)
12. W. Frank James (R)
13. Clarence J. McLeod (R)

1. Milton A. Romjue (D)
2. Ralph F. Lozier (D)
3. Jacob L. Milligan (D)
4. Charles L. Faust (R)
5. Edgar C. Ellis (R)
6. Clement C. Dickinson (D)
7. Samuel C. Major (D)
8. William L. Nelson (D)
9. Clarence Cannon (D)
10. Cleveland A. Newton (R)
11. Harry B. Hawes (D), resigned October 15, 1926
- John J. Cochran (D), from November 2, 1926
12. Leonidas C. Dyer (R)
13. Charles E. Kiefner (R)
14. Ralph E. Bailey (R)
15. Joe J. Manlove (R)
16. Thomas L. Rubey (D)

Montana

1. John M. Evans (D)
2. Scott Leavitt (R)

Nebraska

Nevada

At-large. Samuel S. Arentz (R)

New Hampshire

1. Fletcher Hale (R)
2. Edward H. Wason (R)

New Jersey

1. Francis F. Patterson, Jr. (R)
2. Isaac Bacharach (R)
3. Stewart H. Appleby (R), from November 3, 1925
4. Charles A. Eaton (R)
5. Ernest R. Ackerman (R)
6. Randolph Perkins (R)
7. George N. Seger (R)
8. Herbert W. Taylor (R)
9. Franklin W. Fort (R)
10. Frederick R. Lehlbach (R)
11. Oscar L. Auf der Heide (D)
12. Mary T. Norton (D)

New Mexico

At-large. John Morrow (D)

1. Nicholas Longworth (R)
2. Ambrose E.B. Stephens (R), died February 12, 1927, vacant thereafter
3. Roy G. Fitzgerald (R)
4. William T. Fitzgerald (R)
5. Charles J. Thompson (R)
6. Charles C. Kearns (R)
7. Charles Brand (R)
8. T. Brooks Fletcher (D)
9. William W. Chalmers (R)
10. Thomas A. Jenkins (R)
11. Mell G. Underwood (D)
12. John C. Speaks (R)
13. James T. Begg (R)
14. Martin L. Davey (D)
15. C. Ellis Moore (R)
16. John McSweeney (D)
17. William M. Morgan (R)
18. B. Frank Murphy (R)
19. John G. Cooper (R)
20. Charles A. Mooney (D)
21. Robert Crosser (D)
22. Theodore E. Burton (R)

1. Don B. Colton (R)
2. Elmer O. Leatherwood (R)

Vermont

1. Elbert S. Brigham (R)
2. Ernest Willard Gibson (R)

At-large. Charles E. Winter (R)

Non-voting members

Changes in membership

The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.

Senate

replacements: 7
- Democratic: no net change
- Republican: no net change
deaths: 7
resignations: 0
contested election: 1
interim appointments: 2
Total seats with changes: 9

House of Representatives

replacements: 11
- Democratic: 1 seat net loss
- Republican: 1 seat net gain
deaths: 11
resignations: 2
Total seats with changes: 9

Employees

Architect of the Capitol. David Lynn

Senate

Chaplain. John J. Muir (Baptist)
Secretary. George A. Sanderson
- Edwin P. Thayer, from December 7, 1925
Sergeant at Arms. David S. Barry

House of Representatives

Chaplain. James S. Montgomery (Methodist)
Clerk. William T. Page
Clerk at the Speaker’s Table. Lehr Fess, resigned February 1, 1927
- Lewis Deschler, appointed February 1, 1927
Doorkeeper. Bert W. Kennedy
Postmaster. Frank W. Collier
Sergeant at Arms. Joseph G. Rodgers

References

^ Frank L. Smith (R-IL) was elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927 and when McKinley died he was appointed to finish McKinley's term. The Senate refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption concerning his election. He would later resign. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000534.
^ Exact date of Frank L. Smith's appointment to the Senate is unknown, but certainly between his predecessor's death on December 7, 1926 and the end of the term on March 4, 1927.[data missing]

Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)
Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

External links

[1] Frank L. Smith (R-IL) was elected to the Senate for the term starting March 4, 1927 and when McKinley died he was appointed to finish McKinley's term. The Senate refused to qualify him due to charges of corruption concerning his election. He would later resign. See http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000534.

[2] Exact date of Frank L. Smith's appointment to the Senate is unknown, but certainly between his predecessor's death on December 7, 1926 and the end of the term on March 4, 1927.[data missing]

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