70th United States Congress
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| Duration: March 4, 1927 – March 4, 1929 | |||
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| Senate President: | Charles G. Dawes | ||
| Senate Pres. pro tem: | George H. Moses | ||
| House Speaker: | Nicholas Longworth | ||
| Members: | 96 Senators 435 Representatives 5 Non-voting members |
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| Senate Majority: | Republican | ||
| House Majority: | Republican | ||
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| 1st: December 5, 1927 – May 29, 1928 2nd: December 3, 1928 – March 3, 1929 |
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The Seventieth 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, 1927 to March 3, 1929, during the last two 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.
[edit] Major events
[edit] Major legislation
- March 10, 1928: Settlement of War Claims Act
- May 15, 1928: Flood Control Act of 1928 (Jones-Reid Act)
- May 22, 1928: Merchant Marine Act of 1928 (Jones-White Act)
- May 22, 1928: Forest Research Act (McSweeney-McNary Act)
- May 22, 1928: Capper-Ketchum Act
- May 28, 1928: Welsh Act
- May 29, 1928: Revenue Act of 1928, ch. 852, 45 Stat. 791
- May 29, 1928: Reed-Jenkins Act
- December 21, 1928: Boulder Canyon Project Act (Hoover Dam)
- December 22, 1928: Color of Title Act
- January 19, 1929: Hawes-Cooper Act
- February 18, 1929: Migratory Bird Conservation Act (Norbeck-Anderson Act), ch. 257, 45 Stat. 1222
- March 2, 1929: Increased Penalties Act (Jones-Stalker Act)
[edit] 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.
[edit] Senate
- Republican (R): 48 (majority)
- Democratic (D): 46
- Farmer-Labor (FL): 1
- Vacant: 1
TOTAL members: 96
[edit] House of Representatives
- Republican (R): 238 (majority)
- Democratic (D): 194
- Farmer-Labor (FL): 2
- Socialist (S): 1
TOTAL members: 435
[edit] Leadership
[edit] Senate
[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership
[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership
[edit] House of Representatives
[edit] Majority (Republican) leadership
[edit] Minority (Democratic) leadership
[edit] Members
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed in order of seniority, and Representatives are listed by district.
[edit] 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 ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1928; Class 2 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1930; and Class 3 meant their term began with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1932.
[edit] House of Representatives
The names of members are preceded by their districts.
[edit] Changes in membership
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
[edit] Senate
- Replacements: 6
- Democratic: 1 seat net loss
- Republican: 1 seat net gain
- Deaths: 4
- Resignations: 3
- Interim appointments: 2
- Total seats with changes: 7
[edit] House of Representatives
- Replacements: 15
- Democratic: 1 seat net gain
- Republican: 1 seat net loss
- Deaths: 16
- Resignations: 6
- Total seats with changes: 22
[edit] Officers
[edit] Senate
- Secretary: Edwin P. Thayer
- Sergeant at Arms: David S. Barry
- Chaplain of the Senate:
- John J. Muir, Baptist
- ZeBarney T. Phillips, Episcopalian, appointed December 5, 1927
[edit] House of Representatives
- Clerk: William T. Page
- Sergeant at Arms: Joseph G. Rodgers
- Doorkeeper: Bert W. Kennedy
- Postmaster: Frank W. Collier
- Parliamentarian: Lewis Deschler
- Chaplain: James S. Montgomery, Methodist
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1989). The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
- Martis, Kenneth C. (1982). The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts. New York: Macmillan Publishing Company.
[edit] External links
- Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress
- U.S. House of Representatives: House History
- U.S. Senate: Statistics and Lists
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