| 54th United States Congress | |
|---|---|
53rd ← → 55th | |
 United States Capitol (1906) | |
March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | |
| Members | 90 senators 357 representatives 4 non-voting delegates |
| Senate majority | Republican (plurality) |
| Senate President | Adlai E. Stevenson (D) |
| House majority | Republican |
| House Speaker | Thomas B. Reed (R) |
| Sessions | |
| 1st: December 2, 1895 – June 11, 1896 2nd: December 7, 1896 – March 3, 1897 | |
The54th United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of theUnited States Senate and theUnited States House of Representatives. It met inWashington, D.C., from March 4, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years ofGrover Cleveland'ssecond presidency. The apportionment of seats in theHouse of Representatives was based on the1890 United States census. The House had aRepublican majority, and the Republicans were the largest party in the Senate.
This count 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.
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Populist (P) | Republican (R) | Silver Republican (SR) | Silver (S) | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 43 | 3 | 41 | 0 | 1 | 88 | 0 |
| Begin | 39 | 4 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 87 | 1 |
| End | 40 | 44 | 90 | 0 | |||
| Final voting share | 44.4% | 4.4% | 48.9% | 0.0% | 2.2% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 33 | 5 | 43 | 5 | 2 | 88 | 2 |
| Party (shading shows control) | Total | Vacant | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic (D) | Populist (P) | Republican (R) | Silver (S) | Other (O) | |||
| End ofprevious congress | 214 | 11 | 123 | 1 | 1 | 350 | 6 |
| Begin | 104 | 7 | 240 | 1 | 0 | 352 | 4 |
| End | 94 | 9 | 252 | 356 | 1 | ||
| Final voting share | 26.4% | 2.5% | 70.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% | ||
| Beginning ofnext congress | 126 | 22 | 202 | 1 | 4[a] | 355 | 2 |
This list is arranged by chamber, then by state. Senators are listed by class, and representatives are listed by district.
Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. Preceding the names in the list below areSenate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election. In this Congress, Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring re-election in 1898; Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1900; and Class 3 meant their term ended in this Congress, requiring re-election in 1896.
The names of representatives are preceded by their district numbers.
The count below reflects changes from the beginning of the first session of this Congress.
Two seats were added when Utah was admitted and one seat was filled late.
| State (class) | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Utah (1) | New seat | State was admitted to the Union | Frank J. Cannon (R) | January 22, 1896 | New seat | Utah (1) | State was admitted to the Union | Arthur Brown (R) | January 22, 1896 |
| Delaware (2) | Vacant | Legislature had failed to elect. A successor was eventually elected | Richard R. Kenney (D) | January 19, 1897 |
There were 4 deaths, 2 resignations, 13 election challenges, 1 new seat, and 4 seats vacant from the previous Congress. Democrats had a 10-seat net loss; Republicans had a 12-seat net gain; and Populists had a 2-seat net gain.
| District | Vacated by | Reason for change | Successor | Date of successor's formal installation[b] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York 10 | Vacant | Representative-electAndrew J. Campbell died before the start of Congress. New memberelected November 5, 1895. | Amos J. Cummings (D) | November 5, 1895 |
| Illinois 10 | Vacant | Philip S. Post (R) was re-elected, but died before this Congress. New memberelected December 2, 1895. | George W. Prince (R) | December 2, 1895 |
| Michigan 3 | Vacant | Julius C. Burrows (R) was re-elected, but resigned in the previous Congress to serve in the Senate. New memberelected December 2, 1895. | Alfred Milnes (R) | December 2, 1895 |
| Pennsylvania 15 | Vacant | Rep-electMyron B. Wright died in office. New memberelected November 5, 1895. | James H. Codding (R) | November 5, 1895 |
| Utah Territory at-large | Frank J. Cannon (R) | Seat eliminated January 4, 1896, upon statehood. | Seat eliminated | |
| Utah at-large | New seat | State was admitted to the Union. New memberelected November 5, 1895. | Clarence E. Allen (R) | January 4, 1896 |
| Georgia 10 | James C. C. Black (D) | Resigned March 4, 1895. Incumbent was subsequentlyre-elected October 2, 1895. | James C. C. Black (D) | October 2, 1895 |
| Massachusetts 6 | William Cogswell (R) | Died May 22, 1895. New memberelected November 5, 1895. | William H. Moody (R) | November 5, 1895 |
| Illinois 18 | Frederick Remann (R) | Died July 14, 1895. New memberelected December 2, 1895. | William F. L. Hadley (R) | December 2, 1895 |
| Illinois 3 | Lawrence E. McGann (D) | Election was successfully challenged December 27, 1895. | Hugh R. Belknap (R) | December 27, 1895 |
| Texas 11 | William H. Crain (D) | Died February 10, 1896. New memberelected April 7, 1896. | Rudolph Kleberg (D) | April 7, 1896 |
| Missouri 5 | John C. Tarsney (D) | Election was successfully challenged February 27, 1896. | Robert T. Van Horn (R) | February 27, 1896 |
| Alabama 4 | Gaston A. Robbins (D) | Election was successfully challenged March 13, 1896. | William F. Aldrich (R) | March 13, 1896 |
| Virginia 4 | William R. McKenney (D) | Election was successfully challenged May 2, 1896. | Robert T. Thorp (R) | May 2, 1896 |
| Louisiana 5 | Charles J. Boatner (D) | Election was challenged and declared vacant March 20, 1896. Incumbent was subsequentlyelected June 10, 1896. | Charles J. Boatner (D) | June 10, 1896 |
| Alabama 5 | James E. Cobb (D) | Election was successfully challenged April 21, 1896. | Albert T. Goodwyn (P) | April 22, 1896 |
| South Carolina 7 | J. William Stokes (D) | Seat declared vacant June 1, 1896. Incumbent was subsequentlyelected November 3, 1896. | J. William Stokes (D) | November 3, 1896 |
| New York 8 | James J. Walsh (D) | Election was successfully challenged June 2, 1896. | John M. Mitchell (R) | June 2, 1896 |
| South Carolina 1 | William Elliott (D) | Election was successfully challenged June 4, 1896. | George W. Murray (R) | June 4, 1896 |
| Illinois 16 | Finis E. Downing (D) | Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. | John I. Rinaker (R) | June 5, 1896 |
| North Carolina 6 | James A. Lockhart (D) | Election was successfully challenged June 5, 1896. | Charles H. Martin (P) | June 5, 1896 |
| Alabama 9 | Oscar W. Underwood (D) | Election was successfully challenged June 9, 1896. | Truman H. Aldrich (R) | June 9, 1896 |
| Georgia 3 | Charles F. Crisp (D) | Died October 23, 1896. New memberelected December 19, 1896. | Charles R. Crisp (D) | December 19, 1896 |
| New York 19 | Frank S. Black (R) | Resigned January 7, 1897. | Vacant until next Congress | |
| Kentucky 10 | Joseph M. Kendall (D) | Election was successfully challenged February 18, 1897. | Nathan T. Hopkins (R) | February 18, 1897 |
Lists of committees and their party leaders for members of the House and Senate committees can be found through the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of this article. The directory after the pages of terms of service lists committees of the Senate, House (Standing with Subcommittees, Select and Special) and Joint and, after that, House/Senate committee assignments. On the committees section of the House and Senate in the Official Congressional Directory, the committee's members on the first row on the left side shows the chairman of the committee and on the right side shows the ranking member of the committee.
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