69th United States Congress

The 69th United States Congress , made up of the House and Senate , was the United States' legislature . Its legislative term lasted from March 4, 1925 to March 4, 1927. All members of the House of Representatives and a third of the Senators ( Class II ) were elected in the state of Maine in the November 1924 and September congressional elections. This resulted in a majority in both chambers for the Republican Party, which with Calvin Coolidge also provided the president. The only remaining role for the Democratic Party was in the opposition. During the legislative period there were a few resignations and deaths, but these did not change the majority. The Congress met in the American capital Washington, DC The United States at that time consisted of 48 states. The distribution of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the 1910 census . (Due to a lack of political majorities, the actual adjustment was not made based on the figures from the 1920 census . The next adjustment was not made until 1933 with the data from the 1930 census ).

Important events

March 4, 1925: Beginning of the legislative period of the 69th Congress. Simultaneously, Calvin Coolidge is inducted into his second and first full term as US President.

July 10, 1925: In the US state of Tennessee, the tense Scopes trial (also known as the "Monkey Trial") begins against the teacher John Thomas Scopes, who, contrary to the existing laws of the state of Tennessee, does not follow the prescribed biblical doctrine of creation in public schools, but taught the theory of evolution. He is fined $ 100 on July 21st.

August 1925: World premiere of Charlie Chaplin's The Gold Rush at the Strand Theater, New York
November 21, 1925: The Orange Blossom Special luxury train, commuting between New York City and Florida's east coast , runs according to the timetable for the first time.

March 16, 1926: First start of a liquid rocket by Robert Goddard in the USA

November 1926: Republicans defend their majority in both houses in the congressional elections.

November 15, 1926: The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) begins broadcasting in the United States with radio programs.

The main laws

During the session of the 69th Congress, the following federal laws were passed ( see also: Legislative procedure ):

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
May 25, 1926: Omnibus Adjustment Act of 1926
May 25, 1926: Public Buildings Act of 1926
May 26, 1926: Shenandoah National Park Act of 1926 see also Shenandoah National Park
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
February 25, 1927: 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

Composition according to parties

senate

Democratic Party: 42
Republican Party: 53 (majority)
Others: 1

Total: 96

House of Representatives

Democratic Party: 183
Republican Party: 247 (majority)
Others: 5

Total: 435

There were also five congressional delegates who were not entitled to vote

Public officials

senate

President of the Senate : Charles Gates Dawes (R)
President pro tempore : George H. Moses (R)

Leadership of the majority party

Majority Leader: Charles Curtis (R)

Majority whip : Wesley Livsey Jones (R)

Leadership of the minority party

Minority Leader: Joseph Taylor Robinson (D)
Minority whip: Peter G. Gerry (D)

House of Representatives

House Speaker : Nicholas Longworth (R)

Leadership of the majority party

Majority Leader: John Q. Tilson (R)

Leadership of the minority party

Minority Leader: Finis J. Garrett (D)

Senate members

The following senators represented their respective states in the 69th Congress:

Alabama

2. James Thomas Heflin (D)
3. Oscar Underwood (D)

Arizona

1. Henry F. Ashurst (D)
3. Ralph H. Cameron (R)

Arkansas

2. Joseph Taylor Robinson (D)
3. Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)

California

1. Hiram Johnson (R)
3. Samuel M. Shortridge (R)

Colorado

2. Lawrence C. Phipps (R)
3. Rice W. Means (R)

Connecticut

1. George P. McLean (R)
3. Hiram Bingham (R)

Delaware

1. Thomas F. Bayard Jr. (D)
2. T. Coleman du Pont (R)

Florida

1. Park Trammell (D)
3. Duncan U. Fletcher (D)

Georgia

2. William J. Harris (D)
3. Walter F. George (D)

Idaho

2. William Borah (R)
3. Frank Gooding (R)

Illinois

2. Charles S. Deneen (R)
3. William B. McKinley (R) until December 7, 1926
- Frank L. Smith (R) was not admitted to the Senate (see article)

Indiana

1. Samuel Ralston (D) until October 14, 1925
- Arthur Raymond Robinson (R) from October 20, 1925
3. James Eli Watson (R)

Iowa

2. Smith W. Brookhart (R) through April 12, 1926
- Daniel F. Steck (D) from April 12, 1926
3. Albert B. Cummins (R) through July 30, 1926
- David W. Stewart (R) from August 7, 1926

Kansas

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

Kentucky

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

Louisiana

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

Maine

1. Frederick Hale (R)
2. Bert M. Fernald (R) until August 23, 1926
- Arthur R. Gould (R) from November 30, 1926

Maryland

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

Massachusetts

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

Michigan

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

Minnesota

1. Henrik Shipstead (Farmer Labor Party)
2. Thomas David Schall (R)

Mississippi

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

Missouri

1. James A. Reed (D)
3. Selden P. Spencer (R) through May 16, 1925
- George Howard Williams (R) from May 25, 1925 to December 6, 1926
- Harry B. Hawes (D) from December 6, 1926

Montana

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

Nebraska

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

Nevada

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

New Hampshire

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

New Jersey

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

New Mexico

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

new York

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

North Carolina

2. Furnifold McLendel Simmons (D)
3. Lee Slater Overman (D)

North Dakota

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

Ohio

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

Oklahoma

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

Oregon

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

Pennsylvania

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

Rhode Island

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

South carolina

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

South Dakota

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

Tennessee

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

Texas

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

Utah

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

Vermont

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

Virginia

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

Washington

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

West Virginia

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

Wisconsin

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

Wyoming

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

Members of the House of Representatives

The following congressmen represented the interests of their respective states in the 69th Congress:

Alabama 10 constituencies

Arizona state wide election

Carl Hayden (D)

Arkansas 7 constituencies.

California 11 constituencies.

1. Clarence F. Lea (D)
2. John E. Raker (D) until January 22, 1926
- Harry Lane Englebright (R) from August 31, 1926
3. Charles F. Curry (R)
4. Florence Prague Kahn (R)
5. Lawrence J. Flaherty (R) through 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)

Colorado 4 constituencies

Connecticut 5 constituencies

Delaware state-wide choice

Robert G. Houston (R)

Florida 4 constituencies

Georgia 12 constituencies

Idaho 2 constituencies

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

Illinois 25 constituencies. In addition, two representatives were elected nationwide

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 Eugene Fuller (R) until June 25, 1926, after which the seat remained vacant
13. William Richard Johnson (R)
14. John Clayton Allen (R)
15. Edward John 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 Sutler Williams (R)
25. Edward E. Denison (R)
26. Henry Riggs Rathbone (R) elected state-wide
27. Richard Yates (R) elected state-wide

Indiana 13 constituencies

Iowa 11 constituencies

Kansas 8 constituencies.

Kentucky 11 constituencies

1. Albums W. Barkley (D)
2. David Hayes Kincheloe (D)
3. Robert Y. Thomas (D) until September 3, 1925
- John William 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 Gilbert (D)
9. Fred M. Vinson (D)
10. John W. Langley (R) through January 11, 1926
- Andrew Jackson Kirk (R) from February 13, 1926
11. John M. Robsion (R)

Louisiana 8 constituencies

Maine 4 constituencies

Maryland 6 constituencies.

Massachusetts 16 constituencies

1. Allen T. Treadway (R)
2. George B. Churchill (R) through 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) until March 28, 1925
- Edith Nourse Rogers (R) from June 30, 1925
6. Abram Andrew (R)
7. William P. Connery (D)
8. Harry Irving Thayer (R) until March 10, 1926
- Frederick W. Dallinger (R) from November 2, 1926
9. Charles L. Underhill (R)
10. John J. Douglass (D)
11. George H. Tinkham (R)
12. James A. Gallivan (D)
13. Robert Luce (R)
14. Louis A. Frothingham (R)
15. Joseph William Martin (R)
16. Charles L. Gifford (R)

Michigan 13 constituencies

1. John B. Sosnowski (R)
2. Earl C. Michener (R)
3. Arthur B. Williams (R) by 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)

Minnesota 10th constituencies

1. Allen J. Furlow (R)
2. Frank Clague (R)
3rd August H. Andresen (R)
4. Oscar Keller (R)
5. Walter Newton (R)
6. Harold Knutson (R)
7. Ole J. Kvale (Farmer Labor Party)
8. William Leighton Carss (Farmer Labor Party)
9. Knud Wefald (Farmer Labor Party)
10. Godfrey G. Goodwin (R)

Mississippi 8 constituencies

Missouri 16 constituencies

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) until October 15, 1926
- John J. Cochran (D) from November 2, 1926
12. Leonidas C. Dyer (R)
13. Charles Edward Kiefner (R)
14. Ralph Emerson Bailey (R)
15. Joe J. Manlove (R)
16. Thomas L. Rubey (D)

Montana 2 electoral districts

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

Nebraska 6 constituencies

Nevada state-wide election

Samuel S. Arentz (R)

New Hampshire 2 electoral divisions

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

New Jersey 12 constituencies

1. Francis F. Patterson (R)
2. Isaac Bacharach (R)
3. Stewart H. Appleby (R) from November 3, 1925
4. Charles Aubrey 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 Teresa Norton (D)

New Mexico state-wide election

John Morrow (D)

New York 43 constituencies

1. Robert L. Bacon (R)
2. John J. Kindred (D)
3. George W. Lindsay (D)
4. Thomas H. Cullen (D)
5. Loring M. Black (D)
6. Andrew Lawrence Somers (D)
7. John Quayle (D)
8. William E. Cleary (D)
9. David J. O'Connell (D)
10. Emanuel Celler (D)
11. Anning Smith Prall (D)
12. Samuel Dickstein (D)
13. Christopher D. Sullivan (D)
14. Nathan David Perlman (R)
15. John J. Boylan (D)
16. John J. O'Connor (D)
17. Ogden L. Mills (R)
18. John F. Carew (D)
19. Sol Bloom (D)
20. Fiorello LaGuardia (American Labor Party)
21. Royal Hurlburt Weller (D)
22. Anthony J. Griffin (D)
23. Frank Oliver (D)
24. Benjamin L. Fairchild (R)
25. J. Mayhew Wainwright (R)
26. Hamilton Fish III (R)
27. Harcourt J. Pratt (R)
28. Parker Corning (D)
29. James S. Parker (R)
30. Frank Crowther (R)
31. Bertrand Snell (R)
32. Thaddeus C. Sweet (R)
33. Frederick Morgan Davenport (R)
34. Harold S. Tolley (R)
35.Walter W. Magee (R)
36. John Taber (R)
37. Gale H. Stalker (R)
38. Meyer Jacobstein (D)
39. Archie D. Sanders (R)
40. S. Wallace Dempsey (R)
41. Clarence MacGregor (R)
42. James M. Mead (D)
43.Daniel A. Reed (R)

North Carolina 10 constituencies

North Dakota 3 constituencies

Ohio 22 constituencies

1. Nicholas Longworth (R)
2. Ambrose EB Stephens (R) until February 12, 1927, after which the seat remained vacant
3. Roy G. Fitzgerald (R)
4. William T. Fitzgerald (R)
5. Charles J. Thompson (R)
6. Charles Cyrus Kearns (R)
7. Charles Brand (R)
8. Thomas B. 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 Davey (D)
15. C. Ellis Moore (R)
16. John McSweeney (D)
17. William Mitchell 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)

Oklahoma 8 constituencies

Oregon 3 constituencies

Pennsylvania 36 constituencies

Rhode Island 3 electoral constituencies

South Carolina 7 constituencies.

South Dakota 3 constituencies

Tennessee 10 constituencies

Texas 18 constituencies

Utah 2 constituencies

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

Vermont 2 constituencies

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

Virginia 10 constituencies

Washington 5 constituencies

West Virginia 6 constituencies

Wisconsin 11 constituencies

Wyoming state-wide elections

Charles E. Winter (R)

Members of the House of Representatives who are not entitled to vote:

Alaska Territory : Daniel Sutherland (R)
Hawaii Territory : William Paul Jarrett (D)
Philippines :
- Pedro Guevara
- Isauro Gabaldon
Puerto Rico : Félix Córdova Dávila

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