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The size of the House increased by one seat after Utah gained statehood on January 4, 1896. Special elections were also held throughout the year. Special elections were also held throughout the year. The Republican Party maintained its large majority in the House but lost 48 seats, mostly to the Democratic and Populist parties.
The 54th 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, 1895, to March 4, 1897, during the last two years of Grover Cleveland 's second presidency .
Pages in category "1896 United States House of Representatives elections" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The 1896 United States elections elected the 55th United States Congress. Republicans won control of the presidency and maintained control of both houses of Congress. The election marked the end of the Third Party System and the start of the Fourth Party System, as Republicans would generally dominate politics until the 1930 elections.
Lewis Strauss, chair of the United States Atomic Energy Commission (died 1974) February 7 – Bonner Fellers, United States Army general (died 1973) February 21 – Homa J. Porter, Texas businessman and political activist (died 1986) February 25 – John Little McClellan, U.S. Senator from Arkansas from 1943 to 1977 (died 1977)
Field hearings are Congressional hearings held outside Washington. The formal authority for field hearings is found implicitly in the chamber rules. Senate Rule XXVI, paragraph 1 states that a committee "is authorized to hold hearings … at such times and places during the sessions, recesses, and adjourned periods of the Senate" as it sees fit.
George W. Bush delivered his annual State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress on January 28, 2003, in the House chamber.. The United States House of Representatives, commonly known as the lower chamber of the United States Congress, along with the United States Senate, commonly known as the upper chamber, are the two parts of the legislative branch of the federal government of ...
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