63rd United States Congress


The 63rd United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1913, to March 4, 1915, during the first two years of Woodrow Wilson's presidency. The apportionment of seats in the House of Representatives was based on the Thirteenth Census of the United States in 1910. Both chambers had a Democratic majority.

Major events

Senate

House of Representatives

Leadership

Senate

Senate

Most Senators were elected by the state legislatures every two years, with one-third beginning new six-year terms with each Congress. A few senators were elected directly by the residents of the state. Preceding the names in the list below are Senate class numbers, which indicate the cycle of their election, In this Congress, Class 3 meant their term ended with this Congress, requiring reelection in 1914; Class 1 meant their term began in the last Congress, requiring reelection in 1916; and Class 2 meant their term began in this Congress, requiring reelection in 1918.

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Changes in membership

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

Senate

StateSenatorReason for vacancySuccessorDate of successor's installation
New Hampshire
VacantElected late.Henry F. Hollis March 13, 1913
Illinois
VacantDue to US Sen.Lorimer scandal, general assembly refused to seat elected Senator at beginning of term. Compromise was later reached with Governor of Illinois to seat senator to replace Lorimer after another election was called.J. Hamilton Lewis March 26, 1913
Illinois
VacantDue to US Sen.Lorimer scandal, general assembly refused to seat elected Senator at beginning of term. Compromise was later reached with Governor of Illinois to seat senator who supported Sen Lorimer.Lawrence Y. Sherman March 26, 1913
West Virginia
VacantElected to seat at beginning of term but delayed installation to continue as judge of U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitNathan Goff Jr. April 1, 1913
Alabama
Joseph F. Johnston Died August 8, 1913. Successor was appointed to finish term.Francis S. White May 11, 1914
Maryland
William P. Jackson Successor was elected.Blair Lee Januar 28, 1914
Georgia
Augustus O. Bacon Died February 14, 1914. Successor was appointed.William S. West March 2, 1914
Kentucky
William O. Bradley Died May 23, 1914. Successor was appointed and subsequently elected.Johnson N. Camden Jr. June 16, 1914
Georgia
William S. West Successor was elected.Thomas W. Hardwick November 4, 1914

House of Representatives

Lists of committees and their party leaders, for members of the committees and their assignments, go into the Official Congressional Directory at the bottom of the article and click on the link, in the directory after the pages of terms of service, you will see the committees of the Senate, House and Joint and after the committee pages, you will see the House/Senate committee assignments in the directory, 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.

Senate

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