58th Congress (1903 - 1905)

House of Representatives

House Majority: Republican

House Majority Seats: 207 out of 386

House Speaker: Rep. Joseph Gurney Cannon (R-IL)

Senate

Senate Majority: Republican

Senate Majority Seats: 57 out of 90

Senate Majority Leader: (None)

Executive

President: Theodore Roosevelt (R-NY)

Vice President: Charles W. Fairbanks (R-IN)

Member Spotlight

Featured: Rep. George Foss (R-IL), author of the Naval Appropriations Act of 1905, was a long-serving congressman from Illinois known for his focus on military and economic policy. Born in 1863, he served multiple terms in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1895 and 1913, and again from 1915 to 1919. Foss was recognized for his efforts to modernize the U.S. Navy and support American industry through targeted legislation. Beyond his legislative work, he was active in his local community and maintained a reputation as a diligent and pragmatic lawmaker.

Enactments

• U.S.-Cuba Convention
• Transfer Act of 1905
• Philippines Administration Act
• Legislative, Executive and Judiciary Branch Appropriations Act of 1904
• Trademark Act of 1905
• Philippines Shipping Regulation
• Agriculture Appropriations Act of 1904
• Naval Appropriations Act of 1904
• Temporary Government for the Canal Zona at Panama
• Post Office Appropriations Act of 1904
• Military Cargo Preference Act
• Naval Appropriations Act of 1905
• Insect Pest Act
• Great Britain Negotiation
• Rivers and Harbors Law Compilation