55th United States Congress

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The 55th United States Congress was the federal legislature of the United States that met from 1897 to 1899 during the early administration of President William McKinley, addressing issues such as tariffs, currency, and the Spanish–American War.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States Congress
addressedIssue Spanish–American War NERFINISHED
currency policy
tariff policy
city Washington, D.C.
controlledByInHouse Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
controlledByInSenate Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
country United States of America
currencyIssueContext gold standard debate
enactedLegislationRelatedTo Spanish–American War NERFINISHED
monetary policy
tariffs
endDate 1899-03-04
firstSessionEndDate 1897-07-24
firstSessionStartDate 1897-03-15
followedBy 56th United States Congress NERFINISHED
governmentBranch legislative branch of the United States
hasChamber United States House of Representatives NERFINISHED
United States Senate NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
legislativeBody United States House of Representatives
United States Senate
legislativeTermNumber 55
legislatureFor federal government of the United States NERFINISHED
location United States Capitol NERFINISHED
majorityPartyInHouse Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
majorityPartyInSenate Republican Party (United States) NERFINISHED
meetsDuringPresidencyOf William McKinley NERFINISHED
meetsIn Washington, D.C. NERFINISHED
minorityPartyInHouse Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
minorityPartyInSenate Democratic Party (United States) NERFINISHED
notableEventDuringTerm outbreak of the Spanish–American War
ordinalNumber 55
partOf United States federal government NERFINISHED
precededBy 54th United States Congress NERFINISHED
presidentOfTheSenate Garret A. Hobart NERFINISHED
secondSessionEndDate 1898-07-08
secondSessionStartDate 1897-12-06
sessionCount 2
speakerOfTheHouse Thomas B. Reed NERFINISHED
startDate 1897-03-04
tariffIssueContext Dingley Act era
thirdSessionEndDate 1899-03-03
thirdSessionStartDate 1898-12-05
timePeriod 1890s
Gilded Age NERFINISHED
vicePresidentDuringTerm Garret A. Hobart NERFINISHED

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James S. Sherman servedIn 55th United States Congress