Subjects – Reed, Thomas Brackett
A House Chamber funeral for Supreme Court Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite
March 28, 1888
On this date, the House of Representatives hosted a funeral to honor Chief Justice Morrison R. Waite.
Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine proceeded against the “disappearing quorum”
January 29, 1890
Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine proceeded against the “disappearing quorum” during a roll-call vote by ruling as present those Members gathered on the floor but not voting.
Uncle Joe Cannon’s colorful words on the House Floor
August 27, 1890
On this date, the House of Representatives fell into complete disarray after Representatives Joe Cannon of Illinois and William McAdoo of New Jersey exchanged verbal insults.
The McKinley Tariff of 1890
October 01, 1890
On this date, the McKinley Tariff of 1890 became law—boosting protective tariff rates of nearly 50, percent on average, for many American products.
The resignation of House Postmaster James L. Wheat
October 01, 1890
On this date, the final day of the first session of the 51st Congress (1889–1891), House Postmaster James L. Wheat of Wisconsin resigned after an investigation determined that he had received kickbacks on a lucrative mail contract and listed a Government Printing Office employee on the Postmaster’s payroll whose salary instead went largely to Wheat’s son.
Speaker of the House Charles Crisp of Georgia
August 07, 1893
On this date, Charles Crisp of Georgia was elected Speaker of the House for a second term.
The historic 54th Congress
December 02, 1895
The 54th Congress convened a little more than a year after what proved to be a historic midterm election.
The life of former Speaker Charles Crisp of Georgia
October 23, 1896
On this date, former Speaker Charles Crisp of Georgia died at his home in Atlanta.
Alexander McDowell, long-serving Clerk of the House
March 15, 1897
On this date, Alexander McDowell of Pennsylvania was elected Clerk of the House for a second term.
The annexation of Hawaii
June 15, 1898
By an overwhelming vote of 209 to 91, the House approved Senate Joint Resolution 55 providing for the annexation of Hawaii as an American territory.
Speaker of the House Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine
September 04, 1899
After serving 11 terms in the House, Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed of Maine resigned on this date.
The Speaker’s broken gavels
June 23, 1906
On this date, Speaker of the House Joseph Cannon of Illinois broke a gavel while putting the House into the Committee of the Whole for further consideration of a bill.
The resignation of Parliamentarian Asher Hinds
March 03, 1911
On this day, Parliamentarian Asher Hinds resigned his position to become a Representative from the State of Maine.
Speaker of the House Joseph Warren Keifer of Ohio
April 22, 1932
On this date, Speaker of the House Joseph Warren Keifer of Ohio passed away at his home in Springfield, Ohio.
Representative Thomas Miller of South Carolina
April 08, 1938
On this date, African-American Representative Thomas Miller of South Carolina died in Charleston.