President +----------+ +----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +--------+ +--------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | |CLEVELAND | | McKINLEY | | McKINLEY- | | ROOSEVELT | | TAFT | | WILSON | | | | | | ROOSEVELT | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | | R | | R | | R | | R | | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | +----------+ +----------+ +-----------+ +-----------+ +--------+ +--------+ Senate 1893 1897 1901 1905 1909 1913 +------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | | +------+-----+-----+-----+-----+-----+----+-----+-----+-----+------+------+ House 1895 1899 1903 1907 1911 +---+ +---+ +---+ +----+ +---+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ |53 | |54 | |55 | |56 | |57 | |58 | |59 | |60 | |61 | |62 | |63 | |64 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | C | | R | | R | | H | | H | | C | | C | | C | | C | | C | | C | | C | | r | | e | | e | | e | | e | | a | | a | | a | | a | | l | | l | | l | | i | | e | | e | | n | | n | | n | | n | | n | | n | | a | | a | | a | | s | | d | | d | | d | | d | | n | | n | | n | | n | | r | | r | | r | | p | | | | | | e | | e | | o | | o | | o | | o | | k | | k | | k | | | | | | | | r | | r | | n | | n | | n | | n | | | | | |(?)| | | | | | | | s | | s | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | o | | o | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | n | | n | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | D | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R | | R | | D | | D | | D | +---+ +---+ +---+ +----+ +---+ +----+ +----+ +----+ +---+ +---+ +---+ +---+ During only three of the ten Congresses between 1875 and 1895 did either party control the national government. The Democrats were in possession only once, in the 53d Congress. The Republicans controlled the 47th Congress by manipulation of senators, and the 51st by Reed's drastic rules. Most of the partisan legislation of twenty years was enacted during these three Congresses.