Wisconsin legislative term for 1925–1926
TheFifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened fromJanuary 14, 1925, toJune 29, 1925, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session in April 1926.[ 1]
This was the first session in the history of the Wisconsin Legislature with female legislators. There were three in this session:Mildred Barber ,Hellen M. Brooks , andHelen F. Thompson .
Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1924. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 7, 1922.[ 1]
Thegovernor of Wisconsin during this entire term was RepublicanJohn J. Blaine , ofGrant County , serving his third two-year term, having won re-election in the1924 Wisconsin gubernatorial election .
January 5, 1925: Third inauguration ofJohn J. Blaine asGovernor of Wisconsin . March 4, 1925:Second inauguration of PresidentCalvin Coolidge . April 7, 1925:E. Ray Stevens was elected to theWisconsin Supreme Court . June 18, 1925: Wisconsin's seniorUnited States senator ,Robert M. La Follette , died inWashington, D.C. June 24, 1925: A statue ofHans Christian Heg was unveiled on the grounds of theWisconsin State Capitol . August 8, 1925: Roughly 30,000 members of theKu Klux Klan paraded through Washington, D.C. September 18, 1925: TheGreen Bay Packers played their first game atCity Stadium . September 29, 1925:Robert M. La Follette Jr. won aspecial election to succeed his father as United States senator from Wisconsin. December 31, 1925: Wisconsin Assembly speakerHerman W. Sachtjen resigned from the Assembly after being appointed aWisconsin circuit court judge . March 16, 1926:Robert H. Goddard launched the firstliquid-fuel rocket inAuburn, Massachusetts . May 20, 1926: TheAir Commerce Act was signed into law by U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, establishing the first flight safety regulations in the United States. November 2, 1926:1926 United States general election :Fred R. Zimmerman elected Governor of Wisconsin.Incumbent Wisconsin governor John J. Blaineelected United States senator from Wisconsin. Wisconsin voters ratified two amendments to the state constitution:Allowing the Governor's salary to be set by legislation rather than fixed in the constitution. Allowing therecall of elected officials to be initiated by public petition. November 11, 1926: TheUnited States Numbered Highway System was established by theAmerican Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials . May 21, 1925: An Act ... relating to the minimum wage for women and minor employes,1925 Act 176 . Created new regulatory and permitting powers for theWisconsin Industrial Commission to ensure adequate compensation for women and children in the workplace. 1925 Joint Resolution 7: Joint Resolution ratifying an amendment to the constitution of the United States relating to child labor. Wisconsin's ratification of theChild Labor Amendment . 1925 Joint Resolution 16: Joint Resolution to create section 12 of article XIII of the constitution, relating to the recall of elective public officers. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to enable the recall of public officials, initiated by public petition. This amendment was ratified at the November 1926 election. 1925 Joint Resolution 24: Joint Resolution memorializing congress to provide for earlier seating of senators and representatives elect. Endorsed moving the start of congressional sessions from March to January. 1925 Joint Resolution 26: Joint Resolution to amend sections 2 and 3 of article VII of the constitution, relating to the jurisdiction of the judiciary over acts of the legislature. In an attempted power grab by the Legislature, this amendment to the state constitution was proposed to require a two-thirds majority of the state supreme court to find an act of the legislature unconstitutional. This amendment was never ratified. 1925 Joint Resolution 29: Joint Resolution memorializing Congress to propose an amendment to the constitution of the United States providing for the election of president and vice-president by popular vote. 1925 Joint Resolution 33: Joint Resolution to amend section 21 of article IV of the constitution, relating to compensation of members of the legislature. First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to update the legislator salary to $1,000 per term. This amendment was rejected by voters in 1927. 1925 Joint Resolution 52: Joint Resolution to amend section 5 of article V of the constitution, relating to the compensation of the governor. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the governor's pay to be set by legislation rather than fixed in the constitution. This amendment was ratified at the November 1926 election. 1925 Joint Resolution 61: Joint Resolution to amend section 1 of article VIII of the constitution, relating to taxation of forests and minerals and of forest and mineral lands. First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to adjust taxation of forest land. This amendment was ratified by voters in 1927. Senate partisan composition Socialist: 3 seats
Republican: 30 seats
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 1 seat
Socialist: 7 seats
Republican: 92 seats
Regular session: January 14, 1925 – June 29, 1925April 1926 special session: April 15, 1926 – April 16, 1926Assembly leadership [ edit ] Members of the Senate [ edit ] Members of the Senate for the Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:[ 2]
Senate partisan representation Socialist: 3 seats
Republican: 30 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Door ,Kewaunee ,&Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Rep. 02 Brown &Oconto John B. Chase Oconto Rep. 03 Milwaukee (South City)Walter Polakowski Milwaukee Soc. 04 Milwaukee (Northeast County& Northeast City) Oscar Morris Milwaukee Rep. 05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee Rep. 06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) Joseph A. Padway Milwaukee Soc. 07 Milwaukee (Southeast County& Southeast City) William F. Quick Milwaukee Soc. 08 Milwaukee (Western County) Harry Daggett West Milwaukee Rep. 09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Irving P. Mehigan Milwaukee Rep. 10 Buffalo ,Pepin ,Pierce ,&St. Croix Walter H. Hunt River Falls Rep. 11 Bayfield ,Burnett ,Douglas ,&Washburn Marcus A. Kemp Superior Rep. 12 Ashland ,Iron ,Price ,Rusk ,Sawyer ,&Vilas James H. Carroll Glidden Rep. 13 Dodge &Washington Herman J. F. Bilgrien Iron Ridge Rep. 14 Outagamie &Shawano John Englund Wittenberg Rep. 15 Rock Alva Garey Edgerton Rep. 16 Crawford ,Grant ,&Vernon Edward J. Roethe Fennimore Rep. 17 Green ,Iowa ,&Lafayette Olaf H. Johnson Gratiot Rep. 18 Fond du Lac Green Lake &Waushara William A. Titus Fond du Lac Rep. 19 Calumet &Winnebago Merritt F. White Winneconne Rep. 20 Ozaukee &Sheboygan Herman E. Boldt Sheboygan Falls Rep. 21 Racine Max W. Heck Racine Rep. 22 Kenosha &Walworth George W. Hull Whitewater Rep. 23 Portage &Waupaca Herman J. Severson Iola Rep. 24 Clark ,Taylor ,&Wood William L. Smith Neillsville Rep. 25 Lincoln &Marathon Joseph L. Barber Marathon City Rep. 26 Dane Harry Sauthoff Madison Rep. 27 Columbia ,Richland ,&Sauk George Staudenmayer Portage Rep. 28 Chippewa &Eau Claire Herman Lange Eau Claire Rep. 29 Barron ,Dunn ,&Polk Carl B. Casperson Frederic Rep. 30 Florence ,Forest ,Langlade ,Marinette ,&Oneida James A. Barker Antigo Rep. 31 Adams ,Juneau ,Monroe ,&Marquette Howard Teasdale Sparta Rep. 32 Jackson ,La Crosse ,&Trempealeau V. S. Keppel Holmen Rep. 33 Jefferson &Waukesha John C. Schumann Watertown Rep.
Members of the Assembly [ edit ] Members of the Assembly for the Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:[ 2]
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 1 seat
Socialist: 7 seats
Republican: 92 seats
Milwaukee County districts Senate County Dist. Representative Party Residence 31 Adams &Marquette Robert B. Wood Rep. Adams 12 Ashland Bernard F. Mathiowetz Rep. Ashland 29 Barron Frank Roemhild (died Apr. 15, 1925) Rep. Prairie Farm --Vacant from Apr. 15, 1925-- 11 Bayfield Alfred M. Warden Rep. Washburn 02 Brown 1 Malcolm A. Sellers Rep. Green Bay 2 Gustav J. Zittlow Rep. Lawrence 10 Buffalo &Pepin Marcellus Dorwin Rep. Durand 11 Burnett &Washburn Erick H. Johnson (died Jan. 3, 1926) Rep. --Vacant from Jan. 3, 1926-- 19 Calumet Carl Hillmann Rep. Brillion 28 Chippewa Paul H. Raihle Rep. Cadott 24 Clark Arlo Huckstead Rep. Neillsville 27 Columbia Robert Caldwell Rep. Lodi 16 Crawford Archie J. McDowell Rep. Soldiers Grove 26 Dane 1 Herman W. Sachtjen (until Dec. 31, 1925) Rep. Madison --Vacant from Jan. 1, 1926-- 2 James C. Hanson Rep. Deerfield 3 Carl M. Grimstad Rep. Mount Horeb 13 Dodge 1 John M. Dihring Rep. Brownsville 2 Fred E. Moul Rep. Burnett 01 Door Bert D. Thorp Rep. Ephraim 11 Douglas 1 C. S. Geraldson Rep. Superior 2 R. Bruce Johnson Rep. Superior 29 Dunn James D. Millar Rep. Menomonie 28 Eau Claire C. N. Saugen Rep. Pleasant Valley 30 Florence ,Forest ,&Oneida S. J. Gwidt Rep. Rhinelander 18 Fond du Lac 1 Math Koenigs Rep. Fond du Lac 2 Thomas Dieringer Rep. Campbellsport 16 Grant 1 George Slack Rep. Platteville 2 Charles E. Tuffley Rep. Boscobel 17 Green William Olson Rep. Monroe 18 Green Lake &Waushara Hellen M. Brooks Rep. Coloma 17 Iowa Charles W. Hutchison Rep. Mineral Point 12 Iron &Vilas Richard C. Trembath Rep. Hurley 32 Jackson William F. Dettinger Rep. Hixton 33 Jefferson Henry W. Stokes Rep. Waterloo 31 Juneau Clinton G. Price Rep. Mauston 22 Kenosha 1 Conrad Shearer Rep. Kenosha 2 Don J. Vincent Rep. Genoa City 01 Kewaunee Anton Holly Rep. Carlton 32 La Crosse 1 James D. H. Peterson Rep. La Crosse 2 John Larson Rep. West Salem 17 Lafayette James U. Goodman Rep. Lamont 30 Langlade James A. Cody Dem. Antigo 25 Lincoln George Frederick Rep. Merrill 01 Manitowoc 1 Robert Naumann died Aug. 20, 1926) Rep. Manitowoc --Vacant from Aug. 20, 1926-- 2 Fred A. Fredrich Rep. Maple Grove 25 Marathon 1 Mildred Barber Rep. Marathon 2 Henry Ellenbecker Rep. Wausau 30 Marinette Frank L. Kersten Rep. Crivitz 09 Milwaukee 1 Thomas H. Conway Rep. Milwaukee 2 Michael Laffey Rep. Milwaukee 04 3 Frank J. Weber Soc. Milwaukee 4 Thomas Duncan Soc. Milwaukee 07 5 Julius Jensen Rep. Milwaukee 06 6 B. Z. Glass Rep. Milwaukee 7 Alex C. Ruffing Soc. Milwaukee 03 8 Frank Cieszynski Soc. Milwaukee 06 9 Julius Kiesner Soc. Milwaukee 08 10 John W. Eber Rep. Milwaukee 03 11 Olaf C. Olsen Soc. Milwaukee 05 12 Henry A. Staab Rep. Milwaukee 04 13 Ernst Pahl Rep. Milwaukee 07 14 Herbert H. Smith Rep. Milwaukee 05 15 Theodore Engel Rep. Milwaukee 08 16 Charles B. Perry Rep. Wauwatosa 07 17 Clarence C. Krause Rep. Lake 04 18 Frank L. Prescott Rep. Whitefish Bay 08 19 George C. Hinkley Rep. West Allis 05 20 William Coleman Soc. Milwaukee 31 Monroe Earl D. Hall Rep. Greenfield 02 Oconto Samuel P. Walsh Rep. Oconto 14 Outagamie 1 Fred A. Mueller Rep. Black Creek 2 Anton M. Miller Rep. Kaukauna 20 Ozaukee Fred J. Busse Rep. Theinsville 10 Pierce Theodore Swanson Rep. Ellsworth 29 Polk George A. Nelson Rep. Milltown 23 Portage Ben Halverson Rep. New Hope 12 Price Helen F. Thompson Rep. Park Falls 21 Racine 1 Wallace Ingalls Rep. Racine 2 Edward F. Hilker Rep. Racine 3 John H. Kamper Rep. Raymond 27 Richland Elias R. Cushman Rep. Viola 15 Rock 1 George W. Blanchard Rep. Edgerton 2 Herbert Moseley Rep. Beloit 12 Rusk &Sawyer A. C. Schultz Rep. Bruce 27 Sauk Carl Koenig Rep. Loganville 14 Shawano August Beversdorf Rep. Belle Plaine 20 Sheboygan 1 Ernst A. Sonnemann Rep. Sheboygan 2 John Mentink Rep. Cedar Grove 10 St. Croix Ethan B. Minier Rep. New Richmond 24 Taylor J. C. Hoffman Rep. Medford 32 Trempealeau George Schmidt Rep. Arcadia 16 Vernon August E. Smith Rep. Viroqua 22 Walworth Frank E. Lawson Rep. Walworth 13 Washington Jacob Leicht Rep. Germantown 33 Waukesha 1 Evan G. Davies Rep. Wales 2 W. H. Edwards Rep. Sussex 23 Waupaca George W. Meggers Rep. Clintonville 19 Winnebago 1 John C. Thompson Jr. Rep. Oshkosh 2 Nels Larson Rep. Neenah 24 Wood Elwyn E. Royce Rep. Marshfield
Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Labor, and Industries – H. J. Severson, chair Senate Standing Committee on Committees – A. E. Garey, chair Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – H. J. F. Bilgrien, chair Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – O. H. Johnson, chair Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – C. B. Casperson, chair Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. E. Cashman, chair Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – M. W. Heck, chair Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – J. L. Barber, chair Assembly committees [ edit ] Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – A. Holly, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – A. M. Warden, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – H. W. Stokes, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Education – G. Slack, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – A. Beversdorf, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – E. E. Royce, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – T. Swanson, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – G. W. Meggers, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Fish and Game – F. E. Moul, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – F. A. Frederick, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – C. G. Price, chair Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – J. W. Eber, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – A. M. Miller, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – T. Engel, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – G. Zittlow, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – M. Koenigs, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – C. Hillman, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – C. G. Price, chair Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – J. Goodman, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – G. W. Schmidt, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – R. Naumann, chair Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – E. B. Minier, chair Joint Standing Committee on Finance – G. Staudenmayer (Sen.) & G. A. Nelson (Asm.), co-chairs Chief Clerk: F. W. Schoenfeld[ 3] Assistant Chief Clerk: Charles E. Mullen Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. LeichtAssistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Carl A. Pfeiffer Postmaster: William A. Kuehl Chief Clerk: C. E. Shaffer[ 3] Journal Clerk: Max H. Albertz Sergeant-at-Arms: C. E. HansonAssistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Stephen P. Saunders Postmaster: Frank C. Densmore
