52nd Wisconsin Legislature

The Fifty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1915, to August 24, 1915, in regular session, and re-convened in a special session on October 10 and October 11, 1916.[1]

52nd Wisconsin Legislature
51st 53rd
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1915 – January 1, 1917
ElectionNovember 3, 1914
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentEdward Dithmar (R)
President pro temporeEdward T. Fairchild (R)
until September 25, 1916
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerLawrence C. Whittet (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 13, 1915 – August 24, 1915
Special sessions
Oct. 1916 Spec.October 10, 1916 – October 11, 1916

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1914. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 5, 1912.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • July 15, 1915: An Act ... abolishing the offices of state fish and game warden, state board of forestry, state conservation commission, commissioners of fisheries and the state park board, and providing for the appointment of a state conservation commission of Wisconsin, and making an appropriation, 1915 Act 406. Created the Wisconsin Conservation Commission.
  • July 19, 1915: An Act ... abolishing the state board of agriculture, the state board of immigration, the board of veterinary examiners, the state live stock sanitary board, the state inspector of apiaries, the state orchard and nursery inspector and the office of state veterinarian as now established ... creating a department of agriculture, a state live stock sanitary board, the office of state entomologist, a state fair advisory board, and prescribing their powers and duties, and making an appropriation, 1915 Act 413. Created the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture and transformed several other farm examination entities.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Social Dem.: 1 seat
  Republican: 23 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. S.D. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 7 1 24 32 1
Start of 1st Session 9 1 23 33 0
From Aug. 26, 1915[note 1] 22 32 1
From Nov. 9, 1915[note 2] 21 31 2
From Sep. 25, 1916[note 3] 20 30 3
Final voting share 33.33% 66.67%
Beginning of the next Legislature 6 3 24 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 29 seats
  Social Dem.: 8 seats
  Republican: 63 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. S.D. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 35 6 1 58 100 0
Start of 1st Session 29 8 0 63 100 0
Final voting share 37% 63%
Beginning of the next Legislature 14 7 0 79 100 0

Sessions

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  • 1st Regular session: January 13, 1915 – August 24, 1915
  • October 1916 special session: October 10, 1916 – October 11, 1916

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Fifty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Social Dem.: 1 seat
  Republican: 23 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette M. W. Perry Algoma Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Timothy Burke Green Bay Rep.
03 Kenosha & Racine Charles H. Everett Racine Rep.
04 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William L. Richards Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Middle-West County & Central-Western City) Edward T. Fairchild (resigned Sep. 25, 1916) Milwaukee Rep.
--Vacant from Sep. 25, 1916--
06 Milwaukee (Northern City) George Weissleder Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Southern County) Louis A. Arnold Milwaukee Soc.D.
08 Milwaukee (City South) Alexander E. Martin Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) David V. Jennings Milwaukee Dem.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix George B. Skogmo River Falls Rep.
11 Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Fred A. Baxter Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Rusk, & Sawyer A. Pearce Tomkins Ashland Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Byron Barwig Mayville Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Henry N. Culbertson Dale Rep.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc Henry Rollmann Chilton Dem.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Richland Robert Glenn (died Aug. 26, 1915) Wyalusing Rep.
--Vacant from Aug. 26, 1915--
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Platt Whitman Highland Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Green Lake Lewis G. Kellogg Ripon Dem.
19 Winnebago William M. Bray Oshkosh Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan William J. Bichler Belgium Dem.
21 Adams, Juneau, Marquette, & Waushara Frank H. Hanson Mauston Rep.
22 Rock & Walworth Lawrence E. Cunningham Beloit Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Andrew R. Potts Dayton Rep.
24 Clark & Wood Robert W. Monk Neillsville Rep.
25 Langlade & Marathon W. W. Albers Wausau Dem.
26 Dane Henry Huber Stoughton Rep.
27 Columbia & Sauk George Staudenmayer Caledonia Dem.
28 Chippewa, & Eau Claire Edward Ackley Chippewa Falls Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk George E. Scott (died Nov. 9, 1915) Prairie Farm Rep.
--Vacant from Nov. 9, 1915--
30 Florence, Forest, Iron, Lincoln, Oneida, Taylor, & Vilas Willard T. Stevens Rhinelander Rep.
31 Jackson, Monroe, & Vernon J. Henry Bennett Viroqua Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau Otto Bosshard La Crosse Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha Charles Mulberger Watertown Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Fifty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 29 seats
  Social Dem.: 8 seats
  Republican: 63 seats
 
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
21 Adams & Marquette Frank L. McGowan Rep. Endeavor
12 Ashland Charles Kleinsteiber Rep. Butternut
29 Barron James R. Beckwith Rep. Barron
12 Bayfield Walter A. Duffy Rep.
02 Brown 1 Nicholas Feldhausen Dem. Green Bay
2 Henry J. Janssen Dem. De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin John J. Morgan Rep. Durand
11 Burnett & Washburn Hans M. Laursen Rep. Shell Lake
15 Calumet Henry W. Hoffman Dem. Stockbridge
28 Chippewa Western Woodard Rep. Bloomer
24 Clark Emery Crosby Rep. Neillsville
27 Columbia Robert Caldwell Rep. Arlington
16 Crawford Cyrus L. Lathrop Dem. Wauzeka
26 Dane 1 John B. Heim Dem. Madison
2 William Nelson Rep. Deerfield
3 Thomas A. Stewart Dem. Verona
13 Dodge 1 Charles Lentz Dem. Herman
2 Joseph Biel Dem. Westford
01 Door Fred S. Hanson Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 David L. Dobie Rep.
2 Ray J. Nye Rep. Superior
29 Dunn Carl Pieper Rep. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire John E. Ofstie Rep. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida Bernard N. Moran Rep. Rhinelander
18 Fond du Lac 1 Christian Pickart Dem. Marshfield
2 Charles Van de Zande Rep. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 Allen Wells Rep. Livingston
2 Edward Heathcote Rep. Fennimore
17 Green S. A. Schindler Rep. New Glarus
18 Green Lake Newcomb Spoor Rep. Berlin
17 Iowa Thomas G. Cretney Rep. Ridgeway
30 Iron & Vilas Edward A. Everett Rep. Eagle River
31 Jackson B. L. Van Gorden Rep.
33 Jefferson 1 H. J. Grell Rep. Johnson Creek
2 Nelson H. Falk Dem. Lake Mills
21 Juneau H. J. Mortensen Rep. Elroy
03 Kenosha Edward J. Vincent Rep.
01 Kewaunee William H. O'Brien Dem. Franklin
32 La Crosse 1 Carl Kurtenecker Rep. La Crosse
2 Henry Freehoff Rep. Greenfield
17 Lafayette Julius M. Engebretson Rep. Wiota
25 Langlade Edward Nordman Dem. Polar
30 Lincoln F. W. Kubasta Rep. Merrill
15 Manitowoc 1 Carl Hansen Dem. Manitowoc
2 Peter J. Murphy Dem. Cato
25 Marathon 1 Chris Franzen Dem. Day
2 Edward C. Kretlow Dem. Wausau
01 Marinette Charles A. Budlong Rep.
09 Milwaukee 1 Jacob J. Killa Dem. Milwaukee
2 Frank E. Waldron Rep. Milwaukee
3 John P. Donnelly Dem. Milwaukee
05 4 Carl Minkley Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 5 Charles J. Stemper Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 A. J. Hedding Dem. Milwaukee
7 Edward Zinn Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 8 Frank Kubatzki Dem. Milwaukee
06 9 Herman O. Kent Soc.D. Milwaukee
04 10 Frank J. Weber Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 11 James Vint Soc.D. Milwaukee
12 William L. Smith Soc.D. Milwaukee
04 13 Christoph Paulus Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 George L. Tews Soc.D. Milwaukee
05 15 George Reinhardt Rep. Milwaukee
16 William A. Schroeder Rep. Wauwatosa
07 17 Frank Metcalfe Soc.D. Milwaukee
04 18 Frank L. Prescott Rep. Milwaukee
07 19 Henry S. Berninger Rep. West Allis
31 Monroe A. E. Frederick Rep. Kendall
02 Oconto Arthur J. Whitcomb Rep.
14 Outagamie 1 Clinton B. Ballard Rep. Grand Chute
2 Charles F. Ploeger Rep. Seymour
20 Ozaukee Eugene J. Poole Dem. Cedarburg
10 Pierce William A. Kay Rep.
29 Polk Axel Johnson Rep. Apple River
23 Portage Anton C. Krembs Dem. Stevens Point
12 Price August Heden Rep. Ogema
03 Racine 1 John Dixon Rep. Racine
2 Henry Herzog Dem. Mount Pleasant
28 Richland J. B. Jenson Rep. Westford
22 Rock 1 Lawrence C. Whittet Rep. Edgerton
2 Albert J. Winegar Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer Christian Ellingson Rep.
27 Sauk Robert B. Dickie Rep. North Freedom
14 Shawano Julius Hanson Rep. Navarino
20 Sheboygan 1 Otto C. Neumeister Dem. Sheboygan
2 R. B. Melvin Rep.
10 St. Croix W. C. Bradley Dem.
30 Taylor John Gamper Dem. Medford
32 Trempealeau John F. Hager Rep. Whitehall
31 Vernon Henry Rentz Rep. Westby
23 Walworth George L. Harrington Rep. Elkhorn
13 Washington Jacob J. Aulenbacher Rep. Richfield
33 Waukesha 1 J. J. G. Laing Dem. Waukesha
2 W. H. Edwards Rep. Sussex
23 Waupaca Fred Hess Rep. Clintonville
21 Waushara George M. Byse Rep. Wautoma
19 Winnebago 1 Arthur H. Gruenewald Dem. Oshkosh
2 William Arnemann Rep. Neenah
3 Charles F. Hart Rep. Oshkosh
24 Wood George Hambrecht Rep. Grand Rapids

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – R. W. Monk, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Corporations – O. Bosshard, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – M. W. Perry, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – T. Burke, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – E. Fairchild, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State Affairs – W. T. Stevens, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Committees – T. Burke, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Conservation – E. Ackley, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Highways – W. J. Bichler, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – H. J. Grell, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – C. K. Ellingson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – F. Hess, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education – S. A. Schindler, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – C. Paulus, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – E. Heathcote, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – D. L. Dobie, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – J. M. Engebretson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Fish and Game – B. N. Moran, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – H. M. Laursen, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – G. P. Hambrecht, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – A. J. Winegar, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – R. J. Nye, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – C. Pieper, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – W. A. Kay, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – F. S. Hanson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – L. C. Whittet, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – Ax. Johnson, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – G. Harrington, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – H. S. Berninger, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – E. A. Everett, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Rules  – L. C. Whittet, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – G. E. Scott (Sen.) & F. W. Kubasta (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Special Committee on Investigations of State Boards and Commissions – E. Fairchild (Sen.), chair

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Oliver G. Munson[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: C. E. Mullen
    • Journal Clerk: W. N. Mackin
      • Assistant Journal Clerk: James B. Ackley
    • Bookkeeper: Carle E. Dietze
      • Assistant Bookkeeper: Henry C. Priester
    • Engrossing Clerk: A. J. Nelson
    • Index Clerk: L. H. Cannon
    • Revision Clerk: D. J. Hotchkiss
    • Clerk of the Committee on Corporations: A. C. Miller
    • Clerk of the Committee on Education and Public Welfare: R. H. Hillyer
    • Clerk of the Committee on Finance: Arthur F. Steffen
    • Clerk of the Committee on Highways: L. G. Vogt
    • Clerk of the Committee on the Judiciary: Paul C. Bode
    • Clerk of the Committee on State Affairs: A. A. Heinrich
    • Stenographic Reporter: Roy E. Gordon
    • Stenographers:
      • E. L. Stapleton
      • Albert R. Millett
      • W. J. Van Den Berg
    • Mailing Clerk: E. G. Cooper
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: F. E. Andrews
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Edward F. McCarthy
    • Document Clerk: Emil Hartman
    • Day Police: Edward J. Samp
    • Night Police: Archibald McQuarrie
    • Gallery Police: Albert Daley
    • Night Laborers:
      • Arlie M. Mucks
      • Stewart S. Williams
  • Postmaster: Frank E. Riley
    • Messengers:
      • John Lorigan
      • Robert Kilgust
      • H. B. Haley
      • Harvey C. Hartwig
      • Herbert N. Marsh
      • Orin F. Neibuhr
      • Robert A. Cobban
      • Merlin Conley
      • Paul W. Dietz
      • John E. McNeil

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: C. E. Shaffer[3]
    • Journal Clerk: W. W. Jones
    • Bookkeeper: W. J. Goldschmidt
      • Assistant Bookkeeper: J. C. Hawker
    • General Clerks:
      • W. F. Bart
      • M. B. Pinkerton
    • Index Clerk: Paul M. Brown
    • Proofreaders and Enrolling Clerks:
      • H. E. Whipple
      • Geo. F. Sharpe
    • Mailing Clerk: Edwin L. Shaffer
    • Stenographers:
      • W. E. Kirk
      • A. H. Gardiner
      • Alvah V. Gruhn
      • C. E. Thayer
      • N. E. Lummerding
      • M. B. Allison
      • Norman L. Anderson
      • G. E. Wuensch
      • L. M. Mielke
      • Frank Robotka
      • Henry G. Lee
      • William Sneeberger
      • Louis G. Meisenheimer
    • Typists:
      • L. L. Oeland
      • Harry J. Campaign
      • Emil Lusthaus
      • P. J. Knippel
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: William S. Irvine
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Olaf Goldstrand
    • Document Room Custodian: Helmer O. Femrite
      • Assistant Document Room Custodian: John D. Morner
    • Floor Police: Ernest F. Wright
    • Cloak Room Attendant: Peter Duex
    • Gallery Police:
      • Elmer R. Meacham
      • C. H. Sanderson
    • Cloak Room Attendant: Martin Olson
    • Night Laborer: Hilding E. Anderson
    • Night Watch: C. C. Fenn
  • Postmaster: Geo. M. Emerich
    • Post Office Messenger: Julius O. Hembre
    • Messengers:
      • Frank P. Vogt
      • Meade Durbrow
      • Helmer Hembre
      • M. M. Arnold
      • R. L. Jacobson
      • John W. Holm
      • George R. Qualey
      • B. C. Wilcox
      • A. H. Emerson
      • C. A. Meister
      • L. F. Greeley
      • Benjamin Glass
      • Paul W. Lappley
      • Orville Radke

Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Robert Glenn (16th District) died August 26, 1915.
  2. ^ Republican George E. Scott (29th District) died November 9, 1915.
  3. ^ Republican Edward T. Fairchild (5th District) resigned September 25, 1916, due to his appointment as a Wisconsin circuit court judge.

References

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  1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467, 471, 474, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical Sketches". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 (Report). Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1915. pp. 479–539. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Organization of Legislature of 1915". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1915 (Report). Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1915. pp. 475–477. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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