57th Wisconsin Legislature

The Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1925, to June 29, 1925, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session in April 1926.[1]

57th Wisconsin Legislature
56th 58th
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1925 – January 3, 1927
ElectionNovember 4, 1924
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentHenry Huber (R)
President pro temporeHoward Teasdale (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 14, 1925 – June 29, 1925
Special sessions
Apr. 1926 Spec.April 15, 1926 – April 16, 1926

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, and Helen 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]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • 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 the Wisconsin 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 the Child 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 the 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.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Socialist: 3 seats
  Republican: 30 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 0 3 29 32 1
Start of Reg. Session 0 3 30 33 0
Final voting share 9.09% 90.91%
Beginning of the next Legislature 0 2 31 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 1 seat
  Socialist: 7 seats
  Republican: 92 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 1 10 0 88 99 1
Start of Reg. Session 1 7 0 92 100 0
From Apr. 15, 1925[note 1] 91 99 1
From Dec. 31, 1925[note 2] 90 98 2
From Jan. 3, 1926[note 3] 89 97 3
From Aug. 20, 1926[note 4] 88 96 4
Final voting share 8.33% 91.67%
Beginning of the next Legislature 2 8 1 89 100 0

Sessions

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  • Regular session: January 14, 1925 – June 29, 1925
  • April 1926 special session: April 15, 1926 – April 16, 1926

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-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

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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
Dist.
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

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • 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

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  • 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 committees

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  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance – G. Staudenmayer (Sen.) & G. A. Nelson (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: F. W. Schoenfeld[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Charles E. Mullen
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Leicht
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Carl A. Pfeiffer
  • Postmaster: William A. Kuehl

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: C. E. Shaffer[3]
    • Journal Clerk: Max H. Albertz
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: C. E. Hanson
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Stephen P. Saunders
  • Postmaster: Frank C. Densmore

Notes

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  1. ^ Republican Frank Roemhild (Barron County) died.
  2. ^ Republican Herman W. Sachtjen (Dane County) resigned.
  3. ^ Republican Erick H. Johnson (Burnett & Washburn counties) died.
  4. ^ Republican Robert Naumann (Manitowoc County) died.

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, 475, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Biographical". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 (Report). Wisconsin State Printing Board. 1925. pp. 636–683. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Legislative". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 (Report). Wisconsin State Printing Board. 1925. pp. 626–629. Retrieved July 23, 2023.
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