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]
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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]
January 5, 1925: Third inauguration of John J. Blaine as Governor of Wisconsin .
March 4, 1925: Second inauguration of President Calvin Coolidge .
April 7, 1925: E. Ray Stevens was elected to the Wisconsin Supreme Court .
June 18, 1925: Wisconsin's senior United States senator , Robert M. La Follette , died in Washington, D.C.
June 24, 1925: A statue of Hans Christian Heg was unveiled on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Capitol .
August 8, 1925: Roughly 30,000 members of the Ku Klux Klan paraded through Washington, D.C.
September 18, 1925: The Green Bay Packers played their first game at City Stadium .
September 29, 1925: Robert M. La Follette Jr. won a special election to succeed his father as United States senator from Wisconsin.
December 31, 1925: Wisconsin Assembly speaker Herman W. Sachtjen resigned from the Assembly after being appointed a Wisconsin circuit court judge .
March 16, 1926: Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket in Auburn, Massachusetts .
May 20, 1926: The Air 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. Blaine elected 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 the recall of elected officials to be initiated by public petition.
November 11, 1926: The United States Numbered Highway System was established by the American 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 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.
Senate summary
Senate partisan composition Socialist: 3 seats
Republican: 30 seats
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Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 1 seat
Socialist: 7 seats
Republican: 92 seats
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Regular session: January 14, 1925 – June 29, 1925
April 1926 special session: April 15, 1926 – April 16, 1926
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Senate partisan representation Socialist: 3 seats
Republican: 30 seats
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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.
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Members of the Assembly
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
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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
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Senate committees
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
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
Joint Standing Committee on Finance – G. Staudenmayer (Sen.) & G. A. Nelson (Asm.), co-chairs
Senate employees
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
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