134th New York State Legislature explained

Number:134th
Imagename:The State Capitol on fire during the early morning of March 29.
Imagedate:1911
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1911
Vp:Lt. Gov. Thomas F. Conway (D)
Pro Tem:Robert F. Wagner (D)
Speaker:Daniel D. Frisbie (D)
Senators:51
Reps:150
S-Majority:Democratic (30-21)
H-Majority:Democratic (87-63)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 4
Sessionend1:October 6, 1911
Previous:133rd
Next:135th

The 134th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to October 6, 1911, during the first year of John Alden Dix's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1906 and 1907, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (twelve districts), Kings County (eight districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Socialist Party, the Independence League, the Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1910, was held on November 8. John Alden Dix and Thomas F. Conway were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor; both Democrats. Of the other seven statewide elective offices up for election, five were carried by the Democrats, and two cross-endorsed incumbent judges of the Court of Appeals were re-elected. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for governor, was: Democrats 690,000; Republicans 622,000; Socialists 49,000; Independence League 48,000; Prohibition 22,000; and Socialist Labor 6,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1911; and adjourned on October 6.

Daniel D. Frisbie (D) was elected Speaker with 84 votes against 62 for Edwin A. Merritt Jr. (R).

Robert F. Wagner (D) was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate.

On January 17, the Legislature began proceedings to elect a U.S. Senator from New York for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1911.

On January 19, Governor of Minnesota Adolph Olson Eberhart addressed the members of the Assembly.

On February 6, Ex-Governor of North Carolina Robert Broadnax Glenn addressed the members of the Assembly.

On February 7, the Legislature elected Abram I. Elkus to succeed Edward Lauterbach as a Regent of the University of the State of New York, for a twelve-year term beginning on April 1, 1911.

On February 8, Daniel E. Sickles, at the time the oldest living former assemblyman (a member in 1847), addressed the members of the Assembly.

On March 9, UK Ambassador to the U.S. James Bryce addressed the members of the Senate and Assembly.

During the small hours of March 29, a fire broke out in the New York State Capitol, consuming most of the West Wing, and destroying almost completely the State Library and Archives.[1] The Legislature moved to temporary quarters in the Albany City Hall.

On March 31, after 74 days of deadlock, the Legislature elected New York Supreme Court Justice James A. O'Gorman (D) to succeed U.S. Senator Chauncey M. Depew (R). Afterwards the Legislature took a recess of two weeks while the Capitol was being repaired.

On April 17, the Legislature met again at the State Capitol to resume the legislative business which had been delayed by the deadlocked U.S. Senate election.

On July 21, the Legislature took a recess, and met again on September 6. Clerk of the Assembly Luke McHenry had become ill, and George R. Van Namee was designated to act as Clerk. McHenry died on September 17, and Van Namee was chosen to succeed to the clerkship.

State Senate

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Felix J. Sanner, Loren H. White and J. Henry Walters changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJames L. LongDemocrat
2ndDennis J. HarteDemocratre-elected
3rdThomas H. CullenDemocratre-elected
4thLoring M. Black Jr.Democrat
5thBarth S. CroninDemocratre-elected
6thEugene M. TravisRepublicanre-elected
7thThomas C. HardenDemocratre-elected
8thJames F. DuhamelInd. L./Dem.
9thFelix J. SannerDemocrat
10thJames H. O'BrienDemocrat
11thChristopher D. SullivanDemocratre-elected
12thTimothy D. SullivanDemocratre-elected
13thJames D. McClellandDemocrat
14thThomas F. GradyDemocratre-elected
15thThomas J. McManusDemocratre-elected
16thRobert F. WagnerDemocratre-elected; elected president pro tempore
17thJohn G. SaxeDemocrat
18thHenry W. PollockDemocrat
19thJosiah T. NewcombRepublicanre-elected
20thJames J. FrawleyDemocratre-elected
21stStephen J. StilwellDemocratre-elected
22ndAnthony J. GriffinDemocrat
23rdHoward R. BayneDemocratre-elected
24thJ. Mayhew WainwrightRepublicanre-elected
25thJohn B. RoseRepublicanre-elected
26thFranklin D. RooseveltDemocrat
27thWilliam P. FieroDemocrat
28thHenry M. SageRepublican
29thVictor M. AllenRepublicanre-elected
30thEdgar T. BrackettRepublicanre-elected; Minority Leader
31stLoren H. WhiteDemocrat
32ndSeth G. HeacockRepublicanre-elected
33rdJames A. EmersonRepublicanre-elected
34thHerbert P. CoatsRepublicanre-elected
35thGeorge H. CobbRepublicanre-elected
36thT. Harvey FerrisDemocrat
37thRalph W. ThomasRepublicanre-elected
38thJ. Henry WaltersRepublican
39thHarvey D. HinmanRepublicanre-elected
40thCharles J. HewittRepublicanre-elected
41stJohn F. MurtaughDemocrat
42ndFrederick W. GriffithRepublicanre-elected
43rdFrank C. PlattRepublicanre-elected
44thThomas H. BusseyRepublican
45thGeorge F. ArgetsingerRepublican
46thWilliam L. OrmrodRepublican
47thRobert H. GittinsDemocrat
48thFrank M. LoomisDemocrat
49thSamuel J. RamspergerDemocratre-elected
50thGeorge B. BurdDemocrat
51stCharles Mann HamiltonRepublicanre-elected

Employees

State Assembly

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

Assemblymen

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stHarold J. HinmanRepublican
2ndWilliam E. NolanRepublican
3rdRobert B. WatersRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by John W. Kenny[2]
AlleganyJesse S. PhillipsRepublican
BroomeCharles S. ButlerRepublican
CattaraugusEllsworth J. CheneyRepublican
CayugaNelson L. DrummondDemocrat
Chautauqua1stJulius LincolnRepublican
2ndJohn Leo SullivanRepublican
ChemungRobert P. BushDemocratChairman of Public Health
ChenangoWalter A. ShepardsonRepublican
ClintonJohn B. TromblyDemocratChairman of Penal Institutions
ColumbiaRandall N. SaundersDemocrat
CortlandCharles F. BrownRepublican
DelawareClayton L. WheelerDemocrat
Dutchess1stFerdinand A. HoytDemocrat
2ndLewis Stuyvesant ChanlerDemocratChairman of Codes
Erie1stJames S. DawsonDemocrat
2ndOliver G. La ReauDemocrat
3rdLeo J. NeupertDemocratChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
4thEdward D. JacksonDemocrat
5thRichard F. HearnDemocrat
6thAnthony H. MonczynskiDemocrat
7thGottfried H. WendeDemocratChairman of Labor and Industries
8thClarence MacGregorRepublican
9thFrank B. ThornRepublican
EssexJames SheaRepublican
FranklinAlexander MacdonaldRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonAlden HartRepublican
GeneseeClarence BryantRepublican
GreeneJ. Lewis PatrieDemocratChairman of Public Education
HerkimerJudson BridenbeckerDemocrat
Jefferson1stLewis W. DayDemocrat
2ndJohn G. JonesRepublican
Kings1stEdmund R. TerryDemocratChairman of Claims
2ndWilliam J. GillenDemocrat
3rdMichael A. O'NeilDemocratChairman of Banks
4thClarence W. DonovanDemocrat
5thAbraham F. LentRepublican
6thJohn H. GerkenDemocrat
7thDaniel F. FarrellDemocrat
8thJohn J. McKeonDemocrat
9thEdmund O'ConnorInd. L./Dem.abstained from voting for Speaker;
Chairman of Public Institutions
10thFred M. AhernRepublican
11thWilliam W. ColneRepublican
12thSydney W. FryDemocrat
13thJohn H. DonnellyDemocrat
14thJames E. FayDemocratChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply
15thJohn J. O'NeillDemocratChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies
16thJohn F. JamesonDemocrat
17thEdward A. EbbetsRepublican
18thAlmeth W. HoffRepublican
19thJacob SchifferdeckerDemocrat
20thGeorge F. CarewDemocrat
21stHarry HeymanDemocrat
22ndJoseph T. GeatonsDemocrat
23rdLouis GoldsteinDemocrat
LewisRobert E. GreggDemocrat
LivingstonJohn C. Winters Jr.Republican
MadisonKirk B. DelanoRepublican
Monroe1stEdward H. WhiteRepublican
2ndSimon L. AdlerRepublican
3rdAugust V. PappertRepublican
4thCyrus W. PhillipsRepublican
5thWilliam T. KeysRepublican
MontgomeryRichard A. BraceDemocrat
NassauHenry A. HollmannDemocrat
New York1stThomas B. CaughlanDemocratChairman of Railroads
2ndAl SmithDemocratMajority Leader; Chairman of Ways and Means
3rdJames OliverDemocratdied on September 18, 1911
4thAaron J. LevyDemocratChairman of Judiciary
5thJimmy WalkerDemocrat
6thHarry KoppRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by Sol H. Eisler[3]
7thPeter P. McElligottDemocrat
8thMoritz GraubardDemocratChairman of Public Printing
9thJohn C. HackettDemocratChairman of Excise
10thHarold SpielbergDemocratunsuccessfully contested by Jacob Kostman[4]
11thJohn J. BoylanDemocrat
12thJames A. FoleyDemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities
13thJames J. HoeyDemocratChairman of Insurance
14thJohn J. HerrickDemocrat
15thAshton ParkerDemocrat
16thMartin G. McCueDemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation
17thFranklin BrooksRepublican
18thMark GoldbergDemocratChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
19thAndrew F. MurrayRepublican
20thPatrick J. McGrathDemocratChairman of Revision
21stJoseph A. WarrenDemocrat
22ndEdward WeilDemocrat
23rdFrederick A. HigginsRepublican
24thThomas A. BrennanDemocratChairman of Privileges and Elections
25thArtemas Ward Jr.Republican
26thAbram GoodmanRepublican
27thWalter R. HerrickDemocrat
28thJacob LevyDemocrat
29thHarold J. FriedmanDemocrat
30thLouis A. CuvillierDemocratChairman of Military Affairs
31stMax ShlivekRepublican
32ndThomas F. TurleyDemocrat
33rdJohn GerhardtDemocrat
34thSeymour MorkDemocrat
35thThomas F. EganDemocrat
Niagara1stBenjamin F. GouldDemocrat
2ndHenry A. ConstantineRepublican
Oneida1stJohn W. ManleyDemocratChairman of Canals
2ndHerbert E. AllenRepublican
3rdJames T. CrossRepublican
Onondaga1stJames E. ConnellRepublican
2ndFred W. HammondRepublican
3rdThomas K. SmithRepublican
OntarioThomas B. WilsonRepublican
Orange1stCaleb H. BaumesRepublican
2ndJohn D. StiversRepublican
OrleansFrank A. WatersRepublican
OswegoThaddeus C. SweetRepublican
OtsegoChester A. MillerDemocrat
PutnamJohn R. YaleRepublican
Queens1stAndrew ZornDemocrat
2ndAlfred J. KennedyDemocrat
3rdOwen E. FitzpatrickDemocrat
4thHarry I. HuberDemocrat
Rensselaer1stFrederick C. FilleyRepublican
2ndBradford R. LansingRepublican
RichmondWilliam A. ShorttDemocratChairman of General Laws
RocklandGeorge A. BlauveltDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stFred J. GrayRepublican
2ndEdwin A. Merritt Jr.RepublicanMinority Leader
SaratogaWilliam M. MartinDemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages
SchenectadyJohn C. MyersDemocrat
SchoharieDaniel D. FrisbieDemocratelected Speaker; Chairman of Rules
SchuylerJohn W. GurnettDemocratChairman of Forestry, Fisheries and Game
SenecaCharles W. CosadDemocratChairman of Agriculture
Steuben1stThomas ShannonRepublican
2ndJohn SeeleyDemocratChairman of Soldiers' Home
Suffolk1stDeWitt C. TalmageRepublican
2ndFrederick SheideDemocrat
SullivanJohn K. EvansDemocratChairman of Internal Affairs
TiogaOtis S. BeachDemocrat
TompkinsMinor McDanielsDemocrat
Ulster1stGeorge WashburnDemocrat
2ndSamuel C. WaringRepublican
WarrenHenry E. H. BreretonRepublican
WashingtonJames S. ParkerRepublican
WayneAlbert YeomansRepublican
Westchester1stHarry W. HainesRepublican
2ndWilliam S. CoffeyRepublican
3rdFrank L. YoungRepublican
4thJohn A. GoodwinRepublican
WyomingHenry A. PierceRepublican
YatesFrank M. CollinDemocrat

Employees

Notes

  1. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/03/30/105024365.pdf $5,000,000 LOSS IN CAPITOL FIRE; West Wing Wrecked and State Library, with Historic Records, Almost Destroyed
  2. see Assembly Journal Vol. I, pg. 1027–1031 for report, and pg. 1037 for vote
  3. see Assembly Journal Vol. II, pg. 2001–2004 for report, and pg. 2004 for vote
  4. see Assembly Journal Vol. I, pg. 1031–1036 for report, and pg. 1038 for vote
  5. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1911/09/18/100503695.pdf LUKE McHENRY DIES

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