57th Wisconsin Legislature explained

57th Wisconsin Legislature
Body:	Wisconsin Legislature
Before:	56th
After:	58th
Chamber1:	Senate
Membership1:	33
Control1:	Republican
Chamber2:	Assembly
Membership2:	100
Control2:	Republican
Session1 Type:	Regular

The Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature convened from to 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, 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

• 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.

Major legislation

• 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

Senate summary

	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
Beginning of the next Legislature	0	2		31	33	0

Assembly summary

	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^[2]					91	99	1
From Dec. 31, 1925^[3]					90	98	2
From Jan. 3, 1926^[4]					89	97	3
From Aug. 20, 1926^[5]					88	96	4
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature	2	8	1		89	100	0

Sessions

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

Leaders

Senate leadership

• President of the Senate: Henry Huber (R)
• President pro tempore: Howard Teasdale (R–Sparta)

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: Herman W. Sachtjen (R–Madison) (until Dec. 31, 1925)
  • George A. Nelson (R–Milltown) (from April 15, 1926)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:^[6]

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee,		Denmark		Rep.
02			Oconto		Rep.
03	Milwaukee (South City)		Milwaukee		Soc.
04	Milwaukee (Northeast County		Milwaukee		Rep.
05			Milwaukee		Rep.
06			Milwaukee		Soc.
07	Milwaukee (Southeast County		Milwaukee		Soc.
08			West Milwaukee		Rep.
09			Milwaukee		Rep.
10	Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce,		River Falls		Rep.
11	Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas,		Superior		Rep.
12	Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer,		Glidden		Rep.
13			Iron Ridge		Rep.
14			Wittenberg		Rep.
15	Rock		Edgerton		Rep.
16	Crawford, Grant,		Fennimore		Rep.
17	Green, Iowa,		Gratiot		Rep.
18	,		Fond du Lac		Rep.
19			Winneconne		Rep.
20			Sheboygan Falls		Rep.
21	Racine		Racine		Rep.
22			Whitewater		Rep.
23			Iola		Rep.
24	Clark, Taylor,		Neillsville		Rep.
25			Marathon City		Rep.
26	Dane		Madison		Rep.
27	Columbia, Richland,		Portage		Rep.
28			Eau Claire		Rep.
29	Barron, Dunn,		Frederic		Rep.
30	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette,		Antigo		Rep.
31	Adams, Juneau, Monroe,		Sparta		Rep.
32	Jackson, La Crosse,		Holmen		Rep.
33					Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Fifty-Seventh Wisconsin Legislature:^[6]

Senate Dist.	County	Dist.	Representative	Party	Residence
31	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Adams
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Ashland			Rep.	Ashland
29	Barron			Rep.	Prairie Farm
		--Vacant from Apr. 15, 1925--
11	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Bayfield			Rep.	Washburn
02	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Brown	1			Rep.	Green Bay
	2			Rep.	Lawrence
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Durand
11				Rep.
		--Vacant from Jan. 3, 1926--
19	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Calumet			Rep.	Brillion
28	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Chippewa			Rep.	Cadott
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Clark			Rep.	Neillsville
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Columbia			Rep.	Lodi
16	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Crawford			Rep.	Soldiers Grove
26	text-align="left" rowspan="4"	Dane	1			Rep.	Madison
	--Vacant from Jan. 1, 1926--
	2			Rep.	Deerfield
	3			Rep.	Mount Horeb
13	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Dodge	1			Rep.	Brownsville
	2			Rep.	Burnett
01	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Door			Rep.	Ephraim
11	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Douglas	1			Rep.	Superior
	2			Rep.	Superior
29	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Dunn			Rep.	Menomonie
28	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Eau Claire			Rep.	Pleasant Valley
30	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Florence, Forest,			Rep.	Rhinelander
18	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Fond du Lac	1			Rep.	Fond du Lac
	2			Rep.	Campbellsport
16	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Grant	1			Rep.	Platteville
	2			Rep.	Boscobel
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Green			Rep.	Monroe
18	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Coloma
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Iowa			Rep.	Mineral Point
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Hurley
32	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Jackson			Rep.	Hixton
33	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Jefferson			Rep.	Waterloo
31	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Juneau			Rep.	Mauston
22	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Kenosha	1			Rep.	Kenosha
	2			Rep.	Genoa City
01	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Kewaunee			Rep.	Carlton
32	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	La Crosse	1			Rep.	La Crosse
	2			Rep.	West Salem
17	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Lafayette			Rep.	Lamont
30	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Dem.	Antigo
25	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Merrill
01	Manitowoc	1			Rep.	Manitowoc
			--Vacant from Aug. 20, 1926--
		2			Rep.	Maple Grove
25	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Marathon	1			Rep.	Marathon
	2			Rep.	Wausau
30	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Marinette			Rep.	Crivitz
09	text-align="left" rowspan="20"	Milwaukee	1			Rep.	Milwaukee
	2			Rep.	Milwaukee
04	3			Soc.	Milwaukee
	4			Soc.	Milwaukee
07	5			Rep.	Milwaukee
06	6			Rep.	Milwaukee
	7			Soc.	Milwaukee
03	8			Soc.	Milwaukee
06	9			Soc.	Milwaukee
08	10			Rep.	Milwaukee
03	11			Soc.	Milwaukee
05	12			Rep.	Milwaukee
04	13			Rep.	Milwaukee
07	14			Rep.	Milwaukee
05	15			Rep.	Milwaukee
08	16			Rep.	Wauwatosa
07	17			Rep.	Lake
04	18			Rep.	Whitefish Bay
08	19			Rep.	West Allis
05	20			Soc.	Milwaukee
31	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Monroe			Rep.	Greenfield
02	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Oconto			Rep.	Oconto
14	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Outagamie	1			Rep.	Black Creek
	2			Rep.	Kaukauna
20	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Ozaukee			Rep.	Theinsville
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Pierce			Rep.	Ellsworth
29	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Polk			Rep.	Milltown
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Portage			Rep.	New Hope
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Price			Rep.	Park Falls
21	text-align="left" rowspan="3"	Racine	1			Rep.	Racine
	2			Rep.	Racine
	3			Rep.	Raymond
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Richland			Rep.	Viola
15	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Rock	1			Rep.	Edgerton
	2			Rep.	Beloit
12	text-align="left" colspan="2"				Rep.	Bruce
27	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Sauk			Rep.	Loganville
14	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Shawano			Rep.	Belle Plaine
20	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Sheboygan	1			Rep.	Sheboygan
	2			Rep.	Cedar Grove
10	text-align="left" colspan="2"	St. Croix			Rep.	New Richmond
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Taylor			Rep.	Medford
32	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Trempealeau			Rep.	Arcadia
16	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Vernon			Rep.	Viroqua
22	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Walworth			Rep.	Walworth
13	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Washington			Rep.	Germantown
33	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Waukesha	1			Rep.	Wales
	2			Rep.	Sussex
23	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Waupaca			Rep.	Clintonville
19	text-align="left" rowspan="2"	Winnebago	1			Rep.	Oshkosh
	2			Rep.	Neenah
24	text-align="left" colspan="2"	Wood			Rep.	Marshfield

Committees

Senate committees

• Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture, Labor, and IndustriesH. J. Severson, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on CommitteesA. E. Garey, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Contingent ExpendituresH. J. F. Bilgrien, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and TaxationO. H. Johnson, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public WelfareC. B. Casperson, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on HighwaysJ. E. Cashman, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on the JudiciaryM. W. Heck, chair
• Senate Standing Committee on State and Local GovernmentJ. L. Barber, chair

Assembly committees

• Assembly Standing Committee on AgricultureA. Holly, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and ManufacturesA. M. Warden, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent ExpendituresH. W. Stokes, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on EducationG. Slack, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on ElectionsA. Beversdorf, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed BillsE. E. Royce, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled BillsT. Swanson, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and FeesG. W. Meggers, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Fish and GameF. E. Moul, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on HighwaysF. A. Frederick, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and BankingC. G. Price, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on the JudiciaryJ. W. Eber, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on LaborA. M. Miller, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on MunicipalitiesT. Engel, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on PrintingG. Zittlow, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Public WelfareM. Koenigs, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on RevisionC. Hillman, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on RulesC. G. Price, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on State AffairsJ. Goodman, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on TaxationG. W. Schmidt, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on Third ReadingR. Naumann, chair
• Assembly Standing Committee on TransportationE. B. Minier, chair

Joint committees

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

Employees

Senate employees

• Chief Clerk: F. W. Schoenfeld^[7]
  • 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^[7]
  • Journal Clerk: Max H. Albertz
• Sergeant-at-Arms: C. E. Hanson
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Stephen P. Saunders
• Postmaster: Frank C. Densmore

External links

• 1925: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature

Notes and References

1. State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 . 2021 . Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau . 978-1-7333817-1-0 . Barish . Lawrence S. . Lemanski . Lynn . https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2021_2022/160_historical_lists.pdf . Historical Lists . 467, 471, 475, 479–480 . March 11, 2023 .
2. Republican Frank Roemhild (Barron County) died.
3. Republican Herman W. Sachtjen (Dane County) resigned.
4. Republican Erick H. Johnson (Burnett & Washburn counties) died.
5. Republican Robert Naumann (Manitowoc County) died.
6. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 . Wisconsin State Printing Board . 1925 . Biographical . 636–683 . July 23, 2023 .
7. The Wisconsin Blue Book 1925 . Wisconsin State Printing Board . 1925 . Legislative . 626–629 . July 23, 2023 .