45th Wisconsin Legislature

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45th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1901 January 5, 1903
ElectionNovember 6, 1900
Senate
Members33
Senate President Jesse Stone (R)
until May 11, 1902
President pro tempore James J. McGillivray (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker George H. Ray (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 1901 May 15, 1901

The Forty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1901, to May 15, 1901, in regular session. [1]

Contents

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 6, 1900. 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 8, 1898. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate 1899.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 231330
Start of 1st Session231330
From April 29, 190130321
From December 12, 190129312
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 330330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 81 seats WI Assembly 1899.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 19811000
Start of 1st Session19811000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 2574991

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1899.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette De Wayne Stebbins Algoma Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Henry F. Hagemeister Green Bay Rep.
03 Kenosha & Racine John F. Reynolds Randall Rep.
04 Milwaukee (Northern Part) J. Herbert Green Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (City Center) Frank A. Anson Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (City Northwest) William Devos Milwaukee Rep.
07 Milwaukee (Southern & Western County) Barney Eaton Milwaukee Rep.
08 Milwaukee (City South) Julius E. Roehr Milwaukee Rep.
09 Adams, Marquette, Waushara, & Wood Thomas Fearne (died April 29, 1901) Richfield Rep.
10 Pierce & St. Croix Orville W. Mosher New Richmond Rep.
11 Burnett, Douglas, & Polk Edgar G. Mills West Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, & Washburn William O'Neil Washburn Rep.
13 Dodge Michael A. Jacobs Beaver Dam Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano T. A. Willy Appleton Rep.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc Norman Knudson Manitowoc Rep.
16 Grant & Iowa Edward E. Burns Platteville Rep.
17 Green, Lafayette, & southern Rock Harry C. Martin Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Green Lake Elmer D. Morse Princeton Rep.
19 Winnebago Henry I. Weed Oshkosh Dem.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan George W. Wolff Rhine Rep.
21 Portage & Waupaca William H. Hatton New London Rep.
22 Northern Rock & western Jefferson John M. Whitehead Janesville Rep.
23 Walworth & eastern Jefferson John H. Harris Elkhorn Rep.
24 Buffalo, Eau Claire , & Pepin Frank McDonough Eau Claire Rep.
25 Clark & Marathon Andrew L. Kreutzer Wausau Rep.
26 Dane George P. Miller Madison Rep.
27 Columbia & Sauk William G. Bissell Lodi Rep.
28 Crawford, Richland, & Vernon Oliver Munson Viroqua Rep.
29 Chippewa & Dunn James H. Stout Menomonie Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, & Vilas Daniel E. Riordan Eagle River Rep.
31 Jackson, Juneau, & Monroe James J. McGillivray Black River Falls Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau John C. Gaveney Arcadia Rep.
33 Washington & Waukesha Alfred M. Jones Waukesha Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 81 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1901.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1901 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams & Marquette John A. Henry Rep. Easton
12 Ashland & Iron George P. Rossman Rep. Ashland
Barron Kapp Rasmussen Rep. Rice Lake
Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn W. L. McCormick Rep. Hayward
02 Brown 1 Willard Burdeau Rep. Suamico
2 Michael J. Flaherty Dem. Morrison
24 Buffalo & Pepin Charles W. Gilman Rep. Mondovi
11 Burnett & Polk Ole Erickson Rep. Grantsburg
15 Calumet Isaac N. McComb Dem. Brillion
29 Chippewa 1 Joseph Meloney Rep. Bloomer
2 John W. Thomas Rep. Chippewa Falls
25 Clark Lafayette M. Sturdevant Rep. Neillsville
27 Columbia 1 George McMillan Rep. Arlington
2 Lynn N. Coapman Rep. Wyocena
28 Crawford John A. Haggerty Rep. Ferryville
26 Dane 1 E. Ray Stevens Rep. Madison
2 Ole K. Roe Rep. Stoughton
3 Herman Fessenfeld Dem. Black Earth
13 Dodge 1 Henry R. Moldenhauer Dem. Lebanon
2 Josephus Williams Dem. Fox Lake
01 Door Henry J. Overbeck Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 Irvine Lenroot Rep. Superior
2 Wallace W. Andrew Rep. Superior
29 Dunn Albert R. Hall Rep. Knapp
24 Eau Claire 1 John H. Young Rep. Eau Claire
2 Charles Silkworth Rep. Otter Creek
30 Florence, Forest, & Langlade Leroy McGill Rep. Florence
18 Fond du Lac 1 Raphael Katz Dem. Fond du Lac
2 James Fenelon Rep. Ripon
16 Grant 1 Delford Brunson Rep. Fennimore
2 Sherman E. Smalley Rep. Cuba City
17 Green A. Clarke Dodge Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake William J. Middleton Rep. Berlin
16 Iowa Bjorn Holland Rep. Hollandale
31 Jackson Edwin A. Miller Rep. Hixton
23 Jefferson 1 George J. Kern Dem. Sullivan
22 2 Lewis Benson Dem. Oakland
31 Juneau John M. Barlow Rep. New Lisbon
03 Kenosha S. Dwight Slade Rep. Wheatland
01 Kewaunee William Rogers Dem. Kewaunee
32 La Crosse 1 George H. Ray Rep. La Crosse
2 Andrew C. Hansen Rep. Farmington
17 Lafayette Philo A. Orton Rep. Darlington
30 Lincoln & Taylor Edward W. Whitson Rep. Tomahawk
15 Manitowoc 1 Joseph Willott Jr. Rep. Manitowoc
2 Jonas Gagnon Dem. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Alfred M. Cook Dem. Unity
2 Herman Miller Rep. Wausau
01 Marinette Frederick M. Price Rep. Peshtigo
05 Milwaukee 1 Francis B. Keene Rep. Milwaukee
2 Maurice A. McCabe Dem. Milwaukee
07 3 Levi A. Miner Rep. South Milwaukee
05 4 August Zinn Rep. Milwaukee
08 5 Fred Esau Dem. Milwaukee
04 6 Francis Eline Dem. Milwaukee
07 7 Frederick Hartung Rep. Wauwatosa
08 8 Reinhold Thiessenhusen Rep. Milwaukee
06 9 John C. Karel Dem. Milwaukee
10 George Rankl Rep. Milwaukee
08 11 Herman Pomrening Rep. Milwaukee
06 12 Charles Barker Rep. Milwaukee
04 13 Henry Soltwedel Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 August Gawin Dem. Milwaukee
04 15 John E. Norton Rep. Granville
31 Monroe Evan R. Jones Rep. Sparta
02 Oconto Henry Johnson Rep. Suring
30 Oneida, Price, & Vilas Nathan E. Lane Rep. Phillips
14 Outagamie 1 Warren L. Root Rep. Appleton
2 David Hodgins Rep. Hortonville
20 Ozaukee Herman Schellenberg Dem. Cedarburg
10 Pierce Harry J. Park Rep. Spring Valley
21 Portage 1 William F. Collins Dem. Stevens Point
2 Fred J. Frost Rep. Almond
03 Racine 1 John W. Owen Rep. Racine
2 George Ela Rep. Rochester
28 Richland John H. Babb Rep. Sylvan
22 Rock 1 Charles L. Valentine Rep. Janesville
2 Almeron Eager Rep. Evansville
17 3 Halvor Cleophas Rep. Beloit
27 Sauk 1 Franklin Johnson Rep. Baraboo
2 Evan W. Evans Dem. Spring Green
14 Shawano Jonas Swenholt Rep. Shawano
20 Sheboygan 1 Martin O. Galaway Rep. Sheboygan
2 George W. Spratt Rep. Sheboygan Falls
3 Henry Krumrey Rep. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Henry Anderson Rep. Baldwin
32 Trempealeau Eugene F. Clark Rep. Galesville
28 Vernon Andrew H. Dahl Rep. Westby
23 Walworth 1 Everett E. Dow Rep. La Grange
2 Albert E. Smith Rep. Delavan
33 Washington P. G. Duerrwaechter Rep. Germantown
Waukesha 1 James Johnston Rep. Mukwonago
2 Roderick Ainsworth Rep. Merton
21 Waupaca 1 Emil H. Steiger Rep. Fremont
2 Andrew Jensen Rep. New London
09 Waushara David Evans Jr. Rep. Aurora
19 Winnebago 1 Herman E. Manuel Rep. Oshkosh
2 Edwin A. Williams Rep. Neenah
3 Christian Sarau Rep. Oshkosh
09 Wood Frank A. Cady Rep. Marshfield

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Employees

Senate employees

Senate Chief Clerk's Department

  • Chief Clerk: Walter Houser [3]
    • Journal Clerk: F. E. Andrews
    • Bookkeeper: Andrew Rood
    • Proofreader: I. S. Dunn
    • Engrossing Clerk: Fred Peterson
      • Assistant Engrossing Clerk: D. G. Sampson
    • Enrolling Clerk: A. B. Cargill
      • Assistant Enrolling Clerk: G. A. Tucker
    • Index Clerk: Frank Eaton
      • Assistant Index Clerk: Ed. F. Ditmar
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Percy S. Elwell
    • Clerk for the Committee on Bills on 3rd Reading: John Meili
    • Clerk for the Committee on Claims: G. I. McDonald
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: Hugh Wilson
    • Committee Clerks and Assistants:
      • Arthur M. Fisher
      • M. V. Dorwin
    • Stenographers:
      • E. B. Yule
      • John D. Gill
      • Robert M. Davis
      • Nelson M. Wilcox
    • Comparing Clerks:
      • E. D. Peake
      • Mrs. Maud Barnes
      • Ida M. Goss
      • Oscar Kreutzer
    • Telephone Attendant: Harry Lamphere
    • Custodian of the Engrossing Room: B. H. Strow
    • Custodian of the Enrolling Room: A. Burson

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms' Department

  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Pettibone
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. B. Moon
  • Postmaster: Christoph Paulus
    • Assistant Postmaster: H. W. Rood
  • Document Clerk: E. A. Hanks
    • Document Room Attendant: L. L. Lathrop
  • Doorkeepers:
    • Fred Hanson
    • Robert Lowerre
    • Richard Lubnow
    • S. A. Pettibone
  • Gallery Attendant: Will Thomas
  • General Attendants:
    • Hugo Jeske
    • F. F. Massant
  • Night Watch: Walther Abel
  • Janitor: Dana Woodworth
  • Custodian: Jacob Ditschler
  • Laborer: James F. Holt
  • Messengers:
    • Harry Kelly
    • Darwin Fallott
    • Jno. Taylor
    • Jno. F. Trainor
    • Harry E. May
    • E. C. Mills
    • Emil J. Reuther
    • William Holmes

Assembly employees

Assembly Chief Clerk's Department

  • Chief Clerk: Winslow A. Nowell [3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Frederic W. Coon
    • Journal Clerks:
      • Fred Nelson
      • Edward H. McNeill
    • Bookkeepers:
      • Jos. B. Foster
      • C. E. Shaffer
    • Proofreader: J. H. Waggoner
    • Engrossing Clerk: C. H. Carter
      • Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Claire Currier
    • Enrolling Clerk: J. K. Smith
      • Assistant Enrolling Clerk: John Eckstrome
    • Index Clerk: Fred H. Hartwell
      • Assistant Index Clerk: Bert S. Oscar
    • Stationary Clerk: Henry H. McGraw
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: James McKesson
    • Clerk for the Committee on Bills on 3rd Reading: Edgar I. Waring
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Jessie A. Jensen
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: James DeGarmo
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: E. N. Bowers
    • General Committee Clerks:
      • Thomas Toner
      • Thomas Hayes
    • Stenographers:
      • Almeda Sturdevant
      • Louis Kloepfel
      • Raymond Frazier
      • Charles Voigt
    • Comparing Clerks:
      • Mary E. Chadwick
      • Effie Heydlauff
      • Aluna Christie
      • Nellie L. Proctor

Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms' Department

  • Sergeant-at-Arms: A. M. Anderson
  • Postmaster: E. B. Tousley
    • Assistant Postmaster: J. A. Kellman
  • Document Clerks:
    • J. H. Foster
    • J. J. Osborn
  • Day Attendant: H. T. Mower
  • Doorkeepers:
    • Victor Cronk
    • Charles J. Weisser
    • J. B. Nuegent
    • Lansing Williams
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • Julius Howland
    • Peter Steinert
  • Porter: George Coulter
  • Flagman: Frank Voeltner
  • Night Watch: J. R. Fisher
  • Committee Room Custodians:
    • Robert Drews
    • Abe Herman
  • Cloak Room Attendants:
    • J. T. Johnson
    • J. R. Jones

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