50th Wisconsin Legislature

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50th Wisconsin Legislature
49th 51st
Wisconsin State Capitol reconstruction ca.1909.png
Wisconsin State Capitol under reconstruction after the 1904 fire
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1911 January 6, 1913
ElectionNovember 8, 1910
Senate
Members33
Senate President Thomas Morris (R)
President pro tempore Harry C. Martin (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker C. A. Ingram (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 1911 July 15, 1911
Special sessions
Apr. 1912 Spec.April 30, 1912 May 6, 1912

The Fiftieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1911, to July 15, 1911, in regular session, and re-convened in a special session from April 30, 1912, to May 6, 1912. [1] During this term, legislative business was largely held in the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, which was the only part of the capitol to remain intact after the 1904 fire. [2]

Contents

This session was notable for the implementation of Wisconsin's first income tax the first income tax in the United States.

This session was also the high water mark for the Social Democratic Party in Wisconsin, representing 12 of Milwaukee County's 16 districts in the Assembly, and 2 of Milwaukee County's 5 Senate districts.

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1910. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 3, 1908. [1]

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Francis E. McGovern, of Milwaukee County, serving a two-year term, having won election in the 1910 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

Major legislation

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 4 seats
Social Dem.: 2 seats
Republican: 27 seats WI Senate 1911.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 4 seats
  Social Dem.: 2 seats
  Republican: 27 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. S.D. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 4128330
Start of 1st Session4227330
From December 21, 1911 [note 1] 26321
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 7125330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 29 seats
Social Dem.: 12 seats
Republican: 59 seats WI Assembly 1911.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 29 seats
  Social Dem.: 12 seats
  Republican: 59 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. S.D. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 17379991
Start of 1st Session2912591000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 356591000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Fiftieth Wisconsin Legislature: [3]

Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette M. W. Perry Algoma Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Timothy Burke Green Bay Rep.
03 Kenosha & Racine Isaac T. Bishop Somers Rep.
04 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Henry Bodenstab Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (City Center) George J. Weigle Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (City Northwest) Winfield R. Gaylord Milwaukee Soc.D.
07 Milwaukee (Southern & Western County) Gabriel Zophy Milwaukee Soc.D.
08 Milwaukee (City South) John C. Kleczka Milwaukee Rep.
09 Adams, Marquette, Waushara, & Wood Edward F. Kileen Wautoma Rep.
10 Pierce & St. Croix Walter C. Owen Maiden Rock Rep.
11 Burnett, Douglas, & Polk Victor Linley Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Bayfield, Price, Sawyer, Taylor, & Washburn Albert W. Sanborn Ashland Rep.
13 Dodge Paul O. Husting Mayville Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano J. Elmer Lehr Appleton Rep.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc Samuel W. Randolph Manitowoc Dem.
16 Crawford & Grant John J. Blaine Boscobel Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette Harry C. Martin Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Green Lake Edward H. Lyons Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Winnebago Merritt F. White Winneconne Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Henry Krumrey Plymouth Rep.
21 Portage & Waupaca Edward E. Browne Waupaca Rep.
22 Rock John M. Whitehead Janesville Rep.
23 Jefferson & Walworth Charles A. Snover Fort Atkinson Dem.
24 Chippewa, Eau Claire , & Rusk John W. Thomas Chippewa Falls Rep.
25 Clark & Marathon W. W. Albers Wausau Dem.
26 Dane John S. Donald Mount Horeb Rep.
27 Columbia & Sauk John M. True Baraboo Rep.
28 Richland, & Vernon David G. James Richland Center Rep.
29 Barron, Buffalo, Dunn, & Pepin George E. Scott Prairie Farm Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Iron, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, & Vilas James A. Wright (died December 21, 1911) Merrill Rep.
--Vacant from December 21, 1911--
31 Jackson, Juneau, & Monroe Howard Teasdale Sparta Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau Otto Bosshard La Crosse Rep.
33 Washington & Waukesha George E. Hoyt Menomonee Falls Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Fiftieth Wisconsin Legislature: [3]

Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams & Marquette George W. Bingham Rep. Friendship
12 Ashland Ove H. Berg Rep. Ashland
29 Barron Andrew Gulickson Rep. Stanley
12 Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn William Knight Rep. Bayfield
02 Brown 1 E. A. Raymond Rep. Green Bay
2 Henry J. Janssen Dem. De Pere
29 Buffalo & Pepin C. A. Ingram Rep. Durand
11 Burnett & Polk Axel Johnson Rep. Apple River
15 Calumet Lewis Rupp Dem. Charlestown
24 Chippewa & Rusk 1 Thomas A. Roycraft Rep. Lafayette
2 Chris P. Ellingson Rep. Hawkins
25 Clark Fred W. Draper Rep. Loyal
27 Columbia 1 Andrew Stevenson Rep. Arlington
2 Elmer E. Haight Rep. Lowville
16 Crawford Albert H. Long Dem.
26 Dane 1 C. A. Harper Rep. Madison
2 Otto Onstad Rep. Christiana
3 Arthur H. Sholts Rep. Oregon
13 Dodge 1 Charles Lentz Dem. Herman
2 Henry E. Krueger Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Lewis L. Johnson Rep. Clay Banks
11 Douglas 1 James B. French Rep. Superior
2 Ray J. Nye Rep. Superior
29 Dunn James D. Millar Rep. Menomonie
24 Eau Claire 1 Julius C. Gilbertson Rep. Eau Claire
2 Taylor Frye Rep. Fairchild
30 Florence, Forest, & Langlade William Reader Rep. Peck
18 Fond du Lac 1 Christian Pickart Dem. Marshfield
2 Roy E. Reed Rep. Ripon
16 Grant 1 Allen Wells Rep.
2 David Schreiner Rep. Lancaster
17 Green Willis Ludlow Dem. Monroe
18 Green Lake Newcomb Spoor Rep. Berlin
17 Iowa Thomas M. Evans Dem. Highland
30 Iron, Oneida, & Vilas Daniel B. Stevens Rep. Rhinelander
31 Jackson Merlin Hull Rep. Black River Falls
23 Jefferson 1 C. F. Viebahn Dem. Watertown
2 Oscar F. Roessler Dem. Jefferson
31 Juneau H. J. Mortensen Rep. New Lisbon
03 Kenosha Mathias J. Scholey Dem. Kenosha
01 Kewaunee August Fenske Dem. Ahnapee
32 La Crosse 1 John E. McConnell Rep. La Crosse
2 E. J. Kneen Dem. Bangor
17 Lafayette Eugene D. Parkinson Dem. Fayette
30 Lincoln John O'Day Dem. Merrill
15 Manitowoc 1 Carl Hansen Dem. Manitowoc
2 Anton D. Strouf Dem. Kossuth
25 Marathon 1 Nicholas Schmidt Dem. Marathon City
2 Arthur J. Plowman Dem. Elderon
01 Marinette 1 Christ Johnson Rep. Marinette
2 E. O. Thomas Rep. Peshtigo
04 Milwaukee 1 Erich C. Stern Rep. Milwaukee
05 2 W. J. Gilboy Soc.D. Milwaukee
07 3 Frank Metcalfe Soc.D. Milwaukee
05 4 Carl H. Dorner Rep. Milwaukee
08 5 Jacob Hahn Soc.D. Milwaukee
05 6 Chauncey W. Yockey Rep. Milwaukee
07 7 Charles B. Perry Rep. Wauwatosa
08 8 James Vint Soc.D. Milwaukee
06 9 Edmund J. Berner Soc.D. Milwaukee
10 Arthur Kahn Soc.D. Milwaukee
08 11 Frederick Brockhausen Soc.D. Milwaukee
06 12 Max E. Binner Soc.D. Milwaukee
04 13 George Klenzendorff Soc.D. Milwaukee
07 14 Michael Katzban Soc.D. Milwaukee
04 15 Edward H. Kiefer Soc.D. Milwaukee
06 16 Frank J. Weber Soc.D. Milwaukee
31 Monroe John R. Jones Rep. Leon
02 Oconto Robert Hintz Rep. Underhill
14 Outagamie 1 Clinton B. Ballard Rep. Grand Chute
2 William M. Rohan Dem. Buchanan
20 Ozaukee William J. Bichler Dem. Belgium
10 Pierce William A. Kay Rep. Martell
21 Portage Orestes A. Crowell Rep. Almond
12 Price & Taylor Elias L. Urquhart Rep. Medford
03 Racine 1 William H. Bell Rep. Racine
2 John H. Kamper Rep. Raymond
28 Richland Chris Monson Rep. Akan
22 Rock 1 Lewis E. Gettle Rep. Edgerton
2 Grant U. Fisher Rep. Janesville
3 Simon Smith Rep. Beloit
27 Sauk 1 John R. Hofstatter Dem. Baraboo
2 Albert O. Sorge Dem. Reedsburg
14 Shawano Thomas J. Mahon Rep. Birnamwood
20 Sheboygan 1 Otto B. Joerns Dem. Sheboygan
2 Otto A. La Budde Dem. Elkhart Lake
10 St. Croix Andrew P. Kealy Dem. Hammond
32 Trempealeau Peter Nelton Dem. Chimney Rock
28 Vernon Lawrence Grimsrud Rep. Westby
23 Walworth S. Clayton Goff Rep. Elkhorn
33 Washington Henry V. Schwalbach Dem. Germantown
Waukesha 1 Laurel E. Youmans Rep. Mukwonago
2 Phil H. Jones Rep. Delafield
21 Waupaca 1 Andrew R. Potts Rep. Dayton
2 Otto L. Olen Rep. Clintonville
09 Waushara Michael O'Connor Rep. Hancock
19 Winnebago 1 Robert L. Clark Rep. Oshkosh
2 Julius H. Dennhardt Rep. Neenah
3 Wilbur E. Hurlbut Rep. Oshkosh
09 Wood William E. Wheelan Dem. Grand Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

Notes

  1. Republican James A. Wright (30th District) died December 21, 1911.

References

  1. 1 2 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, 474, 479–480. ISBN   978-1-7333817-1-0 . Retrieved January 28, 2023.
  2. Janik, Erika (February 27, 2017). "1904 Fire Gutted Capitol, Nearly Cost Madison State Capitol". Wisconsin Public Radio . Retrieved December 29, 2022.
  3. 1 2 Beck, J.D., ed. (1911). "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 725–786. Retrieved February 7, 2023.
  4. 1 2 Beck, J.D., ed. (1911). "Legislative Officers and Committees". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 350–353. Retrieved February 7, 2023.