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Wisconsin legislative term for 1917–1918
The Fifty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1917, to July 16, 1917, in regular session, and re-convened in two special sessions in February and September 1918.
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During this session, the new
Wisconsin State Capitol was completed after 13 years of reconstruction following the 1904 fire. The official dedication ceremony was postponed until the end of
World War I .
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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 7, 1916. 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 3, 1914.
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Major events
January 11, 1917: The
Kingsland explosion destroyed approximately 500,000 rounds of artillery ammunition in
Lyndhurst, New Jersey .
February 1, 1917: The
German Empire announced that it would resume
unrestricted submarine warfare , rescinding the
Sussex pledge .
February 3, 1917: The United States severed diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 24, 1917: British intelligence shared the
Zimmermann Telegram with American Ambassador
Walter Hines Page , in which the German Empire proposed a military alliance with Mexico if the United States entered the war against Germany.
March 4, 1917:
Second inauguration of President
Woodrow Wilson .
March 15, 1917: Following the
February Revolution , Tsar
Nicholas II abdicated his throne, bringing an end to the
Russian Empire .
April 3, 1917:
Walter C. Owen was elected justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating incumbent justice
Roujet D. Marshall .
April 6, 1917: The United States declared war on the
German Empire , beginning their active participation in
World War I .
April 26, 1917: The Wisconsin Senate voted to expel senator
Frank Raguse after he refused to affirm his allegiance to the United States. Raguse remains the only member of the Wisconsin State Legislature to have been expelled.
May 18, 1917: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the
Selective Service Act of 1917 , giving the president the power of
conscription .
June 15, 1917: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the
Espionage Act of 1917 , to prevent interference with U.S. war activities or promoting the interests of U.S. war opponents.
July 18, 1917: Regiments of the Wisconsin National Guard were activated and organized into the
32nd Infantry Division for federal service.
October 6, 1917: The first
University of Wisconsin football game to be played at
Camp Randall Stadium .
October 21, 1917: Wisconsin's junior United States senator,
Paul O. Husting , died in a hunting accident.
November 7, 1917: Amidst the
October Revolution in Russia, workers stormed the
Winter Palace and destroyed the
Russian Provisional Government , triggering the
Russian Civil War .
November 24, 1917: A bomb killed 9 members of the
Milwaukee Police Department in the most deadly single incident for American police until the
September 11 attacks of 2001.
January 1918: First known cases of
Spanish flu were observed in
Haskell County, Kansas .
March 3, 1918: The
Treaty of Brest-Litovsk was signed between the
Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the
Central Powers , ending Russia's involvement in World War I.
April 2, 1918:
Irvine Lenroot was elected United States senator from Wisconsin in a special election.
May 18, 1918: Wisconsin's mobilized regiments in the 32nd Infantry Division arrived at the
western front of
World War I and continued on the line until the end of the war.
November 5, 1918:
Emanuel L. Philipp was
re-elected
Governor of Wisconsin , his third term.
November 9, 1918: Kaiser
Wilhelm II abdicated his throne, ending the
German Empire . The
German Republic was
proclaimed as successor state.
November 11, 1918: The
German Republic agreed to an
armistice with the
Entente , effectively ending major combat in
World War I .
December 4, 1918: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson departed to attend the
Paris Peace Conference , becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit Europe.
Major legislation
1917 Joint Resolution 20: Joint Resolution to amend sections 6 and 7, of article VII, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, relating to circuit judges,
1917 Joint Resolution 20 . First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the constitution to allow the legislature to reduce the number of judicial circuits and assign multiple judges to single circuits.
1917 Joint Resolution 23: Joint Resolution to amend section 21 of article IV of the constitution, relating to compensation of members of the legislature,
1917 Joint Resolution 23 . First legislative passage of a proposted amendment to allow legislative salaries to be set by law, rather than fixed by the constitution.
1917 Joint Resolution 24: Joint Resolution to provide for the appointment of a joint committee of the legislature to investigate the subject of "Social Insurance",
1917 Joint Resolution 24 .
Party summary
Senate summary
Senate partisan composition Democratic: 6 seats
Social Dem.: 3 seats
Republican: 24 seats
Assembly summary
Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 14 seats
Social Dem.: 7 seats
Republican: 79 seats
Sessions
Regular session: January 10, 1917 – July 16, 1917
February 1918 special session: February 19, 1918 – March 9, 1918
September 1918 special session: September 24, 1918 – September 25, 1918
Leaders
Senate leadership
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Fifty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:
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Senate partisan representation Democratic: 6 seats
Social Dem.: 3 seats
Republican: 24 seats
Dist.
Counties
Senator
Residence
Party
01
Door ,
Kewaunee , &
Marinette
M. W. Perry
Algoma
Rep.
02
Brown &
Oconto
Timothy Burke
Green Bay
Rep.
03
Kenosha &
Racine
Charles H. Everett
Racine
Rep.
04
Milwaukee (Northern Part)
Herman C. Schultz
Milwaukee
Rep.
05
Milwaukee (Middle-West County & Central-Western City)
H. O. Reinnoldt
Milwaukee
Rep.
06
Milwaukee (Northern City)
W. C. Zumach
Milwaukee
Soc.D.
07
Milwaukee (Southern County)
Louis A. Arnold
Milwaukee
Soc.D.
08
Milwaukee (City South)
Frank Raguse (expelled April 27, 1917)
Milwaukee
Soc.D.
--Vacant from April 27, 1917--
09
Milwaukee (City Downtown)
David V. Jennings
Milwaukee
Dem.
10
Buffalo ,
Pepin ,
Pierce , &
St. Croix
George B. Skogmo
River Falls
Rep.
11
Burnett ,
Douglas , &
Washburn
Fred A. Baxter
Superior
Rep.
12
Ashland ,
Bayfield ,
Price ,
Rusk , &
Sawyer
A. H. Wilkinson
Bayfield
Rep.
13
Dodge &
Washington
Byron Barwig
Mayville
Dem.
14
Outagamie &
Shawano
Antone Kuckuk
Shawano
Rep.
15
Calumet &
Manitowoc
Henry Rollmann
Chilton
Dem.
16
Crawford ,
Grant , &
Richland
Henry E. Roethe
Fennimore
Rep.
17
Green ,
Iowa , &
Lafayette
Platt Whitman
Highland
Rep.
18
Fond du Lac &
Green Lake
Albert J. Pullen
North Fond du Lac
Rep.
19
Winnebago
William M. Bray
Oshkosh
Rep.
20
Ozaukee &
Sheboygan
Theodore Benfey
Sheboygan
Rep.
21
Adams ,
Juneau ,
Marquette , &
Waushara
Frank H. Hanson
Mauston
Rep.
22
Rock &
Walworth
Lawrence E. Cunningham
Beloit
Rep.
23
Portage &
Waupaca
Andrew R. Potts
Dayton
Rep.
24
Clark &
Wood
Isaac P. Witter
Grand Rapids
Rep.
25
Langlade &
Marathon
W. W. Albers
Wausau
Dem.
26
Dane
Henry Huber
Stoughton
Rep.
27
Columbia &
Sauk
George Staudenmayer
Caledonia
Dem.
28
Chippewa , &
Eau Claire
Roy P. Wilcox
Eau Claire
Rep.
29
Barron ,
Dunn , &
Polk
Algodt C. Anderson
Menomonie
Rep.
30
Florence ,
Forest ,
Iron ,
Lincoln ,
Oneida ,
Taylor , &
Vilas
Willard T. Stevens
Rhinelander
Rep.
31
Jackson ,
Monroe , &
Vernon
J. Henry Bennett
Viroqua
Rep.
32
La Crosse &
Trempealeau
Eugene F. Clark
Galesville
Rep.
33
Jefferson &
Waukesha
Charles Mulberger
Watertown
Dem.
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Fifty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:
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Assembly partisan composition Democratic: 14 seats
Social Dem.: 7 seats
Republican: 79 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate Dist.
County
Dist.
Representative
Party
Residence
21
Adams &
Marquette
Alan Galbraith
Rep.
Friendship
12
Ashland
John C. Chapple
Rep.
Ashland
29
Barron
Isaac J. Kvam (died Feb. 14, 1917)
Rep.
Rice Lake
C. A. Beggs (from Apr. 10, 1917)
Dem.
Rice Lake
12
Bayfield
Walter A. Duffy
Rep.
02
Brown
1
Nicholas Feldhausen
Dem.
Green Bay
2
Henry J. Janssen
Dem.
De Pere
10
Buffalo &
Pepin
Frank Schaettle
Rep.
Mondovi
11
Burnett &
Washburn
James H. Jensen
Rep.
Grantsburg
15
Calumet
Otto Luehrs
Rep.
Charlestown
28
Chippewa
Western Woodard
Rep.
Bloomer
24
Clark
William L. Smith
Rep.
Neillsville
27
Columbia
W. R. Chipman
Rep.
Leeds
16
Crawford
O. P. Vaughan
Rep.
Wauzeka
26
Dane
1
William T. Evjue
Rep.
Madison
2
James C. Hanson
Rep.
Christiana
3
Homer A. Stone
Rep.
Fitchburg
13
Dodge
1
Edmund J. Labuwi
Rep.
Neosho
2
Samuel R. Webster
Rep.
Elba
01
Door
Frank N. Graass
Rep.
11
Douglas
1
R. H. Bradley
Rep.
Superior
2
J. W. Conner
Rep.
29
Dunn
Carl Pieper
Rep.
Menomonie
28
Eau Claire
C. N. Saugen
Rep.
Pleasant Valley
30
Florence ,
Forest , &
Oneida
Arthur M. Rogers
Rep.
Ross
18
Fond du Lac
1
Herman Schroeder
Rep.
Empire
2
John E. Johnson
Rep.
Brandon
16
Grant
1
Benjamin Webster
Rep.
Platteville
2
John J. Ruka
Rep.
Boscobel
17
Green
S. A. Schindler
Rep.
New Glarus
18
Green Lake
Newcomb Spoor
Rep.
Berlin
17
Iowa
John T. Williams
Rep.
Dodgeville
30
Iron &
Vilas
Edward A. Everett (res. July 1, 1917)
Rep.
Eagle River
Griffith Thomas (from Feb. 19, 1918)
Rep.
Hurley
31
Jackson
Peter A. Hemmy
Rep.
Alma
33
Jefferson
1
H. J. Grell
Rep.
Johnson Creek
2
William Everson
Dem.
Lake Mills
21
Juneau
George Frohmader
Rep.
Camp Douglas
03
Kenosha
Edward J. Vincent
Rep.
01
Kewaunee
William H. O'Brien
Dem.
Franklin
32
La Crosse
1
Carl Kurtenecker
Rep.
La Crosse
2
Henry Freehoff
Rep.
Greenfield
17
Lafayette
Julius M. Engebretson
Rep.
Wiota
25
Langlade
Edward Nordman
Dem.
Polar
30
Lincoln
Robert Kleinschmidt
Rep.
Corning
15
Manitowoc
1
Carl Hansen (died Jan. 3, 1918)
Dem.
Manitowoc
Walter Wittman (from Feb. 19, 1918)
Dem.
Manitowoc
2
Martin Rappel
Dem.
Rockland
25
Marathon
1
Herman Hedrich
Rep.
Holton
2
D. S. Burnett (res. Dec. 25, 1917)
Rep.
Herman Marth (from Feb. 19, 1918)
Soc.
Wausau
01
Marinette
F. N. Bernardy
Rep.
09
Milwaukee
1
Ben H. Mahon
Rep.
Milwaukee
2
William A. Campbell
Rep.
Milwaukee
3
John P. Donnelly
Dem.
Milwaukee
05
4
Henry Ohl Jr.
Soc.
Milwaukee
08
5
Gilbert Poor
Soc.
Milwaukee
05
6
Charles Schiewitz
Rep.
Milwaukee
7
Bernhard Gettelman
Rep.
Milwaukee
08
8
Frank Kubatzki
Dem.
Milwaukee
06
9
Herman O. Kent
Soc.
Milwaukee
04
10
Glenn P. Turner
Soc.
Milwaukee
08
11
William E. Jordan
Soc.
Milwaukee
12
William L. Smith
Soc.
Milwaukee
04
13
Hugo Jeske
Rep.
Milwaukee
07
14
Thomas Szewczykowski
Dem.
Milwaukee
05
15
Theodore Engel
Rep.
Milwaukee
16
William A. Schroeder
Rep.
Wauwatosa
07
17
Frank Metcalfe
Soc.
Milwaukee
04
18
Arnold C. Otto
Rep.
Milwaukee
07
19
Delbert Miller
Rep.
West Allis
31
Monroe
Miles Hineman
Rep.
Tomah
02
Oconto
Albert Marlett
Rep.
14
Outagamie
1
Herman W. Wieckert
Dem.
2
Thomas W. Armstrong
Rep.
Kaukauna
20
Ozaukee
Eugene J. Poole
Dem.
Cedarburg
10
Pierce
Charles E. Hanson
Rep.
River Falls
29
Polk
Carl B. Casperson
Rep.
Laketown
23
Portage
George D. Whiteside
Rep.
Plover
12
Price
Hugo Kandutsch
Rep.
Kennan
03
Racine
1
John Dixon
Rep.
Racine
2
P. Walter Petersen
Rep.
Racine
28
Richland
John C. Anderson
Rep.
Cazenovia
22
Rock
1
Lawrence C. Whittet
Rep.
Edgerton
2
Charles D. Rosa
Rep.
Beloit
12
Rusk &
Sawyer
V. V. Miller
Rep.
Grant
27
Sauk
George Carpenter
Rep.
Baraboo
14
Shawano
J. H. Van Doren
Rep.
Birnamwood
20
Sheboygan
1
John J. Koepsell
Rep.
Sheboygan
2
R. B. Melvin
Rep.
10
St. Croix
John A. Chinnock
Rep.
Hudson
30
Taylor
John Gamper
Rep.
Medford
32
Trempealeau
John F. Hager
Rep.
Whitehall
31
Vernon
Clarence H. Carter
Rep.
23
Walworth
Riley S. Young
Rep.
Darien
13
Washington
Jacob J. Aulenbacher
Rep.
Richfield
33
Waukesha
1
John F. Buckley
Rep.
Waukesha
2
W. H. Edwards
Rep.
Sussex
23
Waupaca
Fred Hess
Rep.
Clintonville
21
Waushara
F. M. Clark
Rep.
Wild Rose
19
Winnebago
1
Martin T. Battis
Rep.
Oshkosh
2
William Arnemann (died Dec. 10, 1917)
Dem.
Neenah
Publius Lawson (from Feb. 19, 1918)
Rep.
Menasha
3
Charles F. Hart
Rep.
Oshkosh
24
Wood
Byron Whittingham
Rep.
Arpin
Committees
Senate committees
Senate Standing Committee on Committees – M. W. Perry, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – C. H. Everett, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Corporations – W. M. Bray, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – M. W. Perry, chair
Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – J. H. Bennett, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – T. Burke, chair
Senate Standing Committee on State Affairs – W. T. Stevens, chair
Senate Special Committee on Conservation – F. H. Hanson, chair
Senate Special Committee on Highways – L. E. Cunningham, chair
Assembly committees
Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – H. J. Grell, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – C. F. Hart, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – R. B. Melvin, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Education – S. A. Schindler, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – G. Carpenter, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – W. R. Chipman, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – H. Freehoff, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – J. M. Engebretson, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Fish and Game – J. A. Chinnock, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. C. Chapple, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – A. C. Otto, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – D. J. Vincent, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – J. Dixon, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – C. Pieper, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – G. D. Whiteside, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – C. S. Schiewitz, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – E. A. Everett, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – J. Gamper, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – W. H. Edwards, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – J. J. Aulenbacher, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – B. Webster, chair
Joint committees
Joint Standing Committee on Finance – P. Whitman (Sen.) & E. A. Everett (Asm.), co-chairs
Employees
Senate employees
Chief Clerk:
Oliver G. Munson
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Assistant Chief Clerk: C. E. Mullen
Journal Clerk: James B. Ackley
Bookkeeper: Carle E. Dietze
Index Clerk: Don E. Mowry
Enrolling Clerk: J. K. Kidder
Revision Clerk: D. J. Hotchkiss
Clerk of the Committee on Corporations: A. C. Miller
Clerk of the Committee on Education and Public Welfare: R. H. Hillyer
Clerk of the Committee on Finance: Arthur F. Steffen
Clerk of the Committee on the Judiciary: L. G. Vogt
Clerk of the Committee on State Affairs: A. A. Heinrich
Stenographers:
L. Schwartz
J. W. Leonard
Typists:
C. L. Cass
R. L. Jacobson
Mailing Clerk: E. G. Cooper
Sergeant-at-Arms: F. E. Andrews
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: John J. Knudsen
Document Clerk: Emil Hartman
Day Police: Albert Daley
Night Police: Arlie M. Mucks
Gallery Police: Herman A. Degner
Night Laborers:
Thomas R. Foulkes
Ernest W. Rehnstrand
Postmaster:
Frank E. Riley
Messengers:
Paul W. Dietz
Robert Kilgust
Earl L. Marsh
Robert A. Cobban
John Lorigan
Ivan P. Donaghey
Glen A. Buerke
Lloyd B. Cain
Assembly employees
Chief Clerk: C. E. Shaffer
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Journal Clerk: W. W. Jones
Assistant Journal Clerk: J. S. Miller
Bookkeeper: W. J. Goldschmidt
Assistant Bookkeeper: J. C. Hawker
General Clerks:
Index Clerk: Edwin M. Johnson
Proofreaders and Enrolling Clerks:
Geo. F. Sharpe
Edward Oakey
Mailing Clerk: Edwin L. Shaffer
Stenographers:
Alvah V. Gruhn
L. M. Mielke
Emil Lusthaus
H. J. Campaign
N. E. Lummerding
P. J. Knippel
Victor Gilbertson
William L. Wollin
O. B. Lovell
Earl L. Dole
Joseph Entringer Jr.
Warren H. Schwartz
Typists:
L. L. Oeland
H. S. Belowsky
Sergeant-at-Arms:
Thomas Grant Cretney
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Ernest F. Wright
Document Room Custodian: Helmer O. Femrite
Assistant Document Room Custodian: John D. Morner
Floor Police: Peter Duex
Cloak Room Attendant: John Holm
Gallery Police:
C. H. Sanderson
A. H. Emerson
Night Laborer: Hilding E. Anderson
Night Watch: Elmer R. Meacham
Postmaster: Clarence O. Livermore
Post Office Messenger: Marshall M. Arnold
Messengers:
Helmer Hembre
Burr C. Wilcox
B. J. Glass
William Crapser
Austin Johnson
Leo Levenick
Isadore Perstein
Casper Jaquish
Orville Radke
Henry Royce
C. H. Meister
Carl Isaacson
Arthur Thorpe Jones
Ray J. Carey
Notes
References
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b 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, 475, 479–480.
ISBN
978-1-7333817-1-0 . Retrieved March 11, 2023 .
^
"Cost of New Capitol is Fixed at $7,044,000; Building Now Complete" .
Wisconsin State Journal . August 12, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com .
^
a
b "Biographical Sketches".
The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 (Report). Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1917. pp. 495–557. Retrieved April 28, 2023 .
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a
b "Organization of Legislature of 1917".
The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 (Report). Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1917. pp. 490–493. Retrieved April 28, 2023 .
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