• Source: 49th Wisconsin Legislature

The Forty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1909, to June 18, 1909, in regular session. 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.
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 3, 1908. 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 6, 1906.




Major events


March 4, 1909:
After a contentious two-month process, Isaac Stephenson was re-elected as United States senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session.
Inauguration of William Howard Taft as the 27th President of the United States.
August 2, 1909: The United States Signal Corps Aeronautical Division purchased the world's first military airplane, the Wright Military Flyer.
November 13, 1909: "On, Wisconsin!" was played for the first time at a University of Wisconsin football game against the University of Minnesota. The song would become the official fight song of the University of Wisconsin and the official state song of the state of Wisconsin.
March 17, 1910: Progressive Republicans in the United States House of Representatives allied with Democrats to remove speaker Joseph Gurney Cannon from the House Rules Committee and strip him of his power to appoint committee chairmen.
September 1, 1910: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Joshua Eric Dodge resigned from the court.
September 10, 1910: Governor James O. Davidson appointed Wisconsin circuit judge Aad J. Vinje to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to replace Joshua Eric Dodge.
November 8, 1910: 1910 Wisconsin elections:
Francis E. McGovern elected Governor of Wisconsin.
Wisconsin voters approved an amendment to the state constitution so that redistricting should only occur after a federal census.
Wisconsin voters rejected an amendment to the state constitution to double compensation for state legislators.
Wisconsin voters approved an amendment which would have enabled more state funding of public improvements, but the referendum was later ruled invalid by the Wisconsin Supreme Court.
November 20, 1910: Francisco I. Madero called for an armed revolution against Mexican president/dictator Porfirio Díaz, initiating the Mexican Revolution.




Major legislation


Joint Resolution to amend section 21 of article 4 of the constitution, relating to compensation of members of the legislature, 1909 Joint Resolution 7. Second legislative passage of the proposed amendment to the state constitution to double compensation for state legislators. The amendment was rejected by voters in the 1910 election.
Joint Resolution memorializing congress in regard to international peace, 1909 Joint Resolution 19. Endorsed the idea of an international parliament for preservation of peace.
Joint Resolution relating to the capitol building, 1909 Joint Resolution 30. Requested that the city of Madison enact controls to reduce coal pollution to maintain the beauty of the new capitol building, which was then under construction.
Joint Resolution to amend section 10, article VII of the constitution, relating to the salary of judges, 1909 Joint Resolution 34. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow the Legislature to set judicial salaries by law.
Joint Resolution to amend section 6, article VIII of the constitution, relating to limitation on the public debt, 1909 Joint Resolution 37. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to expand the reasons for which cities or counties could incur debt, but requiring that a payment schedule would be implemented that would have the debt repaid within 50 years.
Joint Resolution to amend article 11 of the constitution by adding thereto a new section to be known as Section 3a, relating to the acquisition of lands by the state or any of its cities for certain public purposes, 1909 Joint Resolution 38. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow cities to acquire land for the purposes of creating or enlarging public parks, public squares, streets, public buildings, etc.
Joint Resolution to amend section 3 of article XI of .the constitution, relating to municipal corporations and their indebtedness, 1909 Joint Resolution 44. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to create an exemption to the 5% limit on municipal debt for municipalities larger than 150,000 people where the debt is being used for the purchase of land for public improvements.
Joint Resolution providing an amendment to section 3 of article IV of the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, relating to apportionment, 1909 Joint Resolution 55. Second legislative passage of the proposed amendment to the state constitution to only perform redistricting following a federal census. This amendment was ratified by voters in the Fall 1910 general election.




Party summary






= Senate summary

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= Assembly summary

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Sessions


1st Regular session: January 13, 1909 – June 18, 1909




Leaders






= Senate leadership

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President of the Senate: William D. Connor (R)
President pro tempore: James Huff Stout (R–Menomonie)




= Assembly leadership

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Speaker of the Assembly: Levi H. Bancroft (R–Richland Center)




Members






= Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Forty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:




= Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:




Committees






= Senate committees

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Senate Committee on Agriculture – I. T. Bishop, chair
Senate Committee on Banks and Insurance – W. C. Owen, chair
Senate Committee on Education – J. H. Stout, chair
Senate Committee on Elections – H. C. Martin, chair
Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills – T. Burke, chair
Senate Committee on Federal Relations – E. E. Lyons, chair
Senate Committee on the Judiciary – A. W. Sanborn, chair
Senate Committee on Legislative Expenditures and Employees – T. Morris, chair
Senate Committee on Manufacturers and Labor – T. W. Brazeau, chair
Senate Committee on Military Affairs – D. G. James, chair
Senate Committee on Public Health – H. W. Barker, chair
Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges – E. E. Browne, chair
Senate Committee on State Affairs – G. E. Page, chair
Senate Committee on Taxation – J. M. Whitehead, chair
Senate Committee on Towns and Counties – J. A. Fridd, chair
Senate Committee on Transportation – H. M. Lockney, chair
Senate Committee on Villages and Cities – J. A. Wright, chair




= Assembly committees

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Assembly Committee on Agriculture – G. U. Fisher, chair
Assembly Committee on Banks and Insurance – F. W. Kubasta, chair
Assembly Committee on Cities – C. E. Estabrook, chair
Assembly Committee on Dairy and Food – T. Reynolds, chair
Assembly Committee on Dams – J. S. Stack, chair
Assembly Committee on Education – S. F. Wehrwein, chair
Assembly Committee on Elections – W. Ingalls, chair
Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills – H. E. Roethe, chair
Assembly Committee on Federal Relations – C. B. Culbertson, chair
Assembly Committee on the Judiciary – L W. Ledvina, chair
Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures and Employees – J. E. Thomas, chair
Assembly Committee on Libraries – D. B. Stevens, chair
Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining – P. Whitman, chair
Assembly Committee on Manufactures and Labor – S. Smith, chair
Assembly Committee on Military Affairs – W. Disch, chair
Assembly Committee on Public Health – W. Irvine, chair
Assembly Committee on Public Improvements – H. Laycock, chair
Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges – C. C. Wellensgard, chair
Assembly Committee on State Affairs – G. E. Scott, chair
Assembly Committee on Taxation – M. J. Cleary, chair
Assembly Committee on Third Reading – W. Reader, chair
Assembly Committee on Towns and Counties – J. C. Chapple, chair
Assembly Committee on Transportation – E. W. LeRoy, chair
Assembly Committee on Villages – G. T. Atwood, chair




= Joint committees

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Joint Committee on the Capitol – J. S. Donald (Sen.) & F. Smith (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions – S. M. Marsh (Sen.) & J. R. Jones (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Claims – G. B. Hudnall (Sen.) & L. C. Whittet (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Enrolled Bills – J. C. Kleczka (Sen.) & F. R. Zimmerman (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Fish and Game – J. W. Thomas (Sen.) & F. Hammill (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Forestry – H. P. Bird (Sen.) & W. M. Bray (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Printing – J. E. Lehr (Sen.) & J. A. Chinnock (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Revision – J. J. Blaine (Sen.) & J. E. McConnell (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on Rules – J. H. Stout (Sen.) & F. J. Kimball (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Committee on State Departments – H. Krumrey (Sen.) & D. C. Coolidge (Asm.), co-chairs
Special Joint Committee on Apportionment – J. M. Whitehead (Sen.) & C. A. Ingram (Asm.), co-chairs




Employees






= Senate employees

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Chief Clerk: F. E. Andrews
Journal Clerk: R. E. Smith
Assistant Journal Clerk: George M. McLaughlin
Bookkeeper: Fred M. Wylie
Assistant Bookkeeper: J. T. Huntington
Engrossing Clerk: John Bessey
Index Clerk: C. A. Worth
Proofreaders:
J. H. Frazier
L. B. Wolfenson
Stenographers:
J. H. Sapiro
R. H. Hillyer
A. W. Galloway
F. W. Spencer
C. E. Mullen
Fred Onstad
C. B. MacCrossen
R. W. Schlegel
Typewriter Clerks:
L. B. Webster
O. P. Peterson
W. A. Anderson
C. R. Welton
Sergeant-at-Arms: Russell C. Falconer
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: T. H. Sanderson
Document Clerk: Elmer A. Pierce
Day Police: Olaf Goldsbrand
Night Police: F. E. Boyle
Laborer: John Eastman
Postmaster: George Emerich
Messengers:
E. G. Cooper
Leon Grane
Thomas Farley
Roland Monroe
Orville Swarthout
Harry Cotey
Myron Harshaw




= Assembly employees

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Chief Clerk: C. E. Shaffer
Journal Clerk: W. W. Jones
Assistant Journal Clerk: S. E. Pearson
Bookkeeper: S. S. Summers
Assistant Bookkeeper: C. H. Dietz
General Clerks:
W. J. Goldschmidt
R. E. Van Matre
Index Clerk: William L. Bullock
Proofreaders and Enrolling Clerks:
Max Schoetz
E. V. Nevins
Stenographers:
March Polk
A. J. Nelson
A. J. Hughes
D. J. Saposs
L. T. Pond
A. C. Tretow
A. A. Heinrich
C. J. Hartley
A. C. Sheperd
H. G. Pickering
F. Robotka
W. A. Lawton
Statistical Stenographer: George Washington Blanchard
Typewriters:
L. L. Oeland
J. C. Hawker
H. G. Lee
W. E. Kirk
Sergeant-at-Arms: William S. Irvine
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Harry V. Ross
Document Room Custodian: E. A. Hanks
Assistant Document Room Custodian: C. E. Nelson
Day Police: E. F. Wright
Night Watch: H. S. Stevenson
Night Laborer: E. Brackenwogen
Postmaster: R. W. Cheever
Post Office Messenger: C. F. Puls
Messengers:
Francis Lamb
Harry E. Boyle
H. Hawker
A. B. Bonde
A. L. Vogt
Walter F. Vanderhyden
Harry E. Benedict
Frank J. Rief
Lawrence Stoddard
M. A. Goldberg
Julius Hembre
Paul E. Slawson
J. A. Jerabeck
H. O. Femrite




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