• Source: 73rd Wisconsin Legislature

The Seventy-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1957, to September 27, 1957, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session in June 1958.
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, 1956. 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 2, 1954.




Major events


January 7, 1957:
Inauguration of Vernon W. Thomson as the 34th Governor of Wisconsin.
John E. Martin became chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court by seniority rule at the expiration of Edward T. Fairchild's term.
January 20, 1957: Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower as President of the United States.
May 2, 1957: Wisconsin's senior United States senator, Joseph McCarthy, died in office.
August 28, 1957: William Proxmire (D) elected United States senator from Wisconsin.
September 9, 1957: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the Civil Rights Act of 1957 into law.
October 4, 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 1, the first artificial satellite to orbit the Earth.
October 10, 1957: The Milwaukee Braves won the 1957 World Series.
November 3, 1957: The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, carrying the first animal to orbit the Earth.
January 22, 1958: Wisconsin U.S. representative Lawrence H. Smith (WI-01) died in office.
January 31, 1958: The United States launched Explorer 1, its first successful satellite.
March 8, 1958: The USS Wisconsin (BB-64) was decommissioned, leaving the U.S. Navy without an active battleship for the first time since 1896.
July 29, 1958: U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the National Aeronautics and Space Act, establishing NASA.
October 9, 1958: Pope Pius XII died.
October 28, 1958: The 1958 papal conclave elected Cardinal Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli as the next pope, he then took the papal name John XXIII.
November 4, 1958: 1958 United States general election:
Gaylord Nelson (D) elected Governor of Wisconsin.
William Proxmire (D) re-elected United States senator from Wisconsin.




Major legislation


1957 Joint Resolution 32: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to set a county and municipal debt limit of five percent of taxable property. This amendment was eventually ratified at the November 1960 election.
1957 Joint Resolution 58: First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the state to take on debt to pay for port improvements. This amendment was eventually ratified at the April 1960 election.




Party summary






= Senate summary

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= Assembly summary

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Sessions


Regular session: January 9, 1957 – September 27, 1957
June 1958 special session: June 11, 1958 – June 13, 1958




Leaders






= Senate leadership

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President of the Senate: Warren P. Knowles (R)
President pro tempore: Frank E. Panzer (R–Oakfield)
Majority leader: Robert S. Travis (R–Platteville)
Minority leader: Henry Maier (D–Milwaukee)




= Assembly leadership

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Speaker of the Assembly: Robert G. Marotz (R–Shawano)
Majority leader: Warren A. Grady (R–Port Washington)
Minority leader: Robert T. Huber (D–West Allis)




Members






= Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Seventy-Third Wisconsin Legislature:




= Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Seventy-Third Wisconsin Legislature:




Committees






= Senate committees

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Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture – H. M. Jones, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Conservation – C. Krueger, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Education – W. W. Clark, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Governmental and Veterans Affairs – L. P. O'Brien, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Miller, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Interstate Cooperation – F. E. Panzer, chair
Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – W. L. Merten, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Labor, Taxation, Insurance, and Banking – W. Trinke, chair
Senate Standing Committee on Public Welfare – P. P. Carr, chair
Senate Special Committee on Committees – J. Miller, chair
Senate Special Committee on Contingent Expenditures – L. H. Prange, chair
Senate Special Committee on Legislative Procedure – F. E. Panzer, chair




= Assembly committees

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Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – O. R. Rice, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – J. S. Crawford, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – M. E. Dillman, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – B. Lewison, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Education – W. B. Calvert, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – V. C. Wallin, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – M. C. Kintz, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – C. H. Sykes, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – H. R. Abraham, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. C. Nitschke, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – R. E. Peterson, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – E. A. Toepel, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – E. L. Genzmer, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – P. A. Luedtke, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – E. A. Hinz, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – M. H. Ward, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – A. J. Redford, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – W. A. Grady, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – D. Blanchard, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – G. Pommerening, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – H. M. Peters, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – L. M. Hagen, chair
Assembly Standing Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs – B. F. Wackett, chair




= Joint committees

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Joint Standing Committee on Finance – A. A. Laun (Sen.) & J. R. Stone (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Standing Committee on Revisions, Repeals, and Uniform Laws – A. Busby (Sen.) & A. J. Cane (Asm.), co-chairs
Joint Legislative Council – R. G. Marotz, chair




Employees






= Senate employees

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Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen
Sergeant-at-Arms: Harold Damon




= Assembly employees

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Chief Clerk: Arthur L. May
Sergeant-at-Arms: Norris J. Kellman




Notes






References






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