60th Wisconsin Legislature

The Sixtieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1931, to June 27, 1931, in regular session, and reconvened in a special session from November 24, 1931, to February 5, 1932.[1]

60th Wisconsin Legislature
59th 61st
Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1931 January 2, 1933
ElectionNovember 4, 1930
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentHenry Huber (R)
President pro temporeHerman J. Severson (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerCharles B. Perry (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
RegularJanuary 14, 1931 June 27, 1931
Special sessions
Nov. 1931 Spec.November 24, 1931 February 5, 1932

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 4, 1930. 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 6, 1928.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

Regular session

  • 1931 Joint Resolution 52: Joint Resolution to amend Section 5 of Article V of the constitution, relating to the compensation of the governor, so as to in effect repeal the said section, and to submit this amendment to vote of the people at the general election of November 1932. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the governor's salary to be set by legislation rather than fixed in the constitution. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1932 election.
  • 1931 Joint Resolution 53: Joint Resolution to amend Section 9 of Article V of the constitution, relating to the compensation of the lieutenant governor, so as to in effect repeal this section, and to submit this amendment to vote of the people at the general election of November 1932. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow the lieutenant governor's salary to be set by legislation rather than fixed in the constitution. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1932 election.
  • 1931 Joint Resolution 58: Joint Resolution to amend Section 1 of Article VII of the constitution, relating to impeachments, and to submit this amendment to vote of the people at the general election of November 1932. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to make technical fixes to the impeachment section. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1932 election.
  • 1931 Joint Resolution 71: Joint Resolution to amend section 3 of article XI of the constitution, relating to indebtedness secured by public utility and other income producing property of municipalities, and to submit this amendment to vote of the people at the general election of November, 1932. Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow new options and exceptions for municipalities taking on debt. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1932 election.
  • 1931 Joint Resolution 86: Joint Resolution to amend section 1 of article IV and article XII of the constitution to give the people the power to propose laws and amendments to the constitution and to enact or reject the same at the polls, and to approve and reject at the polls any act of the legislature. First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to allow legislation to be proposed and enacted by public petition and referendum. This was the second time such an amendment was proposed, but this amendment also would not be enacted.
  • 1931 Joint Resolution 86: Joint Resolution to amend section 1 of article III of the constitution, relating to suffrage, to eliminate obsolete provisions. First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to make technical updates to the suffrage section, removing references to "male" in qualifications for electors. Legally, women already had the right to vote in Wisconsin due to the federal constitution's 19th amendment. This amendment would eventually be ratified by voters at the November 1934 election.
  • 1931 Joint Resolution 125: Joint Resolution memorializing The Congress to propose an amendment to the constitution of the United States repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. One of many Wisconsin resolutions objecting to the prohibition of alcohol and seeking to limit or repeal prohibition.

Special session

  • January 19, 1932: An Act ... relating to the banking department, the banking review board, and the regulation of banks, providing penalties, and making appropriations, 1932 Special Session Act 10. Created the state Banking Review Board.
  • January 29, 1932: An Act ... relating to unemployment reserves and compensation, providing penalties, and making appropriations, 1932 Special Session Act 20. Established Wisconsin's unemployment insurance program, the first such program in the United States and a model for the future Social Security Act.
  • February 8, 1932: An Act ... relating to reapportionment of assembly and senatorial districts, 1931 Special Session Act 27.
  • February 8, 1932: An Act ... relating to congressional districts, 1931 Special Session Act 28. Reduced the number of Wisconsin congressional districts from 11 to 10, the first time Wisconsin lost a representative in Congress during reapportionment.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 1 seat
  Socialist: 2 seats
  Republican: 30 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 0 2 31 33 0
Start of Reg. Session 1 2 30 33 0
From Nov. 1, 1931[note 1] 29 32 1
Final voting share 9.38% 90.63%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 1 23 33 0

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 3 seats
  Socialist: 9 seats
  Republican: 88 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Soc. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 5 3 1 90 99 1
Start of Reg. Session 3 9 0 88 100 0
From Feb. 26, 1931[note 2] 87 99 1
From Nov. 27, 1931[note 3] 86 98 2
From July 13, 1932[note 4] 85 97 3
From Sep. 11, 1932[note 5] 84 96 4
Final voting share 12.5% 87.5%
Beginning of the next Legislature 59 3 0 38 100 0

Sessions

  • Regular session: January 14, 1931  June 27, 1931
  • November 1931 special session: November 24, 1931  February 5, 1932

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Sixtieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 1 seat
  Socialist: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Manitowoc John E. Cashman Denmark Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Elmer Hall Green Bay Rep.
03 Milwaukee (South City) Walter Polakowski Milwaukee Soc.
04 Milwaukee (Northeast County & Northeast City) Oscar Morris Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northwest City) Bernhard Gettelman Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (North-Central City) Thomas M. Duncan Milwaukee Soc.
07 Milwaukee (Southeast County & Southeast City) Leonard Fons Milwaukee Rep.
08 Milwaukee (Western County) Harry Daggett Milwaukee Rep.
09 Milwaukee (City Downtown) Irving P. Mehigan Milwaukee Rep.
10 Buffalo, Pepin, Pierce, & St. Croix Walter H. Hunt River Falls Rep.
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Washburn Philip E. Nelson Maple Rep.
12 Ashland, Iron, Price, Rusk, Sawyer, & Vilas James H. Carroll Glidden Rep.
13 Dodge & Washington Eugene A. Clifford Juneau Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Anton M. Miller Kaukauna Rep.
15 Rock George W. Blanchard Edgerton Rep.
16 Crawford, Grant, & Vernon Edward J. Roethe Fennimore Rep.
17 Green, Iowa, & Lafayette William Olson Monroe Rep.
18 Fond du Lac, Green Lake & Waushara L. J. Fellenz Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Calumet & Winnebago Merritt F. White Winneconne Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Herman E. Boldt Sheboygan Falls Rep.
21 Racine Walter S. Goodland Racine Rep.
22 Kenosha & Walworth Conrad Shearer Kenosha Rep.
23 Portage & Waupaca Herman J. Severson Iola Prog.Rep.
24 Clark, Taylor, & Wood Walter J. Rush Neillsville Rep.
25 Lincoln & Marathon Otto Mueller Wausau Rep.
26 Dane Glenn D. Roberts Madison Rep.
27 Columbia, Richland, & Sauk Fred W. Zantow Baraboo Rep.
28 Chippewa & Eau Claire Peter J. Smith Eau Claire Rep.
29 Barron, Dunn, & Polk John A. Anderson Barron Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Marinette, & Oneida James A. Barker Antigo Rep.
31 Adams, Juneau, Monroe, & Marquette Orland S. Loomis Mauston Rep.
32 Jackson, La Crosse, & Trempealeau V. S. Keppel Holmen Rep.
33 Jefferson & Waukesha William H. Edwards Sussex Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Sixtieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 3 seats
  Socialist: 9 seats
  Republican: 88 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
Dist.
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
31 Adams & Marquette K. J. Callahan Rep. Montello
12 Ashland Bernard J. Gehrmann Rep. Mellen
29 Barron Charles A. Beggs Rep. Rice Lake
11 Bayfield Robert A. Nixon Rep. Washburn
02 Brown 1 Harold C. Malchow Rep. Green Bay
2 Gustav J. Zittlow Rep. West De Pere
10 Buffalo & Pepin Arthur A. Hitt Rep. Alma
11 Burnett & Washburn James H. Jensen Rep. Grantsburg
19 Calumet Jerome F. Fox Dem. Chilton
28 Chippewa Ingolf E. Rasmus Rep. Chippewa Falls
24 Clark Joseph Schmittfranz Rep. Thorp
27 Columbia E. Myrwyn Rowlands Rep. Cambria
16 Crawford W. R. Graves Rep. Prairie du Chien
26 Dane 1 Harold Groves Rep. Madison
2 James C. Hanson Rep. Deerfield
3 Albert J. Baker Rep. Mount Horeb
13 Dodge 1 Frank E. Panzer Rep. Oakfield
2 Ira E. Burtis Rep. Beaver Dam
01 Door Moulton Goff Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 Agnes Charbonneau Rep. Superior
2 Joseph Westlund Rep. Superior
29 Dunn James D. Millar Rep. Menomonie
28 Eau Claire G. Erle Ingram Rep. Eau Claire
30 Florence, Forest, & Oneida S. J. Gwidt Rep. Rhinelander
18 Fond du Lac 1 Carlton W. Mauthe Rep. Fond du Lac
2 H. Albert Wrucke Rep. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 Harry E. Stephens Rep. Platteville
2 Hugh A. Harper Rep. Lancaster
17 Green Ernst J. Hoesly Prog.Rep. New Glarus
18 Green Lake & Waushara George M. O'Connor Rep. Hancock
17 Iowa John S. Jackson Rep. Mineral Point
12 Iron & Vilas John Benson Rep. Land o' Lakes
32 Jackson William F. Dettinger Rep. Hixton
33 Jefferson Don V. Smith Rep. Lake Mills
31 Juneau Ben Tremain Rep. Hustler
22 Kenosha 1 Lewis W. Powell Rep. Kenosha
2 August J. Piper Rep. Somers
01 Kewaunee Jacob J. Blahnik Dem. Algoma
32 La Crosse 1 John Mulder Rep. La Crosse
2 William F. Miller Rep. West Salem
17 Lafayette S. Dell Penniston Rep. Argyle
30 Langlade John R. Fronek Prog.Rep. Antigo
25 Lincoln Leo Gesicki Rep. Merrill
01 Manitowoc 1 John Lorfeld Rep. Cleveland
2 David Sigman Prog.Rep. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Ben Lang Rep. Marshfield
2 Henry Ellenbecker Rep. Wausau
30 Marinette Charles A. Budlong Rep. Marinette
09 Milwaukee 1 Cornelius T. Young Dem. Milwaukee
2 Michael Laffey Rep. Milwaukee
04 3 George Hampel Soc. Milwaukee
4 Emil Meyer Soc. Milwaukee
07 5 John Ermenc Soc. Milwaukee
06 6 Ben Rubin Soc. Milwaukee
7 Philip Wenz Soc. Milwaukee
03 8 Ben Wiczynski Rep. Milwaukee
06 9 Otto Kehrein Soc. Milwaukee
08 10 John W. Eber Rep. Milwaukee
03 11 George L. Tews Soc. Milwaukee
05 12 Charles F. Westfahl Rep. Milwaukee
04 13 Walter P. Kuptz Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 Marshall Reckard Soc. Milwaukee
05 15 Theodore Engel Rep. Milwaukee
08 16 Charles B. Perry Rep. Wauwatosa
07 17 John W. Grobschmidt Rep. South Milwaukee
04 18 Milton T. Murray Rep. Whitefish Bay
08 19 Allen Busby Rep. West Milwaukee
05 20 Edward H. Kiefer Soc. Milwaukee
31 Monroe Earl D. Hall Rep. Greenfield
02 Oconto Carl Schoenebeck Rep. Lena
14 Outagamie 1 Oscar J. Schmiege Rep. Appleton
2 William Bay Prog.Rep. Kaukauna
20 Ozaukee John L. Long Rep. Grafton
10 Pierce William A. Kay Rep. Spring Valley
29 Polk Marius Dueholm Rep. Luck
23 Portage John Kostuck Prog.Rep. Stevens Point
12 Price L. S. Shauger Rep. Ogema
21 Racine 1 John L. Sieb Rep. Racine
2 Edward F. Hilker Rep. Racine
3 John H. Kamper Rep. Raymond
27 Richland A. Ray Lawton Rep. Viola
15 Rock 1 Stanley Slagg Rep. Edgerton
2 Erastus G. Smith Rep. Beloit
12 Rusk & Sawyer J. W. Carow Rep. Ladysmith
27 Sauk Robert J. Keller Rep. Sauk City
14 Shawano Paul T. Fuhrman Rep. Bowler
20 Sheboygan 1 Curt W. Janke Rep. Sheboygan
2 Frederick W. Krez Rep. Plymouth
10 St. Croix Hans A. Aune Rep. Baldwin
24 Taylor John Gamper Rep. Medford
32 Trempealeau Frank A. Kellman Rep. Galesville
16 Vernon Dedrick M. Langve Rep. Westby
22 Walworth Daniel E. LaBar Rep. Delavan
13 Washington Joseph J. Huber Rep. West Bend
33 Waukesha 1 Evan G. Davies Rep. Wales
2 William H. Steele Rep. Pewaukee
23 Waupaca Daniel F. Burnham Rep. Waupaca
19 Winnebago 1 William Meyer Rep. Oshkosh
2 Nels Larson Rep. Neenah
24 Wood Peter Ebbe Rep. Marshfield

Committees

Senate committees

  • Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor  V. S. Keppel, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Committees  W. H. Hunt, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures  P. J. Smith, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation  H. J. Severson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare  W. H. Hunt, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Highways  J. E. Cashman, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary  W. J. Rush, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure  H. J. Severson, chair
  • Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government  A. M. Miller, chair
  • Senate Special Committee on Lobbying on Power Bills  W. S. Goodland, chair

Assembly committees

  • Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture  B. J. Gehrmann, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures  W. A. Meyer, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation  J. R. Fronek, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures  A. J. Baker, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Education  J. D. Millar, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Elections  J. Gamper, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills  P. T. Fuhrman, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills  J. Kostuck, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees  A. J. Piper, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Highways  H. Ellenbecker, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking  E. M. Rowlands, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary  R. A. Nixon, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Labor  C. W. Mauthe, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities  T. Engel, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Printing  D. F. Burnham, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare  D. V. Smith, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Revision  G. J. Zittlow, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Rules  J. W. Carow, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs  J. H. Kamper, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation  A. A. Hitt, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading  C. Schoenebeck, chair
  • Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation  E. D. Hall, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Highway Investigations  D. M. Langve, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Forest Fires  C. A. Budlong, chair
  • Assembly Special Committee on Conservation Commission Investigation  C. B. Perry, chair

Joint committees

  • Joint Standing Committee on Finance  T. M. Duncan (Sen.) & C. A. Beggs (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Special Committee on Congressional Reapportionment
  • Joint Special Committee on Investigation of Memorial Union
  • Joint Special Committee on Manufacture of Farm Machinery in State Prison
  • Joint Special Committee on Northern Wisconsin Problems
  • Joint Special Committee on University and Capitol Heating Plants

Employees

Senate employees

  • Chief Clerk: R. A. Cobban[2]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: C. J. Knoche
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Norman J. Hippert
  • Postmaster: Joseph Kernler

Assembly employees

Notes

  1. Republican William Olson (17th District) died.
  2. Republican Hans A. Aune (St. Croix County) died.
  3. Republican William A. Kay (Pierce County) died.
  4. Republican Joseph Schmittfranz (Clark County) died.
  5. Republican Henry Ellenbecker (Marathon County) died.

References

  1. Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 468, 471, 475, 479–480. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
  2. Witte, Edwin E.; Kelly, Alice, eds. (1931). "Legislative Branch of the State Government". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1931 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 177–246. Retrieved July 28, 2023.
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