45th Wisconsin Legislature

Major events

• January 7, 1901: Inauguration of Robert M. La Follette as the 20th Governor of Wisconsin. He was the first governor of Wisconsin to have been born in Wisconsin.
• January 22, 1901: Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom died and was succeeded by her son, Edward VII.
• March 4, 1901: Second inauguration of U.S. President William McKinley.
• September 6, 1901: President William McKinley was shot by anarchist Leon Czolgosz in Buffalo, New York. He would die 8 days later.
• September 14, 1901: Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as the 26th President of the United States, following the death of President William McKinley.
• October 1, 1901: The Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library was opened in the State Capitol under chief Charles McCarthy. The library was the first of its kind and was a model for the Congressional Research Service.
• April 2, 1902: The Electric Theatre, the first movie theater in the United States, opened in Los Angeles, California.
• May 11, 1902: Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Jesse Stone died of stomach cancer at Watertown, Wisconsin.
• June 29, 1902: The federal Spooner Act, named for Wisconsin's U.S. senator John Coit Spooner, was signed by President Theodore Roosevelt, to purchase land that would become the Panama Canal Zone.
• July 1, 1902: The Philippine [Organic Act (1902)|Philippine Organic Act] was signed by President Theodore Rooselvelt, bringing an end to the Philippine–American War.
• November 4, 1902: Wisconsin general election:
• * Robert M. La Follette re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
• * Voters approved an amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to authorize a general banking law and remove previous referendum requirements for banking laws.
• * Voters approved an amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to convert the Superintendent of Public Instruction to a nonpartisan, 4-year office, with pay set by legislation.
• * Voters approved an amendment to the Wisconsin constitution to prohibit individuals, companies, political committees, and other entities from providing any free pass, free transportation, or free communication to any officer of state, local, or county government in Wisconsin.

Major legislation

• April 12, 1901: An Act to apportion and district anew the state of Wisconsin into assembly districts, .
• May 6, 1901: An Act to apportion and district anew the state of Wisconsin into senate districts, .
• May 13, 1901: An Act to apportion and district anew the state of Wisconsin into congressional districts, .
• Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to article XI of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, giving the legislature power to pass a general banking law, . This was the second required legislative approval of this amendment, which was then ratified by voters in November 1902.
• Joint Resolution agreeing to constitutional amendment, . Amendment converting the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin from a political to nonpartisan office, moving the elections for superintendent from Fall to Spring, changing the term from two years to four years, moving inauguration from the first Monday in the January following the election to the first Monday in the July following the election, and enabling the Legislature to set the pay of the superintendent through law. This was the second required legislative approval of this amendment, which was then ratified by voters in November 1902.
• Joint Resolution for the submission of an amendment to section 1 of article VII of the constitution relating to the justices of the supreme court, . Proposed adding two more justices to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, and proposing a process to determine the chief justice when two justices held equal seniority.
• Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to article XIII of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, to prohibit the pass system, . This was the second required legislative approval of this amendment, which was then ratified by voters in November 1902.
• Joint Resolution providing for an amendment of section 23, article IV of the constitution and for separate county government in certain counties, . Suggested an amendment to allow the Legislature to establish a separate system of county government that could be applied to creating new counties around cities with populations greater than 100,000.

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

• President of the Senate: Jesse Stone
• President pro tempore: James J. McGillivray

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: George H. Ray

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Assembly

Committees

Senate committees

• Senate Committee on AgricultureReynolds, chair
• Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of TaxesWhitehead, chair
• Senate Committee on Banks and InsuranceRoehr, chair
• Senate Committee on Bills on Third ReadingGaveney, chair
• Senate Committee on CorporationsDevos, chair
• Senate Committee on EducationStout, chair
• Senate Committee on Enrolled BillsFearne, chair
• Senate Committee on Engrossed BillsMiller, chair
• Senate Committee on Federal RelationsMartin, chair
• Senate Committee on the JudiciaryKreutzer, chair
• Senate Committee on Legislative ExpensesWilly, chair
• Senate Committee on Manufactures and LaborAnson, chair
• Senate Committee on Military AffairsKnudsen, chair
• Senate Committee on Privileges and ElectionsHatton, chair
• Senate Committee on Public HealthEaton, chair
• Senate Committee on Public LandsHagemeister, chair
• Senate Committee on RailroadsHarris, chair
• Senate Committee on Roads and BridgesO'Neil, chair
• Senate Committee on State AffairsJones, chair
• Senate Committee on Town and County OrganizationsRiordans, chair

Assembly committees

• Assembly Committee on AgricultureR. Holland, chair
• Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of TaxesA. R. Hall, chair
• Assembly Committee on Bills on Third ReadingG. Ela, chair
• Assembly Committee on CitiesF. B. Keene, chair
• Assembly Committee on CorporationsL. M. Sturdevant, chair
• Assembly Committee on Dairy and FoodS. D. Slade, chair
• Assembly Committee on EducationJ. Johnston, chair
• Assembly Committee on Enrolled BillsA. Jensen, chair
• Assembly Committee on Engrossed BillsJ. M. Barlow, chair
• Assembly Committee on Federal RelationsC. Sarau, chair
• Assembly Committee on Finance, Banks and InsuranceE. A. Williams, chair
• Assembly Committee on the JudiciaryP. A. Orton, chair
• Assembly Committee on Legislative ExpendituresM. O. Galaway, chair
• Assembly Committee on Lumber and MiningA. E. Smith, chair
• Assembly Committee on ManufacturesR. F. Thiessenhusen, chair
• Assembly Committee on Military AffairsA. C. Dodge, chair
• Assembly Committee on Privileges and ElectionsE. H. Steiger, chair
• Assembly Committee on Public Health and SanitationJ. Willott, chair
• Assembly Committee on Public ImprovementsE. F. Clark, chair
• Assembly Committee on Public LandsD. Evans, chair
• Assembly Committee on RailroadsJ. W. Thomas, chair
• Assembly Committee on Roads and BridgesF. J. Frost, chair
• Assembly Committee on State AffairsK. E. Rasmussen, chair
• Assembly Committee on Town and County OrganizationsW. J. Middleton, chair
• Assembly Committee on Ways and MeansH. Overbeck, chair

Joint committees

• Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal InstitutionsStebbins & A. H. Dahl, co-chairs
• Joint Committee on ClaimsMills & Fred Hartung, co-chairs
• Joint Committee on Fish and GameGreen & August Zinn, co-chairs
• Joint Committee on Forestry and LumberMcDonough & Ole Erickson, co-chairs
• Joint Committee on PrintingMunson & Ole K. Roe, co-chairs
• Special Joint Committee on ApportionmentRiordan & George H. Ray, co-chairs

Employees

Senate employees

Senate Chief Clerk's Department

• Chief Clerk: Walter Houser
• * Journal Clerk: F. E. Andrews
• * Bookkeeper: Andrew Rood
• * Proofreader: I. S. Dunn
• * Engrossing Clerk: Fred Peterson
• ** Assistant Engrossing Clerk: D. G. Sampson
• * Enrolling Clerk: A. B. Cargill
• ** Assistant Enrolling Clerk: G. A. Tucker
• * Index Clerk: Frank Eaton
• ** Assistant Index Clerk: Ed. F. Ditmar
• * Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Percy S. Elwell
• * Clerk for the Committee on Bills on 3rd Reading: John Meili
• * Clerk for the Committee on Claims: G. I. McDonald
• * Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: Hugh Wilson
• * Committee Clerks and Assistants:
• ** Arthur M. Fisher
• ** M. V. Dorwin
• * Stenographers:
• ** E. B. Yule
• ** John D. Gill
• ** Robert M. Davis
• ** Nelson M. Wilcox
• * Comparing Clerks:
• ** E. D. Peake
• ** Mrs. Maud Barnes
• ** Ida M. Goss
• ** Oscar Kreutzer
• * Telephone Attendant: Harry Lamphere
• * Custodian of the Engrossing Room: B. H. Strow
• * Custodian of the Enrolling Room: A. Burson

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms' Department

• Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Pettibone
• * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. B. Moon
• Postmaster: Christoph Paulus
• * Assistant Postmaster: H. W. Rood
• Document Clerk: E. A. Hanks
• * Document Room Attendant: L. L. Lathrop
• Doorkeepers:
• * Fred Hanson
• * Robert Lowerre
• * Richard Lubnow
• * S. A. Pettibone
• Gallery Attendant: Will Thomas
• General Attendants:
• * Hugo Jeske
• * F. F. Massant
• Night Watch: Walther Abel
• Janitor: Dana Woodworth
• Custodian: Jacob Ditschler
• Laborer: James F. Holt
• Messengers:
• * Harry Kelly
• * Darwin Fallott
• * Jno. Taylor
• * Jno. F. Trainor
• * Harry E. May
• * E. C. Mills
• * Emil J. Reuther
• * William Holmes

Assembly employees

Assembly Chief Clerk's Department

• Chief Clerk: Winslow A. Nowell
• * Assistant Chief Clerk: Frederic W. Coon
• * Journal Clerks:
• ** Fred Nelson
• ** Edward H. McNeill
• * Bookkeepers:
• ** Jos. B. Foster
• ** C. E. Shaffer
• * Proofreader: J. H. Waggoner
• * Engrossing Clerk: C. H. Carter
• ** Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Claire Currier
• * Enrolling Clerk: J. K. Smith
• ** Assistant Enrolling Clerk: John Eckstrome
• * Index Clerk: Fred H. Hartwell
• ** Assistant Index Clerk: Bert S. Oscar
• * Stationary Clerk: Henry H. McGraw
• * Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: James McKesson
• * Clerk for the Committee on Bills on 3rd Reading: Edgar I. Waring
• * Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Jessie A. Jensen
• * Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: James DeGarmo
• * Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: E. N. Bowers
• * General Committee Clerks:
• ** Thomas Toner
• ** Thomas Hayes
• * Stenographers:
• ** Almeda Sturdevant
• ** Louis Kloepfel
• ** Raymond Frazier
• ** Charles Voigt
• * Comparing Clerks:
• ** Mary E. Chadwick
• ** Effie Heydlauff
• ** Aluna Christie
• ** Nellie L. Proctor

Assembly Sergeant-at-Arms' Department

• Sergeant-at-Arms: A. M. Anderson
• * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Jeremiah Wallace Baldock
• Postmaster: E. B. Tousley
• * Assistant Postmaster: J. A. Kellman
• Document Clerks:
• * J. H. Foster
• * J. J. Osborn
• Day Attendant: H. T. Mower
• Doorkeepers:
• * Victor Cronk
• * Charles J. Weisser
• * J. B. Nuegent
• * Lansing Williams
• Gallery Attendants:
• * Julius Howland
• * Peter Steinert
• Porter: George Coulter
• Flagman: Frank Voeltner
• Night Watch: J. R. Fisher
• Committee Room Custodians:
• * Robert Drews
• * Abe Herman
• Cloak Room Attendants:
• * J. T. Johnson
• * J. R. Jones