The Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1935, to September 27, 1935, in regular session.[1]
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 Wisconsin State Capitol ca.1915 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1935 – January 4, 1937 | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1934 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Thomas J. O'Malley (D) (died May 27, 1936) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Harry W. Bolens (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Jorge W. Carow (P) (died Nov. 5, 1936) | ||||
| Party control | Progressive | ||||
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This was the first legislative term with a formal split between Progressive and Republican caucuses. It was also the first term since the 1893–1894 term in which the Republicans controlled neither house of the Legislature.
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 6, 1934. 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 8, 1932.[1]
Major events
edit- January 7, 1935: Inauguration of Philip La Follette as the 29th Governor of Wisconsin.
- May 27, 1935: The United States Supreme Court, in the case A.L.A. Schechter Poultry Corp. v. United States, ruled that the National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 was unconstitutional.
- August 14, 1935: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the Social Security Act into law.
- September 15, 1935: The Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany, stripping citizenship from Jews.
- November 8, 1935: A dozen American labor union leaders came together to announce the creation of the Congress of Industrial Organizations.
- January 20, 1935: King George V of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland died. He was immediately succeeded by his son Edward VIII, though he would never be granted coronation.
- May 27, 1936: Incumbent Wisconsin lieutenant governor Thomas J. O'Malley died in office.
- July 17, 1936: The Spanish Army of Africa launched a coup of the Second Spanish Republic, beginning the Spanish Civil War.
- July 20, 1936: The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Straits was signed, allowing Turkey to fortify the straits of the Bosporus and Dardanelles, but guaranteeing free passage to ships of all nations in peacetime.
- August 1, 1936: The opening of the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin was the first live televised broadcast of a sporting event.
- October 23, 1936: The Italo-German protocol of 23 October 1936 was signed, establishing the Rome–Berlin Axis.
- November 3, 1936: 1936 United States general election:
- Franklin D. Roosevelt re-elected President of the United States.
- Philip La Follette re-elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin voters ratified an amendment to the state constitution creating some exemptions to the prohibition on free passes for state office-seekers.
- November 5, 1936: Incumbent speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly Jorge W. Carow died in office.
- November 25, 1936: The Anti-Comintern Pact was signed between Germany and Japan.
- December 11, 1936: King Edward VIII abdicated the throne of the United Kingdom, in favor of his younger brother, George VI.
- December 13, 1936: The Green Bay Packers won the 1936 NFL Championship Game.
Major legislation
edit- 1935 Joint Resolution 98: Second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the state constitution to create exceptions to the prohibition on free passes for office-seekers. This amendment was ratified by voters at the November 1936 election.
Party summary
editSenate summary
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Democratic: 14 seats
Progressive: 13 seats
Republican: 6 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||||
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| Dem. | Soc. | Prog. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 9 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 31 | 2 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 14 | 0 | 13 | 6 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 81.82% | 18.18% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 9 | 0 | 16 | 8 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
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Democratic: 35 seats
Socialist: 3 seats
Progressive: 45 seats
Republican: 17 seats
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| Dem. | Soc. | Prog. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 58 | 3 | 0 | 38 | 99 | 1 |
| Start of Reg. Session | 35 | 3 | 45 | 17 | 100 | 0 |
| From Jan. 18, 1936[note 1] | 44 | 99 | 1 | |||
| From Nov. 5, 1936[note 2] | 43 | 98 | 2 | |||
| Final voting share | 38.78% | 43.88% | 17.35% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 31 | 0 | 48 | 21 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
edit- Regular session: January 9, 1935 – September 27, 1935
Leaders
editSenate leadership
edit- President of the Senate: Thomas J. O'Malley (D) (died May 27, 1936)
- President pro tempore: Harry W. Bolens (D–Port Washington)
Assembly leadership
editMembers
editMembers of the Senate
editMembers of the Senate for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 14 seats
Progressive: 13 seats
Republican: 6 seats
Members of the Assembly
editMembers of the Assembly for the Sixty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 35 seats
Socialist: 3 seats
Progressive: 45 seats
Republican: 17 seats
Committees
editSenate committees
edit- Senate Standing Committee on Agriculture and Labor – C. Shearer, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Committees – W. D. Carroll, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – M. G. Kelly, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Corporations and Taxation – O. Morris, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare – P. E. Nelson, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Highways – J. Clancy, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary – C. H. Phillips, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure – H. W. Bolens, chair
- Senate Standing Committee on State and Local Government – M. Galasinski, chair
Assembly committees
edit- Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture – J. C. Hanson, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures – A. Busby, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Conservation – P. A. Hemmy, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures – H. A. Harper, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Education – P. Alfonsi, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Elections – A. D. Kelly, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills – J. C. Hamata, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills – J. L. Barber, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees – J. S. Robinson, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Highways – E. D. Hall, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking – J. W. Grobschmidt, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary – C. V. Olson, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Labor – W. Bay, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities – B. M. Vaughan, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Printing – H. L. Kronschnabl, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare – M. Dueholm, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Revision – P. T. Fuhrman, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Rules – E. J. Hoesly, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs – A. A. Hitt, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation – H. S. Halvorsen, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading – J. L. Sieb, chair
- Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation – J. T. Pritchard, chair
Joint committees
edit- Joint Standing Committee on Finance – E. F. Brunette (Sen.) & C. A. Beggs (Asm.), co-chairs
Employees
editSenate employees
edit- Chief Clerk: Lawrence R. Larsen[2]
- Assistant Chief Clerk: Milton J. Bailey
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Emil A. Hartman
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Albert E. Daley
- Postmaster: Joseph Westlund
Assembly employees
edit- Chief Clerk: Lester R. Johnson[2]
- Journal Clerk: Charles E. Tuffley
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Gustave Rheingans
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: R. L. Williams
- Postmaster: William Kasiska
Notes
edit- ^ Progressive Marius Dueholm (Polk County) died.
- ^ Progressive Jorge W. Carow (Rusk & Sawyer counties) died.
References
edit- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c d Ohm, Howard F.; Bryhan, Leone G., eds. (1935). "Members of the Legislature". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1935 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Library. pp. 189–266. Retrieved July 30, 2023.