The Fifty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1917, to July 16, 1917, in regular session, and re-convened in two special sessions in February and September 1918.[1]
During this session, the new Wisconsin State Capitol was completed after 13 years of reconstruction following the 1904 fire. The official dedication ceremony was postponed until the end of World War I.[2]
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 7, 1916. 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 3, 1914.[1]
February 3, 1917: The United States severed diplomatic relations with Germany.
February 24, 1917: British intelligence shared the Zimmermann Telegram with American Ambassador Walter Hines Page, in which the German Empire proposed a military alliance with Mexico if the United States entered the war against Germany.
April 3, 1917: Walter C. Owen was elected justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, defeating incumbent justice Roujet D. Marshall.
April 6, 1917: The United States declared war on the German Empire, beginning their active participation in World War I.
April 26, 1917: The Wisconsin Senate voted to expel senator Frank Raguse after he refused to affirm his allegiance to the United States. Raguse remains the only member of the Wisconsin State Legislature to have been expelled.
June 15, 1917: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson signed the Espionage Act of 1917, to prevent interference with U.S. war activities or promoting the interests of U.S. war opponents.
July 18, 1917: Regiments of the Wisconsin National Guard were activated and organized into the 32nd Infantry Division for federal service.
April 2, 1918: Irvine Lenroot was elected United States senator from Wisconsin in a special election.
May 18, 1918: Wisconsin's mobilized regiments in the 32nd Infantry Division arrived at the western front of World War I and continued on the line until the end of the war.
December 4, 1918: U.S. President Woodrow Wilson departed to attend the Paris Peace Conference, becoming the first sitting U.S. president to visit Europe.
Major legislationedit
1917 Joint Resolution 20: Joint Resolution to amend sections 6 and 7, of article VII, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, relating to circuit judges, 1917 Joint Resolution 20. First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the constitution to allow the legislature to reduce the number of judicial circuits and assign multiple judges to single circuits.
1917 Joint Resolution 23: Joint Resolution to amend section 21 of article IV of the constitution, relating to compensation of members of the legislature, 1917 Joint Resolution 23. First legislative passage of a proposted amendment to allow legislative salaries to be set by law, rather than fixed by the constitution.
1917 Joint Resolution 24: Joint Resolution to provide for the appointment of a joint committee of the legislature to investigate the subject of "Social Insurance", 1917 Joint Resolution 24.
^Democrat Walter Wittman (Manitowoc County), Socialist Herman Marth (Marathon County), and Republicans Griffith Thomas (Iron & Vilas counties) and Publius Lawson (Winnebago County), were sworn in to fill vacancies.
Referencesedit
^ abBarish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2021). "Historical Lists" (PDF). State of Wisconsin Blue Book 2021–2022 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 467, 471, 475, 479–480. ISBN978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved March 11, 2023.
^"Cost of New Capitol is Fixed at $7,044,000; Building Now Complete". Wisconsin State Journal. August 12, 1917. p. 2. Retrieved April 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ ab"Biographical Sketches". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 (Report). Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1917. pp. 495–557. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
^ ab"Organization of Legislature of 1917". The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 (Report). Industrial Commission of Wisconsin. 1917. pp. 490–493. Retrieved April 28, 2023.
53rd, wisconsin, legislature, fifty, third, wisconsin, legislature, convened, from, january, 1917, july, 1917, regular, session, convened, special, sessions, february, september, 1918, 52nd, 54th, wisconsin, state, capitol, 1915overviewlegislative, bodywiscons. The Fifty Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10 1917 to July 16 1917 in regular session and re convened in two special sessions in February and September 1918 1 53rd Wisconsin Legislature 52nd 54th Wisconsin State Capitol ca 1915OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 1 1917 January 6 1919ElectionNovember 7 1916SenateMembers33Senate PresidentEdward Dithmar R President pro temporeTimothy Burke R Party controlRepublicanAssemblyMembers100Assembly SpeakerLawrence C Whittet R Party controlRepublicanSessionsRegularJanuary 10 1917 July 16 1917Special sessionsFeb 1918 Spec February 19 1918 March 9 1918Sep 1918 Spec September 24 1918 September 25 1918During this session the new Wisconsin State Capitol was completed after 13 years of reconstruction following the 1904 fire The official dedication ceremony was postponed until the end of World War I 2 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 7 1916 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 3 1914 1 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate summary 3 2 Assembly summary 4 Sessions 5 Leaders 5 1 Senate leadership 5 2 Assembly leadership 6 Members 6 1 Members of the Senate 6 2 Members of the Assembly 7 Committees 7 1 Senate committees 7 2 Assembly committees 7 3 Joint committees 8 Employees 8 1 Senate employees 8 2 Assembly employees 9 Notes 10 References 11 External linksMajor events editJanuary 11 1917 The Kingsland explosion destroyed approximately 500 000 rounds of artillery ammunition in Lyndhurst New Jersey February 1 1917 The German Empire announced that it would resume unrestricted submarine warfare rescinding the Sussex pledge February 3 1917 The United States severed diplomatic relations with Germany February 24 1917 British intelligence shared the Zimmermann Telegram with American Ambassador Walter Hines Page in which the German Empire proposed a military alliance with Mexico if the United States entered the war against Germany March 4 1917 Second inauguration of President Woodrow Wilson March 15 1917 Following the February Revolution Tsar Nicholas II abdicated his throne bringing an end to the Russian Empire April 3 1917 Walter C Owen was elected justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court defeating incumbent justice Roujet D Marshall April 6 1917 The United States declared war on the German Empire beginning their active participation in World War I April 26 1917 The Wisconsin Senate voted to expel senator Frank Raguse after he refused to affirm his allegiance to the United States Raguse remains the only member of the Wisconsin State Legislature to have been expelled May 18 1917 U S President Woodrow Wilson signed the Selective Service Act of 1917 giving the president the power of conscription June 15 1917 U S President Woodrow Wilson signed the Espionage Act of 1917 to prevent interference with U S war activities or promoting the interests of U S war opponents July 18 1917 Regiments of the Wisconsin National Guard were activated and organized into the 32nd Infantry Division for federal service October 6 1917 The first University of Wisconsin football game to be played at Camp Randall Stadium October 21 1917 Wisconsin s junior United States senator Paul O Husting died in a hunting accident November 7 1917 Amidst the October Revolution in Russia workers stormed the Winter Palace and destroyed the Russian Provisional Government triggering the Russian Civil War November 24 1917 A bomb killed 9 members of the Milwaukee Police Department in the most deadly single incident for American police until the September 11 attacks of 2001 January 1918 First known cases of Spanish flu were observed in Haskell County Kansas March 3 1918 The Treaty of Brest Litovsk was signed between the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic and the Central Powers ending Russia s involvement in World War I April 2 1918 Irvine Lenroot was elected United States senator from Wisconsin in a special election May 18 1918 Wisconsin s mobilized regiments in the 32nd Infantry Division arrived at the western front of World War I and continued on the line until the end of the war November 5 1918 Emanuel L Philipp was re elected Governor of Wisconsin his third term November 9 1918 Kaiser Wilhelm II abdicated his throne ending the German Empire The German Republic was proclaimed as successor state November 11 1918 The German Republic agreed to an armistice with the Entente effectively ending major combat in World War I December 4 1918 U S President Woodrow Wilson departed to attend the Paris Peace Conference becoming the first sitting U S president to visit Europe Major legislation edit1917 Joint Resolution 20 Joint Resolution to amend sections 6 and 7 of article VII of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin relating to circuit judges 1917 Joint Resolution 20 First legislative passage of a proposed amendment to the constitution to allow the legislature to reduce the number of judicial circuits and assign multiple judges to single circuits 1917 Joint Resolution 23 Joint Resolution to amend section 21 of article IV of the constitution relating to compensation of members of the legislature 1917 Joint Resolution 23 First legislative passage of a proposted amendment to allow legislative salaries to be set by law rather than fixed by the constitution 1917 Joint Resolution 24 Joint Resolution to provide for the appointment of a joint committee of the legislature to investigate the subject of Social Insurance 1917 Joint Resolution 24 Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate partisan composition Democratic 6 seats Social Dem 3 seats Republican 24 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDem S D Rep VacantEnd of previous Legislature 9 1 20 30 3Start of 1st Session 6 3 24 33 0From April 27 1917 note 1 2 32 1Final voting share 25 75 Beginning of the next Legislature 2 4 27 33 0Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 14 seats Social Dem 7 seats Republican 79 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDem S D Rep VacantEnd of previous Legislature 29 8 63 100 0Start of 1st Session 13 7 80 100 0From Feb 14 1917 note 2 79 99 1From Apr 10 1917 note 3 14 100 0From July 1 1917 note 4 78 99 1From Dec 10 1917 note 5 13 98 2From Dec 25 1917 note 6 77 97 3From Jan 3 1918 note 7 12 96 4From Feb 19 1918 note 8 13 8 79 100 0Final voting share 21 79 Beginning of the next Legislature 6 16 78 100 0Sessions editRegular session January 10 1917 July 16 1917 February 1918 special session February 19 1918 March 9 1918 September 1918 special session September 24 1918 September 25 1918Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Edward Dithmar R President pro tempore Timothy Burke R Green Bay Assembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly Lawrence C Whittet R Edgerton Members editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Senate for the Fifty Third Wisconsin Legislature 3 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 6 seats Social Dem 3 seats Republican 24 seatsDist Counties Senator Residence Party01 Door Kewaunee amp Marinette M W Perry Algoma Rep 02 Brown amp Oconto Timothy Burke Green Bay Rep 03 Kenosha amp Racine Charles H Everett Racine Rep 04 Milwaukee Northern Part Herman C Schultz Milwaukee Rep 05 Milwaukee Middle West County amp Central Western City H O Reinnoldt Milwaukee Rep 06 Milwaukee Northern City W C Zumach Milwaukee Soc D 07 Milwaukee Southern County Louis A Arnold Milwaukee Soc D 08 Milwaukee City South Frank Raguse expelled April 27 1917 Milwaukee Soc D Vacant from April 27 1917 09 Milwaukee City Downtown David V Jennings Milwaukee Dem 10 Buffalo Pepin Pierce amp St Croix George B Skogmo River Falls Rep 11 Burnett Douglas amp Washburn Fred A Baxter Superior Rep 12 Ashland Bayfield Price Rusk amp Sawyer A H Wilkinson Bayfield Rep 13 Dodge amp Washington Byron Barwig Mayville Dem 14 Outagamie amp Shawano Antone Kuckuk Shawano Rep 15 Calumet amp Manitowoc Henry Rollmann Chilton Dem 16 Crawford Grant amp Richland Henry E Roethe Fennimore Rep 17 Green Iowa amp Lafayette Platt Whitman Highland Rep 18 Fond du Lac amp Green Lake Albert J Pullen North Fond du Lac Rep 19 Winnebago William M Bray Oshkosh Rep 20 Ozaukee amp Sheboygan Theodore Benfey Sheboygan Rep 21 Adams Juneau Marquette amp Waushara Frank H Hanson Mauston Rep 22 Rock amp Walworth Lawrence E Cunningham Beloit Rep 23 Portage amp Waupaca Andrew R Potts Dayton Rep 24 Clark amp Wood Isaac P Witter Grand Rapids Rep 25 Langlade amp Marathon W W Albers Wausau Dem 26 Dane Henry Huber Stoughton Rep 27 Columbia amp Sauk George Staudenmayer Caledonia Dem 28 Chippewa amp Eau Claire Roy P Wilcox Eau Claire Rep 29 Barron Dunn amp Polk Algodt C Anderson Menomonie Rep 30 Florence Forest Iron Lincoln Oneida Taylor amp Vilas Willard T Stevens Rhinelander Rep 31 Jackson Monroe amp Vernon J Henry Bennett Viroqua Rep 32 La Crosse amp Trempealeau Eugene F Clark Galesville Rep 33 Jefferson amp Waukesha Charles Mulberger Watertown Dem Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Fifty Third Wisconsin Legislature 3 nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 14 seats Social Dem 7 seats Republican 79 seats nbsp Milwaukee County districtsSenateDist County Dist Representative Party Residence21 Adams amp Marquette Alan Galbraith Rep Friendship12 Ashland John C Chapple Rep Ashland29 Barron Isaac J Kvam died Feb 14 1917 Rep Rice LakeC A Beggs from Apr 10 1917 Dem Rice Lake12 Bayfield Walter A Duffy Rep 02 Brown 1 Nicholas Feldhausen Dem Green Bay2 Henry J Janssen Dem De Pere10 Buffalo amp Pepin Frank Schaettle Rep Mondovi11 Burnett amp Washburn James H Jensen Rep Grantsburg15 Calumet Otto Luehrs Rep Charlestown28 Chippewa Western Woodard Rep Bloomer24 Clark William L Smith Rep Neillsville27 Columbia W R Chipman Rep Leeds16 Crawford O P Vaughan Rep Wauzeka26 Dane 1 William T Evjue Rep Madison2 James C Hanson Rep Christiana3 Homer A Stone Rep Fitchburg13 Dodge 1 Edmund J Labuwi Rep Neosho2 Samuel R Webster Rep Elba01 Door Frank N Graass Rep 11 Douglas 1 R H Bradley Rep Superior2 J W Conner Rep 29 Dunn Carl Pieper Rep Menomonie28 Eau Claire C N Saugen Rep Pleasant Valley30 Florence Forest amp Oneida Arthur M Rogers Rep Ross18 Fond du Lac 1 Herman Schroeder Rep Empire2 John E Johnson Rep Brandon16 Grant 1 Benjamin Webster Rep Platteville2 John J Ruka Rep Boscobel17 Green S A Schindler Rep New Glarus18 Green Lake Newcomb Spoor Rep Berlin17 Iowa John T Williams Rep Dodgeville30 Iron amp Vilas Edward A Everett res July 1 1917 Rep Eagle RiverGriffith Thomas from Feb 19 1918 Rep Hurley31 Jackson Peter A Hemmy Rep Alma33 Jefferson 1 H J Grell Rep Johnson Creek2 William Everson Dem Lake Mills21 Juneau George Frohmader Rep Camp Douglas03 Kenosha Edward J Vincent Rep 01 Kewaunee William H O Brien Dem Franklin32 La Crosse 1 Carl Kurtenecker Rep La Crosse2 Henry Freehoff Rep Greenfield17 Lafayette Julius M Engebretson Rep Wiota25 Langlade Edward Nordman Dem Polar30 Lincoln Robert Kleinschmidt Rep Corning15 Manitowoc 1 Carl Hansen died Jan 3 1918 Dem ManitowocWalter Wittman from Feb 19 1918 Dem Manitowoc2 Martin Rappel Dem Rockland25 Marathon 1 Herman Hedrich Rep Holton2 D S Burnett res Dec 25 1917 Rep Herman Marth from Feb 19 1918 Soc Wausau01 Marinette F N Bernardy Rep 09 Milwaukee 1 Ben H Mahon Rep Milwaukee2 William A Campbell Rep Milwaukee3 John P Donnelly Dem Milwaukee05 4 Henry Ohl Jr Soc Milwaukee08 5 Gilbert Poor Soc Milwaukee05 6 Charles Schiewitz Rep Milwaukee7 Bernhard Gettelman Rep Milwaukee08 8 Frank Kubatzki Dem Milwaukee06 9 Herman O Kent Soc Milwaukee04 10 Glenn P Turner Soc Milwaukee08 11 William E Jordan Soc Milwaukee12 William L Smith Soc Milwaukee04 13 Hugo Jeske Rep Milwaukee07 14 Thomas Szewczykowski Dem Milwaukee05 15 Theodore Engel Rep Milwaukee16 William A Schroeder Rep Wauwatosa07 17 Frank Metcalfe Soc Milwaukee04 18 Arnold C Otto Rep Milwaukee07 19 Delbert Miller Rep West Allis31 Monroe Miles Hineman Rep Tomah02 Oconto Albert Marlett Rep 14 Outagamie 1 Herman W Wieckert Dem 2 Thomas W Armstrong Rep Kaukauna20 Ozaukee Eugene J Poole Dem Cedarburg10 Pierce Charles E Hanson Rep River Falls29 Polk Carl B Casperson Rep Laketown23 Portage George D Whiteside Rep Plover12 Price Hugo Kandutsch Rep Kennan03 Racine 1 John Dixon Rep Racine2 P Walter Petersen Rep Racine28 Richland John C Anderson Rep Cazenovia22 Rock 1 Lawrence C Whittet Rep Edgerton2 Charles D Rosa Rep Beloit12 Rusk amp Sawyer V V Miller Rep Grant27 Sauk George Carpenter Rep Baraboo14 Shawano J H Van Doren Rep Birnamwood20 Sheboygan 1 John J Koepsell Rep Sheboygan2 R B Melvin Rep 10 St Croix John A Chinnock Rep Hudson30 Taylor John Gamper Rep Medford32 Trempealeau John F Hager Rep Whitehall31 Vernon Clarence H Carter Rep 23 Walworth Riley S Young Rep Darien13 Washington Jacob J Aulenbacher Rep Richfield33 Waukesha 1 John F Buckley Rep Waukesha2 W H Edwards Rep Sussex23 Waupaca Fred Hess Rep Clintonville21 Waushara F M Clark Rep Wild Rose19 Winnebago 1 Martin T Battis Rep Oshkosh2 William Arnemann died Dec 10 1917 Dem NeenahPublius Lawson from Feb 19 1918 Rep Menasha3 Charles F Hart Rep Oshkosh24 Wood Byron Whittingham Rep ArpinCommittees editSenate committees edit Senate Standing Committee on Committees M W Perry chair Senate Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures C H Everett chair Senate Standing Committee on Corporations W M Bray chair Senate Standing Committee on Education and Public Welfare M W Perry chair Senate Standing Committee on the Judiciary J H Bennett chair Senate Standing Committee on Legislative Procedure T Burke chair Senate Standing Committee on State Affairs W T Stevens chair Senate Special Committee on Conservation F H Hanson chair Senate Special Committee on Highways L E Cunningham chairAssembly committees edit Assembly Standing Committee on Agriculture H J Grell chair Assembly Standing Committee on Commerce and Manufactures C F Hart chair Assembly Standing Committee on Contingent Expenditures R B Melvin chair Assembly Standing Committee on Education S A Schindler chair Assembly Standing Committee on Elections G Carpenter chair Assembly Standing Committee on Engrossed Bills W R Chipman chair Assembly Standing Committee on Enrolled Bills H Freehoff chair Assembly Standing Committee on Excise and Fees J M Engebretson chair Assembly Standing Committee on Fish and Game J A Chinnock chair Assembly Standing Committee on Insurance and Banking J C Chapple chair Assembly Standing Committee on the Judiciary A C Otto chair Assembly Standing Committee on Labor D J Vincent chair Assembly Standing Committee on Municipalities J Dixon chair Assembly Standing Committee on Printing C Pieper chair Assembly Standing Committee on Public Welfare G D Whiteside chair Assembly Standing Committee on Revision C S Schiewitz chair Assembly Standing Committee on Rules E A Everett chair Assembly Standing Committee on State Affairs J Gamper chair Assembly Standing Committee on Taxation W H Edwards chair Assembly Standing Committee on Third Reading J J Aulenbacher chair Assembly Standing Committee on Transportation B Webster chairJoint committees edit Joint Standing Committee on Finance P Whitman Sen amp E A Everett Asm co chairsEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Oliver G Munson 4 Assistant Chief Clerk C E Mullen Journal Clerk James B Ackley Bookkeeper Carle E Dietze Index Clerk Don E Mowry Enrolling Clerk J K Kidder Revision Clerk D J Hotchkiss Clerk of the Committee on Corporations A C Miller Clerk of the Committee on Education and Public Welfare R H Hillyer Clerk of the Committee on Finance Arthur F Steffen Clerk of the Committee on the Judiciary L G Vogt Clerk of the Committee on State Affairs A A Heinrich Stenographers L Schwartz J W Leonard Typists C L Cass R L Jacobson Mailing Clerk E G Cooper Sergeant at Arms F E Andrews Assistant Sergeant at Arms John J Knudsen Document Clerk Emil Hartman Day Police Albert Daley Night Police Arlie M Mucks Gallery Police Herman A Degner Night Laborers Thomas R Foulkes Ernest W Rehnstrand Postmaster Frank E Riley Messengers Paul W Dietz Robert Kilgust Earl L Marsh Robert A Cobban John Lorigan Ivan P Donaghey Glen A Buerke Lloyd B CainAssembly employees edit Chief Clerk C E Shaffer 4 Journal Clerk W W Jones Assistant Journal Clerk J S Miller Bookkeeper W J Goldschmidt Assistant Bookkeeper J C Hawker General Clerks W F Bart L J Federer Index Clerk Edwin M Johnson Proofreaders and Enrolling Clerks Geo F Sharpe Edward Oakey Mailing Clerk Edwin L Shaffer Stenographers Alvah V Gruhn L M Mielke Emil Lusthaus H J Campaign N E Lummerding P J Knippel Victor Gilbertson William L Wollin O B Lovell Earl L Dole Joseph Entringer Jr Warren H Schwartz Typists L L Oeland H S Belowsky Sergeant at Arms Thomas Grant Cretney Assistant Sergeant at Arms Ernest F Wright Document Room Custodian Helmer O Femrite Assistant Document Room Custodian John D Morner Floor Police Peter Duex Cloak Room Attendant John Holm Gallery Police C H Sanderson A H Emerson Night Laborer Hilding E Anderson Night Watch Elmer R Meacham Postmaster Clarence O Livermore Post Office Messenger Marshall M Arnold Messengers Helmer Hembre Burr C Wilcox B J Glass William Crapser Austin Johnson Leo Levenick Isadore Perstein Casper Jaquish Orville Radke Henry Royce C H Meister Carl Isaacson Arthur Thorpe Jones Ray J CareyNotes edit Socialist Frank Raguse District 8 was expelled after refusing to sign a statement affirming his allegiance to the United States Republican Isaac J Kvam Barron County died February 14 1917 Democrat Charles A Beggs Barron County was sworn in to replace Isaac J Kvam on April 10 1917 Republican Edward A Everett Iron amp Vilas counties resigned Democrat William Arnemann Winnebago County died Republican D S Burnett Marathon County resigned Democrat Carl Hansen Manitowoc County died Democrat Walter Wittman Manitowoc County Socialist Herman Marth Marathon County and Republicans Griffith Thomas Iron amp Vilas counties and Publius Lawson Winnebago County were sworn in to fill vacancies 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 467 471 475 479 480 ISBN 978 1 7333817 1 0 Retrieved March 11 2023 Cost of New Capitol is Fixed at 7 044 000 Building Now Complete Wisconsin State Journal August 12 1917 p 2 Retrieved April 28 2023 via Newspapers com a b Biographical Sketches The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 Report Industrial Commission of Wisconsin 1917 pp 495 557 Retrieved April 28 2023 a b Organization of Legislature of 1917 The Wisconsin Blue Book 1917 Report Industrial Commission of Wisconsin 1917 pp 490 493 Retrieved April 28 2023 External links edit1917 Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 53rd Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1172676965, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,