136th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 136th January 1 December 31, 1913 Lt. Gov. Martin H. Glynn (D), until August 13 Robert F. Wagner (D) Al Smith (D) 51 150 Democratic (33-16-2) Democratic (104-42-4) 1st January 1 May 2, 1913 2nd June 16 December 12, 1913 135th 137th The 136th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 1 to December 12, 1913, while William Sulzer, and then Martin H. Glynn, were Governor of New York, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1906 and 1907, 51 Senators and 150 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (twelve districts), Kings County (eight districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Progressive Party, the Socialist Party, the Independence League, the Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1912 New York state election, was held on November 5. Congressman William Sulzer and Martin H. Glynn were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor; both Democrats. The other seven statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for governor, was: Democrats 650,000; Republicans 444,000; Progressives-Independence League 393,000; Socialists 57,000; Prohibition 19,000; and Socialist Labor 4,000. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 1, 1913; and adjourned on May 2. Al Smith (D) was elected Speaker with 102 votes against 42 for Harold J. Hinman (R) and 3 for Michael Schaap (P). Robert F. Wagner (D) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate. The Legislature met for a special session at the State Capitol in Albany on June 16.DENOUNCE SULZER AS SESSION OPENS in NYT on June 17, 1913 This session was called by Governor Sulzer to try again to amend the primary election law. Instead, the legislators formed a committee to investigate Sulzer.TO INVESTIGATE ACTS OF SULZER in NYT on June 12, 1913 On August 13, Governor Sulzer was impeached by the Assembly with a vote of 79 to 45.INDICTMENT IS PRESENTED in NYT on August 14, 1913 Lt. Gov. Glynn then claimed to be Acting Governor, but was contested by Sulzer. After some days, the courts recognized Glynn as Acting Governor, pending the verdict of the impeachment trial. The Legislature took a recess on August 28;STORM OF DENIALS OF ARNOLD CHARGES in NYT on August 29, 1913 and met again on September 17. On September 18, 1913, the New York Court for the Trial of Impeachments met in the Senate chamber at the State Capitol in Albany. The trial ended on October 12 with the conviction, and removal from office, of Governor William Sulzer. Lt. Gov. Martin H. Glynn succeeded to the governor's office for the remainder of the term; and President pro tem Robert F. Wagner became Acting Lieutenant Governor. The Legislature took a recess on October 22; met again on November 10 and took a recess the same day; met again on December 8; and finally adjourned on December 12. On the last day, a Workmen's Compensation Bill was passed.ALL GLYNN BILLS PASS IN A RUSH in NYT on December 13, 1913 State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties 2nd District: Queens County, i.e the Borough of Queens 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx 23rd District: Richmond and Rockland counties 24th District: Westchester County 25th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 26th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 27th District: Greene and Ulster counties 28th District: Albany County 29th District: Rensselaer County 30th District: Saratoga and Washington counties 31st District: Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie counties 32nd District: Lewis, Fulton, Hamilton and Herkimer counties 33rd District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 35th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 36th District: Oneida County 37th District: Chenango, Madison and Otsego counties 38th District: Onondaga County 39th District: Broome and Delaware counties 40th District: Cayuga, Cortland and Seneca counties 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 42nd District: Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties 43rd District: Steuben and Livingston counties 44th District: Allegany, Genesee and Wyoming counties 45th and 46th District: Monroe County 47th District: Niagara and Orleans counties 48th, 49th and 50th District: Erie County 51st District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Senators The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. John C. Fitzgerald, James A. Foley, John J. Boylan, George A. Blauvelt, John D. Stivers, George H. Whitney, Clayton L. Wheeler, Thomas B. Wilson, John Seeley and Gottfried H. Wende changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stThomas H. O'Keefe Democrat2ndBernard M. Patten Democrat3rdThomas H. Cullen* DemocratChairman of Cities4thHenry P. Velte Democrat5thWilliam J. Heffernan DemocratChairman of Public Printing6thWilliam B. Carswell Democrat7thDaniel J. Carroll DemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation8thJames F. Duhamel* DemocratChairman of Privileges and Elections9thFelix J. Sanner* DemocratChairman of Conservation10thHerman H. Torborg Democrat11thChristopher D. Sullivan* DemocratChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations12thJohn C. Fitzgerald* Democrat13thJames D. McClelland* DemocratChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment14thJames A. Foley* DemocratChairman of Railroads15thJohn J. Boylan* Democrat16thRobert F. Wagner* Democratre-elected President pro tempore17thWalter R. Herrick DemocratChairman of Military Affairs18thHenry W. Pollock* DemocratChairman of Banks 19thHenry Salant Progr./Ind. L.contested; seat vacated on April 29OUSTS SALANT, MOOSER in NYT on April 30, 1913George W. Simpson Democratseated on April 2920thJames J. Frawley* DemocratChairman of Finance 21stStephen J. Stilwell* DemocratChairman of Codes; seat vacated on May 24 upon conviction for briberyJohn Davidson Democratelected to fill vacancy, took his seat on November 10: contested by Morris S. Schector (R)22ndAnthony J. Griffin* DemocratChairman of Labor and Industry23rdGeorge A. Blauvelt* DemocratChairman of Public Education24thJohn F. Healy DemocratChairman of Penal Institutions25thJohn D. Stivers* Republican 26thFranklin D. Roosevelt* DemocratChairman of Agriculture; resigned on March 17 to become Asst. US Secr. of the NavyJames E. Towner Republicanelected to fill vacancy, took his seat on December 827thAbraham J. Palmer Progr./Rep.28thHenry M. Sage* Republican29thJohn W. McKnight DemocratChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills30thGeorge H. Whitney* Republican31stLoren H. White* DemocratChairman of Internal Affairs32ndSeth G. Heacock* Republican33rdJames A. Emerson* Republican34thHerbert P. Coats* Republican35thElon R. Brown RepublicanMinority Leader36thWilliam D. Peckham Democrat37thRalph W. Thomas* Republican38thJ. Henry Walters* Republican39thClayton L. Wheeler* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages40thCharles J. Hewitt* Republican41stJohn F. Murtaugh* DemocratChairman of Judiciary42ndThomas B. Wilson* Republican43rdJohn Seeley* DemocratChairman of Public Health44thThomas H. Bussey* Republican45thGeorge F. Argetsinger* Republican46thWilliam L. Ormrod* Republican47thGeorge F. Thompson Republican48thJohn F. Malone DemocratChairman of Canals49thSamuel J. Ramsperger* DemocratChairman of Insurance50thGottfried H. Wende* DemocratChairman of Revision51stFrank N. Godfrey Republican Employees Clerk: Patrick E. McCabe Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry W. Doll Stenographer: William F. MacReynolds State Assembly Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stHarold J. Hinman* RepublicanMinority Leader2ndJohn G. Malone* Republican3rdWilliam C. Baxter Republican AlleganyRansom L. Richardson* Republican BroomeMortimer B. Edwards Republican CattaraugusClare Willard Democrat CayugaMichael Grace* Republican Chautauqua1stGeorge W. Jude Progressive2ndJohn Leo Sullivan* Republican ChemungRobert P. Bush* DemocratChairman of Ways and Means ChenangoWalter A. Shepardson* Republican ClintonCharles J. Vert* Republican ColumbiaAlexander W. Hover Democrat CortlandNiles Freeland Webb Republican DelawareJohn W. Telford Democrat Dutchess1stMyron Smith* Republican2ndJohn Augustus Kelly Democrat Erie1stGeorge Frederick Small Democrat2ndClinton T. Horton* Republican3rdAlbert F. Geyer Democrat4thEdward D. Jackson* DemocratChairman of Excise5thRichard F. Hearn* DemocratChairman of Canals6thJames M. Rozan* Democrat7thJoseph Vincent Fitzgerald Democrata Manager at the impeachment trial8thGeorge Geoghan Democrat9thJohn Dorst Jr. Democrat EssexSpencer G. Prime II* Republican FranklinAlexander Macdonald* Republican Fulton and HamiltonJames H. Wood Republican GeneseeClarence Bryant* Republican GreeneJ. Lewis Patrie* DemocratChairman of Labor and Industries HerkimerE. Bert Pullman Democrat Jefferson1stH. Edmund Machold* Republican2ndJohn G. Jones* Republican Kings1stJohn Joseph Kelly Democrat2ndWilliam J. Gillen* DemocratChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply; a Manager at the impeachment trial3rdFrank J. Taylor Democrat4thHarry W. Kornobis Democrat5thVincent A. O'Connor Democrat6thLester D. Volk Progressive7thDaniel F. Farrell* DemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation8thJohn J. McKeon* Democrat9thFrederick S. Burr Democrat10thGeorge E. Dennen Democrat11thKarl Soden Deitz Democrat12thWilliam Pinkey Hamilton Jr. Democrat13thJames H. Finnigan Democrat14thJames J. Garvey* DemocratChairman of Public Printing15thThomas E. Willmott* DemocratChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies16thJesse P. Larrimer Democrat17thFrederick Ulrich Democrat18thJoseph Henry Esquirol Democrat19thJacob Schifferdecker* Democrat20thCornelius J. Cronin Democrat21stHarry Heyman* DemocratChairman of Banks22ndJoseph J. Monahan Democrat23rdThomas L. Ingram Democrat LewisJames B. Van Woert Democrat LivingstonEdward M. Magee Republican MadisonMorell E. Tallett* Republican Monroe1stJared W. Hopkins* Republican2ndSimon L. Adler* Republican3rdAugust V. Pappert* Republican4thCyrus W. Phillips* Republican5thCharles H. Gallup DemocratChairman of Public Institutions MontgomeryWalter A. Gage* Republican NassauThomas B. Maloney Democrat New York1stThomas B. Caughlan* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities2ndAl Smith* Democratelected Speaker; Chairman of Rules3rdHarry E. Oxford Democrat4thAaron J. Levy* DemocratMajority Leader; a Manager at the impeachment trial5thJimmy Walker* DemocratChairman of Insurance6thJacob Silverstein Democrat7thPeter P. McElligott* DemocratChairman of General Laws8thSolomon Sufrin Progressive9thCharles D. Donohue Democrat10thMeyer Greenberg* Democrat11thJohn Kerrigan DemocratChairman of Claims12thJoseph D. Kelly Democrat13thJames C. Campbell* Democrat14thRobert Lee Tudor Democrat15thTheodore Hackett Ward Democrata Manager at the impeachment trial16thMartin G. McCue* DemocratChairman of Railroads17thMark Eisner Democrat18thMark Goldberg* DemocratChairman of Judiciary19thThomas F. Denney Democratdied on November 26, 191326 November 1913 4 Killed, 5 Hurt, As Autos Collide 1–2 The New York Times 20395 LXIII https://archive.org/details/sim_new-york-times_1913-11-26_62_20395/mode/1up?view=theater Internet Archive20thPatrick J. McGrath* DemocratChairman of Codes21stThomas Kane Democrat22ndEdward Weil* DemocratChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment23rdDavid Chester Lewis Democrat24thOwen M. Kiernan Democrat25thDavid H. Knott Democrat26thAbraham Greenberg Democrata Manager at the impeachment trial27thRaymond B. Carver Democrat28thSalvatore A. Cotillo Democrat29thCharles J. Carroll Democrat30thLouis A. Cuvillier* DemocratChairman of Military Affairs31stMichael Schaap ProgressiveProgressive Leader32ndLouis D. Gibbs Democrat33rdThomas John Lane Democrat34thPatrick Joseph McMahon Democrata Manager at the impeachment trial35thErnest E. L. Hammer Democrat Niagara1stFrank Mead Bradley Republican2ndEugene A. McCollum Democrat Oneida1stFred Frank Emden Democrat2ndHerbert E. Allen* Republican3rdJohn Brayton Fuller* Republican Onondaga1stPatrick J. Kelly Democrat2ndStephen Gay Daley Democrat3rdThomas K. Smith* Republicana Manager at the impeachment trial OntarioHerman Ferdinand Schnirel Republicana Manager at the impeachment trial Orange1stCaleb H. Baumes* Republican2ndWilliam Thomas Doty DemocratChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills OrleansMarc Wheeler Cole DemocratChairman of Agriculture OswegoThaddeus C. Sweet* Republican OtsegoLaVerne P. Butts DemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages PutnamJohn R. Yale* Republican Queens1stSamuel J. Burden Democrat2ndAlfred J. Kennedy* DemocratChairman of Privileges and Elections; resigned on May 12, to take office as Postmaster of Flushing3rdAlfred C. Benninger Democrat4thHoward Sutphin Democrat Rensselaer1stCharles Fred Schwarz* DemocratChairman of Revision2ndTracey D. Taylor Democrat RichmondRalph R. McKee* DemocratChairman of Public Education RocklandFrederick George Grimme Democrat St. Lawrence1stFrank L. Seaker* Republican2ndJohn A. Smith Republican SaratogaGilbert T. Seelye Republican SchenectadyArthur Porter Squire Democrat SchoharieEdward A. Dox Democrat SchuylerJohn W. Gurnett* DemocratChairman of Conservation SenecaAugustus S. Hughes Democrat Steuben1stCharles A. Brewster DemocratChairman of Soldiers' Home2ndJames L. Seely Jr. Democrat Suffolk1stStephen A. Fallon Democrat2ndJohn J. Robinson Democrat SullivanJohn K. Evans* DemocratChairman of Internal Affairs TiogaJohn G. Pembleton* Republican TompkinsMinor McDaniels* DemocratChairman of Public Health Ulster1stLawrence M. Kenney Democrat2ndEldridge M. Gathright Democrat WarrenHenry E. H. Brereton* Republican WashingtonEugene R. Norton Republican WayneAlbert Yeomans* Republican Westchester1stTracy P. Madden* DemocratChairman of Penal Institutions; a Manager at the impeachment trial2ndVerne Morgan Bovie Democrat3rdWilson Randolph Yard Democrat4thMortimer Charles O'Brien Democrat WyomingJohn Knight Republican YatesEdward C. Gillett* Republican Employees Clerk: George R. Van Namee Sergeant-at-Arms: Lee F. Betts Principal Doorkeeper: Charles Durham First Assistant Doorkeeper: William Davis Second Assistant Doorkeeper: John W. Doty Stenographer: Martin Leach Notes Sources MEMBERS OF THE NEW YORK STATE SENATE (for the next session), in The Cornell Daily Sun (Volume XXXIII, Number 76) on December 21, 1912 LEGISLATURE WON BY THE DEMOCRATS in NYT on November 6, 1912 FIGHT AMONG REPUBLICANS in NYT on January 1, 1913 LEGISLATIVE PLUMS SEIZED BY TAMMANY in NYT on January 7, 1913 Journal of the Assembly (136th Session) (1913, Vol. I; from January 1 to March 18) Journal of the Assembly (136th Session) (1913, Vol. IV; Appendix) Proceedings in the Court for the Trial of Impeachments in the Matter of the Impeachment of William Sulzer, Governor of the State (1913) 136 Category:1913 in American law Category:1913 in New York (state) Category:1913 U.S. legislative sessions