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Legislative Time Capsule - 40th Legislature (1917-1918)

Session Dates Legislation Session Resources Legislators Leadership Officers Election Results Committees Governor

Session Dates (All Sessions)

	Convened	Adjourned	Calendar Days	Legislative Days - House	Legislative Days - Senate
1917	1/2/1917	4/19/1917	108	78	76

Legislation (All Sessions)

	House - Bills Introduced	Senate - Bills Introduced	Laws	Resolutions
1917	1285	1029	515 Search	4

Session Resources

The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota Compiled for the Legislature of 1917

Legislators

All

House

Senate

Leadership

Speaker of the House

Ralph J. Parker (Nonpartisan Election-Conservative Caucus)

House Majority Leader

Willis I. Norton (Nonpartisan Election)

House Minority Leader

Unknown - See full list

President of the Senate

This position was handled multiple ways historically - See full list

Senate Majority Leader

Unknown - See full list

Senate Minority Leader

Unknown - See full list

Officers

Chief Clerk of the House of Representatives

Oscar Arneson

House Sergeant-at-Arms

H. C. Brasie

Secretary of the Senate

George W. Peachey

Senate Sergeant-at-Arms

Ira Padden

Number of Seats

House: 130
Senate: 67

Election Results

- Selected election results are available at this page.

House Committees

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Senate Committees

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Agriculture, Dairy Products and Live Stock Members
Banks and Banking Members
Cities of the First Class Members
Civil Administration Members
Commerce, Manufacture and Trade Members
Corporations Other Than Public Service Corporations Members
Drainage Members
Education and Educational Institutions Members
Elections Members
Employers Liability Laws Members
Finance Members
Game and Fish Members
General Legislation Members
Grain and Warehouse Members
Insurance Members
Judiciary Members
Labor Members
Military Affairs Members
Municipal Affairs Members
Public Domain Members
Public Highways Members
Public Institutions and Buildings Members
Public Service Corporations Members
Public Welfare and Health Members
Railroads Members
Rules and Legislative Expenses Members
State Development and Immigration Members
Taxes and Tax Laws Members
Temperance Members
Towns and Counties Members

Governor (Full List)

J. A. A. Burnquist (Republican)

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