12th+State+Legislature


 * 12th State Legislature **
 * Dates:** January 14 - February 22, 1913
 * Senate Membership:** 27, 19 Republicans, 8 Democrats
 * Senate President:** Birney H. Sage
 * House Membership:** 57, 29 Republicans, 28 Democrats
 * Speaker of the House:** Martin L. Pratt
 * Major Topics & Events:**
 * The Republican and Democratic members of the house did not get along and a fight broke out in the chambers over control of the assembly.
 * Due to disagreements between the two parties, the House composite photographs of the members appear in two panels: the Republicans and the Democrats. As a result of an altercation during the 1915 session, the Democratic composite has a large tear in it.

=Additional Resources=
 * [|"Riot at the 12th Legislature: Fisticuffs on the House Floor,"] by Gregory Nickerson, //WyoHistory.org//. (accessed September 2015)