Milwaukee received a very large immigration of several millions of Germans in the late 1800's in various waves including some revolutionary Germans form the 1848 revolution and so it is conceivable that Milwaukee could have been called a the "German Athens of America" for its German cultural events during this time.
Because in the house of representatives there are 435 people which means there couldn't be a tie and if they were to give it to the senate there could be a tie.
