29th Illinois General Assembly

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29th Illinois General Assembly
28th 30th
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Overview
Meeting place Springfield, Illinois
Term1875 – 1876
Election1874
Illinois Senate
PresidentArchibald A. Glenn, Democratic
Illinois House of Representatives
SpeakerElijah Haines, Opposition

The 29th Illinois General Assembly was elected in November 1874. The session began on January 6, 1875 [1] and adjourned on April 15, 1875. [2] No party had a majority in either chamber. The Republicans had a plurality in both chambers, with 24 members in the Senate and 69 in the House, but control of the chambers was held by a coalition of Democrats, third parties, and independents.

Contents

The third parties represented in this session included the Opposition Party, the Independent Reform Party, and the Democratic Liberal Party, which took many of its members (including its leader, former governor John M. Palmer) and positions from the defunct Liberal Republican Party of 1872. All of these parties were organized for the first time in 1874 and disappeared shortly thereafter, their members subsequently becoming Democrats, Greenbackers, or independents.

The three-sided tensions between Democrats, Republicans and reformers led to frequent turmoil during the session, including a violent brawl that erupted in the House when Republican Alfred M. Jones threw a book at Democrat Lewis Plater. Partly due to this climate, fewer laws were passed during this session than any session since the 1830s; amounting to only 118 pages. [2] The expenses incurred by this General Assembly were also commensurately lower, at $221,810less than half the amount incurred by the preceding 28th General Assembly. [3]

The 204 members of the 29th Illinois General Assembly are listed in the 1875 Illinois Legislative Manual. [4] Because the Manual is not entirely consistent in its labeling of third-party members of the General Assembly, those identified as "Liberal Republican", "Liberal", or "Democratic Liberal" are counted as a single group in the party totals below. Likewise, the one member of the House labeled simply as "Reform" is treated as a member of the Independent Reform Party for the purpose of the totals.

Senate

The Illinois Senate as elected in 1874 contained 51 members, one from each state legislative district. Under the Illinois Constitution of 1870, Senators served overlapping 4-year terms; thus, 26 of the senators in the 29th General Assembly were elected in 1874, the remainder having been elected in 1872. They ranged in age from 30 to 65. [5]

Democrat Archibald A. Glenn was elected president of the Senate, thereby also taking on the role of acting lieutenant governor. [6]

Party composition

The Senate of the 29th General Assembly consisted of 24 Republicans, 18 Democrats, and 9 third-party and independent members.

AffiliationMembers
Republican Party 24
Democratic Party 18
Independent 5
Independent Reform Party 2
Liberal Republican/"Liberal"/Democratic Liberal 2
Total
51

Members

District
Jurisdiction(s) represented [7]
Image
Senator
Party [8]
First
elected
Committees [9]
1 Cook County: Chicago wards 1, 2, 10, 11 Johnhaines.jpg John C. Haines Independent1874 [10] Revenue; Municipalities; Corporations; Banks, Banking; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Appropriation
2 Cook County: Chicago wards 3, 4, 5; Townships of Hyde Park and Lake Richard S. Thompson Republican1872 [11] Judiciary; Municipalities; Federal Relations; Elections
3 Cook County: Chicago wards 6, 7, 8 Miles Kehoe.JPEG Miles Kehoe Democratic1872 [12] Warehouses; Municipalities; Canals, Rivers; Manufactures; Federal Relations; Elections; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills
4 Cook County: Chicago wards 9, 12, 13 Samuel K. Dow Republican1872 [13] Railroads; Finance; Revenue; Municipalities; Penal Institutions; Fees, Salaries
5 Cook County: Chicago wards 14, 15, 18 John Buehler Independent1874 [14] Railroads; Municipalities; Corporations; State Educational Institutions; Penal Institutions; Mines, Mining; Manufactures; Fees, Salaries
6 Cook County: Chicago wards 16, 17, 19, 20 Horace F. Waite Republican1870 [11] Warehouses; Corporations; Reformatory Institutions; Appropriation; County, Township Organization; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills
7 Cook County: Townships of New Trier, Northfield, Wheeling, Palatine, Barrington, Hanover, Schaumburg, Elk Grove, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Lake View, Jefferson, Leyden, Proviso, Riverside, Cicero, Lyons, Lemont, Palos, Worth, Calumet, Thornton, Bremen, Orland, Rich, Bloom Michael W. Robinson Democratic1874 [15] Judiciary; Railroads; Warehouses; Insurance; Public Buildings, Grounds; Canals, Rivers; Appropriation; Fees, Salaries
8 Lake County, McHenry County Clark W. Upton Republican1872 [11] Judiciary; Corporations; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Federal Relations
9 Boone County, Winnebago County John Early Republican1870 [13] Expenses General Assembly; Insurance; State Charitable Institutions; Reformatory Institutions; Canals, Rivers; Appropriation
10 Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County Henry Green Republican1872 [16] Insurance; Education; Horticulture; Geology and Science
11 Carroll County, Whiteside County Henry A. Mills Republican1874 [17] Finance; Banks, Banking; State Educational Institutions; Printing; Railroads
12 Lee County, Ogle County George P. Jacobs Republican1872 [18] Judiciary; Revenue; Banks, Banking; Manufactures; State Library
13 DeKalb County, Kendall County, Grundy County Miles B. Castle Republican1872 [14] Judicial Department; Warehouses; Finance; Revenue; Miscellany
14 DuPage County, Kane County Eugene Canfield Republican1872 [14] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Municipalities; Appropriation; Fees, Salaries
15 Will County Albert O. Marshall Republican1874 [10] Insurance; Canals, Rivers; Mines, Mining; Military Affairs
16 Iroquois County, Kankakee County Almon S. Palmer Republican1872 [19] Judicial Department; State Charitable Institutions; Horticulture; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Miscellany
17 LaSalle County Fawcett Plumb Independent1874 [10] Railroads; Corporations; Mines, Mining; Manufactures; County, Township Organization; Military Affairs; State Library; Geology and Science
18 Ford County, Livingston County James G. Strong Republican1870 [20] Warehouses; Revenue; Expenses General Assembly; Reformatory Institutions; Printing
19 Bureau County, Stark County Lorenzo D. Whiting Republican1870 [21] Railroads; Public Buildings, Grounds; Education; Canals, Rivers; Manufactures
20 Marshall County, Putnam County, Woodford County Edward A. Wilcox Republican1872 [22] State Charitable Institutions; Penal Institutions; Public Buildings, Grounds; Agriculture, Drainage; County, Township Organization; State Library
21 Henry County, Rock Island County E.C. Moderwell Republican1874 [10] Judicial Department; Corporations; Education; Mines, Mining; Printing; Geology and Science
22 Knox County, Mercer County Patrick H. Sanford Republican1872 [23] Roads, Highways, Bridges; Judiciary; Municipalities; State Charitable Institutions; County, Township Organization
23 McDonough County, Warren County John T. Morgan Republican1874 [24] Railroads; Warehouses; Penal Institutions; Appropriation; County, Township Organization
24 Hancock County, Henderson County Benjamin Warren Democratic1872 [21] Railroads; Warehouses; Finance; Revenue; Reformatory Institutions; Education; Roads, Highways, Bridges
25 Fulton County, Schuyler County Robert Brown Independent1874 [25] State Charitable Institutions; Penal Institutions; Education; Agriculture, Drainage; Horticulture; County, Township Organization; Roads, Highways, Bridges; Elections
26 Peoria County John S. Lee Democratic1872 [26] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Revenue; Banks, Banking; State Charitable Institutions; Canals, Rivers; County, Township Organization; Elections
27 Logan County, Tazewell County James W. Robison.png James W. Robison Republican1874 [15] Finance; Canals, Rivers; Roads, Highways, Bridges; Horticulture; Agriculture, Drainage; Miscellany
28 McLean County John Cusey Republican1872 [27] Public Buildings, Grounds; Canals, Rivers; Appropriation; Agriculture, Drainage; Roads, Highways, Bridges
29 DeWitt County, Macon County Jesse F Harrold Independent Reform1874 [28] Expenses General Assembly; Agriculture, Drainage; County, Township Organization; Fees, Salaries; Printing; Roads, Highways, Bridges; State Library
30 Champaign County, Piatt County Jairus C. Sheldon Republican1872 [23] Revenue; State Educational Institutions; Manufactures; Military Affairs
31 Edgar County, Vermilion County George Hunt Republican1874 [10] Judicial Department; Insurance; State Educational Institutions; Penal Institutions; Mines, Mining
32 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County Charles B. Steele Republican1872 [29] Judiciary; Railroads; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Federal Relations; Elections
33 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County Thomas Brewer Democratic1874 [25] Judicial Department; Revenue; Insurance; Penal Institutions; Canals, Rivers; Fees, Salaries; Elections; Miscellany
34 Christian County, Montgomery County William B. Hundley Democratic1872 [18] Insurance; Banks, Banking; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Appropriation; Mines, Mining; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills
35 Sangamon County William E. Shutt Democratic1874 [10] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Expenses General Assembly; Banks, Banking; Reformatory Institutions; Public Buildings, Grounds; Appropriation; Fees, Salaries
36 Brown County, Cass County, Mason County, Menard County Archibald A. Glenn Democratic1872 [30]
37 Adams County Bernard Arntzen Democratic1874 [10] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Revenue; Insurance; Appropriation; County, Township Organization; Printing; Elections
38 Calhoun County, Scott County, Pike County William R. Archer Democratic1872 [31] Judicial Department; Judiciary; Railroads; Canals, Rivers; County, Township Organization; Federal Relations; Miscellany
39 Greene County, Morgan County Charles D. Hodges Democratic1874 [10] Judiciary; Finance; Revenue; Corporations; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Education; Canals, Rivers
40 Jersey County, Macoupin County Beatty T. Burke Democratic1872 [14] Finance; Revenue; Expenses General Assembly; Municipalities; Fees, Salaries; Military Affairs; Roads, Highways, Bridges; Miscellany
41 Madison County W.H. Krome Democratic1874 [12] Judicial Department; Railroads; Municipalities; Corporations; State Charitable Institutions; Education; Federal Relations; State Library
42 Bond County, Clinton County, Washington County George Gundlach Liberal Republican1872 [16] Railroads; State Charitable Institutions; Reformatory Institutions; Public Buildings, Grounds; Agriculture, Drainage; Manufactures; Miscellany
43 Fayette County, Marion County John Thompson Democratic1874 [11] Expenses General Assembly; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Penal Institutions; Horticulture; Geology and Science; Agriculture, Drainage; Roads, Highways, Bridges
44 Clay County, Richland County, Edwards County, Wabash County, Wayne County George W. Henry Republican1872 [28] Judicial Department; Railroads; Penal Institutions; Education; Fees, Salaries
45 Clark County, Crawford County, Lawrence County, Jasper County O. V. Smith Democratic1874 [29] Warehouses; Expenses General Assembly; Insurance; State Educational Institutions; Reformatory Institutions; Education; Horticulture; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills
46 Hamilton County, Jefferson County, White County Thomas S. Casey Democratic1874 [14] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Corporations; Penal Institutions; Public Buildings, Grounds; Appropriation; Printing
47 Franklin County, Williamson County, Saline County, Gallatin County William H. Parish Independent Reform1874 [19] Judiciary; Warehouses; Municipalities; Insurance; Penal Institutions; Education; Appropriation; Geology and Science
48 Monroe County, Randolph County, Perry County William k murphy.jpg William K. Murphy "Liberal" [32] 1872 [24] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Finance; Municipalities; Insurance; Banks, Banking; Mines, Mining; Federal Relations
49 St. Clair County Jefferson Rainey Democratic1874 [33] Railroads; State Educational Institutions; Penal Institutions; Canals, Rivers; Agriculture, Drainage; Horticulture; Mines, Mining; Printing
50 Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County Jesse Ware Democratic1872 [21] Judicial Department; Finance; Revenue; State Charitable Institutions; State Educational Institutions; Education; Canals, Rivers; County, Township Organization
51 Hardin County, Pulaski County, Massac County, Johnson County, Pope County Samuel M. Glassford Independent1874 [30] Railroads; Penal Institutions; Appropriation; Agriculture, Drainage; Mines, Mining; Military Affairs; Roads, Highways, Bridges

House of Representatives

Under the Illinois Constitution of 1870, the state representatives were elected by cumulative voting, with each voter distributing three votes among the available candidates. The Illinois House of Representatives as elected in 1874 thus contained 153 members, three from each of the state's 51 districts. However, only 152 members were present for the 29th General Assembly, as Robert Thiem of Cook County failed to make an appearance. [10]

The members of the House were overwhelmingly new; only 32 of them had previously served in the General Assembly. [10] They ranged in age from 26 to 75; nearly half (72) were farmers. [34] Among the 152 seated members, there were 70 Republicans, 41 Democrats, and 41 independents and reformers.

Opposition Party member Elijah Haines was elected Speaker by a coalition of Democrats, independents and reformers, despite lacking the support of some Democrats. [6]

Party composition

As might have been expected, the deliberations of a body composed of elements so heterogeneous and conglomerate as was the house were anything but harmonious. The working of the newly-cemented union between elements so diverse proved anything but satisfactory, even to its component parts.

John Moses [6]

AffiliationMembers
Republican Party 69
Democratic Party 41
Independent 17
Independent Reform Party 10
Opposition Party 8
Independent Democrat 3
Liberal Republican/"Liberal"/Democratic Liberal 2
"Mixed"1
Total
152

Members

District
Jurisdiction(s) represented [7]
Image
Representative
Party [35]
First
elected
Committees [36]
1 Cook County: Chicago wards 1, 2, 10, 11 James B Bradwell.jpg James B. Bradwell Republican1872 [25] Judiciary; Banks and Banking; Printing
1 Cook County: Chicago wards 1, 2, 10, 11 Lincoln Dubois Republican1874 [10] Municipal Affairs; Printing; Railroads; Insurance
1 Cook County: Chicago wards 1, 2, 10, 11 Moses J. Wentworth Opposition1874 [10] Judiciary; Libraries; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Militia
2 Cook County: Chicago wards 3, 4, 5; Townships of Hyde Park and Lake George M. Bogue Republican1874 [10] Municipal Affairs; Appropriations; Revenue
2 Cook County: Chicago wards 3, 4, 5; Townships of Hyde Park and Lake John Hise Democratic1870 [28] Municipal Affairs; State Institutions; Printing; Revenue
2 Cook County: Chicago wards 3, 4, 5; Townships of Hyde Park and Lake Solomon P. Hopkins Republican1872 [18] Finance; Railroads; Fish and Game; Appropriations
3 Cook County: Chicago wards 6, 7, 8 Thomas M. Halpin Democratic1872 [16] Finance; Municipal Affairs; Revenue; Railroads
3 Cook County: Chicago wards 6, 7, 8 William Honan Democratic1874 [18] Executive Department; Manufactures; Commerce; Elections
3 Cook County: Chicago wards 6, 7, 8 Conrad L. Niehoff Democratic1874 [10] Finance; Municipal Affairs; Banks and Banking; Education
4 Cook County: Chicago wards 9, 12, 13 William H. Condon Democratic1872 [37] Judicial Department; Appropriations; Militia; Fees and Salaries
4 Cook County: Chicago wards 9, 12, 13 Orrin L. Mann Republican1874 [10] Municipal Affairs; Militia
4 Cook County: Chicago wards 9, 12, 13 Michael M. Miller Republican1874 [17] Judicial Department; Penitentiary; Insurance
5 Cook County: Chicago wards 14, 15, 18 John M. Arwedson Democratic1874 [31] Banks and Banking; Miscellaneous Subjects; Revenue; Corporations
5 Cook County: Chicago wards 14, 15, 18 Michael J. Dunne Democratic1874 [13] Judicial Department; Municipal Affairs; Corporations; Canal and River Improvements
5 Cook County: Chicago wards 14, 15, 18 Carl G. Linderborg Republican1874 [26] Horticulture; Libraries; Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Fees and Salaries
6 Cook County: Chicago wards 16, 17, 19, 20 John C. Barker Republican1874 [10] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Judicial Department; Corporations
6 Cook County: Chicago wards 16, 17, 19, 20 William H. Stickney Opposition1846 [20] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Executive Department; Judicial Department; Counties and Township Organization
6 Cook County: Chicago wards 16, 17, 19, 20 Robert Thiem 1874 [20] [none]
7 Cook County: Townships of New Trier, Northfield, Wheeling, Palatine, Barrington, Hanover, Schaumburg, Elk Grove, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Lake View, Jefferson, Leyden, Proviso, Riverside, Cicero, Lyons, Lemont, Palos, Worth, Calumet, Thornton, Bremen, Orland, Rich, Bloom George Dunlap Republican1874 [13] Warehouses; Finance; Contingent Expenses of House
7 Cook County: Townships of New Trier, Northfield, Wheeling, Palatine, Barrington, Hanover, Schaumburg, Elk Grove, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Lake View, Jefferson, Leyden, Proviso, Riverside, Cicero, Lyons, Lemont, Palos, Worth, Calumet, Thornton, Bremen, Orland, Rich, Bloom William Freise Opposition1874 [30] State Institutions; Roads, Highways and Bridges; State and Municipal Indebtedness; Counties and Township Organization
7 Cook County: Townships of New Trier, Northfield, Wheeling, Palatine, Barrington, Hanover, Schaumburg, Elk Grove, Maine, Niles, Evanston, Lake View, Jefferson, Leyden, Proviso, Riverside, Cicero, Lyons, Lemont, Palos, Worth, Calumet, Thornton, Bremen, Orland, Rich, Bloom William H. Skelly Opposition1874 [29] Public Charities; Counties and Township Organization; Elections
8 Lake County, McHenry County Flavel K. Granger Republican1872 [30] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Revenue; Corporations
8 Lake County, McHenry County Elijah m haines.jpg Elijah Haines Opposition1858 [16] Rules
8 Lake County, McHenry County William A. James Republican1874 [10] Manufactures; Penitentiary; Militia
9 Boone County, Winnebago County Andrew Ashton Independent1874 [31] Finance; Manufactures; Miscellaneous Subjects; Revenue
9 Boone County, Winnebago County Myron K. Avery Republican1874 [31] Banks and Banking; Commerce; Roads, Highways and Bridges
9 Boone County, Winnebago County Richard F. Crawford Republican1872 [27] Judiciary; Corporations; Insurance
10 Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County Edward L. Cronkrite Independent1872 [27] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Municipal Affairs; Commerce; Appropriations
10 Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County Alfred M. Jones.PNG Alfred M. Jones Republican1872 [12] Rules; Penitentiary; Revenue; Insurance
10 Jo Daviess County, Stephenson County Forest Turner Independent Reform1874 [11] Warehouses; Mileage; Appropriations; Agriculture
11 Carroll County, Whiteside County Norman D. French Republican1874 [30] Geological Survey; Public Charities; Fish and Game
11 Carroll County, Whiteside County Albert R. McCoy Independent Democrat1874 [38] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Counties and Township Organization; Militia; Corporations
11 Carroll County, Whiteside County Tyler McWhorter Republican1874 [38] Mines and Mining; Public Buildings and Grounds; Agriculture
12 Lee County, Ogle County Henry D. Dement Republican1872 [13] Manufactures; Appropriations; Revenue
12 Lee County, Ogle County Frederick H. Marsh Independent Democrat1872 [17] Banks and Banking; Penitentiary; Militia; Railroads
12 Lee County, Ogle County Isaac Rice Republican1872 [15] Warehouses; State Institutions; Education
13 DeKalb County, Kendall County, Grundy County D.B. Bailey Republican1874 [31] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Counties and Township Organization; Miscellaneous Subjects
13 DeKalb County, Kendall County, Grundy County Phillip Collins Independent1874 [5] Penitentiary; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Claims
13 DeKalb County, Kendall County, Grundy County Joshua McGrath Independent1874 [38] Warehouses; Counties and Township Organization; Public Buildings and Grounds
14 DuPage County, Kane County James F. Claflin Republican1874 [10] Libraries; Railroads; Fees and Salaries
14 DuPage County, Kane County Victor Fredenhagen Opposition1874 [30] State Institutions; Corporations; Executive Department; Contingent Expenses of House
14 DuPage County, Kane County James Herrington Democratic1872 [28] Banks and Banking; Revenue; Railroads; Federal Relations
15 Will County Luke H. Goodrich Republican1874 [10] Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Finance; Executive Department
15 Will County William Mooney Independent1874 [10] Municipal Affairs; Manufactures; Fish and Game; Mines and Mining
15 Will County Henry H. Stassen Independent1874 [10] Public Charities; Counties and Township Organization; Drainage; Insurance
16 Iroquois County, Kankakee County George W. Parker Independent1868 [19] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Finance; Appropriations; Public Buildings and Grounds
16 Iroquois County, Kankakee County Reuben Richardson Republican1874 [15] Warehouses; Miscellaneous Subjects; Claims
16 Iroquois County, Kankakee County George C. Wilson Republican1874 [22] Banks and Banking; Commerce; Revenue
17 LaSalle County George W. Armstrong Democratic1844 [31] Retrenchment; Rules; Appropriations; Railroads
17 LaSalle County Charles Hoffman Independent Reform1874 [28] Commerce; Mines and Mining; Contingent Expenses of House
17 LaSalle County Elijah H. Spicer.PNG Elijah H. Spicer Republican1874 [29] Counties and Township Organization; Manufactures; Fish and Game; Claims
18 Ford County, Livingston County Albert M. Haling Independent1874 [16] State Institutions; Manufactures; Public Buildings and Grounds; Agriculture
18 Ford County, Livingston County David McIntosh Republican1874 [38] Retrenchment; Public Charities; Drainage; Railroads
18 Ford County, Livingston County Joseph Robinson Republican1874 [15] Retrenchment; Fish and Game; Fees and Salaries
19 Bureau County, Stark County A. Hammond Republican1874 [10] Horticulture; Education; Insurance
19 Bureau County, Stark County J.J Herron Independent Reform1874 [5] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Federal Relations; Education
19 Bureau County, Stark County Jonas More Republican1874 [5] Drainage; Contingent Expenses of House; Warehouses
20 Marshall County, Putnam County, Woodford County Henry J. Frantz Opposition1874 [39] Horticulture; Finance; Public Charities
20 Marshall County, Putnam County, Woodford County Nathaniel Moore Republican1872 [24] Libraries; Finance; Revenue
20 Marshall County, Putnam County, Woodford County James T. Thornton Republican1874 [11] Agriculture; Mileage
21 Henry County, Rock Island County John T. Browning Republican1874 [5] Judicial Department; State Institutions; Corporations
21 Henry County, Rock Island County John P. Fox Republican1874 [39] Education; Retrenchment; Roads, Highways and Bridges
21 Henry County, Rock Island County Rufus M. Grinnell Independent Democrat1874 [16] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Finance; Printing; Horticulture
22 Knox County, Mercer County Curtis K. Harvey Independent1874 [28] Judiciary; Rules; Judicial Department; Penitentiary
22 Knox County, Mercer County John H. Lewis Republican1874 [5] Mines and Mining; Railroads
22 Knox County, Mercer County John T. McGinnis Republican1874 [38] Public Charities; Drainage; Agriculture
23 McDonough County, Warren County C.W. Boydston Republican1874 [5] Geological Survey; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Claims
23 McDonough County, Warren County Isaac L. Christie Independent Reform1874 [37] Warehouses; State and Municipal Indebtedness; Miscellaneous Subjects; Printing
23 McDonough County, Warren County A.W. King Republican1874 [12] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Mines and Mining; Printing
24 Hancock County, Henderson County Wellington Jenney Democratic1874 [18] Retrenchment; Geological Survey; State and Municipal Indebtedness; Penitentiary
24 Hancock County, Henderson County David Rankin Republican1872 [15] Geological Survey; Finance; Penitentiary
24 Hancock County, Henderson County Paul D. Salter Independent1874 [23] Libraries; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Mines and Mining; Fees and Salaries
25 Fulton County, Schuyler County Samuel P. Cummings Democratic1858 [27] Rules; Revenue; Railroads; Counties and Township Organization
25 Fulton County, Schuyler County James DeWitt Republican1874 [5] Retrenchment; Public Charities; Militia
25 Fulton County, Schuyler County Stephen Y. Thornton Democratic1872 [11] Printing; Public Buildings and Grounds; Education; Canal and River Improvements
26 Peoria County Patrick W. Dunne Independent1874 [5] Judicial Department; Manufactures; Retrenchment
26 Peoria County William Rowcliff Republican1874 [23] Warehouses; Fees and Salaries; Agriculture
26 Peoria County Julius S. Starr Republican1872 [29] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Municipal Affairs
27 Logan County, Tazewell County Richard Holmes Republican1874 [28] Counties and Township Organization; Contingent Expenses of House
27 Logan County, Tazewell County Robert A. Talbott Republican1874 [20] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Executive Department; Insurance
27 Logan County, Tazewell County Thomas Windle Democratic1874 [22] Retrenchment; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Claims; Agriculture
28 McLean County Thomas P. Rogers Independent Democrat1872 [15] Penitentiary; Federal Relations; Corporations; Education
28 McLean County Archibald E. Stewart Republican1872 [20] Horticulture; State Institutions; Mines and Mining
28 McLean County John F. Winter Republican1874 [5] Judicial Department; Elections; Fees and Salaries
29 DeWitt County, Macon County Samuel S. Jack Independent1874 [5] Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Commerce; Education; Insurance
29 DeWitt County, Macon County Shaw Pease Independent1874 [19] Retrenchment; Warehouses; Finance; Agriculture
29 DeWitt County, Macon County John H. Tyler Republican1874 [11] Commerce; Horticulture; Federal Relations
30 Champaign County, Piatt County George H. Benson Independent1874 [40] Warehouses; State Institutions; Commerce; Appropriations
30 Champaign County, Piatt County William C. Hubbart Republican1874 [18] Warehouses; Retrenchment; Public Charities
30 Champaign County, Piatt County William M. Phillips Republican1862 [33] Public Charities; Counties and Township Organization; Fees and Salaries
31 Edgar County, Vermilion County W.S. O'Hair Democratic1874 [19] Public Charities; Banks and Banking; Elections; Fees and Salaries
31 Edgar County, Vermilion County Andrew Gundy Republican1874 [16] Manufactures; Mines and Mining
31 Edgar County, Vermilion County John Sidell Republican1874 [29] Railroads; Public Buildings and Grounds; Agriculture
32 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County James A. Connolly Republican1872 [37] Judiciary; Rules; Penitentiary
32 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County E.M. Vause Independent Reform1874 [11] Geological Survey; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Agriculture
32 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County Richard A. Wilson Independent Reform1874 [22] Geological Survey; Fish and Game; Printing; Agriculture
33 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County William Chew Republican1874 [37] Judicial Department; Corporations; Education
33 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County William Gillmore Democratic1874 [30] Railroads; Public Charities; Appropriations; Insurance
33 Coles County, Douglas County, Moultrie County William Middlesworth Democratic1864 [17] Penitentiary; Revenue; Railroads; Public Buildings and Grounds
34 Christian County, Montgomery County John C. Hagler Democratic1874 [16] Retrenchment; Municipal Affairs; Manufactures; Public Buildings and Grounds
34 Christian County, Montgomery County William F. Mulkey Democratic1874 [24] Manufactures; Elections; Public Buildings and Grounds; Penitentiary
34 Christian County, Montgomery County Levi Scott Republican1874 [23] Commerce; Elections; Railroads
35 Sangamon County Shelby Moore Cullom-cropped.jpg Shelby M. Cullom Republican1856 [27] Judiciary; Rules; Municipal Affairs
35 Sangamon County Fred Gehring Democratic Liberal1874 [30] Mines and Mining; Elections; Printing; Education
35 Sangamon County Josiah L. Wilcox Democratic1874 [22] Finance; Appropriations; Militia; Public Buildings and Grounds
36 Brown County, Cass County, Mason County, Menard County Nathaniel W. Branson Republican1872 [25] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Penitentiary; Federal Relations
36 Brown County, Cass County, Mason County, Menard County A.G. Nance Democratic1874 [24] Warehouses; Public Buildings and Grounds; Education
36 Brown County, Cass County, Mason County, Menard County John W. Pugh Democratic1874 [33] Retrenchment; Libraries; Agriculture
37 Adams County Thomas J. Bates Democratic1874 [40] State Institutions; Counties and Township Organization; Commerce; Drainage
37 Adams County Rezin H. Downing Republican1874 [13] Warehouses; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Elections
37 Adams County Ira M. Moore Democratic Liberal1872 [24] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Municipal Affairs; Education
38 Calhoun County, Scott County, Pike County James Callans Democratic1874 [14] Libraries; Finance; Judicial Department; Education
38 Calhoun County, Scott County, Pike County Joseph S. Harvey Democratic1874 [28] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Executive Department; Roads, Highways and Bridges
38 Calhoun County, Scott County, Pike County John Moses Republican1874 [5] Appropriations; Mines and Mining; Public Buildings and Grounds
39 Greene County, Morgan County John Gordon Republican1872 [30] Finance; State Institutions; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Corporations
39 Greene County, Morgan County Andrew J. Thompson Democratic1874 [11] Horticulture; Libraries; State Institutions; Public Buildings and Grounds
39 Greene County, Morgan County Samuel Wood Democratic1874 [22] Appropriations; Claims; Revenue; Railroads
40 Jersey County, Macoupin County Samuel S. Gilbert Democratic1874 [5] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Public Charities; Insurance
40 Jersey County, Macoupin County Henry F. Martin Republican1874 [17] State and Municipal Indebtedness; Banks and Banking; Public Buildings and Grounds
40 Jersey County, Macoupin County Oliver P. Powel Independent1874 [5] Miscellaneous Subjects; Fees and Salaries; Insurance
41 Madison County Franklin S. Pike Democratic1874 [33] Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; State and Municipal Indebtedness; Contingent Expenses of House
41 Madison County George A. Smith Republican1874 [29] Geological Survey; Mileage; Militia
41 Madison County G.H. Weigler Democratic1874 [21] Manufactures; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Mines and Mining; Education
42 Bond County, Clinton County, Washington County Andrew G. Henry Republican1872 [28] Executive Department; Judicial Department; Elections
42 Bond County, Clinton County, Washington County J.K. McMasters Democratic1874 [38] Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Penitentiary; Commerce; Drainage
42 Bond County, Clinton County, Washington County William H. Moore "Mixed" [41] 1874 [24] Mileage; Judicial Department; Public Charities; Corporations
43 Fayette County, Marion County William R. Hubbard Republican1874 [18] Revenue; Penitentiary; Commerce
43 Fayette County, Marion County John B. Johnson Independent1874 [18] Horticulture; Fish and Game; Drainage; Fees and Salaries
43 Fayette County, Marion County Thomas E. Merritt Democratic1868 [17] Warehouses; Judiciary; Banks and Banking; Corporations
44 Clay County, Richland County, Edwards County, Wabash County, Wayne County Samuel R. Hall Republican1874 [16] Counties and Township Organization; Public Buildings and Grounds; Agriculture
44 Clay County, Richland County, Edwards County, Wabash County, Wayne County John Landrigan Independent Reform1868 [26] Executive Department; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Appropriations; Revenue; Public Charities
44 Clay County, Richland County, Edwards County, Wabash County, Wayne County Byron J. Rotan Democratic1874 [23] Judicial Department; State Institutions; Claims; Corporations
45 Clark County, Crawford County, Lawrence County, Jasper County John W. Briscoe Democratic1874 [25] Horticulture; Elections; Miscellaneous Subjects; Railroads
45 Clark County, Crawford County, Lawrence County, Jasper County E. Callahan Republican1874 [5] Judiciary; State and Municipal Indebtedness; Federal Relations
45 Clark County, Crawford County, Lawrence County, Jasper County John H. Halley Democratic1874 [16] Judiciary; Judicial Department; Banks and Banking; Fees and Salaries
46 Hamilton County, Jefferson County, White County Amos B. Barrett Republican1874 [5] State Institutions; Commerce; Roads, Highways and Bridges
46 Hamilton County, Jefferson County, White County Hiram W. Hall Independent Reform1874 [16] Retrenchment; Militia; Contingent Expenses of House; Agriculture
46 Hamilton County, Jefferson County, White County Boone Kershaw Independent Reform1874 [12] Warehouses; Counties and Township Organization; Fish and Game; Corporations
47 Franklin County, Williamson County, Saline County, Gallatin County Alexander C. Nelson Democratic1874 [24] Libraries; Public Charities; Penitentiary; Drainage
47 Franklin County, Williamson County, Saline County, Gallatin County Isaac Smith "Reform"1874 [29] Warehouses; Municipal Affairs; Fish and Game; Federal Relations
47 Franklin County, Williamson County, Saline County, Gallatin County John N. Wasson Republican1874 [5] Judicial Department; Municipal Affairs; Corporations
48 Monroe County, Randolph County, Perry County Jonathan Chesnutwood Democratic1874 [37] Railroads; State and Municipal Indebtedness; Executive Department; Contingent Expenses of House
48 Monroe County, Randolph County, Perry County Samuel C. McKee Republican1874 [38] Retrenchment; Manufactures; Claims
48 Monroe County, Randolph County, Perry County Joseph W. Rickert Democratic1874 [15] Retrenchment; Roads, Highways and Bridges; Printing; Claims; Federal Relations
49 St. Clair County William G. Kase Democratic1874 [12] Warehouses; Judiciary; Banks and Banking; Corporations
49 St. Clair County James Rankin Democratic1874 [15] Mines and Mining; Elections; Contingent Expenses of House; Fees and Salaries
49 St. Clair County John Thomas Republican1838 [11] Counties and Township Organization; Appropriations; Agriculture
50 Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County Fontaine E. Albright Opposition1874 [5] Judiciary; State Institutions; Mines and Mining; Drainage
50 Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County Matthew J. Inscore Republican1872 [18] Enrolled and Engrossed Bills; Judicial Department; Municipal Affairs
50 Alexander County, Jackson County, Union County Claiborn Winston Democratic1874 [22] Judicial Department; State Institutions; Revenue; Federal Relations
51 Hardin County, Pulaski County, Massac County, Johnson County, Pope County Benjamin Jones Republican1874 [5] Judicial Department; Printing; Education
51 Hardin County, Pulaski County, Massac County, Johnson County, Pope County Lewis Plater Democratic1874 [5] Banks and Banking; Penitentiary; Militia; Insurance
51 Hardin County, Pulaski County, Massac County, Johnson County, Pope County James R. Stegall Independent1874 [29] Geological Survey; Mileage; Municipal Affairs; Insurance

See also

Citations

  1. House of Representatives 1875.
  2. 1 2 Moses 1892, p. 832.
  3. Moses 1892, p. 833.
  4. Illinois Blue Book 1875, pp. 82–88.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 Moses 1892, p. 829.
  6. 1 2 3 Moses 1892, p. 830.
  7. 1 2 Illinois Blue Book 1875, pp. 78–80.
  8. Illinois Blue Book 1875, pp. 82–83.
  9. Illinois Blue Book 1875, pp. 89–91.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 Moses 1892, p. 828.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Moses 1892, p. 1186.
  12. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moses 1892, p. 1175.
  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moses 1892, p. 1169.
  14. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moses 1892, p. 1166.
  15. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moses 1892, p. 1182.
  16. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Moses 1892, p. 1172.
  17. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moses 1892, p. 1178.
  18. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moses 1892, p. 1174.
  19. 1 2 3 4 5 Moses 1892, p. 1180.
  20. 1 2 3 4 5 Moses 1892, p. 1185.
  21. 1 2 3 4 Moses 1892, p. 1187.
  22. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moses 1892, p. 1188.
  23. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moses 1892, p. 1183.
  24. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moses 1892, p. 1179.
  25. 1 2 3 4 5 Moses 1892, p. 1165.
  26. 1 2 3 Moses 1892, p. 1176.
  27. 1 2 3 4 5 Moses 1892, p. 1168.
  28. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moses 1892, p. 1173.
  29. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moses 1892, p. 1184.
  30. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Moses 1892, p. 1171.
  31. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Moses 1892, p. 1163.
  32. Illinois Blue Book 1875, p. 83.
  33. 1 2 3 4 Moses 1892, p. 1181.
  34. Moses 1892, p. 829n.
  35. Illinois Blue Book 1875, pp. 84–88.
  36. Illinois Blue Book 1875, pp. 92–95.
  37. 1 2 3 4 5 Moses 1892, p. 1167.
  38. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Moses 1892, p. 1177.
  39. 1 2 Moses 1892, p. 1170.
  40. 1 2 Moses 1892, p. 1164.
  41. Illinois Blue Book 1875, p. 87.

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