35th Wisconsin Legislature

35th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 2, 1882 – January 1, 1883
Election	November 8, 1881
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Sam S. Fifield (R)
President pro tempore	George B. Burrows (R)
Party control	Republican
Assembly
Members	100
Assembly Speaker	Franklin L. Gilson (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
1st January 11, 1882 – March 31, 1882

The Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1882, to March 31, 1882, in regular session. ^[1]

Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1881. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1880. ^[1]

Major events

• January 2, 1882: Inauguration of Jeremiah McLain Rusk as the 15th Governor of Wisconsin.
• May 6, 1882: U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, prohibiting immigration from China.
• August 3, 1882: U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Immigration Act of 1882, which created the first U.S. bureaucracy for determining which immigrants would be allowed to settle in the United States.
• November 7, 1882: At the state's general election, Wisconsin voters approved two amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin. ^[2]
  • The first amendment removed the word "white" from the section of the constitution which defined eligible voters in the state.
  • The second amendment abolished special elections for county officers and instead gave the Governor power to appoint acting officers when a vacancy occurs, except for the clerks of the circuit court, where appointment power was granted to the circuit court judge. The amendment also standardized all county officer terms, with elections occurring in even-numbered years.

Major legislation

• March 28, 1882: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts, 1882 Act 242. Redistricted the state legislature following the 1880 United States census.
• March 28, 1882: An Act to apportion the state into congressional districts, 1882 Act 244. Redrew Wisconsin's congressional districts for their new delegation, expanding to 8 seats from 6, following the 1880 United States census.
• Joint Resolution ratifying amendments to section 4 of article VI, section 12 of article VII, and section 1 of article XIII of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, so as to provide for biennial general elections, 1882 Joint Resolution 3. Second legislative approval of the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to standardize county officer terms, and obviate special elections for county officers. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1882 general election.
• Joint Resolution in relation to suffrage, 1882 Joint Resolution 5. Second legislative approval of the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to strike the word "white" from the section defining eligible voters. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1882 general election.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition

  Democratic: 10 seats

  Republican: 23 seats

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)		Total
	Dem.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	9	24	33	0
1st Session	10	23	33	0
Final voting share	30.3%	69.7%
Beginning of the next Legislature	15	18	33	0

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition

  Democratic: 34 seats

  Independent: 2 seats

  Republican: 64 seats

	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)					Total
	Dem.	Gbk.	Lab.	Ind.	Rep.		Vacant
End of previous Legislature	21	0	0	0	79	100	0
1st Session	34	0	0	2	64	100	0
Final voting share	36%				64%
Beginning of the next Legislature	53	1	2	1	43	100	0

Sessions

Speaker Franklin L. Gilson.

• 1st Regular session: January 11, 1882 –March 31, 1882

Leaders

Senate leadership

• President of the Senate: Sam S. Fifield (R)
• President pro tempore: George B. Burrows (R)

Assembly leadership

• Speaker of the Assembly: Franklin L. Gilson (R)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature: ^[3]

Senate partisan representation

  Democratic: 10 seats

  Republican: 23 seats

I. W. Van Schaick

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, & Shawano	William A. Ellis	Peshtigo	Rep.
02	Brown	Thomas R. Hudd	Green Bay	Dem.
03	Racine	Albert L. Phillips	Racine	Rep.
04	Crawford & Vernon	Van S. Bennett	Whitestown	Rep.
05	Milwaukee (Northern Part)	Isaac W. Van Schaick	Milwaukee	Rep.
06	Milwaukee (Southern Part)	Enoch Chase	Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Milwaukee (Central Part)	Edward B. Simpson	Milwaukee	Rep.
08	Kenosha & Walworth	Charles Palmetier	Geneva	Rep.
09	Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara	James F. Wiley	Hancock	Rep.
10	Waukesha	Henry M. Ackley	Oconomowoc	Dem.
11	Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, & Wood	Thomas B. Scott	Grand Rapids	Rep.
12	Green & Lafayette	Archibald N. Randall	Brodhead	Rep.
13	Dodge	Arthur K. Delaney	Mayville	Dem.
14	Juneau & Sauk	John T. Kingston	Necedah	Rep.
15	Manitowoc	Joseph Rankin	Manitowoc	Dem.
16	Grant	George W. Ryland	Lancaster	Rep.
17	Rock	Hamilton Richardson	Janesville	Rep.
18	Fond du Lac (Western Part)	Edward Colman	Fond du Lac	Rep.
19	Winnebago	Joseph B. Hamilton	Neenah	Rep.
20	Sheboygan & Eastern Fond du Lac	Patrick H. Smith	Plymouth	Dem.
21	Marathon, Portage, & Waupaca	Charles F. Crosby	Wausau	Rep.
22	Calumet & Outagamie	John L. Pingel	Appleton	Dem.
23	Jefferson	Frederick Kusel	Watertown	Dem.
24	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, & St. Croix	James Hill	Warren	Rep.
25	Dane (Eastern Part)	George B. Burrows	Madison	Rep.
26	Dane (Western Part)	John Adams	Black Earth	Dem.
27	Adams & Columbia	Gilbert E. McKeeby	Lodi	Rep.
28	Iowa & Richland	William C. Meffert	Arena	Rep.
29	Buffalo, Pepin, & Trempealeau	Augustus F. Finkelnburg	Fountain City	Rep.
30	Dunn, Eau Claire , & Pierce	Rockwell J. Flint	Menomonie	Rep.
31	La Crosse	Merrick Wing	La Crosse	Rep.
32	Jackson & Monroe	Charles K. Erwin	Tomah	Rep.
33	Ozaukee & Washington	George F. Hunt	West Bend	Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature: ^[3]

Assembly partisan composition

  Democratic: 34 seats

  Independent: 2 seats

  Republican: 64 seats

Senate District	County	Dist.	Representative	Party	Residence
27	Adams		Solon Pierce	Rep.	Friendship
24	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Polk		George D. McDill	Rep.	Osceola
02	Brown	1	John M. Hogan	Rep.	Green Bay
		2	Albert L. Gray	Dem.	Fort Howard
		3	Patrick H. Moran	Dem.	Morrison
29	Buffalo & Pepin	1	Martin W. McDonnell	Ind.	Alma
		2	Nathaniel O. Murray	Rep.	Pepin
22	Calumet		Adolph Moeller	Rep.	New Holstein
11	Chippewa & Price		William B. Bartlett	Rep.	Chippewa Falls
	Clark, Lincoln, Taylor & Wood		Robert MacBride	Dem.	Neillsville
27	Columbia	1	William T. Parry	Rep.	Portage
		2	William H. Proctor	Rep.	Fall River
04	Crawford		Atley Peterson	Rep.	Soldiers Grove
26	Dane	1	Fritz Elver	Dem.	Middleton
25		2	Elisha W. Keyes	Rep.	Madison
		3	Francis L. Warner	Rep.	Medina
13	Dodge	1	William Jeche	Dem.	Hustisford
		2	Benjamin P. Bishop	Dem.	Brownsville
		3	Samuel C. McDowell	Rep.	Fox Lake
		4	Thomas J. Jones	Dem.	Beaver Dam
01	Door		Adelbert D. Thorp	Rep.	Sturgeon Bay
30	Dunn		Edward L. Everts	Rep.	Fall Creek
	Eau Claire		Thomas Carmichael	Dem.	Eau Claire
18	Fond du Lac	1	Ezekiel Babcock	Rep.	Ripon
		2	John Meiklejohn	Rep.	Fond du Lac
		3	Charles E. Shepard	Rep.	Fond du Lac
20		4	Louis Eidemiller	Dem.	Lamartine
16	Grant	1	James Cabanis	Rep.	Smelser
		2	Daniel B. Stevens	Rep.	Cassville
		3	Edward I. Kidd	Rep.	Millville
12	Green	1	Hiram Gabriel	Rep.	York
		2	John Bolender	Rep.	Monroe
09	Green Lake		Charles D. McConnell	Rep.	Brooklyn
28	Iowa	1	James Ryan	Dem.	Ridgeway
		2	Jefferson Rewey	Rep.	Mifflin
32	Jackson		William T. Price	Rep.	Black River Falls
23	Jefferson	1	Jesse Stone	Rep.	Watertown
		2	Jacob Leonardson	Rep.	Waterloo
		3	James W. Ostrander	Rep.	Jefferson
14	Juneau	1	George W. Bishop	Rep.	Wonewoc
		2	Charles D. Loomis	Dem.	Necedah
08	Kenosha		John B. Vosburgh	Rep.	Randall
01	Kewaunee		William Rogers	Dem.	Carlton
31	La Crosse		Frank Pooler	Rep.	Onalaska
11	Lafayette	1	Albert O. Chamberlain	Rep.	Darlington
		2	John O'Neill	Dem.	Shullsburg
15	Manitowoc	1	Peter Philipps	Rep.	Meeme
		2	Henry Goedjen	Dem.	Two Rivers
		3	Charles E. Estabrook	Rep.	Manitowoc
21	Marathon		John C. Clarke	Dem.	Wausau
09	Marquette		Samuel Tanner	Dem.	Westfield
05	Milwaukee	1	Arthur Bate	Rep.	Milwaukee
07		2	George A. Abert	Dem.	Milwaukee
		3	Edward Keogh	Dem.	Milwaukee
		4	George P. Harrington	Dem.	Milwaukee
06		5	William Lindsay	Rep.	Milwaukee
05		6	Carl Zabel	Ind.	Milwaukee
07		7	William S. Stanley	Rep.	Milwaukee
06		8	Francis J. Borchardt	Dem.	Milwaukee
05		9	Arnold Huchting	Dem.	Milwaukee
		10	Charles Fingado	Rep.	Wauwatosa
06		11	William M. Williams Jr.	Rep.	Oak Creek
32	Monroe	1	Mason A. Thayer	Rep.	Sparta
		2	William A. Barber	Rep.	Warrens
01	Langlade, Marinette, Oconto & Shawano		George W. DeLano	Rep.	Pensaukee
22	Outagamie	1	Humphrey Pierce	Dem.	Appleton
		2	A. H. Pape	Dem.	New London
33	Ozaukee		Frederick W. Horn	Dem.	Cedarburg
30	Pierce		Franklin L. Gilson	Rep.	Ellsworth
21	Portage		Charles A. Lane	Rep.	Plover
03	Racine	1	Richard P. Howell	Rep.	Racine
		2	Adam Apple	Dem.	Norway
28	Richland	1	James Washburn	Rep.	Rockbridge
		2	George H. Tate	Rep.	Viola
17	Rock	1	John Huntly	Rep.	Avon
		2	John Winans	Dem.	Janesville
		3	John Conley	Rep.	Clinton
14	Sauk	1	Abijah Beckwith	Rep.	Bear Creek
		2	William S. Grubb	Rep.	Baraboo
20	Sheboygan	1	Wilbur M. Root	Dem.	Sheboygan
		2	Simon Gillen	Dem.	Cascade
		3	John Marshall	Rep.	Adell
24	St. Croix		Oluf A. Saugestad	Ind.R.	Baldwin
29	Trempealeau		George H. Smith	Rep.	Galesville
04	Vernon	1	Torger Juve	Rep.	Utica
		2	Thomas J. Shear	Rep.	Hillsboro
08	Walworth	1	Walter G. Derthick	Rep.	Spring Prairie
		2	John W. Brownson	Rep.	Sharon
		3	Donald Stewart	Rep.	Sugar Creek
33	Washington	1	Densmore Maxon	Dem.	Polk
		2	Joseph W. Holehouse	Dem.	Barton
10	Waukesha	1	William Langer	Rep.	Waukesha
		2	Herman Schatz	Dem.	Brookfield
21	Waupaca	1	Josephus Wakefield	Rep.	Fremont
		2	Charles A. Davis	Rep.	Bear Creek
09	Waushara		Nathaniel W. Milliken	Ind.R.	Saxeville
19	Winnebago	1	Andrew Haben	Dem.	Oshkosh
		2	A. H. F. Krueger	Dem.	Neenah
		3	George H. Buckstaff	Rep.	Oshkosh
		4	Thomas J. Bowles	Rep.	Utica

Employees

Senate employees

• Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross ^[3]
  • Assistant Clerk: Chauncey H. Cooke
  • Bookkeeper: Oliver Munson
  • Engrossing Clerk: H. R. Rawson
  • Enrolling Clerk: J. W. Bintliff
  • Transcribing Clerk: Fred J. Turner
  • Proofreader: Frank A. Flower
  • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Charles B. Miller
  • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: J. J. Crawford
  • Document Clerk: Frank Hutson
• Sergeant-at-Arms: A. T. Glaze
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George S. Read
• Postmaster: Curtis M. Treat
  • Assistant Postmaster: Ole Olsen
• Gallery Attendant: Claus Johnson
• Doorkeepers:
  • G. W. Churchill
  • John C. Friswold
  • Joseph A. Walker
  • H. C. Graffam
• Porter: O. L. Wright
• Night Watch: George F. Witter Jr.
• Janitor: Ole Stephenson
• President's Messenger: Ben S. Smith
• Chief Clerk's Messenger: William P. Hyland
• Messengers:
  • John Bohn
  • Adolph Roeder
  • Samuel A. Wilder
  • Charles G. Moll
  • Will A. Blessing
  • Forest McKay
  • Emile Fargeot

Assembly employees

• Chief Clerk: Edwin Coe ^[3]
  • 1st Assistant Clerk: John W. DeGroff
    • 2nd Assistant Clerk: T. W. Golden
  • Bookkeeper: J. T. Huntington
  • Engrossing Clerk: M. Sellers
  • Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
  • Transcribing Clerk: A. C. Morse
  • Proofreader: C. E. Parish
• Sergeant-at-Arms: David E. Welch
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: G. L. Miller
• Postmaster: F. A. Ames
  • Assistant Postmaster: W. A. Meiklejohn
• Doorkeepers:
  • J. Granvogl
  • Patrick Mead
  • C. H. Russell
  • Henry Fitzgerald
• Gallery Attendant: B. H. Barnson
• Night Watch: Christopher Jerde
• Wash Room Attendant: A. J. Barsantee
• Speaker's Messenger: L. M. Steiner
• Chief Clerk's Messenger: Thomas McGovern
• Messengers:
  • Thomas Wilkinson
  • Carl Lawrence
  • R. C. Odell
  • George Ransom
  • J. S. Sturtevant
  • Wener Presentin
  • Charles Smith
  • D. C. Owen
  • Fred Buckley

References

1. Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2011). "Statistics: History" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 709, 714, 717, 719. ISBN   978-0-9752820-1-4 . Retrieved March 2, 2022.
2. "The State of Wisconsin A Proclamation". Wisconsin State Journal . December 11, 1882. p. 1. Retrieved March 2, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 525–573. Retrieved March 2, 2022.

External links

• 1882: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature