40th Wisconsin Legislature

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40th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1891 January 2, 1893
ElectionNovember 4, 1890
Senate
Members33
Senate President Charles Jonas (D)
President pro tempore Frederick W. Horn (D)
Party control Democratic
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker James J. Hogan (D)
Party control Democratic
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1891 April 25, 1891
Special sessions
1892 Spec. 1June 28, 1892 July 1, 1892
1892 Spec. 2October 17, 1892 October 27, 1892

The Fortieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1891, to April 25, 1891, in regular session. [1] They met again for two special sessions in June 1892 and October 1892 to pass redistricting laws. The extra sessions were necessitated by court cases which threw out the Legislature's previous attempts at redistricting. The final redistricting act was signed just 12 days before the 1892 general election.

Contents

This was the first session where the Democratic Party had full control of the Legislature since 1854.

Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1890. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 6, 1888. [1]

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Democrat George Wilbur Peck, of Milwaukee County, serving a two-year term, having won election in the 1890 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

Major legislation

Regular session

First special session

Second special session

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 14 seats WI Senate 1891.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 14 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Lab. Ind. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 62124330
Start of 1st Session180015330
From Feb. 4, 1891 [note 1] 1914330
From Nov. 15, 1891 [note 2] 18321
From May 30, 1892 [note 3] 19330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 26007330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 66 seats
Labor: 1 seat
Republican: 33 seats WI Assembly 1891.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 66 seats
  Labor: 1 seat
  Republican: 33 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Lab. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 290711000
1st Session661331000
From Mar. 11, 1891 [note 4] 65991
From Dec. 8, 1891 [note 5] 32982
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 550451000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Fortieth Wisconsin Legislature: [4]

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 14 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1891.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 14 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Marinette, & Oconto Edward Scofield (until Feb. 4, 1891) Oconto Rep.
John Fetzer (from Feb. 4, 1891) Forestville Dem.
02 Brown & Calumet Enos W. Persons De Pere Dem.
03 Racine Adam Apple Norway Dem.
04 Milwaukee (City North) John J. Kempf Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (City Center) Paul Bechtner Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (City South) Herman Kroeger Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (County) Christian A. Koenitzer Milwaukee Dem.
08 Kenosha & Walworth James C. Reynolds Lake Geneva Rep.
09 Green Lake, Portage, Waushara, & western Marathon Ferdinand T. Yahr Princeton Dem.
10 Pierce & St. Croix William H. Phipps Hudson Rep.
11 Ashland, Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Price, & Taylor John T. Kingston Ashland Dem.
12 Green & Lafayette Phineas Clawson Monroe Rep.
13 Dodge William Voss Watertown Dem.
14 Juneau & Sauk Frank Avery Baraboo Rep.
15 Kewaunee & Manitowoc William F. Nash Two Rivers Dem.
16 Crawford & Grant Edward I. Kidd Prairie du Chien Rep.
17 Rock Richard Burdge Beloit Rep.
18 Fond du Lac (Western Part) Samuel B. Stanchfield Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Winnebago (Except Manasha) George W. Pratt Oshkosh Dem.
20 Sheboygan & Eastern Fond du Lac Major C. Mead Plymouth Dem.
21 Shawano, Waupaca, & eastern Marathon Joseph H. Woodnorth Waupaca Dem.
22 Calumet & Outagamie William Kennedy Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson & western Waukesha Walter S. Greene (Died Nov. 15, 1891) Fort Atkinson Dem.
Albert Solliday (From May 30, 1892) Watertown Dem.
24 Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Sawyer, & Washburn Charles S. Taylor Barron Rep.
25 Clark & Eau Claire Robert MacBride Neillsville Dem.
26 Dane Willett Main Madison Rep.
27 Adams, Columbia & Marquette Russell C. Falconer Portage Dem.
28 Iowa & Richland Robert Joiner Wyoming Rep.
29 Buffalo, Trempealeau, & Pepin Robert Lees Alma Dem.
30 Chippewa & Dunn William Millar Red Cedar Rep.
31 La Crosse & Vernon Henry Conner Viroqua Dem.
32 Jackson, Monroe, & Wood Hugh H. Price Black River Falls Rep.
33 Ozaukee, Washington, & eastern Waukesha Frederick W. Horn Cedarburg Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Fortieth Wisconsin Legislature: [4]

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 66 seats
Labor: 1 seat
Republican: 33 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1891.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 66 seats
  Labor: 1 seat
  Republican: 33 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1891 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
27 Adams & Marquette Clarence V. Peirce Rep. Shields
11 Ashland, Florence, Forest, Oneida, & Price Louis Rossmann Rep. Phillips
24 Barron Charles W. Moore Rep. Chetek
Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, & Washburn Lewis H. Mead Rep. Shell Lake
02 Brown 1 Albert L. Gray Dem. Fort Howard
2 Robert J. McGeehan Dem. De Pere
29 Buffalo John Leonhardy Dem. Alma
02 Calumet William V. McMullen Dem. Brillion
30 Chippewa James A. Taylor Dem. Chippewa Falls
25 Clark Phillip Rossman (Died Dec. 8, 1891)Rep. Greenwood
--Vacant--
27 Columbia 1 Clinton E. Smith Dem. Randolph
2 Lewis H. Smith Rep. Arlington
16 Crawford Ambrose Thompson Dem. Seneca
26 Dane 1 Harry E. Briggs Dem. Madison
2 Christian Reuter Dem. Roxbury
3 Joseph R. Henderson Dem. Springdale
4 William H. Porter Rep. Medina
13 Dodge 1 Michael E. Burke Dem. Beaver Dam
2 Bennett E. Sampson Dem. Oakfield
3 William S. Schwefel Dem. Lebanon
01 Door Charles M. Whiteside Dem. Sawyer
30 Dunn Albert R. Hall Rep. Knapp
25 Eau Claire 1 William T. Pugh Rep. Eau Claire
2 Oscar Finch Dem. Augusta
18 Fond du Lac 1 Frank Bowe Dem. Rosendale
2 James W. Watson Dem. Fond du Lac
20 3 James Bannon Dem. New Cassel
16 Grant 1 John Longbotham Rep. Paris
2 John J. Oswald Dem. Lancaster
3 Christopher Hinn Dem. Fennimore
12 Green & Lafayette 1 Henry Putnam Rep. Brodhead
2 Charles F. Osborn Rep. Darlington
3 Charles J. Meloy Dem. Shullsburg
09 Green Lake E. C. Smith Dem. Markesan
28 Iowa 1 Robert M. Crawford Dem. Mineral Point
2 Edmund Baker Dem. Linden
32 Jackson James J. McGillivray Rep. Black River Falls
23 Jefferson 1 C. Hugo Jacobi Dem. Watertown
2 Joseph Stoppenbach Dem. Jefferson
14 Juneau Joseph W. Babcock Rep. Necedah
08 Kenosha Robert S. Houston Dem. Pleasant Prairie
15 Kewaunee & Manitowoc 1 Patrick J. Conway Dem. Meeme
2 James P. Nolan Dem. Maple Grove
3 William Croll Dem. Manitowoc
4 Joseph Filz Dem. Luxemburg
31 La Crosse 1 James J. Hogan Dem. La Crosse
2 John Dawson Dem. La Crosse
11 Langlade, Lincoln, & Taylor Clinton Textor Dem. Medford
09 Marathon 1 Thomas O'Connor Dem. Emmet
21 2 Neal Brown Dem. Wausau
01 Marinette James Larsin Lab. Menekaunee
04 Milwaukee 1 Humphrey J. Desmond Dem. Milwaukee
05 2 William J. Fiebrantz Rep. Milwaukee
06 3 Edward Keogh Dem. Milwaukee
05 4 Orren T. Williams Rep. Milwaukee
06 5 Conrad Krez Dem. Milwaukee
04 6 William Pierron Rep. Milwaukee
05 7 Charles H. Anson Rep. Milwaukee
07 8 Henry Schuetz Dem. Milwaukee
04 9 Philip Schmitz Dem. Milwaukee
07 10 John Horn Dem. Milwaukee
11 Ambrose McGuigan Dem. Milwaukee
06 12 Michał Kruszka Dem. Milwaukee
32 Monroe 1 David W. Cheney Dem. Sparta
2 James Tormey Dem. Tomah
01 Oconto Lewis S. Bailey Dem. Oconto
22 Outagamie 1 John Tracy Dem. Appleton
2 Theodore Knapstein Dem. New London
33 Ozaukee William H. Fitzgerald Dem. Cedarburg
29 Pepin William E. Plummer Rep. Durand
10 Pierce Daniel J. Dill Rep. Prescott
24 Polk Henry B. Dike Rep. Osceola
09 Portage Charles Couch Dem. Amherst
03 Racine Joshua E. Dodge Dem. Racine
28 Richland Jay G. Lamberson Rep. Buena Vista
17 Rock 1 Ole P. Gaarder Rep. Orfordville
2 John Winans Dem. Janesville
3 Henry Tarrant Rep. La Prairie
14 Sauk 1 Thomas W. English Dem. Freedom
2 Henry C. Hunt Dem. Reedsburg
21 Shawano & Waupaca 1 Alfred R. Lea Dem. Waupaca
2 David Jennings Dem. Mukwa
3 Otto O. Wiegand Dem. Shawano
20 Sheboygan 1 Dennis T. Phalen Dem. Sheboygan
2 Allen F. Warden Dem. Plymouth
3 Alvah R. Munger Rep. Scott
10 St. Croix George W. Chinnock Rep. River Falls
29 Trempealeau Michael J. Warner Dem. Hale
31 Vernon 1 Brown Olson Rep. Christiana
2 Edgar Eno Rep. Forest
08 Walworth 1 Fernando C. Kizer Rep. Whitewater
2 Joseph S. Maxon Rep. Walworth
33 Washington August Konrad Dem Hartford
Waukesha 1 Ernest Bullard Dem. Waukesha
23 2 Omar L. Rosenkrans Rep. Oconomowoc
09 Waushara Cornelius A. Davenport Rep. Aurora
19 Winnebago 1 Gustav S. Luscher Dem. Oshkosh
2 Samuel A. Cook Rep. Neenah
3 William F. Faber Dem. Oshkosh
32 Wood John Edwards (died Mar. 11, 1891)Dem. Port Edwards
--Vacant--

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

Notes

  1. Democrat John Fetzer won an election challenge to unseat Edward Scofield (District 1).
  2. Democrat Walter S. Greene (District 23) died.
  3. Democrat Albert Solliday (District 23) replaced Walter S. Greene.
  4. Democrat John Edwards (Wood County) died.
  5. Republican Phillip Rossman (Clark County) died.

References

  1. 1 2 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 20, 2022.
  2. State ex rel. Attorney General v. Cunningam, 81Wis.440 ( Wisconsin Supreme Court March 22, 1892).
  3. State ex rel. Lamb v. Cunningham, 83Wis.90 ( Wisconsin Supreme Court September 27, 1892).
  4. 1 2 Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. (1891). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 575–606. Retrieved March 31, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Cunningham, ed. (1891). "The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc." (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 561–567. Retrieved March 31, 2022.