44th Wisconsin Legislature

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44th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative body Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place Wisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 2, 1899 January 7, 1901
ElectionNovember 8, 1898
Senate
Members33
Senate President Jesse Stone (R)
President pro tempore Lyman W. Thayer (R)
Party control Republican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly Speaker George H. Ray (R)
Party control Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 11, 1899 May 4, 1899

The Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1899, to May 4, 1899, in regular session. [1]

Contents

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 8, 1898. 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 3, 1896. [1]

Major events

Major legislation

Summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
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Democratic: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate 1899.svg
Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 429330
Start of 1st Session231330
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 231330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 81 seats WI Assembly 1899.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Pop. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 91901000
Start of 1st Session190811000
From Feb. 4, 189980991
From Feb. 10, 189918982
From Feb. 21, 189981991
From Mar. 8, 1899191000
Final voting share
Beginning of the next Legislature 190811000

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Senate partisan representation
Democratic: 2 seats
Republican: 31 seats WI Senate Partisan Map 1899.svg
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 2 seats
  Republican: 31 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette De Wayne Stebbins Algoma Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Andrew C. Mailer De Pere Rep.
03 Kenosha & Racine John F. Reynolds Randall Rep.
04 Milwaukee (Northern Part) J. Herbert Green Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (City Center) Frank A. Anson Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (City Northwest) William Devos Milwaukee Rep.
07 Milwaukee (Southern & Western County) Barney Eaton Milwaukee Rep.
08 Milwaukee (City South) Julius E. Roehr Milwaukee Rep.
09 Adams, Marquette, Waushara, & Wood Thomas Fearne Richfield Rep.
10 Pierce & St. Croix Dempster Woodworth Ellsworth Rep.
11 Burnett, Douglas, & Polk Edgar G. Mills West Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, & Washburn Clarence A. Lamoreux Ashland Rep.
13 Dodge Michael A. Jacobs Beaver Dam Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Alexander B. Whitman Appleton Rep.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc Norman Knudson Manitowoc Rep.
16 Grant & Iowa Charles H. Baxter Lancaster Rep.
17 Green, Lafayette, & southern Rock Harry C. Martin Darlington Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Green Lake Lyman W. Thayer Ripon Rep.
19 Winnebago Henry I. Weed Oshkosh Dem.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Fred A. Dennett Port Washington Rep.
21 Portage & Waupaca William H. Hatton New London Rep.
22 Northern Rock & western Jefferson John M. Whitehead Janesville Rep.
23 Walworth & eastern Jefferson John H. Harris Elkhorn Rep.
24 Buffalo, Eau Claire , & Pepin John W. Whelan Mondovi Rep.
25 Clark & Marathon Andrew L. Kreutzer Wausau Rep.
26 Dane Chauncey B. Welton Madison Rep.
27 Columbia & Sauk William G. Bissell Lodi Rep.
28 Crawford, Richland, & Vernon Oliver Munson Viroqua Rep.
29 Chippewa & Dunn James H. Stout Menomonie Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, & Vilas Daniel E. Riordan Eagle River Rep.
31 Jackson, Juneau, & Monroe James J. McGillivray Black River Falls Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau Levi Withee La Crosse Rep.
33 Washington & Waukesha Alfred M. Jones Waukesha Rep.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature: [2]

Assembly partisan composition
Democratic: 19 seats
Republican: 81 seats WI Assembly Partisan Map 1899.svg
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
Milwaukee County districts WI Assembly Partisan Map 1899 MilwaukeeCo.svg
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
District
CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
09 Adams & Marquette Charles H. KempleyRep. Packwaukee
12 Ashland & Iron Frank LoganRep. Hurley
Barron Kapp Rasmussen Rep. Rice Lake
Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn Arthur W. McLeod Rep. Washburn
02 Brown 1 Thomas J. McGrath Rep. Green Bay
2 Michael J. Flaherty Dem. Morrison
24 Buffalo & Pepin Henry Roettiger Rep. Fountain City
11 Burnett & Polk Lester B. Dresser Rep. St. Croix Falls
15 Calumet Jeremiah W. Baldock Rep. Chilton
29 Chippewa 1 Lycurgus J. Rusk Rep. Chippewa Falls
2 John W. Thomas Rep. Anson
25 Clark Lafayette M. Sturdevant Rep. Neillsville
27 Columbia 1 Jabez H. Wells Rep. Portage
2 George Wylie Rep. Leeds
28 Crawford Hugh Porter Rep. Seneca
26 Dane 1 George E. Bryant Rep. Madison
2 Nicholas Anderson Rep. Albion
3 Oscar F. Minch Dem. Montrose
13 Dodge 1 John Kessler Dem. Watertown
2 Henry S. Gilmore Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Henry J. Overbeck Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 William E. Hoehle Rep. Superior
2 Charles L. Catlin Rep. Superior
29 Dunn Albert R. Hall Rep. Knapp
24 Eau Claire 1 Byron Buffington Rep. Eau Claire
2 Horace N. Polley Rep. Bridge Creek
30 Florence, Forest, & Langlade John McGreer Dem. Antigo
18 Fond du Lac 1 Louie A. Lange Dem. Fond du Lac
2 Henry A. Ripley Rep. Oakfield
16 Grant 1 Thomas McDonald Jr. Rep. Lancaster
2 John Ryan Rep. Beetown
17 Green A. Clarke Dodge Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake William J. Middleton Rep. Berlin
16 Iowa Bjorn Holland Rep. Hollandale
31 Jackson George Olson Rep. Taylor
23 Jefferson 1 Harman Grube Dem. Watertown
22 2 Lewis Benson Dem. Oakland
31 Juneau John M. Barlow Rep. New Lisbon
03 Kenosha S. Dwight Slade Rep. Wheatland
01 Kewaunee John W. Adams Dem. Kewaunee
32 La Crosse 1 George H. Ray Rep. La Crosse
2 Mark Buttles Rep. Onalaska
17 Lafayette Philo A. Orton Rep. Darlington
30 Lincoln & Taylor Michael W. Ryan Dem. Medford
15 Manitowoc 1 Joseph Willott Jr. Rep. Manitowoc
2 Jonas Gagnon Dem. Two Rivers
25 Marathon 1 Gilbert Vandercook Rep. Spencer
2 George Werheim Rep. Wausau
01 Marinette Robert O. Hunt Rep. Peshtigo
05 Milwaukee 1 Francis B. Keene Rep. Milwaukee
2 Matthew Killilea Dem. Milwaukee
07 3 John Sneddon Rep. Milwaukee
05 4 August Zinn Rep. Milwaukee
08 5 Albert Woyciechowski (died Feb. 10, 1899)Dem. Milwaukee
Joseph Rechlicz (from Mar. 8, 1899)Dem. Milwaukee
04 6 Francis Eline Dem. Milwaukee
07 7 Frederick Hartung Rep. Wauwatosa
08 8 Reinhold Thiessenhusen Rep. Milwaukee
06 9 George Schoenbaum Rep. Milwaukee
10 Edward J. Dengel Rep. Milwaukee
08 11 Julius Feige Rep. Milwaukee
06 12 Ernst Loth Rep. Milwaukee
04 13 Henry Soltwedel Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 August Gawin Dem. Milwaukee
04 15 Abraham L. Grootemaat Rep. Milwaukee
31 Monroe Frederick P. Johnson Rep. Sheldon
02 Oconto Lesley C. Harvey Rep. Oconto
30 Oneida, Price, & Vilas Joseph Farr Rep. Phillips
14 Outagamie 1 Theophilus A. Willy Rep. Appleton
2 Henry L. Daggett Rep. Deer Creek
20 Ozaukee Nicholas E. Becker Dem. Fredonia
10 Pierce C. R. Morse Rep. River Falls
21 Portage 1 Patrick H. Cashin Dem. Stevens Point
2 Fred J. Frost Rep. Almond
03 Racine 1 John C. Wagner Rep. Racine
2 George Ela Rep. Rochester
28 Richland William M. Fogo Rep. Richland Center
22 Rock 1 William G. Wheeler Rep. Janesville
2 Robert More Rep. Bradford
17 3 Lowell H. Parker Rep. Beloit
27 Sauk 1 John M. True Rep. Baraboo
2 John E. Morgan Rep. Spring Green
14 Shawano Frank W. Humphrey Rep. Shawano
20 Sheboygan 1 Martin O. Galaway Rep. Sheboygan
2 John E. Richardson Rep. Sheboygan Falls
3 Whitman A. Barber Rep. Waldo
10 St. Croix Orville W. Mosher Rep. New Richmond
32 Trempealeau David L. Holcomb Rep. Arcadia
28 Vernon Andrew H. Dahl Rep. Westby
23 Walworth 1 William H. Hurlbut Rep. Elkhorn
2 Darwin Clough Rep. Darien
33 Washington Louis D. Guth Rep. Kewaskum
Waukesha 1 James Johnston Rep. Mukwonago
2 Mark W. Rowell Rep. Hartland
21 Waupaca 1 Emil H. Steiger Rep. Fremont
2 Andrew Jensen Rep. Ogdensburg
09 Waushara William Hughes (died Feb. 4, 1899)Rep. Aurora
David Evans Jr. (elected Feb. 21, 1899)Rep. Aurora
19 Winnebago 1 F. Badger Ives Dem. Oshkosh
2 Edwin A. Williams Rep. Neenah
3 Christian Sarau Rep. Oshkosh
09 Wood Amos E. Germer Dem. Dexter

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Employees

Senate employees

Assembly employees

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