86th New York State Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
Term | January 1 – December 31, 1863 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 32 | ||||
President | Lt. Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones (D) | ||||
Temporary President | James A. Bell (R), from January 21 | ||||
Party control | Republican (23-8) | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 128 | ||||
Speaker | Theophilus C. Callicot (D) | ||||
Party control | split (64-64) | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The 86th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 25, 1863, during the first year of Horatio Seymour's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (four districts) and Kings County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards, forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Democrats split over the civil war issue. The "War Democrats" and the Republicans formed a coalition known as the "Republican Union," and supported President Abraham Lincoln and the Union Army's war effort; the rump Democratic Party opposed the war, favoring a compromise with the South, and became known as "Peace Democrats" or "Copperheads." The Constitutional Union (consisting of former "Silver Gray" Whigs and Know Nothings) held a state convention and joined the Peace Democrats.
The New York state election, 1862 was held on November 4. With a large contingent of soldiers at the Civil War front, who did not vote at the state election, surprisingly all five statewide elective offices up for election were carried by the Democrats, including Gov. Horatio Seymour and Lt. Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones. The approximate party strength at this election, expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats/Constitutional Union 307,000; Republican Union 296,000.
64 Union Republicans and 64 Democrats were elected to the Assembly, resulting in a split.
The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1863; and adjourned on April 25.
On January 21, James A. Bell (R) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.
On January 26, after three weeks of deadlock, Democrat Theophilus C. Callicot (D) was elected Speaker on the 92nd ballot, receiving the votes of the Republicans. Callicot had talked to the Republican leader Chauncey M. Depew, and offered a deal: the Republicans should elect him Speaker, and he would help them to elect a U.S. Senator.
Ballot | Date | Gilbert Dean Dem. | Henry Sherwood Rep. | - | Ballot | Date | Gilbert Dean Dem. | Henry Sherwood Rep. | Theophilus C. Callicot Fusion | Eliphaz Trimmer Dem. | Chauncey M. Depew Rep. |
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1st | Jan. 6 | 63 | 63 | 47th | Jan. 10 | 41 | 41 | ||||
2nd | Jan. 6 | 63 | 63 | 48th | Jan. 10 | 41 | 41 | ||||
3rd | Jan. 6 | 63 | 63 | 49th | Jan. 12 | 40 | 40 | ||||
4th | Jan. 7 | 63 | 63 | 50th | Jan. 12 | 40 | 40 | ||||
5th | Jan. 7 | 63 | 63 | 51st | Jan. 12 | 39 | 39 | ||||
6th | Jan. 7 | 63 | 63 | 52nd | Jan. 12 | 39 | 39 | ||||
7th | Jan. 7 | 63 | 63 | 53rd | Jan. 12 | 39 | 39 | ||||
8th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 54th | Jan. 13 | 56 | 56 | ||||
9th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 55th | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
10th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 56th | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
11th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 57th | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
12th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 58th | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
13th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 59th | Jan. 13 | 54 | 54 | ||||
14th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 60th | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
15th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 61st | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
16th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 62nd | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
17th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 63rd | Jan. 13 | 55 | 55 | ||||
18th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 64th | Jan. 12 | 54 | 54 | ||||
19th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 65th | Jan. 13 | 54 | 54 | ||||
20th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 66th | Jan. 13 | 54 | 54 | ||||
21st | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 67th | Jan. 14 | 63 | 63 | ||||
22nd | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 68th | Jan. 14 | 62 | 62 | ||||
23rd | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 69th | Jan. 14 | 62 | 62 | ||||
24th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 70th | Jan. 12 | 62 | 62 | ||||
25th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 71st | Jan. 14 | 62 | 62 | ||||
26th | Jan. 8 | 63 | 63 | 72nd | Jan. 14 | 62 | 62 | ||||
27th | Jan. 9 | 61 | 61 | 73rd | Jan. 14 | 60 | 60 | ||||
28th | Jan. 9 | 61 | 61 | 74th | Jan. 14 | 60 | 60 | ||||
29th | Jan. 9 | 62 | 62 | 75th | Jan. 15 | 62 | 62 | ||||
30th | Jan. 9 | 62 | 62 | 76th | Jan. 15 | 57 | 57 | ||||
31st | Jan. 9 | 62 | 62 | 77th | Jan. 15 | 60 | 60 | ||||
32nd | Jan. 9 | 62 | 62 | 78th | Jan. 15 | 58 | 58 | ||||
33rd | Jan. 9 | 62 | 62 | 79th | Jan. 23 | 60 | 60 | 2 | |||
34th | Jan. 9 | 62 | 62 | 80th | Jan. 23 | 60 | 60 | 2 | |||
35th | Jan. 9 | 60 | 60 | 81st | Jan. 23 | 60 | 61 | 3 | |||
36th | Jan. 9 | 60 | 60 | 82nd | Jan. 23 | 61 | 61 | 2 | |||
37th | Jan. 9 | 60 | 60 | 83rd | Jan. 23 | 61 | 61 | 2 | |||
38th | Jan. 10 | 47 | 47 | 84th | Jan. 23 | 61 | 61 | 2 | |||
39th | Jan. 10 | 44 | 44 | 85th | Jan. 23 | 61 | 61 | 2 | |||
40th | Jan. 10 | 44 | 44 | 86th | Jan. 23 | 61 | 61 | 2 | |||
41st | Jan. 10 | 44 | 44 | 87th | Jan. 23 | 60 | 60 | 2 | |||
42nd | Jan. 10 | 43 | 43 | 88th | Jan. 23 | 60 | 60 | 2 | |||
43rd | Jan. 10 | 44 | 44 | 89th | Jan. 23 | 59 | 59 | 2 | |||
44th | Jan. 10 | 42 | 42 | 90th | Jan. 23 | 60 | 60 | 2 | |||
45th | Jan. 10 | 42 | 42 | 91st | Jan. 24 | 60 | 60 | 1 | |||
46th | Jan. 10 | 42 | 42 | 92nd | Jan. 26 | 61 | 59 | ||||
On February 3, the Legislature elected Ex-Governor Edwin D. Morgan (R) to succeed Preston King (R) as U.S. Senator from New York for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1863.
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Party affiliations follow the vote for U.S. Senator.
District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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1st | Monroe Henderson* | due to ill health, did not take his seat at this session | |
2nd | Jesse C. Smith* | Republican | |
3rd | Henry C. Murphy* | Democrat | |
4th | Christian B. Woodruff* | Democrat | |
5th | Charles G. Cornell* | Democrat | also New York City Street Commissioner |
6th | John J. Bradley* | Democrat | |
7th | Richard B. Connolly* | Democrat | |
8th | Hezekiah D. Robertson* | Republican | |
9th | Henry R. Low* | Republican | |
10th | Jacob S. Freer* | Democrat | |
11th | William H. Tobey* | Republican | |
12th | Ralph Richards* | Republican | |
13th | John V. L. Pruyn* | Democrat | |
14th | Joseph H. Ramsey* | Republican | |
15th | William Clark | Republican | elected to fill vacancy, in place of John Willard |
16th | Russell M. Little* | Republican | |
17th | Charles C. Montgomery* | Republican | |
18th | James A. Bell* | Republican | |
19th | Alexander H. Bailey* | Republican | |
20th | George A. Hardin* | Republican | |
21st | Richard K. Sanford* | Republican | |
22nd | Allen Munroe* | Republican | |
23rd | Henry A. Clark* | Republican | |
24th | Lyman Truman* | Republican | |
25th | Chauncey M. Abbott* | Republican | died on November 11, 1863 |
26th | Charles J. Folger* | Republican | |
27th | Charles Cook* | Republican | |
28th | Lysander Farrar* | Republican | |
29th | Almanzor Hutchinson* | Republican | |
30th | Wilkes Angel* | Republican | |
31st | John Ganson* | Democrat | on November 4, 1862, elected to the 38th U.S. Congress |
32nd | Horace C. Young* | Republican | |
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
Party affiliations follow the original vote for Speaker.
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