22nd Wisconsin Legislature

22nd Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1869 – January 3, 1870
ElectionNovember 3, 1868
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentWyman Spooner (R)
President pro temporeGeorge C. Hazelton (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerAlexander M. Thomson (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1869 – March 11, 1869

The Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1869, to March 11, 1869, in regular session.

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1868. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 5, 1867.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

  • March 9, 1869: Joint Resolution ratifying the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States, 1869 Joint Resolution 6.
  • March 9, 1869: Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the state so as to authorize the abolishment of the grand jury system, 1869 Joint Resolution 7. This amendment was ratified at the November 1870 general election.
  • March 10, 1869: An Act to codify the laws of this state relating to highways and bridges, 1869 Act 152
  • March 11, 1869: Joint Resolution proposing amendment to section 4 article 7 of the constitution, 1869 Joint Resolution 8. Proposed expanding the Wisconsin Supreme Court from three to five justices. This amendment was rejected by voters in November 1872, but the court expansion was successful on a subsequent attempt in 1878.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 15 18 33 0
1st Session 14 19 33 0
Final voting share 42.42% 57.58%
Beginning of the next Legislature 14 19 33 0

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 32 seats
  Republican: 68 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 41 0 59 100 0
1st Session 32 0 68 100 0
Final voting share 32% 0% 68%
Beginning of the next Legislature 39 1 60 100 0

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 13, 1869 – March 11, 1869

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 14 seats
  Republican: 19 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Sheboygan David Taylor Sheboygan Rep.
02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee William J. Abrams Green Bay Dem.
03 Ozaukee Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem.
04 Washington Adam Schantz Addison Dem.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) William P. Lynde Milwaukee Dem.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Charles H. Larkin Milwaukee Dem.
07 Racine Henry Stevens Caledonia Rep.
08 Kenosha Anthony Van Wyck Kenosha Rep.
09 Adams, Juneau, Monroe William J. Kershaw Big Spring Rep.
10 Waukesha Curtis Mann Oconomowoc Dem.
11 Dane (Eastern Part) Nelson Williams Stoughton Rep.
12 Walworth Newton Littlejohn Whitewater Rep.
13 Lafayette Hamilton H. Gray Darlington Dem.
14 Sauk Stephen S. Barlow Delton Rep.
15 Iowa Lemuel W. Joiner Wyoming Rep.
16 Grant George C. Hazelton Boscobel Rep.
17 Rock Charles G. Williams Janesville Rep.
18 Dodge (Western Part) Henry W. Lander Beaver Dam Dem.
19 Manitowoc George B. Reed Manitowoc Dem.
20 Fond du Lac Edward S. Bragg Fond du Lac Dem.
21 Winnebago Ira W. Fisher Menasha Rep.
22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano William Young Medina Dem.
23 Jefferson William W. Woodman Farmington Dem.
24 Green Henry Adams Monticello Rep.
25 Columbia William M. Griswold Columbus Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Carl Habich Madison Dem.
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood Charles M. Webb Grand Rapids Rep.
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, St. Croix William J. Copp Prescott Rep.
29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara George D. Waring Berlin Rep.
30 Crawford, Richland William Ketcham Richland Center Rep.
31 La Crosse & Vernon Cyrus M. Butt Viroqua Rep.
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau Alfred W. Newman Trempealeau Rep.
33 Dodge (Eastern Part) Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 32 seats
  Republican: 68 seats
Senate
District 		County Dist. Representative Party Residence
09 Adams Otis B. Lapham Rep. Friendship
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Polk Henry D. Barron Rep. St. Croix Falls
02 Brown 1 Joseph S. Curtis Rep. Green Bay
2 Randall Wilcox Dem. De Pere
32 Buffalo Robert Henry Rep. Anchorage
22 Calumet Casper H. M. Petersen Dem. New Holstein
32 Chippewa & Dunn Thaddeus C. Pound Rep. Chippewa Falls
Clark & Jackson John B. G. Baxter Rep. Black River Falls
25 Columbia 1 A. J. Turner Rep. Portage
2 Thornton Thompson Rep. Rio
3 Freeman M. Ross Rep. Cambria
30 Crawford Benjamin F. Fay Dem. Prairie du Chien
11 Dane 1 John E. Johnson Rep. Utica
2 Knute Nelson Rep. Cambridge
26 3 John Adams Dem. Black Earth
4 Andrew Henry Rep. Madison
5 George B. Smith Dem. Madison
18 Dodge 1 Cyrus Perry Rep. Waterloo
2 Rees Evans Dem. Beaver Dam
33 3 Arthur K. Delaney Dem. Horicon
4 Eugene O'Connor Dem. Watertown
02 Door & Kewaunee John R. McDonald Rep. Ahnapee
32 Eau Claire & Pepin Fayette Allen Rep. Durand
20 Fond du Lac 1 Henry C. Bottum Rep. West Rosendale
2 Benjamin H. Bettis Rep. Ladoga
3 Irenus K. Hamilton Rep. Fond du Lac
4 William S. Warner Rep. Lamartine
5 Andrew Dieringer Dem. Auburn
6 Charles Geisse Dem. Taycheedah
16 Grant 1 Joseph Harris Rep. Fairview
2 George H. Brock Rep. Potosi
3 William P. Dewey Rep. Lancaster
4 Benjamin M. Coates Rep. Boscobel
5 Alexander R. McCartney Rep. Cassville
24 Green 1 Jefferson F. Wescott Rep. Farmers Grove
2 Thomas A. Jackson Rep. Brodhead
29 Green Lake Edwin L. Hoyt Rep. Manchester
15 Iowa 1 Abner Powell Rep. Mineral Point
2 William E. Rowe Rep. Arena
23 Jefferson 1 John Rutledge Dem. Ixonia
2 Sylvester J. Conklin Rep. Waterloo
3 Joseph Winslow Dem. Fort Atkinson
4 James M. Bingham Rep. Palmyra
09 Juneau Jerome B. Potter Dem. Sentinel
08 Kenosha Samuel E. Tarbell Rep. Woodworth
31 La Crosse 1 Cassius C. Palmer Rep. West Salem
2 Nathan P. Waller Rep. West Salem
13 Lafayette 1 Charles Pole Dem. Shullsburg
2 Norman B. Richardson Rep. Warren
19 Manitowoc 1 John H. Bohne Dem. Meeme
2 Richard Donovan Dem. Manitowoc
3 Jabez L. Fobes Rep. Two Rivers
27 Marathon & Wood Henry Reed Dem. Grand Rapids
29 Marquette William Murphy Dem. Briggsville
05 Milwaukee 1 Patrick Drew Dem. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 James Hoye Dem. Milwaukee
4 Samuel C. West Rep. Milwaukee
5 John Fellenz Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Joseph Phillips Dem. Milwaukee
7 Daniel H. Johnson Rep. Milwaukee
8 Henry C. Runkel Dem. Milwaukee
06 9 Henry Roethe Dem. Painesville
10 John Scheffel Dem. Milwaukee
09 Monroe Jesse Bennett Rep. Sparta
22 Oconto & Shawano Parlan Semple Rep. Shawano
22 Outagamie Charles E. McIntosh Dem. Lime Rock
03 Ozaukee Job Haskell Dem. Saukville
28 Pierce Edward H. Ives Dem. Prescott
27 Portage Frederick Huntley Rep. Buena Vista
07 Racine 1 Albert L. Phillips Rep. Racine
2 Hiram L. Gilmore Rep. North Cape
30 Richland Joseph M. Thomas Rep. Lone Rock
17 Rock 1 Seth Fisher Rep. Center
2 Darwin E. Maxon Rep. Milton
3 Adelmorn Sherman Rep. Janesville
4 Charles H. Parker Rep. Beloit
5 Alexander M. Thomson Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1 Carl C. Kuntz Rep. Black Hawk
2 John Gillespie Rep. Dellona
01 Sheboygan 1 Thomas M. Blackstock Rep. Sheboygan
2 Sylvester Caldwell Rep. Cascade
3 George S. Graves Rep. Sheboygan Falls
28 St. Croix Charles D. Parker Rep. Pleasant Valley
32 Trempealeau Douglas Arnold Rep. Williamsburg
31 Vernon 1 John M. McLeese Rep. Harmony
2 Van S. Bennett Rep. Webster
12 Walworth 1 A. G. Kellam Rep. Delavan
2 John A. Smith Rep. Geneva
3 Daniel Hooper Rep. Troy
04 Washington 1 John Kastler Dem. Wayne
2 Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
10 Waukesha 1 Vernon Tichenor Rep. Waukesha
2 Edwin Hurlbut Rep. Oconomowoc
3 James McDonald Dem. Sussex
27 Waupaca Milan H. Sessions Rep. Waupaca
29 Waushara Joseph N. P. Bird Rep. Wautoma
21 Winnebago 1 Luther Buxton Rep. Oshkosh
2 George W. Trask Rep. Winneconne
3 James H. Foster Rep. Koro

Employees

Senate employees

  • Chief Clerk: L. B. Hills[3]
    • Assistant Clerk: John S. Wilson
      • Bookkeeper: H. H. Rust
    • Engrossing Clerk: J. H. Culvor
    • Enrolling Clerk: W. T. Brayton
    • Transcribing Clerk: E. M. Truell
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Hamilton
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Franklin Kelly
  • Postmaster: T. L. Terry
    • Assistant Postmaster: George Pietssch
  • Doorkeeper: John McGill
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: P. C. Selden
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: J. K. Parish
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: Mark Shepard
    • Gallery Doorkeeper: Henry Taylor
    • Night Watch: E. C. Arnold
  • Porter & Mess: Martin Mulville
  • Messengers:
    • Robert B. McCord
    • Charlie S. Vedder
    • George Webster
    • V. Wilson
    • William Gleason
    • Edward Knight

Assembly employees

  • Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[3]
    • Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
      • Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
    • Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
    • Enrolling Clerk: E. H. Webb
    • Transcribing Clerk: E. C. Clark
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: R. C. Kelly
    • 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield
    • 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: E. A. Gibbons
  • Postmaster: C. F. Solberg
    • 1st Assistant Postmaster: Sam Bartholomew
    • 2nd Assistant Postmaster: H. C. Warner
  • Doorkeepers:
    • A. McLaughlin
    • T. H. Grist
    • J. Dickinson
    • H. Seffens
  • Night Watch: James Roberts
  • Firemen:
    • J. Warren
    • Samuel Bachman
  • Speaker's Messenger: Parke I. Graves
  • Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
  • Messengers:
    • Thomas McDonald
    • Charles H. Newton
    • Henry A. Douglass
    • Emile Hammer
    • George Aiken
    • Howley Baxter
    • C. Bingham
    • G. F. Hibbard
    • Dan Fitzpatrick
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • William Woolnough
    • W. P. Borroughs

References

  1. ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 219–221. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Legislature for 1869. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislature. 1869. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d "Legislative Department" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1869. pp. 167–168, 171–174. Retrieved November 5, 2021.