The Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1865, to April 10, 1865, in regular session.
| 18th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 2, 1865 – January 1, 1866 | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1864 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Wyman Spooner (U) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Willard H. Chandler (U) | ||||
| Party control | National Union | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | William W. Field (U) | ||||
| Party control | National Union | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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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, 1864. 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 3, 1863.[1]
Major events
- January 31, 1865: The United States House of Representatives passed the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, banning slavery in the United States.
- March 4, 1865: Second inauguration of President Abraham Lincoln.
- April 3, 1865: Union Army forces occupied the Confederate capital city Richmond, Virginia, after a months-long siege.
- April 9, 1865: Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.
- April 14, 1865: President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated in Washington, D.C.
- April 15, 1865: Vice President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the 17th President of the United States.
- May 10, 1865: Confederate States President Jefferson Davis was captured by the 4th Michigan Cavalry Regiment in Irwin County, Georgia, effectively ending the American Civil War.
- November 7, 1865: Lucius Fairchild elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- December 6, 1865: Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states.
Major legislation
- February 7, 1865: Act to incorporate the Wisconsin soldiers' home, 1865 Act 16
- February 24, 1865: Joint Resolution ratifying proposed amendment to the Constitution of the United States, 1865 Joint Resolution 5[2]
Party summary
Senate summary
Democratic: 8 seats
National Union: 25 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 11 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 8 | 25 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 24.24% | 75.76% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
Democratic: 33 seats
National Union: 67 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 29 | 71 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 34 | 66 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| From January 19 | 33 | 99 | 1 | ||
| From February 20 | 67 | 100 | 0 | ||
| Final voting share | 33% | 67% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 34 | 66 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 11, 1865 – April 10, 1865
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner
- President pro tempore: Willard H. Chandler
Assembly leadership
- Speaker of the Assembly: William W. Field
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 8 seats
Union: 25 seats
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Eighteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 33 seats
Union: 67 seats
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart[3]
- Assistant Clerk: L. B. Hills
- Bookkeeper: S. Hauxhurst
- Engrossing Clerk: O. F. Clapp
- Enrolling Clerk: Thomas Marshall
- Transcribing Clerk: H. Harvey
- Assistant Clerk: L. B. Hills
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Nelson Williams
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. W. C. Wilson
- Sergeant-at-Arms' Porter: Thomas Goss
- Postmaster: Frank Leland
- Assistant Postmaster: W. S. Williams
- Doorkeeper: J. P. Miller
- Assistant Doorkeeper: George D. Potter
- Assistant Doorkeeper: S. J. Abbott
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Eames Wadsworth
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Norman McBeath
- Assistant Doorkeeper: August Wandrey
- Firemen:
- James Yates
- Roswell Stow
- Fireman and Porter: William Holden
- Messengers:
- Jonathan C. Hutchins
- Rufus H. Roys
- C. C. Frey
- Thomas Goss
- Seymour Stoughton
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: John S. Dean[3]
- Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
- Bookkeeper: William M. Newcomb
- Engrossing Clerk: L. R. Davis
- Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
- Transcribing Clerk: R. H. Blodgett
- Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Alonzo Wilcox
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Lewis M. Hammond
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: E. H. Bartholt
- Postmaster: Hiram Morley
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Beckwith
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: R. Law
- Doorkeepers:
- S. Raymond
- M. Colby
- H. H. Helms
- George D. Phinney
- Firemen:
- E. E. Brown
- John Grant
- F. K. Melvin
- Nelson Bowerman
- William Fitzpatrick
- G. A. Foss
- Speaker's Messenger: William P. Beach
- Chief Clerk's Messenger: James E. Dean
- Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Louis Sholes
- Gallery Attendant: S. Nye Jr.
- Messengers:
- George F. Williston
- Frederic A. Frank
- Howard W. Tilton
- Linus S. Webb
- Alfred F. Bishop
- Frank Mason
- Harvey Olin
- Nicholas F. Weber
- John S. Young
- Richard C. Notbohm
References
Notes
External links
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