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25th Wisconsin Legislature

The Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1872, to March 26, 1872, in regular session.

25th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
ElectionNovember 7, 1871
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentMilton Pettit (R)
President pro temporeCharles G. Williams (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerDaniel Hall (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 10, 1872 – March 26, 1872

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.

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 7, 1871. 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 8, 1870.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

  • February 6, 1872: Joint Resolution instructing our senators and requesting our representatives in congress to oppose the passage of a bill for the remission of import duties on building material to be used in rebuilding the burnt district of Chicago, 1872 Joint Resolution 1. Opposed the lifting of tariffs on foreign timber and building materials, a move that was contemplated to aide in the reconstruction of Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire.
  • February 14, 1872: An Act to prohibit and prevent the carrying of concealed weapons, 1872 Act 7.
  • March 5, 1872: An Act making election days legal holidays, 1872 Act 32.
  • March 9, 1872: An Act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into congressional districts, 1872 Act 48. Wisconsin's congressional delegation grew from six to eight members.
  • March 15, 1872: An Act to protect the use of the telegraph, 1872 Act 54. To outlaw the act of intercepting a telegraph intended for another recipient.
  • March 21, 1872: An Act to amend section two of chapter one hundred and fifty-six of the general laws of 1871, entitled "an act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into senate and assembly districts," 1872 Act 70. Reconfigured the Monroe County Assembly districts.
  • March 21, 1872: An Act authorizing cities and villages to establish free public libraries and reading rooms, 1872 Act 80.
  • March 22, 1872: Joint Resolution to amend section three (3) of article eleven (11) of the constitution, 1872 Joint Resolution 11. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit counties, municipalities, and school districts from going into debt.
  • March 22, 1872: An Act to provide for the improvement of the capitol park, 1872 Act 93.
  • March 23, 1872: An Act to submit to the people an amendment to article seven of the constitution, 1872 Act 111. Setting a referendum for an amendment to the state constitution expanding the Supreme Court from three to five justices. The referendum ultimately failed in the November 1872 general election.[2]
  • March 25, 1872: An Act to enable married women to transact business, make contracts, and sue and be sued, and to define the liabilities of husbands and wives, 1872 Act 155.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 10 seats
  Republican: 23 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticRepublicanVacant
End of previous Legislature1419330
1st Session1023330
Final voting share30.3%69.7%
Beginning of the next Legislature1023330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 40 seats
  Republican: 60 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
DemocraticInd.RepublicanVacant
End of previous Legislature403571000
1st Session400601000
Final voting share40%0%60%
Beginning of the next Legislature390611000

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 10, 1872 – March 26, 1872

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 10 seats
  Republican: 23 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01SheboyganJohn H. JonesSheboyganRep.
02Brown, Door, KewauneeMyron P. LindsleyGreen BayDem.
03Milwaukee (Northern Part)Francis HuebschmannMilwaukeeDem.
04Monroe & VernonWilliam NelsonViroquaRep.
05RacinePhilo BeldenRochesterRep.
06Milwaukee (Southern Half)John L. MitchellMilwaukeeDem.
07Dane (Eastern Part)William M. ColladayDunnRep.
08Kenosha & WalworthSamuel PrattSpring PrairieRep.
09IowaFrancis LittleMineral PointRep.
10WaukeshaWilliam BlairWaukeshaRep.
11LafayetteHenry S. MagoonDarlingtonRep.
12GreenOrrin BaconMonticelloRep.
13DodgeSatterlee ClarkHoriconDem.
14SaukJohn B. QuimbySauk CityRep.
15ManitowocCarl H. SchmidtManitowocDem.
16GrantJohn C. HollowayLancasterRep.
17RockCharles G. WilliamsJanesvilleRep.
18Fond du Lac (Western Part)William HinerFond du LacRep.
19WinnebagoJames H. FosterKoroRep.
20Fond du Lac (Eastern Part)Joseph WagnerMarshfieldDem.
21Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, & Northern OutagamieMyron ReedWaupacaDem.
22Calumet & Southern OutagamieGeorge KreissAppletonDem.
23JeffersonWilliam W. WoodmanFarmingtonDem.
24Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, & St. CroixJoseph E. IrishNew RichmondRep.
25Green Lake, Marquette, & WausharaWaldo FlintPrincetonRep.
26Dane (Western Part)Romanzo E. DavisMiddletonRep.
27ColumbiaWilliam M. GriswoldColumbusRep.
28Crawford & RichlandHenry L. EatonLone RockRep.
29Adams, Juneau, Portage, & WoodEliphalet S. MinerNecedahRep.
30Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, & PepinJoseph G. ThorpEau ClaireRep.
31La CrosseAngus CameronLa CrosseRep.
32Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, & TrempealeauOrlando BrownModenaRep.
33Ozaukee & WashingtonLyman MorganOzaukeeDem.

Members of the Assembly

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

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 40 seats
  Republican: 60 seats
Senate
District		CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
29Adams & WoodGeorge A. NeevesRep.Grand Rapids
24Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, PolkHenry D. BarronRep.St. Croix Falls
02Brown & Southern Kewaunee1Christian WœlzDem.Green Bay
2David Cooper AyresRep.Fort Howard
3Daniel LeeDem.De Pere
32BuffaloGeorge CowieDem.Glencoe
22CalumetC. H. M. PetersenDem.New Holstein
30ChippewaJohn J. JenkinsRep.Chippewa Falls
32Clark & JacksonEustace L. BrockwayRep.Black River Falls
27Columbia1William W. CorningDem.Portage
2Henry C. BraceRep.Fountain Prairie
3Jacob LowRep.Lowville
28CrawfordOliver A. CaswellDem.Utica
07Dane1Benjamin F. AdamsRep.Pleasant Springs
2John D. GurneeDem.Madison
263John AdamsDem.Black Earth
4Phineas BaldwinRep.Oregon
13Dodge1Michael AdamsRep.Elba
2Calvin E. LewisRep.Beaver Dam
3Allen H. AtwaterRep.Oak Grove
4Silas W. LamoreuxDem.Mayville
5George SchottDem.Rubicon
6John SolonDem.Shields
02Door & Northern KewauneeGideon W. AllenDem.Sturgeon Bay
30Dunn & PepinElias P. BaileyRep.Lucas
Eau ClaireBradley PhillipsRep.Eau Claire
18Fond du Lac1Andrew J. YortyRep.Metomen
2Elihu ColmanRep.Fond du Lac
203Aaron WaltersDem.Eden
16Grant1George CabanisRep.Big Patch
2Allen R. BushnellRep.Lancaster
3Samuel A. FerrinRep.Wingville
4Jerome B. CoryRep.Patch Grove
12GreenMarshal H. PengraRep.Sylvester
25Green LakeArchibald NicholsRep.Markesan
09Iowa1William E. RoweRep.Arena
2John StrachanDem.Mineral Point
23Jefferson1Daniel HallRep.Watertown
2William L. HoskinsDem.Lake Mills
3Lucien B. CaswellRep.Fort Atkinson
29JuneauHenry F. C. NicholsRep.New Lisbon
08KenoshaFrederick RobinsonDem.Kenosha
31La CrosseGideon HixonRep.La Crosse
11LafayetteThomas BainbridgeRep.Benton
15Manitowoc1Peter ReutherRep.Centerville
2Martin McNamaraDem.Maple Grove
3Joseph RankinDem.Manitowoc
21MarathonBartholomew RingleDem.Wausau
25MarquetteNeil DimondDem.Buffalo
03Milwaukee1John W. CaryDem.Milwaukee
2George AbertDem.Milwaukee
063John BlackDem.Milwaukee
4Frederick C. WinklerRep.Milwaukee
5Charles H. LarkinDem.Milwaukee
036Emil WallberRep.Milwaukee
067Winfield SmithRep.Milwaukee
8John FellenzDem.Milwaukee
039Moritz BeckerDem.Milwaukee
10Henry FowlerDem.Milwaukee
0611Adin P. HobartRep.Oak Creek
04Monroe1Eli O. RuddRep.Rudd's Mills
2John F. RichardsRep.Tomah
21OcontoRichard W. HubbellRep.Oconto
33Ozaukee1John R. BohanDem.Ozaukee
2Frederick W. HornDem.Cedarburg
24PierceOliver S. PowellRep.River Falls
29PortageOliver LamoreuxDem.Plover
05Racine1Richard B. BatesDem.Racine
2William V. MooreRep.Yorkville
28Richland1William DixonRep.Ithaca
2George W. PutnamRep.Marshall
17Rock1Orlando F. WallihanRep.Footville
2Zebulon P. BurdickRep.Janesville
3Dustin G. CheeverRep.Clinton
4Eugene K. FeltRep.Newark
5Alexander GrahamRep.Janesville
14Sauk1William W. PerryRep.Sumpter
2George G. SwainRep.Delton
22Outagamie, Shawano, & Waupaca1William H. H. WroeRep.Dale
212Michael GormanDem.Lebanon
3Archibald D. SmithRep.Lind
01Sheboygan1George W. WeedenDem.Sheboygan
2Patrick H. O'RourkDem.Lyndon
3Major ShawRep.Lima
24St. CroixJohn C. SpoonerRep.Hudson
32TrempealeauNoah D. ComstockRep.Arcadia
04Vernon1Reuben MayRep.Jefferson
2Henry A. ChaseRep.Viroqua
08Walworth1Elijah M. SharpRep.Delavan
2Amos W. StaffordRep.Bloomfield
3Samuel A. WhiteDem.Whitewater
33Washington1Densmore W. MaxonDem.Cedar Creek
2Baruch S. WeilDem.Schleisingerville
10Waukesha1Eliphalet StoneRep.Summit
2Charles BrownRep.Brookfield Center
25WausharaHobart S. SacketRep.Aurora
19Winnebago1Thomas D. GrimmerRep.Oshkosh
2Azel W. PattenDem.Neenah
3Nelson F. BeckwithDem.Omro
4Alson WoodRep.Rushford

Changes from the 24th Legislature

New districts for the 25th Legislature were defined in 1871 Wisconsin Act 156, passed into law in the 24th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

  • 17 Senate districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
  • The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (7, 26).
  • Dodge County went from having two senators to one (13).
  • Fond du Lac County went from having one senator to two (18, 20).
  • Kenosha and Walworth counties were combined into one district (8).
  • La Crosse County became its own senate district (31), after previously having been in a shared district with Vernon county.
  • The Milwaukee County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (3, 6).
  • Outagamie County was split between two multi-county districts (21, 22).
  • Ozaukee and Washington counties were combined into one district (33).
  • The old multi-county 32nd Senate district was split into two districts (30, 32).

Senate districts

after redistricting
before redistricting
Dist.24th Legislature25th Legislature
1Sheboygan CountySheboygan County
2Brown, Door, Kewaunee countiesBrown, Door, Kewaunee counties
3Ozaukee CountyNorthern Milwaukee County
4Washington CountyMonroe, Vernon counties
5Northern Milwaukee CountyRacine County
6Southern Milwaukee CountySouthern Milwaukee County
7Racine CountyEastern Dane County
8Kenosha CountyKenosha, Walworth counties
9Adams, Juneau, Monroe countiesIowa County
10Waukesha CountyWaukesha County
11Eastern Dane CountyLafayette County
12Walworth CountyGreen County
13Lafayette CountyDodge County
14Sauk CountySauk County
15Iowa CountyManitowoc County
16Grant CountyGrant County
17Rock CountyRock County
18Western Dodge CountyWestern Fond du Lac County
19Manitowoc CountyWinnebago County
20Fond du Lac CountyEastern Fond du Lac County
21Winnebago CountyMarathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, Northern Outagamie counties
22Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano countiesCalumet, Southern Outagamie counties
23Jefferson CountyJefferson County
24Green CountyAshland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
25Columbia CountyGreen Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties
26Western Dane CountyWestern Dane County
27Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood countiesColumbia County
28Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix countiesCrawford, Richland counties
29Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara countiesAdams , Juneau, Portage, Wood counties
30Crawford, Richland countiesChippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin counties
31La Crosse, Vernon countiesLa Crosse County
32Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau countiesBuffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau counties
33Eastern Dodge CountyOzaukee, Washington counties

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

  • Adams and Wood counties became a combined district, Wood had previously been in a shared district with Marathon County, Adams had previously been its own Assembly district.
  • Brown County went from having 2 districts to 3.
  • Chippewa County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Dunn.
  • Dane County went from having 5 districts to 4.
  • Dodge County went from having 4 districts to 6.
  • Eau Claire County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin County.
  • Fond du Lac County went from having 6 districts to 3.
  • Grant County went from having 5 districts to 4.
  • Jefferson County went from having 4 districts to 3.
  • La Crosse County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Lafayette County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 10 districts to 11.
  • Richland County went from having 1 district to 2.
  • Washington County went from having 3 districts to 2.
  • Waukesha County went from having 3 districts to 2.

Assembly districts

CountyDistricts in 24th LegislatureDistricts in 25th LegislatureChange
Adams1 DistrictShared with Wood
AshlandShared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, PolkShared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk
BarronShared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, PolkShared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk
BayfieldShared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, PolkShared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk
Brown2 Districts3 Districts
Buffalo1 District1 District
BurnettShared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, PolkShared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk
Calumet1 District1 District
ChippewaShared with Dunn1 District
ClarkShared with JacksonShared with Jackson
Columbia3 Districts3 Districts
Crawford1 District1 District
Dane5 Districts4 Districts
Dodge5 Districts6 Districts
DoorShared with KewauneeShared with Northern Kewaunee
DouglasShared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, PolkShared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk
DunnShared with ChippewaShared with Pepin
Eau ClaireShared with Pepin1 District
Fond du Lac6 Districts3 Districts
Grant5 Districts4 Districts
Green2 Districts1 District
Green Lake1 District1 District
Iowa2 Districts2 Districts
JacksonShared with ClarkShared with Clark
Jefferson4 Districts3 Districts
Juneau1 District1 District
Kenosha1 District1 District
KewauneeShared with DoorDivided between Door and Brown
La Crosse2 Districts1 District
Lafayette2 Districts1 District
Manitowoc3 Districts3 Districts
MarathonShared with Wood1 District
Marquette1 District1 District
Milwaukee10 Districts11 Districts
Monroe1 District2 Districts
OcontoShared with Shawano1 District
Outagamie1 DistrictDivided between Shawano and own district
Ozaukee1 District2 Districts
PepinShared with Eau ClaireShared with Dunn
Pierce1 District1 District
PolkShared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, DouglasShared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas
Portage1 District1 District
Racine2 Districts2 Districts
Richland1 District2 Districts
Rock5 Districts5 Districts
Sauk2 Districts2 Districts
ShawanoShared with OcontoShared with Northern Outagamie & Eastern Waupaca
Sheboygan3 Districts3 Districts
St. Croix1 District1 District
Trempealeau1 District1 District
Vernon2 Districts2 Districts
Walworth3 Districts3 Districts
Washington3 Districts2 Districts
Waukesha3 Districts2 Districts
Waupaca1 DistrictShared with Shawano & Northern Outagamie
Waushara1 District1 District
Winnebago3 Districts4 Districts
WoodShared with MarathonShared with Adams

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