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28th Wisconsin Legislature

The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1875, to March 6, 1875, in regular session.

28th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876
ElectionNovember 3, 1874
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentCharles D. Parker (D)
President pro temporeHenry D. Barron (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerFrederick W. Horn (IR)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1875 – March 6, 1875

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, 1874. 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 4, 1873.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

  • February 17, 1875: An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers, 1875 Act 24.
  • February 20, 1875: An Act to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to railroad, express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin," 1875 Act 39. Replaced the three-person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner.
  • February 24, 1875: An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery, committed at or before elections, 1875 Act 56. Criminalized the buying or selling of votes.
  • February 27, 1875: An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer, 1875 Act 85.
  • March 2, 1875: An Act to render women eligible to local school offices, 1875 Act 120.
  • March 2, 1875: An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways, 1875 Act 134. Created a $10,000 bounty for invention of a steam-powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor.
  • March 3, 1875: An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals, 1875 Act 150.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Reform: 5 seats
  Liberal Republican: 2 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem.Ref.Lib.R.Rep.Vacant
End of previous Legislature122217330
1st Session95217330
Final voting share48.48%51.52%
Beginning of the next Legislature64221330

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Reform: 13 seats
  Liberal Republican: 4 seats
  Republican: 64 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem.Ref.Ind.Lib.R.Rep.Vacant
End of previous Legislature2915312411000
1st Session191304641000
Final voting share36%64%
Beginning of the next Legislature351211511000

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 13, 1875 – March 6, 1875

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Reform: 5 seats
  Liberal Republican: 2 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Dist.CountiesSenatorResidenceParty
01SheboyganEnos EastmanPlymouthDem.
02Brown, Door, & KewauneeJohn M. ReadKewauneeDem.
03Milwaukee (Northern Part)William H. JacobsMilwaukeeRef.
04Monroe & VernonAdelbert BleekmanTomahRep.
05RacineRobert Hall BakerRacineRep.
06Milwaukee (Southern Half)John BlackMilwaukeeDem.
07Dane (Eastern Part)George E. BryantMadisonRep.
08Kenosha & WalworthThompson WeeksWhitewaterRep.
09IowaDavid McFarlandHighlandRef.
10WaukeshaJohn A. RiceMertonDem.
11LafayetteFrancis CampbellGratiotRep.
12GreenHarvey T. MooreBrodheadRef.
13DodgeJohn A. BarneyMayvilleDem.
14SaukJohn B. QuimbySauk CityRep.
15ManitowocJohn SchuetteManitowocRep.
16GrantJohn C. HollowayLancasterRep.
17RockHoratio N. DavisBeloitRep.
18Fond du Lac (Western Part)William HinerFond du LacRep.
19WinnebagoWilliam P. RoundsMenashaRep.
20Fond du Lac (Eastern Part)Joseph WagnerMarshfieldDem.
21Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, & Northern OutagamieWillis C. SilverthornWausauRef.
22Calumet & Southern OutagamieReinhard SchlichtingChiltonRef.
23JeffersonWilliam W. ReedJeffersonLib.R.
24Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, & St. CroixHenry D. BarronSt. Croix FallsRep.
25Green Lake, Marquette, & WausharaRobert L. D. PotterWautomaRep.
26Dane (Western Part)Romanzo E. DavisMiddletonLib.R.
27ColumbiaLevi W. BardenPortageRep.
28Crawford & RichlandGeorge KrouskopRichland CenterDem.
29Adams, Juneau, Portage, & WoodThomas B. ScottGrand RapidsRep.
30Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, & PepinHiram P. GrahamEau ClaireDem.
31La CrosseSylvester NevinsLa CrosseRep.
32Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, & TrempealeauRobert C. FieldSumnerRep.
33Ozaukee & WashingtonGilead J. WilmotWest BendDem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Reform: 13 seats
  Liberal Republican: 4 seats
  Republican: 64 seats
Senate
District		CountyDist.RepresentativePartyResidence
29Adams & WoodG. M. MarshallRep.Big Spring
24Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, PolkSam FifieldRep.Ashland
02Brown & Southern Kewaunee1Thomas R. HuddRef.Green Bay
2William J. FiskRep.Fort Howard
3Patrick HobbinsDem.Morrison
32BuffaloEdward LeesDem.Fountain City
22CalumetJohn HarshRep.Stockbridge
30ChippewaThomas L. HalbertRep.Chippewa Falls
32Clark & JacksonRichard DewhurstRef.Neillsville
27Columbia1Marcus BardenRep.Pardeeville
2John R. RowlandsRep.Cambria
3John B. DwinnellRep.Lodi
28CrawfordZenas BeachRep.Eastman
07Dane1Isaac AdamsRep.Door Creek
2Silas U. PinneyDem.Madison
263David FordDem.Waunakee
4Michael JohnsonRef.Springdale
13Dodge1Owen R. JonesRep.Beaver Dam
2David M. ColemanRep.Lowell
3John LloydRep.Clyman
4Max BachhuberRef.Farmersville
5William M. MorseDem.Rubicon
6Harman GrubeRef.Watertown
02Door & Northern KewauneeCharles ScofieldRep.Red River
30Dunn & PepinRockwell J. FlintRep.Menomonie
Eau ClaireJonathan G. CallahanRep.Eau Claire
18Fond du Lac1William PlockerRep.Fairwater
2George HunterRep.Fond du Lac
203Michael SerweDem.Ashford
16Grant1James JefferyRep.Georgetown
2Lafayette CaskeyRep.Potosi
3Benjamin M. CoatesRep.Boscobel
4Delos AbramsRep.Bloomington
12GreenCharles R. DenistonRep.Cadiz
25Green LakeWilliam H. DakinRep.Dartford
09Iowa1Owen KingRef.Helena
2Kearton CoatesRep.Linden
23Jefferson1Christian MayerRef.Watertown
2Austin KelloggDem.Concord
3James W. OstranderRep.Jefferson
29JuneauJob GrantLib.R.Union Center
08KenoshaRouse SimmonsRep.Kenosha
31La CrosseJohn BradleyRep.Bangor
11LafayetteJohn AndersonRep.Monticello
15Manitowoc1Fred SchmitzRef.Northeim
2Bryan S. LoriganDem.Maple Grove
3Reuben D. SmartRep.Manitowoc
21MarathonBartholomew RingleDem.Wausau
25MarquetteRobert MitchellRep.Douglas
03Milwaukee1Isaac W. Van SchaickRep.Milwaukee
2Peter FaggRef.Milwaukee
063William J. KershawInd.R.Milwaukee
4Stephen A. HarrisonLib.R.Milwaukee
5Charles H. LarkinDem.Milwaukee
036Daniel H. RichardsDem.Milwaukee
067Lemuel EllsworthRep.Milwaukee
8Bernard SchlichtingRep.Milwaukee
039Frederick ZettelerDem.Milwaukee
10Frederick MoskowittLib.R.Milwaukee
0611Thomas O'NeillRep.Greenfield
04Monroe1Eli WasteRep.Sparta
2William W. JacksonRep.Tomah
21OcontoJohn LeighRep.Oconto
22Outagamie, Shawano, & Waupaca1George N. RichmondDem.Appleton
212Herman NaberRef.Shawano
3George H. CalkinsRep.Waupaca
33Ozaukee1Gustav GotzeRep.Ozaukee
2Frederick W. HornInd.R.Cedarburg
24PierceThomas L. NelsonRep.Prescott
29PortageGeorge H. GuernseyRep.Almond
05Racine1Charles F. BlissDem.Racine
2Elias WhiteRef.Burlington
28Richland1Norman L. JamesRep.Richland Center
2Benjamin F. WashburnRep.Excelsior
17Rock1Marvin OsborneRep.Magnolia
2Zebulon P. BurdickRep.Janesville
3Andrew BarlassRep.Harmony
4George H. CrosbyRep.Beloit
5Hiram MerrillRep.Janesville
14Sauk1Thomas BakerRep.Prairie du Sac
2David E. WelchRep.Baraboo
01Sheboygan1Joseph WedigRef.Howard's Grove
2Patrick GeraghtyRef.Elkhart Lake
3Nathaniel FarnsworthRep.Sheboygan Falls
24St. CroixPhilo BoydenLib.Hudson
32TrempealeauNoah D. ComstockRep.Arcadia
04Vernon1Ole AndersonRep.Esofea
2James E. NewellRep.Viroqua
08Walworth1Elijah M. SharpRep.Delavan
2Charles DunlapRep.Elkhorn
3Nathaniel M. BunkerRep.Troy Center
33Washington1Andrew MartinDem.Reisville
2Philip SchneiderDem.Barton
10Waukesha1Silas BarberDem.Waukesha
2Manville S. HodgsonRep.Waukesha
25WausharaJohn H. ThomasRep.Berlin
19Winnebago1Asa RogersDem.Oshkosh
2Nathaniel S. RobinsonRep.Neenah
3Leroy S. ChaseRep.Omro
4Frank A. LeachRep.Utica

Employees

Senate employees

  • Chief Clerk: Fred A. Dennett[2]
    • Assistant Clerk: Thomas B. Reid
      • Bookkeeper: Thomas St. George
    • Engrossing Clerk: Wilbur Dodge
    • Enrolling Clerk: James F. Spencer
    • Transcribing Clerk: Fred Heineman
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: T. K. Dunn
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: E. J. Cole
    • Clerk for the Committee on Claims: Thomas A. Dyson
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: J. F. Johnston
    • Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: A. P. Carman
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: O. U. Akin
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles G. Fay
  • Postmaster: Amaziah Strang
    • Assistant Postmaster: John L. Quimby
  • Doorkeeper: William R. Kent
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: William F. Bingman
    • Assistant Doorkeeper: H. H. Field
    • Gallery Doorkeeper: Charles Early
    • Gallery Doorkeeper: T. H. Hansen
    • Committee Room Attendant: Charles Scott
    • Night Watch: H. H. Grace
    • Porter: Michael Lynch
  • Messengers:
    • Glennie C. Richarson
    • Waldo B. Stone
    • W. W. Paine
    • Harry R. Clise
    • Harry Cuttler
    • Arthur A. Hills
    • G. Herbert Campbell
    • William Kleinpell
    • Nelson C. Brownell

Assembly employees

  • Chief Clerk: Rollin M. Strong[2]
    • Assistant Clerk: C. D. Long
      • Bookkeeper: R. A. Gillett
    • Engrossing Clerk: Mrs. Fannie Vilas
    • Enrolling Clerk: Julius Lasche
    • Transcribing Clerk: W. M. Fogo
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: C. H. Boynton
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Jonathan C. Sherwin Jr.
    • Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: J. B. Stocking
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: John W. Brackett
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Miles Burnham
  • Postmaster: P. J. Clawson
    • Assistant Postmaster: George H. Osgood
  • Doorkeepers:
    • J. F. Tinker
    • N. F. Pierce
    • C. A. Sellers
    • Joseph Goss
  • Night Watch: A. L. Lund
  • Fireman: J. A. Nevill
  • Committee Room Attendants:
    • W. H. Bell
    • J. W. Grange
    • L. Woodward
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • W. L. Morrison
    • George L. Cain
  • Porter: F. O. Byrne
  • Speaker's Messenger: L. E. Knox
  • Chief Clerk's Messenger: Rufus Jenkins
  • Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: W. Kanouse
  • Messengers:
    • Willie Horn
    • Ben C. Baker
    • Charles Keogh
    • Willie Devine
    • Willie Storm
    • Charles Rothe
    • Lucius Cannon
    • John Bruce
    • William Gallagher
    • Joseph Parrish
    • Theodore Kupper
    • Marcus Moody

References

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