100th New York State Legislature

100th New York State Legislature
← 99th 101st →
The Old State Capitol (1879)
Overview
Legislative body	New York State Legislature
Jurisdiction	New York, United States
Term	January 1 – December 31, 1877
Senate
Members	32
President	Lt. Gov. William Dorsheimer (D)
Temporary President	William H. Robertson (R)
Party control	Republican (19-13)
Assembly
Members	128
Speaker	George B. Sloan (R)
Party control	Republican (71-57)
Sessions
1st January 2 – May 24, 1877

The 100th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to May 24, 1877, during the first year of Lucius Robinson's governorship, in Albany.

Background[]

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 (five districts) and Kings County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,^[1] 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 Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated tickets.

Elections[]

The New York state election, 1876 was held on November 7. The Democratic incumbent State Comptroller Lucius Robinson was elected Governor, and his running mate William Dorsheimer was re-elected Lieutenant Governor. The other three statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democratic 520,000; Republican 489,000; Prohibition 3,400; and Greenback 1,400.

Sessions[]

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1877; and adjourned on May 24.

George B. Sloan (R) was elected Speaker with 69 votes against 57 for Luke F. Cozans (D).

On April 3, the Legislature re-elected Superintendent of Public Instruction to a term of three years.^[2]

The Senate met for a special session at Saratoga Springs and adjourned on August 18.

On August 17, Superintendent of the New York State Banking Department was removed from office.^[3]

State Senate[]

Districts[]

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.

Members[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.

Employees[]

• Clerk:
• Sergeant-at-Arms: John W. Corning
• Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Hart
• Doorkeeper: Frederick M. Burton
• First Assistant Doorkeeper: Webster Howard
• Stenographer: Hudson C. Tanner
• Janitor and Keeper of the Senate Chamber: George A. Johnson
• Assistant Janitor and Keeper of the Senate Chamber: Robert McIntyre
• Assistant Postmaster: Henry L. Griswold
• Chaplain: Ebenezer Halley

State Assembly[]

Assemblymen[]

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.

Party affiliations follow the vote for Speaker.

Employees[]

• Clerk:
• Sergeant-at-Arms:
• Doorkeeper: Eugene L. Demers
• Assistant Doorkeeper: Francis Strickland
• Assistant Doorkeeper: Michael Maher
• Stenographer: Worden E. Payne
• Superintendent of Documents: DeWitt Griffin

Notes[]

Sources[]

• Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; see pg. 276 for Senate districts; pg. 291 for senators; pg. 298–304 for Assembly districts; and pg. 376f for assemblymen)
• OUR STATE GOVERNMENT^{[permanent dead link]} in Newark Union on November 18, 1876
• MR. SPEAKER SLOAN in NYT on January 2, 1877
• The Legislature in The Madison Observer on January 10, 1877
• Journal of the Assembly (100th Session) (1877)