22nd Wisconsin Legislature
22nd Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 4, 1869 – January 3, 1870 | ||||
Election | November 3, 1868 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 33 | ||||
Senate President | Wyman Spooner (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | George C. Hazelton (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 100 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | Alexander M. Thomson (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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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[]
- January 27, 1869: Matthew H. Carpenter was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session.[2]
- March 4, 1869: Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States
- May 15, 1869: The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded in New York.
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 succeeded.
- 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 failed, but the court expansion was successful on a subsequent attempt in 1878.
Party summary[]
Senate summary[]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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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[]
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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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[]
- President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner (R)
- President pro tempore: George C. Hazelton (R)
Assembly leadership[]
Members[]
Members of the Senate[]
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Dist. | Counties | Senator | Residence | Party |
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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]
Senate District |
County | Dist. | Representative | Party | Residence |
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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 | Norman B. Richardson | Rep. | Warren |
2 | Charles Pole | Dem. | Shullsburg | ||
19 | Manitowoc | 1 | John H. Bohne | Dem. | Meeme |
2 | Richard Donovan | Dem. | Manitowoc | ||
3 | Jabez L. Fobes | Rep. | Two Rivers | ||
27 | Marathon & Wood | 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 | Fred 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
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Wilson
- 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
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- 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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Legislature for 1869. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislature. 1869. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ 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.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1869 in Wisconsin
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