23rd Wisconsin Legislature
23rd Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871 | ||||
Election | November 2, 1869 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 33 | ||||
Senate President | Thaddeus C. Pound (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | David Taylor (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 100 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | James M. Bingham (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1870, to March 17, 1870, in regular 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 2, 1869. 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, 1868.[1]
Major events[]
- February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states.
- June 22, 1870: The U.S. Congress created the United States Department of Justice.
- July 19, 1870: France declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia, initiating the Franco-Prussian War.
- September 4, 1870: French Emperor Napoleon III was deposed and the French Third Republic was established.
- October 12, 1870: Former Confederate general Robert E. Lee died after suffering a stroke.
Major legislation[]
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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 | 14 | 19 | 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 | 32 | 0 | 68 | 100 | 0 |
1st Session | 39 | 1 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
Final voting share | 39% | 1% | 60% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 40 | 3 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions[]
- 1st Regular session: January 12, 1870 – March 17, 1870
Leaders[]
Senate leadership[]
- President of the Senate: Thaddeus C. Pound (R)
- President pro tempore: David Taylor (R)
Assembly leadership[]
Members[]
Members of the Senate[]
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Dist. | Counties | Senator | Residence | Party |
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01 | Sheboygan | David Taylor | Sheboygan | Rep. |
02 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee | Lyman Walker | Ahnapee | 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) | Peter V. Deuster | Milwaukee | Dem. |
07 | Racine | Henry Stevens | Caledonia | Rep. |
08 | Kenosha | Milton Pettit | Kenosha | Rep. |
09 | Adams, Juneau, Monroe | William J. Kershaw | Big Spring | Rep. |
10 | Waukesha | John A. Rice | Merton | Dem. |
11 | Dane (Eastern Part) | Nelson Williams | Stoughton | Rep. |
12 | Walworth | Samuel Pratt | Spring Prairie | Rep. |
13 | Lafayette | Hamilton H. Gray | Darlington | Dem. |
14 | Sauk | Bennett Strong | Spring Green | 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) | Samuel D. Burchard | Beaver Dam | Dem. |
19 | Manitowoc | George B. Reed | Manitowoc | Dem. |
20 | Fond du Lac | Hiram S. Town | Ripon | Rep. |
21 | Winnebago | Ira W. Fisher | Menasha | Rep. |
22 | Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano | George Baldwin | Chilton | Dem. |
23 | Jefferson | William W. Woodman | Farmington | Dem. |
24 | Green | John C. Hall | Monroe | Rep. |
25 | Columbia | William M. Griswold | Columbus | Rep. |
26 | Dane (Western Part) | Romanzo E. Davis | Middleton | Rep. |
27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood | Charles M. Webb | Grand Rapids | Rep. |
28 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Edward H. Ives | Trimbelle | Dem. |
29 | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara | George D. Waring | Berlin | Rep. |
30 | Crawford, Richland | George Krouskop | Richland Center | Dem. |
31 | La Crosse & Vernon | Cyrus M. Butt | Viroqua | Rep. |
32 | Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau | William T. Price | Black River Falls | Rep. |
33 | Dodge (Eastern Part) | Satterlee Clark | Horicon | Dem. |
Members of the Assembly[]
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Senate District |
County | District | Representative | Party | Residence |
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09 | Adams | Solon Pierce | Rep. | Friendship | |
28 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Samuel Dresser | Rep. | Osceola | |
02 | Brown | 1 | Edward Hicks | Dem. | Green Bay |
2 | Michael Dockry | Dem. | Holland | ||
32 | Buffalo | James L. Hallock | Rep. | Nelson | |
22 | Calumet | Dem. | Chilton | ||
32 | Chippewa & Dunn | Jedediah W. Granger | Rep. | Menomonie | |
Clark & Jackson | John Morrill | Rep. | Springfield | ||
25 | Columbia | 1 | Jonas Narracong | Rep. | Lodi |
2 | Winslow Bullen | Rep. | Arlington | ||
3 | Carmi W. Beach | Rep. | Pardeeville | ||
30 | Crawford | William Raymond | Rep. | Bell Center | |
11 | Dane | 1 | Carpus Loveland | Rep. | Rutland |
2 | Willard H. Chandler | Rep. | Sun Prairie | ||
26 | 3 | John Adams | Dem. | Black Earth | |
4 | John R. Crocker | Rep. | Montrose | ||
5 | Alden S. Sanborn | Dem. | Madison | ||
18 | Dodge | 1 | E. Adams Fowler | Rep. | Calamus |
2 | Francis Johnston | Dem. | Chester | ||
33 | 3 | Henry S. Burtch | Dem. | Williamstown | |
4 | Henry Bertram | Ind. | Watertown | ||
02 | Door & Kewaunee | Charles L. Harris | Rep. | Jacksonport | |
32 | Eau Claire & Pepin | Charles R. Gleason | Dem. | Eau Claire | |
20 | Fond du Lac | 1 | Jeremiah Dobbs Jr. | Dem. | Ripon |
2 | Roelof Sleyster | Rep. | Alto | ||
3 | John Boyd | Dem. | Fond du Lac | ||
4 | Uriah D. Mihills | Rep. | Fond du Lac | ||
5 | Daniel Cavanagh | Dem. | Osceola | ||
6 | Charles Geisse | Dem. | Taycheedah | ||
16 | Grant | 1 | Joel C. Squires | Dem. | Platteville |
2 | John Carthew | Rep. | Rockville | ||
3 | William P. Dewey | Rep. | Lancaster | ||
4 | Hugh A. W. McNair | Rep. | Fennimore | ||
5 | Luther Basford | Rep. | Glen Haven | ||
24 | Green | 1 | Calvin D. W. Leonard | Rep. | Exeter |
2 | Thomas A. Jackson | Rep. | Spring Grove | ||
29 | Green Lake | Joseph C. Burdick | Rep. | Berlin | |
15 | Iowa | 1 | Henry C. Barnard | Dem. | Avoca |
2 | George W. Bliss | Rep. | Mineral Point | ||
23 | Jefferson | 1 | Daniel Hall | Rep. | Watertown |
2 | Charles H. Phillips | Rep. | Lake Mills | ||
3 | Wilbur H. Tousley | Dem. | Jefferson | ||
4 | James M. Bingham | Rep. | Palmyra | ||
09 | Juneau | Jerome B. Potter | Dem. | Sentinel | |
08 | Kenosha | Alexander Bailey | Rep. | Salem | |
31 | La Crosse | 1 | Theodore Rodolf | Dem. | La Crosse |
2 | Powers G. Moulton | Rep. | Onalaska | ||
13 | Lafayette | 1 | Thomas T. Duffy | Dem. | Benton |
2 | Henry W. Barnes | Dem. | Wiota | ||
19 | Manitowoc | 1 | John Barth | Dem. | Schleswig |
2 | Michael Fitzgerald | Dem. | Maple Grove | ||
3 | Carl H. Schmidt | Dem. | Manitowoc | ||
27 | Marathon & Wood | Charles Hoeflinger | Dem. | Wausau | |
29 | Marquette | Spencer A. Pease | Dem. | Montello | |
05 | Milwaukee | 1 | Stephen A. Harrison | Rep. | Milwaukee |
2 | George Abert | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
06 | 3 | James McGrath | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
4 | Nathan Brick | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
5 | John Fellenz | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
05 | 6 | Daniel H. Richards | Dem. | Milwaukee | |
7 | Daniel H. Johnson | Rep. | Milwaukee | ||
8 | Henry C. Runkel | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
06 | 9 | Enoch Chase | Dem. | Lake | |
10 | Frederick A. Zautcke | Dem. | Milwaukee | ||
09 | Monroe | Charles A. Hunt | Rep. | Jefferson | |
22 | Oconto & Shawano | James M. Adams | Dem. | Oconto | |
Outagamie | Charles E. McIntosh | Dem. | Appleton | ||
03 | Ozaukee | Adolphus Zimmermann | Dem. | Mequon | |
28 | Pierce | Oliver S. Powell | Rep. | River Falls | |
27 | Portage | Frederick Huntley | Rep. | Buena Vista | |
07 | Racine | 1 | Albert L. Phillips | Rep. | Racine |
2 | Ira A. Rice | Rep. | Waterford | ||
30 | Richland | James H. Miner | Rep. | Richland Center | |
17 | Rock | 1 | Isaac M. Bennett | Rep. | Evansville |
2 | Thomas H. Goodhue | Rep. | Lima | ||
3 | Adelmorn Sherman | Rep. | Janesville | ||
4 | John Hammond | Rep. | Turtle | ||
5 | Alexander Graham | Rep. | Janesville | ||
14 | Sauk | 1 | Carl C. Kuntz | Rep. | Black Hawk |
2 | George G. Swain | Rep. | New Buffalo | ||
01 | Sheboygan | 1 | Horatio G. H. Reed | Dem. | Sheboygan |
2 | J. Henry McNeel | Rep. | Greenbush | ||
3 | Jacob A. Blanshan | Rep. | Scott | ||
28 | St. Croix | Charles D. Parker | Rep. | Pleasant Valley | |
32 | Trempealeau | Isaac Clark | Rep. | Galesville | |
31 | Vernon | 1 | Reuben May | Rep. | Springville |
2 | Van S. Bennett | Rep. | Webster | ||
12 | Walworth | 1 | Henry Hall | Rep. | Walworth |
2 | Stephen R. Edgerton | Rep. | Spring Prairie | ||
3 | William Burgit | Rep. | East Troy | ||
04 | Washington | 1 | Henry V. R. Wilmot | Dem. | Trenton |
2 | Densmore W. Maxon | Dem. | Cedar Creek | ||
10 | Waukesha | 1 | Henry Totten | Dem. | Waukesha |
2 | John D. McDonald | Dem. | Summit | ||
3 | Thomas McCarty | Dem. | Menomonee | ||
27 | Waupaca | Albert V. Balch | Rep. | Weyauwega | |
29 | Waushara | Theophilus F. Metcalf | Rep. | Marion | |
21 | Winnebago | 1 | Emery Kennedy | Rep. | Oshkosh |
2 | William P. Rounds | Rep. | Menasha | ||
3 | James H. Foster | Rep. | Koro |
Employees[]
Senate employees[]
- Chief Clerk: Leander B. Hills[2]
- Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
- Bookkeeper: Robert A. Gillett
- Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
- Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
- Transcribing Clerk: Julia A. Hubbard
- Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Earl M. Rogers
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William Freeman
- Postmaster: L. D. Frost
- Assistant Postmaster: T. Watson
- Doorkeeper: D. W. Collins
- Doorkeeper: W. Cook
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Levi Burgett
- Assistant Doorkeeper: F. Chamberlain
- Gallery Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
- Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
- President's Attendant: F. Bowers
- Porter: A. T. Conger
- Messengers:
- Eddie Knight
- Willie Hadley
- Charlie Young
- Charles F. Torgerson
- Charlie S. Vedder
- Max Roeder
Assembly employees[]
- Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[2]
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
- Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
- Enrolling Clerk: S. F. Hammond
- Transcribing Clerk: G. H. Brock
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Johnson
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. C. McDonald
- Postmaster: J. H. Wagoner
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Henry Stannard
- Doorkeepers:
- W. S. Seavey
- A. B. Finch
- Joseph F. Wigmore
- W. W. Dantz
- Night Watch: John K. Parish
- Firemen:
- Sidney Emmes
- E. G. Garner
- Gallery Attendants:
- George A. Phinney
- H. S. Grinde
- Committee Room Attendants:
- T. D. Powers
- Fred Keud
- Hiram Steffins
- George Slurzsby
- Porter: J. W. Plato
- Speaker's Messenger: C. Bingham
- Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
- Messengers:
- Emile Hammer
- Frank Beyler
- Daniel Fitzpatrick
- Frank Johnson
- Henry A. Douglas
- Charles S. Parker
- Marshall Jackson
- Oscar Green
- Clarence Patch
- Willie Holmes
- Thaddeus W. Sutliff
References[]
- ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 221–223. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. pp. 350–380. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
External links[]
- 1870: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature
Categories:
- 1870 in Wisconsin
- 1870 U.S. legislative sessions
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