2nd Minnesota Legislature

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Second Minnesota Legislature
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Overview
Legislative bodyMinnesota Legislature
JurisdictionMinnesota, United States
TermDecember 7, 1859 (1859-12-07) – January 8, 1861 (1861-01-08)
Websitewww.leg.state.mn.us
Minnesota State Senate
Members37 Senators
Lieutenant GovernorWilliam Holcombe,
Ignatius L. Donnelly
Party controlRepublican Party
Minnesota House of Representatives
Members80 Representatives
SpeakerAmos Coggswell
Party controlRepublican Party

The second Minnesota Legislature first convened on December 7, 1859. The 37 members of the Minnesota Senate and the 80 members of the Minnesota House of Representatives were elected during the General Election of October 11, 1859.

Sessions[]

The legislature met in a regular session from December 7, 1859 to March 12, 1860. There were no special sessions of the second legislature.[1]

Party summary[]

Resignations and new members are discussed in the "Membership changes" section, below.

Senate[]

Party[2][3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Independent Republican
End of previous Legislature 20 0 17 37 0
Begin 13 1 23 37 0
January 6, 1860 11 25
Latest voting share 30% 3% 68%
Beginning of the next Legislature 2 0 19 21 0

House of Representatives[]

Party[2][3]
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total Vacant
Democratic Republican
End of previous Legislature 44 36 80 0
Begin 22 58 80 0
December 29, 1859 19 77 3
December 30, 1859 61 80 0
Latest voting share 24% 76%
Beginning of the next Legislature 3 39 42 0

Leadership[]

Senate[]

Lieutenant Governor
Until January 2, 1860 William Holcombe (D-Stillwater)[4]
Since January 2, 1860 Ignatius L. Donnelly (R-Nininger)[4]

House of Representatives[]

Speaker of the House
Amos Coggswell (R-Aurora)[5]

Members[]

Senate[]

Name District City Party
19 Monticello Democratic
Andrews, Christopher Columbus 20 Saint Cloud Democratic
Averill, John Thomas 12 Lake City Republican
24 Clear Lake Republican
07 Belle Plaine Republican
Bartholomew, Riley Lucas 04 Richfield Republican
04 Minneapolis Republican
09 Democratic
26 Beaver Bay Democratic
05 Faribault Republican
17 Traverse des Sioux Democratic
21 Crow Wing Democratic
Edgerton, Alonzo Jay 13 Mantorville Democratic[nb 1]
16 Republican
05 Northfield Republican
08 Oronoco Republican
10 Brownsville Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
23 Saint Anthony Republican
08 Marion Republican
09 Chatfield Republican
10 Republican
11 Winona Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
01 Stillwater Republican
06 Red Wing Republican
Nelson, Socrates 01 Stillwater Democratic
03 Hastings Democratic
09 Unknown Democratic
15 Owatonna Democratic
03 Hastings Independent
13 Republican
25 Taylors Falls Republican
Stevens, John Harrington 18 Glencoe Democratic
Stewart, Jacob Henry 02 Saint Paul Republican
22 Saint Cloud Democratic
14 Republican
09 Republican
11 Richmond Republican

House of Representatives[]

Name District City Party
Aaker, Lars K. 06 Republican
Abbott, Burroughs 16 Lexington Republican
04 Minneapolis Republican
Acker, Henry 02 Saint Paul Republican
10 La Crescent Republican
17 New Ulm Democratic
12 Wabasha Republican
04 Osseo Republican
23 Saint Anthony Republican
Barton, Ara 03 Northfield Democratic
18 Arlington Democratic
03 West Saint Paul Republican
11 Beaver Republican
12 Plainview Republican
09 Newburg Republican
03 Lakeville Republican
07 Belle Plaine Democratic
07 Democratic
14 Republican
10 Republican
Coggswell, Amos 15 Aurora Republican
09 Republican
18 Henderson Democratic
25 Taylors Falls Republican
06 Frontenac Republican
15 Clinton Falls Republican
08 Pleasant Grove Republican
03 Hastings Republican
05 Faribault Republican
13 Concord Republican
Johnson, R. M. 24 Anoka Republican
22 Alexandria Democratic
06 Cannon Falls Republican
Langworthy, Benjamin Franklin 13 Grand Meadow Republican
05 Faribault Republican
06 Carver Republican
04 Minneapolis Republican
13 Mantorville Republican
16 Ottawa Republican
09 Forestville Republican
Mitchell, William B. 11 Winona Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
03 Pine Bend Republican
Nettleton, William 26 Duluth Democratic
03 Unknown Democratic
08 Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
Ozmun, Abraham 08 Rochester Republican
Pfaender, William 17 New Ulm Republican
14 Freeborn Republican
17 New Ulm Democratic
19 Chaska Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
21 Crow Wing Democratic
Sanborn, John Benjamin 02 Saint Paul Republican
08 Chatfield Republican
Secombe, David A. 23 Saint Anthony Republican
03 Mendota Democratic
Sherwood, Charles D. 09 Republican
04 Maple Plain Republican
07 Democratic
14 Republican
12 Mazeppa Republican
06 Zumbrota Republican
02 Saint Paul Democratic
Stevens, Orlando 11 Minnesota City Republican
15 Wilton Republican
16 Republican
20 Sauk Rapids Democratic
Taylor, Jackson 19 Buffalo Republican
10 Spring Grove Republican
11 Warren Republican
20 Watab Democratic
09 Chatfield Republican
Van Vorhes, Andrew Jackson 01 Stillwater Republican
03 Unknown Democratic
09 Rushford Republican
01 Marine Republican
01 Lakeland Republican
05 Republican
12 Republican
18 Henderson Democratic
20 Forest City Democratic

Membership changes[]

Senate[]

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
09
(D) 		Bryant and O'Ferrall were initially seated with certificates of election issued by order of the Minnesota Supreme Court, but Holley and Wells contested the election. On January 6, 1860, the Senate determined that, in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution of Minnesota which assigned to each house of the legislature the power to judge the elections and qualifications of its own members, the Supreme Court did not have jurisdiction to determine the membership of the Senate. The Senate then determined that Holley and Wells were entitled to the seats.[8][9]
(R) 		January 6, 1860[10][11]

(D)
(R)

House of Representatives[]

District Vacated by Reason for change Successor Date successor
seated
03 Ara Barton
(D) 		Barton, Newell, and Waldhier were initially seated; however, Bixler, Caskey, and Hayes challenged their election on the grounds that the Democrats in the district had engaged in voter intimidation against Republican voters,[12] and illegal votes were cast. On December 29, 1859, the House of Representatives ruled that Bixler, Caskey, and Hayes were rightfully entitled to the seats, and thereby unseated Barton, Newell, and Waldhier.[13][14][15]
(R) 		December 30, 1859[16][17][18]

(D)
(R)

(D)
(R)

Standing committees[]

Senate[]

Committee Republican members Democratic members Indepenednet members
Ways and Means Emerson Hodges, John T. Averill Thomas Cowan N/A
State Affairs Michael Cook, Riley L. Bartholomew Samuel E. Adams N/A
Judiciary Jesse Bishop, Lucius K. Stannard Christopher Columbus Andrews N/A
Internal Improvements John T. Averill, Ephraim L. King Joel D. Cruttenden N/A
Harbors Frederick Gluck, Robert N. McLaren Thomas Clark N/A
Elections F. Eugene Baldwin, Emerson Hodges A. H. Norris N/A
Federal Relations David Heaton, Hector Galloway William Sprigg Hall N/A
Banks Robert N. McLaren, Eli Robinson Alonzo J. Edgerton N/A
Public Lands J. F. Baldwin, Daniel H. Frost William F. Pettit N/A
Printing Jacob H. Stewart, Ephraim L. King Thomas Cowan N/A
Agriculture and Manufacture George Watson, Henry C. Rogers John H. Stevens N/A
Towns and Counties Daniel H. Frost, Frederick Gluck Oscar Taylor N/A
Education and Science J. M. Winn, Jacob H. Stewart Christopher Columbus Andrews N/A
Incorporations Lucius K. Stannard, William McKusick Charles N. Mackubin N/A
Engrossment E. H. Kennedy, Michael Cook A. H. Norris N/A
Militia Riley L. Bartholomew, E. H. Kennedy John H. Stevens N/A
State Prison William McKusick, Jesse Bishop Socrates Nelson N/A
State Library Ephraim L. King, George Watson William F. Pettit N/A
Indian Affairs Henry C. Rogers, David C. Evans Joel D. Crutenden N/A
Public Buildings Hector Galloway, Lucius K. Stannard Ignatius F. O'Ferrall N/A
Roads and Bridges Frederick Gluck Orlando B. Bryant Eli Robinson
Enrollment David C. Evans, J. M. Winn Oscar Taylor N/A
University and University Lands David Heaton, J. F. Baldwin William S. Hall N/A

[19][20]

Notes[]

  1. ^ Alonzo J. Edgerton was a Republican during his service in the and ,[6] as well as during his short service in the 47th United States Congress. However, the Minnesota Staats-Zeitung listed him as a Democrat in 1859,[3] he ran for Congress in 1860 as a Breckenridge Democrat and, during his service in the 2nd Minnesota Legislature, tended more often than not to vote with the Democrats on party-line votes,[7] indicating that he was a Democrat prior to 1861, and likely changed party affiliations in response to the secession of the Southern states and the American Civil War.

References[]

  1. ^ "Sessions of the Minnesota State Legislature and the Minnesota Territorial Legislature, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  2. ^ a b Dubin, Michael J. (2007). Party Affiliations in the State Legislatures: A Year by Year Summary, 1796-2006 (Revised ed.). Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland. p. 102. ISBN 1476607761.
  3. ^ a b c "Legislatur von Minnesota. Zweite Sißung" (PDF). Minnesota Staats-Zeitung (in German). St. Paul, MN. 10 December 1859. p. 3. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  4. ^ a b "President and President Pro Tempore of the Minnesota Senate, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. ^ "Speakers of the Minnesota House of Representatives, 1849-present". Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. ^ "Edgerton, Alonzo Jay "A.J."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. ^ "Journal of the Senate of the Second Legislature of the State of Minnesota". Newson, Moore, Foster & Company, Incidental Printers to Senate. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  8. ^ "Bryant, Orlando? B." Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  9. ^ "O'Ferrall, Ignatius F. "I.F."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  10. ^ "Holley, Henry W. "H.W."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  11. ^ "Wells, Reuben". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  12. ^ "Contested Election Petition" (PDF). Minnesota Journal of the House, December 8, 1859. Minnesota House of Representatives. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  13. ^ "Barton, Ara "Asa"". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  14. ^ "Newell, Stephen". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  15. ^ "Waldhier, Michael". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  16. ^ "Bixler, Moses". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  17. ^ "Caskey, Henry". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Hayes, Archibald M. "A.M."". Legislators Past & Present. Minnesota Legislative Reference Library. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  19. ^ "Standing Committees". The Weekly Pioneer and Democrat. Vol. XI, no. 37. Saint Paul, MN. December 23, 1859. p. 5. ISSN 2694-4251. LCCN sn83016751. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via the Library of Congress.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  20. ^ "Minnesota Legislature | Standing Committees". Weekly Minnesotian & Times. Vol. 9, no. 14. December 24, 1859. p. 4. ISSN 2694-4340. LCCN sn90059501. Retrieved December 25, 2020 – via the Library of Congress.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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1859—1860 		Succeeded by
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