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42nd Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1895-1896 From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

42nd Wisconsin Legislature
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The 42nd Wisconsin Legislature' convened from January 9, 1895, to April 20, 1895, in regular session.[1] They convened again in special session in February 1896 to pass a legislative redistricting law.

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Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1894. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1892.[1]

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican William H. Upham, of Wood County, serving a two-year term, having won election in the 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

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Major events

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Major legislation

  • Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to section 1, article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1895 Joint Resolution 2.
  • Joint Resolution that section 7, article 7, constitution of Wisconsin, relating to circuit courts be amended so as to read as follows, 1895 Joint Resolution 8. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow counties with large populations to have more than one circuit judge.
  • 1896 Wisc. Special Session Act 1, a legislative redistricting law based on Wisconsin's mid-decade state census.
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Summary

Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
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Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
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Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 9, 1895  April 20, 1895
  • February 1896 Special session: February 18, 1896  February 28, 1896

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

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Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

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Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
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Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
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Committees

Senate committees

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture  Peirce, chair
  • Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes  Woodworth, chair
  • Senate Committee on Banking  Davis, chair
  • Senate Committee on Dairy and Food  McGillivray, chair
  • Senate Committee on Education  Stout, chair
  • Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills  Phillips, chair
  • Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills  Conger, chair
  • Senate Committee on Federal Relations  Austin, chair
  • Senate Committee on Incorporations  Mills, chair
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary  Spensley, chair
  • Senate Committee on Legislative Expenditures  McGillivray, chair
  • Senate Committee on Manufacturing and Commerce  Thayer, chair
  • Senate Committee on Military Affairs  Weeks, chair
  • Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections  Stebbins, chair
  • Senate Committee on Public Lands  Timme, chair
  • Senate Committee on Railroads  Withee, chair
  • Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges  Youmans, chair
  • Senate Committee on State Affairs  Putnam, chair
  • Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations  Fisher, chair

Assembly committees

  • Assembly Committee on Agriculture  Thomas H. Grier, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes  N. B. Treat, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading  Charles F. Hanke, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Cities  Frank Anson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Dairy and Food  George H. Blake, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Education  D. O. Mahoney, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills  J. O. Davidson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills  A. H. De Groff, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Federal Relations  G. J. Jeske, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Forestry and Horticulture  Charles Hirschinger, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Incorporations  O. J. Williams, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking  William A. Jones, chair
  • Assembly Committee on the Judiciary  H. P. Burdick, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Labor and Manufactures  E. R. Stillman, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures  A. L. Utt, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining  A. R. Hall, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Medical Societies  C. C. Harris, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Militia  Marshall Cousins, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections  H. C. Sloan, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Public Improvements  J. B. Miller, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Public Lands  C. A. Stanley, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Railroads  E. D. Hoyt, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges  L. B. Cox, chair
  • Assembly Committee on State Affairs  J. G. Lamberson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization  William O'Neil, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means  James Freeman, chair

Joint committees

  • Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions  Officer (Sen.) & Fenner Kimball (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Claims  Baxter(Sen.) & Frank L. Fraser (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Fish and Game  Timme (Sen.) & Henry L. Besse (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Printing  Peirce (Sen.) & James T. Ellarson (Asm.), co-chairs
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Employees

Senate employees

  • Chief Clerk: Walter Houser[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Fred W. Coon
    • Journal Clerk: William M. Fogo
    • Bookkeeper: E. S. Hotchkiss
      • Assistant Bookkepper: I. S. Griffin
    • Engrossing Clerk: Francis Stirn
      • Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Helena Heyd
    • Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
      • Assistant Enrolling Clerk: George L. Kingsley Jr.
    • Proofreader: H. F. Poland
    • Index Clerk: F. L. Perrin
      • Assistant Index Clerk: Charles Jewell
    • Copy Holder: E. A. Charlton
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: C. S. Spensley
    • Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: M. P. Schmitt
    • Clerk for the Committee on Claims: James M. Hayden
    • Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Fisher
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: W. E. Miner
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: Fred Gilman
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: S. A. Pelton
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Hattie M. Phillips
    • Document Clerk: Arton T. Sutton
    • Comparing Clerks:
      • Caroline Lawson
      • S. N. Hartwell
      • C. L. Fellows
      • Edwin French
    • General Clerks:
      • C. P. Northrup
      • LeRoy Thomas
      • Horace G. Cole
      • A. W. James
    • Ruling Clerk: Eddie Sherman
    • Printing Page: B. Staunchfield
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Pettibone
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Hans J. Jacobson
  • Postmaster: Harvey R. Rawson
    • Assistant Postmaster: Charles W. Stewart
  • Gallery Attendants: Henry Grapengleser
  • General Attendants:
    • Iver Torkelson
    • George S. Sutherland
  • Document Room Attendant: Thomas R. McLean
  • Doorkeepers:
    • Robert McCalvy
    • Daniel E. Catlin
    • John Keller
    • Charles D. Nelson
  • Night Watch: George J. Walters
  • Custodian: Edwin Culver
  • Night Laborer: William Gillett
  • Messengers:
    • Hugh W. Whitcomb
    • James E. Calmso
    • Walter E. Grams
    • James S. Bartels
    • Arthur Schempp
    • Alfred Johnson
    • Anton Kempter
    • Eldon D. Woodworth
    • Jacob G. Childs

Assembly employees

  • Chief Clerk: N. A. Nowell[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Oliver G. Munson
    • Journal Clerks:
      • Charles M. Durkee
      • B. H. Sanford
    • Bookkeepers:
      • C. E. Brightman
      • Robert A. Gillett
    • Engrossing Clerk: Julius Ewald
    • Enrolling Clerk: John W. Hare
    • Index Clerk: C. K. Pettingill
    • Stationary Clerk: Frank S. Horner
    • Proof Reader: John H. Frazier
    • Printing Clerk: Samuel J. Williams
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: W. C. Reilly
      • Stenographer for the Judiciary Committee: Ella K. Smith
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Andrew Rohrscheib
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Joseph Smethurst
    • Clerk for the Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes: Harvey Clark
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: W. C. Thomas
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: Dan B. Starkey
    • Clerk for the Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking: Ole Steensland
    • Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Jery Palmer
    • Clerk for the Committee on Bills on Third Reading: N. Marte
    • Document Clerk: K. W. Jensen
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Benjamin Franklin Millard
  • Postmaster: O. B. Moon
    • Assistant Postmaster: C. H. Underhill
  • Doorkeepers:
  • Document Room Attendant: A. C. Lymon
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • Edwin Davis
    • John Campbell
  • Day Attendant: T. F. Monty
  • Committee Room Attendants:
    • F. G. Dahlberg
    • Max Booth
    • Wallace Hegelmire
    • Henry Kessler
    • S. H. Sorinson
    • M. Nelson
  • Porter: Aretus Bond
  • Flagman: Harvey Allen
  • Night Watch: I. O. Hilmoe
  • Custodian of the Enrolling Room: Albert Glander
  • Custodian of the Engrossing Room: R. A. Vedder
  • Committee Room Custodians:
    • C. E. Foot
    • S. Teasdeal
  • Wash Room Attendants:
  • Coat Room Attendants:
    • Frank Gaus
    • Sam Debrozzo
  • Janitor: Jacob Dischler
  • Pages:
    • Frank Howard
    • Paul Sumers
    • Claude Blake
    • Alford Wilkey
    • William Hoskosh
    • Eddie Beebie
    • Arthur Nichols
    • Clyde Varley
    • George Cary
    • John Millard
    • Kurt Pressentin
    • George Thompson
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