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93rd New York State Legislature

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93rd New York State Legislature
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The 93rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to April 26, 1870, during the 2nd year term of John T. Hoffman governorship, in Albany.

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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.

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Elections

The 1869 New York state election was held on November 3. All nine statewide elective offices up for election were carried by the Democrats. All amendments proposed by the Constitutional Convention, except the re-organization of the judicial system, were rejected by the voters. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Secretary of State, was: Democrats 331,000 and Republicans 310,000.

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Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1870; and adjourned on April 26.

William Hitchman (D) was again elected Speaker with 72 votes against 51 for James W. Husted (R).

On January 17, Henry C. Murphy (D) was elected president pro tempore of the State Senate.

On February 10, the Legislature re-elected Joseph S. Bosworth (D) as a Metropolitan Police Commissioner, for a term of eight years beginning on March 1, 1870.

State Senate

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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.

Party affiliations follow the vote for Senate Clerk and Police Commissioner.

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Employees

  • Clerk: Hiram Calkins
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: George Graham
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Abraham J. Meyers
  • Doorkeeper: Alexander H. Waterman
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: W. W. McKinney
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: John Drew
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: Orson Root
  • Assistant Doorkeeper: Cornelius V. Simpkins
  • Stenographer: Andrew Devine, from February 10
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State Assembly

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Assemblymen

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

Party affiliations follow the vote for Speaker.

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Employees

  • Clerk: Cornelius W. Armstrong
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Jeriah G. Rhoads
  • Doorkeeper: James C. Pierce
  • First Assistant Doorkeeper: M. W. Wall
  • Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Hugh Ryan
  • Stenographer: George Wakeman
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