33rd Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1880

33rd Wisconsin Legislature

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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863

Overview
Legislative body| Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place| Wisconsin State Capitol
Term| January 5, 1880 – January 3, 1881
Election| November 4, 1879
Senate
Members| 33
Senate President| James M. Bingham (R)
President pro tempore| Thomas B. Scott (R)
Party control| Republican
Assembly
Members| 100
Assembly Speaker| Alexander A. Arnold (R)
Party control| Republican
Sessions
| 1st| January 14, 1880 – March 17, 1880

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The Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1880, to March 17, 1880, 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 4, 1879. 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 5, 1878.[1]

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican William E. Smith, of Milwaukee County, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1879 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

## Major events

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* October 19, 1880: Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice Edward George Ryan died in office.
* November 2, 1880: James A. Garfield elected the 20th President of the United States.
* November 11, 1880: Governor William E. Smith appointed justice Orsamus Cole as the 6th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On the same day, Smith appointed John B. Cassoday as associate justice.

## Major legislation

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* March 5, 1880: An Act to allow general accident insurance companies to do business in this state, 1880 Act 105.
* March 11, 1880: An Act to preserve and promote the public health in the city of Milwaukee, 1880 Act 206. Criminalized the act of dumping waste or wastewater into any river or stream in Milwaukee.
* March 15, 1880: An Act to promote good order and repress crime, 1880 Act 238. Created sentence-reduction incentives for good behavior by state prisoners.
* March 15, 1880: An Act for the prevention of cruelty to minors, 1880 Act 239.
* March 15, 1880: An Act to prevent the adulteration of food and medicine and provide for analyzing the same, 1880 Act 252.
* March 16, 1880: An Act relating to non-registered voters and amendatory of section twenty-four of the revised statutes of 1878, 1880 Act 315. Enabled unregistered voters to be eligible to vote with the assistance of a registered voter acting as witness for their eligibility.
* Joint Resolution amending sections numbers 4, 5, 11, and 21, article 4 of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, 1880 Joint Resolution 9. Proposed changing the terms for members of the Assembly from 1 year to 2 years, and for senators from 2 years to 4 years, and proposed that the legislature should be convened biennially, rather than annually.
* Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 3 of the constitution of Wisconsin relating to suffrage, 1880 Joint Resolution 12. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow universal suffrage in Wisconsin for all people over age 21 who were citizens or recent immigrants intent on becoming citizens.

## Party summary

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### Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition

Democratic: 8 seats

Republican: 25 seats

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(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Dem. | Rep. | Vacant
End of previous Legislature | 9  | 24  | 33  | 0
1st Session  | 8  | 25  | 33  | 0
Final voting share  | 24.24%  | 75.76%  |
Beginning of the next Legislature | 9  | 24  | 33  | 0

### Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition

Democratic: 28 seats

Greenback: 2 seats

Republican: 70 seats

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(Shading indicates majority caucus)

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Dem. | Gbk. | Rep. | Vacant
End of previous Legislature | 25  | 9  | 66  | 100  | 0
1st Session  | 28  | 2  | 70  | 100  | 0
Final voting share  | 30%  | 70%  |
Beginning of the next Legislature | 21  | 0  | 79  | 100  | 0

## Sessions

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* 1st Regular session: January 14, 1880 – March 17, 1880

## Leaders

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### Senate leadership

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* President of the Senate: James M. Bingham (R)
* President pro tempore: Thomas B. Scott (R)

### Assembly leadership

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* Speaker of the Assembly: Alexander A. Arnold (R)

## Members

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### Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation

Democratic: 8 seats

Republican: 25 seats

Dist.  | Counties  | Senator  | Residence  | Party

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01 | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, & Shawano | George Grimmer | Kewaunee | Rep.
02 | Brown | David M. Kelly | Green Bay | Rep.
03 | Racine | William E. Chipman | Burlington | Rep.
04 | Crawford & Vernon | Ormsby B. Thomas | Prairie du Chien | Rep.
05 | Milwaukee (Northern Part)  | Isaac W. Van Schaick | Milwaukee | Rep.
06 | Milwaukee (Southern Part)  | George H. Paul | Milwaukee | Dem.
07 | Milwaukee (Central Part)  | Edwin Hyde | Milwaukee | Rep.
08 | Kenosha & Walworth | Joseph V. Quarles | Kenosha | Rep.
09 | Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara | Hobart S. Sacket | Berlin | Rep.
10 | Waukesha | Richard Weaver | Lisbon | Dem.
11 | Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, & Wood | Thomas B. Scott | Grand Rapids | Rep.
12 | Green & Lafayette | John W. Blackstone | Shullsburg | Rep.
13 | Dodge | Edward C. McFetridge | Beaver Dam | Rep.
14 | Juneau & Sauk | Edwin E. Woodman | Baraboo | Rep.
15 | Manitowoc | Joseph Rankin | Manitowoc | Dem.
16 | Grant | George W. Ryland | Lancaster | Rep.
17 | Rock | Hamilton Richardson | Janesville | Rep.
18 | Fond du Lac (Western Part) | George E. Sutherland | Ripon | Rep.
19 | Winnebago | Andrew Haben | Oshkosh | Dem.
20 | Sheboygan & Eastern Fond du Lac | Patrick H. Smith | Plymouth | Dem.
21 | Marathon, Portage, & Waupaca | John A. Kellogg | Wausau | Rep.
22 | Calumet & Outagamie | Benjamin F. Carter | Harrison | Dem.
23 | Jefferson | Joseph B. Bennett | Watertown | Rep.
24 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, & St. Croix | Sam S. Fifield | Ashland | Rep.
25 | Dane (Eastern Part) | George B. Burrows | Madison | Rep.
26 | Dane (Western Part)  | Matthew Anderson | Cross Plains | Dem.
27 | Adams & Columbia | Charles L. Dering | Columbus | Rep.
28 | Iowa & Richland | Joseph McGrew | Richland | Rep.
29 | Buffalo, Pepin, & Trempealeau | Horace E. Houghton | Durand | Rep.
30 | Dunn, Eau Claire, & Pierce | Michael Griffin | Eau Claire | Rep.
31 | La Crosse | Gysbert Van Steenwyk | La Crosse | Rep.
32 | Jackson & Monroe | William T. Price | Black River Falls | Rep.
33 | Ozaukee & Washington | Lyman Morgan | Port Washington | Dem.

### Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition

Democratic: 28 seats

Greenback: 2 seats

Republican: 70 seats

Senate
District  | County  | Dist.  | Representative  | Party  | Residence

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27 | Adams | Solon Pierce | Rep.  | Friendship
24 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Polk | Lars L. Gunderson | Rep.  | Lakeland
02 | Brown | 1  | Benjamin Fontaine | Rep.  | Green Bay
2  | David E. Sedgwick | Rep.  | Wrightstown
3  | Chester G. Wilcox | Dem.  | Depere
29 | Buffalo & Pepin | 1  | Franklin Gilman | Rep.  | Gilmanton
2  | William Allison | Rep.  | Maxville
22 | Calumet | J. W. Parkinson | Dem.  | Brothertown
11 | Chippewa & Price | Hector McRae | Rep.  | Chippewa Falls
Clark, Lincoln, Taylor & Wood | Niran Withee | Rep.  | Neillsville
27 | Columbia | 1  | Addison Eaton | Rep.  | Lodi
2  | Matthew Lowth | Dem.  | Columbus
04 | Crawford | Atley Peterson | Rep.  | Soldiers Grove
26 | Dane | 1  | John H. Tierney | Dem.  | Waunakee
25 | 2  | Thomas Beattie | Rep.  | Stoughton
3  | Charles G. Crosse | Rep.  | Sun Prairie
13 | Dodge | 1  | William Fleming | Dem.  | Emmet
2  | Joseph Heimerl | Dem.  | Farmersville
3  | DeWitt C. Williams | Rep.  | Chester
4  | Benjamin F. Sherman | Dem.  | Beaver Dam
01 | Door | Edward S. Minor | Rep.  | Fish Creek
30 | Dunn | John McGilton | Rep.  | Red Cedar
Eau Claire | Ira B. Bradford | Rep.  | Augusta
18 | Fond du Lac | 1  | William A. Adamson | Rep.  | Eldorado
2  | Daniel D. Treleven | Rep.  | Byron
3  | John F. Ware | Rep.  | Fond du Lac
20 | 4  | Ignatius Klotz | Dem.  | Campbellsport
16 | Grant | 1  | Charles Watson | Rep.  | Washburn
2  | John A. Klindt | Rep.  | Cassville
3  | John Brindley | Rep.  | Boscobel
12 | Green | 1  | Cyrus Troy | Rep.  | Mount Pleasant
2  | Burr Sprague | Rep.  | Brodhead
09 | Green Lake | Richard Pritchard | Rep.  | Manchester
28 | Iowa | 1  | Richard R. Kennedy | Dem.  | Highland
2  | George G. Cox | Rep.  | Mineral Point
32 | Jackson | Robert D. Wilson | Rep.  | North Bend
23 | Jefferson | 1  | Jesse Stone | Rep.  | Watertown
2  | John D. Bullock | Rep.  | Johnson Creek
3  | Samuel A. Craig | Dem.  | Fort Atkinson
14 | Juneau | 1  | George P. Kenyon | Dem.  | Wonewoc
2  | John T. Kingston | Rep.  | Necedah
08 | Kenosha | Cornelius Williams | Rep.  | Bristol
01 | Kewaunee | Joseph E. Darbellay | Dem.  | Kewaunee
31 | La Crosse | John Bradley | Rep.  | Bangor
11 | Lafayette | 1  | Thomas E. Sheldon | Rep.  | Darlington
2  | Bernard McGinty | Dem.  | Kendall
15 | Manitowoc | 1  | John Carey | Dem.  | Osman
2  | Frederick Pfunder | Dem.  | Nero
3  | William H. Hemschemeyer | Rep.  | Manitowoc
21 | Marathon | John Ringle | Dem.  | Wausau
09 | Marquette | Charles S. Kelsey | Rep.  | Montello
05 | Milwaukee | 1  | Charles C. Paine | Rep.  | Milwaukee
07 | 2  | Otto Laverrenz | Rep.  | Milwaukee
3  | Edward Keogh | Dem.  | Milwaukee
4  | Edward B. Simpson | Rep.  | Milwaukee
06 | 5  | John Bentley | Dem.  | Milwaukee
05 | 6  | Christopher Raesser | Rep.  | Milwaukee
07 | 7  | Charles L. Colby | Rep.  | Milwaukee
06 | 8  | Charles F. Freeman | Dem.  | Milwaukee
05 | 9  | Luther F. Gilson | Rep.  | Milwaukee
10  | Washington Boorse | Rep.  | Granville
06 | 11  | Patrick Merritty | Dem.  | Hales Corners
32 | Monroe | 1  | Eli Waste | Rep.  | Sparta
2  | Robert Campbell | Rep.  | Glendale
01 | Oconto & Shawano | Herman Naber | Ind.D.  | Shawano
22 | Outagamie | 1  | John C. Petersen | Gbk.  | Appleton
2  | James McMurdo | Rep.  | Hortonville
33 | Ozaukee | William H. Fitzgerald | Ind.D.  | Cedarburg
30 | Pierce | Nils P. Haugen | Rep.  | River Falls
21 | Portage | Thomas McDill | Rep.  | McDill
03 | Racine | 1  | William P. Packard | Dem.  | Racine
2  | John Bosustow | Rep.  | Yorkville
28 | Richland | 1  | William H. Joslin | Rep.  | Richland Center
2  | John H. Case | Rep.  | Eagle
17 | Rock | 1  | Richard J. Burge | Rep.  | Beloit
2  | Franklin S. Lawrence | Rep.  | Janesville
3  | Simon Lord | Rep.  | Edgerton
14 | Sauk | 1  | Ephraim Blakeslee | Rep.  | Ironton
2  | Thomas Gillespie | Rep.  | Delton
20 | Sheboygan | 1  | Wilbur M. Root | Dem.  | Sheboygan
2  | Eugene McIntyre | Rep.  | Lyndon
3  | John Ruch | Rep.  | Scott
24 | St. Croix | James Hill | Rep.  | Warren
29 | Trempealeau | Alexander A. Arnold | Rep.  | Galesville
04 | Vernon | 1  | Jacob Eckhardt | Rep.  | De Soto
2  | David C. Yakey | Rep.  | Clinton
08 | Walworth | 1  | George R. Allen | Rep.  | Bloomfield
2  | Dwight B. Barnes | Rep.  | Delavan
3  | Caleb S. Blanchard | Rep.  | East Troy
33 | Washington | 1  | Jacob C. Place | Dem.  | Hartford
2  | Baruch S. Weil | Dem.  | West Bend
10 | Waukesha | 1  | John Schmidt | Dem.  | Muskego
2  | William Small | Rep.  | Lisbon
21 | Waupaca | 1  | Sewall A. Phillips | Rep.  | Royalton
2  | Nels Anderson | Rep.  | Scandinavia
09 | Waushara | Charles W. Moors | Rep.  | Hancock
19 | Winnebago | 1  | William Wall | Rep.  | Oshkosh
2  | A. H. F. Krueger | Dem.  | Neenah
3  | Hiram W. Webster | Rep.  | Omro
4  | David R. Bean | Gbk.  | Rushford

## Employees

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### Senate employees

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* Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross[2]
* Assistant Clerk: J. F. A. Williams
* Bookkeeper: T. S. Ansley
* Engrossing Clerk: John P. Mitchell
* Enrolling Clerk: John P. Webster
* Transcribing Clerk: Gilbert Tennant
* Proofreader: Thomas A. Dyson
* Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Walter L. Houser
* Clerk for the Committee on Claims: J. Lamborn
* Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Charles Pinckney
* Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Charles H. Darlington
* Document Clerk: William Graham
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Chalmers Ingersoll
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel Harshman
* Postmaster: A. C. Fraser
* Assistant Postmaster: James E. Heg
* Gallery Attendants:
* Jacob Cleaver
* A. J. Barsantee
* Wash Room Attendant: William McCann
* Document Room Attendant: Frank S. Hatson
* Enrolling Room Attendant: H. R. Rawson
* Committee Room Attendant: Oscar M. Dering
* Doorkeepers:
* M. Simon
* W. F. Cochran
* Edwin Rowclitt
* Louis Goeller
* Porter: W. L. Dowler
* Night Watch: G. H. Markstrom
* President's Messenger: Ralph Irish
* Chief Clerk's Messenger: J. G. Hyland
* Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Edward N. Potter
* Messengers:
* Charles Pierce
* Gustrave Mosier
* John Rindlaub
* T. Nelson
* Janitor: M. Finnerty

### Assembly employees

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* Chief Clerk: John E. Eldred[2]
* 1st Assistant Clerk: William M. Fogo
* 2nd Assistant Clerk: Charles N. Herreid
* Bookkeeper: O. A. Southmayd
* Engrossing Clerk: P. H. Swift
* Enrolling Clerk: T. J. Vaughn
* Transcribing Clerk: C. H. Ladd
* Proof Reader: J. A. Ellis
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel H. Pulcifer
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George W. Church
* Postmaster: W. W. Sturtevant
* Assistant Postmaster: T. M. Griswold
* Doorkeepers:
* Isidore Lison
* George Seebald
* Dehart McLummins
* Charles A. Vaetz
* Gallery Attendant: Otto Comdohr
* Night Watch: W. R. Alban
* Room Attendants:
* William Gillillan Jr.
* J. W. Dunn
* Speaker's Messenger: Paul R. Colvin
* Clerk's Messenger: Eddie Cavanaugh
* Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Adolph Roeder
* Messengers:
* George Bean
* Hugh Edwards
* Thomas Jones
* Alma Marsden
* Frank Leonard
* Thomas Gillespie
* C. Hindrich
* J. Kohner
* Edwin Dahlby
* John Kempf

## References

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1. ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 247–249. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
2. ^ a b c d Warner, Hans B., ed. (1880). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 495–537. Retrieved February 21, 2022.

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