Senators representing odd-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, 1862. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 5, 1861.[1]
March 13, 1863: Joint Resolution recommending Colonels J. C. Starkweather and Geo. E. Bryant to promotion, 1863 Joint Resolution 2
March 25, 1863: Joint Resolution relative to adopting state flag, 1863 Joint Resolution 4
March 26, 1863: Act to provide for continuing the work on the state capitol, 1863 Act 107
March 28, 1863: Act to authorize the borrowing of money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection and defend the state in time of war, 1863 Act 157
April 1, 1863: Act authorizing the governor to take care of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Wisconsin volunteers, and appropriating money out of the treasury for that purpose, 1863 Act 196
April 1, 1863: Act to provide for compensating parties whose property may be injured or destroyed in consequence of mobs or riots, 1863 Act 211
April 1, 1863: Act to provide for the enrollment of persons liable to perform military duty, and the organization of the state militia for active service, 1863 Act 242
April 2, 1863: Act to provide for the relief of families of persons who may die in the military service of the United States or of the state of Wisconsin, 1863 Act 264
^"Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 205–207. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
^ abcdDean, John S., ed. (1863). "Legislative department". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
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The Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14 1863 to April 2 1863 in regular session 16th Wisconsin Legislature 15th 17th Wisconsin State Capitol 1863OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 5 1863 January 4 1864ElectionNovember 4 1862SenateMembers33Senate PresidentVacantPresident pro temporeWyman Spooner R Party controlRepublicanAssemblyMembers100Assembly SpeakerJ Allen Barber R Party controlRepublicanSessions1stJanuary 14 1863 April 2 1863Senators representing odd 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 1862 Senators representing even numbered districts were serving the second year of their two year term having been elected in the general election held on November 5 1861 1 Contents 1 Major events 2 Major legislation 3 Party summary 3 1 Senate summary 3 2 Assembly summary 4 Sessions 5 Leaders 5 1 Senate leadership 5 2 Assembly leadership 6 Members 6 1 Members of the Senate 6 2 Members of the Assembly 7 Employees 7 1 Senate employees 7 2 Assembly employees 8 References 9 Notes 10 External linksMajor events editJanuary 1 1863 U S President Abraham Lincoln s Emancipation Proclamation went into effect April 30 May 8 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville took place in Spotsylvania County Virginia Six regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle May 18 July 4 1863 Siege of Vicksburg took place in Warren County Mississippi Seventeen regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the siege July 1 3 1863 Battle of Gettysburg took place near Gettysburg Pennsylvania Six regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle Future Governor of Wisconsin Lucius Fairchild and future State Treasurer Henry Baetz were wounded November 3 1863 James T Lewis elected Governor of Wisconsin Major legislation editMarch 13 1863 Joint Resolution recommending Colonels J C Starkweather and Geo E Bryant to promotion 1863 Joint Resolution 2 March 25 1863 Joint Resolution relative to adopting state flag 1863 Joint Resolution 4 March 26 1863 Act to provide for continuing the work on the state capitol 1863 Act 107 March 28 1863 Act to authorize the borrowing of money to repel invasion suppress insurrection and defend the state in time of war 1863 Act 157 April 1 1863 Act authorizing the governor to take care of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Wisconsin volunteers and appropriating money out of the treasury for that purpose 1863 Act 196 April 1 1863 Act to provide for compensating parties whose property may be injured or destroyed in consequence of mobs or riots 1863 Act 211 April 1 1863 Act to provide for the enrollment of persons liable to perform military duty and the organization of the state militia for active service 1863 Act 242 April 2 1863 Act to provide for the relief of families of persons who may die in the military service of the United States or of the state of Wisconsin 1863 Act 264Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate Partisan composition Democratic 15 seats National Union 1 seat Republican 17 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Union Republican VacantEnd of previous Legislature 11 2 20 33 01st Session 15 1 17 33 0Final voting share 45 45 54 55 Beginning of the next Legislature 11 22 0 33 0Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly Partisan composition Democratic 43 seats National Union 2 seats Republican 55 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDemocratic Union Republican VacantEnd of previous Legislature 46 10 42 98 1Start of 1st Session 44 2 54 100 0after February 8 43 55Final voting share 43 57 Beginning of the next Legislature 29 71 0 100 0Sessions edit1st Regular session January 14 1863 April 2 1863Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Vacant President pro tempore Wyman SpoonerAssembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly J Allen BarberMembers editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 15 seats Union 1 seat Republican 17 seatsDistrict Counties Senator Residence Party01 Sheboygan John E Thomas Sheboygan Falls Dem 02 Brown Kewaunee Edward Hicks Green Bay Dem 03 Ozaukee John R Bohan Ozaukee Dem 04 Washington Frederick O Thorpe West Bend Dem 05 Milwaukee Northern Part William K Wilson Milwaukee Dem 06 Milwaukee Southern Part Edward Keogh Milwaukee Dem 07 Racine Timothy D Morris Whitesville Rep 08 Kenosha Herman S Thorp Bristol Rep 09 Adams Juneau Waushara Alanson M Kimball Pine River Rep 10 Waukesha George C Pratt Waukesha Dem 11 Dane Eastern Part Willard H Chandler Windsor Rep 12 Walworth Wyman Spooner Elkhorn Rep 13 Lafayette James H Earnest Shullsburg Dem 14 Sauk Smith S Wilkinson Prairie du Sac Rep 15 Iowa George L Frost Mineral Point Dem 16 Grant Milas K Young Glen Haven Rep 17 Rock William W Lawrence Janesville Rep 18 Dodge Western Part Joel Rich Juneau Dem 19 Manitowoc Calumet Joseph Vilas Manitowoc Dem 20 Fond du Lac George W Mitchell Ripon Dem 21 Winnebago Joseph B Hamilton Neenah Rep 22 Door Oconto Outagamie Shawanaw Thomas R Hudd Appleton Dem 23 Jefferson J D Clapp Fort Atkinson Dem 24 Green Edmund A West Monroe Rep 25 Columbia Jonathan Bowman Kilbourn City Rep 26 Dane Western Part Benjamin F Hopkins Madison Rep 27 Marathon Portage Waupaca Wood Alexander S McDill Plover Rep 28 Ashland Burnett Dallas Douglas La Pointe Pierce Polk St Croix Herman L Humphrey Hudson Union29 Marquette Green Lake Charles S Kelsey Montello Rep 30 Bad Ax Crawford Richland William S Purdy Viroqua Rep 31 La Crosse Monroe Angus Cameron La Crosse Rep 32 Buffalo Chippewa Clark Dunn Eau Claire Jackson Pepin Trempealeau M D Bartlett Durand Rep 33 Dodge Eastern Part Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Assembly partisan representation Democratic 43 seats Union 2 seats Republican 55 seatsSenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence09 Adams Otis B Lapham Rep Friendship28 Ashland Burnett Dallas Douglas La Pointe Polk Henry D Barron Union St Croix Falls02 Brown Frederick S Ellis Dem Green Bay32 Buffalo Pepin Trempealeau Alfred Newman Rep Trempealeau19 Calumet James Robinson Dem Chilton32 Chippewa Dunn Eau Claire William H Smith Dem Eau GalleClark amp Jackson Carl C Pope Rep Black River Falls25 Columbia 1 A J Turner Rep Portage2 John Q Adams Rep Fall River3 Yates Ashley Rep Pardeeville30 Crawford James Fisher Dem Eastman11 Dane 1 Charles R Head Rep Albion2 William H Miller Rep Door Creek26 3 Alden S Sanborn Dem Mazomanie4 George Wright Rep Mount Horeb5 George Hyer Rep Madison18 Dodge 1 Oliver Ashley Rep Fox Lake2 John F McCollum Dem Trenton3 Oscar F Jones Dem Juneau33 4 Albert Burtch Dem Mayville5 Ferdinand Wagner Dem Watertown22 Door Oconto Shawano George C Ginty Rep Oconto20 Fond du Lac 1 William Starr Rep Ripon2 Freeman M Wheeler Rep Nanaupa3 Edwin H Galloway Rep Fond du Lac4 Samuel O Hara Dem Fond du Lac5 Egbert Foster Dem Foster16 Grant 1 John Harms Until February 8 1863 Dem PlattevilleJohn H Rountree From February 8 1863 Rep Platteville2 James F Chapman Dem Potosi3 J Allen Barber Rep Lancaster4 William W Field Rep Fennimore5 Robert Glenn Rep Wyalusing24 Green 1 Walter S Wescott Rep Farmers Grove2 Ezra Wescott Rep Skinner29 Green Lake Samuel W Smith Union Markesan15 Iowa 1 David McFarland Dem Highland2 John H Vivian Rep Mineral Point23 Jefferson 1 Emil Rothe Dem Watertown2 Nathan S Greene Rep Milford3 Lucien B Caswell Rep Fort Atkinson4 James M Bingham Rep Palmyra09 Juneau James B Frazell Dem Wonewoc08 Kenosha Benjamin T Hatch Rep Kenosha02 Kewaunee Matthias Simon Dem Ahnapee31 La Crosse Enos M Philips Rep Big Valley13 Lafayette 1 Joseph White Dem Cottage Inn2 Lloyd T Pullen Rep Argyle19 Manitowoc 1 Daniel Shanahan Dem Newtonburo2 James Cahill Dem Paquette3 Elijah K Rand Dem Manitowoc27 Marathon amp Wood Levi P Powers Dem Grand Rapids29 Marquette Horatio S Thomas Dem Briggsville05 Milwaukee 1 John Sharpstein Dem Milwaukee2 George Abert Dem Milwaukee06 3 John W Eviston Dem Milwaukee4 Martin Larkin Jr Dem Milwaukee5 Peter V Deuster Dem Milwaukee05 6 Adam Poertner Dem Milwaukee7 John Hanrahan Dem Good Hope06 8 Edward Collins Dem Root Creek9 John Bentley Dem Milwaukee31 Monroe William W Jackson Rep Tomah22 Outagamie Byron Douglas Dem Appleton03 Ozaukee Robert Power Dem Ozaukee28 Pierce amp St Croix Charles B Cox Rep River Falls27 Portage Enoch Webster Rep Amherst07 Racine 1 Horatio T Taylor Rep Racine2 Orlando C Munroe Rep Racine3 Hiram L Gilmore Rep North Cape30 Richland John Walworth Rep Richland Center17 Rock 1 Jonathan Cory Rep Footville2 Joseph Spaulding Rep Janesville3 Jacob Fowle Rep Emerald Grove4 C Mortimer Treat Rep Ogden5 Allen C Bates Rep Janesville6 Denison Alcott Rep Spring Valley14 Sauk 1 Alonzo Wilcox Rep Spring Green2 Argalus W Starks Rep Baraboo01 Sheboygan 1 Carl Zillier Dem Sheboygan2 Charles Œtling Dem Herman3 Henry Hayes Dem Cascade4 Benjamin Dockstader Rep Plymouth30 Vernon 1 James H Layne Rep Viroqua2 Daniel B Priest Rep Viroqua12 Walworth 1 Samuel Pratt Rep Spring Prairie2 Thomas W Hill Rep Springfield3 Charles H Sturtevant Rep Delavan4 George H Foster Rep Whitewater04 Washington 1 Adam Schantz Dem Addison2 Henry Hildebrandt Dem Station3 Martin Schottler Dem Staatsville10 Waukesha 1 Silas Richardson Dem Waukesha2 Elisha W Edgerton Rep Waterville3 David G Snover Dem Eagle4 Nelson Burroughs Dem Waukesha27 Waupaca Albert K Osborn Rep Iola09 Waushara William C Webb Rep Wautoma21 Winnebago 1 William E Hanson Rep Oshkosh2 Michael Hogan Dem Menasha3 Emery F Davis Rep OshkoshEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Frank M Stewart 2 Assistant Clerk J M Randall Engrossing Clerk G W Campbell Enrolling Clerk George W Stoner Transcribing Clerk J J Tschudy Sergeant at Arms Luther Basford Assistant Sergeant at Arms James L Wilder Postmaster James L Hosford Assistant Postmaster John Van t Woud Doorkeeper B S Miller Assistant Doorkeeper Francis Mika Assistant Doorkeeper Samuel Bachman Assistant Doorkeeper Paul Halverson Firemen Alex Stilwell John Crowley Messengers J E Brown John Hutchins Albert F Dexter Frank Kellogg Porter George E AlbeeAssembly employees edit Chief Clerk John S Dean 2 Assistant Clerk Ephraim W Young Bookkeeper Merrick P Wing Engrossing Clerk Herbert A Lewis Enrolling Clerk S Canning Fisher Transcribing Clerk Henry C Hadley Sergeant at Arms A M Thomson 1st Assistant Sergeant at Arms C D Lon 2nd Assistant Sergeant at Arms D S Hawley Postmaster M B Patchin 1st Assistant Postmaster John B Eugene 2nd Assistant Postmaster Oscar Babcock Doorkeeper Franklin Kelly Assistant Doorkeeper A J Fuller Assistant Doorkeeper P P Davis Assistant Doorkeeper William C Lesure Firemen H H Hayward Philip Carey Iver Knudsen Messengers Adam Waltz James E Dean Richard L Hayward Edgar C McLaughlin Patrick W Lannen William H Miller Louis Sholes George D Potter Mark W BaileyReferences edit Annals of the legislature The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 Report State of Wisconsin pp 205 207 Retrieved October 20 2019 a b c d Dean John S ed 1863 Legislative department The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 76 77 88 91 Retrieved October 20 2019 Notes editExternal links edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 16th Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1181310829, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
