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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1874. 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 4, 1873.[1]
February 17, 1875: An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers, 1875 Act 24.
February 20, 1875: An Act to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to railroad, express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin," 1875 Act 39. Replaced the three-person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner.
February 24, 1875: An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery, committed at or before elections, 1875 Act 56. Criminalized the buying or selling of votes.
February 27, 1875: An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer, 1875 Act 85.
March 2, 1875: An Act to render women eligible to local school offices, 1875 Act 120.
March 2, 1875: An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways, 1875 Act 134. Created a $10,000 bounty for invention of a steam-powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor.
March 3, 1875: An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals, 1875 Act 150.
Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: C. H. Boynton
Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Jonathan C. Sherwin Jr.
Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: J. B. Stocking
Sergeant-at-Arms: John W. Brackett
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Miles Burnham
Postmaster: P. J. Clawson
Assistant Postmaster: George H. Osgood
Doorkeepers:
J. F. Tinker
N. F. Pierce
C. A. Sellers
Joseph Goss
Night Watch: A. L. Lund
Fireman: J. A. Nevill
Committee Room Attendants:
W. H. Bell
J. W. Grange
L. Woodward
Gallery Attendants:
W. L. Morrison
George L. Cain
Porter: F. O. Byrne
Speaker's Messenger: L. E. Knox
Chief Clerk's Messenger: Rufus Jenkins
Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: W. Kanouse
Messengers:
Willie Horn
Ben C. Baker
Charles Keogh
Willie Devine
Willie Storm
Charles Rothe
Lucius Cannon
John Bruce
William Gallagher
Joseph Parrish
Theodore Kupper
Marcus Moody
Referencesedit
^Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 234–236. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
^ abcdBashford, R. M., ed. (1875). "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 310–348. Retrieved January 7, 2022.
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The Twenty Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13 1875 to March 6 1875 in regular session 28th Wisconsin Legislature 27th 29th Wisconsin State Capitol 1863OverviewLegislative bodyWisconsin LegislatureMeeting placeWisconsin State CapitolTermJanuary 4 1875 January 3 1876ElectionNovember 3 1874SenateMembers33Senate PresidentCharles D Parker D President pro temporeHenry D Barron R Party controlRepublicanAssemblyMembers100Assembly SpeakerFrederick W Horn IR Party controlRepublicanSessions1stJanuary 13 1875 March 6 1875Senators 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 odd numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3 1874 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 4 1873 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 External linksMajor events editMarch 1 1875 President Ulysses S Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 into law May 20 1875 The Metre Convention was signed in Paris establishing the International Bureau of Weights and Measures November 2 1875 Harrison Ludington elected Governor of Wisconsin Major legislation editFebruary 17 1875 An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers 1875 Act 24 February 20 1875 An Act to amend chapter 273 of the laws of 1874 entitled An act relating to railroad express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin 1875 Act 39 Replaced the three person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner February 24 1875 An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery committed at or before elections 1875 Act 56 Criminalized the buying or selling of votes February 27 1875 An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer 1875 Act 85 March 2 1875 An Act to render women eligible to local school offices 1875 Act 120 March 2 1875 An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways 1875 Act 134 Created a 10 000 bounty for invention of a steam powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor March 3 1875 An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals 1875 Act 150 Party summary editSenate summary edit nbsp Senate partisan composition Democratic 9 seats Reform 5 seats Liberal Republican 2 seats Republican 17 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDem Ref Lib R Rep VacantEnd of previous Legislature 12 2 2 17 33 01st Session 9 5 2 17 33 0Final voting share 48 48 51 52 Beginning of the next Legislature 6 4 2 21 33 0Assembly summary edit nbsp Assembly partisan composition Democratic 19 seats Reform 13 seats Liberal Republican 4 seats Republican 64 seatsParty Shading indicates majority caucus TotalDem Ref Ind Lib R Rep VacantEnd of previous Legislature 29 15 3 12 41 100 01st Session 19 13 0 4 64 100 0Final voting share 36 64 Beginning of the next Legislature 35 12 1 1 51 100 0Sessions edit1st Regular session January 13 1875 March 6 1875Leaders editSenate leadership edit President of the Senate Charles D Parker D President pro tempore Henry D Barron R Assembly leadership edit Speaker of the Assembly Frederick W Horn IR Members editMembers of the Senate edit Members of the Senate for the Twenty Eighth Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Senate partisan representation Democratic 9 seats Reform 5 seats Liberal Republican 2 seats Republican 17 seatsDist Counties Senator Residence Party01 Sheboygan Enos Eastman Plymouth Dem 02 Brown Door amp Kewaunee John M Read Kewaunee Dem 03 Milwaukee Northern Part William H Jacobs Milwaukee Ref 04 Monroe amp Vernon Adelbert Bleekman Tomah Rep 05 Racine Robert Hall Baker Racine Rep 06 Milwaukee Southern Half John Black Milwaukee Dem 07 Dane Eastern Part George E Bryant Madison Rep 08 Kenosha amp Walworth Thompson Weeks Whitewater Rep 09 Iowa David McFarland Highland Ref 10 Waukesha John A Rice Merton Dem 11 Lafayette Francis Campbell Gratiot Rep 12 Green Harvey T Moore Brodhead Ref 13 Dodge John A Barney Mayville Dem 14 Sauk John B Quimby Sauk City Rep 15 Manitowoc John Schuette Manitowoc Rep 16 Grant John C Holloway Lancaster Rep 17 Rock Horatio N Davis Beloit Rep 18 Fond du Lac Western Part William Hiner Fond du Lac Rep 19 Winnebago William P Rounds Menasha Rep 20 Fond du Lac Eastern Part Joseph Wagner Marshfield Dem 21 Marathon Oconto Shawano Waupaca amp Northern Outagamie Willis C Silverthorn Wausau Ref 22 Calumet amp Southern Outagamie Reinhard Schlichting Chilton Ref 23 Jefferson William W Reed Jefferson Lib R 24 Ashland Barron Bayfield Burnett Douglas Pierce Polk amp St Croix Henry D Barron St Croix Falls Rep 25 Green Lake Marquette amp Waushara Robert L D Potter Wautoma Rep 26 Dane Western Part Romanzo E Davis Middleton Lib R 27 Columbia Levi W Barden Portage Rep 28 Crawford amp Richland George Krouskop Richland Center Dem 29 Adams Juneau Portage amp Wood Thomas B Scott Grand Rapids Rep 30 Chippewa Dunn Eau Claire amp Pepin Hiram P Graham Eau Claire Dem 31 La Crosse Sylvester Nevins La Crosse Rep 32 Buffalo Clark Jackson amp Trempealeau Robert C Field Sumner Rep 33 Ozaukee amp Washington Gilead J Wilmot West Bend Dem Members of the Assembly edit Members of the Assembly for the Twenty Eighth Wisconsin Legislature 2 nbsp Assembly partisan representation Democratic 19 seats Reform 13 seats Liberal Republican 4 seats Republican 64 seatsSenateDistrict County Dist Representative Party Residence29 Adams amp Wood G M Marshall Rep Big Spring24 Ashland Barron Bayfield Burnett Douglas Polk Sam Fifield Rep Ashland02 Brown amp Southern Kewaunee 1 Thomas R Hudd Ref Green Bay2 William J Fisk Rep Fort Howard3 Patrick Hobbins Dem Morrison32 Buffalo Edward Lees Dem Fountain City22 Calumet John Harsh Rep Stockbridge30 Chippewa Thomas L Halbert Rep Chippewa Falls32 Clark amp Jackson Richard Dewhurst Ref Neillsville27 Columbia 1 Marcus Barden Rep Pardeeville2 John R Rowlands Rep Cambria3 John B Dwinnell Rep Lodi28 Crawford Zenas Beach Rep Eastman07 Dane 1 Isaac Adams Rep Door Creek2 Silas U Pinney Dem Madison26 3 David Ford Dem Waunakee4 Michael Johnson Ref Springdale13 Dodge 1 Owen R Jones Rep Beaver Dam2 David M Coleman Rep Lowell3 John Lloyd Rep Clyman4 Max Bachhuber Ref Farmersville5 William M Morse Dem Rubicon6 Harman Grube Ref Watertown02 Door amp Northern Kewaunee Charles Scofield Rep Red River30 Dunn amp Pepin Rockwell J Flint Rep MenomonieEau Claire Jonathan G Callahan Rep Eau Claire18 Fond du Lac 1 William Plocker Rep Fairwater2 George Hunter Rep Fond du Lac20 3 Michael Serwe Dem Ashford16 Grant 1 James Jeffery Rep Georgetown2 Lafayette Caskey Rep Potosi3 Benjamin M Coates Rep Boscobel4 Delos Abrams Rep Bloomington12 Green Charles R Deniston Rep Cadiz25 Green Lake William H Dakin Rep Dartford09 Iowa 1 Owen King Ref Helena2 Kearton Coates Rep Linden23 Jefferson 1 Christian Mayer Ref Watertown2 Austin Kellogg Dem Concord3 James W Ostrander Rep Jefferson29 Juneau Job Grant Lib R Union Center08 Kenosha Rouse Simmons Rep Kenosha31 La Crosse John Bradley Rep Bangor11 Lafayette John Anderson Rep Monticello15 Manitowoc 1 Fred Schmitz Ref Northeim2 Bryan S Lorigan Dem Maple Grove3 Reuben D Smart Rep Manitowoc21 Marathon Bartholomew Ringle Dem Wausau25 Marquette Robert Mitchell Rep Douglas03 Milwaukee 1 Isaac W Van Schaick Rep Milwaukee2 Peter Fagg Ref Milwaukee06 3 William J Kershaw Ind R Milwaukee4 Stephen A Harrison Lib R Milwaukee5 Charles H Larkin Dem Milwaukee03 6 Daniel H Richards Dem Milwaukee06 7 Lemuel Ellsworth Rep Milwaukee8 Bernard Schlichting Rep Milwaukee03 9 Frederick Zetteler Dem Milwaukee10 Frederick Moskowitt Lib R Milwaukee06 11 Thomas O Neill Rep Greenfield04 Monroe 1 Eli Waste Rep Sparta2 William W Jackson Rep Tomah21 Oconto John Leigh Rep Oconto22 Outagamie Shawano amp Waupaca 1 George N Richmond Dem Appleton21 2 Herman Naber Ref Shawano3 George H Calkins Rep Waupaca33 Ozaukee 1 Gustav Gotze Rep Ozaukee2 Frederick W Horn Ind R Cedarburg24 Pierce Thomas L Nelson Rep Prescott29 Portage George H Guernsey Rep Almond05 Racine 1 Charles F Bliss Dem Racine2 Elias White Ref Burlington28 Richland 1 Norman L James Rep Richland Center2 Benjamin F Washburn Rep Excelsior17 Rock 1 Marvin Osborne Rep Magnolia2 Zebulon P Burdick Rep Janesville3 Andrew Barlass Rep Harmony4 George H Crosby Rep Beloit5 Hiram Merrill Rep Janesville14 Sauk 1 Thomas Baker Rep Prairie du Sac2 David E Welch Rep Baraboo01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Wedig Ref Howard s Grove2 Patrick Geraghty Ref Elkhart Lake3 Nathaniel Farnsworth Rep Sheboygan Falls24 St Croix Philo Boyden Lib Hudson32 Trempealeau Noah D Comstock Rep Arcadia04 Vernon 1 Ole Anderson Rep Esofea2 James E Newell Rep Viroqua08 Walworth 1 Elijah M Sharp Rep Delavan2 Charles Dunlap Rep Elkhorn3 Nathaniel M Bunker Rep Troy Center33 Washington 1 Andrew Martin Dem Reisville2 Philip Schneider Dem Barton10 Waukesha 1 Silas Barber Dem Waukesha2 Manville S Hodgson Rep Waukesha25 Waushara John H Thomas Rep Berlin19 Winnebago 1 Asa Rogers Dem Oshkosh2 Nathaniel S Robinson Rep Neenah3 Leroy S Chase Rep Omro4 Frank A Leach Rep UticaEmployees editSenate employees edit Chief Clerk Fred A Dennett 2 Assistant Clerk Thomas B Reid Bookkeeper Thomas St George Engrossing Clerk Wilbur Dodge Enrolling Clerk James F Spencer Transcribing Clerk Fred Heineman Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills T K Dunn Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills E J Cole Clerk for the Committee on Claims Thomas A Dyson Clerk for the Committee on Railroads J F Johnston Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary A P Carman Sergeant at Arms O U Akin Assistant Sergeant at Arms Charles G Fay Postmaster Amaziah Strang Assistant Postmaster John L Quimby Doorkeeper William R Kent Assistant Doorkeeper William F Bingman Assistant Doorkeeper H H Field Gallery Doorkeeper Charles Early Gallery Doorkeeper T H Hansen Committee Room Attendant Charles Scott Night Watch H H Grace Porter Michael Lynch Messengers Glennie C Richarson Waldo B Stone W W Paine Harry R Clise Harry Cuttler Arthur A Hills G Herbert Campbell William Kleinpell Nelson C BrownellAssembly employees edit Chief Clerk Rollin M Strong 2 Assistant Clerk C D Long Bookkeeper R A Gillett Engrossing Clerk Mrs Fannie Vilas Enrolling Clerk Julius Lasche Transcribing Clerk W M Fogo Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills C H Boynton Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills Jonathan C Sherwin Jr Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary J B Stocking Sergeant at Arms John W Brackett Assistant Sergeant at Arms Miles Burnham Postmaster P J Clawson Assistant Postmaster George H Osgood Doorkeepers J F Tinker N F Pierce C A Sellers Joseph Goss Night Watch A L Lund Fireman J A Nevill Committee Room Attendants W H Bell J W Grange L Woodward Gallery Attendants W L Morrison George L Cain Porter F O Byrne Speaker s Messenger L E Knox Chief Clerk s Messenger Rufus Jenkins Sergeant at Arms Messenger W Kanouse Messengers Willie Horn Ben C Baker Charles Keogh Willie Devine Willie Storm Charles Rothe Lucius Cannon John Bruce William Gallagher Joseph Parrish Theodore Kupper Marcus MoodyReferences edit Heg J E ed 1882 Annals of the Legislature PDF The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 234 236 Retrieved January 7 2022 a b c d Bashford R M ed 1875 Official Directory PDF The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin Report State of Wisconsin pp 310 348 Retrieved January 7 2022 External links edit1875 Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 28th Wisconsin Legislature amp oldid 1153930546, wikipedia, wiki, book, 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