24th_Wisconsin_Legislature
24th Wisconsin Legislature
Wisconsin legislative term for 1871
The Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1871, to March 25, 1871, in regular session.
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 2, 1871 – January 1, 1872 | ||||
| Election | November 8, 1870 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Thaddeus C. Pound (R) | ||||
| President pro tempore | Charles G. Williams (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | William E. Smith (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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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 8, 1870. 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 2, 1869.[1]
- January 18, 1871: Proclamation of the German Empire formalized the creation of the German Empire from the North German Confederation and their south German allies.
- April 20, 1871: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1871, commonly known as the "Ku Klux Klan Act".
- May 4, 1871: The first Major League Baseball game was played.
- May 10, 1871: Treaty of Frankfurt ended the Franco-Prussian War and transferred the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine from France to the Germany.
- October 8, 1871: The Peshtigo fire burned about 1.2 million acres in northeast Wisconsin and resulted in more than 1,500 deaths. The Great Chicago Fire occurred on the same day, killing approximately 300 and destroying 17,500 buildings.
- November 7, 1871: Cadwallader C. Washburn elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- March 24, 1871: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts.[2]
Senate summary
Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats
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| End of previous Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1st Session | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 42.42% | 57.58% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0 | |
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Assembly summary
Democratic: 40 seats
Independent: 3 seats
Republican: 57 seats
More information Party (Shading indicates majority caucus), Total ...
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 39 | 1 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 40 | 3 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 40% | 3% | 57% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 40 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
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- 1st Regular session: January 11, 1871 – March 25, 1871
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Thaddeus C. Pound (R)
- President pro tempore: Charles G. Williams (R)
Assembly leadership
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 14 seats
Republican: 19 seats
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Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Democratic: 40 seats
Independent: 3 seats
Republican: 57 seats
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Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: O. R. Smith[3]
- Assistant Clerk: J. H. Waggoner
- Bookkeeper: Sid A. Foster
- Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
- Enrolling Clerk: H. L. Hyde
- Transcribing Clerk: Richard Perry
- Assistant Clerk: J. H. Waggoner
- Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Baker
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Dantz
- Postmaster: C. E. Weeks
- Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Seffens
- Doorkeeper: W. G. Hyde
- Doorkeeper: H. E. Seaver
- Assistant Doorkeeper: J. Dixon
- Assistant Doorkeeper: C. W. Watrous
- Assistant Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
- Gallery Doorkeeper: A. A. Petty
- Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
- Governor's Attendant: C. H. Stone
- Porter: F. H. Bates
- General Messenger: Willie Hadley
- Clerk's Messenger: Willie Bowen
- Messengers:
- Willie Dennison
- Frank Roe
- Charles Young
- Charles H. Newton
- Patrick Tierney
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[3]
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
- Engrossing Clerk: C. D. Purple
- Enrolling Clerk: Jacob Fuss
- Transcribing Clerk: Linda Harris
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. L. Quaw
- Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: J. F. Cleghorn
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Albert Emonson
- Doorkeepers:
- E. S. Blake
- Thomas Watson
- John Stansmore
- O. R. Jones
- Night Watch: W. A. Fay
- Firemen:
- D. B. Crandall
- Richard Prichard
- Gallery Attendants:
- Peter Williams
- A. J. Sutherland
- Committee Room Attendants:
- J. W. Brackett
- L. N. Taylor
- William W. Maxwell
- George Slingsby
- Washroom Attendant: S. D. Hanchett
- Porter: R. S. Warner
- Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes
- Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
- Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Willie Potter
- Messengers:
- Frank Beyler
- Daniel Fitzpatrick
- George E. McDill
- George Sherman
- Freddie Blake
- Ballard P. Barnett
- Eugene Kuntz
- S. G. Huntington
- Charles F. Dana
- Adolph Hastreiter
- Emeal Hammer
- Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 224–226. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
- "1871 Act 156 - An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts" (PDF). Wisconsin State Legislature. March 24, 1871. pp. PDF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 February 2017.
- "Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1871. pp. 371–394. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 15, 2021. Retrieved November 7, 2021.