41st_Wisconsin_Legislature

41st Wisconsin Legislature

41st Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1893-1894


The Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1893, to April 21, 1893, in regular session.[1]

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This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session.

Senators representing even-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1892. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 4, 1890.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

  • April 19, 1893: An Act to make labor day a legal holiday, 1893 Act 271.
  • Joint Resolution in relation to immigration, 1893 Joint Resolution 3. Expressing opposition to proposed immigration restrictions being considered in Congress.
  • Joint Resolution to amend section 1, article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1893 Joint Resolution 10. This was another attempt to update the section of the state constitution referring to the Superintendent of Public Instruction of Wisconsin to attempt to remove the constitutional limit on annual compensation. The previous attempt was rejected by voters in the 1888 general election.
  • Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to subdivision 9, of section 31, of article 4, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1893 Joint Resolution 15. This was a proposed amendment to the state constitution to undo a constitutional amendment which had just been approved by the voters in 1892.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 25 seats
  Republican: 7 seats
  Vacant: 1 seat
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Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 56 seats
  Republican: 44 seats
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Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 11, 1893  April 21, 1893

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 25 seats
  Republican: 7 seats
  Vacant: 1 seat
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Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-First Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 56 seats
  Republican: 44 seats
Milwaukee County districts
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Committees

Senate committees

  • Senate Committee on Agriculture  Adam Apple, chair
  • Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes  Samuel Smead, chair
  • Senate Committee on Education  Russel C. Falconer, chair
  • Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills  William F. Voss, chair
  • Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills  Dayne Wescott, chair
  • Senate Committee on Federal Relations  Oscar Altpeter, chair
  • Senate Committee on Finance, Banks, and Insurance  Ferdinand Yahr, chair
  • Senate Committee on Incorporations  Robert J. MacBride, chair
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary  William Kennedy, chair
  • Senate Committee on Legislative Expenditures  Robert McGeehan, chair
  • Senate Committee on Manufacturing and Commerce  Christian Koenitzer, chair
  • Senate Committee on Military Affairs  Albert Solliday, chair
  • Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections  J. W. Murphy, chair
  • Senate Committee on Public Lands  Henry Conner, chair
  • Senate Committee on Railroads  G. W. Pratt, chair
  • Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges  John Fetzer, chair
  • Senate Committee on State Affairs  Robert Lees, chair
  • Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations  John T. Kingston, chair

Assembly committees

  • Assembly Committee on Agriculture  William Schwefel, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes  J. W. Parkinson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading  D. Jennings, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Cities  Peter J. Rademacher, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Education  A. O. Wilson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills  H. C. Hunt, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills  J. Deuster, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Federal Relations  J. W. Liebenstein, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Incorporations  H. F. Hagemeister, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking  Gustave S. Luscher, chair
  • Assembly Committee on the Judiciary  M. E. Burke, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Labor and Manufactures  P. J. Conway, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures  C. Hugo Jacobi, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining  W. Peter Wheelihan, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Medical Societies  C. E. Quigg, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Militia  George Abert, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections  J. Montgomery Smith, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Public Improvements  Joseph Filz, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Public Lands  John Schmidt, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Railroads  B. E. Sampson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges  Charles Couch, chair
  • Assembly Committee on State Affairs  John Ringle, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization  M. G. McGeehan, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means  A. Konrad, chair

Joint committees

  • Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions  J. H. Woodnorth (Sen.) & John Tracy (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Claims  W. F. Nash (Sen.) & W. H. Fitzgerald (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Fish and Game  D. E. Wescott (Sen.) & C. W. Heyl (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Printing  M. Kruszka (Sen.) & L. A. Lange (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on the World's Fair  J. H. Woodnorth (Sen.) & A. O. Wilson (Asm.), co-chairs

Changes from the 40th Legislature

New districts for the 41st Legislature were defined in 1892 Wisconsin Special Session 2 Act 1, passed into law in the 40th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

  • Only 1 district was left unchanged (25).
  • Fond du Lac County became its own district (18) after previously having been split between two districts.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 4 districts to 4 (4, 5, 6, 8) plus one district shared with Waukesha County (7).
  • Only three single-county districts remain (18, 19, 20).
  • Seven counties are split between multi-county senate districts.

Senate districts

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Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

  • 25 districts were left unchanged.
  • Ashland County became its own district after previously having been in a shared district with Florence, Forest, Oneida, and Price counties.
  • Buffalo and Pepin were combined into a shared district after previously having each been separate districts.
  • Douglas County became its own district after previously having been in a shared district with Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer, and Washburn counties.
  • Grant County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Iowa County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Lincoln County became its own district after previously having been in a shared district with Langlade and Taylor.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 12 districts to 14.
  • Monroe County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Racine County went from having 1 district to 2.
  • Vernon County went from having 2 districts to 1.

Assembly districts

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Employees

Senate employees

  • Chief Clerk: Sam J. Shafer[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Franklin Bowen
    • Journal Clerk: Jackson Silbaugh
    • Bookkeeper: Edward Malone
      • Assistant Bookkepper: P. T. Diamond
    • Engrossing Clerk: Will N. Wells
      • Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Thomas O'Hara
    • Enrolling Clerk: John G. Faulds
      • Assistant Enrolling Clerk: Hames McBrien
    • Proofreader: Anton Boex
    • Index Clerk: Jessie Knowles
      • Assistant Index Clerk: May Armstrong
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: William F. Collins
    • Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: Robert J. MacBride Jr.
    • Clerk for the Committee on Claims: W. H. Wieboldt
    • Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Bert Williams
    • Clerk for the Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions: B. A. Weatherby
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: R. B. Pratt
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Minnie LeClaire
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Fred Smith
    • Document Clerk: Frank W. Teske
    • Comparing Clerks:
      • Nellie Gates
      • Lizzie Jahnke
      • C. T. Bundy
      • A. P. Deignan
    • General Clerks:
      • J. T. Sims
      • E. R. Petherick
      • O. F. Huhn
      • Clifford P. Best
      • Joseph Mashek
    • Ruling Clerk: Anna Hurley
    • Printing Page: Noel Nash
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: J. R. Becker
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: K. Owocki
  • Postmaster: Michael W. Ryan
    • Assistant Postmaster: A. Wagener
  • Gallery Attendants: N. Biever
  • General Attendants:
    • J. O'Rourk
    • J. W. Reed
  • Document Room Attendant: Carl Schneider
  • Committee Room Attendants:
    • Thomas Kennedy
    • R. Huyck
    • J. J. Jacobs
    • Carl Felker
  • Doorkeepers:
    • R. Tuttle
    • S. Sherwood
    • S. C. Baas
    • R. Carey
  • Night Watch: John Arendt
  • Janitor: R. M. Burk
  • Custodian of the Enrolling Room: J. M. Frey
  • Custodian of the Engrossing Room: George Malone
  • Night Laborer: John D. Fay
  • Messengers:
    • R. E. Taylor
    • M. Norris
    • Charles Seller
    • John Hayes
    • Bert Levy
    • Don Frank
    • M. Baumgartner
    • B. Husting
    • H. Tierney
    • A. Cavenaugh
    • J. A. Adamson
    • Bernie Erickson

Assembly employees

  • Chief Clerk: G. W. Porth[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: E. D. Doney
    • Journal Clerk: John E. Wright
      • Assistant Journal Clerk: Louis K. Wright
    • Bookkeeper: William Mayworm
      • Assistant Bookkeeper: Joseph D. O'Brien
    • Engrossing Clerk: S. D. Goodell
      • Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Tom Overland
    • Enrolling Clerk: A. Goerz
      • Assistant Enrolling Clerk: J. J. Gleason
    • Index Clerk: Charles A. Leicht
      • Assistant Index Clerk: Willard Temple
    • Stationary Clerk: Elmer Skelly
    • Proof Reader: F. A. Bartlett
    • Copy Holder: Bessie Lusk
    • Ruling Clerk: W. J. Taylor
    • Comparing Clerk: Charles Reuschlein
    • General Clerks:
      • James Carroll
      • C. B. Goodwin
      • George Silbernagel
      • Ed Conway Jr.
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: F. M. Shaughnessy
      • Stenographer for the Judiciary Committee: Hattie Pier
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Thomas McBean
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: C. W. Hunt
    • Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: Pat Ryan
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: William Ringle
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: Ella Graham
    • Clerk for the Committee on Privileges and Elections: A. S. White
    • Clerk for the Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking: George Coughran
    • Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: W. P. Hyland
    • Clerk for the Committee on Bills on Third Reading: E. L. Hardy
    • Document Clerk: J. A. Venus
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Theodore Knapstein
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: John H. Rooney
  • Postmaster: William McMullen
    • Assistant Postmaster: G. T. McElroy
  • Doorkeepers:
    • S. Hanizeski
    • Ole Neilson
    • Casper Lebeis
    • T. E. Chubbuck
  • General Attendant: Albert Stoppenbach
  • Document Room Attendant: Ulrich Wettstein
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • August C. Mann
    • F. Herman
  • Committee Room Attendants:
    • L. J. Evans
    • George Nebel
    • John F. Harnes
    • D. C. Clune
    • Valentine Klesges
    • Joseph E. Grassberger
    • Robert Plisch
    • A. D. Kildowe
    • T. A. Blackwell
  • Porter: John Pinzger
  • Flagman: Byron Moore
  • Night Watch: Fred Bishop
  • Custodian of the Enrolling Room: George Sherer
  • Custodian of the Engrossing Room: C. J. Courtenan
  • Committee Room Custodians:
    • Joseph Hortel
    • William Croll
  • Wash Room Attendant: Jacob Beth
  • Cloak Room Attendants:
    • John O'Keefe
    • Peter Spehn
  • Janitor: William Fahringer
  • Messengers:
    • James Whitty
    • John Conway
    • Frank Sims
    • Frank Shealy
    • Eddie Ballschmider
    • Arthur Gardener
    • Bennie Dodge
    • Thomas Burke
    • Archie McCoy
    • S. Andrzejewski
    • Louis Corey
    • Everett Monshan

Notes

  1. Democrat Frederick W. Horn (District 33) died.
  2. Democrat Daniel A. Mahoney (Kenosha) died.
  3. Democrat Peter Rademacher (Milwaukee 10th) replaced Republican Theodore Prochnow by decision of the Assembly Elections Committee.
  4. Democrat George H. Kroncke (Kenosha) replaced Daniel A. Mahoney (deceased).

References

  1. Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2011). "Statistics: History" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 709, 714, 717, 719. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. Cunningham, Thomas J., ed. (1893). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 623–657. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  3. Cunningham, ed. (1893). "The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc." (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 607–615. Retrieved March 31, 2022.

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