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28th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1875 – January 3, 1876
ElectionNovember 3, 1874
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentCharles D. Parker (D)
President pro temporeHenry D. Barron (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerFrederick W. Horn (IR)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1875 – March 6, 1875

The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1875, to March 6, 1875, in regular session.

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]

Major events[edit]

Major legislation[edit]

  • 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.

Party summary[edit]

Senate summary[edit]

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Reform: 5 seats
  Liberal Republican: 2 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Dem. Ref. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 12 2 2 17 33 0
1st Session 9 5 2 17 33 0
Final voting share 48.48% 51.52%
Beginning of the next Legislature 6 4 2 21 33 0

Assembly summary[edit]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Reform: 13 seats
  Liberal Republican: 4 seats
  Republican: 64 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Dem. Ref. Ind. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 29 15 3 12 41 100 0
1st Session 19 13 0 4 64 100 0
Final voting share 36% 64%
Beginning of the next Legislature 35 12 1 1 51 100 0

Sessions[edit]

  • 1st Regular session: January 13, 1875 – March 6, 1875

Leaders[edit]

Senate leadership[edit]

Assembly leadership[edit]

Members[edit]

Members of the Senate[edit]

Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Reform: 5 seats
  Liberal Republican: 2 seats
  Republican: 17 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Sheboygan Enos Eastman Plymouth Dem.
02 Brown, Door, & Kewaunee John M. Read Kewaunee Dem.
03 Milwaukee (Northern Part) William H. Jacobs Milwaukee Ref.
04 Monroe & 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 & 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, & Northern Outagamie Willis C. Silverthorn Wausau Ref.
22 Calumet & Southern Outagamie Reinhard Schlichting Chilton Ref.
23 Jefferson William W. Reed Jefferson Lib.R.
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Henry D. Barron St. Croix Falls Rep.
25 Green Lake, Marquette, & 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 & Richland George Krouskop Richland Center Dem.
29 Adams, Juneau, Portage, & Wood Thomas B. Scott Grand Rapids Rep.
30 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, & Pepin Hiram P. Graham Eau Claire Dem.
31 La Crosse Sylvester Nevins La Crosse Rep.
32 Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, & Trempealeau Robert C. Field Sumner Rep.
33 Ozaukee & Washington Gilead J. Wilmot West Bend Dem.

Members of the Assembly[edit]

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Reform: 13 seats
  Liberal Republican: 4 seats
  Republican: 64 seats
Senate
District 		County Dist. Representative Party Residence
29 Adams & Wood G. M. Marshall Rep. Big Spring
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Sam Fifield Rep. Ashland
02 Brown & Southern Kewaunee 1 Thomas R. Hudd Ref. Green Bay
2 William J. Fisk Rep. Fort Howard
3 Patrick Hobbins Dem. Morrison
32 Buffalo Edward Lees Dem. Fountain City
22 Calumet John Harsh Rep. Stockbridge
30 Chippewa Thomas L. Halbert Rep. Chippewa Falls
32 Clark & Jackson Richard Dewhurst Ref. Neillsville
27 Columbia 1 Marcus Barden Rep. Pardeeville
2 John R. Rowlands Rep. Cambria
3 John B. Dwinnell Rep. Lodi
28 Crawford Zenas Beach Rep. Eastman
07 Dane 1 Isaac Adams Rep. Door Creek
2 Silas U. Pinney Dem. Madison
26 3 David Ford Dem. Waunakee
4 Michael Johnson Ref. Springdale
13 Dodge 1 Owen R. Jones Rep. Beaver Dam
2 David M. Coleman Rep. Lowell
3 John Lloyd Rep. Clyman
4 Max Bachhuber Ref. Farmersville
5 William M. Morse Dem. Rubicon
6 Harman Grube Ref. Watertown
02 Door & Northern Kewaunee Charles Scofield Rep. Red River
30 Dunn & Pepin Rockwell J. Flint Rep. Menomonie
Eau Claire Jonathan G. Callahan Rep. Eau Claire
18 Fond du Lac 1 William Plocker Rep. Fairwater
2 George Hunter Rep. Fond du Lac
20 3 Michael Serwe Dem. Ashford
16 Grant 1 James Jeffery Rep. Georgetown
2 Lafayette Caskey Rep. Potosi
3 Benjamin M. Coates Rep. Boscobel
4 Delos Abrams Rep. Bloomington
12 Green Charles R. Deniston Rep. Cadiz
25 Green Lake William H. Dakin Rep. Dartford
09 Iowa 1 Owen King Ref. Helena
2 Kearton Coates Rep. Linden
23 Jefferson 1 Christian Mayer Ref. Watertown
2 Austin Kellogg Dem. Concord
3 James W. Ostrander Rep. Jefferson
29 Juneau Job Grant Lib.R. Union Center
08 Kenosha Rouse Simmons Rep. Kenosha
31 La Crosse John Bradley Rep. Bangor
11 Lafayette John Anderson Rep. Monticello
15 Manitowoc 1 Fred Schmitz Ref. Northeim
2 Bryan S. Lorigan Dem. Maple Grove
3 Reuben D. Smart Rep. Manitowoc
21 Marathon Bartholomew Ringle Dem. Wausau
25 Marquette Robert Mitchell Rep. Douglas
03 Milwaukee 1 Isaac W. Van Schaick Rep. Milwaukee
2 Peter Fagg Ref. Milwaukee
06 3 William J. Kershaw Ind.R. Milwaukee
4 Stephen A. Harrison Lib.R. Milwaukee
5 Charles H. Larkin Dem. Milwaukee
03 6 Daniel H. Richards Dem. Milwaukee
06 7 Lemuel Ellsworth Rep. Milwaukee
8 Bernard Schlichting Rep. Milwaukee
03 9 Frederick Zetteler Dem. Milwaukee
10 Frederick Moskowitt Lib.R. Milwaukee
06 11 Thomas O'Neill Rep. Greenfield
04 Monroe 1 Eli Waste Rep. Sparta
2 William W. Jackson Rep. Tomah
21 Oconto John Leigh Rep. Oconto
22 Outagamie, Shawano, & Waupaca 1 George N. Richmond Dem. Appleton
21 2 Herman Naber Ref. Shawano
3 George H. Calkins Rep. Waupaca
33 Ozaukee 1 Gustav Gotze Rep. Ozaukee
2 Frederick W. Horn Ind.R. Cedarburg
24 Pierce Thomas L. Nelson Rep. Prescott
29 Portage George H. Guernsey Rep. Almond
05 Racine 1 Charles F. Bliss Dem. Racine
2 Elias White Ref. Burlington
28 Richland 1 Norman L. James Rep. Richland Center
2 Benjamin F. Washburn Rep. Excelsior
17 Rock 1 Marvin Osborne Rep. Magnolia
2 Zebulon P. Burdick Rep. Janesville
3 Andrew Barlass Rep. Harmony
4 George H. Crosby Rep. Beloit
5 Hiram Merrill Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1 Thomas Baker Rep. Prairie du Sac
2 David E. Welch Rep. Baraboo
01 Sheboygan 1 Joseph Wedig Ref. Howard's Grove
2 Patrick Geraghty Ref. Elkhart Lake
3 Nathaniel Farnsworth Rep. Sheboygan Falls
24 St. Croix Philo Boyden Lib. Hudson
32 Trempealeau Noah D. Comstock Rep. Arcadia
04 Vernon 1 Ole Anderson Rep. Esofea
2 James E. Newell Rep. Viroqua
08 Walworth 1 Elijah M. Sharp Rep. Delavan
2 Charles Dunlap Rep. Elkhorn
3 Nathaniel M. Bunker Rep. Troy Center
33 Washington 1 Andrew Martin Dem. Reisville
2 Philip Schneider Dem. Barton
10 Waukesha 1 Silas Barber Dem. Waukesha
2 Manville S. Hodgson Rep. Waukesha
25 Waushara John H. Thomas Rep. Berlin
19 Winnebago 1 Asa Rogers Dem. Oshkosh
2 Nathaniel S. Robinson Rep. Neenah
3 Leroy S. Chase Rep. Omro
4 Frank A. Leach Rep. Utica

Employees[edit]

Senate 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. Brownell

Assembly 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 Moody

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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[edit]

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