33rd Wisconsin Legislature

The Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from to  in regular session.

Senators representing even-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, 1879. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 5, 1878.

Major events

 * October 19, 1880: Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice Edward George Ryan died in office.
 * November 2, 1880: James A. Garfield elected the 20th President of the United States.
 * November 11, 1880: Governor William E. Smith appointed justice Orsamus Cole as the 6th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On the same day, Smith appointed John B. Cassoday as associate justice.

Major legislation

 * March 5, 1880: An Act to allow general accident insurance companies to do business in this state, 1880 Act 105.
 * March 11, 1880: An Act to preserve and promote the public health in the city of Milwaukee, 1880 Act 206. Criminalized the act of dumping waste or wastewater into any river or stream in Milwaukee.
 * March 15, 1880: An Act to promote good order and repress crime, 1880 Act 238. Created sentence-reduction incentives for good behavior by state prisoners.
 * March 15, 1880: An Act for the prevention of cruelty to minors, 1880 Act 239.
 * March 15, 1880: An Act to prevent the adulteration of food and medicine and provide for analyzing the same, 1880 Act 252.
 * March 16, 1880: An Act relating to non-registered voters and amendatory of section twenty-four of the revised statutes of 1878, 1880 Act 315. Enabled unregistered voters to be eligible to vote with the assistance of a registered voter acting as witness for their eligibility.
 * Joint Resolution amending sections numbers 4, 5, 11, and 21, article 4 of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, 1880 Joint Resolution 9. Proposed changing the terms for members of the Assembly from 1 year to 2 years, and for senators from 2 years to 4 years, and proposed that the legislature should be convened biennially, rather than annually.
 * Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 3 of the constitution of Wisconsin relating to suffrage, 1880 Joint Resolution 12. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow universal suffrage in Wisconsin for all people over age 21 who were citizens or recent immigrants intent on becoming citizens.

Sessions

 * 1st Regular session: January 14, 1880 – March 17, 1880

Senate leadership

 * President of the Senate: James M. Bingham (R)
 * President pro tempore: Thomas B. Scott (R)

Assembly leadership

 * Speaker of the Assembly: Alexander A. Arnold (R)

Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:

Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:

Senate employees

 * Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross
 * Assistant Clerk: J. F. A. Williams
 * Bookkeeper: T. S. Ansley
 * Engrossing Clerk: John P. Mitchell
 * Enrolling Clerk: John P. Webster
 * Transcribing Clerk: Gilbert Tennant
 * Proofreader: Thomas A. Dyson
 * Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Walter L. Houser
 * Clerk for the Committee on Claims: J. Lamborn
 * Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Charles Pinckney
 * Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Charles H. Darlington
 * Document Clerk: William Graham
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Chalmers Ingersoll
 * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel Harshman
 * Postmaster: A. C. Fraser
 * Assistant Postmaster: James E. Heg
 * Gallery Attendants:
 * Jacob Cleaver
 * A. J. Barsantee
 * Wash Room Attendant: William McCann
 * Document Room Attendant: Frank S. Hatson
 * Enrolling Room Attendant: H. R. Rawson
 * Committee Room Attendant: Oscar M. Dering
 * Doorkeepers:
 * M. Simon
 * W. F. Cochran
 * Edwin Rowclitt
 * Louis Goeller
 * Porter: W. L. Dowler
 * Night Watch: G. H. Markstrom
 * President's Messenger: Ralph Irish
 * Chief Clerk's Messenger: J. G. Hyland
 * Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Edward N. Potter
 * Messengers:
 * Charles Pierce
 * Gustrave Mosier
 * John Rindlaub
 * T. Nelson
 * Janitor: M. Finnerty

Assembly employees

 * Chief Clerk: John E. Eldred
 * 1st Assistant Clerk: William M. Fogo
 * 2nd Assistant Clerk: Charles N. Herreid
 * Bookkeeper: O. A. Southmayd
 * Engrossing Clerk: P. H. Swift
 * Enrolling Clerk: T. J. Vaughn
 * Transcribing Clerk: C. H. Ladd
 * Proof Reader: J. A. Ellis
 * Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel H. Pulcifer
 * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George W. Church
 * Postmaster: W. W. Sturtevant
 * Assistant Postmaster: T. M. Griswold
 * Doorkeepers:
 * Isidore Lison
 * George Seebald
 * Dehart McLummins
 * Charles A. Vaetz
 * Gallery Attendant: Otto Comdohr
 * Night Watch: W. R. Alban
 * Room Attendants:
 * William Gillillan Jr.
 * J. W. Dunn
 * Speaker's Messenger: Paul R. Colvin
 * Clerk's Messenger: Eddie Cavanaugh
 * Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Adolph Roeder
 * Messengers:
 * George Bean
 * Hugh Edwards
 * Thomas Jones
 * Alma Marsden
 * Frank Leonard
 * Thomas Gillespie
 * C. Hindrich
 * J. Kohner
 * Edwin Dahlby
 * John Kempf