33rd Wisconsin Legislature

The Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1880, to March 17, 1880, in regular session.

33rd Wisconsin Legislature
32nd 34th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 5, 1880 January 3, 1881
ElectionNovember 4, 1879
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentJames M. Bingham (R)
President pro temporeThomas B. Scott (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerAlexander A. Arnold (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 14, 1880 March 17, 1880

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.[1]

Major events

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.

Party summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 8 seats
  Republican: 25 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 9 24 33 0
1st Session 8 25 33 0
Final voting share 24.24% 75.76%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 24 33 0

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 28 seats
  Greenback: 2 seats
  Republican: 70 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Gbk. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 25 9 66 100 0
1st Session 28 2 70 100 0
Final voting share 30% 70%
Beginning of the next Legislature 21 0 79 100 0

Sessions

  • 1st Regular session: January 14, 1880  March 17, 1880

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 8 seats
  Republican: 25 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, & Shawano George Grimmer Kewaunee Rep.
02 Brown David M. Kelly Green Bay Rep.
03 Racine William E. Chipman Burlington Rep.
04 Crawford & Vernon Ormsby B. Thomas Prairie du Chien Rep.
05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Isaac W. Van Schaick Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) George H. Paul Milwaukee Dem.
07 Milwaukee (Central Part) Edwin Hyde Milwaukee Rep.
08 Kenosha & Walworth Joseph V. Quarles Kenosha Rep.
09 Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara Hobart S. Sacket Berlin Rep.
10 Waukesha Richard Weaver Lisbon Dem.
11 Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, & Wood Thomas B. Scott Grand Rapids Rep.
12 Green & Lafayette John W. Blackstone Shullsburg Rep.
13 Dodge Edward C. McFetridge Beaver Dam Rep.
14 Juneau & Sauk Edwin E. Woodman Baraboo Rep.
15 Manitowoc Joseph Rankin Manitowoc Dem.
16 Grant George W. Ryland Lancaster Rep.
17 Rock Hamilton Richardson Janesville Rep.
18 Fond du Lac (Western Part) George E. Sutherland Ripon Rep.
19 Winnebago Andrew Haben Oshkosh Dem.
20 Sheboygan & Eastern Fond du Lac Patrick H. Smith Plymouth Dem.
21 Marathon, Portage, & Waupaca John A. Kellogg Wausau Rep.
22 Calumet & Outagamie Benjamin F. Carter Harrison Dem.
23 Jefferson Joseph B. Bennett Watertown Rep.
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, & St. Croix Sam S. Fifield Ashland Rep.
25 Dane (Eastern Part) George B. Burrows Madison Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Matthew Anderson Cross Plains Dem.
27 Adams & Columbia Charles L. Dering Columbus Rep.
28 Iowa & Richland Joseph McGrew Richland Rep.
29 Buffalo, Pepin, & Trempealeau Horace E. Houghton Durand Rep.
30 Dunn, Eau Claire, & Pierce Michael Griffin Eau Claire Rep.
31 La Crosse Gysbert Van Steenwyk La Crosse Rep.
32 Jackson & Monroe William T. Price Black River Falls Rep.
33 Ozaukee & Washington Lyman Morgan Port Washington Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 28 seats
  Greenback: 2 seats
  Republican: 70 seats
Senate
District
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
27 Adams Solon Pierce Rep. Friendship
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Polk Lars L. Gunderson Rep. Lakeland
02 Brown 1 Benjamin Fontaine Rep. Green Bay
2 David E. Sedgwick Rep. Wrightstown
3 Chester G. Wilcox Dem. Depere
29 Buffalo & Pepin 1 Franklin Gilman Rep. Gilmanton
2 William Allison Rep. Maxville
22 Calumet J. W. Parkinson Dem. Brothertown
11 Chippewa & Price Hector McRae Rep. Chippewa Falls
Clark, Lincoln, Taylor & Wood Niram Withee Rep. Neillsville
27 Columbia 1 Addison Eaton Rep. Lodi
2 Matthew Lowth Dem. Columbus
04 Crawford Atley Peterson Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 John H. Tierney Dem. Waunakee
25 2 Thomas Beattie Rep. Stoughton
3 Charles G. Crosse Rep. Sun Prairie
13 Dodge 1 William Fleming Dem. Emmet
2 Joseph Heimerl Dem. Farmersville
3 DeWitt C. Williams Rep. Chester
4 Benjamin F. Sherman Dem. Beaver Dam
01 Door Edward S. Minor Rep. Fish Creek
30 Dunn John McGilton Rep. Red Cedar
Eau Claire Ira B. Bradford Rep. Augusta
18 Fond du Lac 1 William A. Adamson Rep. Eldorado
2 Daniel D. Treleven Rep. Byron
3 John F. Ware Rep. Fond du Lac
20 4 Ignatius Klotz Dem. Campbellsport
16 Grant 1 Charles Watson Rep. Washburn
2 John A. Klindt Rep. Cassville
3 John Brindley Rep. Boscobel
12 Green 1 Cyrus Troy Rep. Mount Pleasant
2 Burr Sprague Rep. Brodhead
09 Green Lake Richard Pritchard Rep. Manchester
28 Iowa 1 Richard R. Kennedy Dem. Highland
2 George G. Cox Rep. Mineral Point
32 Jackson Robert D. Wilson Rep. North Bend
23 Jefferson 1 Jesse Stone Rep. Watertown
2 John D. Bullock Rep. Johnson Creek
3 Samuel A. Craig Dem. Fort Atkinson
14 Juneau 1 George P. Kenyon Dem. Wonewoc
2 John T. Kingston Rep. Necedah
08 Kenosha Cornelius Williams Rep. Bristol
01 Kewaunee Joseph E. Darbellay Dem. Kewaunee
31 La Crosse John Bradley Rep. Bangor
11 Lafayette 1 Thomas E. Sheldon Rep. Darlington
2 Bernard McGinty Dem. Kendall
15 Manitowoc 1 John Carey Dem. Osman
2 Frederick Pfunder Dem. Nero
3 William H. Hemschemeyer Rep. Manitowoc
21 Marathon John Ringle Dem. Wausau
09 Marquette Charles S. Kelsey Rep. Montello
05 Milwaukee 1 Charles C. Paine Rep. Milwaukee
07 2 Otto Laverrenz Rep. Milwaukee
3 Edward Keogh Dem. Milwaukee
4 Edward B. Simpson Rep. Milwaukee
06 5 John Bentley Dem. Milwaukee
05 6 Christopher Raesser Rep. Milwaukee
07 7 Charles L. Colby Rep. Milwaukee
06 8 Charles F. Freeman Dem. Milwaukee
05 9 Luther F. Gilson Rep. Milwaukee
10 Washington Boorse Rep. Granville
06 11 Patrick Merritty Dem. Hales Corners
32 Monroe 1 Eli Waste Rep. Sparta
2 Robert Campbell Rep. Glendale
01 Oconto & Shawano Herman Naber Ind.D. Shawano
22 Outagamie 1 John C. Petersen Gbk. Appleton
2 James McMurdo Rep. Hortonville
33 Ozaukee William H. Fitzgerald Ind.D. Cedarburg
30 Pierce Nils P. Haugen Rep. River Falls
21 Portage Thomas McDill Rep. McDill
03 Racine 1 William P. Packard Dem. Racine
2 John Bosustow Rep. Yorkville
28 Richland 1 William H. Joslin Rep. Richland Center
2 John H. Case Rep. Eagle
17 Rock 1 Richard J. Burge Rep. Beloit
2 Franklin S. Lawrence Rep. Janesville
3 Simon Lord Rep. Edgerton
14 Sauk 1 Ephraim Blakeslee Rep. Ironton
2 Thomas Gillespie Rep. Delton
20 Sheboygan 1 Wilbur M. Root Dem. Sheboygan
2 Eugene McIntyre Rep. Lyndon
3 John Ruch Rep. Scott
24 St. Croix James Hill Rep. Warren
29 Trempealeau Alexander A. Arnold Rep. Galesville
04 Vernon 1 Jacob Eckhardt Rep. De Soto
2 David C. Yakey Rep. Clinton
08 Walworth 1 George R. Allen Rep. Bloomfield
2 Dwight B. Barnes Rep. Delavan
3 Caleb S. Blanchard Rep. East Troy
33 Washington 1 Jacob C. Place Dem. Hartford
2 Baruch S. Weil Dem. West Bend
10 Waukesha 1 John Schmidt Dem. Muskego
2 William Small Rep. Lisbon
21 Waupaca 1 Sewall A. Phillips Rep. Royalton
2 Nels Anderson Rep. Scandinavia
09 Waushara Charles W. Moors Rep. Hancock
19 Winnebago 1 William Wall Rep. Oshkosh
2 A. H. F. Krueger Dem. Neenah
3 Hiram W. Webster Rep. Omro
4 David R. Bean Gbk. Rushford

Employees

Senate employees

  • Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross[2]
    • 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[2]
    • 1st Assistant Clerk: William M. Fogo
    • 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

References

  1. Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 247–249. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  2. Warner, Hans B., ed. (1880). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 495–537. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
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