42nd Wisconsin Legislature

The Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1895, to April 20, 1895, in regular session.[1] They convened again in special session in February 1896 to pass a legislative redistricting law.

42nd Wisconsin Legislature
41st 43rd
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
ElectionNovember 6, 1894
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentEmil Baensch (R)
President pro temporeThompson Weeks (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerGeorge B. Burrows (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 9, 1895 – April 20, 1895
Special sessions
1896 SpecialFebruary 18, 1896 – February 28, 1896

Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 6, 1894. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 8, 1892.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to section 1, article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1895 Joint Resolution 2.
  • Joint Resolution that section 7, article 7, constitution of Wisconsin, relating to circuit courts be amended so as to read as follows, 1895 Joint Resolution 8. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow counties with large populations to have more than one circuit judge.
  • 1896 Wisc. Special Session Act 1, a legislative redistricting law based on Wisconsin's mid-decade state census.

Summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 25 7 32 1
Start of 1st Session 13 20 33 0
Final voting share 39.39% 60.61%
Beginning of the next Legislature 4 29 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Pop. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 56 0 44 100 0
Start of 1st Session 19 0 81 100 0
Final voting share 19% 81%
Beginning of the next Legislature 9 1 90 100 0

Sessions

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  • 1st Regular session: January 9, 1895 – April 20, 1895
  • February 1896 Special session: February 18, 1896 – February 28, 1896

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 13 seats
  Republican: 20 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette De Wayne Stebbins Ahnapee Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Robert J. McGeehan De Pere Dem.
03 Kenosha & Racine Ernst Timme Kenosha Rep.
04 Milwaukee (City Northeast) James C. Officer Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (City South) William H. Austin Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (City Center) Oscar Altpeter Milwaukee Dem.
07 Northern Milwaukee & eastern Waukesha Charles T. Fisher Milwaukee Rep.
08 Milwaukee (County South) Michał Kruszka Milwaukee Dem.
09 Adams, Juneau, Marquette, & Green Lake Clarence V. Peirce Germania Rep.
10 Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Dempster Woodworth Ellsworth Rep.
11 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, & Washburn Thomas B. Mills West Superior Rep.
12 Marathon & Wood Neal Brown Wausau Dem.
13 Eastern Columbia & southern Dodge Michael E. Burke Beaver Dam Dem.
14 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, & Shawano Dayne Wescott Shawano Dem.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc John E. McMullen Chilton Dem.
16 Crawford, Richland, & northern Grant Charles H. Baxter Lancaster Rep.
17 Green, southeast Dane, & western Rock Henry Putnam Brodhead Rep.
18 Fond du Lac Lyman W. Thayer Ripon Rep.
19 Winnebago Charles W. Davis Oshkosh Rep.
20 Sheboygan Dennis T. Phalen Sheboygan Dem.
21 Portage, Waushara, & western Waupaca John Phillips Stevens Point Rep.
22 Outagamie & eastern Waupaca William Kennedy Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson & western Waukesha Albert Solliday Watertown Dem.
24 Walworth & eastern Rock Thompson Weeks Whitewater Rep.
25 Clark & Eau Claire Clarion A. Youmans Neillsville Rep.
26 Dane (Most) Robert M. Bashford Madison Dem.
27 Sauk & western Columbia William F. Conger Prairie du Sac Rep.
28 Iowa, Lafayette, & southern Grant Calvert Spensley Mineral Point Rep.
29 Buffalo, Barron, Dunn, & Pepin James H. Stout Menomonie Rep.
30 Chippewa, Oneida, Price, & Taylor Levi F. Martin Chippewa Falls Dem.
31 Jackson, Monroe, & Vernon James J. McGillivray Black River Falls Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau Levi Withee La Crosse Rep.
33 Ozaukee, Washington, & northeast Dodge Stephen F. Mayer West Bend Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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

 
Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 19 seats
  Republican: 81 seats
Senate
District
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
09 Adams & Marquette Sophronius S. Landt Rep. Friendship
11 Ashland Henry L. Besse Rep. Butternut
29 Barron Jonathan J. Smith Rep. Barron
11 Bayfield, Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn William O'Neill Rep. Washburn
02 Brown 1 Henry F. Hagemeister Dem. Green Bay
2 Timothy Burke Rep. Morrison
29 Buffalo & Pepin Allen H. DeGroff Rep. Nelson
15 Calumet Joseph Wolfinger Dem. Woodville
30 Chippewa 1 Charles A. Stanley Rep. Chippewa Falls
2 John W. Thomas Rep. Anson
25 Clark Joseph C. Marsh Rep. Loyal
27 Columbia 1 Charles Mohr Rep. Portage
13 2 Joseph Sanderson Rep. Randolph
16 Crawford James O. Davidson Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 George B. Burrows Rep. Madison
2 Hiland J. Spaulding Rep. Vienna
17 3 Ole C. Lee Rep. Stoughton
26 4 Henry F. Wilke Rep. Verona
33 Dodge 1 Herman Rosenkranz Dem. Lomira
13 2 Henry Gilmore Dem. Beaver Dam
3 William Jeche Dem. Hustisford
01 Door James Hanson Rep. Ephraim
11 Douglas Henry C. Sloan Rep. Superior
29 Dunn Albert R. Hall Rep. Knapp
25 Eau Claire 1 Marshall Cousins Rep. Eau Claire
2 Charles F. Hanke Rep. Augusta
18 Fond du Lac 1 Frank L. Bacon Rep. Waupun
2 Louie A. Lange Dem. Fond du Lac
3 Peter McGalloway Dem. Forest
16 Grant 1 Adelbert L. Utt Rep. Platteville
28 2 Joshua B. Bradbury Rep. Mount Ida
17 Green Nathaniel B. Treat Rep. Monroe
09 Green Lake Frank E. Clark Rep. Princeton
28 Iowa William A. Jones Rep. Mineral Point
31 Jackson Jerome B. Miller Rep. Alma
23 Jefferson 1 John G. Conway Dem. Watertown
2 Henry C. Christians Dem. Johnson Creek
09 Juneau Frank E. Hurd Rep. New Lisbon
03 Kenosha John F. Reynolds Rep. Randall
01 Kewaunee Jacob Rodrian Dem. Ahnapee
32 La Crosse 1 George H. Ray Rep. La Crosse
2 Lemuel B. Cox Rep. Farmington
28 Lafayette James W. Freeman Rep. Shullsburg
14 Florence, Forest, & Langlade George W. Latta Rep. Antigo
14 Lincoln David Finn Dem. Merrill
15 Manitowoc 1 Fred C. Maertz Dem. Reedsville
2 William Croll Dem. Manitowoc
12 Marathon 1 Robert Plisch Dem. Berlin
2 George Werheim Rep. Wausau
01 Marinette George W. Taylor Rep. Marinette
04 Milwaukee 1 Henry S. Dodge Rep. Milwaukee
2 George R. Mahoney Dem. Milwaukee
3 Gustav Jeske Rep. Milwaukee
05 4 Frank A. Anson Rep. Milwaukee
07 5 Albert Woller Rep. Milwaukee
06 6 Reinhard Klabunde Rep. Milwaukee
7 Edward C. Notbohm Rep. Milwaukee
05 8 Ellicott R. Stillman Rep. Milwaukee
9 Charles A. Winters Rep. Milwaukee
08 10 Theodore Prochnow Rep. Milwaukee
06 11 Christoph Paulus Rep. Milwaukee
08 12 Andrew H. Boncel Dem. Milwaukee
13 Barney A. Eaton Rep. Cudahy
07 14 Emerson D. Hoyt Rep. Wauwatosa
31 Monroe Thomas L. Martin Rep. Wilton
02 Oconto Andrew C. Frost Rep. Mountain
30 Oneida, Price, & Taylor Cyrus C. Yawkey Rep. Hazelhurst
22 Outagamie 1 Hubert Wolf Dem. Greenville
2 John Uecke Rep. Seymour
33 Ozaukee Herman Schellenberg Dem. Cedarburg
10 Pierce Freeman Lord Rep. River Falls
Polk Henry P. Burdick Rep. Osceola
21 Portage Herman H. Hoffman Rep. Amherst
03 Racine 1 Charles M. Hambright Rep. Racine
2 George H. Blake Rep. Rochester
16 Richland Jay G. Lamberson Rep. Buena Vista
17 Rock 1 Edward F. Hansen Rep. Beloit
24 2 Samuel S. Jones Rep. Clinton
3 Fenner Kimball Rep. Janesville
27 Sauk 1 Charles Hirschinger Rep. Baraboo
2 Henry W. Sorge Dem. Reedsburg
14 Shawano Christian Bonnin Rep. Bonduel
20 Sheboygan 1 Christian Ackerman Rep. Sheboygan
2 William F. Sieker Rep. Herman
3 George W. Wolff Rep. Rhine
10 St. Croix Orrin J. Williams Rep. New Richmond
32 Trempealeau Eugene F. Clark Rep. Galesville
31 Vernon Daniel O. Mahoney Rep. Viroqua
24 Walworth 1 Frank L. Fraser Rep. East Troy
2 Thomas H. Grier Rep. Bloomfield
33 Washington William Froehlich Rep. Jackson
07 Waukesha 1 Delbert K. Smith Rep. Big Bend
23 2 Caleb C. Harris Rep. Dousman
22 Waupaca 1 Roger S. Johnson Rep. New London
21 2 Philip A. Ham Rep. Crystal Lake
Waushara James T. Ellarson Rep. Wautoma
19 Winnebago 1 August Thalacker Rep. Oshkosh
2 Silas Bullard Rep. Menasha
3 George A. Buckstaff Rep. Oshkosh
12 Wood Herman C. Wipperman Rep. Grand Rapids

Committees

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Senate committees

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  • Senate Committee on Agriculture – Peirce, chair
  • Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes – Woodworth, chair
  • Senate Committee on Banking – Davis, chair
  • Senate Committee on Dairy and Food – McGillivray, chair
  • Senate Committee on Education – Stout, chair
  • Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills – Phillips, chair
  • Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills – Conger, chair
  • Senate Committee on Federal Relations – Austin, chair
  • Senate Committee on Incorporations – Mills, chair
  • Senate Committee on the Judiciary – Spensley, chair
  • Senate Committee on Legislative Expenditures – McGillivray, chair
  • Senate Committee on Manufacturing and Commerce – Thayer, chair
  • Senate Committee on Military Affairs – Weeks, chair
  • Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections – Stebbins, chair
  • Senate Committee on Public Lands – Timme, chair
  • Senate Committee on Railroads – Withee, chair
  • Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges – Youmans, chair
  • Senate Committee on State Affairs – Putnam, chair
  • Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations – Fisher, chair

Assembly committees

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  • Assembly Committee on Agriculture – Thomas H. Grier, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes – N. B. Treat, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading – Charles F. Hanke, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Cities – Frank Anson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Dairy and Food – George H. Blake, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Education – D. O. Mahoney, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills – J. O. Davidson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills – A. H. De Groff, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Federal Relations – G. J. Jeske, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Forestry and Horticulture – Charles Hirschinger, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Incorporations – O. J. Williams, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking – William A. Jones, chair
  • Assembly Committee on the Judiciary – H. P. Burdick, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Labor and Manufactures – E. R. Stillman, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures – A. L. Utt, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining – A. R. Hall, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Medical Societies – C. C. Harris, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Militia – Marshall Cousins, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections – H. C. Sloan, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Public Improvements – J. B. Miller, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Public Lands – C. A. Stanley, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Railroads – E. D. Hoyt, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges – L. B. Cox, chair
  • Assembly Committee on State Affairs – J. G. Lamberson, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization – William O'Neil, chair
  • Assembly Committee on Ways and Means – James Freeman, chair

Joint committees

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  • Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions – Officer (Sen.) & Fenner Kimball (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Claims – Baxter(Sen.) & Frank L. Fraser (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Fish and Game – Timme (Sen.) & Henry L. Besse (Asm.), co-chairs
  • Joint Committee on Printing – Peirce (Sen.) & James T. Ellarson (Asm.), co-chairs

Employees

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Senate employees

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  • Chief Clerk: Walter Houser[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Fred W. Coon
    • Journal Clerk: William M. Fogo
    • Bookkeeper: E. S. Hotchkiss
      • Assistant Bookkepper: I. S. Griffin
    • Engrossing Clerk: Francis Stirn
      • Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Helena Heyd
    • Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
      • Assistant Enrolling Clerk: George L. Kingsley Jr.
    • Proofreader: H. F. Poland
    • Index Clerk: F. L. Perrin
      • Assistant Index Clerk: Charles Jewell
    • Copy Holder: E. A. Charlton
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: C. S. Spensley
    • Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: M. P. Schmitt
    • Clerk for the Committee on Claims: James M. Hayden
    • Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Fisher
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: W. E. Miner
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: Fred Gilman
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: S. A. Pelton
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Hattie M. Phillips
    • Document Clerk: Arton T. Sutton
    • Comparing Clerks:
      • Caroline Lawson
      • S. N. Hartwell
      • C. L. Fellows
      • Edwin French
    • General Clerks:
      • C. P. Northrup
      • LeRoy Thomas
      • Horace G. Cole
      • A. W. James
    • Ruling Clerk: Eddie Sherman
    • Printing Page: B. Staunchfield
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Pettibone
    • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Hans J. Jacobson
  • Postmaster: Harvey R. Rawson
    • Assistant Postmaster: Charles W. Stewart
  • Gallery Attendants: Henry Grapengleser
  • General Attendants:
    • Iver Torkelson
    • George S. Sutherland
  • Document Room Attendant: Thomas R. McLean
  • Doorkeepers:
    • Robert McCalvy
    • Daniel E. Catlin
    • John Keller
    • Charles D. Nelson
  • Night Watch: George J. Walters
  • Custodian: Edwin Culver
  • Night Laborer: William Gillett
  • Messengers:
    • Hugh W. Whitcomb
    • James E. Calmso
    • Walter E. Grams
    • James S. Bartels
    • Arthur Schempp
    • Alfred Johnson
    • Anton Kempter
    • Eldon D. Woodworth
    • Jacob G. Childs

Assembly employees

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  • Chief Clerk: N. A. Nowell[3]
    • Assistant Chief Clerk: Oliver G. Munson
    • Journal Clerks:
      • Charles M. Durkee
      • B. H. Sanford
    • Bookkeepers:
      • C. E. Brightman
      • Robert A. Gillett
    • Engrossing Clerk: Julius Ewald
    • Enrolling Clerk: John W. Hare
    • Index Clerk: C. K. Pettingill
    • Stationary Clerk: Frank S. Horner
    • Proof Reader: John H. Frazier
    • Printing Clerk: Samuel J. Williams
    • Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: W. C. Reilly
      • Stenographer for the Judiciary Committee: Ella K. Smith
    • Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Andrew Rohrscheib
    • Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Joseph Smethurst
    • Clerk for the Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes: Harvey Clark
    • Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: W. C. Thomas
    • Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: Dan B. Starkey
    • Clerk for the Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking: Ole Steensland
    • Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Jery Palmer
    • Clerk for the Committee on Bills on Third Reading: N. Marte
    • Document Clerk: K. W. Jensen
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Benjamin Franklin Millard
  • Postmaster: O. B. Moon
    • Assistant Postmaster: C. H. Underhill
  • Doorkeepers:
  • Document Room Attendant: A. C. Lymon
  • Gallery Attendants:
    • Edwin Davis
    • John Campbell
  • Day Attendant: T. F. Monty
  • Committee Room Attendants:
    • F. G. Dahlberg
    • Max Booth
    • Wallace Hegelmire
    • Henry Kessler
    • S. H. Sorinson
    • M. Nelson
  • Porter: Aretus Bond
  • Flagman: Harvey Allen
  • Night Watch: I. O. Hilmoe
  • Custodian of the Enrolling Room: Albert Glander
  • Custodian of the Engrossing Room: R. A. Vedder
  • Committee Room Custodians:
    • C. E. Foot
    • S. Teasdeal
  • Wash Room Attendants:
  • Coat Room Attendants:
    • Frank Gaus
    • Sam Debrozzo
  • Janitor: Jacob Dischler
  • Pages:
    • Frank Howard
    • Paul Sumers
    • Claude Blake
    • Alford Wilkey
    • William Hoskosh
    • Eddie Beebie
    • Arthur Nichols
    • Clyde Varley
    • George Cary
    • John Millard
    • Kurt Pressentin
    • George Thompson

References

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  1. ^ a b 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. ^ a b Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 661–696. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
  3. ^ a b Casson, Henry, ed. (1895). "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. 646–653. Retrieved April 16, 2022.
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