23rd Wisconsin Legislature
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Overview | |||||
Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
Term | January 3, 1870 – January 2, 1871 | ||||
Election | November 2, 1869 | ||||
Senate | |||||
Members | 33 | ||||
Senate President | Thaddeus C. Pound (R) | ||||
President pro tempore | David Taylor (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Assembly | |||||
Members | 100 | ||||
Assembly Speaker | James M. Bingham (R) | ||||
Party control | Republican | ||||
Sessions | |||||
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The Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1870, to March 17, 1870, 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 2, 1869. 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 3, 1868.[1]
Major events
- February 3, 1870: Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution was ratified by the required three-fourths of U.S. states.
- June 22, 1870: The U.S. Congress created the United States Department of Justice.
- July 19, 1870: France declared war on the Kingdom of Prussia, initiating the Franco-Prussian War.
- September 4, 1870: French Emperor Napoleon III was deposed and the French Third Republic was established.
- October 12, 1870: Former Confederate general Robert E. Lee died after suffering a stroke.
Major legislation
Party summary
Senate summary
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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
End of previous Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
1st Session | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
Final voting share | 42.42% | 57.58% | |||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
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Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
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Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
End of previous Legislature | 32 | 0 | 68 | 100 | 0 |
1st Session | 39 | 1 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
Final voting share | 39% | 1% | 60% | ||
Beginning of the next Legislature | 40 | 3 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 12, 1870 – March 17, 1870
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Thaddeus C. Pound (R)
- President pro tempore: David Taylor (R)
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
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Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
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Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: Leander B. Hills[2]
- Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
- Bookkeeper: Robert A. Gillett
- Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
- Enrolling Clerk: J. H. Balch
- Transcribing Clerk: Julia A. Hubbard
- Assistant Clerk: H. H. Rust
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Earl M. Rogers
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: William Freeman
- Postmaster: L. D. Frost
- Assistant Postmaster: T. Watson
- Doorkeeper: D. W. Collins
- Doorkeeper: W. Cook
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Levi Burgett
- Assistant Doorkeeper: F. Chamberlain
- Gallery Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
- Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
- President's Attendant: F. Bowers
- Porter: A. T. Conger
- Messengers:
- Eddie Knight
- Willie Hadley
- Charlie Young
- Charles F. Torgerson
- Charlie S. Vedder
- Max Roeder
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[2]
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
- Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
- Enrolling Clerk: S. F. Hammond
- Transcribing Clerk: G. H. Brock
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Johnson
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. C. McDonald
- Postmaster: J. H. Wagoner
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Henry Stannard
- Doorkeepers:
- W. S. Seavey
- A. B. Finch
- Joseph F. Wigmore
- W. W. Dantz
- Night Watch: John K. Parish
- Firemen:
- Sidney Emmes
- E. G. Garner
- Gallery Attendants:
- George A. Phinney
- H. S. Grinde
- Committee Room Attendants:
- T. D. Powers
- Fred Keud
- Hiram Steffins
- George Slurzsby
- Porter: J. W. Plato
- Speaker's Messenger: C. Bingham
- Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
- Messengers:
- Emile Hammer
- Frank Beyler
- Daniel Fitzpatrick
- Frank Johnson
- Henry A. Douglas
- Charles S. Parker
- Marshall Jackson
- Oscar Green
- Clarence Patch
- Willie Holmes
- Thaddeus W. Sutliff
References
- ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 221–223. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Wisconsin State Government and State Institutions" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1870. pp. 350–380. Retrieved November 7, 2021.
External links
- 1870: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature
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