10th Wisconsin Legislature

Wisconsin legislative term for 1857 February 2025 January 2025 10th Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin State Capitol 1855.jpg Wisconsin State Capitol, 1855 Wisconsin Legislature Wisconsin State Capitol November 4, 1856 January 5, 1857 January 4, 1858 9th 11th Senate 30 Republican Senate President Arthur MacArthur Sr. (D) President pro tempore Assembly 97 Republican Assembly Speaker Wyman Spooner (R) January 14, 1857 March 9, 1857 The Tenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1857, to March 9, 1857, in regular session. This was the first legislative session after the expansion and redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session. The Senate grew from 25 to 30 seats; the Assembly grew from 82 to 97 seats. 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 4, 1856. 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 6, 1855, or were elected in the 1856 election for a newly created district and were serving a one-year term. http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1881 The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1881 193–194 Annals of the legislature State of Wisconsin The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Coles Bashford, of Winnebago County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1855 Wisconsin gubernatorial election. Major events January 23, 1857: James Rood Doolittle elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session.https://books.google.com/books?id=yaYMAQAAMAAJ Journal of the Assembly of Wisconsin 1857 Calkins & Proudfit 83–85 September 28, 2019 March 4, 1857: Inauguration of James Buchanan as the 15th President of the United States. November 3, 1857: Alexander Randall elected Governor of Wisconsin. Major legislation February 19, 1857: Act relating to the writ of Habeas Corpus to persons claimed as Fugitive Slaves, the right of trial by jury, and to prevent kidnapping in this State, 1857 Act 8. This was an attempt to make it more difficult to arrest people on accusation that they were fugitive slaves. It also introduced severe penalties for falsely claiming a person as a fugitive slave. February 28, 1857: Act providing for the erection of the main edifice of the State University, 1857 Act 25 February 28, 1857: Act authorizing the enlargement of the State Capitol, and providing and appropriating means for the payment of the same, 1857 Act 26 March 4, 1857: Act to extend the right of Suffrage, 1857 Act 44. This was the second attempt to create a referendum which would grant voting rights to African American men in Wisconsin. The first referendum passed, but was deemed illegitimate. This referendum would fail in the 1857 election. Ultimately, the Wisconsin Supreme Court would rule in the 1866 case of Gillespie v. Palmer that the earlier referendum was valid, and that African American men would have the right to vote in the state. March 7, 1857: Act to preserve the purity of Elections, 1857 Act 85 March 9, 1857: Act to provide for the appointment of a Superintendent of Public Property and to define his powers and duties, 1857 Act 95 Party summary Senate summary thumb|220px|right|Senate partisan composition #3333FF Democratic: 11 seats #E81B23 Republican: 19 seats Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 12 0 13 25 0 1st Session 11 0 19 30 0 Final voting share 37% 0%63% Beginning of the next Legislature 12 0 18 30 0 Assembly summary thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan composition #3333FF Democratic: 34 seats #E81B23 Republican: 63 seats Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 47 1 34 82 0 1st Session 34 063 97 0 Final voting share 35% 0%65% Beginning of the next Legislature 44 0 53 97 0 Sessions 1st Regular session: January 14, 1857 – March 9, 1857 Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Arthur MacArthur Sr., Lieutenant Governor President pro tempore: Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Wyman Spooner Members Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Tenth Wisconsin Legislature (30): thumb|220px|right|Senate partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 11 seats #E81B23 Republican: 19 seats District Counties Senator Party Residence 01 Sheboygan Elijah Fox CookDem. Sheboygan 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw Perry H. SmithDem. Appleton 03 Ozaukee Herman J. SchulteisDem. Ozaukee 04 Washington Baruch S. Weil Baruch Schleisinger WeilDem. Schleisingerville 05 Milwaukee (Northern Half) Augustus GreulichDem. Milwaukee 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) Edward O'Neill Edward O'Neill (Wisconsin politician)Dem. Milwaukee 07 Racine Champion S. ChaseRep. Racine 08 Kenosha C. Latham Sholes Christopher Latham SholesRep. Kenosha 09 Adams, Juneau, Sauk John T. KingstonRep. Necedah 10 Waukesha Edward GernonDem. Genesee 11 Dane (Eastern Part) Hiram H. Giles Hiram GilesRep. Stoughton 12 Walworth Jesse C. MillsRep. Elkhorn 13 Lafayette Philemon B. Simpson Philemon SimpsonDem. Shullsburg 14 Jefferson (Northern Part) & Dodge (Southern Part) S. W. BarnesDem. Watertown 15 Iowa & Richland Lemuel W. JoinerRep. Wyoming 16 Grant J. Allen BarberRep. Lancaster 17 Rock (Western Part) James Sutherland James Sutherland (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Janesville 18 Rock (Eastern Part) Louis P. HarveyRep. Shopiere 19 Manitowoc, Calumet Temple ClarkDem. Manitowoc 20 Fond du Lac Edward PierRep. Fond du Lac 21 Winnebago Edwin WheelerRep. Oshkosh 22 Dodge (Northern Part) S. L. RoseDem. Beaver Dam 23 Jefferson (Southern Part) Samuel C. BeanRep. Lake Mills 24 Green George E. DexterRep. Monroe 25 Columbia Moses M. DavisRep. Portage 26 Dane (Western Part) Hiram C. BullRep. Madison 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood Luther HanchettRep. Plover 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix William Wilson William Wilson (Wisconsin politician)Rep. Menomonie 29 Marquette Martin L. KimballRep. Berlin 30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau William T. PriceRep. Black River Falls Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Tenth Wisconsin Legislature (97): http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1859 A Manual of Customs, Precedents, and Forms, in use in the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin State of Wisconsin 1859 Crane L. H. D. https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1859/reference/wi.wibluebk1859.i0023.pdf List of Assembly districts, with names of members since the last apportionment 58–64 August 8, 2021 thumb|220px|right|Assembly partisan representation #3333FF Democratic: 34 seats #E81B23 Republican: 63 seats SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09Adams & Juneau Joseph Langworthy Joseph Langworthy Rep. Mauston 28 Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix George Strong 1 Rep. Hudson 30 Bad Ax, Crawford Buel E. Hutchinson Buel Hutchinson Rep. Prairie du Chien 02Brown Edgar Conklin Dem. Green Bay 30 Buffalo, Jackson, Trempealeau Samuel D. Hastings Rep. Trempealeau 19Calumet George A. Jenkins Rep. Charlestown 28 Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, & Pierce Orrin T. Maxson Rep. Prescott 25 Columbia 1 George M. Bartholomew Rep. Lodi 2 Oliver C. Howe 1 Rep. Lowville 3 Henry Converse 1 Rep. Wyocena 11 Dane https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84707958/republican-nominations-dane-co/ National Republican Nominations Wisconsin State Journal October 25, 1856 2 September 4, 2021 Newspapers.com 1 John A. Johnson John Anders Johnson Rep. Stoughton 2 Robert W. Davison 1 Rep. Beverly 3 Robert P. Main 1 Rep. Oregon 26 4 John B. Sweat Dem. Black Earth 5 Horace A. Tenney Rep. Madison 6 Nathaniel W. Dean Rep. Madison 22 Dodge 1 Edward N. Foster 1 Rep. Mayville 2 Peter Potter 1 Dem. Leroy 3 Robert B. Wentworth 1 Rep. Juneau 4 Quartus H. Barron 1 Rep. Fox Lake 5 A. Scott Sloan Rep. Beaver Dam 6 John J. Williams 1 Rep. Springfield 02 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, & Shawano Ezra B. Stevens 1 Rep. Sturgeon Bay 20 Fond du Lac 1 Edmund L. Runals 1 Rep. Ripon 2 Morris S. Barnett Rep. Rosendale 3 John B. Wilbor 1 Dem. Fond du Lac 4 Major J. Thomas 1 Dem. Fond du Lac 5 Aaron Walters Dem. Fond du Lac 16 Grant 1 Allen Taylor 1 Rep. Hazel Green 2 Albert W. Emerey 1 Dem. Potosi 3 Hanmer Robbins Rep. Platteville 4 Joseph T. Mills Joseph Trotter Mills Rep. Lancaster 5 Joachim Gulick 1 Rep. Ora Oak 24 Green 1 Charles F. Thompson 1 Rep. Monticello 2 Thomas W. Hall 1 Rep. Monroe 15 Iowa 1 Ephraim Knowlton 1 Dem. Highland 2 Thomas S. Allen Thomas Allen (Wisconsin politician) Rep. Mineral Point 23 Jefferson 1 Delatus M. Aspinwall 1 Rep. Farmington 2 Jared F. Ostrander Rep. Aztalan 14 3 William Chappell William Chappell (Wisconsin politician) Dem. Watertown 4 William M. Morse Dem. Alderly 5 Kendall P. Clark 1 Dem. Portland 08 Kenosha 1 Frederick S. Lovell Rep. Kenosha 2 Lathrop Burgess Rep. Salem 30 La Crosse, Monroe Dugald D. Cameron Rep. La Crosse 13 Lafayette 1 Joseph White 1 Dem. Cottage Inn 2 Henry W. Barnes Henry Winslow Barnes Dem. Wiota 3 James H. Earnest James Earnest Dem. New Diggings 19 Manitowoc 1 Charles H. Walker Dem. Manitowoc 2 Thomas Cunningham 1 Dem. Clarks Mills 27 Marathon, Portage, Wood Anson Rood Rep. Stevens Point 29 Marquette 1 Davis H. Waite Davis Hanson Waite Rep. Princeton 2 Paul D. Hayward 1 Rep. Kingston 05 Milwaukee 1 Frederick K. Bartlett 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Moses M. Strong Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Andrew McCormick 1 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Jonathan Taylor Jonathan Taylor (Wisconsin assemblyman) Dem. Milwaukee 5 Jasper Humphrey Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Herman Haertel 1 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Frederick Moskowitt Dem. Milwaukee 06 8 James Reynolds 1 Dem. Milwaukee 9 James D. Reymert James DeNoon Reymert Dem. Milwaukee 02 Outagamie Theodore Conkey Dem. Appleton 03Ozaukee 1 Samuel A. White Dem. Ozaukee 2 Frederick W. Horn Dem. Cedarburg 07 Racine 1 Lewelyn J. Evans 1 Rep. Racine 2 Peter C. Lutkin 1 Rep. Whitesville 3 Joseph Nelson 1 Rep. Raymond 4 James Catton 1 Rep. Burlington 15 Richland Robert C. Field Rep. Richland 18 Rock https://www.newspapers.com/clip/84722482/election-matchups/ The Next Legislature Milwaukee Sentinel November 4, 1856 2 September 4, 2021 Newspapers.com 1 Lucius G. Fisher Rep. Beloit 2 George R. Atherton 1 Rep. Clinton 17 3 David Noggle Rep. Janesville 4 Ezra A. Foot Ezra Foot Rep. Footville 5 William H. Tripp 1 Rep. Janesville 09 Sauk 1 James G. Train 1 Rep. Merrimack 2 Abram West 1 Rep. Reedsburg 01 Sheboygan 1 Zebulon P. Mason 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Robert H. Hotchkiss Dem. Plymouth 3 Glenville W. Stone 1 Rep. Winooski 12 Walworth 1 David Williams 1 Rep. Springfield 2 Samuel W. Voorhees 1 Rep. Sharon 3 Solmous Wakeley Rep. Whitewater 4 Wyman Spooner Rep. Elkhorn 04 Washington 1 Hopewell Coxe Dem. Hartford 2 James Vollmar 1 Dem. West Bend 3 James Fagan James Fagan (farmer-politician) Dem. Cedarburg 10 Waukesha 1 James M. Lewis 1 Rep. Oconomowoc 2 George Cairncross George Cairncross Rep. Pewaukee 3 Thomas Sugden Thomas Sugden (farmer-politician) Rep. North Prairie 4 Elihu Enos Rep. Waukesha 5 Charles S. Hawley 1 Rep. Waukesha 27 Waupaca Benjamin F. Phillips Dem. Mukwa Waushara George Hawley 1 Rep. Poysippi 21 Winnebago 1 Philetus Sawyer Rep. Oshkosh 2 John Anunson 1 Rep. Winchester 3 William P. McAllister 1 Rep. Omro Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: William Henry Brisbane Sergeant-at-Arms: Alanson Filer Assembly employees Chief Clerk: William C. Webb Sergeant-at-Arms: William C. Rogers Changes from the 9th Legislature The most significant structural change to the Legislature between the 9th and 10th sessions was the reapportionment and redistricting of legislative seats. The new districts were defined in 1856 Wisconsin Act 109, passed into law in the 9th Wisconsin Legislature. Senate redistricting Summary of changes 17 senate districts were left unchanged. Dane County went from having one senator to two (11, 26). Jefferson County went from having one senator to two (14, 23). Marquette County became its own senate district (29), after previously having been in a shared district with Adams, Sauk, and Waushara counties. Sheboygan County became its own senate district (1), after previously having been in a shared district with Calumet and Manitowoc counties Waukesha County went from two senators to one (10). The multi-county, lightly-populated northern and western regions of the state went from two senators to four (2, 27, 28, 30). Senate districts thumb|220px|right|after redistricting thumb|220px|right|before redistricting Dist. 9th Legislature 10th Legislature 1 Calumet, Manitowoc, Sheboygan counties Sheboygan County 2 Brown, Door, Marathon, Oconto, Outagamie, Portage, Waupaca counties Brown, Outagamie, Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano counties 3 Ozaukee County Ozaukee County 4 Washington County Washington County 5 Northern Milwaukee County Northern Milwaukee County 6 Southern Milwaukee County Southern Milwaukee County 7 Racine County Racine County 8 Kenosha County Kenosha County 9 Northern Waukesha County Sauk, Adams, Juneau counties 10 Southern Waukesha County Waukesha County 11 Dane County Eastern Dane County 12 Walworth County Walworth County 13 Lafayette County Lafayette County 14 Jefferson County Northern Jefferson County 15 Iowa, Richland counties Iowa, Richland counties 16 Grant County Grant County 17 Western Rock County Western Rock County 18 Eastern Rock County Eastern Rock County 19 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties Manitowoc, Calumet County 20 Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac County 21 Winnebago County Winnebago County 22 Dodge County Dodge County 23 Adams, Marquette, Sauk, Waushara counties Southern Jefferson County 24 Green County Green County 25 Columbia County Columbia County 26Did not exist in 9th Legislature Western Dane County 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Waushara, Wood County 28 Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Douglas, Dunn, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties 29 Marquette County 30 Bad Ax, Buffalo, Crawford, Jackson, La Crosse, Monroe, Tremealeau counties Assembly redistricting Summary of changes Brown County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Door and Kewaunee counties. Columbia County went from having 2 districts to 3. Dane County went from having 5 districts to 6. Fond du Lac County went from having 4 districts to 5. Green County went from having 1 district to 2. Manitowoc County went from having 1 district to 2. Marquette County went from having 1 district and 1 shared district with Waushara to having 2 districts. Outagamie County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto and Waupaca counties. Rock County went from having 4 districts to 5. Sauk County went from sharing a district with Adams to having 2 districts of its own. Sheboygan County went from having 2 districts to 3. Walworth County went from having 6 districts to 4. Washington County went from having 2 districts to 3. Waupaca County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Oconto and Outagamie counties. Waushara County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Marquette Winnebago County went from having 2 districts to 3. Assembly districts County Districts in 9th Legislature Districts in 10th Legislature Adams Shared with Sauk Shared with Juneau AshlandDid not exist Shared with Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix Bad Ax Shared with Crawford Shared with Crawford Brown Shared with Door, Kewaunee 1 District BuffaloDid not exist Shared with Jackson, Trempealeau BurnettDid not exist Shared with Ashland, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix Calumet 1 District 1 District Chippewa Shared with La Crosse Shared with Clark, Dunn, Pierce ClarkDid not exist Shared with Chippewa, Dunn, Pierce Columbia 2 Districts 3 Districts Crawford Shared with Bad Ax Shared with Bad Ax Dane 5 Districts 6 Districts Dodge 6 Districts 6 Districts Door Shared with Brown, Kewaunee Shared with Kewaunee, Oconto DouglasDid not exist Shared with Ashland, Burnett, La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix DunnDid not exist Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Pierce Fond du Lac 4 Districts 5 Districts Grant 5 Districts 5 Districts Green 1 District 2 Districts Iowa 2 Districts 2 Districts JacksonDid not exist Shared with Buffalo, Trempealeau Jefferson 5 Districts 5 Districts JuneauDid not exist Shared with Adams Kenosha 2 Districts 2 Districts Kewaunee Shared with Brown, Door Shared with Door, Oconto La Crosse Shared with Chippewa Shared with Monroe La Pointe Shared with Pierce, Polk, St. Croix Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix Lafayette 3 Districts 3 Districts Manitowoc 1 District 2 Districts Marathon Shared with Portage Shared with Portage, Wood Marquette 2 Shared with Waushara 2 Districts Milwaukee 9 Districts 9 Districts MonroeDid not exist Shared with La Crosse Oconto Shared with Outagamie, Waupaca Shared with Door, Kewaunee Outagamie Shared with Oconto, Waupaca 1 District Ozaukee 2 Districts 2 Districts Pierce Shared with La Pointe, Polk, St. Croix Shared with Chippewa, Clark, Dunn Polk Shared with La Pointe, Pierce, St. Croix Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, St. Croix Portage Shared with Marathon Shared with Marathon, Wood Racine 4 Districts 4 Districts Richland 1 District 1 District Rock 4 Districts 5 Districts Sauk Shared with Adams 2 Districts Sheboygan 2 Districts 3 Districts St. Croix Shared with La Pointe, Pierce, Polk Shared with Ashland, Burnett, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk TrempealeauDid not exist Shared with Buffalo, Jackson Walworth 6 Districts 4 Districts Washington 2 Districts 3 Districts Waukesha 4 Districts 4 Districts Waupaca Shared with Oconto, Outagamie 1 District Waushara 2 Shared with Marquette 1 District Winnebago 2 Districts 3 Districts WoodDid not exist Shared with Marathon, Portage References External links Category:1857 in Wisconsin Wisconsin Category:Wisconsin legislative sessions