116th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 116th NewYorkStateCapitol1893.jpg 1893 January 1 December 31, 1893 Lt. Gov. William F. Sheehan (D) Jacob A. Cantor (D) William Sulzer (D) 32 128 Democratic (17-14-1) Democratic (74-54) 1st January 3 April 20, 1893 115th 117th The 116th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to April 20, 1893, during the second year of Roswell P. Flower's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (seven districts) and Kings County (three districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards, forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.Except New York City where the wards were apportioned into election districts, and then some whole wards and some election districts of other wards were gerrymandered together into Assembly districts. On April 26, 1892, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate Districts and the number of assemblymen per county. Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Chautauqua, Jefferson, Niagara, Oneida, Oswego, Otsego, Saratoga, Ulster, Washington and Wayne counties lost one seat each; St. Lawrence County lost two seats; Erie and Queens counties gained one seat each; and Kings and New York counties gained six seats each.WALKER'S FIRMNESS WINS in The New York Times on April 27, 1892 At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. The Prohibition Party, the Socialist Labor Party and a "People's Party" also nominated tickets. Elections The 1892 New York state election was held on November 8. The only statewide elective offices up for election was carried by Charles Andrews, a Republican who was endorsed by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Chief Judge of the Court of Appeals, was: Republican/Democratic 1,253,000; Prohibition 39,000; Socialist Labor 18,000; and People's Party 17,000. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1893; and adjourned on April 20. William Sulzer (D) was elected Speaker with 71 votes against 52 for George R. Malby (R).THE LEGISLATURE OPENED in The New York Times on January 4, 1893 On January 17, the Legislature elected Edward Murphy Jr. (D) to succeed Frank Hiscock (R) as U.S. Senator from New York, for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1893. On January 27, the Legislature passed "An Act to amend chapter 398, of the Laws of 1892, entitled 'An Act to provide for a convention to revise and amend the Constitution'", calling a Constitutional Convention to meet in 1894.Journal of the Constitutional Convention of the State of New York 1894 (Albany, 1895; pg. 1) State Senate Districts Note: The Senators in the 116th Legislature had been elected in November 1891 for a two-year term under the apportionment of 1879, as listed below. Although the 115th Legislature (1892) had re-apportioned the Senate districts, the only election under the new apportionment was held in November 1893, to elect the senators who sat in the 117th and 118th Legislatures. 30em 1st District: Queens and Suffolk counties 2nd District: 1st, 2nd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 12th and 22nd Ward of the City of Brooklyn, and the towns of Flatbush, Gravesend and New Utrecht in Kings County 3rd District: 3rd, 4th, 7th, 11th, 13th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 23rd Ward of the City of Brooklyn 4th District: 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 24th and 25th Ward of the City of Brooklyn, and the towns of New Lots and Flatlands in Kings County 5th District: Richmond County and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 6th, 8th, 14th and parts of the 4th and 9th Ward of New York City 6th District: 7th, 11th, 13th and part of the 4th Ward of NYC 7th District: 10th, 17th and part of the 15th, 18th and 21st Ward of NYC 8th District: 16th and part of the 9th, 15th, 18th, 20th and 21st Ward of NYC 9th District: Part of the 18th, 19th and 21st Ward of NYC 10th District: Part of the 12th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd Ward of NYC 11th District: 23rd and 24th, and part of the 12th, 20th and 22nd Ward of NYC 12th District: Rockland and Westchester counties 13th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 14th District: Greene, Schoharie and Ulster counties 15th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam counties 16th District: Rensselaer and Washington counties 17th District: Albany County 18th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery, Saratoga and Schenectady counties 19th District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 20th District: Franklin, Lewis and St. Lawrence counties 21st District: Oswego and Jefferson counties 22nd District: Oneida County 23rd District: Herkimer, Madison and Otsego counties 24th District: Chenango, Delaware and Broome counties 25th District: Onondaga and Cortland counties 26th District: Cayuga, Seneca, Tompkins and Tioga counties 27th District: Allegany, Chemung and Steuben counties 28th District: Ontario, Schuyler, Wayne and Yates counties 29th District: Monroe and Orleans counties 30th District: Genesee, Livingston, Niagara and Wyoming counties 31st District: Erie County 32nd District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties. Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stEdward Floyd-Jones* DemocratChairman of Game Laws2ndJohn McCarty* DemocratChairman of State Prisons; and of Public Buildings3rdJoseph Aspinall* Republican4thPatrick H. McCarren* DemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation; and of Public Expenditures5thWilliam L. Brown* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities; and of Grievances6thJohn F. Ahearn* DemocratChairman of Banks; and of Public Printing7thGeorge F. Roesch* DemocratChairman of Judiciary; and of Privileges and Elections8thMartin T. McMahon* DemocratChairman of General Laws; and of Military Affairs 9thEdward P. Hagan DemocratChairman of Claims; died on February 20, 1893Thomas F. Cunningham Democratelected on March 21 to fill vacancySENATOR THOMAS F. CUNNINGHAM in The New York Times on March 22, 189310thJacob A. Cantor* DemocratPresident pro tempore; Chairman of Finance; and of Rules11thGeorge W. Plunkitt* DemocratChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations; and of Printed and Engrossed Bills12thCharles P. McClelland* DemocratChairman of Insurance; and of Joint Library13thWilliam P. Richardson* Republican14thClarence E. Bloodgood* DemocratChairman of Roads and Bridges; and of Poor Laws15thEdward B. Osborne* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages; and of Erection and Division of Towns and Counties; died on July 20, 189316thJohn H. Derby* Republican17thAmasa J. Parker Jr.* DemocratChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment; and of Public Health18thHarvey J. Donaldson* Republican19thLouis W. Emerson* Republican20thGeorge Z. Erwin* RepublicanMinority Leader21stJoseph Mullin* Republican22ndHenry J. Coggeshall* Republican23rdJohn E. Smith* Republican24thEdmund O'Connor* Republican25thJohn A. Nichols* DemocratChairman of Manufacture of Salt; and of Agriculture26thThomas Hunter* Republican27thCharles E. Walker DemocratChairman of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties; and of Manufactures; died on June 6, 189328thCharles T. Saxton* Republican29thCornelius R. Parsons* Republican30thGreenleaf S. Van Gorder* Republican31stMatthias Endres* DemocratChairman of Canals; and of Indian Affairs32ndJames T. Edwards* Ind. Rep./Dem.Chairman of Railroads; and of Public Education Employees Clerk: Charles T. Dunning Sergeant-at-Arms: Adelbert E. Tallmadge Doorkeeper: Joseph Jerge Stenographer: James M. Ruso Assistant Clerk: Charles W. Sutherland Librarian: James Oliver State Assembly Assemblymen The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stJames Hilton DemocratChairman of Agriculture2ndHoward P. Foster Republican3rdMyer Nussbaum Republican4thGeorge S. Rivenburgh Republican AlleganyMarcus M. Congdon* Republican BroomeIsrael T. Deyo* Republican CattaraugusWilliam E. Wheeler* Republican CayugaCharles Clinton Adams* Republican ChautauquaEgburt E. Woodbury* Republican ChemungJohn M. Diven Republican ChenangoCharles H. Stanton* Republican ClintonHenry E. Barnard Democrat ColumbiaCharles M. Bell Republicandied on May 6, 189312 May 1893 Death of Hon. Charles M. Bell VI 5 Hillsdale Harbinger 30 Hillsdale, N.Y. http://copake.advantage-preservation.com/viewer/?i=f&by=1893&bdd=1890&bm=5&bd=12&d=05121893-05121893&fn=hillsdale_harbinger_usa_new_york_hillsdale_18930512_english_5&df=1&dt=8 Digital Archives of the Roeliff Jansen Community Library CortlandJames H. Tripp* Republican DelawareDeWitt Griffin Republican Dutchess1stEdward H. Thompson Republican2ndJames A. Vanderwater* Democrat Erie1stJohn J. Clahan* DemocratChairman of Canals2ndJacob Goldberg* DemocratChairman of Excise3rdJoseph Lenhard Democrat4thEdward Gallagher* Republican5thHenry H. Guenther* DemocratChairman of General Laws6thFrank D. Smith DemocratChairman of Public Lands and Forestry EssexGeorge A. Stevens Republican FranklinAllen S. Matthews* Republican Fulton and HamiltonPhilip Keck Republican GeneseeCharles N. Reed* Republican GreeneJames Stead Republican HerkimerWilliam C. Prescott Republican JeffersonHarrison Fuller* Republican Kings1stWilliam J. Plant* Democrat2ndJohn Cooney* DemocratChairman of Judiciary3rdJohn J. O'Connor* DemocratChairman of Fisheries and Game4thJoseph J. Cahill* DemocratChairman of Unfinished Business5thHubert G. Taylor Republican6thPatrick McGowan Democratdied on April 17, 189317 April 1893 An Assemblyman Dead 53 10 The Brooklyn Daily Eagle 106 https://www.newspapers.com/image/50382516/ Newspapers.com7thThomas F. Byrnes* DemocratChairman of Federal Relations8thJohn A. Hennessey Democrat9thJohn Kelly* DemocratChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply10thWilliam E. Melody Democrat11thWilliam E. Shields* DemocratChairman of Revision; died on August 14, 189314 August 1893 Assemblyman Shields Dead The Brooklyn Daily Eagle https://www.newspapers.com/image/50390837/12thLouis C. Ott* DemocratChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills13thJames F. Quigley* DemocratMajority Leader; Chairman of Ways and Means14thJoseph Bender Democrat15thGeorge H. Deitsch Democrat16thWalter L. Durack Democrat17thMichael E. Finnigan Democrat18thJames Graham Democrat LewisHugh Hughes Republican LivingstonJesse Roberts* Republican MadisonClarence W. Dexter* Republican Monroe1stSamuel H. Stone Republican2ndJames M. E. O'Grady Republican3rdWilliam H. Denniston* Republican MontgomeryEdward J. Hand Democrat New York1stPatrick H. Duffy* DemocratChairman of Public Health2ndTimothy D. Sullivan* DemocratChairman of Commerce and Navigation3rdJacob A. Mittnacht Democrat4thPatrick H. Roche* DemocratChairman of Insurance5thSamuel J. Foley* DemocratChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment6thMoses Dinkelspiel* DemocratChairman of Public Institutions7thOtto Kempner Democrat8thWilliam H. Walker* DemocratChairman of Claims9thWalter W. Bahan Democrat10thWilliam Sulzer* Democratelected Speaker; Chairman of Rules11thPercival Farquhar* DemocratChairman of Military Affairs12thFrank A. O'Donnel Democrat13thJames H. Southworth* DemocratChairman of Public Education14thDaniel F. Martin* DemocratChairman of Codes15thLouis Drypolcher* DemocratChairman of Labor and Industries16thJoseph C. Wolff DemocratChairman of Soldiers' Home17thJohn Kerrigan DemocratChairman of Trades and Manufactures18thThomas J. McManus* Democrat19thThomas C. O'Sullivan DemocratChairman of Privileges and Elections20thWilliam H. McKeon Democrat21stLouis H. Hahlo* DemocratChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies22ndMorris Jacoby Democrat23rdWilliam Bruce Ellison Democrat24thFrederick P. Hummel Democrat25thJohn Keleher Democrat26thLouis Davidson Democrat27thGeorge P. Webster* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities28thJames F. Reilly Democrat29thArthur C. Butts Democrat30thCharles C. Marrin Democrat NiagaraElton T. Ransom Democrat Oneida1stCornelius Haley* Dem./Labor2ndChester W. Porter* Republican Onondaga1stDuncan W. Peck DemocratChairman of Indian Affairs2ndJonathan Wyckoff Republican3rdWilliam H. Hotaling Republican OntarioWilliam L. Parkhurst Republican Orange1stHoward Thornton* Republican2ndJohn Kinsila Democrat OrleansAdelbert J. McCormick* Republican OswegoDanforth E. Ainsworth Republican OtsegoWalter L. Brown* Republican PutnamHamilton Fish II Republican Queens1stJames Robinson Democrat2ndSamuel V. Searing Democrat3rdSolomon S. Townsend* DemocratChairman of Railroads Rensselaer1stWilliam M. Keenan Democrat2ndJohn M. Chambers Republican3rdJohn J. Cassin* DemocratChairman of Public Printing RichmondHubbard R. Yetman* DemocratChairman of Affairs of Villages RocklandThomas Finegan* Democrat St. LawrenceGeorge R. Malby* RepublicanMinority Leader SaratogaJames Frank Terry Republican SchenectadyAlvin J. Quackenbush* DemocratChairman of Banks SchoharieBenjamin H. Avery Democrat SchuylerWilliam H. Wait* Republican SenecaHenry Van De Mark Democrat Steuben1stGordon M. Patchin* Republican2ndHerman E. Buck* Republican SuffolkRichard Higbie Republican SullivanUriah S. Messiter Republican TiogaEdward G. Tracy* Republican TompkinsAlbert H. Pierson* Republican Ulster1stJacob Rice* DemocratChairman of State Prisons2ndJames Lounsbery Republicanunsuccessfully contested by George H. Bush (D)The Committee on Elections reported in favor of Bush on April 19, but Bush withdrew his claim, refusing to be seated on the last day of the session. The seating would have entitled him to receive the wages paid to the sitting members for the full session, but Bush would not accept "compensation for services not rendered"; see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 634–644) WarrenHoward Conkling* Republican WashingtonWilliam R. Hobbie Republican WayneJohn E. Hough Republican Westchester1stThomas K. Fraser* DemocratChairman of Internal Affairs2ndAlfred Hennen Morris Democrat3rdEdgar L. Ryder Democrat WyomingMilo H. Olin* Republican YatesMorris F. Sheppard Republican Employees Clerk: Charles R. DeFreest Sergeant-at-Arms: Michael B. Redmond Doorkeeper: Edward A. Moore Stenographer: Thomas Hassett Notes Sources The New York Red Book compiled by Edgar L. Murlin (published by James B. Lyon, Albany NY, 1897; see pg. 384f for senate districts; pg. 404 for senators; pg. 410–417 for Assembly districts; and pg. 510 for assemblymen) New York State Legislative Souvenir for 1893 with Portraits of the Members of Both Houses by Henry P. Phelps MOVED LIKE CLOCKWORK in The New York Times on January 3, 1893 116 Category:1893 in New York (state) Category:1893 U.S. legislative sessions