132nd New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 132nd January 1 December 31, 1909 Lt. Gov. Horace White (R) John Raines (R) James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (R) 51 150 Republican (35-16) Republican (99-51) 1st January 6 April 30, 1909 131st 133rd The 132nd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 30, 1909, during the third year of Charles Evans Hughes's governorship, in Albany. Background Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, re-apportioned in 1906 and 1907, 51 Senators and 150 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 (twelve districts), Kings County (eight districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county. On April 27, 1906, the Legislature re-apportioned the Senate districts, increasing the number to 51.see APPORTIONMENT PLAN MADE; ODELL BEATEN in NYT on April 27, 1906 The apportionment was then contested in the courts. The Legislature also re-apportioned the number of assemblymen per county. Nassau County was separated from the remainder of Queens County; Albany, Broome, Cattaraugus, Cayuga, Onondaga, Oswego and Rensselaer counties lost one seat each; Erie, Monroe and Westchester gained one each; and Kings and Queens counties gained two each. On April 3, 1907, the new Senate and Assembly apportionment was declared unconstitutional by the New York Court of Appeals.OLD APPORTIONMENT IS DECLARED VOID in NYT on April 4, 1907 On July 26, 1907, the Legislature again re-apportioned the Senate districts, and re-enacted the 1906 Assembly apportionment.see HUGHES WINS ON APPORTIONMENT in NYT on July 24, 1907 At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Independence League, the Socialist Party, the Prohibition Party and the Socialist Labor Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1908 New York state election, was held on November 3. Gov. Charles Evans Hughes was re-elected; and State Senator Horace White was elected Lieutenant Governor; both Republicans. The other six statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Republicans. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Republican 805,000; Democratic 735,000; Independence League 43,000; Socialists 34,000; Prohibition 19,000; and Socialist Labor 4,000. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1909; and adjourned on April 30. James Wolcott Wadsworth Jr. (R) was re-elected Speaker. John Raines (R) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate. On January 19, the Legislature elected U.S. Secretary of State Elihu Root (R) to succeed Thomas C. Platt (R) as U.S. Senator from New York for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1909.ROOT IS CHOSEN SENATOR in NYT on January 20, 1909 State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Nassau and Suffolk counties 2nd District: Queens County 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th and 10th District: Parts of Kings County, i.e. the Borough of Brooklyn 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th, 21st and 22nd District: Parts of New York County, i.e. the boroughs of Manhattan and the Bronx 23rd District: Richmond and Rockland counties 24th District: Westchester County 25th District: Orange and Sullivan counties 26th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam and counties 27th District: Greene and Ulster counties 28th District: Albany County 29th District: Rensselaer County 30th District: Saratoga and Washington counties 31st District: Montgomery, Schenectady and Schoharie counties 32nd District: Lewis, Fulton, Hamilton and Herkimer counties 33rd District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 34th District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 35th District: Jefferson and Oswego counties 36th District: Oneida County 37th District: Chenango, Madison and Otsego counties 38th District: Onondaga County 39th District: Broome and Delaware counties 40th District: Cayuga, Cortland and Seneca counties 41st District: Chemung, Schuyler, Tioga and Tompkins counties 42nd District: Ontario, Wayne and Yates counties 43rd District: Steuben and Livingston counties 44th District: Allegany, Genesee and Wyoming counties 45th and 46th District: Monroe County 47th District: Niagara and Orleans counties 48th, 49th and 50th District: Erie County 51st District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Members The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Orlando Hubbs, Robert F. Wagner, George M. S. Schulz, J. Mayhew Wainwright, George L. Meade and Charles Mann Hamilton changed from the Assembly to the Senate. Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Senator Party Notes1stOrlando Hubbs* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages2ndDennis J. Harte* Democratre-elected3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democratre-elected4thReuben L. Gledhill Republican5thBarth S. Cronin Democrat6thEugene M. Travis* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Banks7thPatrick H. McCarren* Democratre-elected; died on October 23, 19098thAlvah W. Burlingame Jr. Republican9thJohn Kissel Republican10thCharles Alt Republican11thChristopher D. Sullivan* Democratre-elected12thTimothy D. Sullivan Democrat13thWilliam J. A. Caffrey Democrat14thThomas F. Grady* Democratre-elected; re-elected Minority Leader15thThomas J. McManus* Democratre-elected16thRobert F. Wagner* Democrat17thGeorge B. Agnew* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills18thAlexander Brough Republican19thJosiah T. Newcomb RepublicanChairman of Indian Affairs20thJames J. Frawley* Democratre-elected21stStephen J. Stilwell Democrat22ndGeorge M. S. Schulz* Democrat23rdHoward R. Bayne Democrat24thJ. Mayhew Wainwright* RepublicanChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations25thJohn B. Rose RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs26thJohn F. Schlosser RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections27thJohn N. Cordts* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Commerce and Navigation28thWilliam J. Grattan* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Insurance29thVictor M. Allen RepublicanChairman of Canals30thEdgar T. Brackett Republican31stWilliam A. Gardner Democrat32ndSeth G. Heacock* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties33rdJames A. Emerson* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Penal Institutions 34thWilliam T. O'Neil* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Revision; died on May 5, 190935thGeorge H. Cobb* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Railroads36thFrederick M. Davenport Republican37thJotham P. Allds* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Finance38thHendrick S. Holden Republican39thHarvey D. Hinman* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Affairs of Cities40thCharles J. Hewitt RepublicanChairman of Public Printing41stBenn Conger RepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures42ndJohn Raines* Republicanre-elected; re-elected President pro tempore; Chairman of Rules; died on December 16, 190943rdFrank C. Platt RepublicanChairman of Agriculture44thGeorge H. Witter RepublicanChairman of Public Health45thGeorge L. Meade* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment46thCharles J. White Republican47thJames P. Mackenzie Republican48thHenry W. Hill* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Codes49thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democratre-elected50thGeorge Allen Davis* Republicanre-elected; Chairman of Judiciary51stCharles Mann Hamilton* RepublicanChairman of Forest, Fish and Game Employees Clerk: Lafayette B. Gleason Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles R. Hotaling General Committee Clerk: William S. Coffey State Assembly Assemblymen Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..." District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stJ. Newton Fiero Republican2ndWilliam E. Nolan* Republican3rdRobert B. Waters* RepublicanChairman of State Prisons AlleganyJesse S. Phillips* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary BroomeHarry C. Perkins* Republican CattaraugusEllsworth J. Cheney Republican CayugaWilliam B. Reed Republican Chautauqua1stAugustus F. Allen* Republican2ndJohn Leo Sullivan Republican ChemungSeymour Lowman Republican ChenangoJulien C. Scott* Republican ClintonWilliam R. Weaver Republican ColumbiaAlbert S. Callan Republican CortlandCharles F. Brown* Republican DelawareHenry J. Williams* Republican Dutchess1stMyron Smith* Republican2ndEverett H. Travis Republican Erie1stOrson J. Weimert* RepublicanChairman of Indian Affairs2ndJohn Lord O'Brian* Republican3rdLeo J. Neupert Democrat4thEdward D. Jackson Democrat5thEdward P. Costello* Democrat6thJames M. Rozan Democrat7thGottfried H. Wende Democrat8thClarence MacGregor* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs9thFrank B. Thorn* Republican EssexJames Shea* Republican FranklinHarry H. Hawley* Republican Fulton and HamiltonScott Partridge Democrat GeneseeFred B. Parker* Republican GreeneWilliam C. Brady* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages HerkimerCharles F. Fellows Republican Jefferson1stAlfred D. Lowe* RepublicanChairman of Public Lands and Forestry2ndGary H. Wood* RepublicanChairman of Public Health Kings1stHenry S. Goodspeed Republican2ndWilliam J. Gillen Democrat3rdMichael A. O'Neil Democrat4thGeorge W. Brown Republican5thCharles J. Weber* Republican6thThomas J. Surpless* RepublicanChairman of Revision7thThomas J. Geoghegan* Democrat8thJohn J. McKeon Democrat9thGeorge A. Voss* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries10thCharles F. Murphy* RepublicanChairman of Codes11thWilliam W. Colne* RepublicanChairman of Canals12thGeorge A. Green* RepublicanChairman of General Laws13thJohn H. Donnelly* Democrat14thJames E. Fay* Democrat15thJohn J. Schutta* Democrat16thRobert H. Clarke Republican17thJohn R. Farrar* Republican18thWarren I. Lee* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions19thFelix J. Sanner Democrat20thHarrison C. Glore* Republican21stSamuel A. Gluck* Democrat22ndAlbert Lachman Republican23rdIsaac Sargent* Republican LewisC. Fred Boshart* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture LivingstonJames Wolcott Wadsworth Jr.* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules MadisonOrlando W. Burhyte* Republican Monroe1stEdward H. White Republican2ndJames L. Whitley* Republican3rdLouis E. Lazarus Republican4thCyrus W. Phillips Republican5thJohn J. McInerney Republican MontgomeryT. Romeyn Staley* Republican NassauWilliam G. Miller* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation New York1stThomas B. Caughlan* Democrat2ndAl Smith* Democrat3rdJames Oliver* Democrat4thAaron J. Levy* Democrat5thJohn T. Eagleton* Democrat6thAdolph Stern* Democrat7thPeter P. McElligott Democrat8thMoritz Graubard* Democrat9thJohn C. Hackett* Democrat10thHarold Spielberg Democrat11thOwen W. Bohan Democrat12thJames A. Foley* Democrat13thJames J. Hoey* Democrat14thJohn J. Herrick* Democrat15thWilliam M. Bennett* Republican16thMartin G. McCue* Democrat17thFrederick R. Toombs* Republican18thMark Goldberg* Democrat19thAndrew F. Murray Republican20thPatrick J. McGrath* Democrat21stRobert S. Conklin* Republican22ndGeorge W. Baumann Democrat23rdJames A. Francis* RepublicanChairman of Banks24thThomas A. Brennan Democrat25thArtemas Ward Jr.* Republican26thIrving J. Joseph Democrat27thBeverley R. Robinson* Republican28thJacob Levy Democrat29thLindon Bates Jr.Lindon Wallace Bates Jr. (1883–1915), died as a passenger on the RMS Lusitania Republican30thLouis A. Cuvillier* Democrat31stSamuel Marks Republican32ndJesse Silbermann* Democrat33rdPhillip J. Schmidt* Democrat34thCharles Stein Democrat35thJohn V. Sheridan* Democrat Niagara1stJoseph A. Jordan Democrat2ndW. Levell Draper* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections Oneida1stJohn W. Manley Democrat2ndLadd J. Lewis Jr.* Republican3rdC. Robert Edwards Republican Onondaga1stJohn C. McLaughlin* Republican2ndFred W. Hammond* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities3rdJ. Henry Walters* Republican OntarioGeorge B. Hemenway* Republican Orange1stCaleb H. Baumes Republican2ndCharles A. Evans Democrat OrleansFrank J. Murphy Republican OswegoFrank L. Smith Republican OtsegoCharles Smith* Republican PutnamJohn R. Yale* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Queens1stThomas H. Todd* Democrat2ndWilliam Klein* Democrat3rdConrad Garbe* Democrat4thWilliam A. De Groot* RepublicanChairman of Claims Rensselaer1stFrederick C. Filley* RepublicanChairman of Public Education2ndBradford R. Lansing* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies RichmondThomas J. Lanahan Democrat RocklandRutledge I. Odell Republican St. Lawrence1stFred J. Gray* RepublicanChairman of Excise2ndEdwin A. Merritt Jr.* RepublicanMajority Leader; Chairman of Ways and Means SaratogaGeorge H. Whitney* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs SchenectadyLoren H. White Democrat SchoharieDaniel D. Frisbie DemocratMinority Leader SchuylerWilliam E. Leffingwell Democrat SenecaAlexander C. Martin Republican Steuben1stJohn L. Miller RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home2ndCharles K. Marlatt* RepublicanChairman of Unfinished Business Suffolk1stJohn M. Lupton* RepublicanChairman of Fisheries and Game2ndGeorge L. Thompson Republican SullivanCalvin Millen Republican TiogaFrank L. Howard* Republican TompkinsWilliam R. Gunderman* RepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures Ulster1stJoseph M. Fowler* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing2ndEdward Young Republican WarrenWilliam R. Waddell* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment WashingtonJames S. Parker* RepublicanChairman of Railroads WayneEdson W. Hamn* RepublicanChairman of Insurance Westchester1stHarry W. Haines* Republican2ndHolland S. Duell RepublicanChairman of Federal Relations3rdFrank L. Young Republican4thGeorge W. Mead Republican WyomingRobert M. McFarlane* Republican YatesLlewellyn J. Barden Republican Employees Clerk: Ray B. Smith Sergeant-at-Arms: Bernard J. Haggarty Notes Sources Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; see pg. 356ff for assemblymen; and 366f for senators) REPUBLICANS GAIN IN LEGISLATURE in NYT on November 4, 1908 Manual of Rules and Practice of the Senate (1909) REPUBLICAN CAUCUS NAMES WADSWORTH in NYT on January 6, 1909 COMMITTEES ARE NAMED in NYT on January 14, 1909 132 Category:1909 in New York (state) Category:1909 U.S. legislative sessions