124th New York State Legislature

New York state legislative session February 2025 October 2019 124th January 1 December 31, 1901 Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff (R) Timothy E. Ellsworth (R) S. Frederick Nixon (R) 50 150 Republican (35-15) Republican (105-45) 1st January 2 April 23, 1901 123rd 125th The 124th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to April 23, 1901, during the first year of Benjamin B. Odell Jr.'s governorship, in Albany. Background Under the body of the New York Constitution of 1894, 50 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 (seven districts), Erie County (three districts) and Monroe County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county. At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Prohibition Party, the Socialist Labor Party and the Social Democratic Party also nominated tickets. Elections The 1900 New York state election, was held on November 6. Gov. Theodore Roosevelt was elected U.S. vice president. Benjamin B. Odell Jr. was elected Governor; and Lt. Gov. Timothy L. Woodruff was re-elected; both Republicans. The other five 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: Republicans 805,000; Democrats 694,000; Prohibition 23,000; Socialist Labor 14,000; and Social Democrats 13,000. Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1901, and adjourned on April 23. S. Frederick Nixon (R) was re-elected Speaker, with 104 votes against 42 for Daniel D. Frisbie (D). Timothy E. Ellsworth (R) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate. State Senate Districts 30em 1st District: Richmond and Suffolk counties 2nd District: Queens and Nassau counties 3rd District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th Ward of Brooklyn, as constituted in 1894 4th District: 7th, 13th, 19th and 21st Ward of Brooklyn, as constituted in 1894 5th District: 8th, 10th, 12th and 30th Ward of Brooklyn, and the annexed former Town of Gravesend, as constituted in 1894 6th District: 9th, 11th, 20th and 22nd Ward of Brooklyn, as constituted in 1894 7th District: 14th, 15th, 16th and 17th Ward of Brooklyn, as constituted in 1894 8th District: 23rd, 24th, 25th and 29th Ward of Brooklyn; and the annexed former Town of Flatlands, as constituted in 1894 9th District: 18th, 26th, 27th and 28th Ward of Brooklyn, as constituted in 1894 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st District: Parts of the City of New York, defined geographically by their bordering streets, regardless of Wards or Assembly districts 22nd District: Westchester County 23rd District: Orange and Rockland counties 24th District: Columbia, Dutchess and Putnam and counties 25th District: Greene and Ulster counties 26th District: Chenango, Delaware and Sullivan counties 27th District: Fulton, Hamilton, Montgomery and Schoharie counties 28th District: Saratoga, Schenectady and Washington counties 29th District: Albany County 30th District: Rensselaer County 31st District: Clinton, Essex and Warren counties 32nd District: Franklin and St. Lawrence counties 33rd District: Otsego and Herkimer counties 34th District: Oneida County 35th District: Jefferson and Lewis counties 36th District: Onondaga County 37th District: Oswego and Madison counties 38th District: Broome, Cortland and Tioga counties 39th District: Cayuga and Seneca counties 40th District: Chemung, Schuyler and Tompkins counties 41st District: Steuben and Yates counties 42nd District: Ontario and Wayne counties 43rd District: 4th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 16th, 17th and 18th Ward of Rochester; and the towns of Brighton, Henrietta, Irondequoit, Menden, Penfield, Perinton, Pittsford, Rush and Webster, in Monroe County 44th District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 5th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 15th, 19th and 20th Ward of Rochester; and the towns of Chili, Clarkson, Gates, Greece, Hamlin, Ogden, Parma, Riga, Sweden and Wheatland, in Monroe County 45th District: Genesee, Niagara and Orleans counties 46th District: Allegany, Livingston and Wyoming counties 47th District: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 6th, 15th, 19th, 20th, 21st, 22nd, 23rd and 24th Ward of Buffalo 48th District: 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th, 14th and 16th Ward of Buffalo 49th District: 17th, 18th and 25th Ward of the City of Buffalo; and all area in Erie County outside Buffalo 50th District: Cattaraugus and Chautauqua counties Note: In 1897, New York County (the boroughs of Manhattan and Bronx), Kings County (the borough of Brooklyn), Richmond County (the borough of Staten Island) and the Western part of Queens County (the borough of Queens) were consolidated into the present-day City of New York. The Eastern part of Queens County (the non-consolidated part) was separated in 1899 as Nassau County. Parts of the 1st and 2nd Assembly districts of Westchester County were annexed by New York City in 1895, and became part of the Borough of the Bronx in 1898. Senators The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Patrick F. Trainor, Samuel S. Slater, James B. Ewan, Michael Russell and Henry W. Hill changed from the Assembly to the Senate. District Senator Party Notes1stWilliam M. McKinney Republican2ndWilliam W. Cocks Republican3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democrat4thArthur J. Audett Republican5thJames H. McCabe Democrat6thRudolph C. Fuller Republican7thPatrick H. McCarren* Democrat8thHenry Marshall* Republican9thJoseph Wagner* Democrat10thJohn F. Ahearn* Democrat11thTimothy D. Sullivan* Democrat12thSamuel J. Foley* Democrat13thBernard F. Martin* Democrat14thThomas F. Grady* DemocratMinority Leader15thNathaniel A. Elsberg* Republican16thPatrick F. Trainor* Democrat17thGeorge W. Plunkitt* Democrat18thVictor J. Dowling Democrat19thSamuel S. Slater* Republican20thThomas F. Donnelly* Democrat21stJoseph P. Hennessy Democrat22ndIsaac N. Mills Republican23rdLouis F. Goodsell* Republican24thHenry S. Ambler* Republican25thWilliam S. C. Wiley Republican26thWilliam L. Thornton* Republican27thHobart Krum* Republican28thEdgar T. Brackett* Republican29thJames B. McEwan* Republican30thMichael Russell* Republicandied on May 6, 190131stSpencer G. Prime Republican32ndGeorge R. Malby* Republican33rdJames D. Feeter* Republican34thGarry A. Willard Republican35thElon R. Brown* Republican36thHorace White* Republican37thNevada N. Stranahan* Republican38thGeorge E. Green Republican39thBenjamin M. Wilcox* Republican40thEdwin C. Stewart Republican41stFranklin D. Sherwood* Republican42ndJohn Raines* Republican43rdCornelius R. Parsons* Republicandied on January 30, 190144thWilliam W. Armstrong* Republican45thTimothy E. Ellsworth* Republicanre-elected President pro tempore46thLester H. Humphrey* Republican47thHenry W. Hill* Republican48thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democrat49thGeorge Allen Davis* Republican50thFrank W. Higgins* Republican Employees Clerk: James S. Whipple State Assembly Assemblymen District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stWilliam L. Coughtry* Republican2ndAbram S. Coon Republican3rdGeorge T. Kelly* Democrat4thThomas G. Ross Republican AlleganyJesse S. Phillips Republican Broome1stJames T. Rogers* Republican2ndJohn H. Swift* Republican Cattaraugus1stMyron E. Fisher Republican2ndAlbert T. Fancher* Republican Cayuga1stErnest G. Treat* Republican2ndGeorge S. Fordyce* Republican Chautauqua1stJ. Samuel Fowler* Republican2ndS. Frederick Nixon* Republicanre-elected Speaker ChemungCharles H. Knipp* Republican ChenangoJotham P. Allds* RepublicanMajority Leader ClintonJohn F. O'Brien Republican ColumbiaSanford W. Smith Republican CortlandHenry A. Dickinson Republican DelawareDelos Axtell* Republican Dutchess1stJohn T. Smith* Republican2ndFrancis G. Landon Republican Erie1stJohn H. Bradley* Democrat2ndEdward R. O'Malley Republican3rdGeorge Geoghan* Democrat4thWilliam Schneider Republican5thCharles F. Brooks Republican6thGeorge Ruehl Republican7thJohn K. Patton* Republican8thElijah Cook* Republican EssexJames M. Graeff Republican FranklinHalbert D. Stevens* Republican Fulton and HamiltonWilliam Harris* Republican GeneseeJohn J. Ellis* Republican GreeneWilliam W. Rider Democrat HerkimerSamuel M. Allston Republican Jefferson1stMorgan Bryan* Republican2ndCharles O. Roberts* Republican Kings1stJohn Hill Morgan* Republican2ndJohn McKeown* Democrat3rdJames J. McInerney* Democrat4thCharles H. Cotton* Republican5thAbram C. DeGraw* Republican6thJohn Harvey Waite* Republican7thJohn D. Holsten* Democrat8thJohn C. L. Daly Democrat9thWilliam P. Fitzpatrick Democrat10thJohn Rainey Republican11thWaldo R. Blackwell Republican12thFrank J. Price* Republican13thThomas F. Mathews Democrat14thThomas P. Hawkins* Democrat15thCharles Juengst* Democrat16thGustavus C. Weber Republican17thHarris Wilson* Republican18thJacob D. Remsen* Republican19thConrad Hasenflug* Democrat20thWilliam F. Delaney* Democrat21stJoseph H. Adams* Republican LewisJohn L. Smith* Republican LivingstonOtto Kelsey* Republican MadisonRobert J. Fish* Republican Monroe1stMerton E. Lewis* Republican2ndAdolph J. Rodenbeck* Republican3rdRichard Gardiner* Republican4thIsaac W. Salyerds Republican MontgomeryAlphonso Walrath* Republican New York1stMichael Halpin* Democrat2ndJames A. Rierdon* Democrat3rdWauhope Lynn Democrat4thWilliam H. Burns Democrat5thNelson H. Henry* Republican6thTimothy P. Sullivan* Democrat7thJames E. Duross Democrat8thCharles S. Adler Republican9thWilliam H. Wilson Democratdied on March 27, 190110thJulius Harburger* Democrat11thMichael J. Dempsey Democrat12thLeon Sanders* Democrat13thRichard S. Reilley Democrat14thLouis Meister* Democrat15thJames E. Smith* Democrat16thSamuel Prince* Democrat17thJames J. Fitzgerald* Democrat18thGeorge P. Richter Democrat19thJulius H. Seymour Republican20thHenry C. Honeck* Democrat21stWilliam S. Bennet Republican22ndJoseph Baum* Democrat23rdWilliam H. Smith Republican24thLeo P. Ulmann Democrat25thJohn A. Weekes Jr.* Republican26thJohn J. O'Connell* Democrat27thGherardi Davis* Republican28thJohn T. Dooling Democrat29thHal Bell Republican30thSamuel F. Hyman* Democrat31stArthur L. Sherer Republican32ndJohn Poth* Democrat33rdJohn J. Egan* Democrat34thJohn J. Scanlon* Democrat35thHenry Bruckner Democrat Niagara1stJohn T. Darrison* Republican2ndJohn H. Leggett Republican Oneida1stMichael J. McQuade Republican2ndFred J. Brill Republican3rdEdward M. Marson* Republican Onondaga1stEdward V. Baker* Republican2ndFrederick D. Traub Republican3rdMartin L. Cadin Republican4thFred W. Hammond Republican OntarioJean L. Burnett* Republican Orange1stJohn Orr Republican2ndLouis Bedell* Republican OrleansWilliam W. Phipps* Republican Oswego1stThomas D. Lewis* Republican2ndThomas M. Costello* Republican OtsegoAndrew R. Smith* Republican PutnamWilliam W. Everett* Republican Queens1stLuke A. Keenan Democrat2ndEugene F. Vacheron Republican Queens and NassauGeorge W. Doughty* Republican Rensselaer1stHugh Galbraith* Republican2ndJohn F. Ahearn* Republican3rdCharles W. Reynolds Republican RichmondCalvin D. Van Name Democrat RocklandGeorge Dickey Democrat St. Lawrence1stCharles S. Plank* Republican2ndBenjamin A. Babcock* Republican SaratogaWilliam K. Mansfield Republican SchenectadyAndrew J. McMillan* Republican SchoharieDaniel D. Frisbie* DemocratMinority Leader SchuylerOlin T. Nye Republican SenecaJohn Kaiser Jr. Democrat Steuben1stFrank C. Platt* Republican2ndHyatt C. Hatch* Republican Suffolk1stJoseph N. Hallock* Republican2ndGeorge A. Robinson Republican SullivanEdwin R. Dusinbery* Republican TiogaEdwin S. Hanford Republican TompkinsBenn Conger* Republican Ulster1stRobert A. Snyder* Republican2ndSolomon P. Thorn Republican WarrenCharles H. Hitchcock* Republican WashingtonSamuel B. Irwin* Republican WayneFrederick W. Griffith* Republican Westchester1stWilliam C. Mains Republican2ndAlford W. Cooley* Republican3rdJames K. Apgar* Republican WyomingCharles J. Gardner* Republicandied on May 7, 1901 YatesFred U. Swarts Republican Employees Clerk: Archie E. Baxter Assistant Clerk: Ray B. SmithMurlin Edgar L. https://books.google.com/books?id=L300AQAAMAAJ The New York Red Book James B. Lyon 1901 Albany 569 en 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. 343f for assemblymen; and 364 for senators) CANDIDATES IN THE CITY in NYT on October 14, 1900 PROCEEDINGS IN BOTH HOUSES in NYT on January 3, 1901 VOTE ON REPEAL OF PIGEON SHOOTING LAW in NYT on May 7, 1901 REPUBLICAN INCREASE IN THE ASSEMBLY; ...Republicans Elect ... Senators in the Thirtieth and Forty-third Districts to Fill Vacancies in NYT on November 6, 1901 124 Category:1901 in New York (state) Category:1901 U.S. legislative sessions