The 123rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to April 6, 1900, during the second year of Theodore Roosevelt's governorship, in Albany.
Background Under the provisions 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.
Elections The New York state election, 1899, was held on November 7. No statewide elective offices were up for election.
Sessions The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1900, and adjourned on April 6.
S. Frederick Nixon (R) was re-elected Speaker, with 92 votes against 57 for J. Franklin Barnes (D).
State Senate
Districts
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.
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 Notes1stJohn L. Havens* Democrat2ndJames Norton* Democrat3rdThomas H. Cullen* Democrat4thDavid Floyd Davis* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs5thMichael J. Coffey* Democrat6thWilliam J. La Roche* Democrat7thPatrick H. McCarren* Democrat8thHenry Marshall* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills9thJoseph Wagner* Democrat10thJohn F. Ahearn* Democrat11thTimothy D. Sullivan* Democrat12thSamuel J. Foley* Democrat13thBernard F. Martin* Democrat14thThomas F. Grady* DemocratMinority Leader15thNathaniel A. Elsberg* RepublicanChairman of Revision16thLouis Munzinger* Democrat17thGeorge W. Plunkitt* Democrat18thMaurice Featherson* Democrat19thJohn Ford* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation20thThomas F. Donnelly* Democrat21stRichard H. Mitchell* Democrat22ndWilliam J. Graney* Democrat23rdLouis F. Goodsell* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages24thHenry S. Ambler* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture25thJacob Rice* Democrat26thWilliam L. Thornton* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections27thHobart Krum* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment28thEdgar T. Brackett* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary29thCurtis N. Douglas* Democrat30thFrank M. Boyce* Democrat31stGeorge Chahoon* RepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures32ndGeorge R. Malby* RepublicanChairman of Codes33rdJames D. Feeter* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties34thHenry J. Coggeshall* RepublicanChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations35thElon R. Brown* RepublicanChairman of Forest, Fish, and Game Laws36thHorace White* RepublicanChairman of Public Education37thNevada N. Stranahan* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities38thWilliam Elting Johnson* RepublicanChairman of Public Health39thBenjamin M. Wilcox* RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions40thCharles T. Willis* RepublicanChairman of Indian Affairs41stFranklin D. Sherwood* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing42ndJohn Raines* RepublicanChairman of Railroads43rdCornelius R. Parsons* RepublicanChairman of Insurance44thWilliam W. Armstrong* RepublicanChairman of Roads and Bridges45thTimothy E. Ellsworth* RepublicanPresident pro tempore; Chairman of Rules46thLester H. Humphrey* RepublicanChairman of Banks47thWilliam F. Mackey* Democrat48thSamuel J. Ramsperger* Democrat49thGeorge Allen Davis* RepublicanChairman of Canals50thFrank W. Higgins* RepublicanChairman of Finance
Employees Clerk: James S. Whipple Sergeant-at-Arms: Henry Jacquilard Doorkeeper: John E. Gorss Stenographer: A. B. Sackett Journal Clerk: Lafayette B. Gleason Index Clerk: Ernest A. Fay Clerk to the Committee on Finance: Girvease A. Matteson
State Assembly
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."
Assemblymen
District Assemblymen Party Notes Albany1stWilliam L. Coughtry* RepublicanChairman of Insurance2ndJames B. McEwan* RepublicanChairman of Banks3rdGeorge T. Kelly* Democrat4thEdward McCreary Republican AlleganyAlmanzo W. Litchard* RepublicanChairman of Agriculture Broome1stJames T. Rogers* RepublicanChairman of Excise2ndJohn H. Swift Republican Cattaraugus1stWilliam E. Wheeler RepublicanChairman of Public Lands and Forestry2ndAlbert T. Fancher* RepublicanChairman of Indian Affairs Cayuga1stErnest G. Treat Republican2ndGeorge S. Fordyce* RepublicanChairman of Public Printing Chautauqua1stJ. Samuel Fowler* RepublicanChairman of State Prisons2ndS. Frederick Nixon* Republicanre-elected Speaker; Chairman of Rules ChemungCharles H. Knipp Republican ChenangoJotham P. Allds* RepublicanMajority Leader; Chairman of Ways and Means ClintonCharles E. Johnson Republican ColumbiaMartin M. Kittel Republican CortlandGeorge S. Sands* Republican DelawareDelos Axtell* RepublicanChairman of Fisheries and Game Dutchess1stJohn T. Smith* Republican2ndWilliam A. Tripp* RepublicanChairman of Public Institutions Erie1stJohn H. Bradley Democrat2ndHenry W. Hill* RepublicanChairman of Canals3rdGeorge Geoghan Democrat4thWilliam Metzler Republican5thHenry Streifler* Democrat6thNicholas J. Miller Republican7thJohn K. Patton* RepublicanChairman of Federal Relations8thElijah Cook Republican EssexOrlando Beede* Republican FranklinHalbert D. Stevens Republican Fulton and HamiltonWilliam Harris Republican GeneseeJohn J. Ellis* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages GreeneSylvester B. Sage Democrat HerkimerErwin E. Kelley* Republican Jefferson1stMorgan Bryan* Republican2ndCharles O. Roberts* Republican Kings1stJohn Hill Morgan Republican2ndJohn McKeown* Democrat3rdJames J. McInerney* Democrat4thCharles H. Cotton* RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs5thAbram C. DeGraw* RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment6thJohn Harvey Waite Republican7thJohn D. Holsten Democrat8thThomas J. Farrell* Democrat9thJohn J. Cain* Democrat10thCharles E. Fiske Democrat11thJoseph A. Guider* Democrat12thFrank J. Price Republican13thGeorge Siems* Democrat14thThomas P. Hawkins Democrat15thCharles Juengst* Democrat16thEdward C. Brennan* RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation17thHarris Wilson* Republican18thJacob D. Remsen Republican19thConrad Hasenflug Democrat20thWilliam F. Delaney Democrat21stJoseph H. Adams Republican LewisJohn L. Smith Republican LivingstonOtto Kelsey* RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities MadisonRobert J. Fish* RepublicanChairman of Judiciary Monroe1stMerton E. Lewis* RepublicanChairman of Public Education2ndAdolph J. Rodenbeck* RepublicanChairman of Claims3rdRichard Gardiner* Republican4thBenjamin F. Gleason* Republican MontgomeryAlphonso Walrath Republican New York1stMichael Halpin Democrat2ndJames A. Rierdon* Democrat3rdMichael T. Sharkey* Democrat4thPatrick H. Roche* Democrat5thNelson H. Henry* RepublicanChairman of Public Health6thTimothy P. Sullivan* Democrat7thJohn F. Maher* Democrat8thIsidor Cohn Democrat9thN. Taylor Phillips* Democrat10thJulius Harburger* Democrat11thJohn J. O'Connor* Democrat12thLeon Sanders* Democrat13thPatrick F. Trainor* Democrat14thLouis Meister* Democrat15thJames E. Smith* Democrat16thSamuel Prince Democrat17thJames J. Fitzgerald Democrat18thCharles P. Dillon* Democrat19thPerez M. Stewart Ind. Dem.20thHenry C. Honeck Democrat21stEdward H. Fallows* RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections22ndJoseph Baum* Democrat23rdMaurice M. Minton Democrat24thJohn B. Fitzgerald* Democrat25thJohn A. Weekes Jr. RepublicanChairman of Codes26thJohn J. O'Connell* Democrat27thGherardi Davis* Republican28thJoseph I. Green* Democrat29thMoses R. Ryttenberg Democrat30thSamuel F. Hyman Democrat 31stvacantAssemblyman-elect Edward C. Stone (D) died on December 8, 1899DEATH OF EDWARD C. STONE in NYT on December 9, 1899 Samuel S. Slater Republicanelected on January 23 to fill vacancy32ndJohn Poth Jr.* Democrat33rdJohn J. Egan* Democrat34thJohn J. Scanlon Democrat35thWilliam E. Morris Democrat Niagara1stJohn T. Darrison* RepublicanChairman of Unfinished Business2ndJay S. Rowe* Republican Oneida1stWilliam J. Sullivan* Democrat2ndLouis M. Martin* RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs3rdEdward M. Marson Republican Onondaga1stEdward V. Baker Republican2ndWilliam Herrick Democrat3rdAbraham Z. Hyman Democrat4thJohn T. Delaney* Republican OntarioJean L. Burnett* RepublicanChairman of General Laws Orange1stJames G. Graham* Republican2ndLouis Bedell* RepublicanChairman of Railroads OrleansWilliam W. Phipps Republican Oswego1stThomas D. Lewis* RepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures2ndThomas M. Costello* RepublicanChairman of Labor and Industries OtsegoAndrew R. Smith Republican PutnamWilliam W. Everett Republican Queens1stCharles C. Wissel* Democrat2ndCyrus B. Gale* Democrat Queens and NassauGeorge W. Doughty* Republican Rensselaer1stHugh Galbraith Republican2ndJohn F. Ahearn Republican3rdMichael Russell* RepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies RichmondGeorge Metcalfe Democrat RocklandFrank P. Demarest Democrat St. Lawrence1stCharles S. Plank Republican2ndBenjamin A. Babcock* Republican SaratogaGeorge H. West* Republican SchenectadyAndrew J. McMillan* Republican SchoharieDaniel D. Frisbie Democrat SchuylerJ. Franklin Barnes DemocratMinority Leader SenecaIsrael Y. Larzelere Republican Steuben1stFrank C. Platt RepublicanChairman of Soldiers' Home2ndHyatt C. Hatch* RepublicanChairman of Revision Suffolk1stJoseph N. Hallock* Republican2ndRegis H. Post* Republican SullivanEdwin R. Dusinbery Republican TiogaDaniel P. Witter* RepublicanChairman of Electricity, Gas and Water Supply TompkinsBenn Conger Republican Ulster1stRobert A. Snyder* RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills2ndThomas Snyder Republican WarrenCharles H. Hitchcock* Republican WashingtonSamuel B. Irwin Republican WayneFrederick W. Griffith Republican Westchester1stJohn J. Sloane* Democrat2ndAlford W. Cooley Republican3rdJames K. Apgar* Republican WyomingCharles J. Gardner Republican YatesEdward M. Sawyer* Republican
Employees Clerk: Archie E. Baxter Sergeant-at-Arms: Frank W. Johnston Doorkeeper: Thomas F. Murphy First Assistant Doorkeeper: Charles R. Hotaling Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Roswell P. Warren Stenographer: Henry C. Lammert Assistant Clerk: Ray B. Smith Librarian: John R. Yale Assistant Doorkeeper: Eugene L. Demers
Notes
Sources The New York Red Book by Edgar L. Murlin (James B. Lyon, Albany, 1900; see: senators bios, pg. 59–95; assemblymen's bios, pg. 96–186; senators' portraits, after pg. 64; assemblymen's portraits, after pg. 96) Official New York from Cleveland to Hughes by Charles Elliott Fitch (Hurd Publishing Co., New York and Buffalo, 1911, Vol. IV; see pg. 341ff for assemblymen; and 364 for senators) (1900; pg. 447) (1900; pg. 448) NEW YORK LEGISLATURE in NYT on January 3, 1900 THE LEGISLATURE MEETS in NYT on January 4, 1900