The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session.
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 3, 1874. 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 4, 1873.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Democrat William Robert Taylor, of Dane County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1873 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events February 8, 1875: Angus Cameron was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session. March 1, 1875: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 into law. May 20, 1875: The Metre Convention was signed in Paris, establishing the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. November 2, 1875: Harrison Ludington elected Governor of Wisconsin.
Major legislation February 17, 1875: An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers, 1875 Act 24. February 20, 1875: An Act to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to railroad, express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin," 1875 Act 39. Replaced the three-person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner. February 24, 1875: An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery, committed at or before elections, 1875 Act 56. Criminalized the buying or selling of votes. February 27, 1875: An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer, 1875 Act 85. March 2, 1875: An Act to render women eligible to local school offices, 1875 Act 120. March 2, 1875: An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways, 1875 Act 134. Created a $10,000 bounty for invention of a steam-powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor. March 3, 1875: An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals, 1875 Act 150.
Party summary Senate summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ref. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 12 2 2 17 33 0 1st Session 9 5 2 17 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 6 4 2 21 33 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ref. Ind. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 29 15 3 12 41 100 0 1st Session 19 13 0 4 64 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 35 12 1 1 51 100 0
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 13, 1875March 6, 1875
Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Charles D. Parker (D) President pro tempore: Henry D. Barron (R)
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick W. Horn (IR)
Members Members of the Senate Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan PlymouthDem. 02 Brown, Door, & Kewaunee Kewaunee Dem. 03 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Milwaukee Ref. 04 Monroe & Vernon Tomah Rep. 05 Racine Racine Rep. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Dane (Eastern Part) MadisonRep. 08 Kenosha & Walworth WhitewaterRep. 09 Iowa HighlandRef. 10 Waukesha MertonDem. 11 Lafayette GratiotRep. 12 Green BrodheadRef. 13 Dodge MayvilleDem. 14 Sauk Sauk CityRep. 15 Manitowoc ManitowocRep. 16 Grant LancasterRep. 17 Rock BeloitRep. 18 Fond du LacRep. 19 Winnebago MenashaRep. 20 Marshfield Dem. 21 Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, Wausau Lib.D. 22 Calumet & Southern Outagamie Chilton Ref. 23 Jefferson Jefferson Lib.R. 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, Rep. 25 Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara WautomaRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) MiddletonLib.R. 27 Columbia Portage Rep. 28 Crawford & Richland Dem. 29 Adams, Juneau, Portage, Grand Rapids Rep. 30 Chippewa, Dunn, , Dem. 31 La Crosse La Crosse Rep. 32 Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Sumner Rep. 33 Ozaukee & Washington West BendDem.
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:
SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 29 Adams & Wood Rep. Big Spring 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Rep. Ashland 02 Brown 1 Ref. Green Bay 2 Rep. Fort Howard 3 Dem. Morrison 32 Buffalo Dem. Fountain City 22 Calumet Rep. Stockbridge 30 Chippewa Rep. Chippewa Falls 32 Clark & Jackson Ref. Neillsville 27 Columbia 1 Rep. Pardeeville 2 Rep. Cambria 3 Rep. Lodi 28 Crawford Rep. Eastman 07 Dane 1 Rep. Door Creek 2 Dem. Madison 26 3 Dem. Waunakee 4 Ref. Springdale 13 Dodge 1 Rep. Beaver Dam 2 Rep. Lowell 3 Rep. Clyman 4 Ref. Farmersville 5 Dem. Rubicon 6 Ref. Watertown 02 Door Rep. Red River 30 Dunn & Pepin Rep. Menomonie Eau Claire Rep. Eau Claire 18 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Fairwater 2 Rep. 20 3 Dem. Ashford 16 Grant 1 Rep. Georgetown 2 Rep. Potosi 3 Rep. Boscobel 4 Rep. Bloomington 12 Green Rep. Cadiz 25 Green Lake Rep. Dartford 09 Iowa 1 Ref. Helena 2 Rep. Linden 23 Jefferson 1 Ref. Watertown 2 Dem. Concord 3 Rep. Jefferson 29 Juneau Lib.R. Union Center 08 Kenosha Rep. Kenosha 31 La Crosse Rep. Bangor 11 Lafayette Dem. Monticello 15 Manitowoc 1 Ref. Northeim 2 Dem. Maple Grove 3 Rep. Manitowoc 21 Marathon Dem. Wausau 25 Marquette Rep. Douglas 03 Milwaukee 1 Rep. Milwaukee 2 Ref. Milwaukee 06 3 Ind.R. Milwaukee 4 Rep. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 03 6 Dem. Milwaukee 06 7 Rep. Milwaukee 8 Rep. Milwaukee 03 9 Dem. Milwaukee 10 Lib.R. Milwaukee 06 11 Rep. Greenfield 04 Monroe 1 Rep. Sparta 2 Rep. Tomah 21 Oconto Rep. Oconto 22 Outagamie, , 1 Lib.D. Appleton 21 2 Ref. Shawano 3 Rep. Waupaca 33 Ozaukee 1 Lib.R. Ozaukee 2 Ind.R. Cedarburg 24 Pierce Rep. Prescott 29 Portage Rep. Almond 05 Racine 1 Dem. Racine 2 Ref. Burlington 28 Richland 1 Rep. Richland Center 2 Rep. Excelsior 17 Rock 1 Rep. Magnolia 2 Rep. Janesville 3 Rep. Harmony 4 Rep. Beloit 5 Rep. Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Rep. Prairie du Sac 2 Rep. Baraboo 01Sheboygan 1 Ref. Howard's Grove 2 Ref. Elkhart Lake 3 Rep. Sheboygan Falls 24 St. Croix Lib. Hudson 32 Trempealeau Rep. Arcadia 04 Vernon 1 Rep. Esofea 2 Rep. Viroqua 08 Walworth 1 Rep. Delavan 2 Rep. Elkhorn 3 Rep. Troy Center 33 Washington 1 Dem. Reisville 2 Dem. Barton 10 Waukesha 1 Dem. Waukesha 2 Rep. Waukesha 25 Waushara Rep. Berlin 19 Winnebago 1 Dem. Oshkosh 2 Rep. Neenah 3 Rep. Omro 4 Rep. Utica
Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: Fred A. Dennett Assistant Clerk: Thomas B. Reid Bookkeeper: Thomas St. George Engrossing Clerk: Wilbur Dodge Enrolling Clerk: James F. Spencer Transcribing Clerk: Fred Heineman Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: T. K. Dunn Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: E. J. Cole Clerk for the Committee on Claims: Thomas A. Dyson Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: J. F. Johnston Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: A. P. Carman Sergeant-at-Arms: O. U. Akin Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles G. Fay Postmaster: Amaziah Strang Assistant Postmaster: John L. Quimby Doorkeeper: William R. Kent Assistant Doorkeeper: William F. Bingman Assistant Doorkeeper: H. H. Field Gallery Doorkeeper: Charles Early Gallery Doorkeeper: T. H. Hansen Committee Room Attendant: Charles Scott Night Watch: H. H. Grace Porter: Michael Lynch Messengers: Glennie C. Richarson Waldo B. Stone W. W. Paine Harry R. Clise Harry Cuttler Arthur A. Hills G. Herbert Campbell William Kleinpell Nelson C. Brownell
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Rollin M. Strong Assistant Clerk: C. D. Long Bookkeeper: R. A. Gillett Engrossing Clerk: Mrs. Fannie Vilas Enrolling Clerk: Julius Lasche Transcribing Clerk: W. M. Fogo Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: C. H. Boynton Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Jonathan C. Sherwin Jr. Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: J. B. Stocking Sergeant-at-Arms: John W. Brackett Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Miles Burnham Postmaster: P. J. Clawson Assistant Postmaster: George H. Osgood Doorkeepers: J. F. Tinker N. F. Pierce C. A. Sellers Joseph Goss Night Watch: A. L. Lund Fireman: J. A. Nevill Committee Room Attendants: W. H. Bell J. W. Grange L. Woodward Gallery Attendants: W. L. Morrison George L. Cain Porter: F. O. Byrne Speaker's Messenger: L. E. Knox Chief Clerk's Messenger: Rufus Jenkins Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: W. Kanouse Messengers: Willie Horn Ben C. Baker Charles Keogh Willie Devine Willie Storm Charles Rothe Lucius Cannon John Bruce William Gallagher Joseph Parrish Theodore Kupper Marcus Moody
References
External links 1875: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature