35th Wisconsin Legislature
# 35th Wisconsin Legislature

The Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1882, to March 31, 1882, in regular session.

Senators representing even-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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1881. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1880.

## Major events

* January 2, 1882: Inauguration of Jeremiah McLain Rusk as the 15th Governor of Wisconsin.
* May 6, 1882: U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, prohibiting immigration from China.
* August 3, 1882: U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Immigration Act of 1882, which created the first U.S. bureaucracy for determining which immigrants would be allowed to settle in the United States.
* November 7, 1882: At the state's general election, Wisconsin voters approved two amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin.
   * The first amendment removed the word "white" from the section of the constitution which defined eligible voters in the state.
   * The second amendment abolished special elections for county officers and instead gave the Governor power to appoint acting officers when a vacancy occurs, except for the clerks of the circuit court, where appointment power was granted to the circuit court judge. The amendment also standardized all county officer terms, with elections occurring in even-numbered years.

## Major legislation

* March 28, 1882: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts, 1882 Act 242. Redistricted the state legislature following the 1880 United States census.
* March 28, 1882: An Act to apportion the state into congressional districts, 1882 Act 244. Redrew Wisconsin's congressional districts for their new delegation, expanding to 8 seats from 6, following the 1880 United States census.
* Joint Resolution ratifying amendments to section 4 of article VI, section 12 of article VII, and section 1 of article XIII of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, so as to provide for biennial general elections, 1882 Joint Resolution 3. Second legislative approval of the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to standardize county officer terms, and obviate special elections for county officers. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1882 general election.
* Joint Resolution in relation to suffrage, 1882 Joint Resolution 5. Second legislative approval of the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to strike the word "white" from the section defining eligible voters. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1882 general election.

## Party summary

### Senate summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | Dem. | Rep. | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 9 | 24 | 33 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 30.3% | 69.7% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 |

### Assembly summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | Dem. | Gbk. | Lab. | Ind. | Rep. | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 100 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 34 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 64 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 36% | 36% | 36% | 36% | 64% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 53 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 43 | 100 | 0 |

## Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 11, 1882 – March 31, 1882

## Leaders

### Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Sam S. Fifield (R)
* President pro tempore: George B. Burrows (R)

### Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: Franklin L. Gilson (R)

## Members

### Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:

| Dist. | Counties | Senator | Residence | Party |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 01 | Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, & Shawano | William A. Ellis | Peshtigo | Rep. |
| 02 | Brown | Thomas R. Hudd | Green Bay | Dem. |
| 03 | Racine | Albert L. Phillips | Racine | Rep. |
| 04 | Crawford & Vernon | Van S. Bennett | Whitestown | Rep. |
| 05 | Milwaukee (Northern Part) | Isaac W. Van Schaick | Milwaukee | Rep. |
| 06 | Milwaukee (Southern Part) | Enoch Chase | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 07 | Milwaukee (Central Part) | Edward B. Simpson | Milwaukee | Rep. |
| 08 | Kenosha & Walworth | Charles Palmetier | Geneva | Rep. |
| 09 | Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara | James F. Wiley | Hancock | Rep. |
| 10 | Waukesha | Henry M. Ackley | Oconomowoc | Dem. |
| 11 | Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, & Wood | Thomas B. Scott | Grand Rapids | Rep. |
| 12 | Green & Lafayette | Archibald N. Randall | Brodhead | Rep. |
| 13 | Dodge | Arthur K. Delaney | Mayville | Dem. |
| 14 | Juneau & Sauk | John T. Kingston | Necedah | Rep. |
| 15 | Manitowoc | Joseph Rankin | Manitowoc | Dem. |
| 16 | Grant | George W. Ryland | Lancaster | Rep. |
| 17 | Rock | Hamilton Richardson | Janesville | Rep. |
| 18 | Fond du Lac (Western Part) | Edward Colman | Fond du Lac | Rep. |
| 19 | Winnebago | Joseph B. Hamilton | Neenah | Rep. |
| 20 | Sheboygan & Eastern Fond du Lac | Patrick H. Smith | Plymouth | Dem. |
| 21 | Marathon, Portage, & Waupaca | Charles F. Crosby | Wausau | Rep. |
| 22 | Calumet & Outagamie | John L. Pingel | Appleton | Dem. |
| 23 | Jefferson | Frederick Kusel | Watertown | Dem. |
| 24 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, & St. Croix | James Hill | Warren | Rep. |
| 25 | Dane (Eastern Part) | George B. Burrows | Madison | Rep. |
| 26 | Dane (Western Part) | John Adams | Black Earth | Dem. |
| 27 | Adams & Columbia | Gilbert E. McKeeby | Lodi | Rep. |
| 28 | Iowa & Richland | William C. Meffert | Arena | Rep. |
| 29 | Buffalo, Pepin, & Trempealeau | Augustus F. Finkelnburg | Fountain City | Rep. |
| 30 | Dunn, Eau Claire, & Pierce | Rockwell J. Flint | Menomonie | Rep. |
| 31 | La Crosse | Merrick Wing | La Crosse | Rep. |
| 32 | Jackson & Monroe | Charles K. Erwin | Tomah | Rep. |
| 33 | Ozaukee & Washington | George F. Hunt | West Bend | Dem. |

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:

| Senate District | County | Dist. | Representative | Party | Residence |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Adams | Adams | Solon Pierce | Rep. | Friendship |
| 24 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Polk | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, & Polk | George D. McDill | Rep. | Osceola |
| 02 | Brown | 1 | John M. Hogan | Rep. | Green Bay |
| 02 | Brown | 2 | Albert L. Gray | Dem. | Fort Howard |
| 02 | Brown | 3 | Patrick H. Moran | Dem. | Morrison |
| 29 | Buffalo & Pepin | 1 | Martin W. McDonnell | Ind. | Alma |
| 29 | Buffalo & Pepin | 2 | Nathaniel O. Murray | Rep. | Pepin |
| 22 | Calumet | Calumet | Adolph Moeller | Rep. | New Holstein |
| 11 | Chippewa & Price | Chippewa & Price | William B. Bartlett | Rep. | Chippewa Falls |
| 11 | Clark, Lincoln, Taylor & Wood | Clark, Lincoln, Taylor & Wood | Robert MacBride | Dem. | Neillsville |
| 27 | Columbia | 1 | William T. Parry | Rep. | Portage |
| 27 | Columbia | 2 | William H. Proctor | Rep. | Fall River |
| 04 | Crawford | Crawford | Atley Peterson | Rep. | Soldiers Grove |
| 26 | Dane | 1 | Fritz Elver | Dem. | Middleton |
| 25 | Dane | 2 | Elisha W. Keyes | Rep. | Madison |
| 25 | Dane | 3 | Francis L. Warner | Rep. | Medina |
| 13 | Dodge | 1 | William Jeche | Dem. | Hustisford |
| 13 | Dodge | 2 | Benjamin P. Bishop | Dem. | Brownsville |
| 13 | Dodge | 3 | Samuel C. McDowell | Rep. | Fox Lake |
| 13 | Dodge | 4 | Thomas J. Jones | Dem. | Beaver Dam |
| 01 | Door | Door | Adelbert D. Thorp | Rep. | Sturgeon Bay |
| 30 | Dunn | Dunn | Edward L. Everts | Rep. | Fall Creek |
| 30 | Eau Claire | Eau Claire | Thomas Carmichael | Dem. | Eau Claire |
| 18 | Fond du Lac | 1 | Ezekiel Babcock | Rep. | Ripon |
| 18 | Fond du Lac | 2 | John Meiklejohn | Rep. | Fond du Lac |
| 18 | Fond du Lac | 3 | Charles E. Shepard | Rep. | Fond du Lac |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 4 | Louis Eidemiller | Dem. | Lamartine |
| 16 | Grant | 1 | James Cabanis | Rep. | Smelser |
| 16 | Grant | 2 | Daniel B. Stevens | Rep. | Cassville |
| 16 | Grant | 3 | Edward I. Kidd | Rep. | Millville |
| 12 | Green | 1 | Hiram Gabriel | Rep. | York |
| 12 | Green | 2 | John Bolender | Rep. | Monroe |
| 09 | Green Lake | Green Lake | Charles D. McConnell | Rep. | Brooklyn |
| 28 | Iowa | 1 | James Ryan | Dem. | Ridgeway |
| 28 | Iowa | 2 | Jefferson Rewey | Rep. | Mifflin |
| 32 | Jackson | Jackson | William T. Price | Rep. | Black River Falls |
| 23 | Jefferson | 1 | Jesse Stone | Rep. | Watertown |
| 23 | Jefferson | 2 | Jacob Leonardson | Rep. | Waterloo |
| 23 | Jefferson | 3 | James W. Ostrander | Rep. | Jefferson |
| 14 | Juneau | 1 | George W. Bishop | Rep. | Wonewoc |
| 14 | Juneau | 2 | Charles D. Loomis | Dem. | Necedah |
| 08 | Kenosha | Kenosha | John B. Vosburgh | Rep. | Randall |
| 01 | Kewaunee | Kewaunee | William Rogers | Dem. | Carlton |
| 31 | La Crosse | La Crosse | Frank Pooler | Rep. | Onalaska |
| 11 | Lafayette | 1 | Albert O. Chamberlain | Rep. | Darlington |
| 11 | Lafayette | 2 | John O'Neill | Dem. | Shullsburg |
| 15 | Manitowoc | 1 | Peter Philipps | Rep. | Meeme |
| 15 | Manitowoc | 2 | Henry Goedjen | Dem. | Two Rivers |
| 15 | Manitowoc | 3 | Charles E. Estabrook | Rep. | Manitowoc |
| 21 | Marathon | Marathon | John C. Clarke | Dem. | Wausau |
| 09 | Marquette | Marquette | Samuel Tanner | Dem. | Westfield |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 1 | Arthur Bate | Rep. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 2 | George A. Abert | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 3 | Edward Keogh | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 4 | George P. Harrington | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 5 | William Lindsay | Rep. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 6 | Carl Zabel | Ind. | Milwaukee |
| 07 | Milwaukee | 7 | William S. Stanley | Rep. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 8 | Francis J. Borchardt | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 9 | Arnold Huchting | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 10 | Charles Fingado | Rep. | Wauwatosa |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 11 | William M. Williams Jr. | Rep. | Oak Creek |
| 32 | Monroe | 1 | Mason A. Thayer | Rep. | Sparta |
| 32 | Monroe | 2 | William A. Barber | Rep. | Warrens |
| 01 | Langlade, Marinette, Oconto & Shawano | Langlade, Marinette, Oconto & Shawano | George W. DeLano | Rep. | Pensaukee |
| 22 | Outagamie | 1 | Humphrey Pierce | Dem. | Appleton |
| 22 | Outagamie | 2 | A. H. Pape | Dem. | New London |
| 33 | Ozaukee | Ozaukee | Frederick W. Horn | Dem. | Cedarburg |
| 30 | Pierce | Pierce | Franklin L. Gilson | Rep. | Ellsworth |
| 21 | Portage | Portage | Charles A. Lane | Rep. | Plover |
| 03 | Racine | 1 | Richard P. Howell | Rep. | Racine |
| 03 | Racine | 2 | Adam Apple | Dem. | Norway |
| 28 | Richland | 1 | James Washburn | Rep. | Rockbridge |
| 28 | Richland | 2 | George H. Tate | Rep. | Viola |
| 17 | Rock | 1 | John Huntly | Rep. | Avon |
| 17 | Rock | 2 | John Winans | Dem. | Janesville |
| 17 | Rock | 3 | John Conley | Rep. | Clinton |
| 14 | Sauk | 1 | Abijah Beckwith | Rep. | Bear Creek |
| 14 | Sauk | 2 | William S. Grubb | Rep. | Baraboo |
| 20 | Sheboygan | 1 | Wilbur M. Root | Dem. | Sheboygan |
| 20 | Sheboygan | 2 | Simon Gillen | Dem. | Cascade |
| 20 | Sheboygan | 3 | John Marshall | Rep. | Adell |
| 24 | St. Croix | St. Croix | Oluf A. Saugestad | Ind.R. | Baldwin |
| 29 | Trempealeau | Trempealeau | George H. Smith | Rep. | Galesville |
| 04 | Vernon | 1 | Torger Juve | Rep. | Utica |
| 04 | Vernon | 2 | Thomas J. Shear | Rep. | Hillsboro |
| 08 | Walworth | 1 | Walter G. Derthick | Rep. | Spring Prairie |
| 08 | Walworth | 2 | John W. Brownson | Rep. | Sharon |
| 08 | Walworth | 3 | Donald Stewart | Rep. | Sugar Creek |
| 33 | Washington | 1 | Densmore Maxon | Dem. | Polk |
| 33 | Washington | 2 | Joseph W. Holehouse | Dem. | Barton |
| 10 | Waukesha | 1 | William Langer | Rep. | Waukesha |
| 10 | Waukesha | 2 | Herman Schatz | Dem. | Brookfield |
| 21 | Waupaca | 1 | Josephus Wakefield | Rep. | Fremont |
| 21 | Waupaca | 2 | Charles A. Davis | Rep. | Bear Creek |
| 09 | Waushara | Waushara | Nathaniel W. Milliken | Ind.R. | Saxeville |
| 19 | Winnebago | 1 | Andrew Haben | Dem. | Oshkosh |
| 19 | Winnebago | 2 | A. H. F. Krueger | Dem. | Neenah |
| 19 | Winnebago | 3 | George H. Buckstaff | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 19 | Winnebago | 4 | Thomas J. Bowles | Rep. | Utica |

## Employees

### Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross
   * Assistant Clerk: Chauncey H. Cooke
   * Bookkeeper: Oliver Munson
   * Engrossing Clerk: H. R. Rawson
   * Enrolling Clerk: J. W. Bintliff
   * Transcribing Clerk: Fred J. Turner
   * Proofreader: Frank A. Flower
   * Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Charles B. Miller
   * Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: J. J. Crawford
   * Document Clerk: Frank Hutson
* Sergeant-at-Arms: A. T. Glaze
   * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George S. Read
* Postmaster: Curtis M. Treat
   * Assistant Postmaster: Ole Olsen
* Gallery Attendant: Claus Johnson
* Doorkeepers:
   * G. W. Churchill
   * John C. Friswold
   * Joseph A. Walker
   * H. C. Graffam
* Porter: O. L. Wright
* Night Watch: George F. Witter Jr.
* Janitor: Ole Stephenson
* President's Messenger: Ben S. Smith
* Chief Clerk's Messenger: William P. Hyland
* Messengers:
   * John Bohn
   * Adolph Roeder
   * Samuel A. Wilder
   * Charles G. Moll
   * Will A. Blessing
   * Forest McKay
   * Emile Fargeot

### Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: Edwin Coe
   * 1st Assistant Clerk: John W. DeGroff
      * 2nd Assistant Clerk: T. W. Golden
   * Bookkeeper: J. T. Huntington
   * Engrossing Clerk: M. Sellers
   * Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
   * Transcribing Clerk: A. C. Morse
   * Proofreader: C. E. Parish
* Sergeant-at-Arms: David E. Welch
   * Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: G. L. Miller
* Postmaster: F. A. Ames
   * Assistant Postmaster: W. A. Meiklejohn
* Doorkeepers:
   * J. Granvogl
   * Patrick Mead
   * C. H. Russell
   * Henry Fitzgerald
* Gallery Attendant: B. H. Barnson
* Night Watch: Christopher Jerde
* Wash Room Attendant: A. J. Barsantee
* Speaker's Messenger: L. M. Steiner
* Chief Clerk's Messenger: Thomas McGovern
* Messengers:
   * Thomas Wilkinson
   * Carl Lawrence
   * R. C. Odell
   * George Ransom
   * J. S. Sturtevant
   * Wener Presentin
   * Charles Smith
   * D. C. Owen
   * Fred Buckley
