The Twenty-Sixth 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 5, 1872. 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 7, 1871.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Cadwallader C. Washburn, of La Crosse County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1871 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events January 22, 1873: Timothy O. Howe re-elected as United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. February 11, 1873: King Amadeo I of Spain was deposed and the First Spanish Republic was proclaimed. March 4, 1873: Second inauguration of President Ulysses S. Grant. March 23, 1873: Wisconsin Lieutenant Governor Milton Pettit died in office. May 7, 1873: Salmon P. Chase, Chief Justice of the United States, died of a stroke at New York City. September 18, 1873: The New York stock market crashed, leading to the Panic of 1873 and the Long Depression. September 24, 1873: Wisconsin Democrats convened in Milwaukee with Grangers and Liberal Republicans to form the short-lived Reform Party, and nominated William Robert Taylor as their candidate for Governor. November 5, 1873: William Robert Taylor elected Governor of Wisconsin. December 23, 1873: The Woman's Christian Temperance Union was founded at Hillsboro, Ohio.

Major legislation March 14, 1873: An Act to provide for finishing the state capitol, protecting the same against fire, for the improvement of the capitol park, and appropriating money to pay for the same, 1873 Act 168. March 17, 1873: An Act to provide for the collection of certain statistics with a view of more fully equalizing the state taxes, 1873 Act 210. March 17, 1873: An Act to prevent the careless use of firearms, 1873 Act 212. March 18, 1873: An Act to provide for annexing and excluding territory to and from cities, towns and villages, and to unite cities, towns and villages, 1873 Act 234. March 18, 1873: Joint Resolution ratifying proposed constitutional amendment prohibiting counties, towns, villages, etc., from becoming indebted for any purpose to an amount exceeding five percent of the value of taxable property, 1873 Joint Resolution 4.

Party summary Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ref. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 10 0 0 23 33 0 1st Session 10 0 2 21 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 12 2 2 17 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ref. Ind. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 41 0 0 0 60 100 0 1st Session 31 0 0 7 62 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 29 15 3 12 41 100 0

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 8, 1873March 20, 1873

Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Milton Pettit (R) President pro tempore: Henry L. Eaton (R)

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Henry D. Barron (R)

Members Members of the Senate Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:

Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan CascadeDem. 02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee Green BayDem. 03 Milwaukee (Northern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 04 Monroe & Vernon ViroquaRep. 05 Racine RacineRep. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Dane (Eastern Part) MadisonRep. 08 Kenosha & Walworth Spring PrairieRep. 09 Iowa Mineral PointRep. 10 Waukesha WaukeshaRep. 11 Lafayette GratiotRep. 12 Green MonticelloRep. 13 Dodge Beaver DamDem. 14 Sauk Sauk CityRep. 15 Manitowoc ManitowocDem. 16 Grant LancasterRep. 17 Rock BeloitRep. 18 Fond du LacRep. 19 Winnebago OshkoshRep. 20 MarshfieldDem. 21 Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, ShawanoRep. 22 Calumet & Southern Outagamie AppletonDem. 23 Jefferson MilfordDem. 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, HudsonRep. 25 Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara WautomaRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) MiddletonLib. R. 27 Columbia CourtlandRep. 28 Crawford & Richland Lone RockRep. 29 Adams, Juneau, Portage, Grand RapidsRep. 30 Chippewa, Dunn, , Rep. 31 La Crosse La CrosseRep. 32 Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, ModenaLib. R. 33 Ozaukee & Washington AddisonDem.

Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Sixth Wisconsin Legislature:

SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 29 Adams & Wood Rep. Dell Prairie 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Rep. St. Croix Falls 02 Brown 1 Rep. Green Bay 2 Rep. Suamico 3 Dem. New Denmark 32 Buffalo Dem. Gilmantown 22 Calumet Dem. Chilton 30 Chippewa Rep. Chippewa Falls 32 Clark & Jackson Rep. Neillsville 27 Columbia 1 Rep. Portage 2 Rep. Fountain Prairie 3 Rep. Pacific 28 Crawford Dem. Prairie du Chien 07 Dane 1 Rep. Medina 2 Dem. Madison 26 3 Dem. Berry 4 Rep. Verona 13 Dodge 1 Dem. Fox Lake 2 Dem. Lowell 3 Dem. Chester 4 Dem. Lomira 5 Dem. Horicon 6 Dem. Lebanon 02 Door Rep. Ahnapee 30 Dunn & Pepin Rep. Durand Eau Claire Rep. Eau Claire 18 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Ripon 2 Lib. R. 20 3 Dem. Byron 16 Grant 1 Lib. R. Hazel Green 2 Rep. Lancaster 3 Rep. Fennimore 4 Rep. Beetown 12 Green Rep. New Glarus 25 Green Lake Rep. Berlin 09 Iowa 1 Lib. R. Arena 2 Rep. Moscow 23 Jefferson 1 Dem. Watertown 2 Lib. R. Lake Mills 3 Rep. Jefferson 29 Juneau Rep. New Lisbon 08 Kenosha Rep. Kenosha 31 La Crosse Rep. La Crosse 11 Lafayette Rep. Darlington 15 Manitowoc 1 Dem. Schleswig 2 Rep. Cato 3 Dem. Manitowoc 21 Marathon Ref. Wausau 25 Marquette Rep. Montello 03 Milwaukee 1 Rep. Milwaukee 2 Lib. R. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Rep. Milwaukee 03 6 Rep. Milwaukee 06 7 Dem. Milwaukee 8 Rep. Milwaukee 03 9 Dem. Milwaukee 10 Dem. Wauwatosa 06 11 Dem. Oak Creek 04 Monroe 1 Rep. Sparta 2 Rep. Tomah 21 Oconto Rep. Oconto 22 Outagamie, , 1 Dem. Appleton 21 2 Dem. Bovina 3 Rep. Lind 33 Ozaukee 1 Dem. Ozaukee 2 Dem. Mequon 24 Pierce Rep. Union 29 Portage Rep. Stevens Point 05 Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Rep. Mount Pleasant 28 Richland 1 Rep. Richland Center 2 Rep. Marshall 17 Rock 1 Rep. Union 2 Rep. Porter 3 Rep. Clinton 4 Rep. Newark 5 Rep. Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Rep. Honey Creek 2 Rep. Reedsburg 01Sheboygan 1 Lib. R. Herman 2 Dem. Plymouth 3 Rep. Holland 24 St. Croix Lib. R. Hudson 32 Trempealeau Rep. Trempealeau 04 Vernon 1 Rep. Sterling 2 Rep. Viroqua 08 Walworth 1 Rep. Walworth 2 Rep. Elkhorn 3 Rep. Whitewater 33 Washington 1 Dem. Hartford 2 Dem. Schleisingerville 10 Waukesha 1 Rep. Eagle 2 Rep. Oconomowoc 25 Waushara Rep. Plainfield 19 Winnebago 1 Dem. Oshkosh 2 Rep. Winneconne 3 Rep. Oshkosh 4 Rep. Rushford

Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: J. H. Waggoner Assistant Clerk: Sid. A. Foster Bookkeeper: T. S. Ansley Engrossing Clerk: Charles A. Booth Enrolling Clerk: Frank Abbott Transcribing Clerk: S. H. Vedder Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Emonson Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Stephen Coburn Postmaster: P. H. Parsons Assistant Postmaster: W. D. Harshaw Doorkeeper: Hugh Longstaff Assistant Doorkeeper: Walter Cook Assistant Doorkeeper: W. F. Bingham Assistant Doorkeeper: W. F. Hals Assistant Doorkeeper: John Z. Rittman Gallery Doorkeeper: G. Jones Gallery Doorkeeper: S. S. Miller Night Watch: Frank J. Wood Governor's Attendant: Ossian M. Pettit Clerk's Messenger: Charles A. Irish Messengers: Adolph Hastreiter Arthur Johnson Freddie Richards Willie Bintliff Eddie McCurdy Johnnie Veeder Charlie Fellows Frank Bolting Freddie Davis

Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young Assistant Clerk: Fred A. Dennett Bookkeeper: Roger C. Spooner Engrossing Clerk: Mrs. R. A. Vilas Enrolling Clerk: Amos Hitchcock Transcribing Clerk: Faunie Russell Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Bell 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Richard Pritchard Postmaster: M. Herrick 1st Assistant Postmaster: W. W. Baker 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Charles Volner Doorkeepers: John Gale George W. Baker S. G. Parkhurst W. W. Phelps Night Watch: Fred Bright Firemen: Charles Sellers Z. B. Russell Gallery Attendants: John Bowen H. J. Stordock Committee Room Attendants: George W. Williams M. S. Bowler Ethan Griffith George Slingsby Eugene J. Cole Washroom Attendant: O. M. Oleson Porter: H. O. Hermonson Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Eddie B. Weeks Messengers: Charles Murphy Frank Porter Henry Cutler Ed. Hubbell Edwin Roweliff Cassius Paine John Lannan Willie Rudd Charles Wootton Julian French Charles Rothe Mike Comford John Oleson Fred Hawley

References

External links 1873: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature