The Twenty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to 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 2, 1875. 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 3, 1874.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Harrison Ludington, of Milwaukee County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1875 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events January 3, 1876: Inauguration of Harrison Ludington as the 13th Governor of Wisconsin. February 2, 1876: The National League of Professional Base Ball Clubs was founded at a meeting in Chicago. March 7, 1876: Alexander Graham Bell was granted a United States patent for the telephone. March 27, 1876: The United States Supreme Court decided the case United States v. Reese, narrowing the scope of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and enabling the creation of new laws to limit the voting rights of African Americans. On the same day, the court also decided the case United States v. Cruikshank, significantly limiting the power of the federal government to enforce civil rights protections. June 25June 26, 1876: 300 men of the 7th U.S. Cavalry Regiment were killed by a force of Lakota, Cheyenne, and Arapaho at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. July 4, 1876: United States Centennial. November 7, 1876: The 1876 United States presidential election was held. Rutherford B. Hayes was the apparent winner of the electoral college votes, but the results were bitterly disputed due to various fraud schemes in southern states, and the fact that Samuel J. Tilden was the apparent winner of the popular vote.
Major legislation March 13, 1876: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts, 1876 Act 343.
Party summary Senate summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ref. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 9 5 2 17 33 0 1st Session 6 4 2 21 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 8 0 3 22 33 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Ref. Ind. Lib.R. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 19 13 0 4 64 100 0 Start of 1st Session 35 12 1 1 51 100 0 From Feb. 17 11 52 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 33 5 0 1 61 100 0
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 12, 1876March 14, 1876
Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: Charles D. Parker (D) President pro tempore: Robert L. D. Potter (R)
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Sam S. Fifield (R)
Members Members of the Senate Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Ninth Wisconsin Legislature:
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan Plymouth Dem. 02 Brown, Door, & Kewaunee Green Bay Ref. 03 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Milwaukee Ref. 04 Monroe & Vernon Viroqua Rep. 05 Racine Racine Rep. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Dane (Eastern Part) MadisonRep. 08 Kenosha & Walworth KenoshaRep. 09 Iowa HighlandRef. 10 Waukesha WaukeshaRep. 11 Lafayette GratiotRep. 12 Green MonroeRep. 13 Dodge MayvilleDem. 14 Sauk BarabooRep. 15 Manitowoc ManitowocRep. 16 Grant BeetownRep. 17 Rock BeloitRep. 18 Fond du LacRep. 19 Winnebago MenashaRep. 20 Osceola Dem. 21 Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, Wausau Lib.D. 22 Calumet & Southern Outagamie Appleton Dem. 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 Rep. 29 Adams, Juneau, Portage, Grand Rapids Rep. 30 Chippewa, Dunn, , Pepin, Rep. 31 La Crosse La Crosse Rep. 32 Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Melrose Rep. 33 Ozaukee & Washington West BendDem.
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Ninth 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 Dem. Green Bay 2 Rep. Fort Howard 3 Dem. New Denmark 32 Buffalo Dem. Fountain City 22 Calumet Dem. Hayton 30 Chippewa Dem. Chippewa Falls 32 Clark & Jackson Rep. Millston 27 Columbia 1 Rep. Kilbourn City 2 Rep. Randolph 3 Rep. Poynette 28 Crawford Dem. Seneca 07 Dane 1 Rep. Stoughton 2 Lib.R. Madison 26 3 Dem. Cross Plains 4 Ref. Springdale 13 Dodge 1 Dem. Portland 2 Dem. Beaver Dam 3 Rep. Burnett 4 Dem. Mayville 5 Dem. Herman 6 Ref. Shields 02 Door Ref. Sturgeon Bay 30 Dunn & Pepin Rep. Rock Falls Eau Claire Rep. Eau Claire 18 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Eldorado Mills 2 Rep. Oakfield 20 3 Dem. Calumet 16 Grant 1 Rep. Hazel Green 2 Rep. Lancaster 3 Rep. Woodman 4 Dem. Beetown 12 Green Rep. New Glarus 25 Green Lake Rep. Princeton 09 Iowa 1 Ref. Avoca Rep. Dodgeville 2 Rep. Linden 23 Jefferson 1 Dem. Watertown 2 Rep. Lake Mills 3 Rep. Fort Atkinson 29 Juneau Rep. Elroy 08 Kenosha Dem. Kenosha 31 La Crosse Rep. Bangor 11 Lafayette Rep. Calamine 15 Manitowoc 1 Dem. Keil 2 Ref. Kossuth 3 Dem. Mishicott 21 Marathon Dem. Wausau 25 Marquette Dem. Montello 03 Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Ind.D. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Rep. Milwaukee 03 6 Dem. Milwaukee 06 7 Rep. Milwaukee 8 Ind. Milwaukee 03 9 Ref. Milwaukee 10 Rep. Granville 06 11 Ref. Greenfield 04 Monroe 1 Rep. Little Falls 2 Dem. Tomah 21 Oconto Ref. Oconto 22 Outagamie, , 1 Dem. Appleton 21 2 Ind.D. Seymour 3 Ind.R. Waupaca 33 Ozaukee 1 Ref. Port Washington 2 Ind.R. Mequon 24 Pierce Dem. Maiden Rock 29 Portage Rep. Stevens Point 05 Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Ref. Burlington 28 Richland 1 Dem. Sextonville 2 Rep. West Branch 17 Rock 1 Rep. Evansville 2 Rep. Lima 3 Rep. Harmony 4 Rep. Beloit 5 Dem. Janesville 14 Sauk 1 Rep. Loganville 2 Rep. Dellona 01Sheboygan 1 Ref. Sheboygan 2 Rep. Cascade 3 Dem. Sheboygan Falls 24 St. Croix Ref. Hudson 32 Trempealeau Rep. Arcadia 04 Vernon 1 Rep. Harmony 2 Rep. Union 08 Walworth 1 Rep. Darien 2 Rep. Geneva 3 Rep. Sugar Creek 33 Washington 1 Dem. Jackson 2 Dem. Farmington 10 Waukesha 1 Dem. Genesee 2 Rep. Menomonee Falls 25 Waushara Rep. East Oasis 19 Winnebago 1 Dem. Oshkosh 2 Rep. Winneconne 3 Rep. Omro 4 Rep. Poygan
Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: Andrew Jackson Turner Assistant Clerk: J. F. A. Williams Bookkeeper: J. T. Huntington Engrossing Clerk: Ms. Georgie Clise Enrolling Clerk: J. T. Jacobson Transcribing Clerk: Ed. Borcherdt Sergeant-at-Arms: R. T. Gardner Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George Hawley Postmaster: D. McBride Assistant Postmaster: C. A. Carter Gallery Attendant: R. B. Winsor Assistant Attendant: A. T. Conger Committee Room Attendants: H. A. Head Alfred Newgent C. H. Newton Doorkeepers: M. Lynch T. Torkelson S. F. Leavitt Hohn Hallahan Porter: T. H. Hanson Janitor: P. Gilluly Messengers: Arthur A. Hills Sherman G. Potter Daniel Trainer Herbert Rinder Eugene Abbott Fred Richards George Gewicke Lucien Pickarts Willie Scampton
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: Rollin M. Strong Assistant Clerk: Chester Deming Long Bookkeeper: William M. Fogo Engrossing Clerk: Mrs. Fannie Vilas Enrolling Clerk: R. A. Gillett Transcribing Clerk: J. P. Cooper Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: Frank O. Wisner Sergeant-at-Arms: Elisha Starr Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George H. Osgood Postmaster: John H. Manschot Assistant Postmaster: Fred M. Griswold Doorkeepers: Henry Matthews William F. Shallock T. E. Abbott E. S. Chase Committee Room Attendants: John Hannon W. H. Bell W. R. Kent Richard Prichard Gallery Attendants: W. Alten Frank Burgess Porter: W. F. Bingman Night Watch: C. F. Ainsworth Fireman: Thomas Nelson Speaker's Messenger: Charles Weight Chief Clerk's Messenger: Theo. Thorson Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: M. L. Parker Messengers: Willie Betts Walter Holt Joseph Ready Mark Baker Harry Meeker B. B. Jones Lyman Curtis James DeBauker Willie Plumb Julius Voltz Lucius Cannon Freddie D. Fagg Henry Delaney
References
External links 1876: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature