The Thirty-Third 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 4, 1879. 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 5, 1878.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican William E. Smith, of Milwaukee County, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1879 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events October 19, 1880: Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice Edward George Ryan died in office. November 2, 1880: James A. Garfield elected the 20th President of the United States. November 11, 1880: Governor William E. Smith appointed justice Orsamus Cole as the 6th chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. On the same day, Smith appointed John B. Cassoday as associate justice.
Major legislation March 5, 1880: An Act to allow general accident insurance companies to do business in this state, 1880 Act 105. March 11, 1880: An Act to preserve and promote the public health in the city of Milwaukee, 1880 Act 206. Criminalized the act of dumping waste or wastewater into any river or stream in Milwaukee. March 15, 1880: An Act to promote good order and repress crime, 1880 Act 238. Created sentence-reduction incentives for good behavior by state prisoners. March 15, 1880: An Act for the prevention of cruelty to minors, 1880 Act 239. March 15, 1880: An Act to prevent the adulteration of food and medicine and provide for analyzing the same, 1880 Act 252. March 16, 1880: An Act relating to non-registered voters and amendatory of section twenty-four of the revised statutes of 1878, 1880 Act 315. Enabled unregistered voters to be eligible to vote with the assistance of a registered voter acting as witness for their eligibility. Joint Resolution amending sections numbers 4, 5, 11, and 21, article 4 of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, 1880 Joint Resolution 9. First legislative passage of a proposed constitutional amendment to double the duration of terms for members of the Assembly from 1 year to 2 years, and for senators from 2 years to 4 years, and to also switch the legislature to biennial rather than annual sessions. The amendment would eventually be ratified at the 1881 Fall general election. Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 1 of article 3 of the constitution of Wisconsin relating to suffrage, 1880 Joint Resolution 12. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow universal suffrage in Wisconsin for all people over age 21 who were citizens or recent immigrants intent on becoming citizens.
Party summary Senate summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 9 24 33 0 1st Session 8 25 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 9 24 33 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Gbk. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 25 9 66 100 0 1st Session 28 2 70 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 21 0 79 100 0
Sessions 1st Regular session: January 14, 1880March 17, 1880
Leaders Senate leadership President of the Senate: James M. Bingham (R) President pro tempore: Thomas B. Scott (R)
Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: Alexander A. Arnold (R)
Members Members of the Senate Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, & Shawano Kewaunee Rep. 02 Brown Green Bay Rep. 03 Racine Burlington Rep. 04 Crawford & Vernon Prairie du Chien Rep. 05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Milwaukee Rep. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) Milwaukee Dem. 07 Milwaukee (Central Part) Milwaukee Rep. 08 Kenosha & Walworth KenoshaRep. 09 Green Lake, Marquette, BerlinRep. 10 Waukesha LisbonDem. 11 Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, Grand RapidsRep. 12 Green & Lafayette ShullsburgRep. 13 Dodge Beaver DamRep. 14 Juneau & Sauk BarabooRep. 15 Manitowoc ManitowocDem. 16 Grant LancasterRep. 17 Rock JanesvilleRep. 18 RiponRep. 19 Winnebago OshkoshDem. 20 Sheboygan Plymouth Dem. 21 Marathon, Portage, WausauRep. 22 Calumet & Outagamie Harrison Dem. 23 Jefferson WatertownRep. 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, AshlandRep. 25 Dane MadisonRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) Cross PlainsDem. 27 Adams & Columbia Columbus Rep. 28 Iowa & Richland Richland Rep. 29 Buffalo, Pepin, Durand Rep. 30 Dunn, , Rep. 31 La Crosse La Crosse Rep. 32 Jackson Black River Falls Rep. 33 Ozaukee & Washington Dem.
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:
SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 27 Adams Rep. Friendship 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rep. Lakeland 02 Brown 1 Rep. Green Bay 2 Rep. Wrightstown 3 Dem. Depere 29 Buffalo & Pepin 1 Rep. Gilmanton 2 Rep. Maxville 22 Calumet Dem. Brothertown 11 Chippewa Rep. Chippewa Falls Clark, Lincoln, Taylor Rep. Neillsville 27 Columbia 1 Rep. Lodi 2 Dem. Columbus 04 Crawford Rep. Soldiers Grove 26 Dane 1 Dem. Waunakee 25 2 Rep. Stoughton 3 Rep. Sun Prairie 13 Dodge 1 Dem. Emmet 2 Dem. Farmersville 3 Rep. Chester 4 Dem. Beaver Dam 01 Door Rep. Fish Creek 30 Dunn Rep. Red Cedar Eau Claire Rep. Augusta 18 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Eldorado 2 Rep. Byron 3 Rep. Fond du Lac 20 4 Dem. Campbellsport 16 Grant 1 Rep. Washburn 2 Rep. Cassville 3 Rep. Boscobel 12 Green 1 Rep. Mount Pleasant 2 Rep. Brodhead 09 Green Lake Rep. Manchester 28 Iowa 1 Dem. Highland 2 Rep. Mineral Point 32 Jackson Rep. North Bend 23 Jefferson 1 Rep. Watertown 2 Rep. Johnson Creek 3 Dem. Fort Atkinson 14 Juneau 1 Dem. Wonewoc 2 Rep. Necedah 08 Kenosha Rep. Bristol 01 Kewaunee Dem. Kewaunee 31 La Crosse Rep. Bangor 11 Lafayette 1 Rep. Darlington 2 Dem. Kendall 15 Manitowoc 1 Dem. Osman 2 Dem. Nero 3 Rep. Manitowoc 21 Marathon Dem. Wausau 09 Marquette Rep. Montello 05 Milwaukee 1 Rep. Milwaukee 07 2 Rep. Milwaukee 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Rep. Milwaukee 06 5 Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Rep. Milwaukee 07 7 Rep. Milwaukee 06 8 Dem. Milwaukee 05 9 Rep. Milwaukee 10 Rep. Granville 06 11 Dem. Hales Corners 32 Monroe 1 Rep. Sparta 2 Rep. Glendale 01 Oconto & Shawano Ind.D. Shawano 22 Outagamie 1 Gbk. Appleton 2 Rep. Hortonville 33 Ozaukee Ind.D. Cedarburg 30 Pierce Rep. River Falls 21 Portage Rep. McDill 03 Racine 1 Dem. Racine 2 Rep. Yorkville 28 Richland 1 Rep. Richland Center 2 Rep. Eagle 17 Rock 1 Rep. Beloit 2 Rep. Janesville 3 Rep. Edgerton 14 Sauk 1 Rep. Ironton 2 Rep. Delton 20 Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Rep. Lyndon 3 Rep. Scott 24 St. Croix Rep. Warren 29 Trempealeau Rep. Galesville 04 Vernon 1 Rep. De Soto 2 Rep. Clinton 08 Walworth 1 Rep. Bloomfield 2 Rep. Delavan 3 Rep. East Troy 33 Washington 1 Dem. Hartford 2 Dem. West Bend 10 Waukesha 1 Dem. Muskego 2 Rep. Lisbon 21 Waupaca 1 Rep. Royalton 2 Rep. Scandinavia 09 Waushara Rep. Hancock 19 Winnebago 1 Rep. Oshkosh 2 Dem. Neenah 3 Rep. Omro 4 Gbk. Rushford
Employees Senate employees Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross Assistant Clerk: J. F. A. Williams Bookkeeper: T. S. Ansley Engrossing Clerk: John P. Mitchell Enrolling Clerk: John P. Webster Transcribing Clerk: Gilbert Tennant Proofreader: Thomas A. Dyson Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Walter L. Houser Clerk for the Committee on Claims: J. Lamborn Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Charles Pinckney Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Charles H. Darlington Document Clerk: William Graham Sergeant-at-Arms: Chalmers Ingersoll Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel Harshman Postmaster: A. C. Fraser Assistant Postmaster: James E. Heg Gallery Attendants: Jacob Cleaver A. J. Barsantee Wash Room Attendant: William McCann Document Room Attendant: Frank S. Hatson Enrolling Room Attendant: H. R. Rawson Committee Room Attendant: Oscar M. Dering Doorkeepers: M. Simon W. F. Cochran Edwin Rowclitt Louis Goeller Porter: W. L. Dowler Night Watch: G. H. Markstrom President's Messenger: Ralph Irish Chief Clerk's Messenger: J. G. Hyland Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Edward N. Potter Messengers: Charles Pierce Gustrave Mosier John Rindlaub T. Nelson Janitor: M. Finnerty
Assembly employees Chief Clerk: John E. Eldred 1st Assistant Clerk: William M. Fogo 2nd Assistant Clerk: Charles N. Herreid Bookkeeper: O. A. Southmayd Engrossing Clerk: P. H. Swift Enrolling Clerk: T. J. Vaughn Transcribing Clerk: C. H. Ladd Proof Reader: J. A. Ellis Sergeant-at-Arms: Daniel H. Pulcifer Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George W. Church Postmaster: W. W. Sturtevant Assistant Postmaster: T. M. Griswold Doorkeepers: Isidore Lison George Seebald Dehart McLummins Charles A. Vaetz Gallery Attendant: Otto Comdohr Night Watch: W. R. Alban Room Attendants: William Gillillan Jr. J. W. Dunn Speaker's Messenger: Paul R. Colvin Clerk's Messenger: Eddie Cavanaugh Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Adolph Roeder Messengers: George Bean Hugh Edwards Thomas Jones Alma Marsden Frank Leonard Thomas Gillespie C. Hindrich J. Kohner Edwin Dahlby John Kempf
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External links 1880: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature