The Thirty-Fifth 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 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.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Jeremiah M. Rusk, of Vernon County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
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) Total Dem. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 9 24 33 0 1st Session 10 23 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 15 18 33 0
Assembly summary
Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Dem. Gbk. Lab. Ind. Rep. Vacant End of previous Legislature 21 0 0 0 79 100 0 1st Session 34 0 0 2 64 100 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 53 1 2 1 43 100 0
Sessions
1st Regular session: January 11, 1882March 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 Peshtigo Rep. 02 Brown Green Bay Dem. 03 Racine Racine Rep. 04 Crawford & Vernon Whitestown Rep. 05 Milwaukee Milwaukee Rep. 06 Milwaukee Milwaukee Dem. 07 Milwaukee Milwaukee Rep. 08 Kenosha & Walworth GenevaRep. 09 Green Lake, Marquette, HancockRep. 10 Waukesha OconomowocDem. 11 Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor, Grand RapidsRep. 12 Green & Lafayette BrodheadRep. 13 Dodge MayvilleDem. 14 Juneau & Sauk NecedahRep. 15 Manitowoc ManitowocDem. 16 Grant LancasterRep. 17 Rock JanesvilleRep. 18 Fond du LacRep. 19 Winnebago NeenahRep. 20 Sheboygan Plymouth Dem. 21 Marathon, Portage, WausauRep. 22 Calumet & Outagamie Appleton Dem. 23 Jefferson Watertown Dem. 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, Warren Rep. 25 Dane Madison Rep. 26 Dane (Western Part) Black Earth Dem. 27 Adams & Columbia Lodi Rep. 28 Iowa & Richland Arena Rep. 29 Buffalo, Pepin, Fountain City Rep. 30 Dunn, , Rep. 31 La Crosse La Crosse Rep. 32 Jackson Tomah Rep. 33 Ozaukee & Washington Dem.
Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:
SenateDistrict County Dist. Representative Party Residence 27 Adams Rep. Friendship 24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Rep. Osceola 02 Brown 1 Rep. Green Bay 2 Dem. Fort Howard 3 Dem. Morrison 29 Buffalo & Pepin 1 Ind. Alma 2 Rep. Pepin 22 Calumet Rep. New Holstein 11 Chippewa Rep. Chippewa Falls Clark, Lincoln, Taylor Dem. Neillsville 27 Columbia 1 Rep. Portage 2 Rep. Fall River 04 Crawford Rep. Soldiers Grove 26 Dane 1 Dem. Middleton 25 2 Rep. Madison 3 Rep. Medina 13 Dodge 1 Dem. Hustisford 2 Dem. Brownsville 3 Rep. Fox Lake 4 Dem. Beaver Dam 01 Door Rep. Sturgeon Bay 30 Dunn Rep. Fall Creek Eau Claire Dem. Eau Claire 18 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Ripon 2 Rep. Fond du Lac 3 Rep. Fond du Lac 20 4 Dem. Lamartine 16 Grant 1 Rep. Smelser 2 Rep. Cassville 3 Rep. Millville 12 Green 1 Rep. York 2 Rep. Monroe 09 Green Lake Rep. Brooklyn 28 Iowa 1 Dem. Ridgeway 2 Rep. Mifflin 32 Jackson Rep. Black River Falls 23 Jefferson 1 Rep. Watertown 2 Rep. Waterloo 3 Rep. Jefferson 14 Juneau 1 Rep. Wonewoc 2 Dem. Necedah 08 Kenosha Rep. Randall 01 Kewaunee Dem. Carlton 31 La Crosse Rep. Onalaska 11 Lafayette 1 Rep. Darlington 2 Dem. Shullsburg 15 Manitowoc 1 Rep. Meeme 2 Dem. Two Rivers 3 Rep. Manitowoc 21 Marathon Dem. Wausau 09 Marquette Dem. Westfield 05 Milwaukee 1 Rep. Milwaukee 07 2 Dem. Milwaukee 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 06 5 Rep. Milwaukee 05 6 Ind. Milwaukee 07 7 Rep. Milwaukee 06 8 Dem. Milwaukee 05 9 Dem. Milwaukee 10 Rep. Wauwatosa 06 11 Rep. Oak Creek 32 Monroe 1 Rep. Sparta 2 Rep. Warrens 01 Langlade, Marinette, Oconto & Shawano Rep. Pensaukee 22 Outagamie 1 Dem. Appleton 2 Dem. New London 33 Ozaukee Dem. Cedarburg 30 Pierce Rep. Ellsworth 21 Portage Rep. Plover 03 Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Dem. Norway 28 Richland 1 Rep. Rockbridge 2 Rep. Viola 17 Rock 1 Rep. Avon 2 Dem. Janesville 3 Rep. Clinton 14 Sauk 1 Rep. Bear Creek 2 Rep. Baraboo 20 Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Dem. Cascade 3 Rep. Adell 24 St. Croix Ind.R. Baldwin 29 Trempealeau Rep. Galesville 04 Vernon 1 Rep. Utica 2 Rep. Hillsboro 08 Walworth 1 Rep. Spring Prairie 2 Rep. Sharon 3 Rep. Sugar Creek 33 Washington 1 Dem. Polk 2 Dem. Barton 10 Waukesha 1 Rep. Waukesha 2 Dem. Brookfield 21 Waupaca 1 Rep. Fremont 2 Rep. Bear Creek 09 Waushara Ind.R. Saxeville 19 Winnebago 1 Dem. Oshkosh 2 Dem. Neenah 3 Rep. Oshkosh 4 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
References
External links 1882: Related Documents from Wisconsin Legislature