| Body | Wisconsin Legislature |
|---|---|
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol |
| Election | November 3, 1868 |
| Term start | January 4, 1869 |
| Term end | January 3, 1870 |
| Before | 21st |
| After | 23rd |
| Chamber 1 | Senate |
| Membership 1 | 33 |
| Control 1 | Republican |
| Senate President | Wyman Spooner (R) |
| President pro tempore | George C. Hazelton (R) |
| Chamber 2 | Assembly |
| Membership 2 | 100 |
| Control 2 | Republican |
| Assembly Speaker | Alexander M. Thomson (R) |
| Session1 start | January 13, 1869 |
| Session1 end | March 11, 1869 |
The Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1869, to March 11, 1869, 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 3, 1868. 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 5, 1867.[1]
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the second year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1867 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 27, 1869: Matthew H. Carpenter was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session.[2]
- March 4, 1869: Inauguration of Ulysses S. Grant as 18th President of the United States
- May 15, 1869: The National Woman Suffrage Association was founded in New York.
Major legislation
- March 9, 1869: Joint Resolution ratifying the proposed amendment to the constitution of the United States, 1869 Joint Resolution 6.
- March 9, 1869: Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution of the state so as to authorize the abolishment of the grand jury system, 1869 Joint Resolution 7. This amendment was ratified at the November 1870 general election.
- March 10, 1869: An Act to codify the laws of this state relating to highways and bridges, 1869 Act 152
- March 11, 1869: Joint Resolution proposing amendment to section 4 article 7 of the constitution, 1869 Joint Resolution 8. Proposed expanding the Wisconsin Supreme Court from three to five justices. This amendment was rejected by voters in November 1872, but the court expansion was successful on a subsequent attempt in 1878.
Party summary
Senate summary
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Vacant | |||
| End of previous Legislature | 15 | 18 | 33 | 0 | |
| 1st Session | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
| Final voting share | 42.42% | 57.58% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 | |
Assembly summary
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 41 | 0 | 59 | 100 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 32 | 0 | 68 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 32% | 0% | 68% | ||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 39 | 1 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 13, 1869 – March 11, 1869
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner (R)
- President pro tempore: George C. Hazelton (R)
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:[3]
Employees
Senate employees
- Chief Clerk: L. B. Hills[3]
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Wilson
- Bookkeeper: H. H. Rust
- Engrossing Clerk: J. H. Culvor
- Enrolling Clerk: W. T. Brayton
- Transcribing Clerk: E. M. Truell
- Assistant Clerk: John S. Wilson
- Sergeant-at-Arms: W. H. Hamilton
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Franklin Kelly
- Postmaster: T. L. Terry
- Assistant Postmaster: George Pietssch
- Doorkeeper: John McGill
- Assistant Doorkeeper: P. C. Selden
- Assistant Doorkeeper: J. K. Parish
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Mark Shepard
- Gallery Doorkeeper: Henry Taylor
- Night Watch: E. C. Arnold
- Porter & Mess: Martin Mulville
- Messengers:
- Robert B. McCord
- Charlie S. Vedder
- George Webster
- V. Wilson
- William Gleason
- Edward Knight
Assembly employees
- Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young[3]
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
- Engrossing Clerk: A. H. Reed
- Enrolling Clerk: E. H. Webb
- Transcribing Clerk: E. C. Clark
- Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
- Sergeant-at-Arms: R. C. Kelly
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: E. A. Gibbons
- Postmaster: C. F. Solberg
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: Sam Bartholomew
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: H. C. Warner
- Doorkeepers:
- A. McLaughlin
- T. H. Grist
- J. Dickinson
- H. Seffens
- Night Watch: James Roberts
- Firemen:
- J. Warren
- Samuel Bachman
- Speaker's Messenger: Parke I. Graves
- Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
- Messengers:
- Thomas McDonald
- Charles H. Newton
- Henry A. Douglass
- Emile Hammer
- George Aiken
- Howley Baxter
- C. Bingham
- G. F. Hibbard
- Dan Fitzpatrick
- Gallery Attendants:
- William Woolnough
- W. P. Borroughs
References
- ^ Heg, J. E. (ed.) (1882). "Annals of the Legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. pp. 219–221. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- ^ Journal of Proceedings of the Wisconsin Legislature for 1869. Madison, Wisconsin: Wisconsin Legislature. 1869. Retrieved November 6, 2021.
- ^ "Legislative Department". The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin. State of Wisconsin. 1869. pp. 167–168, 171–174. Retrieved November 5, 2021.