| 16th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 5, 1863 – January 4, 1864 | ||||
| Election | November 4, 1862 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Vacant | ||||
| President pro tempore | Wyman Spooner (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | J. Allen Barber (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Sessions | |||||
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The Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1863, to April 2, 1863, 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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1862. 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, 1861.[1]
Major events
[edit]- January 1, 1863: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect.
- April 30–May 8, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Six regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle.
- May 18–July 4, 1863: Siege of Vicksburg took place in Warren County, Mississippi. Seventeen regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the siege.
- July 1–3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg took place near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Six regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. Future-Governor of Wisconsin Lucius Fairchild and future State Treasurer Henry Baetz were wounded.
- November 3, 1863: James T. Lewis elected Governor of Wisconsin.
Major legislation
[edit]- March 13, 1863: Joint Resolution recommending Colonels J. C. Starkweather and Geo. E. Bryant to promotion, 1863 Joint Resolution 2
- March 25, 1863: Joint Resolution relative to adopting state flag, 1863 Joint Resolution 4
- March 26, 1863: Act to provide for continuing the work on the state capitol, 1863 Act 107
- March 28, 1863: Act to authorize the borrowing of money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection and defend the state in time of war, 1863 Act 157
- April 1, 1863: Act authorizing the governor to take care of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Wisconsin volunteers, and appropriating money out of the treasury for that purpose, 1863 Act 196
- April 1, 1863: Act to provide for compensating parties whose property may be injured or destroyed in consequence of mobs or riots, 1863 Act 211
- April 1, 1863: Act to provide for the enrollment of persons liable to perform military duty, and the organization of the state militia for active service, 1863 Act 242
- April 2, 1863: Act to provide for the relief of families of persons who may die in the military service of the United States or of the state of Wisconsin, 1863 Act 264
Party summary
[edit]Senate summary
[edit]
Democratic: 15 seats
National Union: 1 seat
Republican: 17 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 11 | 2 | 20 | 33 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 15 | 1 | 17 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 45.45% | 54.55% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 11 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
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Democratic: 43 seats
National Union: 2 seats
Republican: 55 seats
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 46 | 10 | 42 | 98 | 1 |
| Start of 1st Session | 44 | 2 | 54 | 100 | 0 |
| after February 8 | 43 | 55 | |||
| Final voting share | 43% | 57% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 29 | 71 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
[edit]- 1st Regular session: January 14, 1863 – April 2, 1863
Leaders
[edit]Senate leadership
[edit]- President of the Senate: Vacant
- President pro tempore: Wyman Spooner
Assembly leadership
[edit]- Speaker of the Assembly: J. Allen Barber
Members
[edit]Members of the Senate
[edit]Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 15 seats
Union: 1 seat
Republican: 17 seats
Members of the Assembly
[edit]Members of the Assembly for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 43 seats
Union: 2 seats
Republican: 55 seats
Employees
[edit]Senate employees
[edit]- Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart[2]
- Assistant Clerk: J. M. Randall
- Engrossing Clerk: G. W. Campbell
- Enrolling Clerk: George W. Stoner
- Transcribing Clerk: J. J. Tschudy
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Luther Basford
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder
- Postmaster: James L. Hosford
- Assistant Postmaster: John Van t'Woud
- Doorkeeper: B. S. Miller
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Francis Mika
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Samuel Bachman
- Assistant Doorkeeper: Paul Halverson
- Firemen:
- Alex Stilwell
- John Crowley
- Messengers:
- J. E. Brown
- John Hutchins
- Albert F. Dexter
- Frank Kellogg
- Porter: George E. Albee
Assembly employees
[edit]- Chief Clerk: John S. Dean[2]
- Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
- Bookkeeper: Merrick P. Wing
- Engrossing Clerk: Herbert A. Lewis
- Enrolling Clerk: S. Canning Fisher
- Transcribing Clerk: Henry C. Hadley
- Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
- Sergeant-at-Arms: A. M. Thomson
- 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: C. D. Lon
- 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. S. Hawley
- Postmaster: M. B. Patchin
- 1st Assistant Postmaster: John B. Eugene
- 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Oscar Babcock
- Doorkeeper: Franklin Kelly
- Assistant Doorkeeper: A. J. Fuller
- Assistant Doorkeeper: P. P. Davis
- Assistant Doorkeeper: William C. Lesure
- Firemen:
- H. H. Hayward
- Philip Carey
- Iver Knudsen
- Messengers:
- Adam Waltz
- James E. Dean
- Richard L. Hayward
- Edgar C. McLaughlin
- Patrick W. Lannen
- William H. Miller
- Louis Sholes
- George D. Potter
- Mark W. Bailey
References
[edit]- ^ "Annals of the legislature". The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin 1882 (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 205–207. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
- ^ a b c d Dean, John S., ed. (1863). "Legislative department". The legislative manual of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 76–77, 88–91. Retrieved October 20, 2019.