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25th Wisconsin Legislature

The Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1872, to March 26, 1872, in regular session.

25th Wisconsin Legislature
←24th 26th→
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 1, 1872 – January 6, 1873
ElectionNovember 7, 1871
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentMilton Pettit (R)
President pro temporeCharles G. Williams (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerDaniel Hall (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 10, 1872 – March 26, 1872

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous 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 7, 1871. 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 8, 1870.[1]

Major events

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Major legislation

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  • February 6, 1872: Joint Resolution instructing our senators and requesting our representatives in congress to oppose the passage of a bill for the remission of import duties on building material to be used in rebuilding the burnt district of Chicago, 1872 Joint Resolution 1. Opposed the lifting of tariffs on foreign timber and building materials, a move that was contemplated to aide in the reconstruction of Chicago after the Great Chicago Fire.
  • February 14, 1872: An Act to prohibit and prevent the carrying of concealed weapons, 1872 Act 7.
  • March 5, 1872: An Act making election days legal holidays, 1872 Act 32.
  • March 9, 1872: An Act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into congressional districts, 1872 Act 48. Wisconsin's congressional delegation grew from six to eight members.
  • March 15, 1872: An Act to protect the use of the telegraph, 1872 Act 54. To outlaw the act of intercepting a telegraph intended for another recipient.
  • March 21, 1872: An Act to amend section two of chapter one hundred and fifty-six of the general laws of 1871, entitled "an act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into senate and assembly districts," 1872 Act 70. Reconfigured the Monroe County Assembly districts.
  • March 21, 1872: An Act authorizing cities and villages to establish free public libraries and reading rooms, 1872 Act 80.
  • March 22, 1872: Joint Resolution to amend section three (3) of article eleven (11) of the constitution, 1872 Joint Resolution 11. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit counties, municipalities, and school districts from going into debt.
  • March 22, 1872: An Act to provide for the improvement of the capitol park, 1872 Act 93.
  • March 23, 1872: An Act to submit to the people an amendment to article seven of the constitution, 1872 Act 111. Setting a referendum for an amendment to the state constitution expanding the Supreme Court from three to five justices. The referendum ultimately failed in the November 1872 general election.[2]
  • March 25, 1872: An Act to enable married women to transact business, make contracts, and sue and be sued, and to define the liabilities of husbands and wives, 1872 Act 155.

Party summary

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Senate summary

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Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 10 seats
  Republican: 23 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 14 19 33 0
1st Session 10 23 33 0
Final voting share 30.3% 69.7%
Beginning of the next Legislature 10 23 33 0

Assembly summary

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Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 40 seats
  Republican: 60 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Democratic Ind. Republican Vacant
End of previous Legislature 40 3 57 100 0
1st Session 40 0 60 100 0
Final voting share 40% 0% 60%
Beginning of the next Legislature 39 0 61 100 0

Sessions

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  • 1st Regular session: January 10, 1872 – March 26, 1872

Leaders

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Senate leadership

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Assembly leadership

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Members

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Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

 
Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 10 seats
  Republican: 23 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Sheboygan John H. Jones Sheboygan Rep.
02 Brown, Door, Kewaunee Myron P. Lindsley Green Bay Dem.
03 Milwaukee (Northern Part) Francis Huebschmann Milwaukee Dem.
04 Monroe & Vernon William Nelson Viroqua Rep.
05 Racine Philo Belden Rochester Rep.
06 Milwaukee (Southern Half) John L. Mitchell Milwaukee Dem.
07 Dane (Eastern Part) William M. Colladay Dunn Rep.
08 Kenosha & Walworth Samuel Pratt Spring Prairie Rep.
09 Iowa Francis Little Mineral Point Rep.
10 Waukesha William Blair Waukesha Rep.
11 Lafayette Henry S. Magoon Darlington Rep.
12 Green Orrin Bacon Monticello Rep.
13 Dodge Satterlee Clark Horicon Dem.
14 Sauk John B. Quimby Sauk City Rep.
15 Manitowoc Carl H. Schmidt Manitowoc Dem.
16 Grant John C. Holloway Lancaster Rep.
17 Rock Charles G. Williams Janesville Rep.
18 Fond du Lac (Western Part) William Hiner Fond du Lac Rep.
19 Winnebago James H. Foster Koro Rep.
20 Fond du Lac (Eastern Part) Joseph Wagner Marshfield Dem.
21 Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, & Northern Outagamie Myron Reed Waupaca Dem.
22 Calumet & Southern Outagamie George Kreiss Appleton Dem.
23 Jefferson William W. Woodman Farmington Dem.
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, & St. Croix Joseph E. Irish New Richmond Rep.
25 Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara Waldo Flint Princeton Rep.
26 Dane (Western Part) Romanzo E. Davis Middleton Rep.
27 Columbia William M. Griswold Columbus Rep.
28 Crawford & Richland Henry L. Eaton Lone Rock Rep.
29 Adams, Juneau, Portage, & Wood Eliphalet S. Miner Necedah Rep.
30 Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, & Pepin Joseph G. Thorp Eau Claire Rep.
31 La Crosse Angus Cameron La Crosse Rep.
32 Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, & Trempealeau Orlando Brown Modena Rep.
33 Ozaukee & Washington Lyman Morgan Ozaukee Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature:[3]

 
Assembly partisan representation
  Democratic: 40 seats
  Republican: 60 seats
Senate
District 		County Dist. Representative Party Residence
29 Adams & Wood George A. Neeves Rep. Grand Rapids
24 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Henry D. Barron Rep. St. Croix Falls
02 Brown & Southern Kewaunee 1 Christian Wœlz Dem. Green Bay
2 David Cooper Ayres Rep. Fort Howard
3 Daniel Lee Dem. De Pere
32 Buffalo George Cowie Dem. Glencoe
22 Calumet C. H. M. Petersen Dem. New Holstein
30 Chippewa John J. Jenkins Rep. Chippewa Falls
32 Clark & Jackson Eustace L. Brockway Rep. Black River Falls
27 Columbia 1 William W. Corning Dem. Portage
2 Henry C. Brace Rep. Fountain Prairie
3 Jacob Low Rep. Lowville
28 Crawford Oliver A. Caswell Dem. Utica
07 Dane 1 Benjamin F. Adams Rep. Pleasant Springs
2 John D. Gurnee Dem. Madison
26 3 John Adams Dem. Black Earth
4 Phineas Baldwin Rep. Oregon
13 Dodge 1 Michael Adams Rep. Elba
2 Calvin E. Lewis Rep. Beaver Dam
3 Allen H. Atwater Rep. Oak Grove
4 Silas W. Lamoreux Dem. Mayville
5 George Schott Dem. Rubicon
6 John Solon Dem. Shields
02 Door & Northern Kewaunee Gideon W. Allen Dem. Sturgeon Bay
30 Dunn & Pepin Elias P. Bailey Rep. Lucas
Eau Claire Bradley Phillips Rep. Eau Claire
18 Fond du Lac 1 Andrew J. Yorty Rep. Metomen
2 Elihu Colman Rep. Fond du Lac
20 3 Aaron Walters Dem. Eden
16 Grant 1 George Cabanis Rep. Big Patch
2 Allen R. Bushnell Rep. Lancaster
3 Samuel A. Ferrin Rep. Wingville
4 Jerome B. Cory Rep. Patch Grove
12 Green Marshal H. Pengra Rep. Sylvester
25 Green Lake Archibald Nichols Rep. Markesan
09 Iowa 1 William E. Rowe Rep. Arena
2 John Strachan Dem. Mineral Point
23 Jefferson 1 Daniel Hall Rep. Watertown
2 William L. Hoskins Dem. Lake Mills
3 Lucien B. Caswell Rep. Fort Atkinson
29 Juneau Henry F. C. Nichols Rep. New Lisbon
08 Kenosha Frederick Robinson Dem. Kenosha
31 La Crosse Gideon Hixon Rep. La Crosse
11 Lafayette Thomas Bainbridge Rep. Benton
15 Manitowoc 1 Peter Reuther Rep. Centerville
2 Martin McNamara Dem. Maple Grove
3 Joseph Rankin Dem. Manitowoc
21 Marathon Bartholomew Ringle Dem. Wausau
25 Marquette Neil Dimond Dem. Buffalo
03 Milwaukee 1 John W. Cary Dem. Milwaukee
2 George Abert Dem. Milwaukee
06 3 John Black Dem. Milwaukee
4 Frederick C. Winkler Rep. Milwaukee
5 Charles H. Larkin Dem. Milwaukee
03 6 Emil Wallber Rep. Milwaukee
06 7 Winfield Smith Rep. Milwaukee
8 John Fellenz Dem. Milwaukee
03 9 Moritz Becker Dem. Milwaukee
10 Henry Fowler Dem. Milwaukee
06 11 Adin P. Hobart Rep. Oak Creek
04 Monroe 1 Eli O. Rudd Rep. Rudd's Mills
2 John F. Richards Rep. Tomah
21 Oconto Richard W. Hubbell Rep. Oconto
33 Ozaukee 1 John R. Bohan Dem. Ozaukee
2 Frederick W. Horn Dem. Cedarburg
24 Pierce Oliver S. Powell Rep. River Falls
29 Portage Oliver Lamoreux Dem. Plover
05 Racine 1 Richard B. Bates Dem. Racine
2 William V. Moore Rep. Yorkville
28 Richland 1 William Dixon Rep. Ithaca
2 George W. Putnam Rep. Marshall
17 Rock 1 Orlando F. Wallihan Rep. Footville
2 Zebulon P. Burdick Rep. Janesville
3 Dustin G. Cheever Rep. Clinton
4 Eugene K. Felt Rep. Newark
5 Alexander Graham Rep. Janesville
14 Sauk 1 William W. Perry Rep. Sumpter
2 George G. Swain Rep. Delton
22 Outagamie, Shawano, & Waupaca 1 William H. H. Wroe Rep. Dale
21 2 Michael Gorman Dem. Lebanon
3 Archibald D. Smith Rep. Lind
01 Sheboygan 1 George W. Weeden Dem. Sheboygan
2 Patrick H. O'Rourk Dem. Lyndon
3 Major Shaw Rep. Lima
24 St. Croix John C. Spooner Rep. Hudson
32 Trempealeau Noah D. Comstock Rep. Arcadia
04 Vernon 1 Reuben May Rep. Jefferson
2 Henry A. Chase Rep. Viroqua
08 Walworth 1 Elijah M. Sharp Rep. Delavan
2 Amos W. Stafford Rep. Bloomfield
3 Samuel A. White Dem. Whitewater
33 Washington 1 Densmore W. Maxon Dem. Cedar Creek
2 Baruch S. Weil Dem. Schleisingerville
10 Waukesha 1 Eliphalet Stone Rep. Summit
2 Charles Brown Rep. Brookfield Center
25 Waushara Hobart S. Sacket Rep. Aurora
19 Winnebago 1 Thomas D. Grimmer Rep. Oshkosh
2 Azel W. Patten Dem. Neenah
3 Nelson F. Beckwith Dem. Omro
4 Alson Wood Rep. Rushford

Changes from the 24th Legislature

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New districts for the 25th Legislature were defined in 1871 Wisconsin Act 156, passed into law in the 24th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

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Summary of changes

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  • 17 Senate districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
  • The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (7, 26).
  • Dodge County went from having two senators to one (13).
  • Fond du Lac County went from having one senator to two (18, 20).
  • Kenosha and Walworth counties were combined into one district (8).
  • La Crosse County became its own senate district (31), after previously having been in a shared district with Vernon county.
  • The Milwaukee County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (3, 6).
  • Outagamie County was split between two multi-county districts (21, 22).
  • Ozaukee and Washington counties were combined into one district (33).
  • The old multi-county 32nd Senate district was split into two districts (30, 32).

Senate districts

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after redistricting
 
before redistricting
Dist. 24th Legislature 25th Legislature
1 Sheboygan County Sheboygan County
2 Brown, Door, Kewaunee counties Brown, Door, Kewaunee counties
3 Ozaukee County Northern Milwaukee County
4 Washington County Monroe, Vernon counties
5 Northern Milwaukee County Racine County
6 Southern Milwaukee County Southern Milwaukee County
7 Racine County Eastern Dane County
8 Kenosha County Kenosha, Walworth counties
9 Adams, Juneau, Monroe counties Iowa County
10 Waukesha County Waukesha County
11 Eastern Dane County Lafayette County
12 Walworth County Green County
13 Lafayette County Dodge County
14 Sauk County Sauk County
15 Iowa County Manitowoc County
16 Grant County Grant County
17 Rock County Rock County
18 Western Dodge County Western Fond du Lac County
19 Manitowoc County Winnebago County
20 Fond du Lac County Eastern Fond du Lac County
21 Winnebago County Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, Northern Outagamie counties
22 Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano counties Calumet, Southern Outagamie counties
23 Jefferson County Jefferson County
24 Green County Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties
25 Columbia County Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties
26 Western Dane County Western Dane County
27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood counties Columbia County
28 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties Crawford, Richland counties
29 Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties Adams , Juneau, Portage, Wood counties
30 Crawford, Richland counties Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin counties
31 La Crosse, Vernon counties La Crosse County
32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau counties Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau counties
33 Eastern Dodge County Ozaukee, Washington counties

Assembly redistricting

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Summary of changes

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  • Adams and Wood counties became a combined district, Wood had previously been in a shared district with Marathon County, Adams had previously been its own Assembly district.
  • Brown County went from having 2 districts to 3.
  • Chippewa County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Dunn.
  • Dane County went from having 5 districts to 4.
  • Dodge County went from having 4 districts to 6.
  • Eau Claire County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin County.
  • Fond du Lac County went from having 6 districts to 3.
  • Grant County went from having 5 districts to 4.
  • Jefferson County went from having 4 districts to 3.
  • La Crosse County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Lafayette County went from having 2 districts to 1.
  • Milwaukee County went from having 10 districts to 11.
  • Richland County went from having 1 district to 2.
  • Washington County went from having 3 districts to 2.
  • Waukesha County went from having 3 districts to 2.

Assembly districts

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County Districts in 24th Legislature Districts in 25th Legislature Change
Adams 1 District Shared with Wood  
Ashland Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk  
Barron Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk  
Bayfield Shared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk Shared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk  
Brown 2 Districts 3 Districts  
Buffalo 1 District 1 District  
Burnett Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk  
Calumet 1 District 1 District  
Chippewa Shared with Dunn 1 District  
Clark Shared with Jackson Shared with Jackson  
Columbia 3 Districts 3 Districts  
Crawford 1 District 1 District  
Dane 5 Districts 4 Districts  
Dodge 5 Districts 6 Districts  
Door Shared with Kewaunee Shared with Northern Kewaunee  
Douglas Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk  
Dunn Shared with Chippewa Shared with Pepin  
Eau Claire Shared with Pepin 1 District  
Fond du Lac 6 Districts 3 Districts  
Grant 5 Districts 4 Districts  
Green 2 Districts 1 District  
Green Lake 1 District 1 District  
Iowa 2 Districts 2 Districts  
Jackson Shared with Clark Shared with Clark  
Jefferson 4 Districts 3 Districts  
Juneau 1 District 1 District  
Kenosha 1 District 1 District  
Kewaunee Shared with Door Divided between Door and Brown  
La Crosse 2 Districts 1 District  
Lafayette 2 Districts 1 District  
Manitowoc 3 Districts 3 Districts  
Marathon Shared with Wood 1 District  
Marquette 1 District 1 District  
Milwaukee 10 Districts 11 Districts  
Monroe 1 District 2 Districts  
Oconto Shared with Shawano 1 District  
Outagamie 1 District Divided between Shawano and own district  
Ozaukee 1 District 2 Districts  
Pepin Shared with Eau Claire Shared with Dunn  
Pierce 1 District 1 District  
Polk Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas  
Portage 1 District 1 District  
Racine 2 Districts 2 Districts  
Richland 1 District 2 Districts  
Rock 5 Districts 5 Districts  
Sauk 2 Districts 2 Districts  
Shawano Shared with Oconto Shared with Northern Outagamie & Eastern Waupaca  
Sheboygan 3 Districts 3 Districts  
St. Croix 1 District 1 District  
Trempealeau 1 District 1 District  
Vernon 2 Districts 2 Districts  
Walworth 3 Districts 3 Districts  
Washington 3 Districts 2 Districts  
Waukesha 3 Districts 2 Districts  
Waupaca 1 District Shared with Shawano & Northern Outagamie  
Waushara 1 District 1 District  
Winnebago 3 Districts 4 Districts  
Wood Shared with Marathon Shared with Adams  

References

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  1. ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 226–228. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "No Increase of Supreme Judges". Wisconsin State Journal. November 23, 1872. p. 1. Retrieved November 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ a b Turner, A. J., ed. (1872). "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 436–470. Retrieved November 20, 2021.
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