The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1875, to March 6, 1875, 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, 1874. 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 4, 1873.[1]
February 17, 1875: An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers, 1875 Act 24.
February 20, 1875: An Act to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to railroad, express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin," 1875 Act 39. Replaced the three-person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner.
February 24, 1875: An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery, committed at or before elections, 1875 Act 56. Criminalized the buying or selling of votes.
February 27, 1875: An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer, 1875 Act 85.
March 2, 1875: An Act to render women eligible to local school offices, 1875 Act 120.
March 2, 1875: An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways, 1875 Act 134. Created a $10,000 bounty for invention of a steam-powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor.
March 3, 1875: An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals, 1875 Act 150.
