43rd Wisconsin Legislature
42nd 44th
Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
Overview
Legislative bodyWisconsin Legislature
Meeting placeWisconsin State Capitol
TermJanuary 4, 1897 – January 2, 1899
ElectionNovember 3, 1896
Senate
Members33
Senate PresidentEmil Baensch (R)
President pro temporeLyman W. Thayer (R)
Party controlRepublican
Assembly
Members100
Assembly SpeakerGeorge A. Buckstaff (R)
Party controlRepublican
Sessions
1stJanuary 13, 1897 – April 21, 1897
Special sessions
Aug. SpecialAugust 17, 1897 – August 20, 1897

The Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 13, 1897, to April 21, 1897, in regular session. They also convened in a special session from August 17 through August 20, 1897.[1]

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 two years of a four-year term. Assembly members were elected to a two-year term. Assembly members and even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1896. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 6, 1894.[1]

Major events

Major legislation

Summary

Senate summary

Senate partisan composition
  Democratic: 4 seats
  Republican: 29 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 13 20 33 0
Start of 1st Session 4 29 33 0
Final voting share 12.12% 87.88%
Beginning of the next Legislature 2 31 33 0

Assembly summary

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Populist: 1 seat
  Republican: 90 seats
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Dem. Pop. Rep. Vacant
End of previous Legislature 19 0 81 100 0
Start of 1st Session 9 1 90 100 0
From Apr. 21, 1897[note 1] 89 99 1
Final voting share 10% 90%
Beginning of the next Legislature 19 0 81 100 0

Sessions

Leaders

Senate leadership

Assembly leadership

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation
  Democratic: 4 seats
  Republican: 29 seats
Dist. Counties Senator Residence Party
01 Door, Kewaunee, & Marinette De Wayne Stebbins Ahnapee Rep.
02 Brown & Oconto Andrew C. Mailer De Pere Rep.
03 Kenosha & Racine Ernst Timme Kenosha Rep.
04 Milwaukee (Northern Part) J. Herbert Green Milwaukee Rep.
05 Milwaukee (City Center) William H. Austin Milwaukee Rep.
06 Milwaukee (City Northwest) William Devos Milwaukee Rep.
07 Milwaukee (Southern & Western County) Charles T. Fisher Wauwatosa Rep.
08 Milwaukee (City South) Julius E. Roehr Milwaukee Rep.
09 Adams, Marquette, Waushara, & Wood Clarence V. Peirce Germania Rep.
10 Pierce & St. Croix Dempster Woodworth Ellsworth Rep.
11 Burnett, Douglas, & Polk Thomas B. Mills West Superior Rep.
12 Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, & Washburn Clarence A. Lamoreux Ashland Rep.
13 Dodge Michael E. Burke Beaver Dam Dem.
14 Outagamie & Shawano Alexander B. Whitman Appleton Rep.
15 Calumet & Manitowoc John E. McMullen Chilton Dem.
16 Grant & Iowa Charles H. Baxter Lancaster Rep.
17 Green, Lafayette, & southern Rock Henry Putnam Brodhead Rep.
18 Fond du Lac & Green Lake Lyman W. Thayer Ripon Rep.
19 Winnebago Charles W. Davis Oshkosh Rep.
20 Ozaukee & Sheboygan Fred A. Dennett Port Washington Rep.
21 Portage & Waupaca John Phillips Stevens Point Rep.
22 Northern Rock & western Jefferson John M. Whitehead Janesville Rep.
23 Walworth & eastern Jefferson Albert Solliday Watertown Dem.
24 Buffalo, Eau Claire, & Pepin John W. Whelan Mondovi Rep.
25 Clark & Marathon Clarion A. Youmans Neillsville Rep.
26 Dane Chauncey B. Welton Madison Rep.
27 Columbia & Sauk William F. Conger Prairie du Sac Rep.
28 Crawford, Richland, & Vernon Oliver Munson Viroqua Rep.
29 Chippewa & Dunn James H. Stout Menomonie Rep.
30 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, & Vilas Daniel E. Riordan Eagle River Rep.
31 Jackson, Juneau, & Monroe James J. McGillivray Black River Falls Rep.
32 La Crosse & Trempealeau Levi Withee La Crosse Rep.
33 Washington & Waukesha Stephen F. Mayer West Bend Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition
  Democratic: 9 seats
  Populist: 1 seat
  Republican: 90 seats
Milwaukee County districts
Senate
District
County Dist. Representative Party Residence
09 Adams & Marquette Solon Pierce Rep. Friendship
12 Ashland & Iron Mathew J. Connors Rep. Hurley
Barron Jonathan J. Smith Rep. Barron
Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn King G. Staples Rep. Iron River
02 Brown 1 Thomas J. McGrath Rep. Green Bay
2 John M. Hogan Rep. Green Bay
24 Buffalo & Pepin Samuel F. Plummer Rep. Waterville
11 Burnett & Polk Lester B. Dresser Rep. St. Croix Falls
15 Calumet Joseph Wolfinger Dem. Woodville
29 Chippewa 1 Charles A. Stanley Rep. Chippewa Falls
2 John W. Thomas Rep. Anson
25 Clark Joseph C. Marsh Rep. Loyal
27 Columbia 1 Lemuel P. Hindes Rep. Lodi
2 George Wylie Rep. Leeds
28 Crawford James O. Davidson Rep. Soldiers Grove
26 Dane 1 Daniel Bechtel Dem. Madison
2 Christopher Legreid Rep. Cambridge
3 Oscar F. Minch Dem. Montrose
13 Dodge 1 Jesse Clason Gold Dem. Neosho
2 Samuel R. Webster Rep. Elba
01 Door Henry J. Overbeck Rep. Sturgeon Bay
11 Douglas 1 James H. Agen Rep. Superior
2 Jarvis White Rep. South Superior
29 Dunn Albert R. Hall Rep. Knapp
24 Eau Claire 1 Byron Buffington Rep. Eau Claire
2 Horace N. Polley Rep. Bridge Creek
30 Florence, Forest, & Langlade George W. Latta Rep. Antigo
18 Fond du Lac 1 Louie A. Lange Dem. Fond du Lac
2 Wynn Edwards Rep. Rosendale
16 Grant 1 Thomas McDonald Jr. Rep. Lancaster
2 Adelbert L. Utt Rep. Platteville
17 Green Nathaniel B. Treat Rep. Monroe
18 Green Lake Hans H. Olson Rep. Berlin
16 Iowa William A. Jones Rep. Mineral Point
31 Jackson Addison W. Merrill Rep. Alma
23 Jefferson 1 Jesse Stone Rep. Watertown
22 2 Gilbert Rutherford Rep. Lake Mills
31 Juneau Frank E. Hurd Rep. New Lisbon
03 Kenosha John F. Reynolds Rep. Randall
01 Kewaunee Maynard T. Parker Rep. Ahnapee
32 La Crosse 1 George H. Ray Rep. La Crosse
2 Mark Buttles Rep. Onalaska
17 Lafayette George Sheffer Rep. New Diggings
30 Lincoln & Taylor William H. Flett Rep. Merrill
15 Manitowoc 1 Charles W. Sweeting Rep. Cato
2 Fred C. Maertz Dem. Reedsville
25 Marathon 1 Henry M. Thompson Rep. Mosinee
2 Marcus H. Barnum Rep. Wausau
01 Marinette George W. Taylor Rep. Marinette
05 Milwaukee 1 Charles H. Welch Rep. Milwaukee
2 Charles Polacheck Rep. Milwaukee
07 3 Barney A. Eaton Rep. Milwaukee
05 4 Frank A. Anson Rep. Milwaukee
08 5 Charles N. Frink Pop. Milwaukee
04 6 Charles Niss Rep. Milwaukee
07 7 Emerson D. Hoyt Rep. Wauwatosa
08 8 John Fremont Burnham Rep. Milwaukee
06 9 Reinhard Klabunde Rep. Milwaukee
10 Albert Woller Rep. Milwaukee
08 11 Julius Feige Rep. Milwaukee
06 12 Henry Otto Reinnoldt Rep. Milwaukee
04 13 John H. Yorkey Rep. Milwaukee
07 14 August Gawin Dem. Milwaukee
04 15 Charles A. W. Krauss Rep. Milwaukee
31 Monroe David F. Jones Rep. Sparta
02 Oconto Lesley C. Harvey Rep. Oconto
30 Oneida, Price, & Vilas Gid H. Clark Rep. Rhinelander
14 Outagamie 1 Bernard C. Wolter Rep. Appleton
2 Charles Clack Rep. Freedom
20 Ozaukee Herman Schellenberg Dem. Cedarburg
10 Pierce George E. Pratt Rep. River Falls
21 Portage 1 Patrick H. Cashin Dem. Stevens Point
2 Peter N. Peterson Rep. Amherst
03 Racine 1 William T. Lewis Rep. Racine
2 Thomas H. Mosher Rep. Raymond
28 Richland William M. Fogo Rep. Richland Center
22 Rock 1 William G. Wheeler Rep. Janesville
2 Abner S. Flagg Rep. Edgerton
17 3 Charles W. Merriman Rep. Beloit
27 Sauk 1 John M. True Rep. Baraboo
2 John E. Morgan Rep. Spring Green
14 Shawano Otto A. Risum Rep. Pulcifer
20 Sheboygan 1 Christian Ackerman Rep. Sheboygan
2 William F. Sieker Rep. Herman
3 George W. Wolff Rep. Rhine
10 St. Croix Hans Borchsenius Rep. Baldwin
32 Trempealeau Joseph B. Beach Rep. Whitehall
28 Vernon Emilus Goodell Rep. Viroqua
23 Walworth 1 William H. Hurlbut Rep. Elkhorn
2 Leonard C. Church Rep. Walworth
33 Washington William Froehlich Rep. Jackson
Waukesha 1 Delbert K. Smith Rep. Big Bend
2 Omar L. Rosenkrans Rep. Oconomowoc
21 Waupaca 1 Ole C. Sether Rep.
2 Andrew Jensen Rep. Ogdensburg
09 Waushara William Hughes Rep. Aurora
19 Winnebago 1 George A. Buckstaff Rep. Oshkosh
2 Silas Bullard Rep. Menasha
3 Frank T. Tucker Rep. Omro
09 Wood Herman C. Wipperman Rep. Grand Rapids

Committees

Senate committees

Assembly committees

Joint committees

Changes from the 42nd Legislature

New districts for the 43rd Legislature were defined in 1896 Wisconsin Special Session Act 1, passed into law in the 42nd Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

Senate districts

Dist. 42nd Legislature 43rd Legislature
1 Door, Kewaunee, Marinette counties Door, Kewaunee, Marinette counties
2 Brown, Oconto counties Brown, Oconto counties
3 Kenosha, Racine counties Kenosha, Racine counties
4 Milwaukee County (city northeast) Milwaukee County (northern quarter)
5 Milwaukee County (city south) Milwaukee County (city center)
6 Milwaukee County (city center) Milwaukee County (city northwest)
7 Northern Milwaukee and eastern Waukesha Milwaukee County (southern & west)
8 Milwaukee County (county south) Milwaukee County (city south)
9 Adams, Juneau, Marquette, Green Lake counties Adams, Marquette, Waushara, Wood counties
10 Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties Pierce, St. Croix counties
11 Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer, Washburn counties Burnett, Douglas, Polk counties
12 Marathon, Wood counties Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, Washburn counties
13 Dodge County Dodge County
14 Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Shawano counties Outagamie, Shawano counties
15 Calumet, Manitowoc counties Calumet, Manitowoc counties
16 Crawford, Richland, northern Grant counties Grant, Iowa counties
17 Green, southeast Dane, western Rock counties Green, Lafayette, southern Rock counties
18 Fond du Lac County Fond du Lac & Green Lake
19 Winnebago County Winnebago County
20 Sheboygan County Ozaukee, Sheboygan county
21 Portage, Waushara, western Waupaca counties Portage, Waupaca counties
22 Outagamie, eastern Waupaca counties Northern Rock, western Jefferson counties
23 Jefferson, western Waukesha counties Walworth, eastern Jefferson counties
24 Walworth, eastern Rock counties Buffalo, Eau Claire, Pepin counties
25 Clark, Eau Claire counties Clark, Marathon counties
26 Most of Dane County Dane County
27 Sauk, western Columbia counties Columbia, Sauk counties
28 Iowa, Lafayette, southern Grant counties Crawford, Richland, Vernon counties
29 Buffalo, Barron, Dunn, Pepin counties Chippewa, Dunn counties
30 Chippewa, Oneida, Price, Taylor counties Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, Vilas counties
31 Jackson, Monroe, Vernon counties Jackson, Juneau, Monroe counties
32 La Crosse, Trempealeau counties La Crosse, Trempealeau counties
33 Ozaukee, Washington, northern Dodge counties Washington, Waukesha counties

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

Assembly districts

County Districts in 42nd Legislature Districts in 43rd Legislature Change
Adams Shared with Marquette Shared with Marquette Steady
Ashland 1 District Shared with Iron Steady[note 2]
Barron 1 District 1 District Steady
Bayfield Shared with Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn Shared with Sawyer, & Washburn Steady
Brown 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Buffalo Shared with Pepin Shared with Pepin Steady
Burnett Shared with Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn Shared with Polk Steady
Calumet 1 District 1 District Steady
Chippewa 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Clark 1 District 1 District Steady
Columbia 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Crawford 1 District 1 District Steady
Dane 4 Districts 3 Districts Decrease
Dodge 3 Districts 2 Districts Decrease
Door 1 District 1 District Steady
Douglas 1 District 2 Districts Increase
Dunn 1 District 1 District Steady
Eau Claire 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Florence Shared with Ashland, Forest, Oneida, & Price Shared with Forest & Langlade Steady
Fond du Lac 3 Districts 2 Districts Decrease
Forest Shared with Florence & Langlade Shared with Florence & Langlade Steady
Grant 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Green 1 District 1 District Steady
Green Lake 1 District 1 District Steady
Iowa 1 District 1 District Steady
Iron Did not exist Shared with Ashland
Jackson 1 District 1 District Steady
Jefferson 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Juneau 1 District 1 District Steady
Kenosha 1 District 1 District Steady
Kewaunee 1 District 1 District Steady
La Crosse 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Lafayette 1 District 1 District Steady
Langlade Shared with Florence & Forest Shared with Florence & Forest Steady
Lincoln 1 District Shared with Taylor Decrease
Manitowoc 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Marathon 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Marinette 1 District 1 District Steady
Marquette Shared with Adams Shared with Adams Steady
Milwaukee 14 Districts 15 Districts Increase
Monroe 1 District 1 District Steady
Oconto 1 District 1 District Steady
Outagamie 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Ozaukee 1 District 1 District Steady
Pepin Shared with Buffalo Shared with Buffalo Steady
Pierce 1 District 1 District Steady
Polk 1 District 1 District Steady
Portage 1 District 2 Districts Increase
Price Shared with Oneida & Taylor Shared with Oneida & Vilas Steady
Racine 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Richland 1 District 1 District Steady
Rock 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Sauk 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Sawyer Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Washburn Shared with Bayfield & Washburn Steady
Shawano 1 District 1 District Steady
Sheboygan 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
St. Croix 1 District 1 District Steady
Taylor Shared with Oneida & Price Shared with Lincoln Steady
Trempealeau 1 District 1 District Steady
Vernon 1 District 1 District Steady
Walworth 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Washburn Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Sawyer Shared with Bayfield & Sawyer Steady
Washington 1 District 1 District Steady
Waukesha 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Waupaca 2 Districts 2 Districts Steady
Waushara 1 District 1 District Steady
Winnebago 3 Districts 3 Districts Steady
Wood 1 District 1 District Steady

Notes

  1. ^ Republican William A. Jones (Iowa County) resigned after he was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
  2. ^ Iron County was created from the eastern half of Ashland, so the district was not actually changed.

References

  1. ^ a b Barish, Lawrence S.; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2011). "Statistics: History" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 709, 714, 717, 719. ISBN 978-0-9752820-1-4. Retrieved April 3, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Casson, Henry, ed. (1897). "Biographical Sketches" (PDF). The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 656–701. Retrieved May 21, 2022.