30th Wisconsin Legislature (original) (raw)

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Wisconsin legislative term for 1877

30th Wisconsin Legislature
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Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863
Overview
Legislative body	Wisconsin Legislature
Meeting place	Wisconsin State Capitol
Term	January 1, 1877 – January 7, 1878
Election	November 7, 1876
Senate
Members	33
Senate President	Charles D. Parker (D)
President pro tempore	William Hiner (R)
Party control	Republican
Assembly
Members	100
Assembly Speaker	John B. Cassoday (R)
Party control	Republican
Sessions
1stJanuary 10, 1877 – March 8, 1877

The Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1877, to March 8, 1877, in regular session.

This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous 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 7, 1876. 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 2, 1875.[1]

• January 29, 1877: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Electoral Commission Act to attempt to settle the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
• March 2, 1877: The Compromise of 1877 secured the election of Rutherford B. Hayes, resolving the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
• March 4, 1877: Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes as the 19th President of the United States.
• May 6, 1877: Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrendered to United States troops in Nebraska.
• July 16, 1877: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 lead to rioting in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.
• September 5, 1877: While in captivity, Chief Crazy Horse was killed by an American soldier.
• November 6, 1877: William E. Smith elected Governor of Wisconsin.
• November 29, 1877: Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph for the first time.
• January 31, 1877: Joint Resolution agreeing to an amendment of section four of article seven of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1877 Joint Resolution 1. Confirmed a constitutional amendment adding two seats to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to be chosen at the Spring 1878 election.
• February 16, 1877: Joint Resolution relating to the coinage of silver, 1877 Act 3.

Senate partisan composition

Democratic: 8 seats

Liberal Republican: 3 seats

Republican: 22 seats

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | -- | - | | | | | | | | | | | Dem. | Ref. | Lib.R. | Rep. | Vacant | | | | End of previous Legislature | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | 1st Session | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | Final voting share | 33.33% | 66.67% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 0 |

Assembly partisan composition

Democratic: 32 seats

Reform: 5 seats

Liberal Republican: 1 seat

Republican: 62 seats

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | --- | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dem. | Ref. | Soc. | Gbk. | Ind. | Lib.R. | Rep. | Vacant | | | | End of previous Legislature | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 100 | 0 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Start of 1st Session | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 100 | 0 | | From Jan. 31 | 32 | 62 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Final voting share | 38% | 62% | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Beginning of the next Legislature | 41 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 0 |

• 1st Regular session: January 10, 1877 – March 8, 1877
• President of the Senate: Charles D. Parker (D)
• President pro tempore: William Hiner (R)

Assembly leadership

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• Speaker of the Assembly: John B. Cassoday

Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Senate partisan representation

Democratic: 8 seats

Lib. Rep.: 3 seats

Republican: 22 seats

Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]

Assembly partisan composition

Democratic: 32 seats

Reform: 5 seats

Liberal Republican: 1 seat

Republican: 62 seats

Changes from the 29th Legislature

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New districts for the 30th Legislature were defined in 1876 Wisconsin Act 343, passed into law in the 29th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

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• 10 Senate districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
• Brown County became its own senate district (2), after previously having been in a shared district with Door and Kewaunee counties.
• The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (25, 26).
• Milwaukee County went from having 2 districts to 3 (5, 6, 7).
• Green and Lafayette counties were combined into one district (12).
• Fond du Lac County's eastern district was combined with Manitowoc County as one district (20).
• Pierce County was removed from the 24th district and added to a new district with Eau Claire and Dunn counties (30).

after redistricting

before redistricting

Assembly redistricting

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• 45 Assembly districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
• Adams County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Wood County.
• Chippewa County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Taylor County.
• Columbia County went from having 3 districts to 2.
• Dane County went from having 4 districts to 3.
• Dodge County went from having 6 districts to 4.
• Door County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Northern Kewaunee County.
• Dunn County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin County.
• Juneau County went from having 1 district to 2.
• Ozaukee County went from having 2 districts to 1.
• Rock County went from having 5 districts to 3.

after redistricting

before redistricting

County	Districts in 29th Legislature	Districts in 30th Legislature	Change
Adams	Shared with Wood	1 District
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	3 Districts	3 Districts
Buffalo	1 District	2 shared with Pepin
Burnett	Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk	Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk
Calumet	1 District	1 District
Chippewa	Shared with Taylor	1 District
Clark	Shared with Jackson	Shared with Lincoln, Taylor & Wood
Columbia	3 Districts	2 Districts
Crawford	1 District	1 District
Dane	4 Districts	3 Districts
Dodge	6 Districts	4 Districts
Door	Shared with Northern Kewaunee	1 District
Douglas	Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk	Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk
Dunn	Shared with Pepin	1 District
Eau Claire	1 District	1 District
Fond du Lac	3 Districts	4 Districts
Grant	4 Districts	3 Districts
Green	1 District	2 Districts
Green Lake	1 District	1 District
Iowa	2 Districts	2 Districts
Jackson	Shared with Clark	1 District
Jefferson	3 Districts	3 Districts
Juneau	1 District	2 Districts
Kenosha	1 District	1 District
Kewaunee	Divided between Door and Brown	1 District
La Crosse	1 District	1 District
Lafayette	1 District	2 Districts
Manitowoc	3 Districts	3 Districts
Marathon	1 District	1 District
Marquette	1 District	1 District
Milwaukee	11 Districts	11 Districts
Monroe	2 Districts	2 Districts
Oconto	1 District	Shared with Shawano
Outagamie	Divided between Shawano and own district	2 Districts
Ozaukee	2 Districts	1 District
Pepin	Shared with Dunn	2 shared with Buffalo
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	2 Districts	2 Districts
Rock	5 Districts	3 Districts
Sauk	2 Districts	2 Districts
Shawano	Shared with Northern Outagamie & Eastern Waupaca	Shared with Oconto
Sheboygan	3 Districts	3 Districts
St. Croix	1 District	1 District
Taylor	Shared with Chippewa	Shared with Clark, Lincoln, Wood
Trempealeau	1 District	1 District
Vernon	2 Districts	2 Districts
Walworth	3 Districts	3 Districts
Washington	2 Districts	2 Districts
Waukesha	2 Districts	2 Districts
Waupaca	Shared with Shawano & Northern Outagamie	2 Districts
Waushara	1 District	1 District
Winnebago	4 Districts	4 Districts
Wood	Shared with Adams	Shared with Clark, Lincoln, & Taylor

1. ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 239–241. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
2. ^ a b Bashford, R. M., ed. (1877). "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 445–488. Retrieved January 21, 2022.

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