38th Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1887-1888}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 38th Wisconsin Legislature
| image = Third_Wisconsin_State_Capitol_1887.png
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption = Wisconsin State Capitol, 1887
| body = Wisconsin Legislature
| meeting_place = {{nowrap|Wisconsin State Capitol}}
| election = {{nowrap|November 2, 1886}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 3, 1887}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 7, 1889}}
| before = 37th
| after = 39th
| website =
| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|George W. Ryland (R)}}
| chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}}
| chamber1_leader2 = {{nowrap|Charles K. Erwin (R)}}
| chamber2 = Assembly
| membership2 = 100
| control2 = Republican
| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}
| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|Thomas B. Mills (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 12, 1887}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|April 15, 1887}}
}}
The Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 12, 1887,}} to {{nowrap|April 15, 1887,}} in regular session.{{cite report|url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012 |title= State of Wisconsin 2011–2012 Blue Book |year= 2011 |publisher= Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau |isbn= 978-0-9752820-1-4 |editor1-last= Barish |editor1-first= Lawrence S. |editor2-last= Lemanski |editor2-first= Lynn |chapter-url= https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/misc/lrb/blue_book/2011_2012/840_stats_history.pdf |chapter= Statistics: History |pages= 709, 714, 717, 719 |access-date= March 9, 2022 }}
Senators representing odd-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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 2, 1886. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the third and fourth year of a four-year term, having been elected in the general election of November 4, 1884.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Jeremiah M. Rusk, of Vernon County, serving his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1886 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 26, 1887: Philetus Sawyer was re-elected as United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session.
- February 4, 1887: U.S. President Grover Cleveland signed the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887, which was designed to regulate the railroad monopolies.
- February 8, 1887: U.S. President Grover Cleveland signed the Dawes Act, which allowed the federal government to designate private ownership within Native American tribal land.
- April 4, 1887: Susanna M. Salter was elected mayor of Argonia, Kansas, the first female mayor in the United States.
- July 6, 1887: King Kalākaua of Hawaii was forced to sign the 1887 Constitution of the Hawaiian Kingdom, which stripped the monarchy of much of its power and disenfranchised native Hawaiians, Asians, and the poor.
- November 13, 1887: Police in London clashed with Irish nationalist protesters in an incident known as Bloody Sunday.
- January 16, 1888: Wisconsinite William Freeman Vilas became United States Secretary of the Interior.
- March 25, 1888: Opening day of an international Congress for Women's Rights organized by Susan B. Anthony in Washington, D.C. The congress led to formation of the International Council of Women.
- June 15, 1888: German Emperor Frederick III died of cancer after a brief reign. He was succeeded by his son, Wilhelm II.
- November 6, 1888: 1888 United States general election:
- Benjamin Harrison elected President of the United States, despite losing the popular vote.
- William D. Hoard elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- The referendum on a proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution, relating to education, was defeated.
Major legislation
- April 12, 1887: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1887/related/acts/461.pdf 1887 Act 461].
- Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to section 1, of article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, relating to education, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1887/related/joint_resolutions/4.pdf 1887 Joint Resolution 4]. This was the required second legislative passage of the proposed amendment to the state constitution to update language relating to state education officers. The amendment was put to a referendum in the November 1888 general election, but was defeated by voters.
- Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1887/related/joint_resolutions/5.pdf 1887 Joint Resolution 5]. Proposed a new amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to abolish the separate offices of "chief justice" and "associate justices" of the Wisconsin Supreme Court and instead define all members of the court as "justices" with the most senior justice acting as "chief justice".
Party summary
=Senate summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=4 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
| style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Labor Party (United States, 19th century)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Lab. ! Ind. ! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 12 | 0 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 20 ! 32 | 1 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 6 | 1 | 1 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 25 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! colspan="3" | {{percentage|8|33|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|25|33|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 6 | 2 | 1 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 24 ! 33 | 0 |
=Assembly summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=4 | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
! rowspan=3 | Total ! |
| style="height:5px"
| style="background-color:{{party color|Democratic Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Labor Party (United States, 19th century)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Independent (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Lab. ! Ind. ! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 39 | 0 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 61 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | 1st Session
| 34 | 5 | 4 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 57 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=5 | |
| Final voting share
! colspan=3 | {{percentage|43|100|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|57|100|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 29 | 0 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 71 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 12, 1887{{spaced ndash}}April 15, 1887
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: George W. Ryland (R)
- President pro tempore: Charles K. Erwin (R)
=Assembly leadership=
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1887 |title= The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1887 |editor-last= Timme |editor-first= Ernst G. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1887/reference/wi.wibluebk1887.i0018.pdf |chapter= Biographical Sketches |pages= 482–512 |access-date= March 18, 2022 }}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1887.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
| 01
| Door, Florence, Forest, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, {{nowrap|& Oconto}} | {{sortname|Edward|Scofield}} | Oconto | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
|---|
| 02
| Brown | {{sortname|Charles W.|Day}} | De Pere | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 03
| Racine | {{sortname|Henry A.|Cooper|Henry Allen Cooper}} | Racine | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 04
| {{sortname|Joseph W.|Hoyt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northern Part)}} | {{sortname|Theodore|Fritz}} | {{Party shading/Labor}} | Lab. |
| 06
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Southern Part)}} | {{sortname|Julius|Wechselberg}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Central Part)}} | {{sortname|Christian|Widule}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| {{sortname|Walter|Maxwell}} | Somers | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 09
| Green Lake, Portage, {{nowrap|& Waushara}} | {{sortname|George|Fitch|George Fitch (Wisconsin politician)}} | Berlin | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 10
| Waukesha | {{sortname|John|Lins}} | Eagle | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| Ashland, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Oneida, Sawyer, Taylor, {{nowrap|& Wood}} | {{sortname|George F.|Merrill}} | Ashland | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 12
| {{sortname|James|Waddington}} | Argyle | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 13
| Dodge | {{sortname|Charles|Pettibone}} | Juneau | {{Party shading/Independent}} |Ind. |
| 14
| {{sortname|David B.|Hulburt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| {{sortname|John|Carey|John Carey (Wisconsin politician)}} | Meeme | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 16
| Grant | {{sortname|Edward I.|Kidd}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 17
| Rock | {{sortname|Allen P.|Lovejoy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} {{nowrap|(Western Part)}} | {{sortname|James F.|Ware|James Franklin Ware}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| {{sortname|George H.|Buckstaff}} | Oshkosh | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| Sheboygan {{nowrap|& Eastern Fond du Lac}} | {{sortname|Ignatius|Klotz}} | Eden | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 21
| Marathon, Shawano, {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | {{sortname|John E.|Leahy}} | Wausau | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 22
| {{sortname|William|Kennedy|William Kennedy (Wisconsin politician)}} | Appleton | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 23
| {{sortname|Walter S.|Greene}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 24
| Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, {{nowrap|St. Croix}}, {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|Joel F.|Nason}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 25
| Eau Claire, Pepin, {{nowrap|& Pierce}} | {{sortname|William A.|Rust}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 26
| Dane | {{sortname|James|Conklin|James Conklin (politician)}} | Madison | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 27
| Adams, Columbia {{nowrap|& Marquette}} | {{sortname|Levi E.|Pond}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 28
| {{sortname|Norman L.|James}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 29
| Buffalo {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|John W.|DeGroff}} | Alma | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| {{sortname|George C.|Ginty|George Clay Ginty}} | {{nowrap|Chippewa Falls}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| {{sortname|Thomas A.|Dyson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 32
| {{sortname|Charles K.|Erwin}} | Tomah | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 33
| Ozaukee & Washington | {{sortname|Peter|Lochen}} | {{nowrap|Trenton}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1887.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 27
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams {{nowrap|& Marquette}} | {{sortname|James W.|Perkins|James Woodbury Perkins}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
|---|
| 11
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Sawyer, {{nowrap|& Taylor}} | {{sortname|Henry C.|Hetzel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Merrill |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|Charles S.|Taylor|Charles Simeon Taylor}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Barron |
| rowspan="2" | 02
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Brown | 1 | {{sortname|Grégoire|Dupont}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Patrick|Finnerty}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo | {{sortname|Joseph V.|Jones|Joseph Vernon Jones}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Urne |
| rowspan="4" | 22
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Calumet {{nowrap|& Outagamie}} | 1 | {{sortname|Leopold|Hammel}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Appleton |
| 2
| {{sortname|Francis R.|Dittmer|Francis Robert Dittmer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Seymour |
| 3
| {{sortname|William|LaMure}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Kaukauna |
| 4
| {{sortname|Ernst|Schaub}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Brillion |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Chippewa | {{sortname|Thomas J.|Cunningham|Thomas Cunningham (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 11
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark | {{sortname|Richard|Dewhurst}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} |Ind. |
| rowspan="2" | 27
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Columbia | 1 | {{sortname|Christian F.|Mohr|Christian Friederich Mohr}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Portage |
| 2
| {{sortname|Samuel|Clark|Samuel Clark (Wisconsin politician, born 1825)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Randolph |
| 04
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford | {{sortname|Hugh|Porter|Hugh Porter (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Seneca |
| rowspan="5" | 26
| text-align="left" rowspan="5" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Michael J.|Cantwell}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| 2
| {{sortname|Hans|Grinde}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Deforest |
| 3
| {{sortname|Richard D.|Frost}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 4
| {{sortname|Henry|Powell|Henry Powell (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 5
| {{sortname|Richard|Terill}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Dane |
| rowspan="4" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="4" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas F.|Solon}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Shields |
| 2
| {{sortname|Culver|Hooker}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Waupun |
| 3
| {{sortname|Henry|Spiering}} | {{Party shading/Independent Democrat}} |Ind.D. | Mayville |
| 4
| {{sortname|John F.|Huebner}} | {{Party shading/Independent Democrat}} |Ind.D. | Lowell |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door | {{sortname|Gustaf|Dreutzer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dunn | {{sortname|William|Millar|William Millar (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Rusk |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Eau Claire | {{sortname|Syver|Brimi}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Florence {{nowrap|& Marinette}} | {{sortname|James L.|Murphy|James L. Murphy (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|George H.|Ferris}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Gaines A.|Knapp}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| 3 | {{sortname|Andrew|Schmidlkofer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Forest, Langlade, {{nowrap|& Oconto}} | {{sortname|Charles|Hall|Charles Hall (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oconto |
| rowspan="3" | 16
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"| Grant | 1 | {{sortname|James B.|McCoy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Reuben B.|Showalter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Rufus M.|Day}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 12
| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Green | 1 | {{sortname|J. C.|Zimmerman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John|Luchsinger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Monroe |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake | {{sortname|Charles D.|McConnell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Brooklyn |
| rowspan="2" | 28
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Iowa | 1 | {{sortname|George G.|Cox}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Michael J.|Bennett|Michael John Bennett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Clyde |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Jackson | {{sortname|Thomas B.|Mills|Thomas Brooks Mills}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Millston |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Jefferson | 1 | {{sortname|Carl R.|Feld}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Grimm}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 14
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Juneau | {{sortname|John|Grimshaw|John Grimshaw (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Elroy |
| 08
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kenosha | {{sortname|John G.|Fleming|John Fleming (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Randall |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kewaunee | {{sortname|Michael C.|Haney}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Ahnapee |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | La Crosse | {{sortname|David|Vaughan|David Vaughan (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Burns |
| rowspan="2" | 12
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Lafayette | 1 | {{sortname|James|Scott|James Scott (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|James W.|Freeman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Daniel|Tracy|Daniel Tracy (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Liberty |
| 2
| {{sortname|Isaac|Craite}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Mishicot |
| 3
| {{sortname|Reinhardt|Rahr}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 21
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marathon | {{sortname|Henry|Miller|Henry Miller (Wisconsin judge)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Wausau |
| 05
| text-align="left" rowspan="12" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Michael|Dunn|Michael Dunn (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="3" | 07
| 2 | {{sortname|Gustav|Riemer}} | {{Party shading/Labor}} | Lab. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Edward|Keogh}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 4
| {{sortname|William J.|McElroy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 06
| 5 | {{sortname|Theodore|Rudzinski}} | {{Party shading/Labor}} | Lab. |
| 05
| 6 | {{sortname|Joseph|Meyers}} | {{Party shading/Labor}} | Lab. |
| 07
| 7 | {{sortname|Jerome R.|Brigham}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 06
| 8 | {{sortname|Benjamin C.|Garside|Benjamin Charles Garside}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} | Ind. |
| rowspan="3" | 05
| 9 | {{sortname|Henry|Vogt}} | {{Party shading/Labor}} | Lab. |
| 10
| {{sortname|John|Adam|John Adam (legislator)}} | {{Party shading/Labor}} | Lab. |
| 11
| {{sortname|Emerson D.|Hoyt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 06
| 12 | {{sortname|George H.|Chase|George Chase (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Lake |
| rowspan="2" | 32
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Monroe | 1 | {{sortname|Lewis S.|Fisher}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Sparta |
| 2
| {{sortname|Miles|Hineman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Tomah |
| 33
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee | {{sortname|Frederick W.|Horn}} | {{Party shading/Independent Democrat}} | Ind.D. |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pepin | {{sortname|John|Newcomb}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Pepin |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce
| {{sortname|John A.|Murphy|John A. Murphy (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Polk | {{sortname|John H.|McCourt|John Henry McCourt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Portage | {{sortname|Jerome|Nelson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|Edward A.|Egery|Edward Alden Egery}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|Adam|Apple}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Norway |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Richland | {{sortname|George E.|Tate}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Viola |
| rowspan="3" | 17
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|William M.|Nye}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Beloit |
| 2
| {{sortname|John|Winans}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 3
| {{sortname|James C.|Bartholf}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Milton |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk | 1 | {{sortname|Evan W.|Evans}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Frank|Avery}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Baraboo |
| 21
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Shawano | {{sortname|Robert W.|Jackson|Robert Wallace Jackson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Shawano |
| rowspan="3" | 20
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"| Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Wilbur M.|Root}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|George W.|Spratt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Daniel|Steuerwald}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Adell |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|Herman L.|Humphrey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Hudson |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Trempealeau | {{sortname|Samuel S.|Miller|Samuel Stephens Miller}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 04
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Vernon | 1 | {{sortname|William M.|Kingston}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Samuel|Sloggy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 08
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Walworth | 1 | {{sortname|Andrew J.|Stewart}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Richmond |
| 2
| {{sortname|James C.|Reynolds}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 33
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Washington | 1 | {{sortname|James|Kenealy}} | {{Party shading/Independent Democrat}} | Ind.D. | Erin |
| 2
| {{sortname|Frederick C.|Schuler}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waukesha | {{sortname|Joseph J.|Hadfield}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Waukesha |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waupaca | 1 | {{sortname|William|Masters|William Masters (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Ambrose S.|McDonald|Ambrose Stephen McDonald}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Marion |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waushara | {{sortname|William B.|La Selle}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|James B.|McLeran}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} |Ind. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|John W.|Tobey|John Williams Tobey}} | {{Party shading/Independent}} |Ind. | Neenah |
| 3
| {{sortname|Frank|Challoner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Omro |
| 11
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Wood | {{sortname|Henry A.|Lathrop}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
Committees
=Senate committees=
- Senate Committee on Agriculture
- Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes
- Senate Committee on Education
- Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills
- Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills
- Senate Committee on Federal Relations
- Senate Committee on Finance, Banks, and Insurance
- Senate Committee on Incorporations
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Senate Committee on Legislative Expenditures
- Senate Committee on Manufacturing and Commerce
- Senate Committee on Military Affairs
- Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections
- Senate Committee on Public Lands
- Senate Committee on Railroads
- Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges
- Senate Committee on State Affairs
- Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations
=Assembly committees=
- Assembly Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}G. G. Cox, chair
- Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes{{spaced ndash}}G. A. Dreutzer, chair
- Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}Frank Challoner, chair
- Assembly Committee on Cities{{spaced ndash}}J. R. Brigham, chair
- Assembly Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}J. C. Bartholf, chair
- Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}C. E. Hooker, chair
- Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}George Spratt, chair
- Assembly Committee on Federal Relations{{spaced ndash}}Hugh Porter, chair
- Assembly Committee on Incorporations{{spaced ndash}}Charles M. Hall, chair
- Assembly Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking{{spaced ndash}}G. A. Knapp, chair
- Assembly Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}H. L. Humphrey, chair
- Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures{{spaced ndash}}Sam S. Miller, chair
- Assembly Committee on Labor and Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}Frank Avery, chair
- Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining{{spaced ndash}}A. S. McDonald, chair
- Assembly Committee on Medical Societies{{spaced ndash}}H. Powell, chair
- Assembly Committee on Militia{{spaced ndash}}J. B. McCoy, chair
- Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections{{spaced ndash}}W. B. La Selle, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Improvements{{spaced ndash}}Samuel Sloggy, chair
- Assembly Committee on Railroads{{spaced ndash}}J. C. Reynolds, chair
- Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges{{spaced ndash}}R. M. Day, chair
- Assembly Committee on State Lands{{spaced ndash}}C. F. Mohr, chair
- Assembly Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}W. J. McElroy, chair
- Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization{{spaced ndash}}H. C. Hetzel, chair
- Assembly Committee on Ways and Means{{spaced ndash}}R. W. Jackson, chair
=Joint committees=
- Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions
- Joint Committee on Claims
- Joint Committee on Printing
- Joint Committee on Apportionment of the State
Employees
=Senate employees=
- Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1887 |title= The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1887 |editor-last= Timme |editor-first= Ernst G. |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1887/reference/wi.wibluebk1887.i0017.pdf |chapter= The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc. |pages= 465–474 |access-date= March 18, 2022 }}
- Assistant Clerk: J. O. Warriner
- Bookkeeper: Oliver Munson
- Engrossing Clerk: L. W. Jacobs
- Enrolling Clerk: E. R. Smith
- Transcribing Clerk: C. E. Webster
- Proofreader: M. A. Hoyt
- Index Clerk: H. S. Ball
- Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Thomas Norton
- Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: W. E. Webster
- Clerk for the Committee on Claims: George B. Blair
- Document Clerk: M. M. Conant
- Sergeant-at-Arms: T. J. George
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Baker
- Postmaster: H. Stone Richardson
- Assistant Postmaster: John R. Smyth
- Gallery Attendant: Mark W. Baker
- Document Room Attendant: Samuel Chase
- Committee Room Attendants:
- H. L. Westenhaven
- J. H. Holcomb
- Doorkeepers:
- S. N. Knudson
- Nelson Darling
- John Dishmaker
- H. C. Fulton
- Porter: John Malone
- Night Watch: Marcus H. Barnum
- Janitor: F. D. Johnson
- Messengers:
- Prentice Flint
- Dexter Baker
- Julius Seresse
- Harvey Hulburt
- Joseph Rupp
- Ernest Micklist
- Louis Hammond
- Frank Bancroft
=Assembly employees=
- Chief Clerk: Edwin Coe
- 1st Assistant Clerk: C. A. Coon
- 2nd Assistant Clerk: Walter L. Houser
- Bookkeeper: J. T. Huntington
- Engrossing Clerk: Egbert Wyman
- Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Archie McMillan
- Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
- Assistant Enrolling Clerk: Jos. Albrecht
- Transcribing Clerk: George W. Currier
- Assistant Transcribing Clerk: W. J. Egbert
- Index Clerk: George P. Smith
- Comparing Clerk: E. A. Charlton
- Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: S. J. Morse
- Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: G. S. Putnam
- Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: J. M. Hayden
- Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: Robert W. Chapin
- Clerk for the Committee on Third Reading: C. J. Hicks
- Document Clerk: E. A. Hanks
- Custodian of the Engrossing and Enrolling Rooms: J. J. Marshall
- Sergeant-at-Arms: William A. Adamson
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: M. C. Matson
- Postmaster: C. W. McMillan
- Assistant Postmaster: G. R. Hall
- Doorkeepers:
- James Sharp
- John H. Vivian
- G. W. Dart
- D. F. Cleaveland
- Gallery Attendants:
- Ira S. Vaughn
- H. H. Lampman
- Committee Room Attendants:
- V. A. Henwood
- George Campbell
- Document Room Attendant: C. Schneider
- Porter: A. B. Lynn
- Policeman: R. M. Burke
- Flagman: N. P. Nelson
- Night Watch: George Hanover
- Wash Room Attendant: Lucian H. Palmer
- Messengers:
- Lewis Olson
- Willie Gillet
- M. E. Lynch
- Gifford Best
- Fred Willett
- Anton Peterson
- Christ Doehring
- Ralph Norriss
- Willie Shaver
- James Whitty
- Willie Berg
- Willie Hughes
References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1887/related 1887: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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