43rd Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1897-1898}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2025}}
{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 43rd 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 3, 1896}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 4, 1897}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 2, 1899}}
| before = 42nd
| after = 44th
| website =
| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|Emil Baensch (R)}}
| chamber1_leader2_type = {{nowrap|President pro tempore}}
| chamber1_leader2 = {{nowrap|Lyman W. Thayer (R)}}
| chamber2 = Assembly
| membership2 = 100
| control2 = Republican
| chamber2_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Assembly Speaker}}
| chamber2_leader1 = {{nowrap|George A. Buckstaff (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 13, 1897}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|April 21, 1897}}
| special_session1_type = {{nowrap|Aug. Special}}
| special_session1_start = {{nowrap|August 17, 1897}}
| special_session1_end = {{nowrap|August 20, 1897}}
}}
The Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 13, 1897,}} to {{nowrap|April 21, 1897,}} in regular session. They also convened in a special session from August 17 through August 20, 1897.{{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= April 3, 2022 }}
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.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Edward Scofield, of Oconto County, serving a two-year term, having won election in the 1896 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 4, 1897: Inauguration of Edward Scofield as 19th Governor of Wisconsin.
- January 31, 1897: John Coit Spooner was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session.
- March 4, 1897: Inauguration of William McKinley as 25th President of the United States.
- May 3, 1897: Wisconsin state legislator William A. Jones was confirmed by the U.S. Senate as commissioner of Indian Affairs.
- November 25, 1897: The Spanish Empire granted autonomy to Puerto Rico.
- January 1, 1898: New York City annexed territory from surrounding counties, becoming the second largest city in the world at that time.
- January 11, 1898: Wisconsin Supreme Court justice Alfred Newman died in office.
- January 25, 1898: Wisconsin Governor Edward Scofield appointed Charles V. Bardeen to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to replace the deceased justice Alfred Newman.
- February 15, 1898: The USS Maine exploded in Havana harbor, Cuba, for reasons that are still not known. 266 died in the disaster, which would become the inciting event of the Spanish–American War.
- March 1, 1898: Vladimir Lenin created the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party.
- April 25, 1898: The United States declared war against the Spanish Empire over the destruction of the Maine.
- July 7, 1898: The United States annexed the Hawaiian Islands.
- November 8, 1898: general election
- Edward Scofield was re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
- Wisconsin voters rejected the new state banking law in a mandatory referendum.
- December 10, 1898: Representatives of the United States and Spain signed the Treaty of Paris, ending the Spanish–American War. Spain ceded the territories of Cuba, Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines to U.S. control.
Major legislation
- April 22, 1897: An Act to revise the laws authorizing the business of banking, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1897/related/acts/303.pdf 1897 Act 303]. Attempted to create a state department of banking. The Wisconsin Constitution required that any law which enabled the business of banking in Wisconsin had to be approved by a public referendum. This legislation went to the voters in the 1898 general election and was defeated.
- Joint Resolution that the foregoing proposed amendment to the constitution of the state of Wisconsin be and the same is agreed to by this legislature, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1897/related/joint_resolutions/9.pdf 1897 Joint Resolution 9]. This was the second legislative passage of a proposed amendment to grant authority to the legislature to determine the appropriate number of circuit court seats for single-county circuits. The amendment would be ratified by the voters in the Spring 1897 election.
- Joint Resolution to amend article No. 11 of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1897/related/joint_resolutions/17.pdf 1897 Joint Resolution 17]. Proposed an amendment which would enable the Legislature to set limits on taxation enacted by counties and towns in the state. This amendment would not proceed beyond this step.
- Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to section 1, of article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin relating to education, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1897/related/joint_resolutions/22.pdf 1897 Joint Resolution 22]. Proposed a constitutional amendment to move the election of Superintendent of Public Instruction from the Fall of even numbered years to the Spring of odd numbered years. This amendment also would not proceed, but the proposed change would be enacted by a later amendment.
Summary
=Senate summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=2 | 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|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 13 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 20 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of 1st Session
| 4 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 29 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=5 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|4|33|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|29|33|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 2 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 31 ! 33 | 0 |
=Assembly summary=
| class=wikitable style="text-align:center" |
| style="vertical-align:bottom;"
! rowspan=3 | ! colspan=3 | 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|People's Party (United States)}}" | | style="background-color:{{party color|Republican Party (United States)}}" | | style="background:black;" | |
| Dem.
! Pop. ! Rep. ! Vacant |
|---|
| style="font-size:80%;" | End of previous Legislature
| 19 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 81 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of 1st Session
| rowspan="2" | 9 | rowspan="2" | 1 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 90 ! 100 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Apr. 21, 1897Republican William A. Jones (Iowa County) resigned after he was appointed U.S. Commissioner of Indian Affairs.
| {{party shading/Republican}} | 89 ! 99 | 1 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! colspan=2 | {{percentage|10|100|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|90|100|2}} ! colspan=2 | |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Beginning of the next Legislature
| 19 | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 81 ! 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 13, 1897{{spaced ndash}}April 21, 1897
- August 1897 Special session: August 17, 1897{{spaced ndash}}August 20, 1897
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Emil Baensch (R)
- President pro tempore: Lyman W. Thayer (R)
=Assembly leadership=
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/WI.WIBlueBk1897 |title= The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1897 |editor-last= Casson |editor-first= Henry |chapter-url= https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1897/reference/wi.wibluebk1897.i0016.pdf |chapter= Biographical Sketches |pages= 656–701 |access-date= May 21, 2022 }}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1897.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
| 01
| Door, Kewaunee, {{nowrap|& Marinette}} | {{sortname|De Wayne|Stebbins}} | Ahnapee | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
|---|
| 02
| {{sortname|Andrew C.|Mailer|Andrew Caldwell Mailer}} | De Pere | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 03
| {{sortname|Ernst|Timme}} | Kenosha | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 04
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northern Part)}} | {{sortname|J. Herbert|Green}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City Center)}} | {{sortname|William H.|Austin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 06
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City Northwest)}} | {{sortname|William|Devos}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Southern & Western County)}} | {{sortname|Charles T.|Fisher|Charles Thompson Fisher}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City South)}} | {{sortname|Julius E.|Roehr|Julius Edward Roehr}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 09
| Adams, Marquette, Waushara, {{nowrap|& Wood}} | {{sortname|Clarence V.|Peirce}} | Germania | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 10
| Pierce {{nowrap|& St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Dempster|Woodworth}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| Burnett, Douglas, {{nowrap|& Polk}} | {{sortname|Thomas B.|Mills|Thomas Brooks Mills}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 12
| Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Iron, Sawyer, {{nowrap|& Washburn}} | {{sortname|Clarence A.|Lamoreux}} | Ashland | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 13
| Dodge | {{sortname|Michael E.|Burke}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 14
| Outagamie {{nowrap|& Shawano}} | {{sortname|Alexander B.|Whitman}} | Appleton | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| Calumet {{nowrap|& Manitowoc}} | {{sortname|John E.|McMullen|John McMullen (politician)}} | Chilton | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 16
| {{sortname|Charles H.|Baxter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 17
| Green, Lafayette, {{nowrap|& southern Rock}} | {{sortname|Henry|Putnam}} | Brodhead | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 18
| {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} {{nowrap|& Green Lake}} | {{sortname|Lyman W.|Thayer|Lyman Wellington Thayer}} | Ripon | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 19
| {{sortname|Charles W.|Davis|Charles W. Davis (politician)}} | Oshkosh | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 20
| Ozaukee {{nowrap|& Sheboygan}} | {{sortname|Fred A.|Dennett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 21
| Portage {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | {{sortname|John|Phillips|John Phillips (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 22
| {{nowrap|Northern Rock}} {{nowrap|& western Jefferson}} | {{sortname|John M.|Whitehead|John Meek Whitehead}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 23
| Walworth {{nowrap|& eastern Jefferson}} | {{sortname|Albert|Solliday}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 24
| Buffalo, {{nowrap|Eau Claire}}, {{nowrap|& Pepin}} | {{sortname|John W.|Whelan}} | Mondovi | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 25
| {{sortname|Clarion A.|Youmans}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 26
| Dane | {{sortname|Chauncey B.|Welton}} | Madison | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 27
| {{sortname|William F.|Conger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 28
| Crawford, Richland, {{nowrap|& Vernon}} | {{sortname|Oliver|Munson}} | Viroqua | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 29
| {{sortname|James H.|Stout|James Huff Stout}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, Oneida, Price, Taylor, {{nowrap|& Vilas}} | {{sortname|Daniel E.|Riordan}} | {{nowrap|Eagle River}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| Jackson, Juneau, {{nowrap|& Monroe}} | {{sortname|James J.|McGillivray}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 32
| La Crosse {{nowrap|& Trempealeau}} | {{sortname|Levi|Withee}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 33
| Washington {{nowrap|& Waukesha}} | {{sortname|Stephen F.|Mayer}} | {{nowrap|West Bend}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Third Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1897.svg
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1897 MilwaukeeCo.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams {{nowrap|& Marquette}} | {{sortname|Solon|Pierce}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland {{nowrap|& Iron}} | {{sortname|Mathew J.|Connors|Mathew Joseph Connors}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Hurley |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Barron
| {{sortname|Jonathan J.|Smith}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Barron |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Bayfield, Sawyer, {{nowrap|& Washburn}}
| {{sortname|King G.|Staples}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 02
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Brown | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas J.|McGrath|Thomas McGrath (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John M.|Hogan|John Hogan (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo {{nowrap|& Pepin}} | {{sortname|Samuel F.|Plummer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Burnett {{nowrap|& Polk}} | {{sortname|Lester B.|Dresser}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | {{nowrap|St. Croix Falls}} |
| 15
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Calumet | {{sortname|Joseph|Wolfinger}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 29
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Chippewa | 1 | {{sortname|Charles A.|Stanley|Charles Stanley (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John W.|Thomas|John W. Thomas (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Anson |
| 25
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Clark | {{sortname|Joseph C.|Marsh|Joseph Marsh (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Loyal |
| rowspan="2" | 27
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Columbia | 1 | {{sortname|Lemuel P.|Hindes}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Lodi |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Wylie|George Wylie (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Leeds |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford | {{sortname|James O.|Davidson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="3" | 26
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|Daniel|Bechtel}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Madison |
| 2
| {{sortname|Christopher|Legreid}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Oscar F.|Minch}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Montrose |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|Jesse|Clason}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Gold Dem. | Neosho |
| 2
| {{sortname|Samuel R.|Webster}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Elba |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Door | {{sortname|Henry J.|Overbeck}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 11
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Douglas | 1 | {{sortname|James H.|Agen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Superior |
| 2
| {{sortname|Jarvis|White}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 29
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Dunn | {{sortname|Albert R.|Hall|Albert R. Hall (Minnesota and Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Knapp |
| rowspan="2" | 24
| rowspan="2" text-align="left" | Eau Claire | 1 | {{sortname|Byron|Buffington}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Horace N.|Polley}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Florence, Forest, {{nowrap|& Langlade}} | {{sortname|George W.|Latta}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Antigo |
| rowspan="2" | 18
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Fond du Lac | 1 | {{sortname|Louie A.|Lange|Louie Augustus Lange}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Wynn|Edwards}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 16
| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Grant | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas|McDonald Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Adelbert L.|Utt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Green | {{sortname|Nathaniel B.|Treat}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Monroe |
| 18
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake | {{sortname|Hans H.|Olson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Berlin |
| 16
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Iowa | {{sortname|William A.|Jones|William A. Jones (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Jackson | {{sortname|Addison W.|Merrill}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Alma |
| 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Jefferson | 1 | {{sortname|Jesse|Stone|Jesse Stone (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 22
| 2 | {{sortname|Gilbert|Rutherford}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Juneau | {{sortname|Frank E.|Hurd}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 03
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kenosha | {{sortname|John F.|Reynolds|John F. Reynolds (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Randall |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kewaunee | {{sortname|Maynard T.|Parker}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Ahnapee |
| rowspan="2" | 32
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | La Crosse | 1 | {{sortname|George H.|Ray}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Mark|Buttles}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Onalaska |
| 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lafayette | {{sortname|George|Sheffer}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lincoln {{nowrap|& Taylor}} | {{sortname|William H.|Flett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Merrill |
| rowspan="2" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Charles W.|Sweeting}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Cato |
| 2
| {{sortname|Fred C.|Maertz}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Marathon | 1 | {{sortname|Henry M.|Thompson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Mosinee |
| 2
| {{sortname|Marcus H.|Barnum}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Wausau |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marinette | {{sortname|George W.|Taylor|George W. Taylor (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 05
| text-align="left" rowspan="15" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Charles H.|Welch|Charles H. Welch (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Charles|Polacheck}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| 3 | {{sortname|Barney A.|Eaton|Barney Augustus Eaton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| 4 | {{sortname|Frank A.|Anson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| 5 | {{sortname|Charles N.|Frink}} | {{Party shading/Populist}} | Pop. |
| 04
| 6 | {{sortname|Charles|Niss}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| 7 | {{sortname|Emerson D.|Hoyt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| 8 | {{sortname|John Fremont|Burnham}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 06
| 9 | {{sortname|Reinhard|Klabunde}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 10
| {{sortname|Albert|Woller|Albert Woller (Republican)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| 11 | {{sortname|Julius|Feige}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 06
| 12 | {{sortname|Henry Otto|Reinnoldt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 04
| 13 | {{sortname|John H.|Yorkey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| 14 | {{sortname|August|Gawin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| 15 | {{sortname|Charles A. W.|Krauss}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Monroe | {{sortname|David F.|Jones|David F. Jones (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Sparta |
| 02
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Oconto | {{sortname|Lesley C.|Harvey|Lesley C. Harvey (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oconto |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Oneida, Price, {{nowrap|& Vilas}} | {{sortname|Gid H.|Clark}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Outagamie | 1 | {{sortname|Bernard C.|Wolter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Appleton |
| 2
| {{sortname|Charles|Clack}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Freedom |
| 20
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee | {{sortname|Herman|Schellenberg}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce | {{sortname|George E.|Pratt|George E. Pratt (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Portage | 1 | {{sortname|Patrick H.|Cashin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Peter N.|Peterson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Amherst |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|William T.|Lewis|William Turnor Lewis}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|Thomas H.|Mosher}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Raymond |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Richland | {{sortname|William M.|Fogo}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 22
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Rock | 1 | {{sortname|William G.|Wheeler}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Abner S.|Flagg}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Edgerton |
| 17
| 3 | {{sortname|Charles W.|Merriman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Beloit |
| rowspan="2" | 27
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Sauk | 1 | {{sortname|John M.|True}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Baraboo |
| 2
| {{sortname|John E.|Morgan|John E. Morgan (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 14
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Shawano | {{sortname|Otto A.|Risum}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Pulcifer |
| rowspan="3" | 20
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"| Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Christian|Ackerman|Christian Ackerman (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|William F.|Sieker}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Herman |
| 3
| {{sortname|George W.|Wolff}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Rhine |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|Hans|Borchsenius}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Baldwin |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Trempealeau | {{sortname|Joseph B.|Beach|Joseph Barnes Beach}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Vernon | {{sortname|Emilus|Goodell}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Viroqua |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Walworth | 1 | {{sortname|William H.|Hurlbut}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Elkhorn |
| 2
| {{sortname|Leonard C.|Church}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Walworth |
| rowspan="3" | 33
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Washington | {{sortname|William|Froehlich}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Jackson |
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waukesha
| 1 | {{sortname|Delbert K.|Smith}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Big Bend |
| 2
| {{sortname|Omar L.|Rosenkrans}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waupaca | 1 | {{sortname|Ole C.|Sether}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | |
| 2
| {{sortname|Andrew|Jensen|Andrew Jensen (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Waushara | {{sortname|William|Hughes|William Hughes (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Aurora |
| rowspan="3" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|George A.|Buckstaff}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|Silas|Bullard}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Menasha |
| 3
| {{sortname|Frank T.|Tucker}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Omro |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Wood | {{sortname|Herman C.|Wipperman}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
Committees
=Senate committees=
- Senate Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}McGillivray, chair
- Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes{{spaced ndash}}Woodworth, chair
- Senate Committee on Banks and Insurance{{spaced ndash}}Davis, chair
- Senate Committee on Bills on Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}Whelan, chair
- Senate Committee on Corporations{{spaced ndash}}Mills, chair
- Senate Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}Stout, chair
- Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}Phillips, chair
- Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}Conger, chair
- Senate Committee on Federal Relations{{spaced ndash}}Whitman, chair
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}Austin, chair
- Senate Committee on Legislative Expenses{{spaced ndash}}Conger, chair
- Senate Committee on Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}Dennett, chair
- Senate Committee on Military Affairs{{spaced ndash}}Welton, chair
- Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections{{spaced ndash}}Roehr, chair
- Senate Committee on Public Health{{spaced ndash}}Mailer, chair
- Senate Committee on Public Lands{{spaced ndash}}Fisher, chair
- Senate Committee on Railroads{{spaced ndash}}Withee, chair
- Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges{{spaced ndash}}Peirce, chair
- Senate Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}Putnam, chair
- Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations{{spaced ndash}}Youmans, chair
=Assembly committees=
- Assembly Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}Barney A. Eaton, chair
- Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes{{spaced ndash}}N. B. Treat, chair
- Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}Bernard C. Wolter, chair
- Assembly Committee on Cities{{spaced ndash}}Frank Anson, chair
- Assembly Committee on Corporations{{spaced ndash}}Charles A. Stanley, chair
- Assembly Committee on Dairy and Food{{spaced ndash}}William Froehlich, chair
- Assembly Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}Frank T. Tucker, chair
- Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}George W. Latta, chair
- Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}Mark H. Barnum, chair
- Assembly Committee on Finance, Banks, and Insurance{{spaced ndash}}William A. Jones, chair
- Assembly Committee on Federal Relations{{spaced ndash}}Omar L. Rosenkrans, chair
- Assembly Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}Silas Bullard, chair
- Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures{{spaced ndash}}A. L. Utt, chair
- Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining{{spaced ndash}}A. R. Hall, chair
- Assembly Committee on Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}Joseph C. Marsh, chair
- Assembly Committee on Military Affairs{{spaced ndash}}George W. Taylor, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Lands{{spaced ndash}}Andrew Jensen, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Health and Sanitation{{spaced ndash}}Jesse A. Clason, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Improvements{{spaced ndash}}William F. Sieker, chair
- Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections{{spaced ndash}}Herman C. Wipperman, chair
- Assembly Committee on Railroads{{spaced ndash}}Emerson D. Hoyt, chair
- Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges{{spaced ndash}}James O. Davidson, chair
- Assembly Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}Jesse Stone, chair
- Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization{{spaced ndash}}Jonathan J. Smith, chair
- Assembly Committee on Ways and Means{{spaced ndash}}William G. Wheeler, chair
=Joint committees=
- Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions{{spaced ndash}}Stebbins (Sen.) & William T. Lewis (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Committee on Claims{{spaced ndash}}Baxter (Sen.) & George H. Ray (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Committee on Fish and Game{{spaced ndash}}Timme (Sen.) & Lester B. Dresser (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Committee on Printing{{spaced ndash}}Munson (Sen.) & William M. Fogo (Asm.), co-chairs
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==
- 7 districts were left unchanged (1, 2, 3, 13, 15, 19, 32).
- Dane County became a single district again (26) after previously having been divided between two districts.
- Milwaukee County went from having 4 and a half districts to 5 districts (4, 5, 6, 7, 8).
- Fond du Lac County lost its single-district status and was combined with Green Lake County (18).
- Two counties were split in multi-county districts (Rock & Jefferson), down from seven under the previous map.
- Fond du Lac County became its own district (18) after previously having been split between two districts.
- Only three single-county districts remain (18, 19, 20).
- Seven counties are split between multi-county senate districts.
==Senate districts==
| class="wikitable"
! 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==
- 35 districts were left unchanged.
- Dane County went from having 4 districts to 3.
- Dodge County went from having 3 districts to 2.
- Douglas County went from having 1 district to 2.
- Fond du Lac County went from having 3 districts to 2.
- Milwaukee County went from having 14 districts to 15.
- Portage County went from having 1 district to 2.
- No district comprised more than three counties.
==Assembly districts==
| class="wikitable sortable"
! County ! Districts in 42nd Legislature ! Districts in 43rd Legislature ! Change |
| Adams
| Shared with Marquette | Shared with Marquette | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Ashland
| 1 District | Shared with Iron | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}}Iron County was created from the eastern half of Ashland, so the district was not actually changed. |
| Barron
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Bayfield
| Shared with Burnett, Sawyer, & Washburn | Shared with Sawyer, & Washburn | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Brown
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Buffalo
| Shared with Pepin | Shared with Pepin | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Burnett
| Shared with Bayfield, Sawyer, & Washburn | Shared with Polk | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Calumet
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Chippewa
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Clark
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Columbia
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Crawford
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Dane
| 4 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Dodge
| 3 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Door
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Douglas
| 1 District | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Dunn
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Eau Claire
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Florence
| Shared with Ashland, Forest, Oneida, & Price | Shared with Forest & Langlade | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Fond du Lac
| 3 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=-1 | {{Decrease}} |
| Forest
| Shared with Florence & Langlade | Shared with Florence & Langlade | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Grant
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Green
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Green Lake
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Iowa
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Iron
| Did not exist | Shared with Ashland |
| Jackson
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Jefferson
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Juneau
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Kenosha
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Kewaunee
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| La Crosse
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Lafayette
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Langlade
| Shared with Florence & Forest | Shared with Florence & Forest | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Lincoln
| 1 District | Shared with Taylor | align="center" data-sort-value=-0.5 | {{Decrease}} |
| Manitowoc
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Marathon
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Marinette
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Marquette
| Shared with Adams | Shared with Adams | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Milwaukee
| 14 Districts | 15 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Monroe
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Oconto
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Outagamie
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Ozaukee
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Pepin
| Shared with Buffalo | Shared with Buffalo | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Pierce
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Polk
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Portage
| 1 District | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=1 | {{Increase}} |
| Price
| Shared with Oneida & Taylor | Shared with Oneida & Vilas | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Racine
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Richland
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Rock
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Sauk
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Sawyer
| Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Washburn | Shared with Bayfield & Washburn | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Shawano
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Sheboygan
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| St. Croix
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Taylor
| Shared with Oneida & Price | Shared with Lincoln | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Trempealeau
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Vernon
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Walworth
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Washburn
| Shared with Bayfield, Burnett, & Sawyer | Shared with Bayfield & Sawyer | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Washington
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Waukesha
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Waupaca
| 2 Districts | 2 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Waushara
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Winnebago
| 3 Districts | 3 Districts | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
| Wood
| 1 District | 1 District | align="center" data-sort-value=0 | {{Steady}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1897/related 1897: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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