44th Wisconsin Legislature
{{short description|Wisconsin legislative term for 1899-1900}}
{{Use American English|date=February 2025}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
| name = 44th 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 8, 1898}}
| term_start = {{nowrap|January 2, 1899}}
| term_end = {{nowrap|January 7, 1901}}
| before = 43rd
| after = 45th
| website =
| chamber1 = Senate
| membership1 = 33
| control1 = Republican
| chamber1_leader1_type = {{nowrap|Senate President}}
| chamber1_leader1 = {{nowrap|Jesse Stone (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 H. Ray (R)}}
| chamber2_leader2_type =
| chamber2_leader2 =
| session1_start = {{nowrap|January 11, 1899}}
| session1_end = {{nowrap|May 4, 1899}}
}}
The Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from {{nowrap|January 11, 1899,}} to {{nowrap|May 4, 1899,}} 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= December 18, 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 8, 1898. 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 3, 1896.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Edward Scofield, of Oconto County, serving his second two-year term, having won re-election in the 1898 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
Major events
- January 31, 1899: Joseph V. Quarles was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session, after 93 ballots in the Republican caucus and 6 ballots in joint session.
- February 4, 1899: United States Army occupation forces at Manila opened fire against armed Philippine militia, who were demanding Philippine independence, inciting the Philippine–American War.
- March 14, 1899: USS Philadelphia took control of the Samoan capital Apia in the midst of the Second Samoan Civil War.
- June 12, 1899: The 1899 New Richmond tornado completely destroyed the city of New Richmond, Wisconsin.
- November 21, 1899: Vice President of the United States Garret Hobart died in office.
- December 2, 1899: The Tripartite Convention in Washington, D.C., ended the Second Samoan Civil War by dividing the territory into a German-administered colony and an American-administered colony.
- March 14, 1900: The United States Gold Standard Act goes into effect, fixing the value of the U.S. dollar to a specific gold weight.
- November 6, 1900: 1900 United States general election:
- Robert M. "Fighting Bob" La Follette elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- William McKinley re-elected President of the United States.
Major legislation
- March 30, 1899: An Act to provide for the registration of all persons now engaged in the practice of medicine and surgery in the state of Wisconsin, who were engaged in such practice on or before the first day of July, 1897, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1899/related/acts/87.pdf 1899 Act 87].
- Joint Resolution proposing to amend section 10, of article 8, of the constitution of Wisconsin, relating to good roads, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1899/related/joint_resolutions/1.pdf 1899 Joint Resolution 1]. Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to exempt spending on roads from constitutional limitations on deficit spending.
- Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to article 11 of the constitution of Wisconsin, giving the legislature power to pass a general banking law, [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1899/related/joint_resolutions/13.pdf 1899 Joint Resolution 13].
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
| 4 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 29 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=5 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of 1st Session
| 2 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 31 ! 33 | 0 |
| colspan=5 | |
| Final voting share
! {{percentage|2|33|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|31|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
| 9 | 1 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 90 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| style="font-size:80%;" | Start of 1st Session
| rowspan="2" | 19 | rowspan="5" | 0 | {{party shading/Republican}} | 81 ! 100 | 0 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Feb. 4, 1899
| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 80 ! 99 | 1 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Feb. 10, 1899
| rowspan="2" | 18 ! 98 | 2 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Feb. 21, 1899
| rowspan="2" {{party shading/Republican}} | 81 ! 99 | 1 |
| style="font-size:80%;" | From Mar. 8, 1899
| 19 ! 100 | 0 |
| colspan=6 | |
| Final voting share
! colspan=2 | {{percentage|19|100|2}} ! {{party shading/Republican}} | {{percentage|81|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 11, 1899{{spaced ndash}}May 4, 1899
Leaders
=Senate leadership=
- President of the Senate: Jesse Stone (R)
- President pro tempore: Lyman W. Thayer (R)
=Assembly leadership=
Members
=Members of the Senate=
Members of the Senate for the Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HDVCDGNVR7BOT8Z |title= The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1899 |editor-last= Froehlich|editor-first= William H. |chapter= Biographical Sketches |pages= 743–793 |access-date= December 18, 2022 }}
File:WI Senate Partisan Map 1899.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Dist. ! Counties ! Senator ! Residence ! Party |
| 01
| Door, Kewaunee, {{nowrap|& Marinette}} | {{sortname|De Wayne|Stebbins}} | Algoma | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
|---|
| 02
| {{sortname|Andrew C.|Mailer|Andrew Caldwell Mailer}} | De Pere | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 03
| {{sortname|John F.|Reynolds|John F. Reynolds (politician)}} | Randall | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 04
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Northern Part)}} | {{sortname|J. Herbert|Green}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City Center)}} | {{sortname|Frank A.|Anson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 06
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(City Northwest)}} | {{sortname|William|Devos}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| Milwaukee {{nowrap|(Southern & Western County)}} | {{sortname|Barney|Eaton|Barney Augustus Eaton}} | {{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|Thomas|Fearne}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 10
| Pierce {{nowrap|& St. Croix}} | {{sortname|Dempster|Woodworth}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 11
| Burnett, Douglas, {{nowrap|& Polk}} | {{sortname|Edgar G.|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 A.|Jacobs}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 14
| Outagamie {{nowrap|& Shawano}} | {{sortname|Alexander B.|Whitman}} | Appleton | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 15
| Calumet {{nowrap|& Manitowoc}} | {{sortname|Norman|Knudson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 16
| {{sortname|Charles H.|Baxter}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 17
| Green, Lafayette, {{nowrap|& southern Rock}} | {{sortname|Harry C.|Martin}} | {{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|Henry I.|Weed}} | Oshkosh | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 20
| Ozaukee {{nowrap|& Sheboygan}} | {{sortname|Fred A.|Dennett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 21
| Portage {{nowrap|& Waupaca}} | {{sortname|William H.|Hatton}} | {{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|John H.|Harris|John Harris (Wisconsin politician)}} | Elkhorn | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 24
| Buffalo, {{nowrap|Eau Claire}}, {{nowrap|& Pepin}} | {{sortname|John W.|Whelan}} | Mondovi | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 25
| {{sortname|Andrew L.|Kreutzer}} | Wausau | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 26
| Dane | {{sortname|Chauncey B.|Welton}} | Madison | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 27
| {{sortname|William G.|Bissell}} | Lodi | {{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|Alfred M.|Jones}} | {{nowrap|Waukesha}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
=Members of the Assembly=
Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1899.svg
File:WI Assembly Partisan Map 1899 MilwaukeeCo.svg
| class="wikitable sortable"
! Senate ! County ! Dist. ! Representative ! Party ! Residence |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Adams {{nowrap|& Marquette}} | {{sortname|Charles H.|Kempley|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
|---|
| rowspan="3" | 12
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ashland {{nowrap|& Iron}} | {{sortname|Frank|Logan|nolink=1}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Hurley |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Barron
| {{sortname|Kapp|Rasmussen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Bayfield, Sawyer, {{nowrap|& Washburn}}
| {{sortname|Arthur W.|McLeod|Arthur William McLeod}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Washburn |
| rowspan="2" | 02
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Brown | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas J.|McGrath|Thomas McGrath (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Michael J.|Flaherty}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Morrison |
| 24
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Buffalo {{nowrap|& Pepin}} | {{sortname|Henry|Roettiger}} | {{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|Jeremiah W.|Baldock|Jeremiah Wallace Baldock}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Chilton |
| rowspan="2" | 29
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Chippewa | 1 | {{sortname|Lycurgus J.|Rusk}} | {{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|Lafayette M.|Sturdevant}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 27
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Columbia | 1 | {{sortname|Jabez H.|Wells}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Portage |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Wylie|George Wylie (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Leeds |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Crawford | {{sortname|Hugh|Porter|Hugh Porter (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Seneca |
| rowspan="3" | 26
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Dane | 1 | {{sortname|George E.|Bryant}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Madison |
| 2
| {{sortname|Nicholas|Anderson|Nicholas Anderson (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Albion |
| 3
| {{sortname|Oscar F.|Minch}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Montrose |
| rowspan="2" | 13
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Dodge | 1 | {{sortname|John|Kessler}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Henry S.|Gilmore}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 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|William E.|Hoehle}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Superior |
| 2
| {{sortname|Charles L.|Catlin}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Superior |
| 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|John|McGreer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | 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|Henry A.|Ripley}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Oakfield |
| rowspan="2" | 16
| text-align="left" rowspan="2"| Grant | 1 | {{sortname|Thomas|McDonald Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John|Ryan|John Ryan (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Beetown |
| 17
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Green | {{sortname|A. Clarke|Dodge}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Monroe |
| 18
| text-align="left" colspan="2"| Green Lake | {{sortname|William J.|Middleton|William Middleton (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Berlin |
| 16
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Iowa | {{sortname|Bjorn|Holland}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Jackson | {{sortname|George|Olson}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Taylor |
| 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Jefferson | 1 | {{sortname|Harman|Grube}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. |
| 22
| 2 | {{sortname|Lewis|Benson|Lewis Benson (politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Oakland |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Juneau | {{sortname|John M.|Barlow}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 03
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kenosha | {{sortname|S. Dwight|Slade}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Kewaunee | {{sortname|John W.|Adams|John W. Adams (Wisconsin politician, born 1862)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} |Dem. | Kewaunee |
| 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|Philo A.|Orton}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 30
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Lincoln {{nowrap|& Taylor}} | {{sortname|Michael W.|Ryan|Michael W. Ryan (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Medford |
| rowspan="2" | 15
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Manitowoc | 1 | {{sortname|Joseph|Willott Jr.}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Jonas|Gagnon}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| rowspan="2" | 25
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Marathon | 1 | {{sortname|Gilbert|Vandercook}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Spencer |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Werheim}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Wausau |
| 01
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Marinette | {{sortname|Robert O.|Hunt}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Peshtigo |
| rowspan="2" | 05
| text-align="left" rowspan="16" | Milwaukee | 1 | {{sortname|Francis B.|Keene}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Matthew|Killilea}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 07
| 3 | {{sortname|John|Sneddon|John Sneddon (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 05
| 4 | {{sortname|August|Zinn}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 08
| rowspan="2" | 5 | {{sortname|Albert|Woyciechowski}} {{nowrap|{{small|(died Feb. 10, 1899)}}}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| {{sortname|Joseph|Rechlicz}} {{nowrap|{{small|(from Mar. 8, 1899)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| 6 | {{sortname|Francis|Eline}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 07
| 7 | {{sortname|Frederick|Hartung}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| 8 | {{sortname|Reinhold|Thiessenhusen}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 06
| 9 | {{sortname|George|Schoenbaum}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 10
| {{sortname|Edward J.|Dengel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 08
| 11 | {{sortname|Julius|Feige}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 06
| 12 | {{sortname|Ernst|Loth}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 04
| 13 | {{sortname|Henry|Soltwedel}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 07
| 14 | {{sortname|August|Gawin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 04
| 15 | {{sortname|Abraham L.|Grootemaat}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 31
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Monroe | {{sortname|Frederick P.|Johnson|Frederick Johnson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Sheldon |
| 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|Joseph|Farr}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Phillips |
| rowspan="2" | 14
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Outagamie | 1 | {{sortname|Theophilus A.|Willy|Theophilus Albert Willy}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Appleton |
| 2
| {{sortname|Henry L.|Daggett}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 20
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Ozaukee | {{sortname|Nicholas E.|Becker}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Fredonia |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Pierce | {{sortname|C. R.|Morse|Calvin Randall Morse}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Portage | 1 | {{sortname|Patrick H.|Cashin}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Fred J.|Frost}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Almond |
| rowspan="2" | 03
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Racine | 1 | {{sortname|John C.|Wagner}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Racine |
| 2
| {{sortname|George|Ela}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| 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|Robert|More|Robert More (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Bradford |
| 17
| 3 | {{sortname|Lowell H.|Parker|Lowell Holden Parker}} | {{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|Frank W.|Humphrey}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Shawano |
| rowspan="3" | 20
| text-align="left" rowspan="3"| Sheboygan | 1 | {{sortname|Martin O.|Galaway}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|John E.|Richardson|John Richardson (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 3
| {{sortname|Whitman A.|Barber}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Waldo |
| 10
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | St. Croix | {{sortname|Orville W.|Mosher}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 32
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Trempealeau | {{sortname|David L.|Holcomb}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Arcadia |
| 28
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Vernon | {{sortname|Andrew H.|Dahl}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Westby |
| rowspan="2" | 23
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Walworth | 1 | {{sortname|William H.|Hurlbut}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Elkhorn |
| 2
| {{sortname|Darwin|Clough}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Darien |
| rowspan="3" | 33
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Washington | {{sortname|Louis D.|Guth}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Kewaskum |
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waukesha
| 1 | {{sortname|James|Johnston|James Johnston (Wisconsin politician, born 1845)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. |
| 2
| {{sortname|Mark W.|Rowell|Mark Rowell (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Hartland |
| rowspan="2" | 21
| text-align="left" rowspan="2" | Waupaca | 1 | {{sortname|Emil H.|Steiger}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Fremont |
| 2
| {{sortname|Andrew|Jensen|Andrew Jensen (Wisconsin politician)}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. |
| rowspan="2" | 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Waushara | {{sortname|William|Hughes|William Hughes (Wisconsin politician)}} {{nowrap|{{small|(died Feb. 4, 1899)}}}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Aurora |
| {{sortname|David|Evans Jr.}} {{nowrap|{{small|(elected Feb. 21, 1899)}}}}
| {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Aurora |
| rowspan="3" | 19
| text-align="left" rowspan="3" | Winnebago | 1 | {{sortname|F. Badger|Ives}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Oshkosh |
| 2
| {{sortname|Edwin A.|Williams}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} |Rep. | Neenah |
| 3
| {{sortname|Christian|Sarau}} | {{Party shading/Republican}} | Rep. | Oshkosh |
| 09
| text-align="left" colspan="2" | Wood | {{sortname|Amos E.|Germer}} | {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Dem. | Dexter |
Committees
=Senate committees=
- Senate Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}Whelan, chair
- Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes{{spaced ndash}}Whitehead, chair
- Senate Committee on Bills on Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}Eaton, chair
- Senate Committee on Corporations{{spaced ndash}}Devos, chair
- Senate Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}Stout, chair
- Senate Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}Woodworth, chair
- Senate Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}Whitman, chair
- Senate Committee on Federal Relations{{spaced ndash}}Mills, chair
- Senate Committee on Finance, Banks and Insurance{{spaced ndash}}Roehr, chair
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}Lamoreux, chair
- Senate Committee on Legislative Expenses{{spaced ndash}}Reynolds, chair
- Senate Committee on Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}Anson, chair
- Senate Committee on Military Affairs{{spaced ndash}}Welton, chair
- Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections{{spaced ndash}}Jones, chair
- Senate Committee on Public Health{{spaced ndash}}Mailer, chair
- Senate Committee on Public Lands{{spaced ndash}}Dennett, chair
- Senate Committee on Railroads{{spaced ndash}}Withee, chair
- Senate Committee on Roads and Bridges{{spaced ndash}}Thayer, chair
- Senate Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}McGillivray, chair
- Senate Committee on Town and County Organizations{{spaced ndash}}Riordans, chair
=Assembly committees=
- Assembly Committee on Agriculture{{spaced ndash}}Wylie, chair
- Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes{{spaced ndash}}Hall, chair
- Assembly Committee on Bills on Third Reading{{spaced ndash}}Porter, chair
- Assembly Committee on Cities{{spaced ndash}}F. B. Keene, chair
- Assembly Committee on Corporations{{spaced ndash}}Overbeck, chair
- Assembly Committee on Dairy and Food{{spaced ndash}}S. D. Slade, chair
- Assembly Committee on Education{{spaced ndash}}Dresser, chair
- Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills{{spaced ndash}}Buttles, chair
- Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills{{spaced ndash}}Fogo, chair
- Assembly Committee on Federal Relations{{spaced ndash}}Sarau, chair
- Assembly Committee on Finance, Banks and Insurance{{spaced ndash}}Buffington, chair
- Assembly Committee on the Judiciary{{spaced ndash}}Wheeler, chair
- Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures{{spaced ndash}}J. R. Farr, chair
- Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining{{spaced ndash}}H. A. Ripley, chair
- Assembly Committee on Manufactures{{spaced ndash}}Zinn, chair
- Assembly Committee on Military Affairs{{spaced ndash}}Rusk, chair
- Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections{{spaced ndash}}McDonald, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Health and Sanitation{{spaced ndash}}Johnson, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Improvements{{spaced ndash}}J. H. Wells, chair
- Assembly Committee on Public Lands{{spaced ndash}}Polley, chair
- Assembly Committee on Railroads{{spaced ndash}}J. W. Thomas, chair
- Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges{{spaced ndash}}A. Jensen, chair
- Assembly Committee on State Affairs{{spaced ndash}}T. J. McGrath, chair
- Assembly Committee on Town and County Organizations{{spaced ndash}}J. E. Morgan, chair
- Assembly Committee on Ways and Means{{spaced ndash}}G. Schoenbaum, chair
=Joint committees=
- Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal Institutions{{spaced ndash}}Stebbins (Sen.) & William H. Hurlbut (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Committee on Claims{{spaced ndash}}Baxter (Sen.) & John M. True (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Committee on Fish and Game{{spaced ndash}}Green (Sen.) & L. C. Harvey (Asm.), co-chairs
- Joint Committee on Printing{{spaced ndash}}Munson (Sen.) & William M. Fogo (Asm.), co-chairs
Employees
=Senate employees=
- Chief Clerk: Walter Houser{{cite report|url= https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/HDVCDGNVR7BOT8Z |title= The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin |publisher= State of Wisconsin |year= 1899 |editor-last= Froehlich|editor-first= William H. |chapter= The judiciary, United States government, state government, miscellaneous state societies, etc. |pages= 743–793 |access-date= December 18, 2022 }}
- Journal Clerk: Henry C. Schultz
- Bookkeeper: Andrew Rood
- Engrossing Clerk: F. E. Andrews
- Assistant Engrossing Clerk: E. P. Bennett
- Enrolling Clerk: H. E. Polly
- Enrollment Clerk: Ed. Schaffland
- Proofreader: F. W. Bruce
- Index Clerk: J. C. McFarland
- Assistant Index Clerk: R. H. Clark
- Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: M. Schmidt
- Clerk for the Committee on Bills on 3rd Reading: Joseph Elliott
- Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Irene Whitman
- Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: M. P. Schmitt
- Clerk for the Committee on Claims: W. H. Burk
- Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: I. S. Dunn
- Stenographer: G. E. Dixon
- Clerks:
- Will F. Cody
- A. R. Mead
- Document Clerks:
- F. W. Meinke
- Ben. S. Thayer
- Comparing Clerks:
- Edwin Blair
- M. S. Cyboruski
- D. Graham
- W. J. Hocking
- Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Pettibone
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: A. F. Wright
- Postmaster: Christoph Paulus
- Assistant Postmaster: H. M. Knowlton
- Committee Room Attendants:
- F. F. Massart
- J. D. Corlett
- Doorkeepers:
- R. E. Tilden
- H. M. Allen
- Night Watch: J. G. Taylor
- Janitor: Ross Preston
- Custodian: Louis Ehlieter
- Custodian of the Engrossing Room: H. Roener
- Custodian of the Enrolling Room: Joseph S. Green
- Messengers:
- Dana L. Woodworth
- Harry C. May
- R. C. Stolhand
- Loyd Jones
- Edgar Mills
- M. Johnson
=Assembly employees=
- Chief Clerk: Winslow A. Nowell
- Assistant Chief Clerk: Frederic W. Coon
- Journal Clerks:
- Carleton H. Wells
- Fred Nelson
- Bookkeepers:
- Jos. B. Foster
- Claire Currier
- Stenographers:
- Clarence C. Fish
- Almeda Sturdevant
- Document Clerks:
- John H. Johnson
- M. L. Burdick
- Engrossing Clerk: Lawrence H. Berges
- Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Albert C. Brownell
- Enrolling Clerk: Charles W. Blay
- Assistant Enrolling Clerk: Albert J. Wolf
- Index Clerk: Fred H. Hartwell
- Assistant Index Clerk: C. E. Shaffer
- Stationary Clerk: Henry H. McGraw
- Proof Reader: John H. Frazier
- Comparing Clerks:
- Mary E. Chadwick
- Anna Haseltine
- Nellie L. Proctor
- Alluna Christie
- Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Henry S. Sloan
- Clerk for the Committee on Bills on 3rd Reading: J. D. Stuart
- Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: J. T. Atwater
- Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Emma C. Fogo
- Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: William H. Field
- Sergeant-at-Arms: James H. Agen
- Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: B. C. Walters
- Postmaster: H. F. Dinsmore
- Assistant Postmaster: C. L. Turney
- Doorkeepers:
- Joseph Goss
- H. H. Reynolds
- N. F. Pierce
- D. Ray
- Gallery Attendants:
- H. T. Mower
- John Grootemaat
- Day Attendant: H. J. Conlin
- Porter: Herman Miller
- Flagman: D. Thiele
- Night Watch: A. C. Hoover
- Custodian of the Enrolling Room: Andrew Nelson
- Custodian of the Engrossing Room: William Eggert
- Committee Room Custodians:
- H. F. Pagel
- Ralph C. Pickering
- Cloak Room Attendants:
- Martin Thompson
- F. G. Dahlberg
- Pages:
- Goodworth Lillisand
- Walter Nebel
- Albert Haven
- Willie Doty
- Arthur Funking
- Solli Cooper
- Geo Blanchard
- Earl V. Agen
- Hubert Ford
- Stanley Morse
- John Colling
- Thomas Lloyd
References
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External links
- [https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/1899/related 1899: Related Documents] from Wisconsin Legislature
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