• Source: 38th Wisconsin Legislature

The Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 12, 1887, to April 15, 1887, in regular session.
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.




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, 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, 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, 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

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= Assembly summary

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Sessions


1st Regular session: January 12, 1887 – April 15, 1887




Leaders






= Senate leadership

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President of the Senate: George W. Ryland (R)
President pro tempore: Charles K. Erwin (R)




= Assembly leadership

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Speaker of the Assembly: Thomas B. Mills (R)




Members






= Members of the Senate

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Members of the Senate for the Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:




= Members of the Assembly

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Members of the Assembly for the Thirty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:




Committees






= Senate committees

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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

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Assembly Committee on Agriculture – G. G. Cox, chair
Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes – G. A. Dreutzer, chair
Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third Reading – Frank Challoner, chair
Assembly Committee on Cities – J. R. Brigham, chair
Assembly Committee on Education – J. C. Bartholf, chair
Assembly Committee on Engrossed Bills – C. E. Hooker, chair
Assembly Committee on Enrolled Bills – George Spratt, chair
Assembly Committee on Federal Relations – Hugh Porter, chair
Assembly Committee on Incorporations – Charles M. Hall, chair
Assembly Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking – G. A. Knapp, chair
Assembly Committee on the Judiciary – H. L. Humphrey, chair
Assembly Committee on Legislative Expenditures – Sam S. Miller, chair
Assembly Committee on Labor and Manufactures – Frank Avery, chair
Assembly Committee on Lumber and Mining – A. S. McDonald, chair
Assembly Committee on Medical Societies – H. Powell, chair
Assembly Committee on Militia – J. B. McCoy, chair
Assembly Committee on Privileges and Elections – W. B. La Selle, chair
Assembly Committee on Public Improvements – Samuel Sloggy, chair
Assembly Committee on Railroads – J. C. Reynolds, chair
Assembly Committee on Roads and Bridges – R. M. Day, chair
Assembly Committee on State Lands – C. F. Mohr, chair
Assembly Committee on State Affairs – W. J. McElroy, chair
Assembly Committee on Town and County Organization – H. C. Hetzel, chair
Assembly Committee on Ways and Means – R. W. Jackson, chair




= Joint committees

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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

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Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross
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

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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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