28th Wisconsin Legislature

The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session.
Senators representing odd-numbered districts were newly elected for this session and were serving the first year of a two-year term. Assembly members were elected to a one-year term. Assembly members and odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1874. Senators representing even-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 4, 1873.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Democrat William Robert Taylor, of Dane County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1873 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

February 8, 1875: Angus Cameron was elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session.
March 1, 1875: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 into law.
May 20, 1875: The Metre Convention was signed in Paris, establishing the International Bureau of Weights and Measures.
November 2, 1875: Harrison Ludington elected Governor of Wisconsin.

Major legislation

February 17, 1875: An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers, .
February 20, 1875: An Act to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to railroad, express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin," . Replaced the three-person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner.
February 24, 1875: An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery, committed at or before elections, . Criminalized the buying or selling of votes.
February 27, 1875: An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer, .
March 2, 1875: An Act to render women eligible to local school offices, .
March 2, 1875: An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways, . Created a $10,000 bounty for invention of a steam-powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor.
March 3, 1875: An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals, .

Sessions

1st Regular session: January 13, 1875March 6, 1875

Leaders

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Charles D. Parker
President pro tempore: Henry D. Barron

Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick W. Horn

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Sheboygan		Plymouth	Dem.
02	Brown, Door, & Kewaunee		Kewaunee	Dem.
03	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Ref.
04	Monroe & Vernon		Tomah	Rep.
05	Racine		Racine	Rep.
06	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Dane		Madison	Rep.
08	Kenosha & Walworth		Whitewater	Rep.
09	Iowa		Highland	Ref.
10	Waukesha		Merton	Dem.
11	Lafayette		Gratiot	Rep.
12	Green		Brodhead	Ref.
13	Dodge		Mayville	Dem.
14	Sauk		Sauk City	Rep.
15	Manitowoc		Manitowoc	Rep.
16	Grant		Lancaster	Rep.
17	Rock		Beloit	Rep.
18			Fond du Lac	Rep.
19	Winnebago		Menasha	Rep.
20			Marshfield	Dem.
21	Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca,		Wausau	Ref.
22	Calumet & Southern Outagamie		Chilton	Ref.
23	Jefferson		Jefferson	Lib.R.
24	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk,			Rep.
25	Green Lake, Marquette, & Waushara		Wautoma	Rep.
26	Dane		Middleton	Lib.R.
27	Columbia		Portage	Rep.
28	Crawford & Richland			Dem.
29	Adams, Juneau, Portage,		Grand Rapids	Rep.
30	Chippewa, Dunn,,			Dem.
31	La Crosse		La Crosse	Rep.
32	Buffalo, Clark, Jackson,		Sumner	Rep.
33	Ozaukee & Washington		West Bend	Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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

Employees

Senate employees

Chief Clerk: Fred A. Dennett
* Assistant Clerk: Thomas B. Reid
** Bookkeeper: Thomas St. George
* Engrossing Clerk: Wilbur Dodge
* Enrolling Clerk: James F. Spencer
* Transcribing Clerk: Fred Heineman
* Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: T. K. Dunn
* Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: E. J. Cole
* Clerk for the Committee on Claims: Thomas A. Dyson
* Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: J. F. Johnston
* Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: A. P. Carman
Sergeant-at-Arms: O. U. Akin
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles G. Fay
Postmaster: Amaziah Strang
* Assistant Postmaster: John L. Quimby
Doorkeeper: William R. Kent
* Assistant Doorkeeper: William F. Bingman
* Assistant Doorkeeper: H. H. Field
* Gallery Doorkeeper: Charles Early
* Gallery Doorkeeper: T. H. Hansen
* Committee Room Attendant: Charles Scott
* Night Watch: H. H. Grace
* Porter: Michael Lynch
Messengers:
* Glennie C. Richarson
* Waldo B. Stone
* W. W. Paine
* Harry R. Clise
* Harry Cuttler
* Arthur A. Hills
* G. Herbert Campbell
* William Kleinpell
* Nelson C. Brownell

Assembly employees

Chief Clerk: Rollin M. Strong
* Assistant Clerk: C. D. Long
** Bookkeeper: R. A. Gillett
* Engrossing Clerk: Mrs. Fannie Vilas
* Enrolling Clerk: Julius Lasche
* Transcribing Clerk: W. M. Fogo
* Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: C. H. Boynton
* Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Jonathan C. Sherwin Jr.
* Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: J. B. Stocking
Sergeant-at-Arms: John W. Brackett
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Miles Burnham
Postmaster: P. J. Clawson
* Assistant Postmaster: George H. Osgood
Doorkeepers:
* J. F. Tinker
* N. F. Pierce
* C. A. Sellers
* Joseph Goss
Night Watch: A. L. Lund
Fireman: J. A. Nevill
Committee Room Attendants:
* W. H. Bell
* J. W. Grange
* L. Woodward
Gallery Attendants:
* W. L. Morrison
* George L. Cain
Porter: F. O. Byrne
Speaker's Messenger: L. E. Knox
Chief Clerk's Messenger: Rufus Jenkins
Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: W. Kanouse
Messengers:
* Willie Horn
* Ben C. Baker
* Charles Keogh
* Willie Devine
* Willie Storm
* Charles Rothe
* Lucius Cannon
* John Bruce
* William Gallagher
* Joseph Parrish
* Theodore Kupper
* Marcus Moody