35th Wisconsin Legislature

The Thirty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session.
Senators representing even-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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1881. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 2, 1880.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Jeremiah M. Rusk, of Vernon County, serving the first year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1881 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

January 2, 1882: Inauguration of Jeremiah McLain Rusk as the 15th Governor of Wisconsin.
May 6, 1882: U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Chinese Exclusion Act, prohibiting immigration from China.
August 3, 1882: U.S. President Chester A. Arthur signed the Immigration Act of 1882, which created the first U.S. bureaucracy for determining which immigrants would be allowed to settle in the United States.
November 7, 1882: At the state's general election, Wisconsin voters approved two amendments to the Constitution of Wisconsin.
* The first amendment removed the word "white" from the section of the constitution which defined eligible voters in the state.
* The second amendment abolished special elections for county officers and instead gave the Governor power to appoint acting officers when a vacancy occurs, except for the clerks of the circuit court, where appointment power was granted to the circuit court judge. The amendment also standardized all county officer terms, with elections occurring in even-numbered years.

Major legislation

March 28, 1882: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts, . Redistricted the state legislature following the 1880 [United States census].
March 28, 1882: An Act to apportion the state into congressional districts, . Redrew Wisconsin's congressional districts for their new delegation, expanding to 8 seats from 6, following the 1880 United States census.
Joint Resolution ratifying amendments to section 4 of article VI, section 12 of article VII, and section 1 of article XIII of the constitution of the State of Wisconsin, so as to provide for biennial general elections, . Second legislative approval of the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to standardize county officer terms, and obviate special elections for county officers. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1882 general election.
Joint Resolution in relation to suffrage, . Second legislative approval of the proposed amendment to the Wisconsin Constitution to strike the word "white" from the section defining eligible voters. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1882 general election.

Sessions

1st Regular session: January 11, 1882March 31, 1882

Leaders

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Sam S. Fifield
President pro tempore: George B. Burrows

Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly: Franklin L. Gilson

Members

Members of the Senate

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

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee, Langlade, Marinette, Oconto, & Shawano		Peshtigo	Rep.
02	Brown		Green Bay	Dem.
03	Racine		Racine	Rep.
04	Crawford & Vernon		Whitestown	Rep.
05	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Rep.
06	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Rep.
08	Kenosha & Walworth		Geneva	Rep.
09	Green Lake, Marquette,		Hancock	Rep.
10	Waukesha		Oconomowoc	Dem.
11	Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Price, Taylor,		Grand Rapids	Rep.
12	Green & Lafayette		Brodhead	Rep.
13	Dodge		Mayville	Dem.
14	Juneau & Sauk		Necedah	Rep.
15	Manitowoc		Manitowoc	Dem.
16	Grant		Lancaster	Rep.
17	Rock		Janesville	Rep.
18			Fond du Lac	Rep.
19	Winnebago		Neenah	Rep.
20	Sheboygan		Plymouth	Dem.
21	Marathon, Portage,		Wausau	Rep.
22	Calumet & Outagamie		Appleton	Dem.
23	Jefferson		Watertown	Dem.
24	Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk,		Warren	Rep.
25	Dane		Madison	Rep.
26	Dane		Black Earth	Dem.
27	Adams & Columbia		Lodi	Rep.
28	Iowa & Richland		Arena	Rep.
29	Buffalo, Pepin,		Fountain City	Rep.
30	Dunn,,			Rep.
31	La Crosse		La Crosse	Rep.
32	Jackson		Tomah	Rep.
33	Ozaukee & Washington			Dem.

Members of the Assembly

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

Employees

Senate employees

Chief Clerk: Charles E. Bross
* Assistant Clerk: Chauncey H. Cooke
* Bookkeeper: Oliver Munson
* Engrossing Clerk: H. R. Rawson
* Enrolling Clerk: J. W. Bintliff
* Transcribing Clerk: Fred J. Turner
* Proofreader: Frank A. Flower
* Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: Charles B. Miller
* Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: J. J. Crawford
* Document Clerk: Frank Hutson
Sergeant-at-Arms: A. T. Glaze
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: George S. Read
Postmaster: Curtis M. Treat
* Assistant Postmaster: Ole Olsen
Gallery Attendant: Claus Johnson
Doorkeepers:
* G. W. Churchill
* John C. Friswold
* Joseph A. Walker
* H. C. Graffam
Porter: O. L. Wright
Night Watch: George F. Witter Jr.
Janitor: Ole Stephenson
President's Messenger: Ben S. Smith
Chief Clerk's Messenger: William P. Hyland
Messengers:
* John Bohn
* Adolph Roeder
* Samuel A. Wilder
* Charles G. Moll
* Will A. Blessing
* Forest McKay
* Emile Fargeot

Assembly employees

Chief Clerk: Edwin Coe
* 1st Assistant Clerk: John W. DeGroff
** 2nd Assistant Clerk: T. W. Golden
* Bookkeeper: J. T. Huntington
* Engrossing Clerk: M. Sellers
* Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
* Transcribing Clerk: A. C. Morse
* Proofreader: C. E. Parish
Sergeant-at-Arms: David E. Welch
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: G. L. Miller
Postmaster: F. A. Ames
* Assistant Postmaster: W. A. Meiklejohn
Doorkeepers:
* J. Granvogl
* Patrick Mead
* C. H. Russell
* Henry Fitzgerald
Gallery Attendant: B. H. Barnson
Night Watch: Christopher Jerde
Wash Room Attendant: A. J. Barsantee
Speaker's Messenger: L. M. Steiner
Chief Clerk's Messenger: Thomas McGovern
Messengers:
* Thomas Wilkinson
* Carl Lawrence
* R. C. Odell
* George Ransom
* J. S. Sturtevant
* Wener Presentin
* Charles Smith
* D. C. Owen
* Fred Buckley