42nd Wisconsin Legislature

The 42nd Wisconsin Legislature' convened from to in regular session. They convened again in special session in February 1896 to pass a legislative redistricting law.
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 6, 1894. 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 8, 1892.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican William H. Upham, of Wood County, serving a two-year term, having won election in the 1894 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

Major events

January 7, 1895: Inauguration of William H. Upham as 18th Governor of Wisconsin.
February 25, 1895: The first rebellions of the Cuban War of Independence began.
May 27, 1895: The United States Supreme Court, in the case In re Debs, ruled that the United States government had the authority to regulate interstate commerce.
July 14, 1895: Wisconsin Supreme Court chief justice Harlow S. Orton died in office. He was succeeded as chief justice by John B. Cassoday by rule of seniority.
August 5, 1895: Roujet D. Marshall was appointed to the Wisconsin Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Harlow S. Orton.
January 4, 1896: Utah was admitted as the 45th U.S. state.
May 18, 1896: The United States Supreme Court, in the case Plessy v. Ferguson, ruled that racial segregation was legal as long as facilities were "equal", later referred to as the "separate but equal" doctrine.
May 25, 1896: Former three-term Wisconsin Governor and Union Army general Lucius Fairchild died in Madison.
June 6, 1896: U.S. President Grover Cleveland signed the "Filled Cheese Act", which established a prohibitive tax on cheese products that had been enhanced with vegetable oil or other fats. This law was proposed by Wisconsin congressman Samuel A. Cook, and was part of a decades-long effort by Wisconsin's congressional delegation to prohibit selling margarine or other alternatives to dairy products.
July 9, 1896: William Jennings Bryan delivered his famous Cross of Gold speech at the 1896 Democratic National Convention.
August 23, 1896: The Cry of Pugad Lawin initiated the Philippine Revolution.
November 3, 1896: 1896 United States general election:
* William McKinley elected President of the United States.
* Edward Scofield elected Governor of Wisconsin.
* Wisconsin voters rejected a proposed constitutional amendment to allow the Legislature to set the salary of the state superintendent of public instruction.

Major legislation

Joint Resolution agreeing to a proposed amendment to section 1, article 10, of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, .
Joint Resolution that section 7, article 7, constitution of Wisconsin, relating to circuit courts be amended so as to read as follows, . Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to allow counties with large populations to have more than one circuit judge.
1896 Wisc. Special Session Act 1, a legislative redistricting law based on Wisconsin's mid-decade state census.

Sessions

1st Regular session: January 9, 1895April 20, 1895February 1896 Special session: February 18, 1896February 28, 1896

Leaders

Senate leadership

President of the Senate: Emil Baensch
President pro tempore: Thompson Weeks

Assembly leadership

Speaker of the Assembly: George B. Burrows

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:

Dist.	Counties	Senator	Residence	Party
01	Door, Kewaunee,		Ahnapee	Rep.
02	Brown		De Pere	Dem.
03	Kenosha		Kenosha	Rep.
04	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Rep.
05	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Rep.
06	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
07	Northern Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Rep.
08	Milwaukee		Milwaukee	Dem.
09	Adams, Juneau, Marquette,		Germania	Rep.
10	Pierce, Polk,		Ellsworth	Rep.
11	Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Sawyer,		West Superior	Rep.
12	Marathon & Wood		Wausau	Dem.
13	Eastern Columbia		Beaver Dam	Dem.
14	Florence, Forest, Langlade, Lincoln, & Shawano		Shawano	Dem.
15	Calumet		Chilton	Dem.
16	Crawford, Richland,		Lancaster	Rep.
17	Green,,		Brodhead	Rep.
18			Ripon	Rep.
19	Winnebago		Oshkosh	Rep.
20	Sheboygan		Sheboygan	Dem.
21	Portage, Waushara,		Stevens Point	Rep.
22	Outagamie		Appleton	Dem.
23	Jefferson		Watertown	Dem.
24	Walworth		Whitewater	Rep.
25	Clark		Neillsville	Rep.
26	Dane		Madison	Dem.
27	Sauk		Prairie du Sac	Rep.
28	Iowa, Lafayette,		Mineral Point	Rep.
29	Buffalo, Barron, Dunn,		Menomonie	Rep.
30	Chippewa, Oneida, Price,			Dem.
31	Jackson, Monroe,		Black River Falls	Rep.
32	La Crosse		La Crosse	Rep.
33	Ozaukee, Washington,			Dem.

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Forty-Second Wisconsin Legislature:

Committees

Senate committees

Senate Committee on AgriculturePeirce, chair
Senate Committee on Assessment and Collection of TaxesWoodworth, chair
Senate Committee on BankingDavis, chair
Senate Committee on Dairy and FoodMcGillivray, chair
Senate Committee on EducationStout, chair
Senate Committee on Enrolled BillsPhillips, chair
Senate Committee on Engrossed BillsConger, chair
Senate Committee on Federal RelationsAustin, chair
Senate Committee on IncorporationsMills, chair
Senate Committee on the JudiciarySpensley, chair
Senate Committee on Legislative ExpendituresMcGillivray, chair
Senate Committee on Manufacturing and CommerceThayer, chair
Senate Committee on Military AffairsWeeks, chair
Senate Committee on Privileges and ElectionsStebbins, chair
Senate Committee on Public LandsTimme, chair
Senate Committee on RailroadsWithee, chair
Senate Committee on Roads and BridgesYoumans, chair
Senate Committee on State AffairsPutnam, chair
Senate Committee on Town and County OrganizationsFisher, chair

Assembly committees

Assembly Committee on AgricultureThomas H. Grier, chair
Assembly Committee on Assessment and Collection of TaxesN. B. Treat, chair
Assembly Committee on Bills on their Third ReadingCharles F. Hanke, chair
Assembly Committee on CitiesFrank Anson, chair
Assembly Committee on Dairy and FoodGeorge H. Blake, chair
Assembly Committee on EducationD. O. Mahoney, chair
Assembly Committee on Engrossed BillsJ. O. Davidson, chair
Assembly Committee on Enrolled BillsA. H. De Groff, chair
Assembly Committee on Federal RelationsG. J. Jeske, chair
Assembly Committee on Forestry and HorticultureCharles Hirschinger, chair
Assembly Committee on IncorporationsO. J. Williams, chair
Assembly Committee on Insurance, Banks, and BankingWilliam A. Jones, chair
Assembly Committee on the JudiciaryH. P. Burdick, chair
Assembly Committee on Labor and ManufacturesE. R. Stillman, chair
Assembly Committee on Legislative ExpendituresA. L. Utt, chair
Assembly Committee on Lumber and MiningA. R. Hall, chair
Assembly Committee on Medical SocietiesC. C. Harris, chair
Assembly Committee on MilitiaMarshall Cousins, chair
Assembly Committee on Privileges and ElectionsH. C. Sloan, chair
Assembly Committee on Public ImprovementsJ. B. Miller, chair
Assembly Committee on Public LandsC. A. Stanley, chair
Assembly Committee on RailroadsE. D. Hoyt, chair
Assembly Committee on Roads and BridgesL. B. Cox, chair
Assembly Committee on State AffairsJ. G. Lamberson, chair
Assembly Committee on Town and County OrganizationWilliam O'Neil, chair
Assembly Committee on Ways and MeansJames Freeman, chair

Joint committees

Joint Committee on Charitable and Penal InstitutionsOfficer & Fenner Kimball, co-chairs
Joint Committee on ClaimsBaxter & Frank L. Fraser, co-chairs
Joint Committee on Fish and GameTimme & Henry L. Besse, co-chairs
Joint Committee on PrintingPeirce & James T. Ellarson, co-chairs

Employees

Senate employees

Chief Clerk: Walter Houser
* Assistant Chief Clerk: Fred W. Coon
* Journal Clerk: William M. Fogo
* Bookkeeper: E. S. Hotchkiss
** Assistant Bookkepper: I. S. Griffin
* Engrossing Clerk: Francis Stirn
** Assistant Engrossing Clerk: Helena Heyd
* Enrolling Clerk: L. J. Burlingame
** Assistant Enrolling Clerk: George L. Kingsley Jr.
* Proofreader: H. F. Poland
* Index Clerk: F. L. Perrin
** Assistant Index Clerk: Charles Jewell
* Copy Holder: E. A. Charlton
* Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: C. S. Spensley
* Clerk for the Committee on Incorporations: M. P. Schmitt
* Clerk for the Committee on Claims: James M. Hayden
* Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Fisher
* Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: W. E. Miner
* Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: Fred Gilman
* Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: S. A. Pelton
* Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Hattie M. Phillips
* Document Clerk: Arton T. Sutton
* Comparing Clerks:
** Caroline Lawson
** S. N. Hartwell
** C. L. Fellows
** Edwin French
* General Clerks:
** C. P. Northrup
** LeRoy Thomas
** Horace G. Cole
** A. W. James
* Ruling Clerk: Eddie Sherman
* Printing Page: B. Staunchfield
Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles A. Pettibone
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Hans J. Jacobson
Postmaster: Harvey R. Rawson
* Assistant Postmaster: Charles W. Stewart
Gallery Attendants: Henry Grapengleser
General Attendants:
* Iver Torkelson
* George S. Sutherland
Document Room Attendant: Thomas R. McLean
Doorkeepers:
* Robert McCalvy
* Daniel E. Catlin
* John Keller
* Charles D. Nelson
Night Watch: George J. Walters
Custodian: Edwin Culver
Night Laborer: William Gillett
Messengers:
* Hugh W. Whitcomb
* James E. Calmso
* Walter E. Grams
* James S. Bartels
* Arthur Schempp
* Alfred Johnson
* Anton Kempter
* Eldon D. Woodworth
* Jacob G. Childs

Assembly employees

Chief Clerk: N. A. Nowell
* Assistant Chief Clerk: Oliver G. Munson
* Journal Clerks:
** Charles M. Durkee
** B. H. Sanford
* Bookkeepers:
** C. E. Brightman
** Robert A. Gillett
* Engrossing Clerk: Julius Ewald
* Enrolling Clerk: John W. Hare
* Index Clerk: C. K. Pettingill
* Stationary Clerk: Frank S. Horner
* Proof Reader: John H. Frazier
* Printing Clerk: Samuel J. Williams
* Clerk for the Judiciary Committee: W. C. Reilly
** Stenographer for the Judiciary Committee: Ella K. Smith
* Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: Andrew Rohrscheib
* Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: Joseph Smethurst
* Clerk for the Committee on Assessment and Collection of Taxes: Harvey Clark
* Clerk for the Committee on State Affairs: W. C. Thomas
* Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: Dan B. Starkey
* Clerk for the Committee on Insurance, Banks, and Banking: Ole Steensland
* Clerk for the Committee on Town and County Organization: Jery Palmer
* Clerk for the Committee on Bills on Third Reading: N. Marte
* Document Clerk: K. W. Jensen
Sergeant-at-Arms: Benjamin Franklin Millard
* Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph B. Johnson
Postmaster: O. B. Moon
* Assistant Postmaster: C. H. Underhill
Doorkeepers:
* Edward Emerson
* Daniel Stromstad
* R. J. Jeskie
* William Disch
Document Room Attendant: A. C. Lymon
Gallery Attendants:
* Edwin Davis
* John Campbell
Day Attendant: T. F. Monty
Committee Room Attendants:
* F. G. Dahlberg
* Max Booth
* Wallace Hegelmire
* Henry Kessler
* S. H. Sorinson
* M. Nelson
Porter: Aretus Bond
Flagman: Harvey Allen
Night Watch: I. O. Hilmoe
Custodian of the Enrolling Room: Albert Glander
Custodian of the Engrossing Room: R. A. Vedder
Committee Room Custodians:
* C. E. Foot
* S. Teasdeal
Wash Room Attendants:
* Louis Donald
* Herman Miller
Coat Room Attendants:
* Frank Gaus
* Sam Debrozzo
Janitor: Jacob Dischler
Pages:
* Frank Howard
* Paul Sumers
* Claude Blake
* Alford Wilkey
* William Hoskosh
* Eddie Beebie
* Arthur Nichols
* Clyde Varley
* George Cary
* John Millard
* Kurt Pressentin
* George Thompson