# 24th Wisconsin Legislature

The Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1871, to March 25, 1871, 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 8, 1870. 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 2, 1869.
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the second year of his third two-year term, having won re-election in the 1869 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.

## Major events

* January 18, 1871: Proclamation of the German Empire formalized the creation of the German Empire from the North German Confederation and their south German allies.
* April 20, 1871: U.S. President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1871, commonly known as the "Ku Klux Klan Act".
* May 4, 1871: The first Major League Baseball game was played.
* May 10, 1871: Treaty of Frankfurt ended the Franco-Prussian War and transferred the provinces of Alsace and Lorraine from France to the Germany.
* October 8, 1871: The Peshtigo fire burned about 1.2 million acres in northeast Wisconsin and resulted in more than 1,500 deaths. The Great Chicago Fire occurred on the same day, killing approximately 300 and destroying 17,500 buildings.
* November 7, 1871: Cadwallader C. Washburn elected Governor of Wisconsin.

## Major legislation

* March 24, 1871: An Act to apportion the state into senate and assembly districts.

## Party summary
### Senate summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Democratic | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 14 | 19 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 42.42% | 57.58% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 23 | 33 | 0 |

### Assembly summary

| | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) | Total | |
| | Democratic | Ind. | Republican | Total | Vacant |
| End of previous Legislature | 39 | 1 | 60 | 100 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 40 | 3 | 57 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 40% | 3% | 57% | | |
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 40 | 0 | 60 | 100 | 0 |

## Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 11, 1871 – March 25, 1871

## Leaders
### Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Thaddeus C. Pound (R)
* President pro tempore: Charles G. Williams (R)

### Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: William E. Smith (R)

## Members
### Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:
| Dist. | Counties | Senator | Residence | Party |
| 01 | Sheboygan | John H. Jones | Sheboygan | Rep. |
| 02 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee | Lyman Walker | Ahnapee | Dem. |
| 03 | Ozaukee | Lyman Morgan | Ozaukee | Dem. |
| 04 | Washington | Adam Schantz | Addison | Dem. |
| 05 | Milwaukee (Northern Half) | Francis Huebschmann | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 06 | Milwaukee (Southern Half) | Peter V. Deuster | Milwaukee | Dem. |
| 07 | Racine | Philo Belden | Rochester | Rep. |
| 08 | Kenosha | Milton Pettit | Kenosha | Rep. |
| 09 | Adams, Juneau, Monroe | Eliphalet S. Miner | Necedah | Rep. |
| 10 | Waukesha | John A. Rice | Merton | Dem. |
| 11 | Dane (Eastern Part) | William M. Colladay | Stoughton | Rep. |
| 12 | Walworth | Samuel Pratt | Spring Prairie | Rep. |
| 13 | Lafayette | Henry S. Magoon | Darlington | Rep. |
| 14 | Sauk | Bennett Strong | Spring Green | Rep. |
| 15 | Iowa | Francis Little | Linden | Rep. |
| 16 | Grant | George C. Hazelton | Boscobel | Rep. |
| 17 | Rock | Charles G. Williams | Janesville | Rep. |
| 18 | Dodge (Western Part) | Samuel D. Burchard | Beaver Dam | Dem. |
| 19 | Manitowoc | Carl H. Schmidt | Manitowoc | Dem. |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | Hiram S. Town | Ripon | Rep. |
| 21 | Winnebago | James H. Foster | Koro | Rep. |
| 22 | Calumet, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawano | George Baldwin | Chilton | Dem. |
| 23 | Jefferson | William W. Woodman | Farmington | Dem. |
| 24 | Green | John C. Hall | Monroe | Rep. |
| 25 | Columbia | William M. Griswold | Columbus | Rep. |
| 26 | Dane (Western Part) | Romanzo E. Davis | Middleton | Rep. |
| 27 | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood | Myron Reed | Waupaca | Dem. |
| 28 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix | Edward H. Ives | Trimbelle | Dem. |
| 29 | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara | Waldo Flint | Princeton | Rep. |
| 30 | Crawford, Richland | George Krouskop | Richland Center | Dem. |
| 31 | La Crosse & Vernon | Angus Cameron | La Crosse | Rep. |
| 32 | Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau | William T. Price | Black River Falls | Rep. |
| 33 | Dodge (Eastern Part) | Satterlee Clark | Horicon | Dem. |

### Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Fourth Wisconsin Legislature:
| Senate District | County | Dist. | Representative | Party | Residence |
| 09 | Adams | Adams | Anson Rood | Rep. | Dell Prairie |
| 28 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Samuel S. Vaughn | Rep. | Bayfield |
| 02 | Brown | 1 | Joseph S. Curtis | Rep. | Green Bay |
| 02 | Brown | 2 | David Cooper Ayres | Rep. | Fort Howard |
| 32 | Buffalo | Buffalo | Ahaz F. Allen | Rep. | Gilmantown |
| 22 | Calumet | Calumet | William H. Dick | Dem. | Brothertown |
| 32 | Chippewa & Dunn | Chippewa & Dunn | James A. Bate | Rep. | Chippewa Falls |
| 32 | Clark & Jackson | Clark & Jackson | George W. King | Rep. | Humbird |
| 25 | Columbia | 1 | Stillman E. Dana | Rep. | Portage |
| 25 | Columbia | 2 | Thomas Sanderson | Rep. | Leeds |
| 25 | Columbia | 3 | George G. Marvin | Rep. | Randolph |
| 30 | Crawford | Crawford | Darius W. Briggs | Rep. | Utica |
| 11 | Dane | 1 | Lemuel O. Humphrey | Rep. | Albion |
| 11 | Dane | 2 | Knudt O. Heimdal | Dem. | Deerfield |
| 26 | Dane | 3 | Matthew Anderson | Dem. | Cross Plains |
| 26 | Dane | 4 | Ole Torgerson | Rep. | Perry |
| 26 | Dane | 5 | Harlow S. Orton | Ind. | Madison |
| 18 | Dodge | 1 | William E. Smith | Rep. | Fox Lake |
| 18 | Dodge | 2 | Allen H. Atwater | Rep. | Oak Grove |
| 33 | Dodge | 3 | William Rusch | Dem. | Herman |
| 33 | Dodge | 4 | Marcus Trumer | Dem. | Rubicon |
| 02 | Door & Kewaunee | Door & Kewaunee | Joseph McCormick | Dem. | Ahnapee |
| 32 | Eau Claire & Pepin | Eau Claire & Pepin | Henry Cousins | Rep. | Eau Claire |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 1 | Jehdeiah Bowen | Rep. | Ripon |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 2 | John A. Baker | Rep. | Waupun |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 3 | Gerrit T. Thorn | Dem. | Fond du Lac |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 4 | Uriah D. Mihills | Rep. | Fond du Lac |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 5 | Michael Lonergan | Dem. | Byron |
| 20 | Fond du Lac | 6 | Joseph Wagner | Dem. | Marshfield |
| 16 | Grant | 1 | Joseph Harris | Rep. | Hazel Green |
| 16 | Grant | 2 | Henry B. Coons | Dem. | Potosi |
| 16 | Grant | 3 | John C. Holloway | Rep. | Lancaster |
| 16 | Grant | 4 | William W. Field | Rep. | Boscobel |
| 16 | Grant | 5 | George H. Chambers | Rep. | Bloomington |
| 24 | Green | 1 | Orrin Bacon | Rep. | Montello |
| 24 | Green | 2 | Marshal H. Pengra | Rep. | Sylvester |
| 29 | Green Lake | Green Lake | Archibald Nichols | Rep. | Berlin |
| 15 | Iowa | 1 | Henry C. Barnard | Dem. | Avoca |
| 15 | Iowa | 2 | John J. Davis | Rep. | Linden |
| 23 | Jefferson | 1 | Daniel Hall | Rep. | Watertown |
| 23 | Jefferson | 2 | William L. Hoskins | Dem. | Lake Mills |
| 23 | Jefferson | 3 | Nelson Fryer | Dem. | Cold Spring |
| 23 | Jefferson | 4 | Hiram J. Ball | Dem. | Palmyra |
| 09 | Juneau | Juneau | Perry R. Briggs | Rep. | Mauston |
| 08 | Kenosha | Kenosha | Jonas W. Rhodes | Ind. | Somers |
| 31 | La Crosse | 1 | Gideon Hixon | Rep. | La Crosse |
| 31 | La Crosse | 2 | Powers Moulton | Rep. | Onalaska |
| 13 | Lafayette | 1 | Patrick Galagan | Dem. | Elk Grove |
| 13 | Lafayette | 2 | Henry W. Barnes | Dem. | Wiota |
| 19 | Manitowoc | 1 | Svend Samuelson | Rep. | Liberty |
| 19 | Manitowoc | 2 | Michael Fitzgerald | Dem. | Maple Grove |
| 19 | Manitowoc | 3 | Joseph Rankin | Dem. | Manitowoc |
| 27 | Marathon & Wood | Marathon & Wood | Rufus P. Manson | Dem. | Wausau |
| 29 | Marquette | Marquette | Spencer A. Pease | Dem. | Montello |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 1 | James S. White | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 2 | August Richter | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 3 | James Hoye | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 4 | Charles M. Hoyt | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 5 | Charles F. Freeman | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 6 | Daniel H. Richards | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 7 | Matthew Keenan | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 05 | Milwaukee | 8 | John L. Semmann | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 9 | Valentin Knœll | Dem. | Franklin |
| 06 | Milwaukee | 10 | James Watts | Dem. | Milwaukee |
| 09 | Monroe | Monroe | David D. Cheney | Rep. | Sparta |
| 22 | Oconto & Shawano | Oconto & Shawano | Parlan Semple | Rep. | Waukechon |
| 22 | Outagamie | Outagamie | Charles E. McIntosh | Dem. | Appleton |
| 03 | Ozaukee | Ozaukee | Charles G. Meyer | Dem. | Fredonia |
| 28 | Pierce | Pierce | Oliver S. Powell | Rep. | River Falls |
| 27 | Portage | Portage | Thomas McDill | Rep. | Plover |
| 07 | Racine | 1 | Lucius S. Blake | Rep. | Racine |
| 07 | Racine | 2 | George Bremner | Ind. | Dover |
| 30 | Richland | Richland | Elihu Bailey | Rep. | Marshall |
| 17 | Rock | 1 | Halvor H. Peterson | Rep. | Spring Valley |
| 17 | Rock | 2 | Townshend Powell | Rep. | Fulton |
| 17 | Rock | 3 | Adelmorn Sherman | Rep. | Janesville |
| 17 | Rock | 4 | John Hammond | Rep. | Turtle |
| 17 | Rock | 5 | Willard Merrill | Rep. | Janesville |
| 14 | Sauk | 1 | Carl C. Kuntz | Rep. | Troy |
| 14 | Sauk | 2 | George G. Swain | Rep. | New Buffalo |
| 01 | Sheboygan | 1 | Charles Œtling | Dem. | Herman |
| 01 | Sheboygan | 2 | Enos Eastman | Dem. | Plymouth |
| 01 | Sheboygan | 3 | Hiram N. Smith | Rep. | Sheboygan Falls |
| 28 | St. Croix | St. Croix | Revel K. Fay | Rep. | Star Prairie |
| 32 | Trempealeau | Trempealeau | Alexander A. Arnold | Rep. | Galesville |
| 31 | Vernon | 1 | Joseph W. Hoyt | Rep. | Chaseburg |
| 31 | Vernon | 2 | Henry A. Chase | Rep. | Viroqua |
| 12 | Walworth | 1 | John Jeffers | Rep. | Darien |
| 12 | Walworth | 2 | Amzy Merriam | Rep. | Linn |
| 12 | Walworth | 3 | Samuel A. White | Dem. | Whitewater |
| 04 | Washington | 1 | Baruch S. Weil | Dem. | Schleisingerville |
| 04 | Washington | 2 | Densmore W. Maxon | Dem. | Cedar Creek |
| 10 | Waukesha | 1 | Leonard D. Hinkley | Dem. | Eagle |
| 10 | Waukesha | 2 | John D. McDonald | Dem. | Summit |
| 10 | Waukesha | 3 | William Ockler | Dem. | Muskego |
| 27 | Waupaca | Waupaca | George E. More | Rep. | Royalton |
| 29 | Waushara | Waushara | Edwin Montgomery | Rep. | Hancock |
| 21 | Winnebago | 1 | Russell J. Judd | Rep. | Algoma |
| 21 | Winnebago | 2 | William P. Rounds | Rep. | Menasha |
| 21 | Winnebago | 3 | Frederic A. Morgan | Rep. | Black Wolf |

## Employees
### Senate employees

* Chief Clerk: O. R. Smith
** Assistant Clerk: J. H. Waggoner
*** Bookkeeper: Sid A. Foster
** Engrossing Clerk: A. J. High
** Enrolling Clerk: H. L. Hyde
** Transcribing Clerk: Richard Perry
* Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Baker
** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: W. W. Dantz
* Postmaster: C. E. Weeks
** Assistant Postmaster: Hiram Seffens
* Doorkeeper: W. G. Hyde
* Doorkeeper: H. E. Seaver
** Assistant Doorkeeper: J. Dixon
** Assistant Doorkeeper: C. W. Watrous
** Assistant Doorkeeper: H. A. Wilcox
** Gallery Doorkeeper: A. A. Petty
** Night Watch: John Grant Jr.
* Governor's Attendant: C. H. Stone
* Porter: F. H. Bates
* General Messenger: Willie Hadley
* Clerk's Messenger: Willie Bowen
* Messengers:
** Willie Dennison
** Frank Roe
** Charles Young
** Charles H. Newton
** Patrick Tierney

### Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: Ephraim W. Young
** Assistant Clerk: William M. Newcomb
*** Bookkeeper: Fred A. Dennett
** Engrossing Clerk: C. D. Purple
** Enrolling Clerk: Jacob Fuss
** Transcribing Clerk: Linda Harris
* Sergeant-at-Arms: Sam Fifield
** 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: O. C. Bissell
** 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. L. Quaw
* Postmaster: Myron DeWolf
** 1st Assistant Postmaster: J. F. Cleghorn
** 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Albert Emonson
* Doorkeepers:
** E. S. Blake
** Thomas Watson
** John Stansmore
** O. R. Jones
* Night Watch: W. A. Fay
* Firemen:
** D. B. Crandall
** Richard Prichard
* Gallery Attendants:
** Peter Williams
** A. J. Sutherland
* Committee Room Attendants:
** J. W. Brackett
** L. N. Taylor
** William W. Maxwell
** George Slingsby
* Washroom Attendant: S. D. Hanchett
* Porter: R. S. Warner
* Speaker's Messenger: Willie Holmes
* Chief Clerk's Messenger: Frank R. Norton
* Sergeant-at-Arms' Messenger: Willie Potter
* Messengers:
** Frank Beyler
** Daniel Fitzpatrick
** George E. McDill
** George Sherman
** Freddie Blake
** Ballard P. Barnett
** Eugene Kuntz
** S. G. Huntington
** Charles F. Dana
** Adolph Hastreiter
** Emeal Hammer