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Revision as of 18:05, 18 January 2015
| 106th New York State Legislature | |||||
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 New York State Capitol (2009) | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | New York State Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | New York, United States | ||||
| Term | January 1 – December 31, 1883 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 32 | ||||
| President | Lt. Gov. David B. Hill (D) | ||||
| Temporary President | John C. Jacobs (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (18-14) | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 128 | ||||
| Speaker | Alfred C. Chapin (D) | ||||
| Party control | Democratic (85-43) | ||||
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The 106th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to May 4, 1883, during the first year of Grover Cleveland's governorship, in Albany.
Background
Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (seven districts) and Kings County (three districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,[1] forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In New York City the Democrats were split into three factions: Tammany Hall, "Irving Hall" and the "County Democrats". The Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated tickets.
Elections
The New York state election, 1882 was held on November 7. Democrats Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The other two statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democratic 535,000; Republican 342,000; Prohibition 26,000; and Greenback 12,000.
Sessions
The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1883; and adjourned on May 4.
Alfred C. Chapin (D) was elected Speaker with 84 votes against 41 for Theodore Roosevelt (R).[2]
On January 11, John C. Jacobs (D) was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.
State Senate
Districts
Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.
Members
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
| District | Senator | Party | Notes |
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| 1st | James W. Covert* | Democrat | |
| 2nd | John J. Kiernan* | Democrat | |
| 3rd | Charles H. Russell* | Republican | |
| 4th | John C. Jacobs* | Democrat | on January 11, elected President pro tempore |
| 5th | John G. Boyd* | Democrat | |
| 6th | Thomas F. Grady* | Democrat | |
| 7th | James Daly* | Democrat | |
| 8th | John W. Browning* | Democrat | |
| 9th | James Fitzgerald* | Democrat | |
| 10th | Joseph Koch* | Democrat | |
| 11th | Frank P. Treanor* | Democrat | |
| 12th | Henry C. Nelson* | Democrat | |
| 13th | James Mackin* | Democrat | |
| 14th | Addison P. Jones* | Democrat | |
| 15th | Homer A. Nelson* | Democrat | |
| 16th | Charles L. MacArthur* | Republican | |
| 17th | Abraham Lansing* | Democrat | |
| 18th | Alexander B. Baucus* | Democrat | |
| 19th | Shepard P. Bowen* | Republican | |
| 20th | Dolphus S. Lynde* | Republican | |
| 21st | Frederick Lansing* | Republican | |
| 22nd | Robert H. Roberts* | Democrat | |
| 23rd | Alexander M. Holmes* | Republican | |
| 24th | Edward B. Thomas* | Republican | |
| 25th | Dennis McCarthy* | Republican | |
| 26th | David H. Evans* | Republican | |
| 27th | Sumner Baldwin* | Republican | |
| 28th | George P. Lord* | Republican | |
| 29th | Edmund L. Pitts* | Republican | |
| 30th | Timothy E. Ellsworth* | Republican | |
| 31st | Robert C. Titus* | Democrat | |
| 32nd | Norman M. Allen* | Republican |
Employees
- Clerk: John W. Vrooman
- Sergeant-at-Arms: John W. Corning
- Doorkeeper: Charles F. Brady
- Stenographer: Hudson C. Tanner
State Assembly
Assemblymen
The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.
Employees
- Clerk: Walter H. Bunn
- Sergeant-at-Arms: James H. Delaney
- Doorkeeper: Jabez C. Pierce
- First Assistant Doorkeeper: Edward Hinch
- Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Edward Brodie
- Stenographer: Spencer C. Rogers
Notes
- ^ Except New York City where the wards were apportioned into election districts, and then some whole wards and some election districts of other wards were gerrymandered together into Assembly districts.
- ^ LEGISLATORS AT WORK in NYT on January 3, 1883
- ^ Daniel P. Winne, son of assemblyman Peter W. Winne (in 1831), and brother of assemblyman Richard Winne (in 1858)
- ^ see WHO SHALL HAVE THE SEAT in NYT on February 17, 1883
- ^ A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 609f)
- ^ see TAMMANY'S NEW SCHEME in NYT on March 30, 1883
- ^ A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 614–619)
- ^ Alfred Hodges (born 1846), son of assemblyman Andrew B. Hodges (in 1869); great-grandson of Congressman John Hathorn
- ^ The majority of seven members (3 Democrats and 4 Republicans) of the Committee on Elections submitted a report in favor of Sprague (R), concluding that a mistake was made while transcribing the returns; a minority of two (both Democrats) submitted a report in favor of Bliss (D). The minority report was adopted on March 8 by a vote of 67 to 52; see SPRAGUE REFUSED A SEAT in NYT on March 9, 1883
- ^ A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 606–609)
- ^ see IN ASSEMBLY AND SENATE in NYT on March 17, 1883
- ^ A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 610ff)
- ^ see IN ASSEMBLY AND SENATE in NYT on March 17, 1883
- ^ A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 612ff)
Sources
- Civil List and Constitutional History of the Colony and State of New York compiled by Edgar Albert Werner (1884; see pg. 276 for Senate districts; pg. 291 for senators; pg. 298–304 for Assembly districts; and pg. 381f for assemblymen)
- Sketches of the Members of the Legislatures in The Evening Journal Almanac (1883)
- THE NEXT ASSEMBLY in NYT on November 9, 1882
- CHAPIN FOR SPEAKER in NYT on January 2, 1883
