30th Wisconsin Legislature
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 Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863 | |||||
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| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 1, 1877 – January 7, 1878 | ||||
| Election | November 7, 1876 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Charles D. Parker (D) | ||||
| President pro tempore | William Hiner (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | John B. Cassoday (R) | ||||
| Party control | Republican | ||||
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The Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1877, to March 8, 1877, in regular session.
This was the first legislative session after the redistricting of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous 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 7, 1876. 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, 1875.[1]
Major events
- January 29, 1877: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Electoral Commission Act to attempt to settle the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
- March 2, 1877: The Compromise of 1877 secured the election of Rutherford B. Hayes, resolving the disputed 1876 United States presidential election.
- March 4, 1877: Inauguration of Rutherford B. Hayes as the 19th President of the United States.
- May 6, 1877: Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Sioux surrendered to United States troops in Nebraska.
- July 16, 1877: The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 lead to rioting in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, and St. Louis.
- September 5, 1877: While in captivity, Chief Crazy Horse was killed by an American soldier.
- November 6, 1877: William E. Smith elected Governor of Wisconsin.
- November 29, 1877: Thomas Edison demonstrated his phonograph for the first time.
Major legislation
- January 31, 1877: Joint Resolution agreeing to an amendment of section four of article seven of the constitution of the state of Wisconsin, 1877 Joint Resolution 1. Confirmed a constitutional amendment adding two seats to the Wisconsin Supreme Court, to be chosen at the Spring 1878 election.
- February 16, 1877: Joint Resolution relating to the coinage of silver, 1877 Act 3.
Party summary
Senate summary
Democratic: 8 seats
Liberal Republican: 3 seats
Republican: 22 seats
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| Dem. | Ref. | Lib.R. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 6 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
| 1st Session | 8 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 33 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 33.33% | 66.67% | ||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 10 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
Democratic: 32 seats
Reform: 5 seats
Liberal Republican: 1 seat
Republican: 62 seats
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| Dem. | Ref. | Soc. | Gbk. | Ind. | Lib.R. | Rep. | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 35 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 52 | 100 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 100 | 0 |
| From Jan. 31 | 32 | 62 | |||||||
| Final voting share | 38% | 62% | |||||||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 41 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 10, 1877 – March 8, 1877
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Charles D. Parker (D)
- President pro tempore: William Hiner (R)
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 8 seats
Lib. Rep.: 3 seats
Republican: 22 seats
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Thirtieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Democratic: 32 seats
Reform: 5 seats
Liberal Republican: 1 seat
Republican: 62 seats
Changes from the 29th Legislature
New districts for the 30th Legislature were defined in 1876 Wisconsin Act 343, passed into law in the 29th Wisconsin Legislature.
Senate redistricting
Summary of changes
- 10 Senate districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
- Brown County became its own senate district (2), after previously having been in a shared district with Door and Kewaunee counties.
- The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (25, 26).
- Milwaukee County went from having 2 districts to 3 (5, 6, 7).
- Green and Lafayette counties were combined into one district (12).
- Fond du Lac County's eastern district was combined with Manitowoc County as one district (20).
- Pierce County was removed from the 24th district and added to a new district with Eau Claire and Dunn counties (30).
Senate districts
| Dist. | 29th Legislature | 30th Legislature |
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| 1 | Sheboygan County | Door, Kewaunee, Oconto, Shawano counties |
| 2 | Brown, Door, Kewaunee counties | Brown County |
| 3 | Ozaukee County | Racine County |
| 4 | Monroe, Vernon counties | Crawford, Vernon counties |
| 5 | Racine County | Northern Milwaukee County |
| 6 | Southern Milwaukee County | Southern Milwaukee County |
| 7 | Eastern Dane County | Central Milwaukee County |
| 8 | Kenosha, Walworth counties | Kenosha, Walworth counties |
| 9 | Iowa County | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties |
| 10 | Waukesha County | Waukesha County |
| 11 | Lafayette County | Chippewa, Clark, Lincoln, Taylor, Wood counties |
| 12 | Green County | Green, Lafayette counties |
| 13 | Dodge County | Dodge County |
| 14 | Sauk County | Juneau, Sauk counties |
| 15 | Manitowoc County | Manitowoc County |
| 16 | Grant County | Grant County |
| 17 | Rock County | Rock County |
| 18 | Western Fond du Lac County | Western Fond du Lac County |
| 19 | Manitowoc County | Winnebago County |
| 20 | Eastern Fond du Lac County | Sheboygan, Eastern Fond du Lac counties |
| 21 | Marathon, Oconto, Shawano, Waupaca, Northern Outagamie counties | Marathon, Portage, Waupaca counties |
| 22 | Calumet, Southern Outagamie counties | Calumet, Outagamie counties |
| 23 | Jefferson County | Jefferson County |
| 24 | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix counties | Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk, St. Croix counties |
| 25 | Green Lake, Marquette, Waushara counties | Eastern Dane County |
| 26 | Western Dane County | Western Dane County |
| 27 | Columbia County | Adams, Columbia counties |
| 28 | Crawford, Richland counties | Iowa, Richland counties |
| 29 | Adams, Juneau, Portage, Wood counties | Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau counties |
| 30 | Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire, Pepin counties | Dunn, Eau Claire, Pierce counties |
| 31 | La Crosse County | La Crosse County |
| 32 | Buffalo, Clark, Jackson, Trempealeau counties | Jackson & Monroe counties |
| 33 | Ozaukee, Washington counties | Ozaukee, Washington counties |
Assembly redistricting
Summary of changes
- 45 Asssembly districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered).
- Adams County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Wood County.
- Chippewa County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Taylor County.
- Columbia County went from having 3 districts to 2.
- Dane County went from having 4 districts to 3.
- Dodge County went from having 6 districts to 4.
- Door County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Northern Kewaunee County.
- Dunn County became its own Assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin County.
- Juneau County went from having 1 district to 2.
- Ozaukee County went from having 2 districts to 1.
- Rock County went from having 5 districts to 3.
Assembly districts
| County | Districts in 24th Legislature | Districts in 25th Legislature | Change |
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| Adams | Shared with Wood | 1 District | 
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| Ashland | Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | 
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| Barron | Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas, Polk |
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| Bayfield | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Burnett, Douglas, Polk |
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| Brown | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Buffalo | 1 District | 2 shared with Pepin |
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| Burnett | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Douglas, Polk |
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| Calumet | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Chippewa | Shared with Taylor | 1 District |
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| Clark | Shared with Jackson | Shared with Lincoln, Taylor & Wood |
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| Columbia | 3 Districts | 2 Districts | 
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| Crawford | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Dane | 4 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Dodge | 6 Districts | 4 Districts |
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| Door | Shared with Northern Kewaunee | 1 District |
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| Douglas | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Polk |
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| Dunn | Shared with Pepin | 1 District |
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| Eau Claire | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Fond du Lac | 3 Districts | 4 Districts |
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| Grant | 4 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Green | 1 District | 2 Districts |
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| Green Lake | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Iowa | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Jackson | Shared with Clark | 1 District |
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| Jefferson | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Juneau | 1 District | 2 Districts |
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| Kenosha | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Kewaunee | Divided between Door and Brown | 1 District |
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| La Crosse | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Lafayette | 1 District | 2 Districts |
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| Manitowoc | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Marathon | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Marquette | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Milwaukee | 11 Districts | 11 Districts |
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| Monroe | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Oconto | 1 District | Shared with Shawano |
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| Outagamie | Divided between Shawano and own district | 2 Districts |
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| Ozaukee | 2 Districts | 1 District |
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| Pepin | Shared with Dunn | 2 shared with Buffalo |
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| Pierce | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Polk | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas | Shared with Ashland, Barron, Bayfield, Burnett, Douglas |
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| Portage | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Racine | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Richland | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Rock | 5 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Sauk | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Shawano | Shared with Northern Outagamie & Eastern Waupaca | Shared with Oconto |
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| Sheboygan | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| St. Croix | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Taylor | Shared with Chippewa | Shared with Clark, Lincoln, Wood |
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| Trempealeau | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Vernon | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Walworth | 3 Districts | 3 Districts |
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| Washington | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Waukesha | 2 Districts | 2 Districts |
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| Waupaca | Shared with Shawano & Northern Outagamie | 2 Districts |
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| Waushara | 1 District | 1 District |
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| Winnebago | 4 Districts | 4 Districts |
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| Wood | Shared with Adams | Shared with Clark, Lincoln, & Taylor |
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References
- ^ Heg, J. E., ed. (1882). "Annals of the Legislature" (PDF). The Blue Book of the state of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 239–241. Retrieved January 21, 2022.
- ^ a b Bashford, R. M., ed. (1877). "Official Directory" (PDF). The Legislative Manual of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. pp. 445–488. Retrieved January 21, 2022.