FIFTH LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY. FIRST SESSION, 1847. Convened at Madison, January 4, and adjourned February 11, 1847. COUNCIL. President - Horatio N. Wells, of Milwaukee. Secretary-Thomas McHugh. Sergeant atArms- John Bevins. Brown, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago — Mason C. Darling. Milwaukee-Horatio N. Wells. Racine - Frederick S. Lovell, Marshall M. Strong. Walworth-Henry Clark. Rock-Andrew Palmer. Iowa and Richland-William Singer. Waukesha-Joseph Turner. Crawford - Benjamin F. Manahan. Grant-Orris McCartney. Dane, Green and Sauk — Alexander L. Collins. Dodge and Jefferson -- John E. Holmes. Washington and Sheboygan — Chauncy M. Phelps. REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker-William Shew, of Milwaukee. Chief Clerk - La Fayette Kellogg. Sergeant-atArms-E. R. Hugunin, Racine- Uriah Wood, Elisha Raymond. Walworth-Charles A. Bronson, Palmer Gardiner. Milwaukee-William Shew, Andrew Sullivan, William W. Brown. Iowa and Richland -- Timothy Burns, James D. Jenkins, Thomas Chilton. Grant Armstead C. Brown, William Richardson. Dane, Green and Sauk Charles Lum, William A. Wheeler, John W. Stewart. Sheboygan and Washington-Harrison C. Hobart. Dodge and Jefferson – George W. Green, John T. Haight, James Giddings. Rock Jared G. Winslow, James M. Burgess. Waukesha - Joseph Bond, Chauncey F. Heath. Crawford-Joseph W. Furber. Brown, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago — Elisha Morrow, Hugh McFarlane. SPECIAL SESSION, 1847. Convened October 18, and adjourned October 27, 1847. COUNCIL. President-Horatio N. Wells, of Milwaukee. Secretary-Thomas McHugh. Sergeant-atArms Edward P. Lockhart. Joseph Turner. Jefferson and Dodge - John E. Holmes. Crawford, St. Croix, Chippewa and La Pointe - Benjamin F. Manahan. Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago-Mason C. Darling. 114 REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker-Isaac P. Walker, of Milwaukee. Chief Clerk- La Fayette Kellogg. Sergeantat-Arms- E. R. Hugunin. Racine-G. F. Newell, Dudley Cass. Walworth Eleazer Wakeley, George Walworth. Iowa, La Fayette and Richland - Timothy Burns, M. M. Cothren, Charles Pole. Grant-Noah H. Virgin, Daniel R. Burt. Dane, Green and Sauk-E. T. Gardner, Alexander Botkin, John W. Stewart. Crawford, St. Croix, Chippewa and La Pointe - Henry Jackson. Washington and Sheboygan - Benjamin H. Mooers. Waukesha George Reed, L. Martin. Rock--Daniel C. Babcock, George H. Williston. Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago - Moses S. Gibson, G. W. Featherstonhaugh. President SECOND SESSION, 1848, Convened February 7, and adjourned March 13, 1848. COUNCIL Horatio N. Wells, of Milwaukee. Secretary- Thomas McHugh. Sergeant-at- Iowa, La Fayette and Richland - Ninian E. Whitesides. Waukesha - Joseph Turner. Dodge and Jefferson John E. Holmes. Chippewa, Crawford. La Pointe, and St. Croix- Benjamin F. Manahan. Racine Frederick S. Lovell, Philo White. Walworth-Henry Clark. Rock Andrew Palmer. Grant- Orris McCartney. Dane, Green and Sauk - Alexander L. Collins. Milwaukee. Horatio N. Wells. Sheboygan and Washington-Chauncy M. Phelps. Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago-Mason C. Darling. REPRESENTATIVES. Speaker -Timothy Burns, of Iowa. Chief Clerk-La Fayette Kellogg. Sergeant-at-Arms Join Mullanphy. Iowa, La Fayette and Richland Timothy Burns, Charles Pole, M. M. Cothren. Grant- Noah H. Virgin, Daniel R. Burt. Sheboygan and Washington - Benj. H. Mooers.* Dane, Green and Sauk-E. T. Gardner, John W. Stewart, Alexander Botkin. Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Fond du Lac, Manitowoc, Marquette, Portage and Winnebago -G. W. Featherstonaugh, Moses S. Gibson. Racine G. F. Newell, Dudley Cass. Walworth Eleazer Wakeley, George Walworth. Rock-Daniel C. Babcock, George H. Williston. Milwaukee Isaac P. Walker, James Holliday, Asa Kinney. Waukesha - George Reed, Leonard Martin Dodge and Jefferson - Levi P. Drake, Horace D. Patch, James Hanrahan. Chippewa, Crawford, La Pointe and St. oix - Henry Jackson. • Resigned his seat because a bill ic relation to Washington County was rejected. CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTIONS. FIRST CONVENTION. The first Constitutional Convention assembled at Madison on the 5th day of October, 1846, and adjourned on the 16th day of December, 1846, having framed a constitution, which was submitted to a vote of the people on the first Tuesday in April, 1847, and the same was rejected. The convention was composed of the following gentlemen: President- Don A. J. Upham, of Milwaukee. Secretary - La Fayette Kellogg. Calumet - Lemuel Goodell. Columbia-Jeremiah Drake, La Fayette Hill. Crawford - Peter A. R. Brace. Dane - John Y. Smith, Abel Dunning, Benjamin Fuller, George B. Smith, Nathaniel F. Hyer, John M. Babcock. Dodge - William M. Dennis, Stoddard Judd, Hiram Barber, Benjamin Granger, Horace D. Patch, John H. Manahan. Fond du Lac - Warren Chase, Lorenzo Hazen, Moses S. Gibson. Grant Thomas P. Burnett, Thomas Cruson, Lorenzo Bevans, Neeley Gray, ]. Allen Barber, James Gilmore, Franklin Z Hicks, Daniel R. Burt, James R. Vineyard. Green - Davis Bowen, Noah Phelps, William C. Green, Hiram Brown. Iowa - William R. Smith, Moses M. Strong, Daniel M. Parkinson, Thomas Jenkins, William J. Madden, Ninian E. Whitesides, Joshua L. White, Thomas James, Andrew Burnside, Moses Meeker, Elihu B. Good ell. Jefferson - Patrick Rogan, Theodore Prentiss, Aaron Rankin, Elihu L. Attwood, Samuel T. Clothier, Peter H. Turner, George Hyer. Milwaukee - Don A. J. Upham, Francis Huebschmann, Wallace W. Graham, Garret Vliet. John Crawford, Asa Kinney, Garret M. Fitzgerald, John Cooper. John H. Tweedy, James Magone, Horace Chase, Charles E. Browne. P tage- Henry C. Goodrich, Karine - Edward G. Ryan, Marshall M. Strong, Frederick S. Lovell, Elijah Steele, Stephen O. Bennett, Nathaniel Dickinson, Daniel Harkin, Chauncey Kellogg, Haynes Finch, Chatfield H. Parsons, Victor M. Willard, James H. Hall, James B. Cartter, T. S. Stockwell.* Rock-A. Hyatt Smith, David Noggle, Sanford P. Hammond, James Chamberlain, Joseph S Pierce, George B. Hall, David L. Mills, John Hackett, Joseph Kinney, Jr., Israel Inman, Jr. Ri hland - Edward Coumbe. Sauk Wm. H. Clark. St. Croix - William Holcombe. Sheboygan - David Giddings. Washington - Bostwick O'Connor, Edward H. Janssen, Patrick Toland, Charles J. Kern, Hopewell Coxe, Joel F. Wilson. Wine ha-Andrew E. Elmore, Pitts Ellis, George Reed, Elisha W. Edgerton, Rufus Parks, William R. Hesk, Barnes Babcock, Charles Burchard, † James M. Moore, Benjamin Hunkins, Alexander W. Randall. Walworth Solmous Wakeley, Joseph Bowker, Charles M. Baker, John W. Boyd, William Bell, Lyman H. Seaver, Sewall Smith, Josiah Topping, William Berry, M. T. Hawes. Winnebago - James Duane Doty. *This gentleman never took his seat. that unsuccessfully contested by Matthias J. Boves This gentleman never took his seat. SECOND CONVENTION. This Convention assembled at Madison, on the 15th of December, 1847, and adjourned on the 1st of February, 1848, having framed a Constitution which was submitted to a vote of the people on the second Monday in March following, and the same was adopted. The Convention was constituted as follows: Messrs. Samuel W. Beall, Warren Chase, Stoddard Judd. Theodore Prentiss, Garret M. Fitzgerald and Frederick S. Lovell, being the only members of the first Convention who were elected to the second; the members of the first, in almost every county, declining a re-election. President-Morgan L. Martin, of Brown. Secretary-Thomas McHugh. Brown-Morgan L. Martin. Calumet G. W. Featherstonhaugh. Chippewa and Crawford-Daniel G. Fenton. Columbia-James T. Lewis. Dane-Charles M. Nichols, William A. Wheeler, William H. Fox. Dodge-Stoddard Judd, Samuel W. Lyman, Charles H. Larrabee. Fond du Lac-Samuel W. Beall, Warren Chase. Grant-George W. Lakin, John H. Rountree, Alexander D. Ramsay, Orsamus Cole, William Richardson. Green-James Biggs, William McDowell. Iowa-Stephen P. Hollenbeck, Charles Bishop, Joseph Ward. Jefferson-Theodore Prentiss, Milo Jones, Abram Vanderpool, Jonas Folts. La Fayette-Charles Dunn, Allen Warden, John O'Connor. Marquette and Winnebago-Harrison Reed. Milwaukee-Byron Kilbourn, Rufus King, Charles H. Larkin, John L. Doran. Garret M. Fitzgerald, Moritz Schoeffler, Albert Fowler. Portage-William H. Kennedy. Racine-Theodore Secor, Samuel R. McClellan, Horace T. Sanders, Frederick S. Lovell, St. Croix-George W. Brownell. Sheboygan and Manitowoc-Silas Steadman. Wal rorth-James Harrington, Augustus C. Kinne, George Gale, Experience Estabrook, Hollis Latham, Ezra A. Mulford. Washington-Patrick Pentony James Fagan, Harvey G. Turner. Waukesha-Peter D. Gifford, George Scagel, Squire S. Case, Alfred L. Castleman, Emulous P. Cotton, Eleazer Root. STATE GOVERNMENT OF WISCONSIN. FROM ITS ORGANIZATION. NOTE --The term of office of all elective state officers commences on the first Monday in January of the odd numbered years. Previous to the constitutional amendment of 1882, the term of office began in the even numbered years. from June 7, 1848, to Jan. 5, 1852 from Jan. 5, 1852, to Jan. 2, 1854 from Jan. 2, 1854, to Mar. 21, 1856 from Mar.21, 1856, to Mar. 25, 1856 from Mar.25, 1856, to Jan. 4, 1858 from Jan 4, 1858, to Jan 6, 1862 from Jan. 6, 1852, to Apr. 19, 1862 from Apr. 19, 1862, to Jan. 4, 1864 from Jan. 4, 1861, to Jan. from Jan. 1, 1866, to Jan. from Jan. 1, 1872, to Jan. 1, 1866 1, 1872 5, 1874 |