20th Wisconsin Legislature
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| 20th Wisconsin Legislature | |||||
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 Wisconsin State Capitol, 1863 | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wisconsin Legislature | ||||
| Meeting place | Wisconsin State Capitol | ||||
| Term | January 7, 1867 – January 6, 1868 | ||||
| Election | November 6, 1866 | ||||
| Senate | |||||
| Members | 33 | ||||
| Senate President | Wyman Spooner (U) | ||||
| President pro tempore | George F. Wheeler (U) | ||||
| Party control | National Union | ||||
| Assembly | |||||
| Members | 100 | ||||
| Assembly Speaker | Angus Cameron (U) | ||||
| Party control | National Union | ||||
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The Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 9, 1867, to April 11, 1867, 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 6, 1866. 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 7, 1865.[1]
The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Lucius Fairchild, of Dane County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won election in the 1865 Wisconsin gubernatorial election.
- January 23, 1867: Timothy O. Howe re-elected as United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session.
- May 29, 1867: The Austro-Hungarian Compromise created the empire of Austria-Hungary.
- June 19, 1867: Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico was executed by firing squad.
- September 30, 1867: The United States took possession of Midway Atoll.
- October 18, 1867: The territory of Alaska was transferred from the Russian Empire to the United States.
- November 5, 1867: Wisconsin general election:
- Lucius Fairchild re-elected as Governor of Wisconsin.
- Voters approved an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to raise legislator's compensation to $350 per year.
Major legislation
- February 13, 1867: Wisconsin ratifies the Fourteenth Amendment, 1867 Joint Resolution 4.
- Proposed an amendment to the Constitution of Wisconsin to raise legislators' pay to $350 per year. The amendment was ratified by voters in the November 1867 general election.
Party summary
Senate summary
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 10 | 23 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 11 | 22 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| From March 3[note 1] | 10 | 32 | 1 | ||
| From March 20[note 2] | 11 | 33 | 0 | ||
| From October[note 3] | 20 | 31 | 2 | ||
| Final voting share | 33.33% | 66.67% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 15 | 0 | 18 | 33 | 0 |
Assembly summary
| Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) |
Total | ||||
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| Democratic | Union | Republican | Vacant | ||
| End of previous Legislature | 33 | 67 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Start of 1st Session | 26 | 74 | 0 | 100 | 0 |
| Final voting share | 26% | 74% | |||
| Beginning of the next Legislature | 41 | 0 | 59 | 100 | 0 |
Sessions
- 1st Regular session: January 9, 1867 – April 11, 1867
Leaders
Senate leadership
- President of the Senate: Wyman Spooner
- President pro tempore: George F. Wheeler
Assembly leadership
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twentieth Wisconsin Legislature:[2]
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