86th New York State Legislature

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Legislative bodyNew York State Legislature
JurisdictionNew York, United States
TermJanuary 1 – December 31, 1863
Members32
86th New York State Legislature
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The Old State Capitol (1879)
Overview
Legislative bodyNew York State Legislature
JurisdictionNew York, United States
TermJanuary 1 – December 31, 1863
Senate
Members32
PresidentLt. Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones (D)
Temporary PresidentJames A. Bell (R), from January 21
Party controlRepublican (23-8)
Assembly
Members128
SpeakerTheophilus C. Callicot (D)
Party controlsplit (64-64)
Sessions
1stJanuary 6 – April 25, 1863

The 86th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 6 to April 25, 1863, during the first year of Horatio Seymour's second tenure as Governor of New York, in Albany.

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 (four districts) and Kings County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards, forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Democrats split over the civil war issue. The "War Democrats" and the Republicans formed a coalition known as the "Republican Union," and supported President Abraham Lincoln and the Union Army's war effort; the rump Democratic Party opposed the war, favoring a compromise with the South, and became known as "Peace Democrats" or "Copperheads." The Constitutional Union (consisting of former "Silver Gray" Whigs and Know Nothings) held a state convention and joined the Peace Democrats.

Elections

The 1862 New York state election was held on November 4. With a large contingent of soldiers at the Civil War front, who did not vote at the state election, surprisingly all five statewide elective offices up for election were carried by the Democrats, including Gov. Horatio Seymour and Lt. Gov. David R. Floyd-Jones. The approximate party strength at this election, expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democrats/Constitutional Union 307,000; Republican Union 296,000.

64 Union Republicans and 64 Democrats were elected to the Assembly, resulting in a split.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 6, 1863; and adjourned on April 25.

On January 21, James A. Bell (R) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.

On January 26, after three weeks of deadlock, Democrat Theophilus C. Callicot (D) was elected Speaker on the 92nd ballot, receiving the votes of the Republicans. Callicot had talked to the Republican leader Chauncey M. Depew, and offered a deal: the Republicans should elect him Speaker, and he would help them to elect a U.S. Senator.

1863 Speaker election result
Ballot Date Gilbert
Dean
Dem.		 Henry
Sherwood
Rep.		 - Ballot Date Gilbert
Dean
Dem.		 Henry
Sherwood
Rep.		 Theophilus
C. Callicot
Fusion		 Eliphaz
Trimmer
Dem.		 Chauncey
M. Depew
Rep.
1st Jan. 6 63 63 47th Jan. 10 41 41
2nd Jan. 6 63 63 48th Jan. 10 41 41
3rd Jan. 6 63 63 49th Jan. 12 40 40
4th Jan. 7 63 63 50th Jan. 12 40 40
5th Jan. 7 63 63 51st Jan. 12 39 39
6th Jan. 7 63 63 52nd Jan. 12 39 39
7th Jan. 7 63 63 53rd Jan. 12 39 39
8th Jan. 8 63 63 54th Jan. 13 56 56
9th Jan. 8 63 63 55th Jan. 13 55 55
10th Jan. 8 63 63 56th Jan. 13 55 55
11th Jan. 8 63 63 57th Jan. 13 55 55
12th Jan. 8 63 63 58th Jan. 13 55 55
13th Jan. 8 63 63 59th Jan. 13 54 54
14th Jan. 8 63 63 60th Jan. 13 55 55
15th Jan. 8 63 63 61st Jan. 13 55 55
16th Jan. 8 63 63 62nd Jan. 13 55 55
17th Jan. 8 63 63 63rd Jan. 13 55 55
18th Jan. 8 63 63 64th Jan. 12 54 54
19th Jan. 8 63 63 65th Jan. 13 54 54
20th Jan. 8 63 63 66th Jan. 13 54 54
21st Jan. 8 63 63 67th Jan. 14 63 63
22nd Jan. 8 63 63 68th Jan. 14 62 62
23rd Jan. 8 63 63 69th Jan. 14 62 62
24th Jan. 8 63 63 70th Jan. 12 62 62
25th Jan. 8 63 63 71st Jan. 14 62 62
26th Jan. 8 63 63 72nd Jan. 14 62 62
27th Jan. 9 61 61 73rd Jan. 14 60 60
28th Jan. 9 61 61 74th Jan. 14 60 60
29th Jan. 9 62 62 75th Jan. 15 62 62
30th Jan. 9 62 62 76th Jan. 15 57 57
31st Jan. 9 62 62 77th Jan. 15 60 60
32nd Jan. 9 62 62 78th Jan. 15 58 58
33rd Jan. 9 62 62 79th Jan. 23 60 60 2
34th Jan. 9 62 62 80th Jan. 23 60 60 2
35th Jan. 9 60 60 81st Jan. 23 60 61 3
36th Jan. 9 60 60 82nd Jan. 23 61 61 2
37th Jan. 9 60 60 83rd Jan. 23 61 61 2
38th Jan. 10 47 47 84th Jan. 23 61 61 2
39th Jan. 10 44 44 85th Jan. 23 61 61 2
40th Jan. 10 44 44 86th Jan. 23 61 61 2
41st Jan. 10 44 44 87th Jan. 23 60 60 2
42nd Jan. 10 43 43 88th Jan. 23 60 60 2
43rd Jan. 10 44 44 89th Jan. 23 59 59 2
44th Jan. 10 42 42 90th Jan. 23 60 60 2
45th Jan. 10 42 42 91st Jan. 24 60 60 1
46th Jan. 10 42 42 92nd Jan. 26 61 59

On February 3, the Legislature elected Ex-Governor Edwin D. Morgan (R) to succeed Preston King (R) as U.S. Senator from New York for a six-year term beginning on March 4, 1863.

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.

Party affiliations follow the vote for U.S. Senator.

District Senator Party Notes
1st Monroe Henderson* due to ill health, did not take his seat at this session
2nd Jesse C. Smith* Republican
3rd Henry C. Murphy* Democrat
4th Christian B. Woodruff* Democrat
5th Charles G. Cornell* Democrat also New York City Street Commissioner
6th John J. Bradley* Democrat
7th Richard B. Connolly* Democrat
8th Hezekiah D. Robertson* Republican
9th Henry R. Low* Republican
10th Jacob S. Freer* Democrat
11th William H. Tobey* Republican
12th Ralph Richards* Republican
13th John V. L. Pruyn* Democrat
14th Joseph H. Ramsey* Republican
15th William Clark Republican elected to fill vacancy, in place of John Willard
16th Russell M. Little* Republican
17th Charles C. Montgomery* Republican
18th James A. Bell* Republican
19th Alexander H. Bailey* Republican
20th George A. Hardin* Republican
21st Richard K. Sanford* Republican
22nd Allen Munroe* Republican
23rd Henry A. Clark* Republican
24th Lyman Truman* Republican
25th Chauncey M. Abbott* Republican died on November 11, 1863
26th Charles J. Folger* Republican
27th Charles Cook* Republican
28th Lysander Farrar* Republican
29th Almanzor Hutchinson* Republican
30th Wilkes Angel* Republican
31st John Ganson* Democrat on November 4, 1862, elected to the 38th U.S. Congress
32nd Horace C. Young* Republican

Employees

  • Clerk: James Terwilliger
  • Sergeant-at-Arms: Richard U. Owens
  • Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Caleb S. Babcock
  • Doorkeeper: Orville Griffin
  • First Assistant Doorkeeper: Charles Johnson
  • Second Assistant Doorkeeper: Sanders Wilson
  • Third Assistant Doorkeeper: Giles H. Holden

State Assembly

References

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