The Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 14, 1863, to April 2, 1863, in regular 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 even-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 4, 1862. 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 5, 1861.

The governor of Wisconsin during this entire term was Republican Edward Salomon, of Manitowoc County, serving the second year of a two-year term, having won the 1861 lieutenant gubernatorial election, then having ascended to the gubernatorial office following the death of governor Louis P. Harvey in April 1862.

Major events January 1, 1863: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation went into effect. January 22, 1863: James R. Doolittle re-elected United States Senator by the Wisconsin Legislature in Joint Session. April 30–May 8, 1863: Battle of Chancellorsville took place in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Six regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. May 18–July 4, 1863: Siege of Vicksburg took place in Warren County, Mississippi. Seventeen regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the siege. July 1–3, 1863: Battle of Gettysburg took place near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Six regiments of Wisconsin Volunteers participated in the battle. Future-Governor of Wisconsin Lucius Fairchild and future State Treasurer Henry Baetz were wounded. November 3, 1863: James T. Lewis elected Governor of Wisconsin.

Major legislation March 13, 1863: Joint Resolution recommending Colonels J. C. Starkweather and Geo. E. Bryant to promotion, 1863 Joint Resolution 2 March 25, 1863: Joint Resolution relative to adopting state flag, 1863 Joint Resolution 4 March 26, 1863: Act to provide for continuing the work on the state capitol, 1863 Act 107 March 28, 1863: Act to authorize the borrowing of money to repel invasion, suppress insurrection and defend the state in time of war, 1863 Act 157 April 1, 1863: Act authorizing the governor to take care of the sick and wounded soldiers of the Wisconsin volunteers, and appropriating money out of the treasury for that purpose, 1863 Act 196 April 1, 1863: Act to provide for compensating parties whose property may be injured or destroyed in consequence of mobs or riots, 1863 Act 211 April 1, 1863: Act to provide for the enrollment of persons liable to perform military duty, and the organization of the state militia for active service, 1863 Act 242 April 2, 1863: Act to provide for the relief of families of persons who may die in the military service of the United States or of the state of Wisconsin, 1863 Act 264

Party summary

Senate summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 11220 33 0 1st Session 15 1 17 33 0 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 11 22 0 33 0

Assembly summary

Party (Shading indicates majority caucus) Total Democratic Union Republican Vacant End of previous Legislature 46 10 42 98 1 Start of 1st Session 442 54 100 0 after February 8 43 55 Final voting share Beginning of the next Legislature 29 71 0 100 0

Sessions 1st Regular session: January 14, 1863 – April 2, 1863

Leaders

Senate leadership President of the Senate: Vacant President pro tempore: Wyman Spooner

Assembly leadership Speaker of the Assembly: J. Allen Barber

Members

Members of the Senate Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature:

District Counties Senator Residence Party 01 Sheboygan Sheboygan FallsDem. 02 Brown, Kewaunee Green BayDem. 03 Ozaukee OzaukeeDem. 04 Washington West BendDem. 05 Milwaukee (Northern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 06 Milwaukee (Southern Part) MilwaukeeDem. 07 Racine WhitesvilleRep. 08 Kenosha BristolRep. 09 Adams, Juneau, Waushara Pine RiverRep. 10 Waukesha WaukeshaDem. 11 Dane (Eastern Part) WindsorRep. 12 Walworth ElkhornRep. 13 Lafayette ShullsburgDem. 14 Sauk Prairie du SacRep. 15 Iowa Mineral PointDem. 16 Grant Glen HavenRep. 17 Rock JanesvilleRep. 18 Dodge (Western Part) JuneauDem. 19 Manitowoc, Calumet ManitowocDem. 20 Fond du Lac RiponDem. 21 Winnebago NeenahRep. 22 Door, Oconto, Outagamie, Shawanaw AppletonDem. 23 Jefferson Fort AtkinsonDem. 24 Green MonroeRep. 25 Columbia Kilbourn CityRep. 26 Dane (Western Part) MadisonRep. 27 Marathon, Portage, Waupaca, Wood PloverRep. 28 Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix HudsonUnion 29 Marquette, Green Lake MontelloRep. 30 Bad Ax, Crawford, Richland ViroquaRep. 31 La Crosse, Monroe La CrosseRep. 32 Buffalo, Chippewa, Clark, Dunn, Eau Claire, Jackson, Pepin, Trempealeau DurandRep. 33 Dodge (Eastern Part) HoriconDem.

Members of the Assembly Members of the Assembly for the Sixteenth Wisconsin Legislature:

SenateDistrict County District Representative Party Residence 09 Adams Rep. Friendship 28Ashland, Burnett, Dallas, Douglas, La Pointe, Polk Union St. Croix Falls 02Brown Dem. Green Bay 32Buffalo, Pepin, Trempealeau Rep. Trempealeau 19Calumet Dem. Chilton 32Chippewa, Dunn, Eau Claire Dem. Eau GalleClark & Jackson Rep. Black River Falls 25Columbia 1 Rep. Portage 2 Rep. Fall River 3 Rep. Pardeeville 30Crawford Dem. Eastman 11Dane 1 Rep. Albion 2 Rep. Door Creek 26 3 Dem. Mazomanie 4 Rep. Mount Horeb 5 Dem. Madison 18Dodge 1 Rep. Fox Lake 2 Dem. Trenton 3 Dem. Juneau 33 4 Dem. Mayville 5 Dem. Watertown 22 Door, Oconto, Shawano Rep. Oconto 20 Fond du Lac 1 Rep. Ripon 2 Rep. Nanaupa 3 Rep. Fond du Lac 4 Dem. Fond du Lac 5 Dem. Foster 16 Grant 1 Dem. Platteville Rep. Platteville 2 Dem. Potosi 3 Rep. Lancaster 4 Rep. Fennimore 5 Rep. Wyalusing 24 Green 1 Rep. Farmers Grove 2 Rep. Skinner 29 Green Lake Union Markesan 15Iowa 1 Dem. Highland 2 Rep. Mineral Point 23Jefferson 1 Dem. Watertown 2 Rep. Milford 3 Rep. Fort Atkinson 4 Rep. Palmyra 09Juneau Dem. Wonewoc 08Kenosha Rep. Kenosha 02Kewaunee Dem. Ahnapee 31La Crosse Rep. Big Valley 13Lafayette 1 Dem. Cottage Inn 2 Rep. Argyle 19 Manitowoc 1 Dem. Newtonburo 2 Dem. Paquette 3 Dem. Manitowoc 27 Marathon & Wood Dem. Grand Rapids 29Marquette Dem. Briggsville 05Milwaukee 1 Dem. Milwaukee 2 Dem. Milwaukee 06 3 Dem. Milwaukee 4 Dem. Milwaukee 5 Dem. Milwaukee 05 6 Dem. Milwaukee 7 Dem. Good Hope 06 8 Dem. Root Creek 9 Dem. Milwaukee 31 Monroe Rep. Tomah 22 Outagamie Dem. Appleton 03Ozaukee Dem. Ozaukee 28Pierce & St. Croix Rep. River Falls 27Portage Rep. Amherst 07Racine 1 Rep. Racine 2 Rep. Racine 3 Rep. North Cape 30Richland Rep. Richland Center 17Rock 1 Rep. Footville 2 Rep. Janesville 3 Rep. Emerald Grove 4 Rep. Ogden 5 Rep. Janesville 6 Rep. Spring Valley 14Sauk 1 Rep. Spring Green 2 Rep. Baraboo 01Sheboygan 1 Dem. Sheboygan 2 Dem. Herman 3 Dem. Cascade 4 Rep. Plymouth 30Vernon 1 Rep. Viroqua 2 Rep. Viroqua 12Walworth 1 Rep. Spring Prairie 2 Rep. Springfield 3 Rep. Delavan 4 Rep. Whitewater 04 Washington 1 Dem. Addison 2 Dem. Station 3 Dem. Staatsville 10 Waukesha 1 Dem. Waukesha 2 Rep. Waterville 3 Dem. Eagle 4 Dem. Waukesha 27 Waupaca Rep. Iola 09 Waushara Rep. Wautoma 21 Winnebago 1 Rep. Oshkosh 2 Dem. Menasha 3 Rep. Oshkosh

Employees

Senate employees Chief Clerk: Frank M. Stewart Assistant Clerk: J. M. Randall Engrossing Clerk: G. W. Campbell Enrolling Clerk: George W. Stoner Transcribing Clerk: J. J. Tschudy Sergeant-at-Arms: Luther Basford Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: James L. Wilder Postmaster: James L. Hosford Assistant Postmaster: John Van t'Woud Doorkeeper: B. S. Miller Assistant Doorkeeper: Francis Mika Assistant Doorkeeper: Samuel Bachman Assistant Doorkeeper: Paul Halverson Firemen: Alex Stilwell John Crowley Messengers: J. E. Brown John Hutchins Albert F. Dexter Frank Kellogg Porter: George E. Albee

Assembly employees Chief Clerk: John S. Dean Assistant Clerk: Ephraim W. Young Bookkeeper: Merrick P. Wing Engrossing Clerk: Herbert A. Lewis Enrolling Clerk: S. Canning Fisher Transcribing Clerk: Henry C. Hadley Sergeant-at-Arms: A. M. Thomson 1st Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: C. D. Lon 2nd Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: D. S. Hawley Postmaster: M. B. Patchin 1st Assistant Postmaster: John B. Eugene 2nd Assistant Postmaster: Oscar Babcock Doorkeeper: Franklin Kelly Assistant Doorkeeper: A. J. Fuller Assistant Doorkeeper: P. P. Davis Assistant Doorkeeper: William C. Lesure Firemen: H. H. Hayward Philip Carey Iver Knudsen Messengers: Adam Waltz James E. Dean Richard L. Hayward Edgar C. McLaughlin Patrick W. Lannen William H. Miller Louis Sholes George D. Potter Mark W. Bailey

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