The Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to 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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 3, 1874. 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 4, 1873.
Major events
March 1, 1875: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Civil Rights Act of 1875 into law. May 20, 1875: The Metre Convention was signed in Paris, establishing the International Bureau of Weights and Measures. November 2, 1875: Harrison Ludington elected Governor of Wisconsin.
Major legislation
February 17, 1875: An Act to require the several railroad companies in this state to provide for the safety of passengers, 1875 Act 24. February 20, 1875: An Act to amend chapter 273, of the laws of 1874, entitled "An act relating to railroad, express and telegraph companies in the state of Wisconsin," 1875 Act 39. Replaced the three-person railroad commission with a single railroad commissioner. February 24, 1875: An Act to more fully define and punish the crime of bribery, committed at or before elections, 1875 Act 56. Criminalized the buying or selling of votes. February 27, 1875: An Act to prevent the ensnaring or trapping of deer, 1875 Act 85. March 2, 1875: An Act to render women eligible to local school offices, 1875 Act 120. March 2, 1875: An Act to encourage the invention and successful use of steam or other mechanical agents on highways, 1875 Act 134. Created a $10,000 bounty for invention of a steam-powered substitute for horses for transportation or farm labor. March 3, 1875: An Act to prevent and punish cruelty to animals, 1875 Act 150.
Party summary
Senate summary
Assembly summary
Sessions
1st Regular session: January 13, 1875March 6, 1875
Leaders
Senate leadership
President of the Senate: Charles D. Parker (D) President pro tempore: Henry D. Barron (R)
Assembly leadership
Speaker of the Assembly: Frederick W. Horn (IR)
Members
Members of the Senate
Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:
Members of the Assembly
Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Eighth Wisconsin Legislature:
Employees
Senate employees
Chief Clerk: Fred A. Dennett
Assistant Clerk: Thomas B. Reid
Bookkeeper: Thomas St. George
Engrossing Clerk: Wilbur Dodge
Enrolling Clerk: James F. Spencer
Transcribing Clerk: Fred Heineman
Clerk for the Committee on Engrossed Bills: T. K. Dunn
Clerk for the Committee on Enrolled Bills: E. J. Cole
Clerk for the Committee on Claims: Thomas A. Dyson
Clerk for the Committee on Railroads: J. F. Johnston
Clerk for the Committee on Judiciary: A. P. Carman
Sergeant-at-Arms: O. U. Akin
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: Charles G. Fay
Postmaster: Amaziah Strang
Assistant Postmaster: John L. Quimby
Doorkeeper: William R. Kent
Assistant Doorkeeper: William F. Bingman
Assistant Doorkeeper: H. H. Field
Gallery Doorkeeper: Charles Early
Gallery Doorkeeper: T. H. Hansen
Committee Room Attendant: Charles Scott
Night Watch: H. H. Grace
Porter: Michael Lynch
Messengers: Glennie C. Richarson Waldo B. Stone W. W. Paine Harry R. Clise Harry Cuttler Arthur A. Hills G. Herbert Campbell William Kleinpell Nelson C. Brownell