The Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature convened from to in regular session. This was the first legislative session after the

redistricting Redistribution (re-districting in the United States and in the Philippines) is the process by which electoral districts are added, removed, or otherwise changed. Redistribution is a form of boundary delimitation that changes electoral dist ...

of the Senate and Assembly according to an act of the previous session. Senators representing even-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 7, 1871. Senators representing odd-numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term, having been elected in the general election held on November 8, 1870.

Major events

* January 1, 1872: Inauguration of

Cadwallader C. Washburn Cadwallader Colden Washburn (April 22, 1818May 14, 1882) was an American businessman, politician, and soldier who founded a mill that later became General Mills. A member of the Washburn family of Maine, he was a U.S. Congressman and governor o ...

as 11th

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. * March 1, 1872:

Yellowstone National Park Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in the western United States, largely in the northwest corner of Wyoming and extending into Montana and Idaho. It was established by the 42nd U.S. Congress with the Yellowston ...

was established as the first national park. * May 22, 1872: President Ulysses S. Grant signed the

Amnesty Act The Amnesty Act of 1872 is a United States federal law passed on May 22, 1872, which removed most of the penalties imposed on former Confederates by the Fourteenth Amendment, adopted on July 9, 1868. Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment prohi ...

, restoring full civil rights to about 500 Confederate sympathizers. * November 5, 1872:

Ulysses S. Grant Ulysses S. Grant (born Hiram Ulysses Grant ; April 27, 1822July 23, 1885) was an American military officer and politician who served as the 18th president of the United States from 1869 to 1877. As Commanding General, he led the Union Ar ...

re-elected as

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Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to s ...

voted illegally in the election.

Major legislation

* February 6, 1872: Joint Resolution instructing our senators and requesting our representatives in congress to oppose the passage of a bill for the remission of import duties on building material to be used in rebuilding the burnt district of Chicago
1872 Joint Resolution 1
Opposed the lifting of tariffs on foreign timber and building materials, a move that was contemplated to aide in the reconstruction of Chicago after the

Great Chicago Fire The Great Chicago Fire was a conflagration that burned in the American city of Chicago during October 8–10, 1871. The fire killed approximately 300 people, destroyed roughly of the city including over 17,000 structures, and left more than 10 ...

. * February 14, 1872: An Act to prohibit and prevent the carrying of

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1872 Act 7
* March 5, 1872: An Act making

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s legal holidays
1872 Act 32
* March 9, 1872: An Act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into congressional districts
1872 Act 48
Wisconsin's congressional delegation grew from six to eight members. * March 15, 1872: An Act to protect the use of the telegraph
1872 Act 54
To outlaw the act of intercepting a telegraph intended for another recipient. * March 21, 1872: An Act to amend section two of chapter one hundred and fifty-six of the general laws of 1871, entitled "an act to apportion the state of Wisconsin into senate and assembly districts,
1872 Act 70
Reconfigured the Monroe County Assembly districts. * March 21, 1872: An Act authorizing cities and villages to establish free public libraries and reading rooms
1872 Act 80
* March 22, 1872: Joint Resolution to amend section three (3) of article eleven (11) of the constitution
1872 Joint Resolution 11
Proposed an amendment to the state constitution to prohibit counties, municipalities, and school districts from going into debt. * March 22, 1872: An Act to provide for the improvement of the capitol park
1872 Act 93
* March 23, 1872: An Act to submit to the people an amendment to article seven of the constitution
1872 Act 111
Setting a referendum for an amendment to the state constitution expanding the Supreme Court from three to five justices. The referendum ultimately failed in the November 1872 general election. * March 25, 1872: An Act to enable married women to transact business, make contracts, and sue and be sued, and to define the liabilities of husbands and wives
1872 Act 155

Party summary

Senate summary

Assembly summary

Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 10, 1872March 26, 1872

Leaders

Senate leadership

* President of the Senate:

Milton Pettit Milton Howard Pettit (October 22, 1835 – March 23, 1873) was an American businessman, Republican politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 11th lieutenant governor of Wisconsin, during the governorship of Cadwallader C. Washburn, and ...

( R) * President pro tempore:

Charles G. Williams Charles Grandison Williams (October 18, 1829March 30, 1892) was an American lawyer and Republican politician. He represented the state of Wisconsin for ten years in the United States House of Representatives, from 1873 to 1883, and was chairman ...

( R)

Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: Daniel Hall ( R)

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Senate for the Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature: WI Senate Partisan Map 1872

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Twenty-Fifth Wisconsin Legislature: WI Assembly Partisan Map 1872

Changes from the 24th Legislature

New districts for the 25th Legislature were defined i
1871 Wisconsin Act 156
passed into law in the 24th Wisconsin Legislature.

Senate redistricting

Summary of changes

* 17 Senate districts were left unchanged (or were only renumbered). * The Dane County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (7, 26). * Dodge County went from having two senators to one (13). * Fond du Lac County went from having one senator to two (18, 20). * Kenosha and Walworth counties were combined into one district (8). * La Crosse County became its own senate district (31), after previously having been in a shared district with Vernon county. * The Milwaukee County district boundaries were slightly redrawn and renumbered (3, 6). * Outagamie County was split between two multi-county districts (21, 22). * Ozaukee and Washington counties were combined into one district (33). * The old multi-county 32nd Senate district was split into two districts (30, 32).

Senate districts

Assembly redistricting

Summary of changes

* Adams and Wood counties became a combined district, Wood had previously been in a shared district with Marathon County, Adams had previously been its own Assembly district. * Brown County went from having 2 districts to 3. * Chippewa County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Dunn. * Dane County went from having 5 districts to 4. * Dodge County went from having 4 districts to 6. * Eau Claire County became its own assembly district, after previously having been in a shared district with Pepin County. * Fond du Lac County went from having 6 districts to 3. * Grant County went from having 5 districts to 4. * Jefferson County went from having 4 districts to 3. * La Crosse County went from having 2 districts to 1. * Lafayette County went from having 2 districts to 1. * Milwaukee County went from having 10 districts to 11. * Richland County went from having 1 district to 2. * Washington County went from having 3 districts to 2. * Waukesha County went from having 3 districts to 2.

Assembly districts

References

External links

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