The Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 11, 1860, to April 2, 1860, in regular 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 odd-numbered senators were elected in the general election of November 8, 1859. 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 2, 1858. The

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during this entire term was Republican Alexander Randall, of

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, serving the first year of his second two-year term, having won re-election in the

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Major events

* January 2, 1860: 2nd Inauguration of Alexander Randall as

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. * January 7, 1860: Assemblymember Andrew Eble, representing southwest

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, died in a hunting accident. * January 17, 1860: Assemblymember Daniel C. Jenne, representing

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, resigned his seat after it was demonstrated that he had actually lost his election to Milo Coles. * January 23, 1860: Theodore Hartung won a special election to fill the Assembly vacancy created by Andrew Eble's death. * November 6, 1860:

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16th

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. * December 24, 1860:

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issued by the government of

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Major legislation

* March 27, 1860: Act to organize the county of Ashland
1860 Act 211
* March 28, 1860: Joint Resolution relative to grants of public lands to actual settlers and to passage of " The Homestead Bill,
1860 Joint Resolution 1
* March 30, 1860: Act to establish an official State paper
1860 Act 240
Established the

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as the official state paper. * March 30, 1860: Joint Resolution objecting to any change of the Naturalization Law
1860 Joint Resolution 2
* March 31, 1860: Joint Resolution in relation to the Homestead Bill in Congress
1860 Joint Resolution 3

Party summary

Senate summary

Assembly summary

Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 11, 1860 – April 2, 1860

Leaders

Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: Butler G. Noble,

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* President pro tempore: Moses M. Davis

Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly: William P. Lyon

Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature: WI Senate Partisan Map 1860

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Thirteenth Wisconsin Legislature: WI Assembly Partisan Map 1860

Employees

Senate employees

* Chief Clerk:

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** Assistant Clerk: Willard Merrill ** Engrossing Clerk: J. B. Selby ** Enrolling Clerk: G. M. Powell ** Transcribing Clerk: A. L. Burke * Sergeant-at-Arms:

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** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: S. S. Keyes * Postmaster: James L. Wilder ** Post Messenger: Garret J. Mahoney * Doorkeeper: Henry M. Higbee * Fireman: Franz G. L. Struve * Messengers: ** William W. Worthington ** Walter C. Wyman ** Sylvester Mygatt

Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: L. H. D. Crane ** Assistant Clerk: John S. Dean ** Engrossing Clerk: R. S. Kingman ** Enrolling Clerk:

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** Transcribing Clerk: E. Gilbert Jackson * Sergeant-at-Arms: Joseph Gates ** Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms: A. Armstrong * Postmaster: Marcus Otterbourg ** Assistant Postmaster: Chancey B. Valentine * Doorkeeper: William C. Lessure ** Assistant Doorkeeper: John T. Taylor * Firemen: ** Nelson C. Andrews ** Stephen S. Woodward ** Phillip Cary ** Robert R. Jores * Messengers: ** Samuel H. Fernandez ** Carlton C. Hart ** Edward Livingston ** William H. Barnes ** George W. Yout ** William H. Bennett

Notes

References

External links

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