The Second Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 10, 1849, to April 2, 1849, 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. Senators representing even numbered districts were serving the second year of their two-year term. The

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during this entire term was Democrat Nelson Dewey, of

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, serving his first full year in office after winning election in the state's first gubernatorial election in May 1848, and taking office in June 1848.

Major events

* January 17, 1849: Isaac P. Walker re-elected

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by the Wisconsin Legislature in joint session. * March 4, 1849:

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as the 12th

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. * November 6, 1849: Nelson Dewey re-elected

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Major legislation

* February 8, 1849: Joint resolution related to Slavery and the Slave trade
1849 Joint Resolution 2
* March 6, 1849: Act to extend the boundaries of the county of Marquette
1849 Act 73
* March 8, 1849: Act in relation to the boundaries of the counties of Columbia,

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, Sauk, Chippewa, La Pointe, and St. Croix
1849 Act 77
* March 8, 1849: Act to extend the boundaries of Winnebago county
1849 Act 79
* March 10, 1849: Joint resolution relative to a proposed amendment to the

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, concerning the election of Senators in congress
1849 Joint Resolution 5
* March 22, 1849: Act submitting the question of the extension of the right of suffrage to a

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of the People
1849 Act 137
Setting a referendum for the 1849 general election which would grant voting rights to African Americans living in Wisconsin. The referendum passed, but the legality was challenged. The Wisconsin Supreme Court finally upheld the result of the 1849 referendum in the 1866 case of '' Gillespie v Palmer and others''. * March 31, 1849: Joint resolution instructing the Hon. Isaac P. Walker to resign his seat as

1849 Joint Resolution 9
* March 31, 1849: An Act in relation to homicide. Created Wisconsin's first law criminalizing

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Party summary

Senate summary

Assembly summary

Sessions

* 1st Regular session: January 10, 1849April 2, 1849

Leaders

Senate leadership

* President of the Senate: John E. Holmes, Lieutenant Governor

Assembly leadership

* Speaker of the Assembly:

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Members

Members of the Senate

Members of the Wisconsin Senate for the Second Wisconsin Legislature (19): WI Senate Partisan Map 1849

Members of the Assembly

Members of the Assembly for the Second Wisconsin Legislature (66):"List of Members of the Assembly of the State of Wisconsin"
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'' January 30, 1849; p. 4; via Newspapers.com WI Assembly Partisan Map 1849

Employees

Senate employees

* Chief Clerk:

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* Assistant Clerk: P. N. Bovee * Enrolling Clerk: G. W. Boardman * Engrossing Clerk: Henry B. Welsh * Transcribing Clerk: William Dutcher * Messenger: Moritz Morgenstine * Doorkeeper: J. S. Delno * Fireman: S. B. Sibley * Sergeant-at-Arms: W. Shellmer

Assembly employees

* Chief Clerk: Robert L. Ream * Chief Clerk pro tem: Daniel Noble Johnson * Assistant Clerk:

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* Assistant Clerk pro tem: Alexander T. Gray * Enrolling Clerk: Aaron V. Fryer * Engrossing Clerk: J. J. Driggs * Transcribing Clerk: Lyman Cowderey * Messenger: Marshall Ten Eyk * Doorkeeper: C. W. White * Fireman: Samuel Noyes * Sergeant-at-Arms: Felix McLinden

References

External links

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