99th New York State Legislature explained

Number:99th
Imagename:The Old State Capitol
Imagedate:1879
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1876
Vp:Lt. Gov. William Dorsheimer (D)
Pro Tem:William H. Robertson (R)
Speaker:James W. Husted (R)
Senators:32
Reps:128
S-Majority:Republican (20-12)
H-Majority:Republican (72-56)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 4
Sessionend1:May 3, 1876
Previous:98th
Next:100th

The 99th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 4 to May 3, 1876, during the second year of Samuel J. Tilden's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1846, 32 Senators and 128 assemblymen were elected in single-seat districts; senators for a two-year term, assemblymen for a one-year term. The senatorial districts were made up of entire counties, except New York County (five districts) and Kings County (two districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,[1] forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.

At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party. The Prohibition Party also nominated a ticket.

Elections

The New York state election, 1875 was held on November 2. All seven statewide elective offices up for election were carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Secretary of State, was: Democratic 390,000; Republican 375,000; and Prohibition 11,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the Old State Capitol in Albany on January 4, 1876; and adjourned on May 3.

James W. Husted (R) was elected Speaker against Richard U. Sherman (D).

William H. Robertson (R) was re-elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.

State Senate

Districts

Note: There are now 62 counties in the State of New York. The counties which are not mentioned in this list had not yet been established, or sufficiently organized, the area being included in one or more of the abovementioned counties.

Senators

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. L. Bradford Prince, John R. Kennaday, Stephen H. Hammond and Commodore P. Vedder changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on (the)..."

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stL. Bradford PrinceRepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
2ndJohn R. KennadayDemocrat
3rdJohn C. JacobsDemocratunsuccessfully contested by James Cavanagh (R)
4thJohn MorrisseyAnti-Tam. Dem.
5thJames W. BoothRepublicanChairman of Literature; died on September 14, 1876
6thCaspar A. BaadenRepublicanChairman of Public Expenditures
7thJames W. GerardDemocratunsuccessfully contested by William Laimbeer Jr. (R)[2]
8thFrancis M. BixbyAnti-Tam. Dem.
9thWilliam H. RobertsonRepublicanre-elected President pro tempore; Chairman of Judiciary
10thDaniel B. St. JohnDemocrat
11thB. Platt CarpenterRepublicanChairman of Retrenchment; and of Villages
12thThomas ColemanRepublicanChairman of Banks; of Public Buildings; and of Grievances
13thHamilton HarrisRepublicanChairman of Finance; and of Joint Library
14thAugustus Schoonmaker Jr.Democrat
15thWebster WagnerRepublicanChairman of Public Printing
16thFranklin W. TobeyRepublicanChairman of Insurance
17thDarius A. MooreRepublicanChairman of Claims; and of Agriculture
18thJames F. StarbuckDemocrat
19thTheodore S. SayreRepublicanChairman of Roads and Bridges; and of Salt
20thDavid P. LoomisDemocrat
21stBenjamin DoolittleRepublicanChairman of Manufactures
22ndDennis McCarthyRepublicanChairman of Charitable and Religious Societies
23rdWilliam C. LamontDemocrat
24thJohn H. SelkregRepublicanChairman of Railroads; and of Poor Laws
25thWilliam B. WoodinRepublicanChairman of Cities; of Engrossed Bills; and of Rules
26thStephen H. HammondDemocrat
27thGeorge B. BradleyDemocrat
28thWilliam N. EmersonRepublicanChairman of Erection and Division of Towns and Counties; and of Public Health
29thDan H. ColeRepublicanChairman of Canals
30thAbijah J. WellmanRepublicanChairman of Militia; and of State Prisons
31stSherman S. RogersRepublicantook his seat on January 11; Chairman of Commerce and Navigation;
resigned to run for Lieutenant Governor of New York
32ndCommodore P. VedderRepublicanunsuccessfully contested by Judson W. Breed;
Chairman of Indian Affairs; and of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued as members of this Legislature.

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stPeter SlingerlandRepublican
2ndThomas D. ColemanDemocrat
3rdWilliam J. MaherDemocrat
4thAlfred LeRoyRepublican
AlleganySumner BaldwinRepublican
BroomeRodney A. FordDemocrat
Cattaraugus1stHarrison CheneyRepublican
2ndEdgar ShannonRepublican
Cayuga1stGeorge I. PostRepublican
2ndJohn S. BrownRepublican
Chautauqua1stWilliam H. WhitneyDemocrat
2ndTheodore A. CaseRepublican
ChemungEdmund MillerDemocrat
ChenangoIsaac PlumbRepublican
ClintonShepard P. BowenRepublican
Columbia1stGeorge H. PowerRepublican
2ndJohn T. HogeboomRepublican
CortlandJudson C. NelsonDemocrat
Delaware1stGeorge D. WheelerRepublican
2ndIsaac H. MaynardDemocrat
Dutchess1stThomas HammondRepublican
2ndDeWitt WebbRepublican
Erie1stDaniel CruiceRepublican
2ndWilliam W. LawsonRepublican
3rdEdward GallagherRepublican
4thCharles F. TaborDemocrat
5thBertrand ChaffeeDemocrat
EssexWilliam E. CalkinsRepublican
FranklinJohn I. GilbertRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonJohn J. HansonDemocrat
GeneseeNewton H. Green Republican
GreeneBurton G. MorssDemocrat
HerkimerMyron A. McKeeRepublican
Jefferson1stLotus IngallsRepublican
2ndLansing BeckerDemocrat
Kings1stDaniel BradleyDemocrat
2ndJonathan OgdenRepublican
3rdMichael J. CoffeyDemocrat
4thTunis V. P. Talmage Democrat
5thAlbion P. HigginsRepublican
6thJacob WorthRepublican
7thCharles L. LyonDemocrat
8thAdrian M. SuydamRepublican
9thJohn McGroartyDemocrat
LewisAlexander H. CrosbyDemocrat
LivingstonJames Faulkner Jr.Democrat
Madison1stMorris N. CampbellRepublican
2ndFred C. FiskeRepublican
Monroe1stWillard HodgesRepublican
2ndJames S. GrahamRepublican
3rdHeman GlassRepublican
MontgomeryGeorge M. VoorheesDemocrat
New York1stNicholas MullerDemocraton November 7, 1876, elected to the 45th U.S. Congress
2ndFelix MurphyAnti-Tam. Dem.
3rdJames J. SlevinDemocrat
4thJohn GalvinDemocrat
5thGeorge W. BettsRepublican
6thMatthew PattenDemocrat
7thIsaac Israel HayesRepublican
8thFrederick Gugel Jr.Republican
9thAndrew J. CampbellRepublican
10thJoseph Hoffman Jr.Republican
11thCharles A. Peabody Jr.Republican
12thArchibald WattsRepublican
13thRobert H. StrahanRepublicanpreviously a member from Orange Co.
14thP. J. CartyAnti-Tam. Dem.
15thM. P. Killian[5] Democrat
16thGeorge Y. WhitsonAnti-Tam. Dem.
17thWilliam T. GraffRepublican
18thStephen J. O'HareDemocrat
19thJames T. KingDemocrat
20thI. A. EnglehartRepublican
21stJoseph P. FallonDemocrat
Niagara1stAmos A. BissellDemocrat
2ndJonas W. BrownRepublican
Oneida1stRichard U. ShermanDemocrat
2ndSylvester GridleyRepublican
3rdJames H. FlanaganDemocrat
4thWalter BallouDemocrat
Onondaga1stAllen MunroeRepublican
2ndCarroll E. SmithRepublican
3rdC. Fred HerbstRepublican
Ontario1stSeth StanleyDemocrat
2ndHiram MaxfieldDemocrat
Orange1stThomas W. BradleyRepublican
2ndJohn H. ReeveDemocrat
OrleansJoseph Drake BillingsRepublican
Oswego1stGeorge B. SloanRepublicanelected Speaker pro tempore
2ndThomas W. GreenRepublican
3rdJohn PrestonRepublican
Otsego1stJames S. DavenportDemocrat
2ndGeorge ScramlingDemocrat
PutnamHamilton Fish IIRepublican
Queens1stTownsend D. CockDemocrat
2ndAlvan T. PayneDemocrat
Rensselaer1stWilliam V. ClearyDemocrat
2ndWilliam F. TaylorRepublican
3rdThomas B. SimmonsRepublican
RichmondKneeland S. TownsendRepublican
RocklandGeorge W. WeiantDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stDavid McFallsRepublican
2ndA. Barton HepburnRepublican
3rdLewis C. LangRepublican
Saratoga1stGeorge WestRepublican
2ndIsaac Noyes Jr.Republican
SchenectadyEmmett O'NeillRepublican
SchoharieJohn M. RoscoeDemocrat
SchuylerWilliam GulickRepublican
SenecaLewis PostDemocrat
Steuben1stWilliam B. RugglesDemocrat
2ndJerry E. B. SanteeRepublican
SuffolkSamuel B. GardinerDemocrat
SullivanAdolphus E. WenzelDemocrat
TiogaEugene B. GereRepublican
TompkinsSamuel D. HallidayDemocrat
Ulster1stThomas HamiltonDemocrat
2ndJacob D. WurtsDemocrat
3rdDavis WinneDemocrat
WarrenRobert WaddellRepublican
Washington1stTownsend J. PotterRepublican
2ndHenry G. BurleighRepublican
Wayne1stEmory W. GurneeDemocrat
2ndAllen S. RussellRepublican
Westchester1stGeorge H. ForsterRepublican
2ndCharles M. SchieffelinDemocrat
3rdJames W. HustedRepublicanelected Speaker
WyomingArthur ClarkRepublican
YatesJohn SoutherlandDemocrat

Employees

Notes

  1. Except New York City where the wards were apportioned into election districts, and then some whole wards and some election districts of other wards were gerrymandered together into Assembly districts.
  2. see A Compilation of Cases of Contested Elections to Seats in the Assembly of the State of New York (1899; pg. 605)
  3. Newton H. Green, son of Andrew H. Green who was assemblyman in 1838 and 1839; and brother of Loren Green who was assemblyman in 1863 and 1864
  4. Tunis Van Pelt Talmage, son of Mayor of Brooklyn Thomas G. Talmage
  5. M. P. Killian, see AN EX-LEGISLATOR'S FALL in NYT on June 19, 1891

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