105th New York State Legislature explained

Number:105th
Start:January 1
End:December 31, 1882
Vp:Lt. Gov. George G. Hoskins (R)
Pro Tem:vacant
Speaker:Charles E. Patterson (D)
Senators:32
Reps:128
S-Majority:unclear[1]
H-Majority:Democratic (67-61)
Sessionnumber1:1st
Sessionstart1:January 3
Sessionend1:June 2, 1882
Previous:104th
Next:106th

The 105th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to June 2, 1882, during the third year of Alonzo B. Cornell'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 (seven districts) and Kings County (three districts). The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards,[2] 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 Greenback Party and the Prohibition Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The 1881 New York state election was held on November 8. Of the statewide elective offices up for election, five were carried by the Republicans and one by a Democrat. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Secretary of State, was: Republican 417,000; Democratic 404,000; Greenback 16,000; and Prohibition 4,500.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1882; and adjourned on June 2.

The Senate had 15 Republicans, 14 Democrats and 3 Tammany men; the Assembly had 61 Republicans, 59 Democrats and 8 Tammany men. In both Houses, the Tammany men were in a balance of power position, and deadlock ensued. Tammany Boss John Kelly objected to the election of John C. Jacobs as president pro tempore of the State Senate, and the office remained vacant throughout the session.

On February 2, Charles E. Patterson (D) was elected Speaker with 59 votes against 51 for Thomas G. Alvord (R).[3]

On February 20, John W. Vrooman (R) was re-elected Clerk of the State Senate with the votes of the Tammany men;[4] and the right to appoint the standing committees was transferred to Lt. Gov. George G. Hoskins (R).[5]

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.

Members

The asterisk (*) denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Charles H. Russell, John W. Browning and Shepard P. Bowen changed from the Assembly to the Senate.

DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJames W. CovertDemocrat
2ndJohn J. KiernanDemocrat
3rdCharles H. RussellRepublican
4thJohn C. JacobsDemocratre-elected
5thJohn G. BoydTammany
6thThomas F. GradyTammany
7thJames DalyDemocrat
8thJohn W. BrowningDemocrat
9thJames FitzgeraldDemocrat
10thJoseph KochDemocrat
11thFrank P. TreanorTammany
12thHenry C. NelsonDemocrat
13thJames MackinDemocrat
14thAddison P. JonesDemocrat
15thHomer A. NelsonDemocrat
16thCharles L. MacArthurRepublican
17thAbraham LansingDemocrat
18thWebster WagnerRepublicanre-elected; died on January 13, 1882
Alexander B. BaucusDemocratelected on February 28, to fill vacancy
19thShepard P. BowenRepublican
20thDolphus S. LyndeRepublicanre-elected
21stFrederick LansingRepublican
22ndRobert H. RobertsDemocrat
23rdAlexander M. HolmesRepublican
24thEdward B. ThomasRepublican
25thDennis McCarthyRepublicanre-elected
26thDavid H. EvansRepublican
27thSumner BaldwinRepublican
28thGeorge P. LordRepublicanre-elected
29thEdmund L. PittsRepublicanre-elected
30thTimothy E. EllsworthRepublican
31stRobert C. TitusDemocrat
32ndNorman M. AllenRepublican

Employees

State Assembly

Assemblymen

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

DistrictAssemblymenPartyNotes
Albany1stMichael J. GormanDemocrat
2ndAaron FullerDemocrat
3rdAmasa J. Parker Jr.Democrat
4thJohn McDonoughDemocrat
AlleganyWashington MosesRepublican
BroomeFrancis B. SmithDemocrat
Cattaraugus1stElisha M. Johnson[6] Republican
2ndElijah R. SchoonmakerRepublican
Cayuga1stThomas HunterRepublican
2ndWilliam Leslie NoyesRepublican
Chautauqua1stAlbert B. SheldonRepublican
2ndMilton M. FennerRepublican
ChemungOrville P. DimonDemocrat
ChenangoSilas W. BerryRepublican
ClintonBenjamin D. ClappRepublican
ColumbiaAbram L. SchermerhornDemocrat
CortlandAlburtis A. CarleyRepublican
DelawareChester H. TreadwellRepublican
Dutchess1stAlfred BonneyRepublican
2ndJohn O'BrienDemocrat
Erie1stJeremiah HigginsDemocrat
2ndFrank SippRepublican
3rdArthur W. HickmanInd. Rep.
4thTimothy W. JacksonDemocrat
5thJob Southwick Jr.Republican
EssexJames W. SheehyRepublican
FranklinWilliam T. O'NeilRepublican
Fulton and HamiltonJames W. GreenDemocrat
GeneseeJoseph W. HolmesRepublican
GreeneSamuel H. NicholsDemocrat
HerkimerAlbert M. RossRepublican
Jefferson1stIsaac L. Hunt Jr.Republican
2ndHenry BinningerRepublican
Kings1stJohn ShanleyDemocratChairman of Railroads
2ndMichael J. HannanDemocrat
3rdJames G. TigheDemocrat
4thDaniel M. KellyDemocrat
5thThomas J. SheridanDemocrat
6thPatrick H. McCarrenDemocrat
7thGeorge H. LindsayDemocrat
8thMoses EngleDemocrat
9thJames W. MonkRepublican
10thRichard J. NewmanDemocrat
11thAlfred C. ChapinDemocrat
12thJaques J. StillwellDemocrat
LewisG. Henry P. GouldDemocrat
LivingstonKidder M. ScottRepublican
MadisonLadurna BallardRepublican
Monroe1stJudson F. SheldonRepublican
2ndCharles S. BakerRepublican
3rdAlexander P. ButtsDemocrat
MontgomeryCornelius Van BurenRepublican
New York1stMichael C. MurphyDemocratChairman of Affairs of Cities
2ndThomas MaherTammany
3rdWilliam H. McIntyreDemocrat
4thJohn F. AhearnDemocrat
5thThomas BoganTammany
6thMatthew PattenTammany
7thLucas L. Van AllenRepublican
8thJohn E. BrodskyRepublican
9thJames D. McClellandDemocrat
10thJohn C. Niglutsch[7] Republican
11thJ. Hampden RobbDemocrat
12thDavid GideonDemocrat
13thHenry L. SpragueRepublican
14thJames J. CostelloTammany
15thJacob CooperDemocrat
16thJames Edward MorrisonDemocrat
17thMichael J. CostelloDemocrat
18thJohn J. CullenTammany
19thJohn McManusTammany
20thJames HaggertyTammanyChairman of Grievances
21stTheodore RooseveltRepublican
22ndEdward C. SheehyTammany
23rdLeroy Bowers CraneRepublican
24thMatthew P. BreenDemocrat
Niagara1stJoseph W. HigginsDemocrat
2ndThomas Vincent WelchDemocrat
Oneida1stPatrick GriffinRepublican
2ndMorris R. JonesDemocrat
3rdFrank A. EdgertonRepublican
Onondaga1stThomas G. AlvordRepublicanMinority Leader
2ndElbert O. FarrarRepublican
3rdJohn LightonDemocrat
OntarioJohn RainesRepublican
Orange1stJoseph LomasDemocrat
2ndWilliam Harvey ClarkDemocrat
OrleansHenry M. HardRepublican
Oswego1stWilliam A. PoucherDemocratChairman of Judiciary
2ndByron HelmRepublican
Otsego1stJ. Stanley Browne Democrat
2ndHenry T. HarrisRepublican
PutnamRobert A. LivingstonRepublican
Queens1stTownsend D. CockDemocrat
2ndJohn J. MitchellDemocrat
Rensselaer1stCharles E. PattersonDemocratelected Speaker
2ndRichard A. DerrickRepublican
3rdRufus SweetDemocrat
RichmondErastus BrooksDemocratChairman of Ways and Means
RocklandJohn ClearyDemocrat
St. Lawrence1stAbel GodardRepublican
2ndWorth ChamberlainRepublican
3rdGeorge Z. ErwinRepublican
Saratoga1stBenjamin F. BakerRepublican
2ndDelcour S. PotterRepublican
SchenectadyJohn D. CampbellDemocrat
SchoharieEdwin D. HagerDemocrat
SchuylerMinor T. JonesRepublican
SenecaAlbert M. PattersonRepublican
Steuben1stOrange S. SearlDemocrat
2ndAllen A. Van OrsdaleRepublican
SuffolkGeorge M. FletcherRepublican
SullivanEdward H. PinneyDemocrat
TiogaJacob B. FloydRepublican
TompkinsJohn E. BeersRepublican
Ulster1stGeorge H. SharpeRepublican
2ndEugene F. PattenDemocrat
3rdThomas E. BenedictDemocrat
WarrenNelson W. Van DusenDemocrat
Washington1stRobert Armstrong Jr.Republican
2ndGeorge NorthupDemocrat
Wayne1stOscar WeedRepublican
2ndWilliam E. GreenwoodRepublican
Westchester1stEdwin R. KeyesDemocrat
2ndWilliam H. CatlinDemocrat
3rdGeorge W. RobertsonRepublican
WyomingHenry N. PageRepublican
YatesJohn T. Andrews 2ndRepublican

Employees

Notes

  1. At first there were 15 Republicans, 14 regular Democrats and 3 Tammany men. Republican Webster Wagner died on January 13, and there remained 14 Republicans, 14 regular Democrats and 3 Tammany man. The Senate was organized on February 20 without a President pro tempore, and the Republican Clerk was elected with the votes of the Tammany men. Democrat Alexander B. Baucus was elected to fill the vacancy on February 28, and seated in March, so that there were then 15 regular Democrats, 14 Republicans and 3 Tammany men.
  2. 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.
  3. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1882/02/03/98580674.pdf YIELDING TO TAMMANY
  4. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1882/02/21/96857485.pdf TAMMANY IN THE SENATE; HELPING TO ELECT THE CLERK
  5. https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1882/02/22/96857658.pdf TAMMANY MEN EXULTANT; GIVEN IMPORTANT PLACES IN THE SENATE COMMITTEES
  6. Elisha Martin Johnson (born 1844), nephew of assemblymen James G. Johnson (in 1848), Marcus H. Johnson (in 1844 and 1848) and Elisha A. Martin (in 1848)
  7. Capt. John C. Niglutsch (died 1887), see JOHN C. NIGLUTSCH'S SUICIDE in NYT on November 8, 1887
  8. J. Stanley Browne, see Bio until 1892

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