2nd Wyoming Territorial Legislature
| 2nd Wyoming Territorial Legislature | |||||
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 The Rollins House where the Council and House of Representatives convened | |||||
| Overview | |||||
| Legislative body | Wyoming Legislature | ||||
| Jurisdiction | Wyoming Territory, United States | ||||
| Meeting place | Rollins House | ||||
| Term | 1871–1873 | ||||
| Wyoming Council | |||||
| Members | 9 Senators | ||||
| President of the Council | Stephen Friel Nuckolls | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
| Wyoming House of Representatives | |||||
| Members | 13 Representatives | ||||
| Speaker of the House | Ben Sheeks | ||||
| Party control | Democratic | ||||
The 2nd Wyoming Territorial Legislature was a former meeting of the Wyoming Legislature that lasted from November 7, to December 16, 1871.[1] During this session an attempt was made to repeal the legislation passed in 1869, that had given women the right to vote, but it failed.
History
[edit]On November 7, 1871, Stephen Friel Nuckolls was selected to serve as President of the Council and Ben Sheeks was selected to serve as Speaker of the House of Representatives.[2]
In November, legislation was proposed that would repeal the legislation giving women the right to vote that was passed in 1869.[3] The House of Representatives voted nine to three in favor of the legislation, with all nine Democratic members voting in favor and three Republican members voting against.[4][5] The legislation later passed the Council with five to four voting in favor.[6] However, the legislation was vetoed by Governor John Allen Campbell. The House of Representatives voted in favor of overturning his veto, but the Council did not.[7]
On December 18, the Council approved Governor Campbell's nominations of J. H. Hayward for Auditor and J. W. Donnan for Treasurer.[8]
Membership
[edit]Council
[edit]| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Populist | Vacant | ||
| Beginning of 2nd Legislature | 5[1] | 3 | 1 | 9 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 55.56% | 33.33% | 11.11% | ||
House of Representatives
[edit]| Affiliation | Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)
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Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Republican | Populist | Vacant | ||
| Beginning of 2nd Legislature | 9[1] | 4 | 0 | 13 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 69.23% | 30.77% | 0.00% | ||
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "1871 Legislature Membership". Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020.
- ^ "Leadership". The Cincinnati Enquirer. November 14, 1871. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A Bill Before the Legislature to Repeal Female Suffrage". The Times-Democrat. November 19, 1871. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "House Votes to Repeal Suffrage". New England Farmer. November 25, 1871. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "House Vote". Fort Scott Daily Monitor. November 28, 1871. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Council Vote". The Daily State Journal. November 29, 1871. p. 1. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Governor Veto". The Star-Democrat. December 19, 1871. p. 2. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wyoming Legislature". Kansas Tribune. December 21, 1871. p. 3. Archived from the original on May 25, 2020. Retrieved May 25, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.