106th New York State Legislature


The 106th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 2 to May 4, 1883, during the first year of Grover Cleveland'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 and Kings County. The Assembly districts were made up of entire towns, or city wards, forming a contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Democratic Party and the Republican Party. In New York City the Democrats were split into three factions: Tammany Hall, "Irving Hall" and the "County Democrats". The Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated tickets.

Elections

The 1882 New York state election was held on November 7. Democrats Grover Cleveland and David B. Hill were elected Governor and Lieutenant Governor. The other two statewide elective offices up for election were also carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Governor, was: Democratic 535,000; Republican 342,000; Prohibition 26,000; and Greenback 12,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 2, 1883; and adjourned on May 4.
Alfred C. Chapin was elected Speaker with 84 votes against 41 for Theodore Roosevelt.
On January 11, John C. Jacobs was elected President pro tempore of the State Senate.
On March 14, the Legislature elected William B. Ruggles as Superintendent of Public Instructions, with 94 votes against 52 for Neil Gilmour, to succeed Gilmour for a term of three years.

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.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJames W. Covert*Democrat
2ndJohn J. Kiernan*Democrat
3rdCharles H. Russell*Republican
4thJohn C. Jacobs*Democraton January 11, elected President pro tempore
5thJohn G. Boyd*Democrat
6thThomas F. Grady*Democrat
7thJames Daly*Democrat
8thJohn W. Browning*Democrat
9thJames Fitzgerald*Democrat
10thJoseph Koch*Democrat
11thFrank P. Treanor*Democrat
12thHenry C. Nelson*Democrat
13thJames Mackin*Democrat
14thAddison P. Jones*Democrat
15thHomer A. Nelson*Democrat
16thCharles L. MacArthur*Republican
17thAbraham Lansing*Democrat
18thAlexander B. Baucus*Democrat
19thShepard P. Bowen*Republican
20thDolphus S. Lynde*Republican
21stFrederick Lansing*Republican
22ndRobert H. Roberts*Democrat
23rdAlexander M. Holmes*Republican
24thEdward B. Thomas*Republican
25thDennis McCarthy*Republican
26thDavid H. Evans*Republican
27thSumner Baldwin*Republican
28thGeorge P. Lord*Republican
29thEdmund L. Pitts*Republican
30thTimothy E. Ellsworth*Republican
31stRobert C. Titus*Democrat
32ndNorman M. Allen*Republican

Employees

Assemblymen

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

Employees