113th New York State Legislature


The 113th New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 7 to May 9, 1890, during the sixth year of David B. Hill'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 two factions: Tammany Hall and the "County Democracy". The Prohibition Party and the Greenback Party also nominated state tickets.

Elections

The New York state election, 1889 was held on November 5. All six statewide elective office up for election was carried by the Democrats. The approximate party strength at this election, as expressed by the vote for Secretary of State, was: Democrats 506,000; Republicans 485,000; Prohibition 27,000; and Greenback 1,000.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 7, 1890; and adjourned on May 9.
James W. Husted was again elected Speaker, against William F. Sheehan.
Jacob Sloat Fassett 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.

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature. Patrick H. McCarren, George F. Roesch, Harvey J. Donaldson, Charles T. Saxton and Greenleaf S. Van Gorder changed from the Assembly to the Senate.
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stEdward HawkinsDemocrat
2ndJohn C. JacobsDemocrat
3rdJames W. BirkettRepublican
4thPatrick H. McCarren*Democrat
5thWilliam L. BrownTammany Dem.
6thJohn F. AhearnCounty Dem.
7thGeorge F. Roesch*Tammany Dem.
8thLispenard StewartRepublican
9thCharles A. Stadler*Tammany Dem.re-elected
10thJacob A. Cantor*Tammany Dem.re-elected
11thEugene S. Ives*Tammany Dem.re-elected
12thWilliam H. Robertson*Republicanre-elected
13thWilliam P. RichardsonRepublican
14thJohn J. Linson*Democratre-elected
15thGilbert A. Deane*Republicanre-elected
16thMichael F. Collins*Democratre-elected; contested by James C. Rogers
17thNorton ChaseDemocratcontested by George H. Treadwell
18thHarvey J. Donaldson*Republican
19thLouis W. EmersonRepublican
20thGeorge Z. Erwin*Republicanre-elected
21stGeorge B. Sloan*Republicanre-elected
22ndHenry J. Coggeshall*Republicanre-elected
23rdTitus SheardRepublican
24thEdmund O'ConnorRepublican
25thFrancis Hendricks*Republicanre-elected
26thThomas HunterRepublican
27thJ. Sloat Fassett*Republicanre-elected; re-elected President pro tempore
28thCharles T. Saxton*Republican
29thDonald McNaughton*Democratre-elected
30thGreenleaf S. Van Gorder*Republican
31stJohn Laughlin*Republicanre-elected
32ndCommodore P. Vedder*Republicanre-elected

Employees

Assemblymen

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

Employees