123rd New York State Legislature


The 123rd New York State Legislature, consisting of the New York State Senate and the New York State Assembly, met from January 3 to April 6, 1900, during the second year of Theodore Roosevelt's governorship, in Albany.

Background

Under the provisions of the New York Constitution of 1894, 50 Senators and 150 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, Kings County, Erie County and Monroe County. The Assembly districts were made up of contiguous area, all within the same county.
At this time there were two major political parties: the Republican Party and the Democratic Party.

Elections

The New York state election, 1899, was held on November 7. No statewide elective offices were up for election.

Sessions

The Legislature met for the regular session at the State Capitol in Albany on January 3, 1900, and adjourned on April 6.
S. Frederick Nixon was re-elected Speaker, with 92 votes against 57 for J. Franklin Barnes.

State Senate

Districts

Note: In 1897, New York County, Kings County, Richmond County and the Western part of Queens County were consolidated into the present-day City of New York. The Eastern part of Queens County was separated in 1899 as Nassau County. Parts of the 1st and 2nd Assembly districts of Westchester County were annexed by New York City in 1895, and became part of the Borough of the Bronx in 1898.

Members

The asterisk denotes members of the previous Legislature who continued in office as members of this Legislature.
Note: For brevity, the chairmanships omit the words "...the Committee on..."
DistrictSenatorPartyNotes
1stJohn L. Havens*Democrat
2ndJames Norton*Democrat
3rdThomas H. Cullen*Democrat
4thDavid Floyd Davis*RepublicanChairman of Military Affairs
5thMichael J. Coffey*Democrat
6thWilliam J. La Roche*Democrat
7thPatrick H. McCarren*Democrat
8thHenry Marshall*RepublicanChairman of Printed and Engrossed Bills
9thJoseph Wagner*Democrat
10thJohn F. Ahearn*Democrat
11thTimothy D. Sullivan*Democrat
12thSamuel J. Foley*Democrat
13thBernard F. Martin*Democrat
14thThomas F. Grady*DemocratMinority Leader
15thNathaniel A. Elsberg*RepublicanChairman of Revision
16thLouis Munzinger*Democrat
17thGeorge W. Plunkitt*Democrat
18thMaurice Featherson*Democrat
19thJohn Ford*RepublicanChairman of Commerce and Navigation
20thThomas F. Donnelly*Democrat
21stRichard H. Mitchell*Democrat
22ndWilliam J. Graney*Democrat
23rdLouis F. Goodsell*RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Villages
24thHenry S. Ambler*RepublicanChairman of Agriculture
25thJacob Rice*Democrat
26thWilliam L. Thornton*RepublicanChairman of Privileges and Elections
27thHobart Krum*RepublicanChairman of Taxation and Retrenchment
28thEdgar T. Brackett*RepublicanChairman of Judiciary
29thCurtis N. Douglas*Democrat
30thFrank M. Boyce*Democrat
31stGeorge Chahoon*RepublicanChairman of Trades and Manufactures
32ndGeorge R. Malby*RepublicanChairman of Codes
33rdJames D. Feeter*RepublicanChairman of Internal Affairs of Towns and Counties
34thHenry J. Coggeshall*RepublicanChairman of Miscellaneous Corporations
35thElon R. Brown*RepublicanChairman of Forest, Fish, and Game Laws
36thHorace White*RepublicanChairman of Public Education
37thNevada N. Stranahan*RepublicanChairman of Affairs of Cities
38thWilliam Elting Johnson*RepublicanChairman of Public Health
39thBenjamin M. Wilcox*RepublicanChairman of Penal Institutions
40thCharles T. Willis*RepublicanChairman of Indian Affairs
41stFranklin D. Sherwood*RepublicanChairman of Public Printing
42ndJohn Raines*RepublicanChairman of Railroads
43rdCornelius R. Parsons*RepublicanChairman of Insurance
44thWilliam W. Armstrong*RepublicanChairman of Roads and Bridges
45thTimothy E. Ellsworth*RepublicanPresident pro tempore; Chairman of Rules
46thLester H. Humphrey*RepublicanChairman of Banks
47thWilliam F. Mackey*Democrat
48thSamuel J. Ramsperger*Democrat
49thGeorge Allen Davis*RepublicanChairman of Canals
50thFrank W. Higgins*RepublicanChairman of Finance

Employees

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

Assemblymen

Employees