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Author: Published Under the Direction of Halford Erickson, Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1903.

THE WISCONSIN LEGISLATURE.

SENATE. The senate is composed of thirty-three members, who
hold office for four years and receive $500 each for their
services at each regular session. Members of the senate,
session of 1903, representing odd-numbered districts, were
elected in 1902, Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1907. Those
representing even-numbered districts were elected in 1900.
Their terms will end Jan. 1, 1905. The lieutenant-governor
is president of the senate, but can vote only in case of a
tie. A temporary president, to act in the absence of the
president, is chosen by the members of the senate. The
senate of 1903 contains 3O Republicans and 3 Democrats.
Lieutenant-Governor James O. Davidson, president; James J.
McGillivray, president pro tern.; Theo. W. Goldin, chief
clerk; Sanfield Macdonald, sergeant-at-arms.

THIRTY-FIRST SENATORIAL DISTRICT. Jackson, Juneau and Monroe
counties. Population, 1900—66,198.

JAMES J. McGILLIVRAY (Rep.), of Black River Falls, Jackson
county, was born at Barrachios, Gasbie county, Canada, Bast,
June 16, 1848. He received his education in the common
schools, and came to Black River Falls, Nov. 21, 1866. He is
an architect and manufacturer. He was elected to the
assembly in 1890, and re-elected in 1892. During his first
term in the assembly he was sponsor of the "anti-trust
bill," also the bills exempting wide tired wagons from
taxes; for reduction of interest on money loaned to school
district from 6 and 7 to 4 per cent., and reduction of
interest on tax sale certificates from 25 to 15 per cent. In
the senate in 1897, he introduced and was instrumental in
securing the passage of bills to prohibit the state from
accepting bounties from cities and towns for the location of
public institutions; exempting sugar factories from taxation
for five years; to promote the health of children of the
state by causing vaccine to be stamped by the manufacturer;
to promote health and honesty in the dairy interests; also a
memorial to congress requesting that body to submit to the
people of the United States a constitutional amendment
empowering them to control trusts and combinations. He was
honored by being selected to nominate Senator John C.
Spooner for the United States senate in 1897 and again in
1903. He is the oldest member in the legislature in a point
of service, having been a member since 1890. He served as
president pro tem, of the senate of 1901. He was elected to
the state senate in 1894, and re-elected in 1898 and 1902,
receiving 6,8O8 votes against 3,793 votes for A. D. Gill
(Dem).

Additional Comments:
The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin. Compiled and
Published Under the Direction of Halford Erickson,
Commissioner of Labor and Industrial Statistics, 1903. 1069
- 1117.

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