▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁re - e lection ; ▁it ▁is ▁unknown ▁whether ▁the ▁two ▁Law ren ces ▁were ▁related ). ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁jud ici ary ▁committee , ▁and ▁was ▁also ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁committee ▁on ▁b ills ▁on ▁the ▁third ▁reading . ▁Win ans ▁was ▁also ▁selected ▁by ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 2 ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁Commission ers ▁to ▁represent ▁them ▁in ▁planning ▁the ▁expansion ▁of ▁the ▁Wisconsin ▁State ▁Capit ol ▁Building . ▁ ▁Congress ▁ ▁Win ans ▁was ▁elected ▁as ▁an ▁independent ▁Dem ocrat ▁to ▁the ▁Fort y - e ighth ▁Congress ▁( M arch ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁– ▁March ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 8 8 5 ) ▁representing ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁ 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district , ▁un se ating ▁five - term ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Charles ▁G . ▁Williams , ▁with ▁ 1 2 , 3 0 7 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 1 1 , 8 5 3 ▁for ▁Williams , ▁ 2 2 0 7 ▁for ▁Pro hib ition ist ▁C . ▁M . ▁Black man , ▁and ▁ 1 0 ▁for ▁former ▁State ▁Senator ▁William ▁L . ▁Ut ley , ▁who ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature ▁as ▁a ▁Free ▁So iler ▁and ▁a ▁Republican , ▁but ▁was ▁now ▁a ▁Green back . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁ren om ination ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 4 , ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁running ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁Jan es ville . ▁He