Frederic Hall wrote in 1871 that the first Legislature was well known by this name and that he never heard a member deny it was deserved. He also recorded that the members did more work than any later session in the same time.
Questions people ask
Why was it called that?
The members’ fondness for drink, and candidates for the U.S. Senate who kept open houses where all who entered drank free.
Did it get anything done?
Hall says it passed more legislation than any later session in the same time, dividing the state into counties and electing its first senators.