Fifty-Eighth Legislature, 1935-1936


Session Details

Start Date: 1/2/1935
End Date: 12/31/1936
Elect Date: 11/6/1934
Sworn in Date: 1/2/1935

House Leadership

Speaker

George Schroeder

Senate Leadership

House Committees

Aeronautics

Stanley Dombrowski
Harold Bellows
Charles Feenstra
James Frey
Frederick Gartner
Micheal Gedda
Harry Glass
Douglas Tibbits
James Wilson

Agriculture

Frederick Holbeck
Harvey Jarvis
Hans Clines
Ezra Aldrich
Ernest Faircloth
Joseph Mullen
Howard Nugent
Floyd Town
Maurice Post

Apportionment

George Harma
Walter Herrick
Willis Cuthbertson
Joseph Coumans
Miles Callaghan
Edward Fenlon
Louis Schneider
Frederick Schriber
William Ward
Ernest Nagel
James Post
Maurice Post
Franklin Priest

Boys' Vocational School

Harry Diehl
Joseph Long
Walter Stockfish
Maurice Post
Franklin Priest

Central State Teachers' College

Walter Herrick
Joseph Kaminski
Peter Legg
Francis Morley
Charles Pullen

City Corporations

Harry Diehl
Ambrose Bushnell
Albert Bielawski
Edward Fisher
Duncan McColl
George Teachout
C[leveland] Williams
Stanley Romanski
Joseph Roosevelt

Conservation

Frederick Holbeck
Harvey Jarvis
Alpheus Decker
Herman Dignan
Evo Compson
Byron Courter
Harold Bellows
Chester Emunson
Ernest Faircloth
Edward Fenlon
Micheal Gedda
Franklin Priest
Philip Rahoi
Walter Remer

Drainage

Stanley Dombrowski
Albert Bielawski
John Smith
Albert Wagner
C[leveland] Williams

Education

James Jamison
Peter Legg
Caspar Lingeman
Redmond Burr
Ambrose Bushnell
Harry Glass
Charles Myers
Joseph Nagel
Edson Root

Elections

Charles Haight
James Helme
Leonard Jurkiewicz
Peter Legg
Chester Emunson
Edward Fisher
Charles Sundstrom
Frederick Kappler
Frank Steele

Federal Relations

Willis Cuthbertson
Stanley Dombrowski
Frederick Gartner
Charles Myers
Frederick Schriber

Fish and Fisheries

Leonard Jurkiewicz
Melvin Lee
Edward Brouwer
Ezra Aldrich
Chester Emunson
Frederick Gartner
Duncan McColl
Douglas Tibbits
Frank Steele

General Taxation

James Helme
Frederick Holbeck
James Jamison
Caspar Lingeman
Joseph Coumans
Vernon Brown
Charles Adams
Joseph Long
Albert Wagner

Geological Survey

Homer Allard
Harold Bellows
H[orace] McNitt
James Post
Stanley Romanski

Girls' Training School

James Helme
Ezra Aldrich
Frederick Gartner
Neil Wheeler
Charles Pullen

Horticulture

Leonard Jurkiewicz
Alpheus Decker
Hans Clines
Byron Courter
Maurice Matthews
Joseph Mullen
Edson Root

Insurance

Aaron Bliss
Miles Callaghan
Charles Adams
Joseph Mullen
Joseph Nagel
Audley Rawson
Stanley Romanski

Ionia State Hospital

Aaron Bliss
Frank Berka
Edward Brouwer
Charles Myers
Neil Wheeler
James Wilson

Judiciary

Willis Cuthbertson
Joseph Coumans
Edward Fenlon
James Frey
Maurice Matthews
Duncan McColl
Joseph Murphy
Louis Schneider
Walter Stockfish
George Teachout
George Watson
Haskell Nichols

Kalamazoo State Hospital

Carl Delano
Chester Emunson
James Wilson
Maurice Post
Franklin Priest

Labor

Charles Haight
Joseph Kaminski
Willis Cuthbertson
Homer Allard
Martin Baginski
Howard Nugent
Floyd Town
Frederick Kappler

Liquor Traffic

Aaron Bliss
George Harma
Carl Delano
Henry Douville
Frank Berka
Joseph Murphy

Local Taxation

Ambrose Bushnell
Frank Berka
Chester Fitzgerald
John Murphy
John Smith

Metropolitan Affairs

Leonard Jurkiewicz
Joseph Kaminski
Caspar Lingeman
Stanley Dombrowski
Frank Calvert
Martin Baginski
Albert Bielawski
Edward Fisher
Chester Fitzgerald
Frederick Gartner
Joseph Martin
John Murphy
Joseph Murphy
Louis Schneider
Walter Stockfish
Edward Walsh
Ernest Nagel
Joseph Nagel
Stanley Romanski
Joseph Roosevelt

Michigan College of Mining and Technology

Fred Houseman
Edward Brouwer
Micheal Gedda
Joseph Murphy

Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind

Melvin Lee
Stanley Dombrowski
Frank Berka
George Teachout
Charles Pullen

Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics

Carl Delano
Joseph Coumans
Harold Bellows
Howard Nugent
Albert Wagner

Michigan Home and Training School

Harvey Jarvis
Byron Courter
Ernest Nagel
Maurice Post
Walter Remer

Michigan Reformatory

Melvin Lee
William Ward
James Wilson
Frank Steele

Michigan School for the Blind

Charles Haight
Joseph Green
William Green
H[orace] McNitt
Frederick Schriber

Michigan School for the Deaf

James Jamison
Willis Cuthbertson
Homer Allard
Charles Adams
George Teachout

Michigan Soldiers' Home

Joseph Kaminski
Henry Douville
Evo Compson
Harry Glass
Charles Myers

Michigan State College of Agriculture and Applied Science

Aaron Bliss
George Harma
James Helme
Frederick Holbeck
Vernon Brown
Francis Morley
Audley Rawson

Michigan State Prison

Herman Dignan
Floyd Town
Ernest Nagel
Joseph Nagel
Frank Steele

Military Affairs

Caspar Lingeman
Chester Fitzgerald
Albert Wagner
Edward Walsh
Walter Remer

Newberry State Hospital

Martin Baginski
Ezra Aldrich
John Murphy
Neil Wheeler
Stanley Romanski

Northern State Teachers' College

Albert Bielawski
Frederick Gartner
Joseph Green
Charles Sundstrom
Joseph Roosevelt

Pontiac State Hospital

Charles Haight
Leonard Jurkiewicz
Willis Cuthbertson
Joseph Green
George Watson

Printing

Harry Diehl
Ellis Faulkner
James Frey
Joseph Long
Walter Stockfish

Private Corporations

Herman Dignan
Albert Bielawski
Edward Brouwer
Ellis Faulkner
Francis Morley
Joseph Murphy
Edward Walsh
George Watson
Frederick Kappler

Public Health

Charles Haight
Peter Legg
Martin Baginski
Ernest Faircloth
C[leveland] Williams

Public Utilities

George Harma
Leonard Jurkiewicz
Carl Delano
Chester Emunson
Charles Feenstra
Francis Morley
Neil Wheeler
Joseph Roosevelt
Frederick Kappler

Religious and Benevolent Societies

Hans Clines
Miles Callaghan
Ernest Faircloth
Charles Feenstra
James Post

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution

Fred Houseman
Harry Diehl
Stanley Dombrowski
Ambrose Bushnell
Homer Allard
Micheal Gedda
Harry Glass
William Green
Louis Schneider

Revision and Amendment of the Statutes

James Helme
Harvey Jarvis
Joseph Kaminski
Evo Compson
Byron Courter
Ellis Faulkner
Frederick Gartner
Charles Myers
Stanley Romanski

Roads and Bridges

Miles Callaghan
Martin Baginski
Frank Berka
Ernest Faircloth
William Green
H[orace] McNitt
Francis Morley
Joseph Mullen
Ernest Nagel

Rules and Resolutions

Harry Diehl
Edward Fenlon
Joseph Green
John Murphy
Frederick Schriber

Social Aid and Welfare

Evo Compson
Chester Fitzgerald
Joseph Green
Joseph Murphy
Philip Rahoi

State Affairs

James Jamison
Carl Delano
Hans Clines
Joseph Coumans
Chester Fitzgerald
Harry Glass
William Green
Edward Walsh
Haskell Nichols

State Capitol and Public Buildings

Walter Herrick
Peter Legg
Redmond Burr
Charles Myers
Joseph Nagel

State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula

Byron Courter
Edward Walsh
Neil Wheeler
Ernest Nagel
Frank Steele

State Library

Caspar Lingeman
Edward Brouwer
Joseph Long
Howard Nugent
Haskell Nichols

State Normal College

Henry Douville
Redmond Burr
Ellis Faulkner
Charles Feenstra
Philip Rahoi

State Police and Public Safety

Ernest Faircloth
Edward Fenlon
Maurice Matthews
William Ward
Haskell Nichols
Audley Rawson
Frederick Kappler

State Psychopathic Hospital

Henry Douville
Ambrose Bushnell
Edward Fisher
George Teachout
Albert Wagner

State Public School

Harvey Jarvis
Melvin Lee
Vernon Brown
James Frey
James Post

State Sanatorium

Caspar Lingeman
Charles Adams
Micheal Gedda
Douglas Tibbits
C[leveland] Williams

Supplies and Expenditures

James Jamison
Edward Fisher
Haskell Nichols
Philip Rahoi
Joseph Roosevelt

Towns and Counties

Herman Dignan
Charles Sundstrom
Floyd Town
Charles Pullen
Frederick Kappler

Transportation

Melvin Lee
Hans Clines
Ezra Aldrich
William Green
John Murphy
Louis Schneider
Frederick Schriber
Charles Sundstrom
William Ward

Traverse City State Hospital

Frederick Holbeck
Redmond Burr
Harold Bellows
H[orace] McNitt
Joseph Mullen

University

Fred Houseman
Alpheus Decker
Vernon Brown
James Frey
Maurice Matthews
Douglas Tibbits
Walter Remer

Village Corporations

Walter Herrick
Joseph Long
John Smith
Floyd Town
Edson Root

Ways and Means

Frank Calvert
John Espie
Joseph Martin
Clifford McMann
Arthur Odell
Henry Osborn
Louis Schwinger
M. Stout
T. Thatcher

Western State Teachers' College

Herman Dignan
Charles Feenstra
Charles Sundstrom
Douglas Tibbits
Edson Root

Ypsilanti State Hospital

Fred Houseman
Henry Douville
Evo Compson
Ellis Faulkner
Duncan McColl

Senate Committees

Agriculture

Calvin Town
Samuel Pangborn
John Luecke
Leon Case
Otto Bishop

Apportionment

John Wickstrom
Arthur Wood
Don VanderWerp
Frank Mosier
Earl Munshaw
Samuel Pangborn
Sidney Gray
Adolph Heidkamp
Harry Hittle
D[avid] Brake
Gerald Cotter
Denias Dawe
James Murphy

Banks and Corporations

Gordon VanEenenaam
Anthony Wilkowski
Arthur Wood
Earl Munshaw
Harry Hittle
Edward Fehling
D[avid] Brake

Blind and Deaf

John Luecke
Ben Carpenter
James Murphy

Cities and Villages

Anthony Wilkowski
Earl Munshaw
William Palmer
John Reid
Lee Gorman

College of Mines

John Wickstrom
D[avid] Brake
Dale Doyle

Conservation

Calvin Town
Felix Flynn
John Luecke
John Mankowski
Miller Dunckel
Ben Carpenter
Gerald Cotter
Dale Doyle
Otto Bishop

Counties and Townships

Don VanderWerp
Frank Mosier
Samuel Pangborn
Harry Hittle
Denias Dawe

Drainage

Frank Mosier
Samuel Pangborn
Christian Matthews
Denias Dawe
Dale Doyle

Education

Gordon VanEenenaam
Frank Mosier
William Palmer
Samuel Pangborn
John Reid
Miller Dunckel
James Murphy

Elections

Don VanderWerp
Andrew Moore
D[avid] Brake
Ben Carpenter
Leon Case

Executive Business

Gordon VanEenenaam
Arthur Wood
Earl Munshaw
Samuel Pangborn
Felix Flynn
Edward Fehling
Gerald Cotter

Federal Relations

Lee Gorman
John Mankowski
D[avid] Brake
Ben Carpenter
Joseph Baldwin

Finance and Appropriations

John Wickstrom
Arthur Wood
Frank Mosier
John Reid
M. Saur
Miller Dunckel
Leon Case
Joseph Baldwin
Otto Bishop

Fish and Game

Calvin Town
Don VanderWerp
Samuel Pangborn
Felix Flynn
Christian Matthews

Highways

John Wickstrom
John Reid
M. Saur
Felix Flynn
D[avid] Brake
Leon Case
Dale Doyle

Horticulture

Don VanderWerp
Frank Mosier
Leon Case

Industrial Schools

Sidney Gray
Harry Hittle
Edward Fehling
Ben Carpenter
James Murphy

Insurance

John Wickstrom
Calvin Town
Harry Hittle
Gerald Cotter
Denias Dawe
James Murphy

Judiciary

Gordon VanEenenaam
Andrew Moore
Earl Munshaw
William Palmer
Christian Matthews
Edward Fehling
D[avid] Brake
Gerald Cotter
Joseph Baldwin

Labor

Frank Mosier
Sidney Gray
Harry Hittle
John Luecke
Christian Matthews

Liquor Control

Adolph Heidkamp
John Mankowski
Miller Dunckel
Edward Fehling
Ben Carpenter

Michigan State College

Frank Mosier
Samuel Pangborn
Harry Hittle
Edward Fehling
Denias Dawe

Military Affairs and Aeronautics

M. Saur
Harry Hittle
John Luecke
Miller Dunckel
Dale Doyle

Normal Schools

John Wickstrom
Don VanderWerp
Andrew Moore
Earl Munshaw
William Palmer

Penal Institutions

Anthony Wilkowski
Calvin Town
Lee Gorman
Miller Dunckel

Printing and Expense

Gordon VanEenenaam
Anthony Wilkowski
M. Saur

Public Health

Don VanderWerp
D[avid] Brake
Denias Dawe
Joseph Baldwin
James Murphy

Public Utilities

Earl Munshaw
Samuel Pangborn
John Reid
Adolph Heidkamp
Gerald Cotter

Rules

Arthur Wood
Calvin Town
Earl Munshaw
Felix Flynn
Adolph Heidkamp

Soldiers' Home

Anthony Wilkowski
M. Saur
Sidney Gray

State Affairs

Gordon VanEenenaam
Arthur Wood
Earl Munshaw
Samuel Pangborn
Felix Flynn
Adolph Heidkamp
Gerald Cotter

State Homes and Schools

Sidney Gray
Harry Hittle
John Mankowski
Christian Matthews
Joseph Baldwin

State Hospitals

John Wickstrom
Andrew Moore
Felix Flynn
Leon Case
Denias Dawe

State Sanatariums

Gordon VanEenenaam
John Mankowski
Otto Bishop

Taxation

Don VanderWerp
Andrew Moore
William Palmer
John Reid
Adolph Heidkamp
Christian Matthews

Transportation

Calvin Town
Earl Munshaw
William Palmer
Felix Flynn
Lee Gorman
Sidney Gray
Harry Hittle
Miller Dunckel
Edward Fehling
Gerald Cotter

University

Anthony Wilkowski
Don VanderWerp
M. Saur
Edward Fehling
Joseph Baldwin

Welfare and Relief

Anthony Wilkowski
Calvin Town
Harry Hittle
D[avid] Brake
Joseph Baldwin