Forty-Eighth Legislature, 1915-1916


Session Details

Start Date: 1/6/1915
End Date: 12/31/1916
Elect Date: 11/3/1914
Sworn in Date: 1/6/1915

House Leadership


Speaker
Charles Smith

Speaker Pro Tempore
Wayne Rice

Senate Leadership


President Pro Tempore
Walter Taylor

House Committees


Agricultural College
Lowell Sours
Clarence Reed
Henry Ross
Ernest Pray
Arlie Hopkins

Agriculture
Fred Wells
John Schmidt
Alonzo Green
Edward Gayde
William Ewing

Apportionment
Charles Tufts
Frank Smith
Wayne Rice
John Schmidt
Thomas Read
Herman Koehler
James Haviland
Dana Hinkley
Ransom Ford
Thomas Francis
Godfried Gettel
Samuel Daigneau
Henry Croll

Central Michigan Normal School
Seymour Person
Lester Place
George Leland
Gerrit Kooyers
Ransom Ford

City Corporations
Ari Woodruff
George Wright
George Palmer
Seymour Person
Lester Place
William Ormsbee
Edward Gayde
George Empson
Paul Averill

College of Mines
Charles Weissert
J[ames] Stevens
Ernest Pray
Alonzo Green
Charles Foote

Corrections
Henry Croll

Drainage
William Moore
Clifford Olmsted
M. Evens
Albert Bosch
Charles Clark

Education
George Wright
Charles Weissert
Fred Wells
Frederick Wieland
Charles Symonds
William Jones
Herbert Hoffman
Arlie Hopkins
George Empson

Elections
Frederick Wieland
Fred Warner
Lowell Sours
George Palmer
Thomas Read
George Miller
Sigurd Nelson
George Leland
Lynn Lewis
John Martin
Walter Keen
Charles Culver
Aaron Amon

Federal Relations
Frank Smith
Lester Place
William Martz
Herman Koehler
Charles Hulse

Fish and Fisheries
Harry Whiteley
John Stevenson
Charles Matthews
Herman McMillan
Charles Kemmerling
Godfried Gettel
William DeBoer
Aaron Amon
Andrew Anderson

Game Laws
Joseph Shields
Harvey Penney
Patrick OBrien
Charles Kemmerling
Dana Hinkley

General Taxation
Harry Whiteley
Clarence Reed
Tom Rogers
George Miller
Homer McGraw
Thomas Francis
William Ewing
Paul Averill
Albert Petermann

Geological Survey
Herbert VanAntwerp
George Ward
Alexander Sly
Archibald Robertson
Harvey Penney

Horticulture
Lowell Sours
William Moore
George Leland
Arlie Hopkins
Samuel Daigneau

Industrial Home for Girls
Fred Wells
George Miller
William Ormsbee

Industrial School for Boys
Patrick OBrien
George Leland
Herman Koehler
William Jerome
Noble Ashley

Insurance
Wayne Rice
Alonzo Sherman
Homer McGraw
Ransom Ford
John Biggerstaff

Ionia State Hospital
John Vine
Lyman Root
August Quintel
M. Evens
Aaron Amon

Judiciary
Merlin Wiley
Fred Warner
Roy Watkins
Charles Symonds
Newel Smith
Seymour Person
Thomas Read
Lynn Lewis
Gerrit Kooyers
Allan Lamphere
Charles Flowers
George Empson
Albert Petermann

Kalamazoo State Hospital
Alexander Sly
Tom Rogers
Marshall Oakley
Edward Gayde
Theodore Chapin

Labor
Charles Tufts
Marshall Oakley
William Jerome
William Jones
Paul Averill

Liquor Traffic
George Ward
J[ames] Stevens
Daniel Sutton
Charles Tufts
Lowell Sours
Marshall Oakley
Charles Hulse
Elwin Follett
Charles Culver

Local Taxation
John Vine
Milo Snow
Henry Ross
Charles Hulse
Edward Gayde

Lumber and Salt
Alexander Sly
Samuel Smith
Charles Matthews
William Martz
John Daprato

Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
Herbert Hoffman
Thomas Francis
Godfried Gettel
William Ewing
Henry Croll

Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics
George Miller
Charles Matthews
Alonzo Green
Alexander Cowan

Michigan Home and Training School
Newel Smith
Clarence Reed
John Schmidt
Adelbert Edwards

Michigan Reformatory
Harry Whiteley
Roy Watkins
Herman McMillan
Walter Keen
Charles Clark

Michigan School for the Blind
Frederick Wieland
Merlin Wiley
Charles Matthews
William Jones
William DeBoer

Michigan School for the Deaf
George Wright
Fred Wells
L[udwig] Wolcott
Samuel Smith
Adelbert Edwards

Michigan Soldiers' Home
Emory Wood
Joseph Shields
Lyman Root
Lester Place
Charles Hulse

Michigan State Prison
Daniel Sutton
William Nank
Sheridan Ford
Charles Culver
John Biggerstaff

Military Affairs
Roy Watkins
Daniel Sutton
John Martin
Charles Culver
Alexander Cowan

Mines and Minerals
Herbert VanAntwerp
Joseph Shields
Patrick OBrien
John Daprato
William DeBoer

Newberry State Hospital
John Vine
William Moore
William Ewing
Charles Clark
Andrew Anderson

Northern State Normal School
Herbert VanAntwerp
Frank Smith
James Henry
Samuel Daigneau
Alexander Cowan

Pontiac State Hospital
Milo Snow
George Palmer
Sigurd Nelson
William Ormsbee
James Haviland

Printing
Ari Woodruff
Charles Weissert
L[udwig] Wolcott
Herbert VanAntwerp
Clarence Reed

Private Corporations
Merlin Wiley
Ernest Pray
Clifford Olmsted
Herman McMillan
Charles Foote
Sheridan Ford
M. Evens
Henry Croll
Albert Petermann

Public Health
Joseph Shields
Newel Smith
Archibald Robertson
William Jerome
Herbert Hoffman

Public Lands & Forestry Interests
Harry Whiteley
John Vine
Alexander Sly
Samuel Smith
August Quintel
William Jones
Alonzo Green
Theodore Chapin
Andrew Anderson

Railroads
J[ames] Stevens
John Stevenson
Daniel Sutton
Frank Smith
John Schmidt
Marshall Oakley
Patrick OBrien
James Henry
Samuel Daigneau

Religious and Benevolent Societies
Emory Wood
Lyman Root
August Quintel
Herman Koehler
William Jerome

Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Frederick Wieland
L[udwig] Wolcott
Emory Wood
Lyman Root
Seymour Person
William Moore
William Nank
William Ormsbee
Charles Kemmerling
Allan Lamphere
James Jerome
Noble Ashley
Albert Bosch

Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Ari Woodruff
George Wright
Charles Weissert
Samuel Smith
George Palmer
Harvey Penney
August Quintel
Sigurd Nelson
Albert Bosch

Roads and Bridges
Archibald Robertson
Tom Rogers
John Daprato
M. Evens
Alexander Cowan

Rules and Joint Rules
Fred Warner
Charles Symonds
Tom Rogers
Sigurd Nelson
Charles Foote

State Affairs
George Ward
John Martin
James Jerome
Walter Keen
James Haviland
Elwin Follett
Ransom Ford
William DeBoer
Adelbert Edwards

State Capitol and Public Buildings
J[ames] Stevens
John Stevenson
Albert Griggs
Charles Flowers
John Biggerstaff

State House of Correction & Branch of the State Prison in the Upper Peninsula
Charles Tufts
Henry Ross
Clifford Olmsted
Elwin Follett
Godfried Gettel

State Industrial Home for Girls
George Ward
Herbert Hoffman

State Library
Gerrit Kooyers
James Henry
Sheridan Ford
John Biggerstaff

State Normal College
Fred Warner
John Stevenson
John Martin
Albert Griggs
George Empson

State Psychopathic Hospital
Roy Watkins
Clifford Olmsted
William Martz
James Jerome
Elwin Follett

State Public Schools
Ari Woodruff
Archibald Robertson
Lynn Lewis
Allan Lamphere
Albert Bosch

State Sanatorium
Milo Snow
Wayne Rice
Alonzo Sherman
Homer McGraw
Thomas Francis

Supplies and Expenditures
Alonzo Sherman
Ernest Pray
Walter Keen
Charles Clark
Aaron Amon

Towns and Counties
Milo Snow
Henry Ross
Albert Griggs
James Haviland
Theodore Chapin

Traverse City State Hospital
Alonzo Sherman
Albert Griggs
Arlie Hopkins
Paul Averill
Theodore Chapin

University
Harvey Penney
William Nank
Gerrit Kooyers
Charles Flowers
Sheridan Ford

Village Corporations
Emory Wood
Newel Smith
Herman McMillan
Lynn Lewis
Andrew Anderson

Ways and Means
L[udwig] Wolcott
Wayne Rice
William Nank
Charles Kemmerling
James Jerome
Dana Hinkley
Charles Foote
Adelbert Edwards
Henry Croll

Western State Normal School
Merlin Wiley
Charles Symonds
Thomas Read
Allan Lamphere
Noble Ashley

Senate Committees


Agricultural College
Fred Woodworth
Samuel ODell
Herbert Powell

Agricultural Interests
John Paul
Edgar Planck
Frank [Franklin] Groger

Apportionment
George Scott
Henry Straight
Burrell Tripp
George Williams
J[oseph] Morford

Banks and Corporations
James Wood
J[oseph] Morford
Edward Hofma
John Damon
George Barnes

Cities and Villages
Walter Taylor
Augustus Gansser
David Fitzgibbon

Claims and Public Accounts
James Hanley
John Damon
Charles DeLand

College of Mines
Robert Ogg
Herbert Powell
Terry Corliss

Constitutional Amendments
Walter Taylor
James Murtha
Samuel ODell
Herbert Powell
Charles Foster

Counties and Townships
Robert Walter
Robert Ogg
Alton Roberts

Education and Public Schools
Henry Straight
John Damon
Frank Covert

Elections
Fred Woodworth
Henry Straight
Leonard Verdier
Herbert Powell
Terry Corliss

Executive Business
George Williams
James Murtha
Frank [Franklin] Groger
Frank McPhillips
George Barnes

Federal Relations
John Paul
James Hanley
Frank McPhillips

Finance and Appropriations
George Scott
Robert Walter
Herbert Powell
Charles DeLand
Frank Covert

Fisheries
James Wood
Fred Woodworth
Frank [Franklin] Groger
Louis Hilsendegen
Louis Kelley

Forestry & State Lands
Robert Walter
Alton Roberts
Augustus Gansser
Louis Hilsendegen
Edward Hofma

Gaming Interests
Elbert Smith
Burrell Tripp
George Williams
Samuel ODell
Louis Hilsendegen

Geological Survey
Robert Walter
John Paul
Frank McPhillips

Horticulture
J[oseph] Morford
Samuel ODell
Edward Hofma

Immigration
Elbert Smith
James Murtha
John Damon

Industrial Home for Girls
J[oseph] Morford
Robert Ogg
Frank McPhillips

Industrial School for Boys
George Scott
Burrell Tripp
Frank Covert

Insurance
Walter Taylor
Robert Walter
John Paul
Charles Foster
David Fitzgibbon

Ionia State Hospital
Elbert Smith
David Fitzgibbon
Terry Corliss

Judiciary
James Wood
Leonard Verdier
James Murtha
Charles Foster
David Fitzgibbon

Kalamazoo State Hospital
George Scott
Alton Roberts
John Damon

Labor Interests
Robert Ogg
Alton Roberts
Augustus Gansser
Charles DeLand
George Barnes

Liquor Traffic
Henry Straight
Charles Foster
John Damon

Mechanical Interests
Augustus Gansser
James Hanley
Charles DeLand

Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
James Wood
Frank [Franklin] Groger
Louis Hilsendegen

Michigan Farm Colony for Epileptics
John Paul
Charles Foster
John Damon
John Daprato

Michigan Home and Training School
Frank [Franklin] Groger
Louis Hilsendegen
George Barnes
James Henry

Michigan Reformatory
Leonard Verdier
George Williams
Augustus Gansser

Military Affairs
Leonard Verdier
Augustus Gansser
David Fitzgibbon

Mining Interests
Burrell Tripp
George Williams
Louis Hilsendegen

Newberry State Hospital
Walter Taylor
Leonard Verdier
Charles Foster

Normal College
J[oseph] Morford
Edward Hofma
Charles DeLand

Normal School at Kalamazoo
Henry Straight
James Murtha
Samuel ODell

Normal School at Marquette
Fred Woodworth
Louis Kelley
Charles DeLand

Normal School at Mount Pleasant
James Hanley
Edward Hofma
Frank Covert

Pontiac State Hospital
Robert Walter
George Williams
David Fitzgibbon

Printing
George Scott
George Barnes
Terry Corliss

Public Buildings
Fred Woodworth
Robert Ogg
Louis Kelley

Public Health
George Scott
J[oseph] Morford
Edward Hofma

Railroads
Elbert Smith
Walter Taylor
George Williams
Robert Ogg
Terry Corliss

Religious and Benevolent Societies
Edgar Planck
Frank [Franklin] Groger
Louis Kelley

Roads and Bridges
John Paul
Frank McPhillips
Frank Covert

Rules and Joint Rules
George Scott
Henry Straight
Terry Corliss

Saline Interests
Leonard Verdier
Samuel ODell
Edgar Planck

School for the Blind
John Paul
Edgar Planck
John Damon

School for the Deaf
Burrell Tripp
Robert Ogg
Charles DeLand

Soldiers' Home
Burrell Tripp
James Murtha
Frank McPhillips

State Affairs
Fred Woodworth
Samuel ODell
Edgar Planck
Herbert Powell
James Hanley

State Library
James Wood
Walter Taylor
Louis Hilsendegen
Noble Ashley

State Prison at Jackson
Walter Taylor
James Hanley
George Barnes

State Prison at Marquette
Elbert Smith
Edgar Planck
Frank Covert

State Public School
James Wood
Augustus Gansser
Terry Corliss

State Tuberculosis Sanitorium
Robert Walter
Alton Roberts
Louis Kelley

Supplies and Expenses
Fred Woodworth
Herbert Powell
Alton Roberts

Taxation
Elbert Smith
Burrell Tripp
Alton Roberts
James Hanley
Louis Kelley

Traverse City State Hospital
Henry Straight
Edward Hofma
Frank Covert

University
Edgar Planck
Charles Foster
George Barnes