Forty-Fifth Legislature, 1909-1910
Session Details
Start Date: 1/6/1909
End Date: 12/31/1910
Elect Date: 11/3/1908
Sworn in Date: 1/6/1909
House Leadership
Speaker
Colin Campbell
Speaker Pro Tempore
James Monroe
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
Fred Ming
House Committees
Agricultural College
Fred Woodworth
Cameron Speer
William Schantz
Will Hale
Martyn Agens
Agriculture
Charles Engel
Edwin Farmer
Freeman Decker
Charles Austin
William Baldwin
Apportionment
Frank Watkins
Elmer Wheeler
G. Unsoeld
Nelson Rice
Charles Johnson
Albert LaHuis
James Henry
John Hoeft
Peter Jensen
Charles Folks
Charles Engel
Nathaniel Field
William Davis
Asylum for Criminally Insane
Emory Wood
Lewis Sterling
Darwin Curtiss
Alonzo Beeman
Asylum for the Criminal Insane
Edward Yaple
City Corporations
Harry VanderVeen
James Monroe
Dwight Morrison
Robert Ogg
Frank Miller
Guy Miller
Myles Gray
Ludger Gelinas
Charles Boussum
College of Mines
John Stevenson
Will Hale
James Haviland
Cornelius "Case" DeYoung
Martyn Agens
Drainage
Rush Reynolds
Charles Folks
William Davis
Fred Burnham
William Baldwin
Eastern Asylum for Insane
Fred Young
Henry Straight
Harry VanderVeen
William Davis
John Clarken
Education
G. Unsoeld
David Morgan
Henry Newkirk
James Millikin
Adelbert Edwards
Elections
Cameron Speer
John Perry
William McFadzen
Thomas McNaughton
Frank Miller
John Lodge
David Green
Will Hale
Nathaniel Field
Cornelius "Case" DeYoung
Sheridan Colby
Clifton Chambers
Federal Relations
George Willoughby
Emory Wood
William McFadzen
James Haviland
Thomas Brown
Fish and Fisheries
Ari Woodruff
Leonard Verdier
Charles Waters
William Pearson
Victor Huntley
Peter Jensen
Ernest Bryant
Clifton Chambers
Herbert Baker
Game Laws
Charles McCabe
Michael Harris
William Burns
Charles Austin
Martyn Agens
General Taxation
Elmer Wheeler
Charles Tubbs
Garry Sanders
John Maxey
Thomas McNaughton
Guy Miller
James Millikin
Charles Giles
Adelbert Edwards
Geological Survey
Charles Tubbs
Ira Ormsbee
Frederick Kappler
James Haviland
Freeman Decker
Home for Feeble Minded
Fred Woodworth
William Schantz
Dwight Morrison
Jesse Hatch
William Ball
Horticulture
Frank Watkins
William Schantz
Edwin Farmer
Ernest Bryant
Clifton Chambers
Alonzo Beeman
Industrial Home for Girls
Charles Tubbs
John Maxey
Frank Miller
James Henry
Noah Burdick
Industrial School for Boys
Edward Yaple
Fred Young
Dwight Morrison
Peter Jensen
William Dunning
Institution for the Deaf
Myles Gray
Charles Folks
Nathaniel Field
John Clarken
William Baldwin
Insurance
Earl Stewart
John Lodge
Myles Gray
Herbert Baker
William Ball
Judiciary
Edward Yaple
Leonard Verdier
Dwight Warner
William Oates
Frank Miller
Benjamin Heckert
Jesse Hatch
Charles Flowers
Gilbert Currie
Labor
Fred Young
Charles Waters
Elmer Wheeler
Harry VanderVeen
John Clarken
Liquor Traffic
Dirk VanRaalte
Charles Waters
John Stevenson
Henry Straight
Ira Ormsbee
Nelson Rice
James Morrice
Frederick Kappler
Local Taxation
John Perry
David Morgan
Charles Johnson
Ernest Bryant
Charles Boussum
Lumber and Salt
Ari Woodruff
Rush Reynolds
Michael Harris
Fred Burnham
William Ball
Michigan Asylum for Insane
James Monroe
Frederick Kappler
C[harles] Kemmerling
Gilbert Currie
David Chandler
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
John Stevenson
Samuel ODell
John McKay
George Cummins
William Burns
Military Affairs
Earl Stewart
Henry Straight
Garry Sanders
Charles McCabe
Guy Miller
Mines and Minerals
Dirk VanRaalte
Lewis Sterling
G. Unsoeld
Albert LaHuis
Ludger Gelinas
Normal Schools
Cyrus Walker
Henry Straight
James Sanborn
Charles McCabe
Albert LaHuis
Northern Asylum for Insane
John Hoeft
Frank Dusenbury
Charles Engel
Charles Boussum
Thomas Brown
Printing
John Perry
David Morgan
Freeman Decker
Louis Cramton
Darwin Curtiss
Private Corporations
William Yeo
Fred Young
Dirk VanRaalte
Leonard Verdier
Myles Gray
Nathaniel Field
William Dunning
Almon Copley
William Ball
Public Health
John McKay
Victor Huntley
Jesse Hatch
George Cummins
Ernest Bryant
Public Lands & Forestry Interests
James Morrice
Dwight Morrison
John Maxey
Thomas McNaughton
David Green
Frank Dusenbury
Noah Burdick
William Baldwin
William Bierd
Railroads
John Stevenson
William Pearson
Samuel ODell
Charles McCabe
James Millikin
James Henry
Louis Cramton
Gilbert Currie
Religious and Benevolent Societies
George Willoughby
Victor Huntley
Jesse Hatch
William Dunning
Thomas Brown
Revision & Amendment of the Constitution
Emory Wood
Edward Yaple
Cameron Speer
Earl Stewart
James Monroe
William Oates
John McKay
Victor Huntley
Benjamin Heckert
Charles Flowers
George Cummins
David Chandler
Revision and Amendment of the Statutes
Ari Woodruff
William Yeo
James Sanborn
Garry Sanders
John Maxey
Perle Fouch
Frank Dusenbury
Almon Copley
George Cummins
Roads and Bridges
Charles Johnson
C[harles] Kemmerling
Charles Giles
Cornelius "Case" DeYoung
Herbert Baker
Rules and Joint Rules
Nelson Rice
James Monroe
Robert Ogg
Louis Cramton
Noah Burdick
School for the Blind
Cyrus Walker
Frank Watkins
William McFadzen
Perle Fouch
Charles Flowers
William Dunning
Soldiers' Home
G. Unsoeld
Benjamin Heckert
Adelbert Edwards
William Burns
Alonzo Beeman
State Affairs
Fred Woodworth
Frank Watkins
William Schantz
Henry Newkirk
John McKay
James Henry
James Haviland
Darwin Curtiss
Martyn Agens
State Capitol and Public Buildings
Lewis Sterling
James Millikin
C[harles] Kemmerling
Ludger Gelinas
David Chandler
State House of Correction
William Yeo
Dwight Warner
Harry VanderVeen
Garry Sanders
Ludger Gelinas
State Library
Charles Tubbs
Albert LaHuis
Perle Fouch
Fred Burnham
William Burns
State Prison
William Pearson
John Lodge
Louis Cramton
William Davis
David Chandler
State Public Schools
John Perry
David Morgan
Thomas McNaughton
Guy Miller
Charles Johnson
State Sanatorium
Elmer Wheeler
Henry Newkirk
Charles Giles
Sheridan Colby
Supplies and Expenditures
Lewis Sterling
James Sanborn
Peter Jensen
Sheridan Colby
Herbert Baker
Towns and Counties
Emory Wood
Cyrus Walker
John Hoeft
Alonzo Beeman
William Bierd
University
Dwight Warner
Earl Stewart
William Oates
Almon Copley
William Bierd
Upper Peninsula Hospital for Insane
Cameron Speer
Samuel ODell
Charles Folks
Freeman Decker
Charles Austin
Upper Peninsula Prison
Ira Ormsbee
Robert Ogg
David Green
William Bierd
Village Corporations
Dwight Warner
William McFadzen
Noah Burdick
John Clarken
Thomas Brown
Ways and Means
George Willoughby
Dirk VanRaalte
Rush Reynolds
Nelson Rice
James Morrice
Michael Harris
Edwin Farmer
Fred Burnham
Clifton Chambers
Senate Committees
Agricultural College
Lucius Watkins
Lawrence Snell
Erastus Bates
Agricultural Interests
Lucius Watkins
Lawrence Snell
Erastus Bates
Apportionment
James Weter
Charles Smith
Albert Kingman
Fred Kline
Gustav Krueger
Asylum for Insane at Newberry
Charles White
Lawrence Snell
Earl Fairbanks
Asylum for Insane at Pontiac
Lucius Watkins
George Scott
Horace Barnaby
Asylum for Insane at Kalamazoo
Joseph Whitney
Carl Mapes
William Bradley
Asylum for Insane at Traverse City
Otto Fowle
Edwin Fox
Fred Kline
Banks and Corporations
Lucius Watkins
Frank Newton
Albert Kingman
Fred Kline
Carl Mapes
Cities and Villages
Arthur Tuttle
George Scott
Walter Taylor
Otto Fowle
Albert Kingman
Claims and Public Accounts
Arthur Tuttle
William Bradley
William Collins
College of Mines
William Aitkin
John Anhut
Eugene Foster
Constitutional Amendments
William Aitkin
John Anhut
Francis Shields
John MacKay
William Bradley
Counties and Townships
Newton Ward
Charles White
Joseph Whitney
Education and Public Schools
George Scott
Francis Shields
Horace Barnaby
Elections
Joseph Whitney
Frank Newton
Lawrence Snell
Horace Barnaby
Luren Dickinson
Executive Business
Fred Ming
Michael Moriarty
Lawrence Snell
Edwin Fox
Luren Dickinson
Federal Relations
Fred Wetmore
Albert Kingman
Carl Mapes
Finance and Appropriations
Charles Smith
Fred Kline
Erastus Bates
William Bradley
Earl Fairbanks
Fisheries
Tom Bolt
Lucius Watkins
Fred Ming
Gustav Krueger
William Collins
Forestry & State Lands
William Aitkin
Arthur Tuttle
Newton Ward
Michael Moriarty
Eugene Foster
Otto Fowle
Gaming Interests
John Anhut
Tom Bolt
Lucius Watkins
William Collins
Earl Fairbanks
Geological Survey
William Aitkin
Charles Smith
Carl Mapes
Home for Feeble Minded
Tom Bolt
Newton Ward
Fred Ming
Horticulture
Lucius Watkins
James Weter
Erastus Bates
Immigration
John Anhut
Otto Fowle
William Bradley
Industrial Home for Girls
George Scott
Charles Smith
Luren Dickinson
Industrial School for Boys
Michael Moriarty
Frank Newton
John MacKay
Insurance
John Anhut
Fred Wetmore
Joseph Whitney
Eugene Foster
John MacKay
Joint Committee on Administrative Rules [JCAR]
Tom Bolt
Newton Ward
Charles White
Walter Taylor
William Bradley
Judiciary
William Aitkin
Fred Wetmore
Charles White
Francis Shields
Carl Mapes
Labor Interests
Tom Bolt
Newton Ward
Walter Taylor
Liquor Traffic
Fred Wetmore
George Scott
Walter Taylor
Lumber Interests
Charles White
William Bradley
Mechanical Interests
Tom Bolt
Frank Newton
Gustav Krueger
Michigan Employment Institution for the Blind
Tom Bolt
Fred Ming
Gustav Krueger
Michigan Reformatory
Frank Watkins
Arthur Tuttle
James Weter
Albert Kingman
Military Affairs
Charles Smith
Lawrence Snell
William Collins
Mining Interests
Joseph Whitney
Michael Moriarty
William Collins
Normal College
Arthur Tuttle
Albert Kingman
Fred Kline
Normal School at Kalamazoo
William Aitkin
Charles White
William Collins
Normal School at Marquette
Francis Shields
Carl Mapes
William Collins
Normal School at Mount Pleasant
Francis Shields
Edwin Fox
Luren Dickinson
Printing
Tom Bolt
Eugene Foster
Gustav Krueger
Public Buildings
Arthur Tuttle
Frank Newton
Edwin Fox
Public Health
Albert Kingman
John MacKay
Earl Fairbanks
Railroads
William Aitkin
Walter Taylor
Otto Fowle
Erastus Bates
Luren Dickinson
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Edwin Fox
Erastus Bates
Luren Dickinson
Roads and Bridges
Newton Ward
Edwin Fox
Gustav Krueger
Rules and Joint Rules
Charles White
Francis Shields
Fred Kline
Saline Interests
Frank Watkins
James Weter
Joseph Whitney
Earl Fairbanks
School for the Blind
Newton Ward
James Weter
Fred Ming
School for the Deaf
John Anhut
Newton Ward
Michael Moriarty
Soldiers' Home
Fred Wetmore
Charles Smith
Eugene Foster
State Affairs
James Weter
Fred Ming
Frank Newton
John MacKay
Horace Barnaby
State Asylum
Frank Watkins
James Weter
Eugene Foster
State Library
John Anhut
Charles White
Walter Taylor
State Prison at Jackson
Michael Moriarty
Frank Newton
John MacKay
State Prison at Marquette
Joseph Whitney
George Scott
Horace Barnaby
State Public School
Gustav Krueger
Erastus Bates
Luren Dickinson
State Tuberculosis Sanitorium
Horace Barnaby
William Bradley
Earl Fairbanks
Supplies and Expenses
Charles Smith
Fred Kline
Horace Barnaby
Taxation
Michael Moriarty
Lawrence Snell
Eugene Foster
Edwin Fox
Earl Fairbanks
University
Fred Wetmore
Walter Taylor
Otto Fowle