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 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 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
Charles 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
Charles Kemmerling
Charles Giles
Cornelius 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
Charles 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