Twenty-Eight Legislature, 1875-1876
Session Details
Start Date: 1/6/1875
End Date: 12/31/1876
Elect Date: 11/3/1874
Sworn in Date: 1/6/1875
House Leadership
Speaker
John Hoyt
Speaker Pro Tempore
Erwin Watkins
Senate Leadership
President Pro Tempore
John Boies
House Committees
Accounts and Claims
Uriel Townsend
Agricultural College
Jacob Benedict
Ethan Brown
Alexander Copley
Cady Neff
Uriel Townsend
Agriculture
Albert Clark
Myron Harris
Ezra Lay
George VanAken
Thomas West
Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Godfrey Knight
John Norton
George Robinson
Samuel Walker
Amos Wheeler
Asylum for the Insane
Thomas Bradfield
Peter Klein
Jeremiah Ludington
Almon Preston
George VanAken
Drainage
Cleveland Hunt
James Moshier
Horace Ocobock
Franklin Packard
James Lee
Education
Frederick Bailey
William Cole
Christian Hertzler
Dirk VanRaalte
Thomas West
Elections
John Berk
Ethan Brown
Leonidas Hubbard
George Huggett
Engrossment and Enrollment
Moses Bartow
Henry Hart
Charles Morse
John Struble
George Yeckley
Federal Relations
David Hale
William Harden
Charles Little
Darwin Northrop
Amos Towne
Fisheries
Simpson Howland
Louis Meyer
Leroy Parker
Isaac Stow
James Craig
Geological Survey
Charles Brown
Edwin Hulbert
George Sutton
Isaac Wheeler
George Yeckley
Harbors
Worthy Churchill
Solomon Curry
Henry Howard
Thomas Wilson
James Lee
Horticulture
Allen Campbell
Peter Dow
John Houston
William Stephens
David Wiley
Immigration
Jacob Benedict
John Berk
James Daly
William Stephens
Insurance
William Benjamin
William Hull
Samuel Kilbourne
Dyckes McLachlin
Richard Robbins
Internal Improvements
Samuel Garfield
David Hale
Jeremiah Ludington
John Struble
George Sutton
Judiciary
George Huggett
Cleveland Hunt
Local Taxation
William Harden
Alexander Hewitt
William Hull
Ezra Lay
Louis Meyer
Lumber and Salt Interests
Worthy Churchill
Nathaniel Gerrish
Myron Harris
Andrew Walton
Amos Wheeler
Manufactures
James Eggleston
William Mercer
Almon Preston
Andrew Walton
Nathan Whitney
Military Affairs
Thomas Ferguson
Richard Robbins
Dirk VanRaalte
Isaac Wheeler
David Wiley
Mines and Minerals
Edwin Hulbert
Cady Neff
James Wood
George Yeckley
Municipal Corporations
Henry Hart
Christian Hertzler
Simpson Howland
Calvin Potter
Marshall Reed
Printing
John Berk
William Cole
Casper Schattler
Lorison Taylor
Private Corporations
Edward Green
Joseph Hollon
John Houston
Samuel Kilbourne
Public Health
William Benjamin
Peter Klein
Abraham Metcalf
Franklin Packard
John Sweetland
Public Lands
Simeon Billings
Edward Briggs
Solomon Curry
Isaac Green
John Norton
Railroads
Thomas Bradfield
Alexander Copley
Calvin Potter
Lawrence Remer
Erwin Watkins
Reform School
Simeon Billings
Peter Dow
Dyckes McLachlin
Abraham Metcalf
Darwin Northrop
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Albert Clark
Samuel Garfield
Leonidas Hubbard
Danforth Keyes
Uriel Townsend
Roads and Bridges
Nathaniel Gerrish
Michael Greiner
Alexander Hewitt
Casper Schattler
William Smith
Rules and Joint Rules
Henry Goodyear
Isaac Green
James Moshier
Lemuel Ranney
Lawrence Remer
State Affairs
Frederick Bailey
Edward Briggs
Joseph Hollon
John Rich
James Wood
State Library
Charles Brown
Frederick Clark
William Mercer
Isaac Stow
James Craig
State Prison
Moses Bartow
James Eggleston
Danforth Keyes
William Livingstone
Charles Morse
State Public School
William Backus
Allen Campbell
Horace Ocobock
Thomas Wilson
Supplies and Expenditures
Sullivan Armstrong
Philo Budlong
Michael Greiner
Lemuel Ranney
Marshall Reed
Towns and Counties
Sullivan Armstrong
William Backus
Isaac Green
George Robinson
Nathan Whitney
University and Normal School
James Daly
Thomas Ferguson
James Ransom
John Sweetland
Lorison Taylor
Ways and Means
Henry Howard
William Livingstone
Erwin Watkins
Senate Committees
Agricultural College
Charles Babcock
William Cook
Lyman Murray
Agricultural Interests
Charles Babcock
Lyman Murray
Charles Wood
Appropriations and Finance
William Adair
John Boies
John Osborn
Asylum for Deaf, Dumb and Blind
Matthew Garvey
Heman Redfield
Frederick Wells
Asylum for Insane
William Adair
William Cook
Albert Thompson
Banks and Incorporations
Jeremiah Jenks
John Osborn
Peter White
Canals, River and Habor Improvements
Edgar Gray
Heman Redfield
Albert Thompson
Cities and Villages
John Boies
Isaac Fancher
William Webber
Claims and Public Accounts
Jeremiah Corey
William Cook
Lyman Murray
Constitutional Amendments
William Cook
George Huntington
Allen Morse
Counties and Townships
Francis Berrick
John Greusel
William Mitchell
Education and Public Schools
George Huntington
Albert Thompson
Asa Warren
Engrossment and Enrollment of Bills
Thomas Cobb
Asa Warren
Frederick Wells
Expiring Laws
Isaac Fancher
Lucius Hawkins
John Jones
Federal Relations
Matthew Garvey
Edgar Gray
John Mellen
Fishing Interests
Jeremiah Corey
James David
William Mitchell
Geological Survey of the State
John Boies
George Fish
Asa Warren
Immigration
Charles Babcock
John Greusel
Jeremiah Jenks
Insurance
Matthew Garvey
Henry Thomas
Peter White
Judiciary
Isaac Fancher
Edgar Gray
William Webber
Frederick Clark
Leroy Parker
James Ransom
Lumber Interests
James David
John Mellen
Charles Nelson
Mechanical Interests
Jeremiah Corey
Lucius Hawkins
Jeremiah Jenks
Military Affairs
James David
Allen Morse
Charles Wood
Mines and Minerals
Lyman Murray
Peter White
Charles Wood
Printing
Isaac Fancher
Albert Thompson
Public Health
Francis Berrick
Lyman Murray
Henry Thomas
Public Lands
George Fish
Edgar Gray
Townsend North
Railroads
Thomas Cobb
Asa Warren
Frederick Wells
Religious and Benevolent Societies
Francis Berrick
John Greusel
Albert Thompson
Roads and Bridges
William Adair
Lucius Hawkins
John Jones
Rules and Joint Rules
John Boies
George Fish
John Osborn
Saline Interests
Francis Berrick
Townsend North
William Webber
State Affairs
John Jones
Allen Morse
Charles Nelson
State Capitol and Public Buildings
John Greusel
Townsend North
William Webber
State Library
William Cook
Henry Thomas
William Webber
State Prison
John Jones
John Mellen
Charles Nelson
State Public School
George Fish
Jeremiah Jenks
William Mitchell
John Rich
State Reform School
John Boies
Townsend North
Peter White
Supplies and Miscellaneous Expenses
Townsend North
Supplies and Miscellaneous Expenses of the Senate
William Adair
Matthew Garvey
University and Normal School
George Huntington
Henry Thomas
Charles Wood