JOURNAL

OF THE

House of Representatives

SESSION OF 1927

NUMBER ONE.

Lansing, Wednesday, January 5, 1927. 12:00 o'clock m.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Constitution, the representatives-elect to the House of Representatives of the State of Michigan, for the years 1927 and 1928, assembled in Representative Hall in the Capitol at Lansing on the first Wednesday in January, the fifth day of January, 1927, at 12:00 o'clock m., and, in accordance with law, were called to order by Charles S. Pierce, Clerk of the preceding House.

The following invocation was offered by Dr. Edwin W. Bishop of the Plymouth Congregational Church of Lansing:

"Oh Thou Divine Source of wisdom, intelligence and life, in Thee we live and move and have our being. Not a star courses through the night, not a flower lifts its nodding head, not a swelling of the ocean rolls onward, except it be under the guidance of Thy law. We think our thoughts after Thee. We become responsible as we obey Thy commands, and as one of Thy ways of revelation is through government, so one of the ways in which we can co-operate with Thee and be co-workers with Thee is through government. We bespeak Thy benediction and Thy guidance upon these servants of Thine who have come hither from all parts of the State to represent worthily the interests of the great commonwealth of which we all are a part. Deliver these sons of Thine from sectionalism, from local prejudices, and enlarge their vision so they may feel they are working for the common interests of a great commonwealth in the galaxy of our beloved land. May they conduct themselves with the dignity of the office they hold, may they win the respect of both their constituents at home and at large because of their loyalty and efficiency, and when the days of the term are over, may they be able to look back and point with reasonable pride to the fact that they have served their State well, have honored their God, and they will have satisfaction in their own souls. We ask it in Thy Divine Name. Amen."

The following communication from the Secretary of State was read:

Department of State, Lansing, January 1, 1927. Honorable Charles S. Pierce, Clerk, House of Representatives, State Capitol. Dear Sir: I enclose herewith a certified list of the members-elect of the State Senate and the House of Representatives for the years 1927-1928, as shown by the returns from the clerks of the several counties in this State, now on file in this office.

Very respectfully,

JOHN S. HAGGERTY,
Secretary of State.

The following is the list of Senators-elect and Representatives-elect:

Members-elect of the State Senate.

First District-George Defer.
Second District-Cass J. Jankowski.

Third District-Joseph Bahorski.

Fourth District-Arthur E. Wood.

Fifth District-George M. Condon.
Sixth District-Frank S. Cummings.
Seventh District-George S. Barnard.
Eighth District-George Leland.
Ninth District-Joseph E. Watson.
Tenth District-Jay Binning.

Eleventh District-Charles E. Greene.
Twelfth District-Charles A. Sink.
Thirteenth District-Peter B. Lennon.
Fourteenth District-Seymour H. Person.
Fifteenth District-Seth Q. Pulver.

Sixteenth District-Howard F. Baxter.
Seventeenth District-James C. Quinlan.
Eighteenth District-Harold E. Stoll.
Nineteenth District-Norman B. Horton.
Twentieth District-Philip O'Connell.
Twenty-first District-Ari H. Woodruff.
Twenty-second District-Chester M. Howell.
Twenty-third District-Vincent A. Martin.
Twenty-fourth District-Augustus H. Gansser.
Twenty-fifth District-Charles R. Herrick.
Twenty-sixth District-Thomas Read.
Twenty-seventh District-Albert J. Engel.
Twenty-eighth District-Horatio S. Karcher.
Twenty-ninth District-Calvin A. Campbell.
Thirtieth District-Herbert J. Rushton.
Thirty-first District-Walter F. Truettner.
Thirty-second District-James M. Wilcox.

Members-elect of the House of Representatives.

Alger District-David F. Morrison.

Allegan County-Arthur Odell.

Alpena District-Alonzo B. Green.

Antrim District-John E. Gillett.

Arenac District-Douglas Black.

Barry County-Joseph L. Campbell.

Bay County, First District-Arthur C. MacKinnon.

Bay County, Second District-William J. Deshano.

Berrien County, First District-Jesse G. Boyle.

Berrien County, Second District-Clarence D. Birkholm.

Branch County-Richard W. McLain.

Calhoun County, First District-Verner W. Main.

Calhoun County, Second District-John R. Clement.
Cass County-Otis Huff.

Charlevoix District-John M. Harris.
Cheboygan District-Fred R. Ming.
Chippewa County-Henry A. Osborn.
Clinton County-John P. Espie.
Delta County-Henry L. Rose.

Dickinson County-Fred Langsford.

Eaton County-Burton G. Cameron.

Emmet District-Edward L. Sargent.

Genesee County, First District-Frank Wade.

Delbert E. Woolley.

Genesee County, Second District-Charles H. Reed.

Gogebic County-John Holland.

Grand Traverse County-Milton D. Bryant.

Gratiot County-Jesse E. Fuller.

Hillsdale County-Denis G. Clancy.

Houghton County, First District-Robert B. MacDonald.

Houghton County, Second District-Gus T. Hartman.

Huron County-Gus A. Braun.

Ingham County, First District-Charles F. Haight.
Ingham County, Second District-William B. Hartzog.
Ionia County-Luther E. Hall.

Iron County-Albert H. Trestrail.

Isabella County-Ernest R. Dexter.

Jackson County, First District-John Simpson.
Jackson County, Second District-C. Jay Town.
Kalamazoo County, First District-James T. Upjohn.
Kalamazoo County, Second District-Wilber B. Snow.
Kent County, First District-Ate Dykstra.

William DeBoer.

Warren J. Cook.

Kent County, Second District-Dexter G. Look.
Kent County, Third District-William J. Thomas.
Lapeer County-Ed. C. Morrison.

Lenawee County-John P. Rorick.

Livingston County-Lynn C. Gardner.

Macomb County-Orvy Hulett.

Manistee County-J. Herbert Read.

Marquette County-Charles W. Richardson.

Mason County-Virgil A. Fitch.

Mecosta District-William F. Turner.

Menominee County-Martin R. Bradley.

Midland District-Laurin J. Budge.

Monroe County-Jacob Martin.

Montcalm County-Thomas W. Musson.

Muskegon County, First District-John Dykstra.

Muskegon County, Second District-Edward D. Skeels.

Newaygo District-David H. Brake.

Oakland County, First District-James E. Lawson.

Oakland County, Second District-Philemon J. Miller. Ontonagon District-William C. Birk.

Osceola District-Richard Emerson.

Ottawa County-Fred F. McEachron.

Presque Isle District-Nelson G. Farrier.

Saginaw County, First District-William F. Jahnke.