Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-01-11
That on Railroads and
TeIegraphs.
Any Municipal Reform Bill
For Akron
viii Pass Through His Hands-The
Chairmen.

The name of George w. Sicber ap-
pears on six of the Senatorial COM
mittees
He WAS g!Tca TIE cliairmailsh:p of
one, that on Railroads aud Tclegraphs.
The other mrn',ers Of the committee
arc Senators Madden, Sheppard. Arch
CT, Wilhelm. Lcng Williams Writ,
Wigltninn, bunliani. Cohen. Roden-
bush and StiyCrs.
Other committees of which he is
n member, are as follows. judiciary,
Finance, Municipal Corporations No. .,
Common Schools and School lands.
Taxation and Agriculture. All Of these
are Of more than ordinary Importance.
This Is especially true of the MIu-
nlcipal committee. which may he call
cd upon to provide n new form of
government for Akron. Senator Sic
Der stated recently TO reporter for
the Democrat, that he had not pre-
pared amy bin providing for II change
In Akron government and that lie Ind
no plan on which to base such II mems
urc. lie said he wns open for suggcs.
tions, along this line. however, md
that he would give his attention to the
same. He Is opposed to the Municipal
Reform bill and has no declared him
self. .d
As member of the Judiciary com
mittcc he will support the bill intro.
duced by Senator Wightman of Me
dina. This provides for the election OF
an additional Common Pleas Judge in
this subdivision, Senator Wightmnn
Is chairman of the committee.
All of the lawyers in the senutc nrc
on the judiciary committee and Mr.
Charles u, Wlghtman, is chairman, Is
highly honorcd by the senate In this
connection, ms II Is the most important
committee, Mr. Wightman was bus
mess partner of Charles Kurtz aud
was under suspicion for awhile, but
now he is ace high with the admins
tration wing of the party.
The chairmen of the various commit
tees are as follows:
judiciary. Charles l., Wightman.
Finance, $. H. Patterson.
Municipal Corporation No. /, Carl L.,
Nippcrt.
Municipal Corporation, No. =, b. ].
Writ
County Affairs, Alfred NJ. Cohen.
Common schools and school lands,
Carl l.. Nippcrt.
Railroads and Tclegraphs, Geo. w.
Siebcr.
Library Samuel IL. Bright.
Claims, George W. Wilhelm.
Medical Colleges and Universities,
w. II. Roicnbush.
Public works aud public lands, Frank
II. Archer.
Benevolent Institutions, IL. Perry
IIannn.
Penlteniiary, Fred G. Elmer.
Insurance, Thomas w. Marchant.
Industrial School for Boys and Girls,
Samuel IL. Bright.
bitches and Drains, William VIII.
llams.
Soldiers aud Sailors Orphans home
and School for Feeble Minded Youth,
Thomas w. Marchant
Soldiers and Sailors home--Churles
Il. Brown.
Universities and colleges, Edward
Howard.
Manufacturers aud commerce, Franl,
B. Archer.
Labor, Joseph l.. Myers.
Roads, highways and turnplkes, Mar.
tin Dodge.
Corporations other than municipal,
Samuel II. Bright.
Agriculture, Martin Dodge,
Privileges and elections, George S.
Long.
Fees and salaries Edward Hurst.
Federal relations, Emmons b. Stiv.
ers.
Military affairs, Thomas j. Har-
baugh.
Fish culture, and game. Arthur w.
Madden.
Public printing, Warren G. Harding
State buildings, Il. r. Middleton.
Public expenditures, William q. Bro
rein.
Geological survey. John Mitchell.
Mines and mining, William Law