The St. Louis Republic., 1901-01-09
Speaker WhitecOtton Holding His
Committees Open Until He Talks
With Governor Elect.
WAITING FOR STEPHENS'S MOVE
Governor Sends Names to Senate
for Confirmation. hut Does Not
Include 81. Louis Appointments
May Consult With Ducl,cry.


REPTnIIr SrrCTAT.
jefferson city. Mo. Jan. S-Govorror-
elect Dockery l. expected to arrive IN this
| city tomorrow prepared Ia stay here per-
| mnncrtly. His absence has blocked prog
ress along several lines. Speaker white
| cotton declares that he l. holding his com
! mittee appointments open 10 great extent
in order that the views OF AIR. Docksry may
be asoertained and met lie has decided ON
chairnanshlps rs follows:
Hackney. Judiciary: Dickinson. Railroads
! and Internal Improvements: Hail Of Saline
Worlds Fair. with Holland OF ST. Louis
second on this committee aud Ncwlln
Conkling n member: ConklinR. Criminal
jurisprudence: Organ 81 Dent. Apportion-
ment; Weaver Of jefferson. Roads and
Highways: Simmons Of Shelby. Life Insur-
ancc.
The committees will not be announced IN
full until GoyernoT-elect Dockery hIs
scanned them. The matter of appointments
during the closing days or Governor Steph-
ens's administration IL also expected 10
feach a head soon after Governor-clcct 4
Dockery's arrival Governor stephens sent
some thirty minor appointments To- the Seu-
ate to-day for confirmation. the most im-
portant that OF Beer Inspector g. r. KenI-
more. These were all appointments that
had been made in recess OF Legislature. The
Police and Election Commissioners Of -
Louis. the Election Commissioners at Kan
sas city. and the board Of the FBrming gtUn
Asylum were not among them.
senate Received the Appointments.
Tho Senate received the appointments in
executive session as Is usual. There were
no committees OF the Senate TO which the
appointments might IN regular course have
been referred. These committees will not
be appointed until Lieutenant Governor Lee
appoints them after Inauguration day. Jan
uary Il
The senate rules provide that all appoint
ments shall be referred 10 committee
To consider the appointments without such
reference would require a suspension of the
rules by two-ihirds vote. To-day the
Senate simply received the appointments
without action. Senator FSrris gave no.
tice that tomorrow he would move = suS-
pension Of the rules and the consideration
Some persons here express the belief that
Governor Stephens has used this method
making test cases, preparatory to sending
later. From the same sources comes a re-
port that Attorney General Crow has given
Governor stephens an opinion that the
Office OF Railroad Commissioner Is now va
cant. and ready to be filed. and the opinion
is voiced that within q few days an ap-
pointment as Railroad Commissioner signed
by Governor Stephens will appear in the
office of the Secretary OF State.
Governor Stephens has given no ground
for these suspicious. however. His last ut
terance regarding the Railroad Commits
eioner is that he wants to consult with
Governor-elect Dockery, and will not make
the appointment unless Governor-elect
Dockery wishes him TO make IT,
Regarding the st. Louis appointment his
last uttersnce Is that he will not make
the appointments II his appointees release
him from the obligation he considers he
owes them Three OF these appointees
have 40 released him already and he Is in
correspondence with the others