The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-01-13
SENATE COMMITTEES
Lieutenant Gov. Rny w. Jones An
nounced Assignments at Brief B
Session Last Evening.
Hennepin County and Minneapolis
Members Secure Important
Chairmanships,

evening, after a recess Of three days, 1t
was found that there were two members
less than quorum-only thirty-present.
Many Of the senators favored an adjourn
ment, but Lieutenant Governor Ray w.
Jones expressed his doubt on the advisa-
bility Of such a course and hence a recess
was taken while absentees We're being
rounded up. Senators Wood, McNamee
and Naeseth reported later, and Lieu
tenant Governor Jones lost no time in an
nouncing his committee appointments
after which the senate adjourned until this
morning. a.:
Senator T.. e. Smith, who last year was
chairman Of the committee on insurance.
drew the craftsmanship Of the committee
on tax laws, which is considered some
what the most important one on the list.
Senator Thompson goes to the head Of the
committee on corporations, succeeding
succeeding Senator Somerville, who has
been transferred to the important ju-
dietary committee. Senator Durant of
Saltwater, naturally, gets the state prison
committee which was formerly in the
hands Of Senator Thompson. Senator
Gjertsen becomes chairman Of the COM
mittee on SOLDIERS home, having, it is
understood, declined the craftsmanship Of
the committee on military affairs. The
| request Of Senator McGill that he be al
lowed to retain his old committee was
ignored for the craftsmanship Of the COM
mtttee on taxes and tax laws was taken
from him and he must content himself
with the leadership in the comparatively
| unimportant committee on public ac-
counts and expenditures.
The chairnen of other important COM
mittees are as follows: Corporations,
Thompson; education, Ward; elections,
Dunn: finance, Brewer; grain and ware
house. Thorpe; insurance, Laybourn; ju-
dietary, Somerville; logs and lumber, Will
son; municipal corporations, Calhoun
public health, Torson; railroads, Hawkins !;
roads and bridges. Cooke; state prison,
Durant; taxes and tax laws, E. E. Smith, !;
temperance, Cole; university and univer-
sity lands, Comstock.
Minneapolis Fares Well.
Henepin county and Minneapolis Jared
exceedingly well at the hands of the lieu
tenant governor, each member excepting
Senator MCGOWAN, who is a democrat, Sc
curing the Craftsmanship of an important
committee and good representation on
others of high rank. Minneapolis lumber
| interests will doubtless be we'll looked aft
| er by Senator Wilson who Is chairman of
the committee on logs and lumber and who
Will have Senator Comstock, an old lum-
herman. as his right hand man. On the
university committee are two Minneapolis
men, Comstock and Gjertsen, and such
stanch friends Of the university as McGill,
Brewer and Somerville. Three Minneap-
oils senators are on the soldiers home COM
mittee namely Gjertsen, Wilson and Com
stock. Likewise on railroads there are
three flour city men, Senators Gjertson,
Calhoun and Jepson. -
The complete schedule Of committee as
signments to the Hennepin delegation are
as follows:
Senator Wilson-Chairn1au of LOGS and lum-
ber Der, second place on judiciary, second place on
grain and warehouse. places on finance legisla-
tive expenses, public lands, soldiers home-7
las. senator soro smith-Chairman of taxes and tax
on rules. second place on game and II game laws laws
| Senator Gjertsen-Chairman. of state soldiers,
nome, second place on military affairs, places
on. corpora tions. Judiciary, municipal 5cofpora-
tions railroads temperance. university and uni.
Senator Comstock- on university and
university lands, places on claims elections
sner. logs %n aho lumber public buildings, state
Senator Calhoun-chairman of municipal cor
Insurance iabor. public ieVe accounta and
EXP public parks RAILROADS, taxes and
, Senator Jepson--Chairman of printing, second
pace on deaf, dumb and blind. second place
on onhio ooE paees on education enrolment library
Senator McGowen-Second place on manu-
fi,a'etnfes places on engrossment federal relations
illuminating oils. municipal corpora tions public
| health, state PRISON..
Full List Of Committees.
I The full committee list follows, the
chairman in each case being named first
sriculture-swsdback. Wood, Peterson, Nae
seth, Dart, Dale, Cooke, Benson Torson., *,
p, Bank s, and Banking.she Everett, Benson,
Ward Ferris. Harrington: ''Ne t-'f p''
Claimms-Peterson. Fitzpatrick, Golfer. Schultz,
e eo1rp Eoerhart' Hardy, Peachey, Lay
~ speor;atons-,Thompson, somerville schaller
rlt5 Ip Morgan, johnson, GJertsen,. Dunn
Census ga ss-H 7i She'll, Campbell, McNa
Deaf, Dumb and Biind~Buci Jeps on Bar
ker, Horton, Everett, Cooke, Dale, Dart
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Brewer, Thorpe, Cole
DuToit. Mauston, Peterson, swedback, wood
scbasr Jepso Barasr Cole
Elections-Dunn,' Alley. DuToit, Eberhart
Ensrossment- coliester, Barker; coller, Nc
Enrollment-campbel Hawkins, Jepson, Nc
Nance, Benson, Nichols, Thorpe, Ward, Wither
Durant, Eberhart Hardy, Campbell, Schultz, Nc
y Einance-grower. McGil; Barker, Lord
rtoparsk co9ke
forestry and Fire Protectior-cowan Cooke
J Durant, Laybourn, McGill, Morgan, Pugh
Game and Game Laws-Morgan, Smith (E
! e. Hawkins, Dunn Ferris Johnson Mausten
Geological and Natural History survey-Lau
gen, Brewer. Smith e.: e.. Smith w.: A.
Thorpe, Witherstine. Calhoun. Hardy, Shell.
5 Grain and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., Wilson. Dart
DuToit, Benson. Campbell, +Laugen, Nichols
Peachey, Pugh, Putnam, Stone. Sundberg.
Hospitals for Insane--Johnson, Barker, Schal
Ter, Benson. Cole, Cowan. Hardy. Schultz, Wither
slime. ...... ,.. -.
Immigration-Dale Thompson, DuToit Bate
McNamee Alley, Mausten. Naeseth. Thorpe.