The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-01-11
FORECAST OF The
SENATE COMMITTEES
Lee Completes Selection of Grim
inal .Jurisprudr and Private
Corporation iiodies.
ALL CRAIRMANSHIPS DECIDED.
Lieutenant Governor Keeping
Promise To Give Best Places
Ia Opponents of Far
riS and Roach.
ALL CHAIRMANSHIPS DECIDED.


EN y STAFF CORRESPONDENT.
Jefferson city. Mo. Jan. l"-lieutcuan
Governor John \. Lee has been spending
today completing his list of Senate commit
ices. /! has been tn" custom 10 have as
many committees as there are members oil
the majority. To follow the precedent the
Committee on Rules will add other commit
tees. ard Manufactures. County
Courts. Education and Text Books and
Mills and Probate Courts.
\ Senator. who is close 1" the Governor
and who has been in consultation with him,
gave Il hr.ci summary vi the chairmanships
This evening. and the completion of two OF
the committees.
The criminal Jurisprudence Committee,
which aroused 50 much discussion al the
last session because Of its action in holding
up the su-calIed purc-food bill. will he pre-
sided over by kinealy of ST. Louis. as has
been fur"caSted in The Republic. The other
members VIII Ice Dpweu. Bradley of john
son. Heather, Martin. Morton and Jewell.
only two Of these We're members OF the
committee last session. they being Dowcll
ana Morton. james orchard was the chair
man.
FARRIS SUCCEEDS HIMSELF.
Frank FarriS will he chairman of the
Private Corporations Committee. succeeding
himself. He is said to have requested the
appointment The Lieutenant Governor has
changed the complexion Of the committee,
The other members Of this session will he
Bradley Of Johnson, Dickinson, NCpaNid,
Worries. Young and Clarke. Farris is the
only one of the old committee who Will he
reappointed- The other members last seS-
~ i'lat'tAl's NttN''Ns N'N+
Thomas. Jones and Smith.
As WAS announced III The Republic yes
terday. Fields will he chairman Of the Ju-
tious. Noris OF Municipal Corporations. Mar
tin Of Ways and Means. ana Walker or
* .lruadS and international Corporations.
Lee of Carter will he chairman Of AGrl-
culture, succeeding Tandy, who ranked MIN.
Heather will he at the head Of the Uni
Versity Normal Schools, Agricultural Col
lege and School of Mines committee. sue
ceeding Costello. Heather is chairman OF
the visiting committee appointed ny inc
Governor and is familiar with conditions.
DOwell Will be chairman of the Fire ana
Marine Insurance Committee. succeeding
Fields. Sartorius will head the Life and
Accident Insurance Committee, taking the
place of SChoenlauh. who will be in charge
of the new and Manufactures
Committee.
McDavid will be chairman Of the Labor
and Mines Committee. succeeding clay,
who has retired.
Accounts and Miscellaneous Laws will be
in charge of McNatt. the new member from
Southwest Missouri. Do"ell Was chairman
last year. The amendments to the Nesbit
law will come before Buchanan. who will
he chairman Of the Privileges and Eloc-
tons Committee. succeeding Bradley of
Johnson. Nelson of st. Louis. who ought
to know, will be at the head of the Militia
Committee.
LEE KEEPS HIS WORD.
Costello will be chairman Of the Peniten-
tiary Committee; stub of Eoemosynary
Institutions and Public Health: Norton, OF
County Courts: Dickinson. of Education
and Textbooks: Bradley Of st. Francois.
OF Constitutional Amendments. Federal
Relations and Permanent Seat of Govern
meat: BiSgs. of Retrenchment and Reform.
Fees and Salaries and Crimtral Courts;
Marshall. of Township Organization Coun-
ty Boundaries. Swamp Lands. bitches and
Drains. His nickname of Swamp Angel
Marshall will be again defended.
Collins will be chairman of the Print
ing Committee. and Seeveley of Wills ana
Probate Courts. Bradley of johnson will
he chairman of the Louisiana Purchase
Centennial Committee. succeeding Morton.
Those who are familiar with committee
work will see that as far as announced
Lieutenant Governor Lee is keeping his
promise made in the controversy preceding
the election of a President pro TEN. and
secretary Of the Senate. The best places
have gone to those who opposed Farr!s
and Roach. while In the single case of Far
rs he is surrounded by men who are said
not to be in sympathy with his record
7. +. BURTON.