West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-01-19
THE LEGISLATURE.
TYenty-SeVenth Session Convened at
Charleston Last Week.
A List Of the Committees in Both
Branches and the Officers
and Clerks.

Our State Legislature convened
IN the Capital at Charleston, We'd
nesday of last week and organized
by electing officers from the Daw-
son-White faction of the Republi-
can party. John L. Harris, of Par
kersburg, who has been clerk of the
Senate for several years, called that
body to order and named Senator
Stark l.. Baker of Randolph county
as temporary chairman. Thereupon
G.. a. Northcott of Huntington, was
elected president by a strict party
vote. The Democrats presented
the name of Senator ". II. McGin-
mis- who received S votes to IS for
No:thcott, as there are but five Dem
ocratic Senators out of thirty.
Harris was unanimously elected
Clerk. Thomas O'Brien of Wheel
ing was elected Sergeant at Arms.
J. M. Daisey was elected Door
keeper.
SENATE ATTACHES.
Private Secretary TO President
Col. John E. Day, of Wheeling.
Stenographers-Miss Cecile Stone
Miss Helen Kaufman.
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arm
Hill.
Librarian--H. A. Slower, with J..
c. Gilmer as assistant.
Assistant Doorkeeper j. w.
Kearns, of Marion county.
Gallery Doorkeeper - Tolbert
Adkins.
Cloakroom Keeper-Jenkins and
Childs.
Committee Clerks-S O. Dunlap,
w. b. Colerider. w. II. Morgan, OF
Morgantown; ID. Jere Guseman, Ash
McVey, w. L. Swan, r. c. Llllye,
r. A. Douglass, Homer Parkins, p.
II. Anderson, J. X Scott, of FAIR
mont, and w. f. Hill.
Pages-Moses Darst, VIII Peters,
M. w. Ryan, Raynor White, Rus
sell II. Barr, Russell Lutes, Charles
f. Campbell, John Burns, Robert
Col, r. ]. Williamson.
Chief Clerk John Harris, OF the
senate, announces the following as
sistants
Louis Schrader, of Wheeling A.
w. Brown, of New Cumberland
Harry Smith, of Middlebourne ].
w. Stanley, of Cottageville, Jackson
county; o. J. Wilkinson, of Hunt.
ington; Henry Ward BECKER Null.
Inns, of Madison; e. f. finder, oil
| Hinton; w. l.. Boughner, of Nor.
gantownj A. ID. Hughes, of King,
wood; H.G. Johnson, of Elkins; A.
d. Butts, of Charleston, and John
r. Scott, of Fairmont.
SENATE COMMITTEES.
Railroads McDermott, chairman;
Baker, Forman, Cook, Darst, Swish
er, Snyder, Cornwell, Browning.
Judiciary-Forman, chairman;
Carrgan, Marshall, Caldwell, Tai
bolt, Browning, Cole, Kidd, Corn
we'll
Privileges and Elcctions-Marshall
chairmanj Cole, Colcord, Montgom-
cry, Hill, Talbot, Fisher.
Rules 49, Northcott, chairman
Darts, Swisher, Hicks, Cornwel.
To Examine Clerks Ofice-Sny-
der chairman; Montgomery, Mar.
shall, Baker, Hatfield, Whyte, Kidd.
Labor-Cook. chairman; Forman.
Darst, Marshall, McKown, Thorn,
Campbell.
Enrolled Bills-Jobnson. chair
man; McKown.
Public Printing-Colcord, chair
man. Ballard, Forman, Miller,
Swisher, Hatfield, Cornweu.
Claims and Grievances-Baker.
chairman; Ballard, Browning, Cald.
well, Cole, Hill, McGinnis.
Forfeited Delinquent and Unap.
proprialed Land-Browning, chair
man; Talbot, Baker, Cook, Hicks.
Thorn, Kidd.
Public Library-Hicks, chairman:
Thorn, Whyte, Montgomery, John
son, Hill, McGiunis.
immigration and Agriculture
Ballard, chairman; McDermott, Hin.
Hicks, Baker, McKown, McGnnis.
Mines and Mining Swisher, chair
man; Whytc, McDermott, Colcord,
Marshall, Cook, Campbell
Militia -- Caldwell, chairman.
Darst McDcrmou, Colcord. Fisher.
Montgomery Campbell
Federal Relations - McKowp.
chairman Thorn, Snyder, Hatfield,
Miller, Hill, Kidd.
Banks and Corporations -Darst.
chairman Miller McDcrmott, Hat
field, Carrigan, Forman, Fisher.
Public Buildings and Humane In
stltutIons--COle, chairman; Ballard.
Hatfield, Johnson. McKown, Snyder,
McGinnis.
Counties and Municipal Corpora
tons-Talbott chairman; Ballard.
Cook, Hicks, Carrigan, Cornwell,