The sun., 1908-01-07
SURPRISES IN COMMITTEES
RROOKLYN DID NOT GET TEE
CHAIRMANSHIP or CITIES.

nents in the Assembly tonight caused
not a little speculation as to the influence
that State Chairman Woodruff exerts over
the Speaker The attitude Of the entire
Brooklyn delegation in voting for Ray
r. Smith for Clerk Of the Assembly was
taken to mean that the craftsmanship OF
the Cities Committee would go to Assembly
man Charles F. Murphy Of Brooklyn. who
was in line for the place
The Speaker had previously said that the
Cities Committee Craftsmanship was giving
him more concern than anything else.
He wanted to appoint Assemblyman Fred
Hammond of Syracuse to the place. but
on account of the fact that Senator Horace
White of Syracuse was chairman OF the
Cities Committee of the upper house he
hesitated 20 maye such an appointment.
just what influences worked on the Speaker
during the recess no one knows but to-
night peaker Wadsworth sal that he
had appointed Assemblyman Hammond
chairman Of the Cities COMMITTEES.
Brooklyn would have Jared as well in
the distribution Of the committee assign
Inents if Mr. Woodruff had never come to
Albany. Assemblyman Murphy is made
chairman Of the Codes Committee. As
semblyman Green Of Brooklyn gets the
Craftsmanship of the General Laws Com
mittee. and Assemblyman Colns Of
Brooklyn the Craftsmanship Of the Canals
Committee. The only Craftsmanship that
New York gets is that Of Banks. Assembly
man Francis being named for that i'm
portant place. Beverly r. Robinson. how
ever is made a member of the Rules Com
mittee.
Assemblyman Wainwright is made chair
man Of the Railroads Committee. TO succeed
Assemblyman Merritt. who becomes the
majority leader Mr.. Wainwright had
thought that he would like to remain as
chairman Of the Banks Committee in view
Of the important legislation that would
come before that committee this year. but
he was in line for the Craftsmanship Of the
Railroads Committee. This committee.
however, does not amount to anything,
for the Public Service Commission attends
to matters that in former days would natur-
ally have come before that committee.
The membership Of the important COM
nttees follows
Wavs and Means-Merrtt Of ST. Lawrence.
Phillips Of AlleGany. Wainwright Of West
chester. Whitney Of Saratoga. Whitney Of
Oswego Wood Of Jefferson, Parker of Wash
ington, Mills OF Fulton and Hamilton. Francis
Palmer Of Schoharie and Oliver Of New York.
Judicary-Philips of Alleganv. Whitney
OF OsweRO Hamm Of Wayne. Fowler OF Ulst eT.
Wemsrt of Erie, Green Of Kings. Walters of
Onondaga. Ward OF New York. st lnlev OF
Albany. Meade of Monroe. Burzynsk OF Erie,
Foley OF New ork and Robinson OF ChemunE.
General Laws-tireen of Kings. Eiley of
Rensselaer,. Parker OF Genesoe, Frshie OF
Schenectady. Scott of Chenango. Pennett
of New York hurley of Nj rs. Sargent oil
Kings. Thorn Of Erie Schulz OF New YORK.
Walters Of Erie Goldberg Of New Ork and
Shortt of Richmond
Codes Murphy OF Kings Hammond Of
OnOndaga. Gray Of st Lawrence Surpiess
Of Kings. GlOre Of Kings ToOmbs OF New
York, MacGregor OF Erie. Scotia Perkins Of
Broome. Grady of Kings Cuyillier and Keller
Of New York and Troy of Kings.
Taxation and Retrenchment "a Chamberlain
of Steuben, EOshsrt of Lewis Gunderman OF
Tompkins Volk OF CattarauRus. ERgleStOn OF
Orleans, Morgan of Monroe HObrOOS of
Kings. Hemenway Or Ontario, liawley Of
franklin, Bennett of New \ Ork Eagleton of
New York. Donnelly Of Kings and IiebmSn
OF New York.
Canals -Cone Of Kings, Staley of Mont
gcmery, Lewis of Oneida, Boshart of Lewis.
Brady Of Greene. MacGregoT of Erie. HaR-
Rerty of Monroe, Hemenway of Ontario.
Dudley Of Cayugs. Foley OF Niagara. Stern
OF Kings.
Cities Hammond OF Onondaga Whitley Of
Monroe Murphy Of Kings. DegroOt OF Queens.
O'Brian Of Erie. Hart Of Oneida. Robinson
OF New York. Lee of Kings. Conklin of New
York. Frisbie of Schenectady, Smith Of New
York, Wagner OF New York and Geoghegan
of Kings.
Railroads Wainwright of Westchester.
Nadde of Warren. Yale Of Putnam. West
OF Yates, Hamm. Whitley of Monroe. Hubbs
OF Suffolk, Hamilton of Chautauqua, Surpless
Of Kings. Weber Nof Kings. Hackett' of New
York, Caughlan of New York AMI Terry OF
Kings.
Commerce and Navigation Miller Of Mas
sau, EgG.eston OF Orleans. Haines OF West
hester, Hamilton Of Chautaudua, Brown OF
cortland, Arnold of Erie. Nolan Of Albany.
McCabe Of New York. HoIbroOk Of Kings.
McCue of New York. GArbe of Queens. Jordan
OF Erie and Wright OF WestchesteT
Insurance Hamm Of Wayne. Weber Of
Kings, COlne Of Kings. Allen of Chautauoua.
Ferguson of HerEimCr. Williams OF Della
ware, Seacord of Orange. Farrar OF Kings.
BoNa ard Of GiOga, Strauss of New York,
Jacobs Of Kings. HOey Of New York and
Schmidt of New York.
Banks Francis of New York, Wainwright
OF Westchester, COlne OF Kings, Waddell OF
Warren. West of Yates. Glore OF Kings. Hart
OF Oneida. Waters OF Albany, Esgleton of
New York. Voss of Kings. Haggarty OF Mon
roe. Gluck of Kings and De Hoyeles OF Rock
land
Electricity. Gas and Water Suppy--Yale
OF Putnam. Fowler of Ulster. Lamlng of
Rensselaer,, Draper of Niagara. Morgan of
Monroe, Lewis OF Oneida Wood of Jefferson.
Mcbride Of Kings. Walters OF Onondaga,
Johnston Of New York. Smith Of New York.
Todd Of Queens and Sheridan OF New York.
Labor and Industries Parker OF Washing
ton, Brady Of Greene, Woke OF Cattaraugus.
Noss Of Kings, Hanes OF WestchesteT. Smith
Noss Of Kings Hsines Of Westchester. Smith
OF Otsego, Lewis of Oneida. McFarlane oil
Wyoming. Hemenway OF Ontario. Hawley
Of Franklin NOrthrup Of Dutchess. Herrick
OF New ork and Rose OF Kings
EGcise-Whitney OF OswegO. Gray OF St.
Lawrence. Smith Of OtsegO. MyrOn Of Dutch
ess, Conklin Of New York. Arnold OF Erie.
McCabe OF New York. Smith OF Westchester.
TOombs Of New York. Williams OF Delaware.
Hackett Of New York. Foley OF Niagara.
Buckley OF New York and McCue OF New
! lork
Rules-The Speaker Of Livingston. Merritt
Of st. Lawrence. Phillips OF AHegany. Robin
son OF New York. Palmer OF Schoharie and
Oliver of New York
The chairmen OF the other committees
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