The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1909-01-23
Committees Are Named.

r1S; Mercer, Chase; Banker, Russell;
Lander, Mcpherson; Stockton, Coffey;
Edwards, Greenwood; Jewett, Sedg-
wick; Crumley, Thomas; Flagg, JEFF
ferson; Rhodes, Marshall; Shideler,
Crawford; Dennis, Cove; Davis, Bour-
bon; Cron, Butler; Brown. Kingman.
Observation-Disclosures, Kiowa; Cunning
ham, Cowley; Clark, jefferson, Kher-
bell, Harvey; Veatch, Washington;
Boyd, Republic; Landray, Wyandotte.
Judiciary-Buckman Cowley: Mich
ell, Douglas; Buck, Lyon; Allen, Wy
andotte; Davis, Kiowa; Hopkins, Fin
ney; CranstOn, Labette; Matson, Sedg-
wick; Ryan, Brown; Stone, Shawnee;
Reeder, Doniphan; Fisher, Chautau-
qua; Watson, Allen; Merrill, Miami;
Morrison, Neosho.
Live Stock-White, Ottawa; Mercer,
Chase; Crawford, Lincoln; Carter,
Wallace; Edwards, Greenwood; Nc
Nair, Meade; Kyle, Marion; Eadie,
Wichita and HASKELL; Guilbert, Logan;
Rich, Hamilton; Hutchinson, Wyan-
dotte; Morgan, Hodgeman; Ravens
croft, Clark.
announced the following senate COM
mittees:
Agriculture-Smith chairman; Ben
der. Fowler. Alley, Murphy, Fagerberg
and Moore.
Banks and banking Cambern, chair
man; Chapman, Quincy, Lower, Pot
ter, Price, Brown, Hunter and HamiI-
ton.
Cities of the first class-Hamilton
chairman; Stewart, Stillings. Porter,
Ovorfield, Bender, Myers, Milton and
Anderson.
Cities of the second and third class
Quincy, chairman; Brady, Stannard,
Ganse, Murphy, Carey, Travis, Avery
and Robertson.
Claims and accounts-Stewar+,c chair
man; Quincy, Stillings, Avery and
Hodges.
Corporations-Reed, chairman; Bra
dy, Carey, Murphy and Cooke.
Insurance - Chapman, chairman;
Leidy, Mulligan, Travis and Overfield.
Congressional and judicial appor-
tionment-Myers, chairman; Hostrup,
Smith, Avery, Denton, Murphy, Still
lings, Brady and Cooke
Charitable observation-disclosures chair
man; Stillings, Bender, Hostrup, Av-
cry, Stannard and Cooke.
Printing Brady, chairman; Leidy,
Stannard, Brown and Myers
I Penal observation-disclosures, CHAIR
man; Stillings, Carey, Milligan, Lower,
Murphy and Anderson.
Public MISUNDERSTANDING chair
Would Change Constitution.
Al kinds of resolutions to change
the state constitution have already
been presented.
Senator Myer of Jackson has offered
engage in no work of internal improve
ments except in the construction and
repairing of roads and highways. The
other resolution provides that the con-
stitution shall be changed so as to
enable nine members of a jury to bring
in a verdict. Other resolutions fol-
low:
BY Louderback of Bourbon, in the
house, to amend the constitution so as
a Democrat, this caused much discus
sion in the cloak rooms.
Mccormick of Crawford, to change
the constitution in favor of the initia-
tive and referendum. This coming
from a Republican also caused COM
ment.
Hopkins of Jackson, to amend the
constitution so that members of the
legislature could receive increased
pay.
This last proposition was voted
Plans Direct Election of Senators.
Representative Morrison of Neosho
has introduced a bill providing for the
| election of U. S. senators by a direct
vote of the people.
1t provides that all candidates for
| United States senator shall have their
names printed on the official ballot
and be voted upon at the general cleo
ton the same as state officers. 1t is
| then made mandatory, by the bill. for
the legislature to elect the candidate
| for senator who receives the highest
vote at the election. regardless of his
politics.