The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1909-01-13
WHITE AND RA|NES
CL|NCH ON SENATE
APPOINTMENTS
In Deadlock Over Committee
ChairmanShips Until Open
ing of the Session.

ALBANY. Jan. lS.--Committee as.
siSnments for the coming legislative
sessions were announced to-day In the
Senate and Assembly. Differences Of
opinion between Lieut.. Gov. White and
Senator John Raines over the chair
manship of some of the Senate commit
tees delayed the completion of the
Senate list until few minutes before
the noon hour, when both Houses were
called to order The Assembly list
was completed by Speaker Wadsworth
yesterday afternoon.
Aside from the announcement Of the
membership of the committees in both
Houses, a number of clerkships and
other appointments were made public
Lieut., Gov. Whites announcement
of Senate Committees fulfilled several
predictions, that had been made re-
spectins n number Of the important
chairmanships. Aids, of Chenango,
succeeds Armstrong as chairman Of
Finance, and Davis OF Buffalo, con-
tlnues at the head Of Judiciary, which
will have charge of direct primary
legislation. Lieut.-Gov. Human, Of
Binghamton. Is made Chairman OF
Cities, over which he has presided for
number Of years,
Bracket Turned Down,
Bracket of Saratoga, who had been
Chairman of judiciary up to two years
ago, when his district failed to return
him to the Senate, and who had been
prominently mentioned for place at
the head of one of the important COM
mittees, was given only two assign
ments-F.nance and Codes-neither a
craftsmanship. Although several OF
the new Senators were awarded chair
manships. Bracket fails to head even
one Of the unimportant committees
Emerson. OF Warrensburg, was an
sspirant for the Craftsmanship Of Rail.
roads, and II is understood was favored
By Majority Leader RaineS, but the
Watertown. ranking member OF last
made chairman OF Penal Institutions.
Meade. OF Monroe, a new member.
heads Taxation and Retrenchment, and
other new members who are given
chairmanships include: Allen. of Rens-
selaer. Canals Hamilton. Of Chatauqua,
Forest, Fish and Game; Wainwright,
OF Westminster, Miscellaneous Corpora
tons Brough OF New York. Public
Education, Witter. of Allegany, Public
Health; Rose. OF Orange, Military AZ
fairs; Hubbs, OF Suffolk. Villages;
Plat, OF Steuben, Agriculture; Schlos-
SER OF Rutchess, Privileges and Elec-
tions, Newcomb, Of New York, Indian
Affairs; Conger, OF Tompkins, Trades
and Manufactures; Hewitt, OF Cayuga,
Printed and Engrossed Bills.
HILL OF Buffalo, continues TO head
Codes, and Cordts, of Ulster, Commerce
and Navigation. Grattan OF Albany,
heads Insurance, succeeding Fancher.
who was not returned, Travis, o!
Kings, leads the Committee on Banks.
Raines and Grady on Rules.
Majority Leader Raines, Minority
Leader Grady and Allds constitute the
Important Committee on Rules. Isalnes
S6ni Grady were added to the Commit
tees Of Judiciary and Cities as the re-
suit OF a resolution offered By Senator
Aids
Committee assignments in the Assem-
bly, announced by Speaker Wadswortn
show changes in the chairmanships OF
fourteen committees. ,A,ssemblyman
is re.designated a. chairman Of the
Ways and Means Committee which car
ries with II the majority leadership on
the floor OF the House; Phillips, OF AL
leghany. remains Mt the head Of the
Judiciary Committee; Green of Kings,
General Laws; C. +, Murphy, of Kings.
Codes, Hammond. Of Syracuse, Affairs
OF Cities, Hamm, OF Wayne. Insurance;
Francis. Of New York Banks; Yale, OF
Putnam. T. ectricity. Gas and Water.
Several other members retain their
old chairmanships while others have
been made charmen Of more important
committees than those which they
formerly headed.
The new chairmen are: Railroads
]. : Parker Washington: Internal AZ
fairs-G II. Whitney. Saratoga; Taxa
tion and Retrenchmcnt-Wa War
rem EXcise-Grav, 81. Lawrence Re-
vision-Surpless, Kings; Labor and In
dustrles-Voss, Kings: Fisheries and
Game-Lupton. Suffolk; Public Health
Wood Jefferson; Public Institutions
Lee. Kings; Military Affairs-Mac-
GregOr. Erie; soldiers Home-J. l..
Miller, Steuben Federal Relations
Duell, WeStchester; States Prisons
Waters, Albany; Printed and Engrossed
Bills-C. Smith, Otsego.
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