Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-12
Not a Murmer Comes From Any But
the One Member.
DIR. HALL CARRIES HIS POINT
Bryan Gives Way and Allows Graf on
Banking Committee.
HOUSE SECONDS THE CAUCUS
Considerable Talk InduIged In Before
the Caucus, But the Bland Smile
of Peerless SmOOths the
way.
tFrom a SAD ccrrespondentl

LlNCOLN. Jan D.-NSpecial. tine ap-
pearance Of W. J. Bryan in the lobby of
the Lincoln hotel shortly before the demo-
Gratis OF the house met In caucus TO pass
upon the report of the committee on com
mittees acted as soothing syrup upon a
squad OF belligereuts who talked OF the
overthrow OF the committed selections.
Not a peep was heard after the caucus
met Holmes of Douglas county stood by
his guns, but he stood alone. Speaker oPol
quietly Joined the Bryan majority and took
his medicine like he was used to il, and so
did the oHnorable Judge Shoemaker and all
the rest. No Bryan lieutenant said word
about Charlie Graf for chairman of the
committee on banking, even though Graf
does not stand for the bill which Mr. Bryan
has contended should be passed. That was
one place Mr.. Bryan was afraid 20 buck
DIR. Hall arranged that part of the program
and Mr. Bryan was afraid to go TO the
mat with the Lincoln banker. and so I'm that
smiling way of his he accepted what DIR.
Hall gave him.
Judge Shoemaker OF Omaha failed to put
in an appearance in the hotel lobby all
morning and 1t was feared for awhile that
he had concluded to remain out of the
caucus and let the house go to the bow
vows. but when the caucus was called he
was there all right voting with the
jority He generously resigned the chair
manship of the committee on constitutional
amendments and permitted Mr.. Butt OF
Omaha to have that job.
After the committee slate had been run
through the caucus with only Holmes
against it, it was pushed through the house
with no one objecting. The committees Sc
lected are follows;
Judisi9ryFy. +; Wilson. ehaismsn; R.
Thomas; w s; Shoemaker, J; L. Evans,
Finance, Ways and Mcans-R. A. Clark.
chairman; Fred b. Humphrey. Ben T.
skee1: John Weems. II. n. Swan, w; F.
strorg
!. S. Byglahd Jobn Casb, William Grue.
Der. Erick Johnson. s. saberson. A. u.
Roads and BridGes-soren NJ. Fries, chair
man; A; II. Bowman, S; J. Bolts. c. e.
Groves, Fred Hector, j. p. Connolly. James
Greig. P. A. Murphy. T.. o. Elhs. c. e.
walt Tho@as Frank s Vest fR@amHn Mlier
sack, W. b. Raper, George W. Barrett
Public Lands and Guildings-George w.
Fl. Holmes, Lew J. Young, J. A Hospod-
sky, l. A. Eastman. +. A. Brown, j. 2.
Kraug Fred B: Humphrey. CHARLES Nc
Coll B. F. Griffen, Cyrus Black, r. F.
Raines
Internal Improvements-J p Kraus.
chairman; w. J. McViCker. Joseph postal.
l. j. Cooperrider, 3. F. -Griffen, ". A.
Rathsack, John Thlessen.
FEDERAL Relations-E. A. Brown, chair
man; E j. Stedman, William Butt Will
liam Grueber A. ID. Barclay. ]. @. OCon-
nell, E. w. Roberts.
Taylor chairman; II. T. Worthing c. e.
Grover, jeremiah Howard Frank p. Law
renee renee R. W Boyd F. L. Hadsell, H. A.
Accounts and Expenditures-C. E, Groves.
chairman; Frank g. West, Buel s, Harring-
Evans. George w. Dedigh, John w. Sink
w. b. Raper. John Thessen. c. II. Chase
Constitutional Amendments = William
w. s. Shoemaker, Lew ]. Young, r. w
Rathseck, B. H; Begole. w. B. Raper.
County Boundaries, County Seats and
Township Organization - James Greg
chairman; j. l.. Fogarty, e. J. stedman
W. F.. stoecker., ID. c. Heffernan, Frank
fen, F. o. Ellis.
Railroads.&c.. r. Henry, chairman; A.
Clark. George Iedigh, p. q. II. Boiand l.
Armstrong d. w. Baker. B. X. Bushee,
Privileges and Elections-John Kuhl
chairman l. S. Bygland, Charles Richie
]. w. Marlett F.. l. Fogarty, w, s. Shoe
w. Brown, Nels johnson, A d. Barclay.
State Penitentiary-Fred b. Humphrey.
]. e Brodrick, John F. Carr, George W.
LeiGigh, John Thiessen, w. J. Blystone,
Insane Hcs3itals-Adam Pllger. chair
man; Jeremiah Howard. d. c. Heffernan.
WeE Pickens, /. ]. Cooperrider, T.. Miller,
Cyrus Black, William b. Raper. r. F.
other Asylums-J. E. Brodrick, chairman:
Otto kotouc T. q. II Roland. D. c. Hef-
Begole. Eric Johnson adams. A. b. Bar
corporatIons-w. J. Taylor, chairman;
| Lew J. Young, J, l. Evans. Joseph Snyder.
Elmer W. Brown, Fred L. Hadsell. Charles
Cities and Towns-walter p. Thomas.
chairman ah ~ " e, Wilson, John w. Sink
George W. LeIdigh, jeremiah Howard, j.
GrS Swan hss m sFPT9 PTea B.
Humphrey, H. ID. schoettger. ]. NJ Tai
eott,. Charles II. Chase, William B. Raper,
Banks and Bahklng--charles Graft. chair
man John Kuhl, V; E. Wilson, Joseph sny-
gosep6 qos r. Gax Miller IL E BoSss GTSSas 4sHTS GSSsS
sep Pubic r X PSsnee w. & kotRt Rsthsfk
/; S; Bygland, II. ~ Swan, L. ID. Eastman.
Buel S. Harrington. Frank Moore. b. X.
University and Normal school-Dr. r. s.
! Case, Chairman; otto Kotouc. ]. p. Con-
molly, John G. Boel,s j. A. Hospodsky.
| j. W. Kelly. II. X. Henry, Fred Hector
| b. +. Griffin, c. H. Chase and Y. ARM
| strong.
Public Printing-Colonel NJ. A. Bates
| chairman; Ben +. Skeen, William Butt
| ]. A. HospOdsky, W. z. Taylor. T. A.
Brown, c. Z. Noyes, Cyrus Black and d. j.
Kilen
Mines and Minerals-D. j. Killen. chair
man; Ben T., skeen. J. NJ. Gates John G.
Boelts. Frank Doiezal. Joseph Snyder and
| John r. Carr.
Immigration-J. A. Hospodsky. chairman; (;
| Jeremiah Howard John @. Boelts. John
| Chab. John w. Sink, s. ]. Bolts Eric
Johnson, u. Smith and +. w. Roberts.
Manufacture and Commerce j. J..
| Fogarty. chairman, j. +. Kraus. Frank II.
Lawrence. Joseph Dostal. A. II. Bowman.
a. r. Barclay and ] q. O'Connell
SchO Ool Lands and F'unds-H T. Worth
Ing. ohaiTmann; soren y. Fries. henry