New-York tribune., 1911-01-11

lature organized by selecting Edwafo 80
ny, OF Hudson, as Speaker, ana Daa"e
Dugan, OF Essex, as clerk. For tho III
time IN fifteen years the begis'a''
Democratic on joint ballot. aitho'e" .hs
Democratic majority Is enureiy 80 49,
House. as the Republicans still hoio WV
Senate by the narrow margin OF TWO w.
Just what caused the Democratic s
could not be discovered. but more 'ia''
one observer credited It TO tho pittei -
test between ex-senator James SMITH, p''
and Governor-eect Woodrow wilson o'e'
the selection OF Senator to succeed 'o''''
Kcan.
Smiths ambition to be the next oene'o'
received a further far before the la"
makers took their seats. for FRANK ~
Boettner. of Essex, who had pre'
signed a petition asking Smith TO De cor
didate, made public a letter In winch n'
said he had done go under mlsappre"e"
sion. and would not now, under any 'n
cumstances. vote for the former Seha'o'
election. Not long afterward the Denio-
cratic lawmakers went into JOINT oon-
ference and selected Senator Harry v Us
borne of Essex, a pronounced Sia e'''
man, as chairman Of the joint caucus
Essex Assemblymen have now repuo'a.eu
the Smith petition, and third. Assembly,
man Ballantine. is expected 20 make
similar announcement tomorrow
Changes in the Rules.
The most important change In the ruies
adopted in the House was the insertloii Vi
the Rule OF Fifteen, by which any hilee"
members can take a bill out OF conin'ttee
nv signing a petition and fling II with tne
chairman. Speaker Kenny named the ioi-
lowing committees:
Aericulture-Cole, Lanerty. Matthews BOOT
aem and Turner. ,r,,,or RurLe
Appropriations - McGo"dn' ta'''''
Brodhead and Grtf1n. ,,.,-,ason Nc
Banks and InsuranceIJames Da''' ~
Iourhlin Strietwolf and Pine. - 49,.
Bill Revision-Alyea. Cole Meyer bro"h '
Thompson. -..-,o,, uinr.r,
packus Brodhead Geran and White ,.
Claims and Revolutionary Pensions -hcL"usn-
lin, Alyea Walsh. Mylod and Coles, ,-.u,r,,,
Commerce and Navigation-booraenn' NoNni'"
Martin Radcliffe and Ramsey ,,. Nc
Corporations Walsh Ramsay La MONTE 'ic-
TducstionNChristie, H Ti,1 Bum, Bracken, Alyea
an; EIections"PhiIllps. Ford. Booraem. Martin
FEDERAL Relations-McGrath. Shalvoy. Ia
Game and FTsh-Newman, shalvoy' LHner'y'
Hendrickson and Whiticar. ,,. p,-La
Highways-Grlfin. Phillips, Ramsay bufAs
and Pikaart. ,,,.. Ns..k
Incidental Expenses-Simpson. Hinners' MACK
sey. La Monte and Whyte. ,--,. et,,,.o,
Judiciary - Matthews, Str1et"oI, oih'PS""'
Geran and McCran. ,, nat,
Labor and Industries-FoTd, Shalvoy, balcn-
tine Christie and Radcliffe. , 49,.
Militia-Taylor, Donnelly, Meyer. James and
De Unger. ,u ,,r,o,
Christie. Lafferty and Whyte. ,u,
Municipal Corporations - Agnew' LeVeen
Walsh Geran and Layden. ,-. ,,...
Printed Bills-Balentine, Egan, Macksey, BUM
and McCran. VI, ,ss.,
MCGOWAN and Pine. ,-
Railroads and Canals-Meyer, AgneU, Egan'
Boettner and De Unger. -
Revision OF Laws-Leveen, Simpson, Esan,
McGrath and Layden. x,.,.
Riparian Rghts-Boettner, Agnew, Baientins'
Griffin and Hand. , -
tatonery-Davdson. Hlnners, Maoksey Esan
and Thompson. - ~,
Towns and Observation-Disclosures, Newman, NC
Ioughlin. Mylod and White ,,
Unfinished Business Brown, Hendrickson'
Martin, Bum and Hand. .
Wavs and Means-Bracken, Donneily, Hen
erickson, Strietwolf and Bacharach
Both houses will meet on Monday night.