The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-01-20
SPEAKER SWEETS
COMMITTEES NAMED
Three Democrats and One Pro-
gressive to Every Nine
Republicans.
PROTEST MADE BY SCHAAP
Ex-Gov. Sulzer Named for So
cial Welfare and Ways
and Means.

ana Means.
AtpANY. Jan. 1s-Speaker Sweet Of the
State Assembly announced tonight desig-
nations on the House standing commit
tees for the present session Of the Legs-
lature The Senate committees hold over
IRON last year. the only changes being
that Senator Griffin Of Manhattan Is made
chairman Of the Senate Codes Committee
and Senator Blauvelt Of Rochland sue
ceeds Senator Murtaugh as chairman Of
,he Senate judiciary Committee. Senator
Walter r. Herrick Of New York Is added
as member OF the Judiciary Committee.
Speaker Sweet, at the instance of As
semblyman Human Of Albany. designated
Mr. Human only to membership Of the
Committee on Rules. which will also COM
Prise the Speaker and Thorne of Erie,
Brearton OF Warren. (Republicans) A.
4. Smith and Caughlan OF Manhattan,
tpemocrats), and Schaap Of Manhattan,
tProgressive)
Mr.. Schaap. who Is the leader OF the
twenty Progressive Assemblymen, was
also designated as a member of the Com
nittee on Judiciary. Alfred L. Smith.
WHO is to be tho Democratic House leader.
Vas made a member OF tho Committees
on Rules and Ways and Means.
Ex-Gov. Sulzer. who was formerly
Sneaker OF the Assembly, was treated az
Progressive by Speaker Sweet In max
ing hts committee designations. although
Progressive Leader Schaap protested
against any Progressive committee desiE-
nations going to Sulzer at the outset.
Finally Mr. Schaap agreed that Mr.. Sui
ssr should 80 on the Committee OH Social
Welfare. and Speaker Sweet not only
agreed to this but also assigned MIR. Sui
ger 70 membership on the Ways and
Means Committee In which Is initiated all
financial legislation.
Baxter AZ Head Of Committee.
The Committee on Social Welfare Is a
new committee inaugurated as a result
OF the recommendations made for pro-
Eressive legislation in the Progressive
party platform last fall. The chairman
Of this committee is William e. Baxter. a
Republican. Of waterviiet, Albany county
who is serving his third year la the AS
sembly. The other members of this COM
inlttee are Conkling Of New York. Seaker
OF ST. Lawrence, Lockwood of Kings
simpson of Kings. Law OF Westchester
Eadie OF Queens. Flanimann Of kings
Greenberg. Kelly and Sulzer Of New York
raight of Onondaga and Scheiderman OF
Kings.
This Committee on Social Welfare viii
consider all proposed legislation which
may be Introduced by the Progressives OF
other !Assenblymen to put upon the statute
books Col. Theodore Roosevelts ideas
as enunc!ated in tho Progressive STATE
platform last fall and in tho Progressiv,
ma ,onai platform two years ago, which
provided for minimum wages for women
PFnRreaQivS
ideas.
Speaker Sweet assigned ten Republicans
tl'ee Democrats and two Progressives q
the Committee on Ways and Means. o.
the important committees containing thir
teen members there are nine Republic cans
three Democrats and one Progressive
while the unimportant committees includ
riue Republicans. two Democrats and tw
I'rogressives, except the important Com
mittee on Judiciary. which Is composed o
eight Republicans, three Democrats an
two Progressives.
Chief Committee Assignments.
The committee assignments OF the Re
publican candidates for Speaker are
Brerston Of Warren, committees on Ruler
Canals and chairman of Privileges an
Elections; Human Of Albany. Rules Ho
Of Kings. Canals and Public Institution
and chairman OF Cities Committee Horto
ton and chairman OF Insurance Mac
Donald OF Franklin, Electricity. Gas an
Water supply and Soldiers Home an
chairman of Ways and Means Committee
Tallett of Madison. Internal Affairs an
soldiers Home and chairman of Publ
Education.
Assemblyman Adler of Monroe, VIII
would have been majority leader IL Hir
man had been elected Speaker, is a men
Der Of the Committee on Ways and Mean
Canals, and Privileges and Elections. an
chairman Of the Committee or Banks
The chairmen of the various Assembl
committees arc:
General Lawe--J. A. SMITH OF St. La,
S S:;:;--15eE y, x q Erie.
Ila',rosds-SEAKER Of St Lawrence
Electricity, Gas and Water-MAiER
Internal Ansirs-sULlLvAN Of Cha
T !sssio.P5ifR # H. y Yates.
f,s, Edse.,iGnVTAtL =; , 2. Msd''o
i AHs'rs q x,iias.sIt;A9E q q, M.n,S Va.:
iSbor and Indus" Industry -TXi3ApGE of 81
R.yision-wEBB Of Cortland.
Commerce and Navigation FULLER
Oneida
Charitable and Religious Institutions
STDDDARp OF New York.
Military OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF KIM
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Kings
Public OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF Ne" fof
Claims AHERS OF Kings.
soldiers Nome NELSON Of New YORK.
Privilege and Elect!ons-BRERErO
Warrsn.
Ruies- SWEET Of Oswsgo. -
:, pr'nting and EngrossinE-kARtIH
King
SOFA. welfare BANTER OF Albany.
Indi, tduaI Assignments.
The individual assignments of the .
rGh,.car members from the New York d
tr,ctS are as follows:
KINGS
=, HUNTER McQUISTON-General lay
l.hor uad industries charitable ana
.iR!ous societies.
GEORGE LANGHORST 49, Railroads. ell
'fcity gas and water supply charm