The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-12
BR0WNSECRETARY
Lawrence Democrat Renamed
to Position in State Senate.
Committee Chairmanships Are
Named by Majority.

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Named by Majority.
Late Monday the Democrats of the
senate made Burt E. Brown of Law
renee their choice for the secretaryship.
awarded the other principal appoint
ments to senate jobs, decided to create
forty-two committees and allotted to
the Republican side of the. house such
of the committees as they are to have
for this session.
This morning the Republican caucus
put in its time sorting out the commit
tee chairmanships allotted to the mi
nority, Yesterday the Democratic
caucus struggled behind closed doors
until after 6 O'Clock over the decision
on the secretaryship, which was the big
bone of contention. In the final shake
down Burt Brown received a safe ma
jority with A. A. Dunmire Of Wichita
second choice. and Grant Harrington
third. Harrington had been the princi-
pal competitor with Brown during the
fusal of his senator, T. A. Milton OF
Kansas City, to endorse him.
All the minority caucus did on Mon
day was to appoint a delegation to
confer with the majority caucus and
convey their sentiments that the num-
Der of all employees should elimited
to forty. At that time the majority
caucus had decided to give the Re-
publicans ten appointments besides
the usual committee clerkships, but
on receiving the message indicating
the Republican desire to pursue a
policy Of retrenchment, the Democrats
responded by cutting down the as
signment Of Republican jobs from ten
to nothing.
AS assigned by the Democratic eau
he mi
distributed as follows:
Chairmen Of Committees.
Judiciary-Senator Bale Waggener.
AtchiSon county.
Ways and means-Sen. Jouett Shouse,
Edwards county.
Education-Sen. A. B. Carney. Cloud
county.
Railroads-Sen. Harry Mcmillan. Of
tawa county.
Assessment and taxation-Sen. Harry
Gray, Osborne county.
Banks and banking-Sen. w. M. Price,
Greenwood county.
Public utilities-Sen. ]. D. Joseph,
Butler county.
Educational institutions-Sen. George
Nixen, Sumner county.
First. class cities-Sen. Frank Nighs-
wonger, Sedgwick county.
Second class cities-Sen. Benjamin E.
Wilson. Douglas county.
Third class cities-Sen. John T.
Denton
Agriculture-Sen. H. F. Sutton, Stat
ford county.
Live stock-Sen. J. M. Davis, Bour-
bon county.
Elections-Sen. ]. H. Stavely.
Federal and state affairs-Sen. James
Malone, Rawlins county.
Labor-Sen. Noah l.. Bowman, An
derson county.
| Municipal corporations-Sen. L. p.
King, Cowley county.
Mines and mining-Sen. E. F. Por-
| ter.
| Oil and gas-Sen. John F. Over
field.
| Manufactures and Industrial pursuits
Sen. T. A. Milton, Wyandotte county.
Temperance and hygiene-Sen. Ike M.
Kinds. Labette county.
Roads and bridges-Sen. Paul Klein,
Allen county.
Fees. salaries and mileage-Sen M.
j. Williams. Miami county.
Charitable institutions Sen. Joe
Howe, Dickinson county.
Penal institutions Sen. Winter
St.llings.
Public buildings-Sen. James M. Meek,
| Nemaha county.
Congressional and legislative appor-
tionment-Sen. Lacy NJ. Simpson.
Judicial pportionment-Sen. Jas
| A. Troutman.
Fish and game-Sen. r. S. Pauley
Commerce-Sen. Emerson Carey.
| Claims and accounts-Sen. A. r.
Kinkel.
Irrigation-Sen. E. C. Logan.
Drainage-Sen. o. o. Wolf.
Military affairs-Sen. c. S. Hoffman
Insurance-Sen. w. .. Wilson Of
Washington.
j Enrolled bills-sen. w. P. Lambert
son.
Engrossed bills-Sen. LorinE Trott
Printing-Sen. Ben S. Paulen
State libraries-Sen. Francis G
Price.
Committee on supervision of the jour
nal-Sen. !. M. Mahin.
Rules-Sen. A. B. Carney. Clout