Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-11
Subcommittee Assignments
Are ParceIed Out by Rep
reSentative Johnson.
EARLY START ON SCHOOL
BILLS NOW is PROSPECT
Chairman Lloyd Calls Meeting for
Friday-Education Board Ex-
plains Estimates.

Members of the House District COM
mittee rolled up their sleeves for ac-
1ual work today: Chairman Johnson
parceled out the subcommittee assign
ments, and Representative Lloyd of
Missouri. appointed chairman of the
committee on education, gave notice
that his subcommittee would meet Fri
day.
This means an early start on the bills
submitted by the Commissioners to
abolish the board of education and
centralize the control of the schools in
the hands of the Commissioners.
Members of the District committee
look forward to good. hard fight OF
the matters concerning education. and
Tor The moment the center OF interest
is in that fight. while the important de-
NelopmentS concerning the District
finances and the recommendations OF
the joint fiscal committee report await
the completion of bills by Representa-
tive Johnson of kentucky and Repre-
sentative Rainey of Illinois.
Details of Estimates Explained.
While the District committee was
being given its tasks for the session
members of the board of education
were explaining the details of their
estimates to the subcommittee under
Chairman Page. in charge of the Dis
trict appropriation bill. President
Blair. John b. Larner and Mrs. Rhode es
were the members OF the board who
appeared. AT the morning session only
routine and details Of tigui es were ais
cussed.
The District committee adopted a
resolution that all subcommittee meet
1nSs and hearings should be held in
the committee room. Representative
Mapes of Michigan is preparing a reso-
luton that the committee meetings
snail be open unless otherwise voted.
meetings from the public shall be
taken in each case. and that one mem
Der may demand a record vote.
Subcommittee Assignments.
The subcommittee assignments are as
follows:
judiciary - Representative Vinson,
Chairman. and Representatives Wilson,
Eagle. Mapes and Tinkham.
Assessment and taxation-Represen
stive Bailey, chairman, and Represent
atives Ragsdale. Lloyd, Hilliard, Cros-
ser. wheeler, Oakley and Darrow
Telephones and Observation-Disclosures
sentative Lobeck, chairman. and Repre-
sentatives Ragsdale. Wheeler. Lloyd,
Oakey. Hilliard. Darrow and Crosser
Gas-Representative HamilI. chair
man. and Representatives Lobeck, Cary,
Dooling. Gould. Aiken and Oakley
Electricity - Representative Eagle.
chairman. and Representative Hilliard,
Cary. Lloyd and Tinkham
water and water power-Representa :
tive Hilliard, chairman. and Represent
atives Ragsdale. Gould, Wilson and
Oakley.
Health-Representat Carey. chair
man. and Representatives Lobeck,
Wheeler. Dooling and Tinkham
Education - Representative LLOYD
chairman. and Representatives Rags
dale Focht: Eagle. Mapes and Vinson
street acknowledgements Cros-
ser. chairman, and Representatives
Ninson. Aiken, Wheeler and Darrow.
streets and avenuas-Representa I've
Ragsdale, chairman. and Representa-
tives Eagle. Aiken. Mapes and Wheeler
Police and men-Representative
Wilson, chairman, and Representatives
Ntnson. Aiken, Focht and Gould
La abor-Representative DooIing. chair
man. and Representatives Hamill
Aiken. Cary and Focht