Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-12-06
Wholesale SHIFT
OF ASSEMBLYMEN
Committee Make Up Of
Next Legislature Will Be
Materially Changed
MANY NEW cHA1RMEN
Politics Likely to Be Played in
Determining Appoint
ments for 1917


WhnlssAis changes win be made In IN,
Ftuta-up Of the various committees OF both
the House and Senate when the Legislature
mesia 10 organise on January next
RfFnrdieas OF whather the Penrose forces
oF the YNre- BrumbauEh coalition gains cons
troll Of shs Legislature, new chairmen will
~ appointed for most OF the important
r0umitteea Of both branohea
One OF the most important committees
which will be almost completely changed II
the Insurance committee Of tho House Rep
rasentatlve Richard Js Baldwin. OF Della.
ware. Penrusc candidate for Speaker. was
chairman Of that acommiftAe last session.
II he IN elected Speaker a new chairman
must be appointed. Of course. and " he loses
the speakership fight the Yare-Brumbaugh
forces are not expected 20 reappoint him
IN View Of his record as champion OF INC
Insurance companies and in View OF the
Insurance reform legislation that II expect
"a 70 be introduced ns the result OF the
recent Pension Mutual Life exposures,
Fifteen members Of the 1915 committee
will again be members OF the House. but
most OF them arc not considered poBsibili
efes for THE chairmhnship, The only ono
who apparently will bo congidered is Repre-
sentative James Dunn. Ware follower
from the Sixteenth philadelphia District
cHAIRMEN WHO WILL REMAIN
The important House committees that
may have the same ehairmsn next SEES
0lon AZ they had In 1915 are the Appro-
printiona, Elections, Law and Order. and
Public Health and Sanitation.
James Z woodward. Of Aiisghsny County
wnn chairman OF the Appropriations Com
hittea ladt session, and II In underatood
that he win be reappointcd, unless the long
chance OF his being named "compromlse'
Speaker comes about.
Thomas r. McNichoI. OF Philadelphia, In
chairman of the House Elections Commit
tee, and will probably bo renamed. He II
Ware follower. George W. williams. OF
Tiogn. who was chairman of tho Law and
Order Committee, before which the local
option bill will come and who fathered tho
local option bill in the last session, will
also likely be retained
nigmund p. Cans. Of Philadelphia.
-McNlchol follower. was chairman
Of the Public Health and Sanitation Com
mittee, which whipped Philadelphia hous
inR code Into shape two years ago. Ia again
q member OF tho House and may be re-
appointed
NEW cHAIRMEN LIKELY
New chRlrmen must be found for the
important committees on Corporations.
judiciary General Railroads and ways and
Mnans
Robert 10, Habgood. OF Mexican. was
chairman OF the Corporations Committee
In 1915 He was defeated for reelection.
Henry gransbhnk, Sr., Of Philadelphia, ia
the ranking member and may bo APP
pointed 70 the place.
The important judiciary General Com
r1ittoc, which passes upon large portion |
Of the bills introduced, may be headed by |
Aaron 8, Hess, OF Lancaster. who lis the |
ranking member William H. Wilson, now |
Director Of Public Safety. was chairman |
last session.
The ataiiroads Committee, 10 which the |
"a al suin hnH
Wilson, as chairman last session. Neither |
ha nor the ranking member. 10. u. Jones,
who lHtthe nav Senator from Sueauehanna |
County, will be back In tho House. and
Y y probable that new chairman will be
appointed from outside the old committed
The late Charles ]. Roney, Jr.. OF Phila-
delphia, was chairman OF the Ways and
Means Committee, the most powerful In
the HouHe. Richard J. Baldwin is the rank
Ing member. with Director Wilson next I'm
line A fight Is looked for over this chair
manghip.
SENATE COMMITTEES
Senator Clarence ], Buchanan. OF Bucks
County Ia expected 10 head again the Ap-
propriations Committee OF the Senate Gov
ernor BrumbauEh already has pledged his
support to Buckman for reappolntment.
Senator William f. Grow will probably
again head the Corporations COMMITTEES Of
tho Senate, and Senator McNichol In ex-
pocted To be reapponted chairman OF the
hlections Committee OF the upper branch
Senator Crow also was chairman OF the
Senate committee on executive nominations
IN 1918, He Is Republican State Chairman
and will undoubtedly again be chairman OF
the COMMITTEES, which will pass upon the
Public Service Commissioners aud other
important recess appointments ,fhat have
Deen made by Governor Brumbnugh since
last session.
There viii be new chairman OF the
Senate Committee on judiciary General as
Senator Clarke. OF Erie chairman In 1915,
has been elected to Congress, and the rank.
Ing member, Senator Edward E. Beldleman,
y President pro tenn OF the Senate next aes-
sion.
Senator Snyder who has been elected
Auditor General, viii probably retain the
OF the Judiciary Special Com
nittee until he assumes his new office
senator salus. OF Philadelphia. will prob
.hiy again head the Law and order Com
nlttee
Senator Ware was chairman OF the Senate
on Municipal Affairs last session,
md will undoubtedly again be appointed
4sgiHlation affecting Philadelphia and the
ther cities OF the State comes before this
ommlttee.