The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-01-12
House Democrats Also Will
Vote for Anti-LiquOr Bill.
They Look FavOrably Upon
Much of Capper Program.
MORE COMMITTEES NAMED
Complete List Will Be An
nOunced in a Few Days.
Coolidge Chairman Ways and
Means Committee.

House Democrats TO-DAY auIfllleeu d
caucus agreement to support the state
administrators program for a con-
stitutional convention and anti-hquor
legislation. The agreement, as reached
in a minority caucus. will provide for
Democrat support of nearly half of
the Capper program in the house.
The Bourbons. however. will night
consolidation of boards and abolition
of county offices, as well as any move
to cut down appropriations for state
institutions.
The agreement on legislative pro-
gram came in the first caucus OF the
present legislative session House Re
publicans have not caucused since the
opening of the session and no plans
have been laid for a meeting, accord
ing to a statement by j. L. Gilman, ad-
ministration floor leader. Speaker
Keene has stated that a caucus will
not be called for Republican members
until action in the legislature is more
clearly defined.
Support Half of Program.
probably half of the administra-
ton program will receive the support
of the Democrats this session" said a
prominent Democrat in the house.
errors message to the legislature and
reviewed the various recommends
lions. 1t is our plan to support the
resolution calling for a constitutional
convention program we VIII also
support the program to prevent ship
ments of liquor into Kansas. Console
dations of boards and county offices.
as well as reduction of adequate ap-
preparations to state institutions, will
not receive such cordial welcorrg-
Several welfare measures recommenesA
ed by the governor will be SUPPORTED
by the house minority, just tas they
were supported when recomn ended by
Governor Hodges. 1t is the purpose
of the house minority to maintain q
record for consistency in legislation"
The stand of the house Democrats
as affecting a constitutional conven-
ton is a severe Jolt to the men who
have opposed passage of the resolution
submitting the question to the voters
in 1918. This action is taken by leg
islative observers to indicate that the
resolution will pass the house.
Names More Committees.
Speaker Keene today announced adj
ditional important committee assign
ments. 1t is probable that the entire
| list of house committees will be an
nounced in the next few days and that
| the work in committee rooms will be-
gin in earnest with the opening of the
tees announced by Speaker Keene to-
| day were:
! Ways and Means-Coolidge, of
Smith, chairman; Taylor. of Wabaun-
see: johnson, of Brown: Bray of Ham
ilton; Ostlind, of Mcpherson: Chase,
| of Linn; Schmidt, of Rice; Graham, of
Jackson; Piper. of Montgomery;
Woodhouse, of Sedgwick; White, of
] Saline; Fear, of Marshall; Jackson, Of
/ Anderson; Brooks, of Chautauqua:
/ Samson, of Cove; Ireland, of Wood
son; Thompson, of Morton, Uplinger
of Cheyenne; Moser, of jefferson;
| Barr, Of Pottawatomie; Short, of Raw
! Inns: Carson, of Clay, and Hershberger
| of Kiowa.
! Elections-Samson, of Cove; May
hew, of Atchison: Mack, of Harvey;
| Goodier, of Logan; Carlton, of Jewell;
McIvor, of Sheridan; Long, of Wyan-
/ dotte; Koontz, of Hodgeman, and Hol-
land of Russell.
State Affairs-Mack, of Harvey;
| Wilmoth. of Cloud; Gilman, of Leaven-
! worth; Taylor, of Wabaunsee: John
son, of Brown; Moser, of jefferson,
and Sullivan, of Grant.
! Public Utilities-Allen, of WAN
dotte; Watkins. of Montgomery: Stone
| of Shawnee; Chase, of Linn; Samson
of Cove; Fear, of Coffey; Moore. of
Cowley; Mayhem. of Atchison: Travis
of Allen; Caldwell. of Elk: Gibbons, of
Kingman; Bray, of Hamilton: Sparks,
of Cherokee Mckinley. of Geary; Up
| 1inger. of Cheyenne; Stout of Stevens
and Carson, of CLAW