Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-12
DOUGLAS SENATORS
HEAD COMMITTEES
Howell Given Engrossed and
Enrolled Bills and Nor
iarty Municipal Affairs.
ASSIGNMENTS OF OTHERS


Lincoln, Jan ll,-(Special Tele-
gram. )-Adoptio of the report of the
committee on committees on stand
ing committees OF the senate was de-
layed for all hour this morning by a
motion of Howell. Of Douglas, to lay
consideration over one day under the
rules, on the grounds that he desired
time to examine the report. The
senate refused to do SO and the re-
port was adopted.
In the assignment of chairman
ships of the standing committees,
each OF the Douglas county senators
was given recognition with one each,
Senator Howell was given the en-.
rolled and engrossed bills; Bennett,
miscellaneous subjects; Tanner, mis-
celaneous corporations; Moriarty,
municipal affairs, and Strehlow, pub
lie institutions.
On the committees. in addition to
the chairmanships, Howell was given
fish and game, labor, manufactures:
Strehlow is on constitutional
amendments, education, labor, priv
ileges and elections.
Bennett will work on irrigation,
highways, insurance, revenue and
taxation.
Tanner is on insurance, medical so
cieties, railroads.
Moriarty is on judiciary, live stock,
railroads and the prohibition COM
mittee
The entire assignment is as follows:
Accounts and Expenditures-C. W. Doty
chairman; John A. Robertson. william
Soost l.. C. Oberlies. Il. F. Neal
Neutrality-suspicious. Lahners, chairman;
John r. Henry, John A. Robertson, ]. M
Gates. Charles A. Chappell, d. NJ. Douthett,
Adam McMullen.
Banks and Currency--.John Mates. chair
man: Wallace II. Wilson. George M. Adams,
william Soost, G. Il. Samuelson, B. X.
Bushee. Il. J. Spirk
Claims and Deficicncies-William Soost.
chairman; Phillip II. Kohl, Wallace II.
Wilson, Thomas Lahners, d. NJ. Douthett.
Constitutional Amendments and Federal
ReIations-Charles A. Chappel, chairman !;
Charles W, Beal. r. c. Strchlow, {. e,
Sandal Adam McMullen.
p. X, Bushee, chairman; j. II. Bennett
George NJ. Adams, Willis Wilson, J, M.
Gates. Charles A. ChappelI, W. l., Meal
| lister.
Education, University. Norma RSchooIs and
Library-Wallace H. Wilson, chairman; John
i r. Henry, J. II. thurman, II. G. Strehow,
c. W. Doty, Charles w Beal, Frank F,
| Haase.
Enrolled and Engrosscd BilIs-Edward p,
| Howell, chairman: John A. Robertson. l.. G,
Oberies, Walter e. Hager. James A. Ham
mond. II. f. Neal Frank F. Ilnase
Finance. Ways and Means-Phillip II,
| Kohl, chairman, George NJ, Adams, Charles
A. Chappell. Wallace II Wilson, wins Will
son, g. w Doty. r. f. Neal, Il. X. Bushee,
James W. Hammond
Fish and Game--E. J. Spirk, chairman
J. IL. thurman. Edward L. Howell. Walter
Z. Hager, A. ]. Sawyer, Thomas Lahners,
W. l.. McAllister.
Highways. Bridges and Ferries-C. e.
samuelson, chairman; John H. Bennett
william Soost. John r. Henry, J. M. Gates,
John A. Robertson. f. J. Spirk. C. e. San
dali, Thomas Lahners.
Insurance--John r. Henry, chairman; j
II. Bennett. Philip II. Kohl. John Mates
l. L. Alberts, John NJ. Tanner, d. M. Douth-
ett Frank + Haase, James W. Hammond
Judiciary--I L. Albert. chairman; John
+. Moriarty. Charles W Beal. Charles A
Shappell A. J. Sawyer. G. e. Sandal E, j
spirk, Adam McMullen, X. f. Neal
Labor C. oberlies. chairman; r. 6
StrehloW, EDWARD ~. fOWell, waiter IL
Hager. James W. Hammond
| Live Stock and Grazing-George NJ
1 Adams chairman; J. II. Buhrmap, John r
Moriarty, John Mattes, Thomas Lahners.
Manufacturers, Retail and Commerce
Walter e. Hager. chairman; John Mates
| Edward f. Howell. c. t. Ssmuelson, L. c
| Oberlies Il F. Neal. Frank r. Haase.
| Medical Societies-WilIs Wilson, chair
man; John ". Tanner. Charles W. Beal G
! l.. Sandal James W. Hammond.
Miscellaneous Corporations--John NJ. Tan
ner. chairman: Philip II. Kohl. Willis VII
son. George NJ. Adams. W. l.. McAllister.
Miscellaneous Subjects-John II Bennett
chairman; Willis Wilson. A. j. Sawyer, Johr
Mates. l. l. Albert, W. II. Wilson, J. NJ
Gates
Municipal Affairs-John +. Moriarty
chairman: Wallace II. Wilson, John Mattes
Philip II. Kohl, Thomas Lahners.
Privileged and Eections-A, j, Sawyer
chairman. L. l.. AlbcrtB, C. W Doty, Johi
r. Henry, r. c, Strehlow, II. X. Bushee, Il
M Douthctt.
Public Institntions-R c. Str"how. chair
man; c. W. Doty. c. f. Samuelson, A. j
Sawyer l.. c. Oberies, Walter L. Hagcr
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