The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-18
THEY PICK LEMON FOR THIRD Time
Matt Wefghtman Heads House
Utilities Committee.
Many Assignments Are Made
by Speaker Harvey.

Matt Weightman OF Topeka again
won the chairmanship of the house
signmen were made by Speaker
Harvey. Weightman held the chair
manship of the big house committee
during the regular and SPECIAL sessions
of 1919-1920 and has been reappointed
by the new speaker.
The public utilities committee Is one
of the most important in the -legisla-
ture and the Weightman assignment
is the biggest legislative place given a
member of the Shawnee county dele
cation. Hasty,' young and new men,
Der from Sedgwick county, was named
as chairman of the insurance commit
tee. Shideler of Crawford heads the
labor committee and Scott of Stan
ton is at the head of the railroad COM
mittee. Taylor of Wabaunsee con-
tinues as chairman of the claims and
accounts committee.
Assignments by Speaker Harvey in
clude:
CITIES THIRD CLASS-Jolliffe, of
Marion, chairman; Rewerts, of wichita.
vice vice chairman Ha; Giliispie. Of Thomas; Muir
ter, Of Linn: Rankin, OF Barber, Simpson,
MfLfTARY 4FFX1RsMsan n of
vice chairman; Baker, of Wallace; cha hand,
Ter, of Wyandotte; Harrington. OF Cove;
S HGRe, of - FrInnsy Rews1ts, of Wiehita
PUBLIC UTILITIEs-Weightm Of
Shawnee, chairman; Hope, of Finney, vice
Leaxenworth; Geddes, of Butler: -Gillispie,
OF OF TTn neiaa Herrens Of Lineolni Jolliffe
Cowley; Myers, Of Greeley; Nork, of Mar
shall. Noble, of Labette; Rewerts, of
RAILRoA ahSs OF cO on Stanton chair
man; Kline, of Trego, vice chairman;
Barrier, Of Greenwood; Brown. of Atchison !;
Heleker, of Marshall; Lippert, of Rush !;
McFadden, of Graham: Mosher, of Ford !;
Noble. Of Labette; o'Loughlin; of Ellis;
Of Republic: white. Of Saline
PUBLIC WELFARE of Stat
chairman; Chandler, Of Wyandotte Freas
of Lane; .Grinstead, of Seward; Hawley,
Of Jewell; Hill, of Pottawatomie; Knudson,
OF Rawiins; Simpson, of Ottawa; shtdeler,
BUILDINGS AND GRoUNDs-Fowler.
Of kusse Uh f
worth: Noble, Of Labette; Railsback, Of
ELECTIoNs-Rai lsback. of Decatur
chairman; Taylor, of Cherokee, vice chair
man; Barrier, of Greenwood; Barrett. of
Mama; Harrington. of Cove; Knudson, of
Rawlins; Lambertson, of Brown: Mann. of
Osborne; Potter, of Linn; Williams, Of
GAS AND so1L-Piper: Montgomery,
| chairman; Cox. of Butler; Hicks, of Leav..
HasaeII smith, II z Elk a ward of Wl.o ol
HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Dick, Of Douglas, chairman; Afford, Of
Hawley, of Jewell: Jeffrey. of sedgwiek !;
McFadden, of Graham; Miller, of Chero-
kee; This, of johnson; Weightman, of
Observation-Disclosures. of sedgwiek. chair
man; Searle. of Shawnee, vice chairman !;
Greenieaf of Kiowa; Griffith, of: frSon
| Grinstead, of Seward; Hall, of Sheridan I;
Heleker, of Marshall; Iddings, of Logan !;
andotte;; Morris, of Kearney: Mosher. OF
Ford; Martin. of Reno; O'Loughlin, of
Cline, Of Pawnee, vice chairman: Baker. of
Wallace; Hope, of Finney: Kelley. of
Stevens; Morris, of Kearney; Williams, of
MINES AND MINING-MilIer, of Chero-
kee; chairman; Nesch, of Crawford. vice
Of Usage: Conkling. of Rice: Farrell. of
Clay; Hicks. of Leavenworth: Nork. Of
Marshall Of
LABoR-shideler, of Crawford, chair
ro If en Tes al gner
Pottawatomie: Myers, of Greeley: Rails
back, of Decatur; Rankin, of Barber; Stan
ley, of Wyandotte: Ward. Of Wilson.
LEGISLATIVE PPOINTMENTS-C
of kingman, chairman; Hall, of Sheridan,
vice chairman; Afford. of Grant; Coffman.
of Usage; Myers. of Greeley; Nork. of
Marshall: Railsback, Of Decatur; Rankin.
Safe naTffE r MsT Ct Mj!ssn Of
| line. chairman; Uhls. of johnson. vice
chairman; Bernardin, of Labette; Cline, of
Pawnee: COnklin. of Rice: Cram, of Chey-
enne; Fisher. of Edwards: Fowler. of Rus
sell: Harrington, of Cove; Iddings. of
riley riley Kline, Of Treeo: %innieh. Of Sum- n.
ner; Mosher, of Ford: Porter. or Pratt
| Sanders, of Comanche: Sanderson, of Chau-
tnuqun: Smith. of Republic; Walker, OF
! Norton; Weightman. of Shawnee
| CLAIMS AND ACCOUNTS-TayIor, of
| Wabaunsee, chairman Morris, of Kearney
| vice chairman; Conkling, of Rice: Higley
of Mitchell; Knapp, of Montgomery
| Prather. of Chase; Rewerts, of Wichita
| Stapleton, of Bourbon.