Evening journal., 1923-01-02

whose lives were saved by a fiasl
over the first session Of the House
as temporary speaker and later
Mr. Culver on motion OF Mr.. Hol-
comb was elected speaker. The
House was called to order by Rep
resentstive Collins. Of Newark. and
the opening prayer was by the Rev.
c. W. Clark.
The election returns for Sussex
county presented to the Senate by
! Chief Justice Pennewill on behalf
of Judge Richards. The Chief Jus
! tice, in presenting the certificates.
wished Lieutenant-Govern Bush
and the Senators a happy new year.
! The certificates for Kent county
were presented by Senator Hopkins
and for New Castle county by Pro-
thonotary Hofecker. After the sena-
tors-elect had been sworn in the
Senate recessed until las o'clock
President PROTEIN Murphy an
nounced the standing committees OF
the Senate early this Afternoon. SEN
ator Hardesty OF Dover. will be chair
man of the committee on revised
statutes, one of the most important
OF the list. Senator Cam. Of Kirk
wood, is made chairman OF the COM
mittee on municipal corporations.
and Senator Hopkins, of Kent Coun-
ty chairman of the committee on
private corporations. Senator Hard
esty is also chairman Of the educa-
ton committee and Senator Moore
chairman OF the finance committee.
Three Democrats and two, Republ-
cans are named on each Senate COM
mittee.
Senate COMMITTEES
Senator Murphy's committee ap-
pointments follow:
Accounts-Senators VIM. c. Truitt,
chairman: Belts, J. Prettyman,
Walker. Niven.
Agricultur e. Senator Mcdowell
chairman; Cam, Belts, II. Pretty
man, Ridgely
Claims-Senator Murphy. chair
man; Mcdowell, Hopkins, Highfeld' .
Walker.
Private Corporations - Senator /
Hopkins, chairman; Mcdowell. F.
Murphy. Ridgey, Viven.
Municipal Corporations-Senator /
Cam, Chairman; Hopkins, Moore, I
Viven, Simonton.
Charity-senator Truitt. chair
man; Hopkins, McIntlre, Lutz, II.
Prettyman.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Moore. chair
man; Belts, McIntire, Highheld'
Lutz.
Passed Bnls-Senator l. w. Belts,
chairman; McIntire, Truitt, High
field. Lutz.
Elecuon-senator l. W. Belts.
chairman: Truitt, Moore, Lutz, II.
Prettyman.
Education - Senator Hardesty.
chairman; J. Prettyman, Mcdowell,
Ridgely, Walker.
Finance - Senator Moore, chair
man; Hopkins. Murphy Simonton,
Viven.
Printing and supplies-senator
cam. chairman; Mcdowell Har-
desty. walker, Ridgely.
Revised Statutes - senator Har-
deSty chairman MCA'oMNAif -h"i Pi'S'
Simonton. Highheld.
Rules - Senator J. Prettyman.
Hardesty, McIntire, High
field. IL. Prettyman.
Temperance - Senator Mcdowell,
chairman; Cam, j. Prettyman, Wal
ker. Simonton.
Miscellaneous - Senator Murphy
chairman; Truitt, Hopkins, High
field. Simonton.
Fish. oysters and Game-Senator
J. Prettyman. chairman; Hardesty'
Murphy. Viven, Ridgely.
Insurance and Banking-Senator
McIntlre. chairman; Cam, Moore,
Ridgely, Walker.
udiciary-Senator Truitt. chair
man; Hardesty, Belts, walker,
Labor-Senator Mclntire; !. Pret-
lyman. Moore. n Prettyman, Lutz.
Public lahds-Senator Cam. Chair
man; Mclntire, Hardesty Lutz. II.
Prettyman.
Public Buildings and Highway
Senator Hopkins Chairman; Moore
Murphy. Simmonton, Niven.
House COMMITTEES
Speaker Culver announced his
as follows:
Accounts - Chairman, Cooper;
stockley. Gooding, Davis C. Short
Marvel, Little.
Agriculture - Chairman, Dawes
Reynolds, Stockley, Jones. Carlisle, ,
Marvel, Mari.
Appropriations-Cha Col .
Inns; Nelson, Dawes, Bregan, Alice,
Lednum, W. Short. e
Charity - Chairman, Cooper;
Crompton. Hansen, McManus, Mar
vel McCabe.
Claims-Chairman, Jones; Gray
Pettyjohn. Reynolds. Lednum, G.
Short, Little.
Corporation Municipal - Chair
man. Brog1n; Holcomb, Gray, Pet
tyjohn. G. Short. Alice, Lednum.
Corporation Private - Chairman
Pettyjohn; Cromton, Webb, Slaugh-
ter. Mari, Lord Carlisle.
Crimes and Punishments-Chair-
man, Gooding; II. Pratt, webb, Bro