Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1924-01-11
MITCHELL GETS
FINANCE POST
Thus Becomes Majority Floor
Leader
COMMITTEES ANNOUNCED
Friek Heads judiciary And Chambers
That on temperance
Mitchell Heads
Finance.

Annapolis
President Mcintosh accomplished
his announced desire to name his com
mittees Monday night, although he
had to delay the opening of the Sen
ate an hour and twenty minutes to dc
II.
After brief sessions in both houses
the joint Democratic caucus met and
nominated John NJ. Dennis, OF Balti.
more county, for reelection as State
Treasurer. Mr.. Dennis is expected to
be chosen Wednesday at joint ses-
sion Of he-General Assembly.
Mr.. Mcintosh in announcing the
Senate committees told the Senators
that he had done the best he could to
give satisfaction, but he knew the Sc
lections never gave complete satisfac,
.ion to anyone, much less to all. He
said he believed that before the win
ter Is over Senators will find he had
made the best selections possible
First interest. Of course, was In the
chairman Of the Committee on FL
nance, who automatically becomes the
floor leader of the majority party
This place went to Senator Walter J.
Mitchell. OF Charles county.
Mr.. Mitchell was one of the candi-
dates for the Presidency of the Senate,
but dropped cut Of the fight in favor
Of Senator Mcintosh. This. Il is said,
also released the other Southern Mary
land Senators, who had been pledged
to Mr.. Mitchell. and they likewise sup
ported Mr.. Mcintosh. Mr.. Mitchell is
now serving his second term, having
been last elected in 1921.
Senator George Arnold Frick, Bal
timore, again heads the Committee on
Judicial Proceedings. II Is said that
some pressure was brought to bear
upon President Mcintosh to appoint
Senator Curran as head Of this com.
mitteee. The only major chairman
ship given Mr.. Curran was that Of the
Committee on Elections although he
Is a member Of several committees
whiS are quite important.
Senator Orlando Harrison, Of Wor-
cester county, is head Of the Commit
tee on Roads and Highways, place
congenial to him.
The leadership Of the Committee on
Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries.
which handles all the oyster and fish
bills. goes to Senator Poverty. Of ST.
Mary's county.
Drys failed to find comfort in the
Committee on Temperance. which is
headed by Senator Daniel B. Cham
bers. of Baltimore City. The other
members are Senators Fox, Peverly,
Byrn and Robb.
List OF Committees.
The complete personnel of the COM
mittees follows:
Agriculture and Labor-Wade. Byrn,
Harrison, Peverly, Mccullough, Nc
Daniel. Landlord. Roe, Fox, Towers
and Harry.
Amendments to the Constitution
Gambrill, Sasscer. Mitchell Nc
Daniel, Curran, Colgan, Chambers,
Copper. Hesson, Robb and Adkins.
Article 8, Section "a, of the Constitu-
tiol-Jones. Mitchell, Mccullough,
Frick and Towers.
Civil Service and Election Reform
Hesson, Jones, Sasscer, Curran,
Wade, Roe, Lankford, Levin and
Norwood.
Contingent Expenses of Senate-Hes-
son, Mccullough. Friek, Wade,
Strange, Chambers, Robb, Parran
and Adkins.
Chesapeake Bay and Tributaries
Poverty, Mcdaniel, Fox, Byrn,
Strange, Landlord, Roe. Copper, Ad-
kins, Parran, Towers.
Corporations = Sasscer, Cantwell-
Strange, Chambers, Hesson. Roes
Colgan, Wade, Robb. Norwood,
Levin
ducation-Copper, Harrison, Nc
Daniel. Jones. Curran, Roe, Wade,
Adkins, Harry.
Elections-Curran, Cantwell. Jones,
Fox, Gambrill. Strange, Chambers,
Towers, Harry.
Executive Nominations = Mcdaniel,
Cantwell, Jones, Fox, Peverly,
Mitchell, Copper. Towers, Adkins.
Federal Relations-Colgan Poverty,
sasscer, Byrn. curran, Robb and
Parran
Finance Mitchell, Mcdaniel. Poverty,
Frick, Sasscer. Jones, Mccullough.
Garbrill, Curran. Towers and Nor
wood.
Fish and Game-Lankford, Cantwell,
Byrn. Mcdaniel, Poverty. Strange,
Hesson, Chambers, Parran, Harry
and Adkins.
Inspections-Roe, Harrison. Colgan,
Chambers, Hesson, Wade and Nor
wood.
Insurance, Fidelity, Security and Loan
Companies Gambrill. Sasscer,
Daniel. Mccullough, Chambers, Hes
son, Copper. Levin and Norwood.
Judicial Proceedings-Frick, Sasscer,
Mitchell. Poverty, Mcdaniel, Colgan,
Chambers, Gambrill, Curran, Robb
and Levin.
Hagerstown.-A resolution denounc-