The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-01-10

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port By presenting in the place of the forty
three committees embodied in Mathews re-
port the list Of thrty-one committees of
the House two years ago.
The Committee on Rules and Regulations
| that increased the number of committees
was made up as follows McElroy %.
Mathews 3D. of Tehama, Finlayson Cd,
Lynch (R.) and Kahn lR)
Two years ago. when the Republicans
had large majority in the House, they cut
down the forty-six committees, as made by
the Buckley Legislature of four years ago,
to thirty-one. The Democrats now raise it
| TO forty-three. 1t was done by splitting
some of them and creating the following
new ones: Federal Relations. Yosemite
Valley and Mariposa Grove of Big Trees,
Homestead and Land Monopoly. Internal
Improvements, Public Expenditures and
Accounts. Retrenchment, Crimes and Penal
ties.
Kahn, who was member OF the Commit
tee on Rules. said that be saw much quaint
humor, not to say quiet sarcasm, in the
majority Of the House emitting one Of the
new committees 'Retrenehment" He also
called attention to the fact that committee
had been created for every one of the men,
| bers who had votes for the organization of
the House. which included Burke Non
Parisanl and Carlson Qnd).
he maintained that the affairs OF the
Assembly could be conducted as well and
even better with tie thirty-one committees
than they could with the fortF-three. 1t
looked to him more like reward for party
| fealty than desire on the part of the
Democrats TO promote the interests of legis-
lation.
In the midst OF the argument the noon re-
cess was taken.
When the body reassembled 0'Ketf e of
San Mateo characterized the place-hunters
who were at the back Of the committee as
wild hyenas Of the plains.
Simpson of San Diego was In favor of the
substitute, and made quite an eloquent adj
dress in which he took occasion TO rap the
Democrats severely.
Anderson Of Sacramento devoted his re-
marks to hauling the Speaker over the Goals
for having talked with such apparent earn
estness about reform when he made his
opening address, and so suddenly standing
in with the party that proposed to loot the
treasury. lie thought that dozen COM
mittees would be all that was necessary to
accomplish all of the work that would be
required.
Finlayson. q young Democrat from Los
Angeles, who by the way is son OF James
| r. Finlays0n. the man who was secretary of
| the Republican State central committee for
so many years here, distinguished himself
| by declaring, with apparent earnestness,
/ that the time to discuss the expense of extra
| clerks would be later on, when 1t was pro-
| posed TO allow a clerk for the various conf
mittees. While lie was in favor Of increasing
the number of committees. he would never
| vote for clerk to be appointed unless it
was absolutely necessary.
After making this firm resolve the ynun &
Angeleno sat down. Then Dick Worth,
Republican from Monterey. had his say. He
| declared that it was very strange that just
| forty-three committees had been created
| giving fortY-one Democrats and two others
chairmsuships. He limited very broadly
| that it had been done to secure the votes of
Burke and Carlson for White for United
| States Senator.
DR.. Mathews Of Tehama here struck in
| with the observation that the rules did not
| provide a clerk for each committee. He
failed. however. to say anything about q
resolution which was then lying on his
desk, which did make precisely that pro-
| vision.
Duckworth continued his remarks, and
| wound up By saying that this was reckless
| extravaganza from party which from time
| immemorial had been preaching retrench-
ment and reform.
The roll WIS then called and Kahn's sub
| sttute was lost AMI the original report was
| adopted Speaker Gould then appointed
the standing committees.
After the list had been read the complete
| programme Of the Democratic majority be-
! gan 10 be revealed. DR.. Mathews sent a
resolution up 10 the desk which provided
! that all standing committees, excepting the
! WAYS and Means, the judiciary and the
| Appropriations, should have one clerk each,
/ while :he three mentioned were TO have
two. 1t was also provided that the San
| Francisco delegation should have clerk.
Matthews Of San Benito, stanch old Dem-
| ocrat that he is, could not stand this whole
| sale footing that had been proposed by his
| namesake from Tehama, and in speech
| declared that when it was shown to the
| House that the chairman OF committee
was absolutely in need OF clerk he would
vote to give it to him, but he would not
| vote for the resolution in its present form.
| Owen Of Sacramento made a despairing
| effort 10 have the resolution referred
! TO the Com mittee on Attaches and
| Employees. 1t was lost by a party
vote Then the roll was called on the
resolution and IL was carried by vote of
| AZ to SO. Mathews Of San Benito was the
only Democrat who voted against It. Fin
LAWSON, who had fifteen minutes before de-
clared that he would never vote for clerks
appointment until it had been shown to be
absolutely necessary. cast his vote in favor
4 Al L.
| II he thought he had done something that
reflected great credit upon himself and
! party. Tbs settles tie c1ass question
for the time.
Adams OF Santa Cruz and Wade OF Napa
introduced resolutions relating to the con-
struction of the Nicaragua canal. 1t was
announced that the introduction of bills
was in order. McGowrn tried to get reso-
luton through providing that members
should introduce their bills according to
roll-call. but Shanahan, whose name is
down in the "S's," and Mathews OF Te-
hama defeated it.
AS soon as this was over h ALI the members
! were on their feet with bills in their hands.
| crying out "Mr. Speaker" Confusion
reigned until nearly 200 bills had been read
/ by title and referred to the various COM
mittees.
The Assembly agreed to the concurrent
resolution reported from the Senate urging
| Congress to pass the anti-option bill, and at
| Ais adjourned until tomorrow.
The Speaker announced Republican
caucus tor Tuesday evening.
THE SENATE.
The Assembly Hydraulic Mining
Resolution Adopted.