The morning call., 1895-01-13
SPEAKER LYNCH EXPLAINS.
There Are Not Enough Chairman
ships to Go Around,


Speaker Lynch was seen at the Baldwin
Hotel last evening. On the subject OF
standing committees of the Assembly be
said az am in this fix. There are sixty
three Republicans in the Assembly and
the nun Der of committees will not exceed
| forty. Two years ago there were thirty
committees. Four years ago when Frank
Coombs was speaker there were forty
three committees. and yet Mr.. Coombs
| locked himself up for a week TO make bis
selection. If | had a committee for each
member of the Republican party in the
Assembly | should consider the work easy,
but / shall be compelled 10 turn down al
least twenty Republican members.
know there will be q war. but IL can't be
helped. l have said 10 two memb ers from
the same county: L cannot appoint both.
Agree among yourselves and / will make
one appointment according to your agree
ment.'
'..How about the San Francisco delega-
ton ?"
'San Francisco" replied the Speaker,
twill be entitled to six or seven commit
tees"
do you propose to let me delegation set
tie appointments among themselves?"
81 do not. / will select six or seven Of
the best men. 1t would take too long for
the San Francisco members to reach an
agreement know there will be great
uproar among the mem bers turned down,
but there is no way to give committee to
every applicant"
"WiIl the United States Senatorship cu.
any figure in the selection of the commit
tees ?''
Not 10 the slightest" promptly re-
sponded the Speaker. at has not been
considered 10 any manner whatever in re-
lation TO the appointments. In fact until
the Committee on Rules makes report l
cannot tell how many committees there
will be. and so far l have only settled on
the most important chairmanships. These
expect to announce next Monday"
1n general reply 10 questions the Speaker
said it was correct that MIR. Brusie would
have the Committee on Ways and Means
and Mr.. Bulls the Judiciary. ut was
very unkind OF Mr.. Green" said the
Speaker, "to say that l had not acted
fairly in the distribution of patronage.
Judge Waymire was not selected for the
chairmanship of the Judiciary Committee
and for this reason only. Mr.. Bulla is
an able man who served as second on the
committee two years ago and by precedent
is entitled now to the first place. Isn't
that eorrect?" said the Speaker turning to
I. V. Gator and explaining the situation.
Mr.. Gator said it was correct and that set
tied the question then and there. AS the
legislative session lasts only sixty days
there was no time to discuss the matter
with Mr.. Gator.
''Mr. Phelps will have a good commit
tee" continued the speaker. He is not
turned down in any sense The Commit
tee on Public Expenditures and Retreneh-
ment is recognized standing commit tee,
and Mr.. Phelps can render good service
there. As to the Committee on Corpora
ti0ns, | have DOT made up my mind.
have narrowed the choice down TO two
men, and will appoint one or the Other"
Being reminded that Pendleton was
surely one, the Speaker was asked if he
would be willing to mention the other, but
be declined TO mention him.
There appears to be a great desire en-
the part of numerous Assemblymen to
have the first place on The Committee of
Public Institutions. The Speaker holds
that appointment in allegiance. It is
sure thing that Southern California is
pushing hard to get 1t, with more than an
even chance of winning in both Senate
and Assembly. Desire for money to COM
plete unfinished pnblic buildings in the
south explains the pressure for this place.