The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-04-06

He is an able and most careful lawyer, and
[ don't know of man in this State who is
better fitted for the important work that
has been laid ont for the commission. The
statutes of California are in deplorably
mixed and ambiguous state, and a thorough
revision and codification is an urgent
necessity"
"Whom will you appoint as the other two
Commissioners? was asked.
81 am not yet able to say was the Gov
ernor's reply. 81 had pretty well fixed my
mind on Judge Frank T. Baldwin OF
Stockton and Assemblyman Bulla of Los
Angeles, but | am in doubt as to whether
or not either of those gentlemen would or
could serve Judge Baldwin is one of the
ablest jurists in this Stste. and it is my
earnest desire to have him on the commits
sion, but he is one of the Superior Judges
of San Joaquin County and don't know
that he will accept the appointment. If
he will he shall have it, that's all.
GAS to Mr.. Bulla, that is another matter
I think he would accept and he would be
my choice for the third Commissioner, but
it is not certain that he is eligible. He is,
as you know, member of the Assembly
and in his official capacity he helped to
make the law that created the commission.
Whether or not he can accept and hold an
Office which he was partly instrumental in
making is not yet clear to my mind. That
question will have to be settled before l go
further in the matter.
John ]. Boyce of Santa Barbara has
also been strongly recommended to me for
appointment on the commission. He is a
very able lawyer and a good man and did
good work in the way of bringing about
the legislation that created the commits
sion.
will you appoint Mr. Boyce if either
Judge Baldwin or Mr.. Bulla will not or
cannot server"
II decline to say just what I will do in
such contingency. | may and l may
not. The law, requires that the two lead
ing political parties shall be represented
on the commission. Well, Mr. Hayne is q
Democrat and SO is Judge Baldwin. Mr..
Bulla is a Republican, and good one at
that; so also is Mr.. Boyce. Either of the
gentlemen would come within the pro-
visions of the law"
Mr.. Hayne was interviewed on the sub
ject yesterday. When asked if he would
accept the appointment he said:
Eyes, l have decided to accept the office,
not for the money there is in it, for that is
comparatively small but because l like
that sort of work and believe that l can do
some good.
Gas regards the work of the commission,
think it should be confined to principles
of law entirely and to an adjustment of
the Codes so that all present CONNECTS and
antiquities shall be done away with for
all time to come. Every lawyer, every
Judge, every jury and every citizen in
this State must see the necessity for and
the importance of this work. During ses-
sions Of the Legislature the Commission
ers should be present to point out incon-
sistencies and flaws in proposed legisla-
ton, so as to avoid conflict of laws in the
future"
John J. Boyce of Santa Barbara who is
being urged for appointment as one of the
Commissioners, was an earnest and untir-
ing worker for the passage of the law, and
attended the Legislature all the time the
bill was pending. On January IL last he
read paper on the subject of a code COM
mission before the San Francisco Bar As
ISOLATION. He is recognized as one of
the ablest lawyers in Southern Cali
fornia. Senator TREY L. Ford, who is
not an aspirant for Office under the law
that created the commission, introduced
the bill in the Senate, and was its cham
pion until it passed that body. The As
sembly passed a similar bill, which was
adopted as substitute by the Senate and
passed. The salary of each Commissioner
is to be $4,000 year.