The St. Lucie County tribune. (Fort Pierce, St. Lucie County, Fla.) 1905-1920, 1909-04-16
NON-PART|SAN
SPIRIT SHOWN
Committee Assignments Given
to Senators Best Qualified
HUDSON IS ADMIRED
Patronage Plays No Part With President
In His Selection of Members to Give
Consideration to States Interest

The Pensacola Journal contained the
following editorial comment on the i'm
Partially Of President Hudson's sena-
ate, committee appointments:
Seldom in the history of the Florida
legislature has presiding officer made
such happy selections of his committees,
or selections that reflected such abso-
lutelv non-partsan spirit, and at the
same time secured for the service of
the state the men best fitted for the
various positions as is evidenced in the
committee assignments of the senate,
announced last week by President
Hudson.
Heretofore the question of patron
age has played considerable part in
the making up of the various commit
tees of the legislature, and it was only
natural to suppose that the presiding
officer wonld give the best committees
to those of his friends who had been
instrumental in his election.
But Senator Hudson has broken what
appeared to be an unbreakable prece-
dent. In the appointment OF his com
mittees he seems to have forgotten the
II men who voted against his election
in the caucus, and we find that he has
appointed Henderson to the committee
on Education, which craftsmanship
he held under President Harris two
wears ago. We also find Senator Har-
ris as chairman of the committee on
Municipalities, Senator Humphrie on
Public Printing, Senator Sans on
Militia, Senator johnson on Public
Roads and Highways, and Senator
Buchanan on Prisons and Convicts.
The Judiciary committee is divided
this year and the places 60 to Senator
Massey, of Orlando, and Senator Cone,
of Lake City. They are both able law
yers, and no better selection could have
been made. Senator Boards long suit
has always been that of delving in con-
stitutional measures and he was given
the committee on Constitutional Amend
ments. Senator F'lournoy has been es-
pacially interested in the question of a
more equitable assessment law, and the
question of taxation in general and he
was awarded the Craftsmanship OF the
committee on Finance and Taxation.
Senator Grill is banker and was given
the committee on Banking. Senator
Horsford, of Liberty, a farmer, heads
the committee on Agriculture and For
estry, and Senator HUMPHREYS, of Man
atee, printer, the committee on Pub
lie printing. Senator Dayton, who lives
in the phosphate country, was given the
committee on Mining; Senator Davis, of
Fernandina, a pilot, the committee on
Commerce and Navigation, and Senator
West, of Mariana, a physician, the
committee on Public Health. Senator
Williams, who lives at Cedar Keys, was
given the committee on Game and Fish
cries and Senator Tim, of st. Angus
tine, for years strong advocate of or
ganized labor, was given the committee
of that title.
Instead of handing out the select COM
mittee assignments to the senators who
vested him with the power OF making
these assignments, the new president
gave the Craftsmanship of committee
TO each member of the body, and in the
selection showed an absolutely impair
tial spirit. The political future OF such
man is not hard to guess.