The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1880-03-02
California Legislation.

NAeHlNGIoN, req. 70. - Representative |
Horace Davis this morning introduced a bill |
providing that from and after its enactment d |
customs duty of six cents per pound shall be |
imposed and collected upon sago and sago |
flour, tapioca and tapioca -four, arrowroot and
alroWrool flour, manoc -four, variety Of
tapioca root flour, starch, farina, and all
starch made of any material whatever or
however used. The existing tariff law i'm
poses duty OF one cent. per pound and 20
per cent dd rdlOren on starch made from raw
potatoes and corn, and of three cents pound
and ~ per cent. I'D rdlOrem on starch made
from rice or any other material Sage and
sago -four, root -four farina and tapioco are
on the free list. The Chinese now import to
California, for use in their lallndres, large
quantities of low grade starch under the name
. OF root flour, sago -FOUR matlico -four, etc,
which, although really starches, have until
. recently been admitted free Of duty. Fifteen
hundred thousand pounds Of these substances
were imported at San Francisco for use in the
Chinese laundries, and the government having
assessed duty on these importations. which
has been protested, about 100 suits contesting
them are now pending
1t IS well known that one reason why the
Chinese compete so successfully with white
laundries is because the Mongolans use poorer
and cheaper starch. twill be seen, therefore,
that Davis bill is calculated to subserve the
several desirable objects of protecting white
labor and our own products, is increasing the
government revenues, preventing litigation,
and helping to make our country less desir-
able place Of residence for the Chinese rep
, resentation.
. Page presented the joint resolution of the
California Legislature against Leon Chateau,
of the French commercial treasury project,
and had it read at the clerks desk so as to
, bring it more prominently to the attention of
the House and secure its incorporation in the
o1 dc To ,IS tod
, the Legislature 5 resolutions asking an appro-
, priation for the improvement of Humboldt
+ harbOr.
Davis introduced a copy Of Booths bill for
| the relief of eX-AssiStant Treasurer Fenlon,
, and also a bill providing for the payment of
the claim of the Pacific submarine wall COM
panY for the government work done at Fort
Point.
Pacheco bad ready for Introduction a bill
appropriating SIS 900 to erect a building at
!, | Los Angeles for post office and other gov
{ ernment purposes, but failed to obtain all
Y opportunity to-day, and will introduce it to-
t morrow.
A The bill for the REHABILITATION of the boun-
e daries of Pulgas ranch was reported to the
4 House by the private land claim committee,
c for the subcommittee. adversely.
S Consideration by the full committee will
: take place at the next meeting
n The forthcoming report of the public land
t commissioners, who visited California last
. autumn, will contain the following interesting
L passage on the subject of the mining debr,S
0 question set forth in the testimony accompa-
q nying heir report
5 KIT will appear thefefrom that serious and
. increasing conflict exists in California upon
this subject between the miners and agricul-
turists, and it would also seem to be a ques-
: ton falling within the legitimate scope of
: Congressional action. The United States
e still own forty per cent. OF the lands i'll that
+ State, large portions of which contain min
|. erals. Facilities for running off The ore
!. tailngs are indispensable to the successful
0 working of these mines, and the government
J.. could scarcely expect to sell the same to pur-
S chasers and yet deny the necessary conven-
l. ience for their operation hut it is claimed
c that such unrestricted debris facilities destroys
!, the agricultural lands in the lower portions Of
IS the streams"
" Cincinnati Wins.
i WAsHINGToN, Feb. 23.-In the Democratic
Il committee meeting NJ. W. Fuller presented
- Chicago's claims She has a hall of a fine
q quality, capable. of seating 10000, and stand
y ing room for 10000 more !: the citizens would
J. def"ay the transportation and board expense
:, of each member of the convention and his
~ family; 23O hotels would not increase thei
rates, the air was pure and the temperature
- equable. Col. Dorsey presented Baltimore
. claims. EX-Nlayor Brown, of st. Louis
y thought that Missouri being thought doubt
,S ton; St. Louis was centrally situated will
- abundant facilities Of all kinds there woulC
Il be no advance in hotel rates, and the com
"a mittee would detIty all expenses deemed
), proper. Taylor eloquently invited the con
~ vcntion to Cincinnati, which had the advan
=, tages OF the other cities and some they ha,
:, not; music llall has Il capacity Of 4,5O0 seat
nd rIn inn no of n
-, Cnnati would bear all the expenses Of the
VS. convention, and as Cincinnati named the mai
- in 1876 it would name him III 1850. Lu9ent
~ City, Oregon, was advocated by Whitaker il
~ Il very humorous speech. Vim. l.. Scott III
r. vitcd the convention to Philadelphia; Cen
! tennial Hall was the proper building, and
~ would hold 10000 people; the other attraC
,t tions We're great, and there was no city ol
~ Gods footstOol which SO much needed tn
at convention to enlig ighten and civiliHe it, Still
~ son Hutchins advocated Washington. -Ai
~ informal ballot resulted: Cincinnati Il, Chi
,n caSo 10, st. Louis 4, Washington !, Ealtimor
- ,, Philadelphia, Jackson, Miss, Eugene Cit
~ and blank l each. \ formal ballot resulted
=, Cincinnati 90 Chicago s, ST. Louis !, Wash
y ln-ton and blank each. The selection q
r. Cincinnati was then made unanimous and
~ committee appointed TO confer with the Gin
IN Cinnati committee on arrangements. Ther
~ some discussion about halmonizng tht
' New York factions but with no result. Th
committee will prepare call tomorrow.
~ CHICAGO, Feb. 24.--Mayor Harrison an,
Il the city council this morning presented PaI
~ nell and Dillon with the freedom of the city
The Trade Unionists presented their ad
III dress. The Irish agitators appeared on boar
ar the train, and in response to Ii hearty hand
as clapping made speeches
N' New York, Feb. 24.-The Evening Post
. Utica special says the Republican convention
OF will be so completely under the control of tn
al Grant men as to render discoId practically Ou