Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1880-03-26

The Assembly met at $50 A. NJ, Speaker Cow
derY in the chair.
on roll call quorum was present.
Prayer by the chaplain.
Journal approved.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Fngrossment-A number of bills were reported
correctly engIossCd
Milea9e-The committee reported in favor of pay
ing the mileage to the Committee on Mechanics
Arts College.
BY Mr.. Fox-An Act to pr vide for the formation
ard classification of corporations for municipal pur
poses and define their powers and duties.
By Mr.. MAYBELL-An Act to amend Sections S414
345 and 3417 of the Political Code, relating to pub
lie lands.
By Mr. HARpY-An Act to amend Sections 34i3,
sa95 and $500 of the Code relating to the purchase
of State lands.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. srREErER moved to reconsider the vote by
which the House passed Assembly Bill No. l39
(womau suffrage bil), and on the motion called for
the previous question.
Mr. MERRY moved call Of the House, which was
sustained The roll was called and seven members
found abs mt, and the Sergeant-atArms ordered to
Mr.. CoRcoEAS moved that further proceedings be
dispensed with
ihe ayes and noes were called for, and the motion
was lost
The Sergeant at Arms was ordered to bring in
the absentees.
The CHAIR announced that there was no busi-
ness before the House, but to look at one another
[Laughterl
Mr.. MAY asked leave to retire for 10 minutes.
Several objections were made, and on motion
the House refused to grant him leave.
Ia.r. Mcintosh in tn ehair.l
He was received with cheers, and forty men
jumped TO their feet shook their fists and shouted
Laughter and confusion prevailed, but finally the
members found the gavel in the hands Of the sturdy
San Joaquin farmer too much for their lungs,
and order came out OF chaos and confusion.
Motion after motion made 70 dispense with the
call but the House steadily refused
Speaker Cowdery III the chair
Mr.. WAsoS moved 10 adjourn. Lost.
Mr. Fox then moved to dispense with further pro-
ceedngs and it was carried
On call of the roll, the House reconsidered by a
vote OF Al to 3S
Mr. Fox moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
Carred-by a vote of Al to 80.
Mr. McCoNAs said he would respectfully ask that
Senate Bill No 3S6, an Act for the erection Of a
Normal school, be made the special order for to-
morrow
Mr.. DEL VALE moved to amend so that Assembly
Bill No 541 he considered at the same time
Mr. TYLER raised the point of order that they
could not consider them at the same time. Over
ruled
Mr.. TYLER called for division
Mr.. McComas motion was carried by a vote of 10
Mr. Del valle's motion was carried.
RECONSIDERATION.
Mr.. CAuRoS moved to reconsider the vote by
which Assembly Bill No. SIS was yesterday ejected
The ayes and noes were demanded. and the motion
to reconsider was lost by vote OF "a to 81.
THE DRAINAGE BILLS.
Mr.. YouSG moved the adoption of his substitute
for the Brown drainage bill. So ordered.
On the motion to read the substitute third time
Mr. EcDApE said the bill had the same principles in
it as the other, namely State This bill will
C compel San Francisco to pay 100000, and he did
not believe that city wanted to do that.
Mr.. ELTON thought this very important
question. He said if this bill was not the proper
bill let it be amended, but let there be more de-
lay.
Mr. CHANDLER said he desired that gentlemen
minht 90 and the destruction for themselves,
as 70 see if the State herself not interested in
her rivers, and he wanted the bill postponed until
after that investigation. This State has interest
in her bays and rivers.
Mr. MULHoLLAND said there had been no broad
view expressed on this question. Ii the gentlemen
should go to Marysyiile they would know more
about it. Gentlemen cannot take in the full scope
of this matter. Millions of property are being
destroyed that would yield a revenue to the State
Ii this thing is permitted to 20 on the bay Of San
Francisco will be filed up, and commerce will havt
fed from her shores and then her representatives
will find that she has direct interest in the ques
tion. Every portion OF the State is directly inter
csted.
Mr. MAY was unalterably opposed to putting tn,
entire cost on the STATE, but he thought he cou
vote for the Young substitute. He had talked witt
his constituents, and most OF them are willing Il
have the State contribute something Congress i
about to appropriate something, which will help.
Mr. Go6Eckas sail Mr. Chandler had Tough
against ali efforts in tn matter. This is mattel
which interests other portions Of the State. tn.
San joaquin is filing p, and twenty-siX per cent
of all that goes to build up San Francisco goes il
BY way OF the San joaquin river. He was in favo
OF State aid to improve the rivers That is the doc
tr.ne Of the Democracy, that the State should MAKE
her own internal improvements. The State ough
TO protect her rive,s. The bin provides that th
State tax shall be used exclusively for this purpose
1t goes to the improvement OF the navigation Of th
rivers, which the State ought TO do. BY imprOyin.
the navigation Of the c.amento river they saw
over hall a million dollars annually to he uppe
counties in the State in the way OF cheap transporta
tion.
Mr.. FIxLAYsoS hoped the bill would go to a thirt
reading Delays are dangerous, apd this is momen
tous question Ii the members go to Marysvil,
they will have occular demonstration, and can ac
iutelligently.
Mr. MATHEWS said he had labored to impress th,
members with the importance Of the question. The
people Of his county deeply interested, but the
cannot afford to pay all the tax. He willing
that this bill should go forward. He would neve
submit to bonds.
Mr. McCARTY said it was very evident that th.
was grave question. lie was glad to sont
method in the discussion. One principle has beer
settled, and that is that the State ought to pay
portion, and the miners portion and the low land
portion. The State should assist, and the expense
should be divided those in. crested. The bill
ought TO go to third reading. The question is ap
pang. If the mines are stopped it Is death t.
those counties and If something IS not done it is
death to certain portions OF the valley.
Mr. MEssEaGER-Alr. Speaker, first OF all, in thu
consideration OF this question, comes the actual
necessity for some legis station whereby we may in
measure avoid as much as possible, the further de
struction IF property and stil carry on the great
and all-important industry of mining. And right
here, first let me endeayor to show the fallaey OF
the argument used by the honorable gentlemen on
the other size of this question to show that lining
was OF little or 10 Importance te the country al
large as i'll fact have gone so far as TO assert
that it is positive True it is that vast fields
have been destroyed by the debris, which Is una
voidable even in carrying on mining IN Its most
primitive way, as the soil becomes l0osened and in
high water takes its way to the lower country.
Some say that quartz mining can stiil be car
ried on without any danger to the valleys
But in this they are mistaken, for the
crushed rock although much less in quantity,
is much the heaviest and where it once Settles ex-
ccpt there is big fall, it never moves again, and
the stream, after becoming sui, has to leave its
original channel aud seek new course in the rich
auvial soil of the farmer True it Is that San Fran
cisco for the past few years has had splendid market
for grain and the people think that this may still
continue, but let there be one good crop all over
Europe and grain would be a drug in the market.
Nothing could be done in that line by shipping, and
they would again turn their faces to the mountains
the original source of all their wealth and great
ness. III i hau time cOuu SaIDer tDe lteblZeu ac-
count of the amount Of engines and machinery,
TOOLS clothing groceries, and last but not least, the
number OF tons Of coal annually consul ed by the
mining counties the manufacture and production OF
which gives employment TO at least onchalf of the
working population of San Francisco Then they turn
around and say that the city and coast counties
are not interested and refuse the aid
we ask which amounts to only 81 so on 81 000 and
which ought to be cheerfully given by every man
who has foresight enough to look to the interest
of the State which he is supposed to represent.
Now, about the proper way to go to work to accom-
psh the desired end, must respectfully beg leave
to differ with most of the gentlemen who have
spoken this subject. Tell me, ye wiseacres, how
you can get foundation for dam in stream or
river that has filed up one, two or three hundred
feeti Such argument must have been used where
norance Is bliss. In my opinion one-half OF those
who have spoken on this subject did not know what
they were talking about, ard threequarters of the
other half were in a fog as to solution of the
main question. The question is, What shall We do
Now, in my opinion, there is only way out of
this trouble, and that is to condemn the "A 900
acres already ruined, and much more as is neces-
sary to deposit the debris on for the next fifty
years, ard go clear down to the lowest safe point
and there build the dam and evee. which could be
improved from year TO year, as necessary and then
dredge out the rivers TO certain point 10 lie
tanned by survey and calculation based the actual
experience OF former years. This would be cheaper
than any plan yet proposed, even il we had to pay
for the land so condemned, which we ought to do,
least the first cost Of IL to the settlers Now, to
the workingmen whose only cry has been employ.
ment. There would be chance for a thousand of
them for season. and permanent work for many
all the time and when they have once left the city,
they would room make homes in the valley or foot
hills, where there is plenty Of Government land to
be had by the asking as homesteads, and where