Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-04-30

money to be properly expended, be would cheer
fully vote with the people of the south of the State
/ he did Tot believe il would be wisely expended,
( hoS ever Mr.. LANE could not see what the Engi-
neer had accomplished, and couldn't ind oat what
good, If any, the Department had done The farmers
/ of the north of-the State. lie had ASKED tor an
i;emZed statement OF the expenses o. the Engineers
Department. but could not get it. III BASER said
formerly III appropriation was 70 Continue he sur
yeys; now it is not to continue, hu' 20 Wtud up, to
celnpiete the wcrk, prepare { statement OF re-
| suits, Ite. he only question wa, w uld the
State utilize the knowledge algsGty ac-
quired, or cast it all sway. Mr., Gil ORE
referred To the great irrigation works ri EUcope and
| the value OF preserving the information obtained
already. water rights have been taken 80, and en-
glneers enabled in one striking instance, great
water company tn throttle san Francisco ami close
down ON all the waters Of San Nsteo There was no
/ State Epglneers Department then 20 inform the
! p.ope rs now, - show the quantity of water, the
natural COURSES their capacity the proper lines fer
cahatS, the lands capable of redemption by irriga-
I tiuO the annual waterfall in different seetous the
points Tor water storage etc, all which appears in
greater or less degree already on the maps aud
1 veys i'll the State Engineers Department The
work is not for the present. only. blt Tor the genera
tons to come. The possibilities ef the south coun-
ties can ly be developed by scientific examination
and practical experiment based thereon Nh. DEL
NtLLE wanted legislators TO remember there is
difference between water in well and Slickens ::
because one bat is black they mu nos conclude
there are no white hats The opposition admitted The
value OF th= work, the magnitude OF the inlnor-
tance of the irrigation problem but only feared the
money would not be properly expended The rrri--
CATION problem was ON hand ard in the laws long
prlor TO the drainage ques ton In tie Act creating
the Department irrigation is made lis chief object
and drainage is secondary. He denied that the
engineers surveys were made from county iaaps
and said the engineers did the work in person n his
county. He reviewed the situation in the south
the need for official information to which 20 point
inquirers and by which TO id and induce practical
eXemplifcatlon OF iiri. alton systems All the
States have had plans to induce imni. ration iu-
y Ia
of the people.
CIR. Griffith in the cbair.) Mr. CANRoS had in
defiuite leave of absence.
Mr. STRKETER read statistics to show the amount
of work done by the State Engineer in San Ber-
nardno county last yecr, and also in Los Angeles
He denied the statement of the Senator from his
district that the State Engineer did nothing in San
Bernardino, and had used the County Surveyors,
maps. The statement had no foundation Mr.
WAssoS OF Mono said Mono and Inyo counties had
more water running TO waste than los Angeles and.
all the adjacent counties have need OF pat together
His people wal ted the facts IS To thst Mater, it's
possible use, the means TO utilize it, etc all set
forth as reliable reports. That water L. ed on a
scientific basis, and according to the best methods,
Will bring into market vast quantities OF land in his
section capable OF the finest and most varied growth
The geological survey stopped just at = time
something was being done of value, but even then
the only reliable maps are those Of parts of the State
issued by that survey. AS to the water already ap
propriated little can be done to that which may
yet be saved there is much to be done He would
be untrue to his people if he failed to support the
appropriation. The House refused to concur.
Ayes-Aviso, Biruev, Burns, Coleman, Cunning
ham, Edwards Estey, reton, Fraser, Garfity, Gay
Hinshaw, II ward, Jackson, Jones Heating, Lane,
Leach, Leake, Lewis, McDonal MeAiurray, Noon
an, Patterson of San Joaquin, Paulk, Pinder,
Reddck, Reynolds, Samuels, Sargent, Siebe, War
kins, Wentz-SS
Noes-Arick Baker of Yolo, Bost Branch Brown
Chandler, Crank, Crumpton, DaGgett Del Vale
Freer, Gilmore, Griffith, Hale, HARRISON Heudrick
Hoitt, Holden, Kellogg, kiluurn, Long, Mason,
Mathews Of Tehama, May, Mcclure, MeCalion,
Men, Mudgett, Murphy, Paterson of Nevada
Streeter, Swift, Van Fleet, Wason of Ventura,
Wasson OF Mono, Wertzbausher, Wood, Young,
Mr.. Speaker-39.
For salaries Of consulting engineers s6 600
Istruck outI. The House refused to c1ncur-St to
29 For State Normal School Iai San JOSEF, $50 600
The House concurred For State Agricultural So
ciety, $4,000 Gsl5,Oooi. Mr.. MccLuRE opposed
concurrence, because the old soci ty has a debt
which is still outstanding, and the desire is 70 pay
tn debt with the money and use the appro-
pria'ion for that for which the gse-money should
be used, premiums, etc. The tate took the So
ciety under care with the distinct und rstauding in
he bill that no old debt should be saddled on the
State. Mr. MAY supported the amendment, because
investigation he believed it right, aud because
leading men of his CO.. sttuency had urged him to-
do Mr.. YoUSG said horse-racing debt ex-
listed. Directors had secured by their notes def
cheney the State should have paid. Mr.. NOMURRAX
insisted that the money would be used to pay
horse. racing debt aud said the society never had
race but it hung up State money for it. Mr.. You've
denied the statement. and said the races always
brought in revenue. Mr GILMORE op-
the benefit of Sacramento, the hotels and
| the railroads. Mr.. MURPHY favored the amend
uent. He believed 1t right and for the benefit OF
| the growers OF all the State. Mr.. VAN FLEET sald
the Stale Agricultural Society is not local to Sas
mento. Its headquarters are in Sacramento, brt h
| located anywhere it would rebound to the beaaAt,
to some extent OF the locality. Wherever GATE
institution IS located the same cry will be raised a
| .bara will ,a atad Tba-t,
always be; but Sacramento has no more interest -s
State institutions than any other county, and hc5
just much The State Agricultural Society is for
the benefit of all the State its exhibitors are from
all parts of the State Mr. LANE had favored SO 9o0
but opposed the $l5 600. 1t all for Sacramento.
Mr.. FELToS, Mr.. MCCLURE. Mr.. MAY and Mr.. VAN
FLEET debated the matter further. The House con
Cured by AZ to p. For furnishing State Norp1al
School at San Jose, $4,000 flor the thirty third
| fiscal yearl The House concurred in the amend
ment. For furnishing State Normal School at Los
Angeles,i 900 furnishing, $500; support for
thirty-fourth year, s7,500l. The House concuIred.
For support of Mining Bureau s12 600 tstruck outI.
Mr.. DAeeETr explained that the object of the sg-
| preparation to enable the specimens OF s3ts
Bureau to be better exhibited, with view 30
| spreading information as to STATE re-
sources and the encouragement of manu-
featuring. Mr. HARrsos supported the ap-
| preparation as most useful one. Mr.. Nc
CLuRE denounced the appropriation utterly use
less, clean gift of $4,000 to San Francisco for no
useful purpose on earth. The people of San
|
thus thrown away. The item was unconstitutional
| Mr. WATSON of Mono asked WIN Mr.. Mcclure voted
for $4,000 at the regular session for the same Hu.
reau. MIR. MCCLURE said because at a regular ses.
sion 1t was constitutional to vote it Mr. HoITT be-
| heved the Bureau useful one and in the interest
| of all productions of the State He warmly adyo-
Gated the appropriation. Mr.. GILMORE supported
the appropriation as useful and tending to develop
| the States resources and encourage manufactur.
ing Mr.. WAssoH of Mono said the sd.
preparation was indorsed by the Governor
in his message, and he had urged it. only
he asked for more than proposed to be given
The House, by AZ to 13 refused 10 concur in the
amendment. The House refuse TO concur recon.
sidered after long debate and eoncurred in the
amendment Of the Senate relative to the use of
moneys appropriated for Support" to wit hat
they shall not be used for permanent improve
ments, but solely for the payment of salaries and
expenses and the purchase OF materials and supplies
for State institutions and for the management and
support of such institutions The House concurred
in four Senate amendments, which were verbal cor
rections.
At BIS the House adjourned until 10 A. N Satur
day