Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-30

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sion In Inino,s-The National Woman
Suffrage observation-disclosures Case Mt
Observation-Disclosures In virsInia
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ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO IHs REcoRD.USIosl
Resolutions or the National woman's
Suffrage Association.
OMAHA (Neb.) September 2Ssh.-At the
National Womsn's Suffrage Association to-
day resolutions were adopted thanking Con-
gress for the appointment of select woman
suffrage committee 10 the last House; thank.
Ing Senators Lspham, Ferry, Blair and An
thony fog their report in favor Of an impar-
tai suffrage amendment 20 the Constitution
OF the United States that it is the para
mount duty of Congress to submit six-
teenth amendment, which shsll secure the
enfranchisement Of women /; that The Associa-
ton should labor for the submission Of an
amendment to the national Constitution pro.
hibitipg States from DISTINGUISHING on ground
OF EEK that the action of tae S ate Convsn-
lions of the Republicans in Kansas and Indi-
ana the Democrats in Massachusetts,, and
Anti Monopolists in New York and Prohibi.
tionists la Chicago, indicate O recognition Of
tie strength and near approach Of full re-
cognition Of woman's political ights; that it
Is the DUTY of the Legislatures of Iowa, Ore.
son and Indiana to Gatify the proposed wo.
man suffrage amendments, andsthat the eu-
largement of wonan's political freedom in
Iceland, Scotland, India and Russia, while
refused these privileges, is more inconsistent
In our republic.
OMAHA, Ssptsnber s9sh.-The following
officers were elected By the National Woman
Suffrage Association President, Elizabeth
Cady Stanton. Vice-Presidents at larga-
Matilda Joselyn Gage PhrDe W. Cozz.ns,
OF Missouri, and Olympia Brown, of Wis
consir. Vice Presidents were chosen from
each State, including Laura DeFo-c7 Cor.
don, Ct California; Aida c. Avery, CO..
orsdo; Hannah II. Clapp, Nevada; Abigail
Scott Duniway, Oregon Emeline B. Wells.
Utah; Abbie FL. Stuart, Washington Terri
tory. Executive Committes-Chsirman
Mary Wright Sewell, of indiana Sarah l..
Kuox Goodrich, Ca.itorais Louise Gage
Carpenter, Dakot9; Rev. Eliza F. Wilkes,
Dakota; Mrs A. X: Paddock, Utah. Re.
cording Secretaries-Ellen IL Sheldon, Di-
trict Of Columbia Julia I. Foster, Pennsyl-
vania; D. Pearl Adams, Illinois. Corfs.
spending Secretary, Rlchel q. Foster, Penn
sylvania. Foreign Corresponding Sec,esa-
ries-Caroline I. Briggs, England Lydia E,
Becker, England; Nine. De Baran, Paris :;
E-len Clark Sargent, Germany. Treasurer.
Jane +. SpofCrd, District of Columbia,
Auditors, Ruth and w. T. Dennison, Dis
trict Of Columbia.
The Pacific Coast River and HarbOr I'M
prOvements-Repsrt Of Engineer Mem
dell.
WASHINGTON, September 29th.-The re-
port of Colonel G. II. Mendell, engineer in
charge OF the river and karbor improvements
the Pacific rpast has kpap ~
War Department. With regard to San
francisco harbor, after speaking Of the OBJ
structious of navigation by tie laundering of
the British steamer Escanbia in the entrance
to the hatbor ana plan to remove the
wreck, the engineer says: Ga February l,
1881, report Of the causes which are tend
ing to diminish the commercial value of the
harbor was submitted to the Department
in obedience to a resolution of the House of
Representatives dated June II 1880. This
report discussed all the information upon this
subject available at that time, and pointed
out the desirability Of additional examina-
tons tor the purpose of comparison with sur
veys made in previous Years. The effect, if
any, of certain deposits known to have &C.
CURED within the bay upon the depth Of
water in the bsr at the entrance to the har-
Dor, j: is important to ce'ermine. The last
systematic survey was made in 1873 Com
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harbor, particularly il San Pablo Bay, at
this point will be valuable, in giving q con
tinuous history of the hsrbor, and TO-
gether with an Investigation of the
sources which supply tie material to
make shoals may support the means of
modifying iC beneficial way tire existing in
furious tendencies. This ha1bor is peculiarly
of nationsl value, its position controlling in
an unusual degree the commerce of the ad-
Iacert ocsss, from the fact thst it is the only
c0mmodius harbor in thousand miles OF
coast. l. is thought the sum Of SIS 0O0 can
be proftably employed in obtaining informl-
ton which would enable the inquiry of the
House OF Representatives TO be satisfactorily
answered.
With regard TO the improvements of Oak.
land herbor. the engineer says: The prt isct
consists in the extension Of two storm ietLies
from the oakland shore to twelve feet Of
water in San Francisco bay. 10 the excavation
of chanLel between the jstties and increase
of tidal prism. According to the report, the
jettiss are well advanced and the channel is
also in process of enlargement. The next
operation TO be undertaken is to provide an
inci ease of tidsl pIism, to bs accomplish I'd
by dredging the harbor and BY connecting it
by tidal canal with the adjoining estuary Of
San Leandrc. TIE amount available of last
years appropriation (S63. 1891 will be applied
to dredging the upper basin. Two huud
thousand dollars were appropriated by the
Act OF August, 1882 The amount reouired
for the completion Of the work is estimated
at 81, Oh $50, and the engineer estimates that
100000 can be probably expended rext
year.
OF the Improvement and enlargement cf
Wilmington harbor, the engint er says the
FIRST step ought to be the excavation Of the
channel, to give it a dimension OF 400 feet
by 10 feet instead of 235 by II feet, as at
present. The material obtained by this ex.
cavstion is to be deposited on lines of jalties
extending into the bay of San Pedro These
Jetties are then TO be raised with stone from
Catalina Island, and as the project develops
stone jssty instead. Dad Mans Island is
to bs raised TO the high water mark. One
hundred thousand dollars was appropriated
at the last session for the WORK, sud it is
thought it can be completed for SI91, 756,
which sum the engineer thinks can be prof.
ably expended next year.
Bids have been invited acc ording to the
engineers report, for the improvement of the
channel in Sacramento river at Six.mile
Bar, above Sacramento. On this improve
ment he reports: Regarding the impouud-
ing OF mining detrisus essential 20 thu
Protection Of these pavigable channels, il Is
proposed 10 apply a portion of the lat apErc-
priation OF August. 1882 10 the ustrsction
aud repair Of the barriers ia the Yuba, 3 ear
and American rivers, substantially a.
sketched in the report of January, 1882
and the remainder to the Maintenance
of snag boat in the upper river. Tee
appropriation asked for ia this report is to be
applied 20 tie maintenance OF snag DO It
and the continuation or the system Of in
pounding mining detritus. TIE amount
available for the work ia 1924 $685. ard it i,
estimated that $50 900 can be expended next
year.
Accompanying this report is one from
Assistant Engineer Smith, in charge of the
snag boat, in which he saYs: " 1t ia expected
that more attention will be paid this year to
improving the depth of water through tie
bars of the upper river, and tits thought three
feet can be maintained from Sam Soule bar
down, and thirty incies above this point to
Sausw Hill"
With regard to the improvement of San
Joaquin river. the report speaks Of the neces>
sity of continuing the dredging Of Stockton
and Mormon sloughs owing to the deposits
of sits and detritus. 1t is proposed in the
present season to make the last tf the cut
offs which it is thought will De necessary to
make in the river at Owls Elbow. The
Stockton and Mormon channels will be i'm
proved by dredging. The upper river will be
surveyed preparatory to this work in the low
water season, aud a large number Of snsgs
will be cleared away. The amount spp,opri-
ated and available for the OPERATIONS this
year is S45, CTS, and il is estimated that $780,
coo can be profitably expended next year