Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-11-15
THE FISH COMMISSIONERS.
Fish Commissioner Joseph D. Redding has
addressed the following open letter to Presi.
dent Buckingham:

Fish Commissioner Joseph D. Redding has
addressed the following open letter to Presi.
dent Buckingham:
San FRANCISCO, November Is, 1883.
Hon. R. Il. Buckingham, President California
Fish Commissioners-Dear Sir: address YOU this
open letter to urge the necessity of calling meet
ing OF the Board of Fish Commissioners as soon as
possible.
The following are my reasons
You are aware that at the meeting Of the three
Commissioners yesterday in Sacramento, as soon as
the minutes Of the previous meeting had been read
and approved, Commissioner Dibble arose and made
the following motion:
sit has been publicly and privately stated that
Commissioner Redding, other parties would
make serious charges against the action of the ma
jority OF the Board of Fish Commissioners of the
State Of California for derection of duty, and be-
lieving that an ample opportunity should be given
to prepare and present such charges to the proper
authorities OF the State, and being unwilling to be
further annoyed in such direction, that this
Board do now adjourn until 10 o'clock on the sec
ond Monday of December, that being the regular
meeting day OF this Board"
With lightning rapiditY this motion was carried
by the votes OF yourself and Commissioner Dibble
and the meeting stood adjourned until December
10th.
The President of the Board did not address me in
the premises, to ascertain whether l had apy
charges to prefer against anybody, and therefore
whether any adjournment for such purpose was
necessary or not. motion to adjourn is ALWAYS in
order but when the reasons and basis of the motion
are put forth in the motion itself, believe it to be
an unprecedented occurrence to put the question
before member draw in his breath to speak for
or against the motion. Waving, however, whether
or not fair courtesy has been extended me in the
method OF adjournment the result has been to pest
pone great deal OF important work of the Commits
sion for a full month.
Is the Commission to be frightened away from its
work and adjourn at every visionary or incipient
attack that appears to be soaring above the Board
from some unseen source
As you are aware, there matters of vital i'm
portance that demand the immediate consideration
of the Board.
The charges preferred against J. A. Richardson,
while Deputy Commissioner, which were to come
up yesterday, should be thoroughly investigated,
and the facts obtained Complaints pour in every
day of fish law violation which need our attention
have communication directed to the "Hon-
orable Board OF Fish Commissioners Of the State of
California" which would have been presented at
yesterdays meeting but for the "presto fly" ad-
journment aforesaid.
This communication relates to fish matters of the
greatest interest and necessity to the people of the
State and especially TO the residents of San Fran.
cisco and the immediate vicinity. 1t demands the
earnest and immediate consideration Of our Board.
believe you to be fully DESTROYS Of carrying the
work Of the Commission with Yigor, and without
postponement or delay
For the above reasons therefore, | most respect
fully but strenuously suggest that you call meet.
ing of the Board at your earliest convenience; and,
furthermore, would add il the question is put to
me at the Board l shall be pleased to set at rest
whether or not have ever contemplated charging
any member of this Board with dereliction of duty
Your obedient servant,