Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1885-03-11

has us., for II may On and r1Ee IL l. there suY
water in mis- ctS;c aJro,i,- aT,Iied 10 herrt;TisI
uses What is therc in n-ineinle what is there
in doctrine what is Their, in hnnrSt,. that we
should sit here like forty thieves n steal from
one class OF mon their uronrrtv 10 t,rn il over
10 another class of men who grc TOO mean 10
b,ly il and nay for II or too disbnueSta
SPEECH or SENATOR BOOM.
Mr.. Booue-I fully renliye Tho responsibility
that rests uDon mo Ms a rrurrSc,,iatflr M ~,
pcople Who sent me here in lnnEi1r nm MY
rnirG and co,nius, 10 n conclusion Opnn 81 ,rst
ton of this magnitude. fully realize. iii. thar
whatever my conclusions may be. ! shall be
he'd responsible, when this session OF the Leg
islaturr i over. for their correctness Realigin,.
This Sir | have no hesitation whatever IN
placing myself upon record against taking up
these hills oul of their order mud hriurinu Them
hcflre his senate NJ thr nrcSSut time ! ,ras
tau,-ht carly i'm life sir In RI sncct the RIGHTS ~
nronrrry i'm others w,S taught that This re-
Snnrt il mo foundation nF sori,fv at6 j. rrrnunj
eS in insfjre ana ri,-ht and t6nf trarl5ing foi
Iovs mo into tbrss bsils of lp,,,slatin, ond or,
today il finds vent in tef,n1in. the right Of
those upon whom. in my Judgment II is intended
10 noruetrAtc nm Injustice md injury
Lam Opposed 10 taking thee bills rp r;ov for
several reasons The frst rcasjn when nre.
SCENTS itself 10 me is that We rrn rot now in .
proper frame OF mind to lcc:slate impartiailv
and Justly as between the two contcrdjn- inter
psts Matters of This kind sir should be consii
cred in cSId Blood When we are in the mil
nossessiou of our faculties without any threat
Influences -
are not now in n condition Of mind to do this
We have had placed uuou our desks and I
now hold in my hand a pathrt ic aDpcll anna.
emily from q portio,i o. thc D,ople ri mis- Srafe
rnuchs,l I'm tLrryt,uin,, terms md calculated IN
comnel II Dossibl,. tht. members ON this floor 10
act in accordance with the views laid down in
II This npDeal I say is cnuchcd in hrratrn-
in,, loncuade II comes fr,,u, t,orfirs yyhnse
names find signed nj The bottom !nsL my
self who are these parties An. tho urr.nuS r.
ferred to in this anpcsl the Iorr lsnthnidcrs
those who own the little farms on ne desert
iaid 10 Sc sarrfu 10 "0ra i1r tS mem bSr
who rsuresr;t Tint class or doc. m. g,t,itnii -
and millionaire who EXPECT tn derive fhs 81
benefit from these measures merely u,c . ls
argument 10 obtain legislation uy n false and
MISPLACED sympathy?
! do moi know il ms n fact lint contend that
these parties are using this means of holding
over the heads of This ! legislature n threat f6T
the purpose of obtaining n benefit for them
selves These name, ar,, Signed md sl The hut
tom find the words Executive. committee of
the said Irrigation Convention" This is the
Corvention presume which mot M Fresno
and is called me Fresno Convention
7 also boII i'm NV hand n1,ruhIct en- tho
hact of vh+ch is addressed f. thr / ruislattIrr
nf tho stotn NJ California t,yrnty-si>tb session,
hv tho IeuiSlotivp Irriruiion Comm nee of The
Sfatn TrriSntion Convention hold in Fresno in
DeCcmber ISL
On mace ~ ofthet namnhIrt find the follow
inc nr0GprdinUs of the STATE Irrirati.l., Couynr,-
ti1n PHtbe GnIvontiou which ,yns corycned for
The nnrnose If nonsidprinr This irri,e,iou ones
tjonEshowing of what il vas composed and the
manner in which it conducted its business ]
read. " We rneution that when the Convention
convened ~ Riverside last wear standing Com
mittees ON Resolutions and legislation were ap-
nointeG tO rrport nt the present meeting They
were NOT reGdy to do so and il was agreed TO
"Sd thr@e addiiionai members 10 each commit
Too 70 Ia sNrointcd Nv tho Chair Tho writer
bo5 tba hoitnr 10 hn ornointcd TO that on rrso-
imtions The t,yo committees were directed to
cnnntIv they were combined into
Gun Tho duty Of This combined
was 10 preDare the work for the Con
yention' decide upon and prepare the points
mon which LEGISLATION was required. and sub
mil their work Ia the Convention for discussion
and approval As James De arth Shorb, Chair
man OF the committee. was also Chairman of
~, Convcntio, q vica chairman, was 81 npointed
70 nrcside over that BODY while he attended To
no Seiihnrotions of the committee Senators
viii nov note the following sentence1 nThe
committee Immediately repaired TO a room pre-
nared for that purpose. II comprised eighteen
i,nennhrrs and we We're SURPRISED Mt their intel
Iiganno oh;iitv and thorouTh understanding of
The srhirct Several of them were able. eype-
rinrnod LAWYERS. three were editors and the
rn.t canal oyneTs and irrirators
viii ino,,ire NJ tho Gentlemen who circula-
tod ms nainrh1et ,inon The desk of senators To-
dav where they find any reference here to the
roTreeentotive class referred to in their circular
HIS nnr,r,ittcn - save the reDort 1t,yas com
,osnd of nighteen members Several ,rere GlIc
i.,ccf {11r,,frs trre 1nCre editors and The res;
ri ,,[s ,,s5 ir,J,o,ors Now on his rTono-
s;tion as to tho crest demand there is for this
Xii CIV we beve NOT here suficient evidence
nj that f9ct W. have hoard from only one side
of this Question. the other side has had no
cborre 10 oN Mo II, n nc their desires
/ also hold in my hand n letter received by *
Senator on this floor which he has kindly given
mo nermission to use. and with tho consent of
the Senate will read II.
The President-The Chair hears NO objection
Mr. Roonn-Tt reads. "Horornhlc Sir 'Excrsn
the iiheTty take in WRITING TO Won I desire IL,
saw n word in INV own behalf and also on behalf
.of'Ynv neighhors in relation IN the water oues
ton which seems to agitate the minds of a few
sncculators and which is gaining some nroni-
hence before the iegisIaturp In the vears 1870
and 1850 nurrbased n ranch IN KINGS riyer
in Fresno and Tulare counties from the
State OF California. Kings river. natu-
raj watcr-course flows throuph that rancho
and makes if valuable for raising grain and
grass for stock In the years 1877 ISIS and 1870
The Fresno Canal Conpany built several dams
on Kings river, about fifty miles above my
ranch and diverted all the water fror, tbr
river Hmndrcds of nv cattle died for want Of
water and hundreds straved away to the rnoun-
tans and were lost The grasses on nv ranch
died ouf snd | was comnpIled at 81 large ex-
Dense 10 90 into COur s of equity and c0mpel
The Fresno Canal Company TO cease diyertfnr,
the water to nv damage NV neighbors along
Kings river and its natural branches were com
pnIIed Ia do ms I did. Now | understand that
The Fresno Canal COMPANY are attemptinr TO
ph9uup thp law uuipr which and my neigb-
hnrs ecoIIire onr rights We do moi think tbis
right They not ONLY want TO change the law
hit want to change the Constitution Of tho Stete
and To enact n new SCI of laws and comneI usto
jjtIpote this whole matter over nsain Int thew
desire 70 enact laws 10 take AWAY my nronerty
and 1--WE il To some one else lam informed by
several of the hest LAWYERS of this town thai the
| ,eqisIature cannot enact laws TO take away
vested RIGHTS because il is uncnr stitutionnl
Then foiioIys some nersonai matters that need
not read
Mr. Reddy-Will the Senator he kind enough
to state who wrote that letter?
Mr., Boone-Whnt did the Senator saw
Mr. Reddy-Who was the author Of that lot
tero if the senator will he kind enoI,,rh io an
swer me
Mr. Soxe-It is no secret Mt all
Mr. Reddv-I did not smnnose IT was or T
ron1d not have sskcd hover irnuiTa into
a,y h0dv's secret
Mr. R6oneNThe letter was handed mo nv Tho
Senator from Santa Clara
Mr. SayeNTha icttpr was written ma bv Mr.
Ueinemnn now a resident unou that yery Dron-
e,tr
Mr. Reddv-He Is ono of tho litioants in the
suita
Mr. saxc-Yes
MIR Roona How many moro of these citizens
are in The same condition does not gnpear, W..