Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-29
EXTRA SESSION.
ANOTHER BATCH OF PRESS EN-
PRESSI0NS.
Irrigation-Suprem Court-Appro-
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
mon Law-Etc.


If the law-making power of the land
shall unmake the Courts selected by the
people, then is all respect for law at an
end and the law-making and law-giving
power alike will become a laughing-stock
Of the populace.-Red Bluff Cause.
1t was represented that all southern Cali
fornia was ablaze with excitement over the
decision of the Supreme Court. We can
speak for this county, and say that there
has been none whatever il relation to the
matter.-.SdH BleHaUehttrd Free Press.
The scheme (the Cross bill) is one that
deserves attention. 1t would place the
whole matter in the hands of State officials
or commissioners. and thus all conflict of
ownership or use would be at an end fur
thermore, the full benefit of the waters of
the State could soon be realized Wood
iGRd Democrat.
Among the extra sessionists are quite a
number of good men who are trying to hold
in check the rabble and it is to them that
the people look for protection. They can
be relied upon if not too much in the mi
nority. Let us assist them in every posi-
be way TO grant US the necessary relief
Chico Chronicle.
! There is just one more hope for the RI
| parianist. Two-thirds of the members of
the Legislature are pledged to adopt GER
| tain measures. The only chance of the
riparianist is in postponement. The pres
ent he knows 10 be fraught with ruin to
his unjust cause; the future may bring re-
| lief-OdkIund Tribune.
1t is amusing to observe the efforts of the
| riparian monOpolists to bully the Governor
of the Legislature who signed the petition
for an extra session. Every one of them
knows that such an act on the Governors
part at this time would be the most indis
Greet thing he could do.-S0ckt0n Nail.
It's very easy matter whenever ques-
ton arises, the settling of which causes
| trouble, to say LIT the State do the
work" 1t is the old fable revamped of the
disputlng cats asking the monkey to act as
judge in the division of the cheese; he set
ties the question by eating the share OF
each.-S. Z. Examiner.
1t is an issue of life and death for the
people, and the Republican majority in the
Legislature are privileged to say which it
shall be. If they countenance delay, fill
clustering tactics, and dissensons conse-
quent upon the introduction of political
questions, it is possible fer the riparian
schemefs to carry their point.-Oaiidnd
Tribune
The opposition of the riparian side is
| weak, and growing weaker. The majority
| of sensible people throughout the State is
with the cuitivator and irrigator in this
| fight. The farm is the source Of Calilor-
| MAS present wealth, and without diYerting
| water from the natural streams in the drier
| portion Of the State there can be no farm
| ing isaiid Deitl.
The extra session has performed the ser
vice OF awakening public attention 10 the
nature and importance of the water ques-
ton. The discussion has already done
good, but it is not exhaustive The best
| plan OF water distribution has not yet been
thought out The Gail freely admits that
it does not know what the best plan is
| $, =. Cjdi.
If the present Legislature should decide
! to submit such an amendment to the Con-
| stituton as means the reorganization of
| the Supreme Court for :he Ubiquitous de-
cision by which the water of this State is
| turned over 10 the ripariansts, it would not
| be the first time in the history OF the State
| that a Supreme Court was dissolved for bad
decisions.-NarysrHe Democrat.
The irrigation movement was started 10
! protect the property of the small holders
| of irrigated land i'll southern California.
| The necessities of the case have walked up
the people of the State and they now de-
mand redress of grievances. At the last
moment Messrs. Haggin & Carr, who stand
| in the same relation to this case that the
mass of the people stand stepped to the
front and took hand.-RiUerside Press.
Such action of turning the natural course
of waterways would be nothing more or
less than fiIching one mans pocket for the
| purpose of filling another; making this
region bloom and that one gloom. Not
| only this, but our water arteries flowing
! into San Francisco bay would be so d.
unfinished in volume under the tremendous
strain upon their resources that navigation
would be rendered obsolete.-FcH Rircr
Mad.
One would imagine, by the great amount
of noise made over the water question at
the present time, that there is party in
this State opposed to irrigation. This is
not fact. That very large party exists,
and especially among the farmers, who are
anxious that the State should have the Gus
tody and control of all the waters, is Ger
tainly true and that this is the correct
doctrine is becoming more and more ap-
parent every day.-OaIand Times.
The farmers of San Joaquin county are
|
by the so-called Irrigation Committee, and
strongly favor public control Of the water
supplies of the State. They all admit the
necessity of Irrigation on broad scale, and
they regard the attempt of individuals and
corporations to acquire private ownership
of the waters needed for that irrigation as
an audacious outrage upon the rig hts of the
people They want irrigation, but they
most emphatically refuse to sanction or
indorse any legislation that will make the
honest tiller of the soil slave to water
grabbing monopolists. Private ownership
and control of the waters of the State is far
more to be dreaded than the Objectionable
law of riparian rights, which is altogether
napplicable to California, where a general
system of irrigation is indispensable to ag-
fricultural prosperity. Independent,
Ifthere be any one disposed to criticise
the Governor for his prompt and decisive
action in converting the Legislature to con-
slider without delay the present situation
in respect to water rights-if there'b be any
one of earping turn of mind-let him re-
fleet that there is much to be done and but
little time in which to do it. The unex-
pected and amazing decision of the Su-
preme Court establishing the riparian doc
trine and inferentially declaring irrigation
to be unlawful, forces the people to act,
and act without delay. As things now
stand industry is practically arrested
throughout the State, development is
checked and alarm and apprehension per-
wade the people. AT any time injunctions
may issue under the riparian decision
against the appropriation of water for ag-
| ricultural uses, canals may be interfered
with and the supply of water shut of from
farms. vineyards and orchards.-Los IN
geieS Herald.
| HoRsFoRD's ACID PHOSPHATE, one of the
best tonics. DR.. a. Atkinson, Professor
Materia Medica and Dermatology, in Col
ege of Physicians and Surgeons, Balti-
more, Md, says: " 1t makes a pleasant
drink, and is one of our best tonics in the