Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-15
AGAINST THE VALLEY.
KEARST'S TREACHERY
TO HER INTERESTS.
The Truth About the Anti-Debris
Action in the Senate-Dis-
patch from McKenna.

The dispatch of yesterday in the RECORD
UNION from Washington, indicating that
the Senate had stricken out all the legisla-
ton in the river and harbor BILL in
tended to protect the navigable rivers of
the State and the bay of San Francisco
from the destruction threatened, Gre
ated CONSERVATION among the friends of
valley interests. They were 10th to believe
that the Senate had deliberately refused to
intervene to save navigable streams it is
bound in honor to conserve.
This CONSERVATION was only equaled by
the amazement with which they learned
that this decision had resulted from the
action and perfidy of a California Senator,
George Hearst. Later in the day San
Francisco paper came to hand containing
long dispatch from Washington, and
bearing all the ear-marks Ex-senator Hearst
In that dispatch he takes occasion to say
that he has triumphed over his colleague,
but claimed that his action is Endorsed by
the people of both the valley and the min
lug StCllOllS. ne says
The committee amendments secured by Sena-
tors Hearst and Jones included the striking out
of the clause in the bill which made it the duty
of the Secretary OF War to institute legal pro-
ceedings against almost every class of miners
in California. 1t was therefore surprise to
Senators Hearst and Jones when Senator Stan
ford in the Senate moved to insert the objec-
tionable clause.
But there is no explanation anywhere in
the fulsome dispatch of why this clause
was Objectionable, or who objected 10 it.
He further says:
Senator Hearst supposed his colleague under
stood the committees amendments were per-
ectly satisfactory 10 all interests in California,
and hoped that the section as reported by the
committee would not be disturbed.
1t would be exceedingly gratifying to
the people of the valley to learn from
what source Senator Hearst gained this re-
markable information. So far as this
vicinage is concerned, it has not a particle
of foundation. Nor can it be ascertained
that such expression of satisfaction has
anywhere been made. 1t is the hight of
absuriity to even imagine that it could
have been made in the valley Fur
ther on in his dispatch Senator Hearst
says:
/ know already that the amendments I have
secured are approved by both the mining and
farming interests of California, because framed
them only after thorough discussion with the
representatives of both interests.
Mr.. Hearst owes it to himself to state
with whom he consulted, and who assumed
to thus speak for the valley. In California
the truth of his statement is fatty and I'M
reservedly denied. In concluding his dis
patch, Mr.. Hearst said:
still remains in the bill 1t is in its proper place,
twelve pages further on, where it was inserted
by the committee at my request.
Desiring mole trustworthy evidence con-
corning this allegation, the RECORD UNION
yesterday telegraphed to Hon. Joseph Nc
Kenna in these words:
OFFICE OF RECoRD-UNIoS,
Sacramento, July IA, 1856.
Hon. Joseph Nchennd Washington, ID. C.-Was
all antidebris legislation stricken out of the
river and harbor bill by the action OF the Sen
ate yesterday?
To this Mr.. McKenna promptly re-
sponded. The deep interest he has taken
in the bill, and his presence at all the de-
bates upon the measure, thoroughly quail
fies him to answer, and his statement will
be accepted as authoritative, Senator Hearst
to the contrary notwithstanding. His dis
patch was as follows
House OF REPRESENTATIVES,
Washington, July II, 1856.
To The Record Uaion, Sacramento: Yes
j. MCKENNA.
If any doubt still remains it is effectually
dissipated by the following Associated Press
dispatch received late last night:
WASHINGTON, July 14th.-So far as can
now be judged, anti-debris legislation has
gone by the board. The sections bearing
on the subject were all stricken out in the
Senate. Some of the California represent
atives who labored so diligently to get the
clauses into the bill are good deal dis
gusted at the defeat Of the whole matter by
California Senator Hearst. There is q
chance that the matter may be restored in
some shape when the river and harbor bill
gets into the Conference Committee of the
two houses, but the prospects are not
bright. Senator Stanford is much cha.
grined over the action of the Senate. He
said to-day that if opportunity offered he
would try to secure reconsideration of the
vote by which the debris clauses were
stricken out.