Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1886-07-23
EXTRA-sEssIONAL NOTES.

Governor Stoneman and wife visited the Sem
ate yesterday in company with General Sher-
man.
Senator Parker, Of solano, has very poor
will remain until Monday.
The watermelon festival at ST. Paurs Church
last evening was spoken of by riparianists as
being an irrigation banquet
What does this adjournment until Monday
Signify?" was asked of a leading member of the
House from one OF the southern counties. oh,
guess they want to get together somewhere
and fix things up" he replied, with peculiar
wink of his left optic.
The trenchant sarcasm of the Senator from
Nevada appears not to have suffered in the least
since the adjournment of the last session. and
bids fair to be .ncisiye at this session as ever.
The proceedings i'll the upper branch of the
Legislature are not apt to be devoid of interest
TO the average visitor so long as Cross is there
and his tongue retains its double-geared sting.
"Ayesl7-noes-14th acknowledgement
till-Monday! and whack came the gayel of
President Daggett down upon his desk. Mr..
President | don't believe this action is
"a You re too late, Senator Lynch. The vote has
been announced and the Senate adjourned" re-
marked the smiling Lieutenant Governor, as he
descended from the chair. And the would-b be
Congressman settled back into his seat with an
expression of one just awakened from "a dream
of death in the Shade of some hollow
sepulcher."
1t doesn't appear to be generally known that
the contention over the position of Journal
Clerk in the Senate was the result of the pend
ing battle of the bosses in San Francisco. Tut
hill, who held the position at the last session
and was reelected on Tuesday, is, it appears a
Higgins man; hence the natural desire of the
Conroy faction to keep him out. The matter
has however been set at rest by the gentleman
putting in an appearance yesterday afternoon
and declaring his intention of serving the dear
peope at the usual handsome salary attached
to the position of Journal Clerk.
If ha oreatpSf General M fha xrar
next 10 Grant-had come upon the floor of either
of the branches of the Legislature, unheralded
and personally unknown 20 those present and
had presumed to ask for place as one of the
doorkeepers he would probably have met with
a very cool reception. The plain appearance
ana wholly transformations manner OF the great
and griZZled warrior during his visit at the
Capitol yesterday would indeed-under the cir
cumstances named-have scarcely secured for
him respectable recognition at the hands of
the average officious legislative understrapper
The Assembly Irrigation Committee, Walrath
Chairman, met last evening at the Capitol.
Present-Asbe, Clark, De Watt. Edwards
Goucher, Gregory, Munday, Moffitt Reeves,
Woodward and Wairath. Two bills were before
them for consderation-that introduced by
Moffitt repeating Seetion,1422 of the Civil Code,
aud that introduced by De Witt, an Act con-
corning the ownership of water in natural I'M
nayigable streams, and providing for the ac
QUESTION thereof by appropriation. Contrary
to expectation, the Iiparianists were not repre-
sented There was a Discrimination on the part
OF the committee to rush the business through
without giving all an opportunity to be heard,
and. on motion of Munday, the meeting ad
journed to IL a. NJ. to-day, and the Secretary no
tilted to request the attendance OF the ripa-
rianists.
The Assembly Committee on Irrigation yester
day sent the following communication to the
attorneys of Miller & Lux, and TO other persons
who are here watching legislation
Rooms OF THE ASSEMBLY COMMIT
TEE ON IRRIGATION.
SAcRAMENTo, July %. 1856.
SIR: The Assembly Irrigation Committee
will hold session in room No. is, State Capitol,
this evening. at $50 O'clock 1t is very desirable
that the committee should complete its labors
in time TO make report on Monday. SO that the
work of the session can be finished at the earliest
day possible, and thus save the State further
expense. The committee, however, wish to
give a full consideration to all the irrigation
measures which have been introduced and re-
ferred TO them. Understanding that you have
views which you may wish to present to the
committee, the committee invites you to be
present at their meetings. Very respectfully,
A. WALRATH, Chairman.
1t is understood that the committee will sit as
often as may be necessary to complete their re-
port by Monday.