Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-01-23

Assembly message announcing the passage Of a
bill to amend the Act TO create and establish q
State Board of Horticulture, to add fve new sec,
said Act, and to appropriate money for the uses
of the State Board of horticulture:
Mr.. DeLong moved that the bill be referred
to the Committee on Agriculture for amend
ment. :.
Mr. Caminetti moved to amend by having it
referred to the special Committee on State Boards
and Commissions.
This motion was withdrawn and De Long S
motion carried.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Caminetti offered resolution authorizing
the Superintendent of Public Instruction to for
ward two copies each of the State Textbooks
as per request-to the Indiana House OF Repre-
sentatives. Adopted.
Mr.. Caminetti offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Attaches, Contingent Ex-
an early date full list of all the attaches and
employees of the Senate, with the salaries re-
ceiyed by the same, with the view to a possible
reduction of the number. Adopted.
By resolution of Mr.. Murphy, George Waters
| was appointed rear porter, at "a per day.
| IMPROVEMENT OF THE SACRAMENTO AND FEATHER
| Mr.. Greedy offered concurrent resolution re-
questing Congress to appropriate one million
dollars for the improvement of the navigation OF
| the Sacramento and Feather rivers, which was
| referred to the Committee on Mines Drainage
and Mining. The resolution is as follows:
| Senate Joint Resolution, relative to requesting
Congress to make an appropriation OF 81 ,0OoO oo
| for the improvement of navigation on the Sac
ramento and Feather rivers in California from
| the head of navigation on the Sacramento river,
/ at st. Johns and from the head of navigation
| on Feather river, at Marysville, said Feather
river being tributary of Sacramento river, to
San Francisco bay.
WHEREAS, During the past thirty-eight years
| the tributaries to the Sacramento and Feather
rivers have been, by permission of the United
| States, used for mining to such an extent that
| said rivers, at one time the most magnificent in
all California, and suitable for navigation for
distance of 200 miles, have been practically
ruined; and whereas, the great output OF gold
during said time amounting to more than 81,
| 900, 000, 600, though of immense benefit to the
States has been, in addition to the natural ero-
sion, one of the direct causes complained of /;
and whereas, the commercial value of said
rivers for navigation is almost inestimable, not
along the banks, but also because the lands on
both sides, for nearly the entire distance are of
the finest alluvium, with productive capacity
that cannot be excelled; and whereas, the
use of said rivers in the manner COM
planned of and their consequent filling there
from during the period referred to, have, in a
great measure, prevented the reclamation of
hundreds of thousands of acres of low land,
known as tule lands, lying further back from
the banks of said rivers than the alluvial lands
which, notw .thstanding the said injury, can be
reclaimed; snd whereas, hydraulic mining
which has been largely instrumental in causing
the destruction of said rivers for navigation has
ceased to exist, therefore be 1t
Resolved, by the Senate, the Assembly concur
ring That our Senators and Representatives in
Congress be and they are hereby requested to
use all honorable means to procure an appropri-
alton from Congress in the sum OF one million
dollars, to be expended in the restora ion of the
navigation of the said Sacramento and Feather
rivers, from the heads of navigation respect
lively, to the bay of San Francisco; and be it
further
Resolued, That his Excellency the Governor
of the State of California, be and he is hereby
requested to forward a copy of this preamble
Representatives in Congress of this State, duly
attested by him.
Mr. YELL from the Committee on Military At
fairs, reported back Senate Bill No. 19l, recon-
mending its passage,
report was received from the Committee on
Rules, recommending the adoption of the reso-
luton providing for the appointment of a
special committee of three on Sericulture
Adopted.
Mr.. HeacOck moved reconsideration of the
vote on the adoption of the resolution requiring
the Assistant Enrolling Clerk to assist the Jour
nal Clerk. He explained that the clerk in CUES
ton was not acceptable to the Journal Clerk
as an assistant, AID he (Heacock) desired to
have an efficient person appointed in order
that the work of the Journal Clerks Office
might not be obstructed.
The motion was lost.
Mr.. Moffitt introduced two bills relating to
the payment of the funded Indebtedness of the
| State. Finance.
The Senate then took up the first-reading file,
and a long list of bills were read.
At 4:3O the Senate adjourned.