Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-01
THE SENATORS.
They Arrive in the City This
Morning.
THEIR PROPOSED ITINERARY
Who are in the Party-Their Bi0gra-
phies-A Trip to the Ocean.
TOmOrrOw's Plans.

The following gentlemen met yesterday
morning, in the rooms of the Chamber of
Commerce, on First street, to discuss
for the entertainment of the
Senatorial party: J. De Barth shorb, A..
81. Denker, Charles Foreman, William
son Dunn, H. M. Russell, B. L. Eaton,
Fred Eaton, G. +. smurr, G. Cole, Col.
J. ]. Ayers, A. F. Coronel, J. Mills
Davies, Ex-Governor Stoneman,. Suther-
land Hutton, T. A. Lewis and Hon.
Stephen M. White. Mr.. Shorb acted as
Chairman OF the meeting and NJ. r.
Higgins as Secretary.
Several kilograms were read from
Major E. w. Jones and others, which
explained the future movements of the
party. 1t was stated that from the time
that the Senators arrived in the
city until Monday night their move.
ments would be entirely in the
hands Of this Committee of Arrange
ment. In his telegram Major Jones sug-
gested that trip should be taken to San
Pedro and Santa Monica on Sunday, and
that Mondays progress should include
trip through San Bernardino county.
With the aid of the Southern Pacific
and California Southern officials, who
were present, a programme was mapped
out for the two days, Sunday and Mon
day. 1t was at that time supposed that
the party would get here last night.
Owing to delay at Bakersfield, it has
since transpired that the special train
will not get into this city until this
morning at Z O'Clock. This change does
not in any way, however, interfere with
the plans of the COMMITTEES.
At 8 O'Clock this morning the Senators
will be waited upon by the gentlemen
named above ,es we'll as a number OF
others who have been placed upon the
the Chamber of Commerce. The special
train in which the party travels consists
of sleeper, q directors car and bag
gage car. This will be left at the Arcade
depot and another special train of as
many cars as may be necessary will be
supplied by the Southern Pacific and the
visitors and the Reception Committee
will go down to San Pedro. After view
ing the harbor from the end of Point
Firmin, the party will take tour around
the bay in a vesselwhich will be in read
mess. The return to the city will be
made about ~ and by 1 80 the entire
party will sit down to lunch at the Ar
cadia Hotel, at Santa Monica.
The return will be made to this city at
o'clock and carriages will be in readi-
ness TO convey the Senators about Los
Angeles and its environs. The visitors
will then return to the depot and spend
the night in the car.
Monday morning early train on the
Southern Pacific will take the party out
to Shorb's winery, where they will inspect
one of the great industries OF this coun.
try, and will also take breakfast. At
10 80 the Senators will alight from the
cars at Riverside and take q long car
riage ride through Magnolia avenue and
visit Costa Banca. At IL :15 they go to
San Bernardino and remain there one
hour for lunch. The train will be trans.
ferred to the California Southern track
and return over it's line through Ray
mond and Pasadena, arriving in this city
again at 8 80.
A delegation of the Board of Trade of
Santa Ana will be ready to meet them,
and after trip through Orange county
by daylight the party will push on to
San Diego. Tuesday morning they will
visit Coronado and the Sweetwater dam,
and on that afternoon they will start
back towards Arizona.
Word has been sent to the various
Boards of Trade and Chambers of Com
merce in the cities which are to be
visited, and at each place the Senators
will be greeted and entertained. The
railroad officials have done all in their
power to forward the interests of the diff
ferent sections by sending word of the
exact time when the train would arrive.
The Senate Committee on the Rec
lamation and Irrigation of Arid Land
consists of the following: Senators
Stewart, of Nevada; Jones, of Arkansas ;
Reagan, of Texas; Plumb, OF Kansas ;
Hiscock, Of New York; German, of
Maryland, and Allison of Iowa. OF
these, only three are in the party which
visits the city today.
Senator William M. Stewart is the
Chairman of the committee and the
prime mover in the undertaking. He
was the author of the Senate resolutions
which provided for the appropriation of
$250,000 for purposes of investigation,
and called the committee into existence.
He is resident of Carson City. Born
in New York State in 1927, he re-.
ceived his earlier education in Ohio, and
went from there to Yale College. The
gold fever took hold of him in 1850
and brought him to California. For a
short time he served fortune as miner,
and then began the practice Of law. He
was appointed Attorney General of the
State in 1854. In 1860, when the mining
excitement broke out in Nevada, he
moved to that Territory. In 1864, when
Nevada was admitted as a State, Mr..
Stewart was elected to the Senate. He
was re elected in 1869, and again in 1887.
John II. Reagan, Of Texas, was born in
Tennessee in 1878. He received com
mon school education, and part of col
legiate. In 1889 he emigrated to Texas
and assisted in making It a State. He
was member of the House during the
Thirty fifth and Thirty-sixth Congresses
and during the rebellion served as Post
master General of the Confederacy. Aftel
the war he was elected to the Forty
fourth and five subsequent Congresses
and in 1887 was chosen United Statei
Senator.
James K. Jones, of Arkansas, is ma.
tive OF Mississippi, where he was born il
1880. He received q college education
and served through the war in the Con
federate army. In 1873 he began thu
practice of law and became shortly after
wsrd a member of the Arkansas Legisla
tnre. He was elected to the Forty