Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-09-02
THE VISITORS.
entertainment Of the Sena-
tOrial Committee.
TWO VISITS TO THE SEASIDE.
The. Speeches at Santa Monica.
Senator Stewards Plan-The
Work of the Committee.
THE VISITORS.
TWO VISITS TO THE SEASIDE.

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The Senatorial party arrived early yes.
terday morning and their special train
consisting of the sleeper Ortego, day
coach and baggage car, was sidetracked
In the Arcade depot. Senator Jones, oi
Arkansa e, who had accompanied the
other members of the committee as fa,
as San Francisco in their wanderipgs
found himself suddenly recalled on 9
business matter, and day before yester.
day he left for the East. He will rejoin
the party later.
The party consisted of the following
PERSONS Senator Stewart, of Nevada
Senator Reagan, of Texas; Representa-.
tives Hemphill, of South Carolina, Nor
rog and Vandever, of California, and
Ccnger, of Iowa; Major Powell, of the
Geological Survey; Irrigation Engineer
Hinton; Eugene Davis, sergeant-at-Arms
OF the committee; DR.. ]. M. Hines, As
sistant Sergeant-at-Arms R. S. Boswell,
stenographic reporter; G. J. Happier,
private secretary to Senator Stewart, and
P. S, Warman, private secretary to Major
Powell. Secretary J. M. Davies, of the
State Board of Trade, accompanied the
party from San Francisco for the purpose,
as ne explained in the course of the day,
of formally turning the committee over
to the care of the Los Angeles Chamber
of Commerce. The latter organization
was represented in the person of Major
E. w. Jones, who has been with the
party since they left San Francisco.
OFF FOR SAN PEDRO.
At 9 O'Clock a number of the members
of the local committee appointed to en-.
tertain the visitors assembled at the
depot and the special train left for San
Pedro. The run was made in very
short space of time. The party then left
the cars and went on board the steamer
Falcon, which had been placed at the
service of the visitors, that they might
have view of the harbor. The waters
of the bay were perfectly calm and the
ride around the point was thoroughly
enjoyable.
The entire party at this time consisted
Of the following gentlemen Charles
Foreman, Ex-Governor Stopeman, Major
W. H. Russell, NJ. R. Higgins, A. II.
Denker, Major E. w. Jones, Colonel
j. J. Ayers, L. M. Holt of San Ber-
nardino, J. B. Lankershim, Judge Eaton,
Of Pasadena; Fred Eaton, Colonel 81. G.
Otis, ex-senator Cole, DR.. Ainsworth,
Aea.,A; F. Coronel. Hen. Stephen N,
E. Hewitt, General Briefly, Colonel A.
B. Hotchkiss, of Cotton; Captain Ban
ming, ]. J. Mellis, J. De Barth Shorb,
Major Douglas Gum, of San Diego; Ny
rick Reynolds, Frank A. and William G.
Kimball. of National City, CAL; H. B.
Maxon, of the United States Land Office
of Arizona; J. D. Treadwell, and the
Senatorial party enumerated above.
On the boat, General Briefly unfolded
a map Of the proposed improvements in
the harbor, and explained to the Senators
and Representatives the lay of the land
and water. 1t was evident that the seed
was falling upon fertile soil.
The train pulled out of San Pedro at
about half past ten. Major Jones, Sec
retary Davies, of the State Board OF
Trade, and several others who had been
having brief discussion as to how best
to modify the programme so as to give
the party as much of tour as was pos
sible during their short stay, finally
quieted down with the conclusion that it
wae best to |, re the existing arrange
ment entirely alone.
SENATOR STEWARDS PLAN.
On the way back Senator Stew art ex-
planned to several listeners his plan for
the development of the scheme which
the Government had begun in the in
vestigations of the committee. The
next etep after the making of the report
to the Senate by the committee should
be an organized movement on the part
of the States which are in need of irriga-
ton. A general convention should be
called to which delegates should be sent
from all the States interested. The dele
gates might be chosen either by the
Legislature or nominated by the
Governor or selected by the
trade organizations. At this convention
all matters relative to irrigation, ripar-
ian rights, etc., should be discussed, and
as far as possible, an equable code of ir-
rigation laws obtained. The work of
gathering statistics and developing
plans for the improvement of various
arid districts could be better prosecuted
under organized effort, and the States
would have a better understanding of
what they could reasonably ask from the
central government in the way of assist
ance. In many cases the water. which is
available for use in irrigation is riparian
to two or more States, or crosses the
boundaries of different States. Only
some such conference. the Senator
thought, could successfully grapple with
this proposition OF what would be just
arrangement all around.
TO SANTA MONICA.
As soon as Los Angeles was reached,
after short run without stops, the train
was switched over upon the Santa Mon
lea track and started back for the ocean.
The party was conducted to the Hotel
Arcadia, where ample preparations had
been made to receive them. In the
hour that elapsed before lunch q number
of the company went into the surf. The
others strolled about on the sand. The
visitors all expressed themselves as much
charmed with the famous ocean resort.
At 1 80 lunch was served. The Sem
ators had particularly requested that it in
no wise take the form of ban
quet, inasmuch as they were opposed
to anything which should seem like q
proclamation Of the Sabbath. Owing to
the number of engagements which had
been made further along their line of