Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-04-20
OUR CHIEF MATER WAY.
WHIT ENGINEER MANSON AND GEO.
oHLEYER HAVE TO SAY.
The California Committee. and It's Eff
forts to Bave Congress Take
Prompt Action.

Marscea Manson, Engineer Of the Stat,
Board OF aarbor Commissioners, return &c
from bis Tip to the East on Friday even
ing, and 10 reporter of the San francisco
Post said that the objects of his trip Eas
Were two fold: first, to investigate for III,
Harbor Commissioners the great creoso,ine
works at Perth Amboy, n. J., and, second.
ly, to add, by his great experience and
knowledge of the subject, TO the efforts oil
the committee which was sent TO represent
the interest of this State in procuring ade-
quate appropriations for the preservation
and improvement OF the channel of the
Sacramento and San joaquin rivers. The
committee was representative one, and
besides Mr.. Manson, consisted OF William
Johnston OF Sacramento, 81. J. Corcoran
OF San joaquin, George 0hleyer of Suffer.
Senator A. 81. Rose of Colusa, and George
w. McNear OF San Francisco.
The committee had several interviews
with the River and Harbor Committee of
the House, and had frequent opportunities
given them of urging the important sub.
lect of the improvement of the rivers be-
fore them.
Their efforts at convincing the River and
Harbor Committee were Intellectual, how
ever, and the only allowance made TO this
State in the bill which the House commit
tee presented was 10 recommend an sppro-
priation for an additional survey.
This was highly unsatisfactory TO the
committee from this State, and they admit
being somewhat disappointed Mr.. Man
son expressed the opinion that if the COM
mittee had been on the ground a month
earlier they would have shown better re-
suits than they were able to compllsh.
In order said he, ito obtain a favora.
be hearing before the next Congress, the
organization for movement TO secure APP
preparations for the improvement of the
rivers ought to be commenced at once, and
then presented to the Committee on Har-
bors and Rivers in the early part of the
session and persisteutly advocated. ! be-
lieve that much could be accomplished, in
spite of the powerful adverse influence
which would be brought to oppose il, if
this were done.
The impressions which the committee
brings from Washington as to the chances
of California procuring favorable legislation
for her varied interests are unfavorable.
Especially so is this shown in the tariff
bill, which, as proposed, threatens several
important industries. The increase of the
duty on tin is sure to have most preiu-
dicial effect upon the great canning indus
try, while the decrease of the tariff on sugar
is most alarming. So is the proposed re-
duciion on certain grades of currants, which
directly interferes with the growing raisin
industry of the State"
VIEWS OF GEORGE oHLEYER.
MARYsvILLE. April 19th.-Geo. Ohlever.
who as a representative of Yuba and SUIT
ter counties, accompanied the delegation
from the River improvement Convention,
has returned from Washington. In speak
ing of the small appropriation of $4,000
inserted in the river and harboy bill for the
Sacramento and Feather rivers, he says
that it should not betaken as indicating
the unwillingness of the Government en-
gineers at Washington to have sufficient
expenditure made on these rivers.
General Casey, Chief of Engineers, had
expressed himself as in favor of an appro-
preparation of half a million dollars for
the Sacramento and Feather rivers, but in
the absence of the surveys and estimates
and the recommendation from the engi-
neers relative to the needs of these rivers,
the General had feared to ask for such q
large appropriation from Congress at this
time, as he thoughtit would establish bad
and troublesome precedent.
The appropriation of $4,000 for the San
Joaquin river is in harmony with the esti-
mates and recommendations from the
corps of engineers on this coast, hence
there was no difficulty in placing it upon
the river and harbor bill