The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-11
Report Of the Special InVesti-
eating Commission.
Appropriations Recommended for ImpTOY-
iDg The Sacramento and Tributaries.
4 Strong Effort Will Be Made BY the Dele
CATION to Get Bill Through Con-
sreSS This Season.
Special 10 THE MORNING CALI.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 1O.-The report of
the Doard appointed to make an examina-
ton of Sacramento River has been received
by the War Department and will be made
public tomorrow. The War Department
officials guarded the report very carefully.
and even refused to let California Con-
gresham see it before it was transmitted to
Congress. Secretary Proctor in his state
ment will say: 1.-THE board appointed
under the provisions of the River and Har-
Dor Act of September, 1890, to make a pre-
lminary examination Of Sacramento and
Feather rivers, in California, has sub
mitted to this Department report of its in
vestigatiUn."
The recommendations of the board may
be summarized as follows: First - The
permanent yearly appropriation of not to
exceed $4,000 for the improvement and
conservation of the channels and banks by
use of a snag-boat and crew on Sacramento
River above the city of Sacramento. Sec
ond-A specific appropriation of S275, 600
for the closure of Jacob slough and the east
bank of the Sacramento above the city of
Sacramento. Third-A specific appropria-
tion of 100000 for the treatment of the
Yuba, near and above Marysville. Fourth
A specific annual appropriation of $4,000
for the Improvement of the nayigable chan
mel of Feather River.
The board concludes its report with the
following language: "In closing this report
the board desires to say that the levee sys-
TEN Gn Il great part already existing) needs
to be projected and completed for Feather
River in order to secure the maximum I'M
provement Of which it is capable" The
report of the board is made direct to Brga-
dier-General, Chief of Engineers Thomas
l.. Casey, and is by him transmitted to Sec
retary Proctor.
Each member OF the California deIega-
ton, except Senator Hearst, was seen to-
night by a California Associated Press cor
respondent and asked about the prospects
of securing the appropriations, or at least
part Of them, as recommended by the Sac
ramento River Commission. None of them
had seen the report, but when told of the
recommendations contained in /. they each
seemed gratified and thankful that the board
had even recommended this small outlay Of
money for these important improvements.
All of the California Representatives in
congress take more or less interest in Sac
ramento River, as they all regard it as one
of the most important matters that concerns
the State of California.
Mchenna probably takes livelier interest
IN the matter than the others. Mchenua
thinks that the appropriation recommended
By the board is mere pittance to what it
should be. The people of the Sacramento
Valley have for years been hoping against
hope, that Congress would do something
for this river. The boards heretofore ap-
pointed have never taken broad view of
the situation. and it has been like pulling
teeth to get the Government 10 do anything
at all for the river. The appropriations
recommended by the River Commission will,
OF course, be better than nothing, and per
baps we ought to be thankful to get this
much. The next thing to accomplish is to
get Congress 10 carry out the recOmmcnda-
ritrns. The commissions report comes in
late, and~ ~r.IR{;e r.Re prospects for getting an ap
preparation this Congress are not very
bright but with strong effort W. NSJa may be
able to get an appropriation in the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill. which is now
pending in the Senate"