The record-union., 1892-11-17
gravels, and there being only few copies

gravels, and there being only few copies
issued
Resoired. That the Trustees Of the state
Mining Bureau be respectfully requested to
issue 200 copies Of the said report.
Mr.. Mcbride then moved that the mem
bers OF the convention be assessed 81
each. Mr.. McMurray moved to amend
by making the assessment 50. 1t was
suggested that there We're several dele
gates present who were able and willing
To pay Sl00 or even more, and it was
therefore moved and carried that the
assessment be voluntary, members sub
scribing what they saw fit. The Chair
men OF the different delegations were in
structed to collect the assessment and a
recess was ,Glei. ,or that purpose.
Upon reasSembling Congressman Geary
was introduced TO the convention by
Chairman Neff, and stated his position on
the mining question, denying that he
was opposed to the resumption of hy-
draulic mining.
An adjournment was then taken until 2
O'Clock.
The election of officers was the princi-
pal business upon the programme OF the
Miners Convention for the afternoon, but
when at 2:l5 President Neff raped the
assemblage to order, the first thing called
Tor was statement of the amount OF the
NteENNAi tP 4AOAAl INC uGlSE eltSS-
The total was S599
The election OF officers was then called
up and disposed OF very promptly as to
the principal Oincers, President j. A.
Neh. Secretary w. c. Ralston, Assistant
Secretary Thowas b. Everett and Treas
urer II. Pichoir being reelected by ac-
clamation.
An Executive Commit eewas chosen IS
follows: j. =. Mcbride o. \ eyada. John
Boggs of Colusa, r. IL. Campbell Of Siski-
you, Henry Martin of Trinity, a. b. Call
of Amador, II. q. Blaisdeu of Alameda.
DIR. Matthews Of lehama, A. w. Dana OF
Sonoma, w. G.. Hodson Of Shasta. r.. r.
Price of Butte, j. II otfman of Santa Cruz.
d. L. Cole Of Sierra, }. l.. Gould OF Placer.
o. G. Mayo of Yuba, John Hays Ham
mond, Louis Glass, 5. *. Thornton. i.
K. Church, B. +. Dunham, c. J. Yale.
Julian Sontag, d. Il. Hayes, a. J. Raj
stOn, William Ireland, Jr., and G.. w.
Cross Of San Francisco.
The Vice Presidents are James o. BrieD
of Iuba, a. G. Myers of Siskiyou, II. X.
Givens of Trinity, f. Chappellet of Ala
media, John Myers of Amador, ). 1. Allen
OF Sonoma, w. y. Goodwin of PIumas.
II. G. Hart of Shasta, w. i. Duncan OF
Butte, c. c. Martin of Santa Cruz, A.
Fregidgo of Nevada, 4. r. Webe OF
Sierra, {. +. Holman of Placer Il. Me-
Murray of San Francisco.
Mrs. DR.. Newlands was invited to ad-
dress the convention. She said she
wished to address the convention as a
practical miner and ditch-builder. She
said that she had been engaged in Ne
vada, California, Lower California and
Mexico, for many years in the busi-
ness of mining, and naturally was inter-
ested in the work of the Convention and
its efforts to secure such mining legisla-
ton as would result in the resumption of
hydraulic mining. There We're other
women besides herself interested in
mines and mining. She thought that
money was necessary to secure legisla-
ton and offered to organize q woman's
auxiliary to the California Miners Asso-
citation, and procure as much money as
the men.
A telegram was received from Con-
gresham Caminetti, which said: Il pro-
pose to get an appropriation for the
miners or not come back to California"
Major Mcbride Of Nevada began the
discussion of the Caminetti bill, which
had been indorsed by the convention.
Without making specifications he
thought it was imperfect.
Niles Searls of y evada County thought
it was the best that could be expected
from Congress.
Robert McMurray of san Francisco
and J. NJ. Fulwi.er of Placer argued that
the bill should be amended and i'm
proved. The latter claimed that the bill
asked for nothing not already granted
to miners. 1t tsimply provided that a man
could conduct his business as he saw fit
as long as he did not injure his neighbor,
and he could do that already without
another act OF Congress.
G. w. Cross pointed out that the Gov
ernment has jurisdiction over the navi-
gable streams. and he maintained that the
Caminetti bill provides tor important
concessions to hydraulic miners. The
State courts have no Jurisdiction over
dams constructed by authority of the
United States Government. Senator Eel
ton had promised TO use his best efforts to
get the Caminetti bill through the Senate.
with another amendment providing for
S450.0O0 to construct restraining dams.
and he thought it could be accomplished
next month.
The bill was also strongly supported
by j. X. Luttrell of Sonoma and the de-
bate was continued by J. NJ. Walling Of
Nevada, Judge Spencer Of Siskiyou,
Mrs. DR.. Newlands and others during the
afternoon.
a motion to reconsider the Endorsement
of the bill and refer it to the Executive
Committee was lost. This was the most
important matter before the convention.
which adjourned soon after 5 o'clock. a
meeting OF the Executive Committee will
be held tomorrow.