Los Angeles herald., 1892-02-02
CALIFORNIA IN CONGRESS,
A Number of Bills Introduced by til
States Representatives,

A Number of Bills introduced by the
States Representatives.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 1.-Representativ
Caminnetti today introduced joint res
olution reciting that the commission ap-
pointed under the act of congress OF
October 1, 1883, to investigate Tie min
ing debris question in California,
reported the existence of vast deposits
of material lying in the cations and in
the plains below, which will be carried
down during floods and will eventually
lodge in the streams, and asking the
secretary of war to submit an estimate
of the amounts required and which can
be proftably expended for this purpose
during the coming year to prevent said
debris from lodging in navigable rivers.
Representative Camlnnetti today in
troduced bill providing for the assign
ment of three officers of the engineer
corps of the United States army in Cali
fornia, to examine and survey the en-
trance to the harbor of San Francisco,
to determine what improvements and
sand safeguards are required; also to
examine all the navigable rivers, water
ways and channels in the state, to such
point on each. as may be made navi-
gable; to examine the lakes and sites
near the headwaters of the rivers OF
California, to determine the practica-
bility and utility of using the same fol
storage reservoirs; also as to the neces-
sity for relief canals for the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers also line for a
canal sixty feet wide and ten feet deep
from some suitable point on the San
Joaquin river to the city of Fresno, and
from thence to Tulare lake, or to said
San Joaquin river, using Fresno slough
as part thereof, if suitable there
for; and, lastly, any other region or
section not included above, which, with
surveys already provided or herein con.
templated, will enable them to plan a
permanent and comprehensive system
of improvement for each of said naviga-
BILE rivers, and with the view of making
the same as effective for navigation as
against the encroachment of mining de-
bris, and appropriating $50, 900 therefor
Caminnetti also introduced bill Gre
ating bureau of mines and mining,
providing that there shall be asecretary
OF mines and mining appointed by the
president. He also introduced a bill
providing for appropriations aggregatine
81 900, 900 for the improvement of the
Mokelumne, Sacramento and Feather
rivers of California.
Representative Cutting introduced 6
bill to provide additional artillery fol
the national guard OF any state or terri
tory on the application of the governor
thereof.
Representative Loud introduced 6
bill to provide for an examination and
survey for the improvement of the
navigable sloughs and the harbor there
OF in the bay OF San francisco, South o.
Point San Bruno, and appropriating
$500 therefor.
Representative Bowers introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of war tc
acquire by purchase or condemnation
or both, lands necessary for harbol
defense at San Diego, and approprlatine
5000 900 therefor.
Representative McKenna introduced
a bill to provide for the completion o,
the improvement of Oakland harbor
the appropriation not to exceed 5000, 900
the amount estimated. 1t is provided
that the amount expended in any one
year shall not exceed the estimate Of the
enpineer in charge