The morning call., 1893-12-28
BLAME SHIFTED.
California Fruit Men Not
Responsible.
FOR NEGLECT IN CONGRESS.
Difference as to Legislation on
Tariff.
POLITICS BEFORE THE STATE.
Representative Charged With Care
Iessness Regarding the States
Interests in Horticulture.
OLIuCs BEFORE TIE STATE.

L brief dispatch from Washington STAT
IL ilz1 MS understanding TAD arisen be-
tween CE.if0rnis's CouEressuen and fruit
ETc e-s = IbE State Ezs YETicusiy coD-
nsuted Oh yesier1sy IL this city. The
news WIS 70 tie eject that TIE California
delegation toOk exception 10 a. article Z :
trade 5o1rDzl charging them with neglect
which was keld responsible fer TIE tart
s1=eting lruii Prod 8ets Representative
Eiborn declared that tie Rspubli car
members Lsd noi been negligent or inclt-
frre8I. Uli, Oh tie contrary. awaited i1eU-
selves q every opportunity 70 IDloeDce
lie WAYS E1o Means Committee.
I1e1 complaint was registered thai had
t1s hOTl5Blf1Tlsls taken 10 EetiVe interest
u he Z AFTER results would have been Yery
different. he fruit Den certainly cannot
hsve CHARGE OF BeEleci placed against
iuSmi t9r they Oss ITTeQ themselves 10
tine Bui the blame was shifted iTou
ttem yesterday.
This : news to me-" sad Secretary L.
lo1E q tie safe B0Er1 Of Horticultural
ss 1e 1nishsd reading TIE telegram. On
lie contrary. We have received encourage
DsDi iTDD al lie members Ct Congress
Democrats a. well as Republicans; and, IL
Tzca they have al ils tine sought or
assistance = keep them Informed on TIE
necessity OF the retention Of tzrlf Oh dit
teTsot kinds Of fruits
z gave iBeM statement Of the oif-
ference II cost OF production ot fruits
EeTe ara in foreign countries, which
seemed 20 snow there should IL 2 targS
placed On fTUl-s from abroad coming into
c3m peiliIoa wiih ours. Ia July last the
State horticultural S0e.eiy had 4 very
lzrge couyenIiUu n this city for the eL-
pres: purpose Of giving this information 70
mem bers Of Congress ara since iben We
bsye Kept I'D correspondence win the
Congressman. We received enc0urage-
neut ir 10 them all-Dem0eTzis am Re-
pgDlesns alike.
AS 10 tie statement 20 the eEe7t that
some of cur LoriicultUriSts charge viii
luxe sImbs5s Any q lie representative
from California IL is something that
se have never discussed and has never
been thought Of, SO far as ! can see.
Nexi Friday there vii be COL Tentlon
II frult-gTCIerE II this State a. Pioneer
Hal On this occasion l, ss chairman
OF the State Horticultural Society, will
call tie meeting TO order and II doing 60
Will direct attention 70 tie fact thai the
Congressmen VINO represent California al
Washington have aided IS II every way
possible.
No doubt the convention will lake
acton on thlSparticulsr question, as the
WIN OF most mem bers Of the society Il %
BRIG = before tie Congressman"
Nj. Lslong had 10 copy OF the informa-
lon sent 70 Washington. He explained II
was necessarily prepared il Z great hurry
a. he request OF mem bers Of Congress, and
had 70 be ssntawsy without takiug time 10
make copy. Briefly stated. Mr. LEON z
szi1 Z slowed cOnclusigeiy tina: Cali
ioruIan irUIl Industries needed protection,
zud hat 10 order 70 preserve tnsm from
utter ruin the present import duties snould
be msi1ia ned upon foreign fruits. All
TIE correspondence and data bearing upon
ihe subject are 10 the hands Ct Eii8o0d
Cooper az Ssois Barbara. 20 10 definite H.
tcrDatiOn is obtEinsbie IN til. city.
In letter from Congressman Thomas J.
Gesry, q tie Committee ca Interstate ana
Foreign Commerce. Washington. Noyem-
Der = last, Nh. Leloug received tie IL
formation HAT Ar. G-sry bad appeared
before The Democratic members II TIE
NsJs ana Means Committee, who were
iheo engaged Ia preparing me new tariff
bill LIE claims Of California were then
presented, AID Nj. GesTy was led 70 be-
IieYe tia. action favorable 10 tie Cali
ioTniaD frUt interest would De taken.
Il 90 bot think The tariff On Californian
fruits viii be reduced" be wrote 70 Nj
Ls'nu z, ''sDd think isrG viii lie placed
% ZzDte cETrzuts"
Tie fruii-groNers sui have hopes.