The record-union., 1893-01-19

members were left for him to appoint.
and he desired time to select the best men
possible.
Senator Ostrom said, if possible, the
/ committee should be appointed at once,
as many of the members expected to go
home tomorrow.
Mr.. Boggs thought it too much to de-
mand of the Chairman until he had time
to confer with the members, and sug-
gested recess.
A recess was then taken for five min
utes.
THE COMMITTEES.
After recess the Chair gave the appoint
ments made by him to the Legislative
| Committee as follows:
Sacramento, William Johnston; Colusa,
L. +. Moulton; Nevada, Niles Searls;
Butte, Edward Pagan; Solano, Peter
siebe; Yolo. 4. w. Woodward; Sutter,
A. IL: Wilbur; Placer, r. L. Dunn; Yuba,
}. z. White; Glenn, H. c. Hulett.
The Executive Committee appointed
from the several counties, was as follows:
1. Is. Hutchins, Butte; d. HI. Arnold,
Colusa; Geo. e. Gaylor, Nevada; w. ID.
Perkins, Placer; DR.. Dixon, Sacramento;
u. K. korhn, Solano; Eli Davis, Sutter;
WIN. King, Iolo; Thos. Sherwood, Huba.
To memorable Congress the following
We're appointed: Il. b. Hutchins of
Butte, ID. H. Arnold of Colusa, Geo. c.
Gaylor of Nevada, w. d. Perkins of
| Placer, DR.. G. NJ. Dixon of Sacramento,
Eli Davis of Sutter, VIM. King of Yolo.
Thos. Sherwood OF Yuba.
DISCUSSING THE ANDERSON BILL.
Senator Ostrom stated that he was op-
posed to anything like the measures pro-
posed in the Assembly bill read and
deemed it necessary for the Legislative
Committee to substitute something en-
tlrely different lie ethought now was the
day and hour tor measures to be taken to
provide money for the purpose of recla-
nation and protection of the lands and
improvement OF the rivers.
Dr. Dixon replied in a similar vein.
+. K. Dray said the argument set forth
by Senator Ostrom was very nice thing
for some one 10 set forth and somebody
else to pay for. This is not the rirst con-
vention this kind. One was held when
he was in the Senate. The next year the
Governor became alarmed and called in
some citizens to prepare and send a
memorial to Congress. Mr.. Dray said he
called the Governors attention to the
memorial he had been instructed to have
bound ana sent to Washington, and it
was found the Governor had never sent
it. 1t was bound and sent and nothing
} was ever heard from it. He had the
: original Caminetti and Geary bills and
also Senator Felton's bill, which amended
the Caminett bill in twenty-three places.
Congress will not take any action unless
we ask for proper survey and plans to
procure the proper relief.
This county and those above us all need
relief from water, but we must tax our
selves if we want relief. Which do we
want to do, relieve ourselves or memorial
iZe Congress? Let US find out and do it,.
The Caminetti bill was published this
morning in the RECORD UNION, appar-
emily that the convention might become
! | with IFS TrOViSiOpS
The bill mentioned the tributaries OF
| the Sacramento and San Joaquin. Ii we
are going to become petitioners to Con-
gress, we should endeavor to have in
} cluded not only the tributaries, but the
/ rivers themselves.
DR.. Dixon asked Senator Dray if there
} was any reason why this convention
: could not ask about the contract system
{ without stepping out of its legitimate
! channel.
Mr.. Bingham of Yuba thought Senator
: Dray misunderstood the question at issue.
He did not think it was wise tc offer to
r amend the bill. The clause was put in
f for the direct benefit of the Sacramento
Valley.
r w. 5. Green of Colusa said this conven-
ton was to avoid the debris question
and here we were bringing it right in.
LET THE BILL ALONE.
He feared its Introduction as the Tro-
) jams should have feared the introduction
of the wooden horse into their citv. We
: ought to have nothing to do with it. Lei
| US take hold of this question ourselves in
3 some shape or form. Much money had
been expended in disjointed efforts fol-
reclamation which, if applied on some
3 common system, might have produced
, good results. Perhaps the Government
will take hold and help US, but we must
do something for ourselves. He was GER
tain that reclamation could be done if we
, would only go at it intelligently and with
a well conceived system. We have los1
! in Colusa County, he said,
q MORE THAN 81 100000
e By the floods on our grain-field Thai
amount expended by the county would
f have rendered the county secure for us
G and our children and our children's
l.. children. This work cannot be done by
expecting to come here and go home by
: to-morrow's train. 1t would take day:
f and weeks.
f Let us stay by it. he said, till the work
is done. We are all interested in thi.
= question. 1t Will protect those in the
q low lands in their property, and was o.
interest to those on the high lands by
r lowering their taxes. Sacramento City
o could pay the whole amount and it would
o come back to it in a year. 1t was econ
omy in every way to carry out what W.
were now undertaking.
= DAVID LUBIN'S REMARKS.
# Mr.. Lubin said the Secretary had reaC
: q bill and the framer of the bill was pres
ent-he referred to Judge McKune-hi
If bill had been badly used, and it wa
q likely there was another side to the cues
ton, and he would like to hear from it
q He made a long speech, in which he ad
vocated united effort, as all were con
i cerned in the objects for which the con
+ vention was working. He thought W.
q had no right to ask more of the Govern
: ment than what it could legally give US
It which was useless, also.
O We have right and ought to ask th.
Government to do what it can. Th
o reclamation of the land would go to es
n tablish an empire, and was the riches
land in the world. He thought take
d levied for such purpose was not tax
!. general prosperity which would follow
If proper expenditures for reclamation ant
o river improvement.
q There were capitalists who would iuml
d at the chance TO reclaim the lands. I
continuous chain from the beginning 0
o the trouble to the sea was necessary.
: Mr.. Drsy said a memorial to Congress
: would be useless, as we had no repre-
il sentative in Congress who would work t.
= make it a law. A memorial to Congress
Is waste time.
Here delegate interrupted with, CIV
a have to-day elected a Senator who vii
: do itf'
:, The speaker acknowledged Senate