The record-union., 1893-03-21
ANTI-DEBRIS MATTERS.
Monthly Meeting Of the Associations
Executive Committee.
Opposition to the Ford Hydraulic Min.
ing Bill-A Prisoners Release
Recommended.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Executive Committee of the State Anti
Debris Association was held yesterday
afternoon at the rooms of the Board of
Supervisors in this city, J. NJ. Morrison
chairman presiding. A code of by
laws, presented by a committee appointed
by the committee at former meeting,
was, after few unimportaut amend
ments had been made, adopted.
The Manager, W. r. Phipps, presented
his monthly report, in which he reported
the commencement of some new suits
against hydraulic miners, and the collec-
ton Of fines imposed on certain miners
mentioned in the last report.
He also stated that he had presented a
petition to the Governor for the pardon
of William Metcalf who is now in the
County Jail of Sutter for non-payment OF
fine for contempt of court in con-
tlnuing hydraulic mining after injunC
ton. Metcalf has been III Jail for quite a
period, and as it was deemed that lie had
sufficient punishment to cause him in the
future TO respect the law and the decree
OF the court, ii was considered that no
harm would ensue from his release. His
application for pardon is also indorsed by
Judge Davis, who imposed the punish
ment.
on reconvening in the evening a reso-
luton was unanimously adopted on the
bill before the Governor known as the
Ford (hydraulic) bill. The resolution is
as follows:
WHER EAs, 1t has been published that the
representatives of the miners in advocating
the signing Of the Ford bill, or Senate Bin No.
90, defining anew the act of hydraulic MN
ing. Since the passage OF the Camlueiu Dlll
stated that the OppOS ton thereto proceeded
principally from taose who were paid attor-
neys, etc., now, therefore, we, the state Anti
Iebris Association, DO protest against SAID
statement, and we order that all VINO may be
interested may forever understand our POSI-
lion as one of protection only: therefore Ue 1t
Resolved, That we regard the Senate Bill No.
30 with dlstfust and alarm, anu now most
earnestly protest against lis becoming law,
Tor the reason that we know rom past eN
perience that there can be only one result. ny
long and costly litigation, beneltIng neither
the miner, the farmer, the commercial inter-
estS OF the State, nor the naNlgaOlc waters Of
the State and therefore totally ut variance
with public policy. That whenever by any
means hydraulic mining is continued with
out injury TO the navigabie streams ana the
lands adjacent thereto, and that no menacing
dams are LEFT as an inheritance 10 tnO>e VINO
Come after as, We. the State Antl-DeDrlS As
sOciation viii instantly cease to exist, and
therefore we now believe ii is the best for all
concerned to await such action as may be ad-
vtsed by the commission under the Can't
netti bill. as amended in the United States
Senate and now a law. For the reasons set
lorth we ask that the Executive OF this state
withhold his approval OF the aforesaid bill;
be il further
Resotred, That copy of these resolutions be
Immediately sent to mis- eXcellency the Gov
ernor.
After auditing the usual bills and ap-
pointing some subcommittee for at
Iention to various subjects during the
term to elapse before the next meeting,
the committee adjourned.