The San Francisco call., 1896-01-16

head of navigation on the Sacramento
River, whereas that point was tifty-five
miles north of Red Bluff. He further
found that these engineers had made many
errors in their reports, through the patch
work" manner in repairing rivers. The
Senator from Shasta argued in favor of
the report, claiming that it was what was
wanted.
Senator Rose moved that in a proper
place in the memorial be inserted: "We
recommend that the Johnson bill take in
such works in California as will embrace
that proposition" He said that what was
wanted was betterment Of the water
ways of California.
"Senator Rose, withdraw your amend
ment; l am the only kicker in the house.
Now, withdraw your amendment" ex-
claimed Sherwood of Yuba.
A delegate from Shasta County stated
that the Johnson bill was favored by the
people of Shasta County. Apparently his
people were not pleased with the report OF
the United States engineers that set the
head of navigation at Red Bluff, for the
people of Tehama d sired that there be
water competition in freighting business to
their town.
Delegate Devlin introduced an amend
ment to the report as follows:
We earnestly ask that the bill now pend.
Ing congress pTOVlOlIR lot the creation OF the
Sacramento River Commission, known as the
Johnson bill, be passed with such amendments
as shall place all work on the navigable waters
affecting the counties herein named under the
jurisdiction of said commission.
This started further discussion between
Gleaves and Sherwood Sherwood asked
If Gleaves had not argued on the other
side at the miners convention.
Eyes" replied Gleaves; "but I appear
now solely in behalf of a plan for the
waterways as are considered necessary.
don I ask you to dam anything
Mr.. Devlin interrupted the discussion in
the interest of the memorial cit seems
to me the resolution should pass" he said.
and then he presented various arguments
in favor of it.
Mr.. Green held that it was bad taste for
N favor of any one point; and still some
people, he said, appeared in the interest OF
the De Guerre dam.
The moment Green sat down there were
cries of Question:" from all parts of the
floor, but another delegate from Shasta
got the floor and claimed that he repre-
sented vast region and was firm in his
declaration that the people above Red
Bluff were entitled to consideration.
The cry of Question p came from all
parts of the house, and the memorial was
finally presented by the chair and adopted
without dissenting voice.
The following resolution written by Pro-
lessor George Davidson was introduced:
WHEREAS, The Government of the United
States has made typographical and HYDRO
graphical charts of the Manageable streams on
the Atlantic seaboard and of the Columbia and
Willamette rivers in Oregon and Washin gton
Tor the benefit of navigation, therefore
Resotued, That the Senator's and Repre- enta-
tives OF the State of California be REQUESTED to
urge Congress to make sufficient appropria-
tlons for the execution of Typographical an d
hydrographical surveys of the Sacramento and
San Joaquin rivers and their atfiuents to the
head OF navigation, and to publish the charts
therefore upon scale sufficiently large for the
benefit OF vessels navigating said streams.
A delegate from San Jose moved to
amend by adding Alviso River, and San
Franciscos single representative substi-
tuteh Islais Creek, both OF them in a iocu-
lar vein, but the resolution was unani-
mously carried after the clause, land
other nayigable waters of California" was
added.