The San Francisco call., 1897-10-21

whereof shall be member of the Presidents
Ca binet
Resolued further. That all papers, documents,
resolutions and other matters pertaining to
the foregoing subject be referred to said com
mittee, which said committee hereby
quested 10 act in conjunction with other like
committees and to use all honorable means 10
obtain such national legislation as will secure
the desired result.
The president announced that the
various special com m ltteeS provided for
the convention to carry out the Wishes of
the ASSOCIATION along various lines would
be announced at the meeting OF the new
executive committee in the evening. The
county delegates had reported their
selections of representatives or the execu-
tive com mmittee, to which are added mem
bers at large, named by the president.
A fashlight pic ure was taken and tn e
convention ad djourned sine die.
THE WORKING FORCES.
The new executive committee met in
the evening at the Palace Hotel. The
membership was not greatly changed
from that OF last year. President Neff
announced the following:
At large-W. w. Montague, Edward Cole
m an, A. Csminetti, w. c. Ralston, w. S. Keyes,
George stone, r. McMurray, John McMurray,
James o Brien, 5. B: Christy, l. F Byington,
Dan T. Cole, J. J. Crawl ord. J. +. Halloran,
John NJ. Wright, S. K. Thornton, C. W. Cross
The other mem bers of the executive
committee are as follows:
Yuba-Joseph Dunfee, Louis Conrad; ST.
erra-F. k. Wehe, J: o. Jones; Trinity-P. NJ.
Pausen; Amador-J. +. Parks, Z. c. Voorhles;
Nevade-E. J. Rector, J. s. Mcbride; Piumas-
A Hall, John Roberts; Shasta NJ. Gieaves;
Calaveras-R. A. Parker, Mark B. Kerr; San
Franclsco-Andrew Carrigan; El Dorado-H. 4.
I Pickett, g. H. Ten Brock; Tuotumne-F NJ.
Williams, A NJ. Mcdonald; Santa Clara
Charles c. Derby, r. R. Bulmore; Siskiyou-
Andrew q. Meyers, john Daggett; Placer
Charles H. Carr, II. I. Power.
Mr.. Neff then announced the following
speciaI com mmittees:
Legislation-Fred Searles, John McMurray,
juice Seward, Louis Glass, E c. Voorhies, F.
w r. Prisk.
Revision of Federal mining laws-Curtis H.
Llndley (chairman), W. S. Keyes. J. +. Halo
ran, John F. Davis, {. V. GottschaIk, 7. l..
Ford, A. H. Ricketts,, Stanley A. Smith, r. c.
Rust.
Mineral exhibition at Paris Exposition-J.
J. Crawford (chairman), John DHggett, r. {.
Walrath, a. u. Myers. T. B. Christy.
Federal Department of Mines and Mining
TREY l. Ford (ehairmpn), Louis Glass, Charles
u. 1ale, W. {. Ralston, }. j. Crawford.
Mineral lands-A. H. Ricketts, tchsirman),
H. I. Power. George c. Sargent, A. H. Teu
BrCeck, Robert J. Nixon.
Jettles aud dredging-John Z, Wright (chair-
mani, J. F. Halloran, w. f. Engelbright, John
A. Mcintyre, K. V. Robertson.
Conference with Anti-Debris Associate n
John sPaulding tchsirman), James o'Brien,
Thomas CLARK
Fnance-Andrew Carrigsn, A A. Watkins
Louis Sioss Jr.
There emained the important commit
tee OF thirteen member on restraining
dams, which is to hasten the construction
OF dams If possible, labor for further Con-
gressional appropriations for dams and
otherwise look after this matter of so
much importance to hydraulic mining.
Mr.. Jeff asked for more time IN which to
name this committee.
Though there are many miners in Butte
County who take hearty interest in the
ASSOCIATION, there is no county association
organized. IL was proposed to appoint
two representatives of Butte County on
the executive committee as an encourage
ment % organization. one of them 10 be
MI. Dune OF Oroville. who was present
Alter a discussion ii was decided to
authorize Mr.. Duncan to organize a
county association. which could then
name its represe on the executive
committee.
Secretary SonntaC was authorized to
have printed 1000 copies of a report of the
convention proceedings, and the commit
tee adjourned TO the call of the chair.