The record-union., 1897-12-22
Evening Session.

! w nen the convention IedSScliloiCO ia
the evening William Johnston, for the
Committee on Resolutions; reported fa-
vorably the following resolution:
Whereas, The honorable Auditing
Board TO the Commissioners of Public
Works, has declared its intention to
| build easements, or overflow weirs, in
! the vicinity of Gray's Bend, on the west
! bank of the Sacramento River, pro-
| vided, that the land owners on said
west side of said river would agree to
| build and maintain their levees to the
required hight.
Resolved, That this convention ap-
proves of the building of these ease
ments. or overflow weirs, and that the
! land owners be urged to take prompt
action for building their levees in or
der to secure this very important work.
| The resolution was adopted.
The committee also reported the fol-
| lowing substitute for Mr.. Cutters res
olution:
Resolved, That the convention does
not approve of the delay of the Audit
ing BOARD to the Commissioner of Pub
| lie Works in building a dredging ma
chine. in compliance with the provi-
sons Of the statute appropriating $780,
| 600 for the building of said dredging
machine and other work, and
| Resolved, That it is the sense of this
convention that said Auditing Board
| Immediately proceed to the purchase of
dredger. with a capacity of 500 cubic
yards an hour, working in light silt,
with a delivery at the side of the dred-
ger.
Mr.. Cutter said that he would not
| object tc the substitute were 1t not for
/ two things In the first place, if the
bin had specified dredger with a ca
pacity of 500 cubic yards ans hour it
could not have got five votes. Another
thing, he did not think the Auditing
! Board should be let off so easy. When
a man accepts a position he should do
it with the intention to carry out the
law ana the convention should not be
meaiy mouthed in talking about it. 1t
makes nc difference whether Mr. Cor
! coran believes in a dredger or not, he
should comply with the law, or else
resign.
Mr.. Devlin said the question for the
/ convention to decide is, whether ii
wants a dredger built or not. 1t was
not, ne thought, wisei at this time to
pass a vote Of censure, which would do
no good He would offer a substitute,
/ that It is the sense Of the convention
that il is the duty of the Auditing
Board to the Commissioner OF Public
Works to buy or build a dredger of the
! largest capacity required by the Act
providing for their appointment, and
that they be earnestly requested to do
so. There is no evidence that the other
members of the board are opposed to
or refuse to build a dredger, and 1t is
| a bad way to convince a man by hit
ting him over the head with club. If
| the convention wants to censure the
| board, Mr.. Cutters resolution is not
| strong enough, and If it does not, it is
! too strong.
Mr.. Forbes was opposed TO both the
| substitutes. and he hoped whitewash-
ing would not prevail. He thought
there should be a resolution demanding
the removal from Office of the Auditing
/ Board for their neglect to carry out
the law, and their disregard of the in
teresrs Of the property owners of the
State. Like Mr.. Cutter, he would not
have felt so strongly If the Chairman
Of the board had not stood up in this
convention and announced his intention
not to carry out the law. This is not
a personal matter. 1t is merely an ex-
preston of Indignation by the people
OF this valley against Office holders
VINO have refused to carry out the du-
ties the law imposed upon them.
The substitute Of Mr.. Devlin was
adopted by a vote Of 81 to 20.
Nice-President Arnold offered a res
olution that the Executive Committee
be requested to use all honorable means
to expedite the building of the dredger
and it was adopted.
THE MEMORIAL.
! Mr.. Devlin, for the COMMITTEES on
Memorials, presented the following
| memorial to Congress:
To the Congress of the United States,
The Boards of Supervisors of the coun.
ties of Shasta. Tehama. Butte, Glenn
Colusa, Yuba, Sutter, Yolo. Sacramento
Soiano San Joaquin and Stanislaus
together with delegates appointed by
the cities Of Sacramento. Stockton and
Marysville. in convention assembled. II
the city Of Sacramento on the 21st day
of December, 1897, do respectfully me.
moralize Your honorable bodies as fol
lows:
The Sacramento and San Joaquin
Rivers, with their tributaries. form
vast inland navigable Waterways Of in
calculahle advantage to the people O
the State Of California and of the ma,
ton. In the early history of the State
before they became impaired. they af
forded facilities for navigation by larg,