Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1901-01-18
IN SENATE MONDAY.
Miners Association Presents Petition
Swarm Of New Bills.

AT Mondays session of the Senate.
Senator Muenter, who was reported to
be suffering from pneumonia, was ex-
cused for one week.
On motion of Senator Cutter the re-
port of the Committee on Rules was
postponed until Tuesday morning, i'm
mediately after the reading of the
journal. A like course was taken re-
specting all special orders.
Governor Gage sent in a message
transmitting to the two houses the
only report received by him, up to date,
from the California Commissioners to
the Paris Exposition. The report vir-
tually tells nothing of the expenditure
of the funds appropriated. A future
report will present everything in detail
Senator Tyrrell of Nevada, presented
the following petition from the Cali
fornia Miners Association, which was
read and ordered printed in the journal:
DEBRIS APPROPRIATION.
The California Miners Association,
through its Executive Committee, beg
to call your attention to the following
facts: ft'-.3 'u5
1. In 1893 the Legislature of this
State appropriated $3.50, 900 oibe used
in the construction of works for the
restraining and impounding OF debris
resulting from mining operations, ma
tural erosion and other causes.
2. This appropriation was not to be-
come valid until the United States Cow
eminent should have appropriated at
least an equal amount for the same
purpose.
3. In 1895 Congress appropriated
$3.50, 600 for the above purpose.
4. After most careful and pains
taking examination and study of the
matter the Federal engineers submitted
their plans for the completed work.
5. These plans involve an expendi-
ture of $500, 900, instead of $500, 600,
leaving deficiency of $500, 600 to be
made up by the State and National
Governments.
6. Through the emergency river and
harbor bill of June 6, 1900, Congress
made provisions for the immediate COM
mencement of the contemplated work
and its prosecution to the extent of the
available State and National appropria-
| tions amounting to the total of $780,
600. To this provision in the emerg-
ency river and harbor bill of 1900, there
was added provisO to the effect that
one-half of the cost of the contemplated
work should be paid by the State of
California.
7. The plans of the Federal en-
gineers for the entire work, involving
an estimated expenditure of $500, 900,
have been approved by the State
Board of Examiners of the State of
California of the further sum of $3.50, :
600 asits final contribution to the con-
templated work have already been in
PRODUCED in the Senate and Assembly.
| These bills are known as Senate Bill
No. 127, and Assembly Bill No. 46, and
were introduced respectively by Senator
| Tyrrell of Nevada, and Assemblyman
Irish of Sierra. 4s
8. 1t is well understood that further
appropriation by Congress is contingent
upon the action of your honorable
bodies.
We therefore most respectfully and
earnestly request early and favorable
action at your hands upon the meas
ures above noted.
E.C VOORHEES,,
President California Miners Associa-
| ton.
The Senate got it's standing rules
Tuesday morning. They are practi-
cally Identical with those adopted two
years ago. A batch of new bills were
introduced, among which was one for
the protection of game.
Senator Simpson, Chairman of the
special committee to segregate and re-
fer to committees the Governors mes
sage, reported back recommending that
that portion relating to the California
Commission OF the Paris Exposition be
referred to the Committee on Reforma-
tories. Senator Simpson subsequently
said that it looked as though the COM
mission needed reforming, hence the
reference.
Senator Mutt, for the Committee on
Forest and Water, reported back SEN
ator Davis concurrent resolution for
forest reservations, with the recon-
mendation that it be adopted as
amended.