The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1913-12-13
SENATE NOW PUT.
Ting IN FULL Time
Especial to the Silver state.)

marked contrast TO tnat OF the latc
special session. The second session OF
the 63d congress opened with practi-
cally a full attendance in both the
senate and the house, and with a
great appearance of vim and zest for
the work before it. The jaded sen
ate perked up and began the consid
eration of the banking and currency
bill, which the majority undertook to
to crowd through before Christmas
under the threat that unless the bill
we're passed there would be no holi.
days. There was opposition to the
program of meeting at 10 O'Clock in
the morning instead of at IL, as usu
at, and of continuing until 10 or IL
o clock at night. The Republicans
thought that this was too strenuous.
and they complained that such a pro
gram would give them no time to at
tend to correspondence, committee
meetings, or to the various matters
which should occupy their attention.
Protests were not kindly received
however by Senator Kern, leader of
the majority. and his Democratic col
leagues. They endeavored to force
their plan upon the minority, which
peated demands for roll calls on the
plea that there was no quorum. On
Thursday evening when IL o'clock the
hour of adjournment approached, the
absence oil a quorum was noted and
the minority refused to adjourn un-
til the sergeant at arms sent out and
secured enough senators to make
quorum. Eight senators were found
at get-together banquet given
at a hotel by Senator Chamberlain, of
Oregon. Senator Walsh was making
speech, and as soon as he was
through the senators were rushed in
taxis to the capitol. 1t broke up the
banquet.
Hetch Hetchy Debate.
The Hetch Hetchy bill interposed to
cause delay in the currency legisla
tion program, but as that was to be
disposed of on the 9th, it could not be
said to be serious, although it an
noyed the majority. Senator Works
made long speech in opposition to
the bill. which also had warm cham
pions. 1t provides, as is now very
generally understood, that the gov
ernment shall give the city of San
Francisco reservoir privileges in
portion of the Yosemite reserve-not
in what is generally known as Yosem
ite park, but in the high Sierras
which have heretofore been practi
cally inaccessible to tourists-in or
der that it may store water from the
Toulumne rive and pipe it to the city
by the bay, developing incidentally
large amount of water power for elec-
trlcal energy. Senator Works created
mild sensation by reference to the
lobby that was working for the
bill, mentioning particularly the name
of Clifford Pinchot. 1t was retorted
that Theodore A. Bell, the Demo
cratic political leader of San Fran
cisco, was working just as hard
against it. Because of the opposition
of the "nature lovers'' to the use
of part of the public domain for the
benefit of San Francisco, there has
been created a widespread interest
in this effort of San Francisco to Sc
cure an ample and assured supply of
pure water.
Another City Seeking Water
Senator Works spent considerable
time while in California in his old
home town of San Diego, very much
changed now since he lived there and
practiced law. San Diego is also en-
gagged in an effort to enlarge its sup
ply of domestic water. Only a little
while ago it purchased a new water
supply. but the rapid development of
the city because of the increased
business expected on the opening of
the Panama canal, and the activity
incident to the building of the expo
sition there, have resulted in such
great civic expansion as to make a
better water supply desirable if not
imperative. Senator Works reported
on his return here that he was sur
prised at the advancement made with
the exposition work, the beauty of the
grounds, the extent of the plans and
the handsome character of the build
ings already completed. As an old
San Diegan, he ,gas also evidently
proud of the achievements of his for
mer neighbors and friends
This is the time of rains and spring
verdure in California, and the expo
sition grounds, with the surrounding
park and hillsides, are covered with
tender grass and flowers. The trees
and shrubbery on the exposition
grounds are making rapid growth and
bearing out the promise that the
grounds will present scene of rare
attractiveness
Story by Garrison.
Secretary of War Garrison told a
little story recently at dinner to
illustrate his own attitude toward
public questions brought to his at
tention. He said that lay judge in
New Jersey, where they still have
such officials, once had case before
him with printed record amounting
to 1000 or 5000 pages. Someone ask
ed him; g Do you judges read all
these reeordsf" "Oh, we read the
little ones. was the reply. This may
have been sly hit at a speaker at
the dinner who went into very leng-
thy discussion of project which the
secretary of war was desired to show
favor to. 81 come to all of these
problems of river and harbor improve