Imperial Valley press., 1931-05-21
ROBINSON TELLS
CHAMBER ABOUT
CAPITAL WORK

Before being asked to talk on
what happened at the meeting OF
the state legislature just passed. I
should have been allowed to find
out myself what happened in that
oedlam, said Sam Z. Robinson
state assemblyman from Imperial
county ia an address given at the
Ell Centre Chamber of Commerce
luncheon yesterday. Robinson told
OF a very pleasant reception at the
state capitol but stated that there
was no way of getting information
on the bills then before the assem-
! bly, and senate and that not over
three major subjects were brought
up for discussion on the floor. put
ting a new legislator at a tremend- =
| Gus disadvantage.
He said that the reapportionment
discussion caused lasting bitterness
and in his belief the matter will he
reopened by northern California in
an endeavor to have the additional
congressman elected at large. The
speaker praised the work of the
economic council of Southern CAL
ifornie in this matter and stated
that 1t had done more for the sue
cess OF Southern California than
any other agency in the question of
reapportionment.
The successful outcome of the
Standardization bill. affecting I'M
perial Valley fruit was touched on
and Robinson took a stand against
the many bills for raises in various
salaries OF county and state officials
as well as what he termed foolish
bills They wanted to raise
$4,000 to send committee to the
east to study other legislatures and
suggest improvements that could be
made in our own legislature" said
Robinson, while if they had Just
asked me, 1 could have told them"
Assemblyman Robinson stat d
that he had voted for the tax on
municipality owned utilities with the
idea of relieving high real estate
taxes. The tax reduction program
planned by the farm bureau broke
down, according to the speaker, and
the farm bureau representative was
not even able to present the prob
lem. The bill. introduced by As
semblyman Witter, to permit local
judges to sit on Imperial Irrigation
District cases was joyously greet
ed as an old friend" according to
Robinson. The lawyers on the
committee were pleasant and laugh
ing but the bill was tabled. The
right of the grand jury to investi-
gate the Imperial Irrigation Dis
trict was also defeated by tabling
of the BILL
Satisfied With Bill
Robinson stated that he is salts
fled with the progress made on the
measure to disqualify non-property
owners as voters and that change
of this kind could not be expected
without more consideration and
that two years from now there
would be a better opportunity for
such legislation. r,r
Both bills in which the e. Centre
Chamber of Commerce was inter-
ested were passed, one to protect
the eastern striped bass in the Sal
ton Sea by prohibiting fishing for a
period Of two years and the other
the bill on Junior colleges which
will enable the formation of one or
more county junior colleges, or dis
trict junior colleges in Imperial
county. Robinson praised Manager
Hays of the El Centro chamber for
the fund of information which was
furnished him on these subjects.
Supervisors Aul and Hurley of
San Diego county and A. E. Crom-
we'll of the water department from
San Diego, accompanied by T..
Jacobs and L. Vogt Of Julian were
guests of the chamber at the lunch
con. The party, accompanied by
valley delegation, spent the morn
ing surveying the southern end OF
the proposed Imperial Highway
and attended the luncheon meeting,
leaving Immediately after to con-
tinue their trip over the new high
way which, if built, will follow the
historic route of the Old Butter
field stages