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6 would probably be a troublesome job. I was talking with Miss Shinn on the subject. She said that in her opinion a bill
recalling the grant on account of mismanagement or any other account could never be got through Congress, because California
being about evenly divided between Republicans Democrats (what names to write after considering the lilies) both parties in
Congress would be affraid to offend her. Everybody I have spoken to on the subject sees the necessity of a change however
in the management, would favor such commission as I have suggested. For my part I should rather see the valley in the hands
of the general government, but how glorious a storm of growls howls would rend our sunny skies bursting forth from every paper
in the state at the outrage of the Century Editor snatching with unholy