Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1875-04-03
Washington Correspondence.
LETTER FROM HON. o. b. McFADDEN.
WASHINGTON, March 7th, 1876.

i6glSiatiOn Tor puDllc Improvements
which looked towards subsidies. The
Seattle and Walla-walla Railroad fell in
the Senate, as you are doubtless advised,
and ON the day following, the Portland,
Dalles and Salt Lake Railroad shared
the same fate. Neither the Texas Pa
cifc nor the Northern Pacific made any
special Roadway, and they will have to
bide their time, and wait for more pro-
pitious session. The defeat of the
Northern Pacific and a failure to con-
struct this road, will greatly retard the
development Of our Territory.
THE oLYMpIA-TENINo RAILROAD.
A private letter, received to-day, in
forms me of the probability of the con-
struction of the Olympia-Tenino Road.
I am glad to hear this, for the road is
an absolute necessity to Olympia and
the surrounding country.
THE PUBLIC SURVEYS.
The appropriation for surveys in
Washington Territory for the coming
year, is $4,000 / was somewhat sur
prised to learn that in the late can vass
in the Territory, was harshly criti-
cised for allowing the appropriation to
be cut down from $4,000 to $40, 900.
Will you believe it, sir, that while / was
exerting every influence to keep this APP
preparation up to the higher sum, one
if not more of the highest public officials
in the Territory, were in correspondence
with members of the Committee on APP
preparations, urging in the strongest
farn,c tbot fro,,, Ell nO0 10 ak mn ,yoa
as much as should be granted; and this
was we'll known to number of the lead
ing men in the Territory at the time
the accusation was made against me.
Time, however, sets all things even"
This year, with all the influence could
bring to bear, I could not raise it above
$40, 900.
THE RIVER SURVEYS.
I was very sorry that the engineer in
charge of the surveys of the Chehalis,
and other rivers of the Territory did
not make his report, or at least it did not
reach here until within few days
of the close of the session, and not
until the River and Harbor Bill had
passed the House of Representatives
This, as matter of course, precluded
oil possibility of getting an appropri-
alton for clearing the rivers which were
surveyed under the law of last session.
No appropriation can be made for any
of these purposes unless recommended
by the proper Department, and it is
first required that q survey be made.
There will doubtless be no difficulty in
securing the necessary appropriation at
the ensuing session of Congress.
TERRITORIAL ARMS.
There are some $11 900 standing to
the credit of the Territory in the Ordi-
nance Department of the Government,
for which arms should be drawn and
placed in the hands of the settlers in
the border counties. Every Spring
there is hue and cry over anticipated
Indian outrages, and that the people
have not the means to protect them
selves. 1t will cost the Territory moth
ing to have these arms delivered either
in Olympia or at Walla-walla. The
Government pays all the expenses, and
any kind of arms can be ordered.
APPROPRIATION FOR PRINTING.
The sum of $6,541 has been appro-
priated to pay deficiencies in Public
Printing for the year 1872, and prior
years. This is the last appropriation
that will probably be made for any of
the Territories where the sum exceeds
the amount provided for BY the Act of
Congress of May the 9Th, 1879.
THE CAPITOL APPROPRIATION SAVED.
The sum of IS, 271 has been appro-
priated for the repair of the Capitol at
Olympia. The building originally cost
$4,000. The proper expenditure of
this sum will put the present building
in good condition for the approaching
session of the Legislature. This appro-
priation was stricken out in the Senate,
but had it reinstated by the Com
mittee Of Conference.
THE RIGHT OF WAY BILL.
The House Bill, properly known as
the Territorial Railroad Bill, granting
the right of way over the lands of the
United States in the Territories to
Railroads, is now o law. This bill 1
provides for right of way one hundred
feet in width on each side of the pro-
posed road, and every ten miles gives
twenty acres of land for stations, turn
outs, etc. This Legislation will give to
our friends of the Puyallup valley a
railroad the coming season to the new
coal-felds up that yalley-this district
has bright future before it.
GREAT srAaNAToN OF BUSINESS.
] am sorry to hear that many OF our
people are disheartened at the dullness
of the times in the Territory. If they
were here, they would be much more
dissatisfied. Times are very hard here,
all branches OF business are paralyzed
and thousands are dependent on the
merest pittance to save them from star.
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