Daily Los Angeles herald., 1878-01-22
Pacific Coast Matters.

than $50 miles from the present
terminus.
Pacific Coast Matters.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 2l.-In the
House of Representatives to-day
Page presented the Resolution of
the California Legislature favoring
an appropriation for the erection
of public buildings in Sacramento
and Stockton and for the improve
ment of the navigation of the San
joaquin, Sacramento and Feather
rivers.
Wren introduced a bill appropri.
ating $25, 900 for the purchase of a
site and the erection of buildings
at Carson City for U. 8. Courts and
Federal offices.
Luttrell introduced bill au thor.
izing the Postmaster General to
contract for the conveyance of
ocean mails between the United
States and foreign countries at q
reasonable compensation per mile,
the service in each case to be per-
formed by American built vessels
of not less than 5000 tons burthen
and with a speed of not less than
thirteen miles an hour. He stated
that he introduced the bill by re-
quest. 1t is supposed to be in the
interest Of the Pacific Mall Steam
ship COMPANY, which desires q re-
newal of subsidy in some form for
the China mail service. He also
introduced bill to pay August
Lsschinsky $4,000 for property
said to have been taken for a fish
reservation on the Sacramento
river.
Senator Mitchell to-day intro.
duced bill appropriating $500 to
enable the United States Coast
Survey to establish a station for
the purpose of making tidal obser-
vations at Astoria.
At "a meeting of the Senate Rail-
road Committee to-day, Senator
Grover made an argument earnest
ly supporting Mitchelrs provisions
in aid of the construction Of O rail-
road from Oregon to Salt Lake
City. He said the people of Ore
gon would not lay a straw in the
way of extending the time for the
completion of tho Northern Pacific
Railway, but they thought they
should have something to say con-
corning railroad Legislation for the
Northwest. They were deeply in.
terested In the Salt Lake and
Portland railroad project, because
1t would bring them more speedily
into connection with existing
roads. He showed that the land
grant proposed for this project
would not exceed the number of
acres-about five million which
the Northern Pacific Company pro-
poses voluntarily to rslinquish by
change Of route.
Col. Chapman, of Oregon, was
also heard in advocacy of Mitch
ell's bill.
Admiral Rodgers, at the sugges-
ton Of Secretary Thompson, has
prepared and sent to President
Hayes q very interesting paper on
the Chinese question. The Ad.
miral bases his remarks upon per-
sonal observation, study aud inves.
tigation made by him during his
long residence in California, and
takes the ground that Monaghan
immigration should be checked
and that it can be checked by Con-
gressional legislation.
The Committee on Foreign Re-
lations has requested Senator Sar-
gent to be present at their meeting
tomorrow, when Mr.. Williams,
late Secretary of Legation in
China, will be heard on the Chi
nese question. Williams is to ap.
pear at the suggestion of the So
called Chinese lobby, which is
powerful and we'll organized here.
The judiciary Committee to-day
agreed to report favorably on the
of Poole as United
States Marshal for California.
Rumored RetiromenG Of Gorha,n.
WASHINGTON, Jan 2lst. - The
Post Of to-day says there is ru-
NOR afoat to the effect that the
Secretary Of the Senate 10 not UNI
likely to be retired before many
days. Quiet but not Intellectual eff
forts to bring about o change in
this office are attributed to Senator
Booth, whose hostility to the fac