The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1880-05-14
tf'rom the Corvallis Bladel
firRHAH FOR wHgTEAKRE AAD Y4asIsA
BAY.

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Washington telegram, May lst:
"The House Committee on Commerce,
after hearing arguments from Repre-
sentative Whi;eaker, have agreed 10
recommend an appropriations Of s5O, 900
for the improvement Of Yaqniua Bay.
lie Is also sanguine Of obtaining an al,-
preparation for Coqnillc harbor.'
This Is glorious news. Venus con.
grntnlate the people Of Oregon, cspe-
cially Of this section, upon the bright
prospects Of their future. The improve
meat Of Yaquina Bay harbor is now as.
suIed beyond Il reasonable doubt, and
the fisnds Of the project may safely re.
joiee. IL Is almost certain that the bill
will bccome law. II is rare thing
for the worl; Of committees to be ma
terially changed. In the committee
room Is whore the work was done. and
il is in no way probable that it will be
oyefhauled when the bill comes up for
final action. II the bill ia presented IN
the general I'LL f3r harbor and river inn
ptovement action will be taken on il
within peihnps two or three weeks. In
consideration Of the usual custom Of
Congress in regard to such matters and
the amount Of opposition the measure
has met with, the appropriation * M
large as might renaonntly have been ex.
pectcd. Among the coctnies If Yn-
qnina Bay we may, from various iudi-
cations. class Lieut.. C,l. G. S. Stewart,
senior menber DC the B,qfd of Engi-
necr, &c the Pacific Coas'. = ho desires
to do 10 much f5r Trinidad liartor in
caiifJfnia, and who i the author Of
minority report from The Hnarl favor
ing Trinidad rs the hitc ff he proposed
iiarbor Of Refuge. Ia this connection
wc refer 20 Stewart to show the nature
Of fome Of the opposition TO Yaquina,
and That We might not have expected
larger appropriation under the circun-
stances. When The $4,000 are ex-
pcpdo.i, il will demonstrate whether or
got the improvements may lie made
permanent. and Inowiug 50 well that
the sotk can i.e made permanent, aud
L appearing 20 Congress that It can,
there vii he. ~ di.iicolty il securing
appropriations from ;in.e to time suiii-
eient 60 complete iiie Improvement. Il
Is generally knoNi, that it Is the cnstom
II Congress TO make appropriations in
ilsi$ ,usancr.
W.iie 1t Is true ,hst the merits Of
Y4qqina laFl,or, ia themselves, demand
aa appropriation. IL i. l,kcai1e true
that ~ favorable legislation could have
breu s,-nr,,,l for it without the claims
aud merits If the location being, with
n.ocl. bard work, clearly pointed out
and lsraislcntly urged. The people Of
this section can themselves claim some
credit FOR the snccess of Ia. measure.
Much credit il due Col. llosg and 9th
ers FOR their untiring efforts in behalf Of
the bill. and too much praise cannot he
awarded SENATOR Slater. 10 Repre-
sentatirc Whiteaker nc aNe deht Of
gratitude Nhiebwe can in no other wise
reIay than by tho expression that we
a9preoiate l.is Efforts. Il is no. our de-
sire 10 discuss this question in connec-
tiou with politics. Lut "iiourst John"
Whi.eal,oF has ,lone 80 much 10 entitle
him to our confidence that he * nm
,lonbtcdly entitled to ,Lc vote Of every
man in Genital Oregon, aud We can in
no better way assure him that he has
l,tored for a grateful people. With a
view to tho amount which we demand
being appropriated in i,@tallments we
took occasion to intimate in tho Blade
oflavt week that the work might remain
unfinished at the close OF this session Of
Congress. Il proves to be true, and we
desire to return man to Congress who
viii fnish it. We know Whiteaker to
be tried aud true why, then. should
we support George, young man Of
quite ordinary ability, a man who knows
nothing Of the workings Of Congress,
whom it woull take at least session
to leayn Snything about pressing the
claims Of his constituents. and who is
no friend of Yaqnina Bay anyhow, and
who would oppose rather than further
the interests Of that sectionl
Goskaioosa IIeraifI