The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1882-03-10


lien NJ. CGcorge from the Commit
tee ON Commerce, submitted tho fellsw-
ing report to Congress which was refer
red to the House calendar and ordered
to DO printed;
The Committe1 on Commerce. 10 ghonl
,cas referred tie biH (H X. 9575) %
amend sections tiocnty:tfeo hundred and
eightysia and tIeenty:fIus hundred and
eighty-sepen Of Mc RcUisea Statutes of
tie United States, respectfully report
That this is bill TO create another
fcustoms district in the State of Oregon,
to be known as tho district Of Yaquina,
and TO create tho Office Of collector
therefor.
Your committee find that the propos.
cd port of entry ID about midway aloag
the line OF coast Of The State of Oregon /;
that the general government has nado
two annual appropriations, amounting
10 $50, 900, for the permanent improve
ment of the harbor entrance, and that
the United States engineer officers in
charge have recommended an additional
appropriation. This recommendation is
approved by tho War Department.
Tho legislative assembly of the State
Of Oregon in their memorial To Congress,
represents that "the harbor Of Yaguina
Bay is now Of great Importance aa the
only available outlet for tho central por-
tion of the State that its adoption AZ
the western terminus Of Lhe Oregon Pa
eific Railroad calls for the improvement
of tho entrance at tho earliest possible
day that tho completion Of this limo
will necessarily attract to the harbor a
large and ever increasing number Of
ocean going ships tina. thu seven eoun.
ties directly affected produce nearly
six-sevenths of the wheat crop Of the
State" and that tho district in ques.
ton yields very largo PROPORTION Of
other products which ate now tho sta.
pie exports Of tho State.
The railroad company herein referred
TO are now actively engaged in building
railroad from this port into tho heart
of the State OF Oregon, and propose to
extend il at an early day so IA to make
transeonlinental connection. Ysur
committee arc informed that rails i'm
ported by this eompany-which would
pay duty to the geTernraent Of s 1885,
felI-are now lying in bond in tho city
OF San Francisco awaiting an opportun-
lily for shipment to this haIbor, which
is now neither port Of entrY or deliv-
cry and that other large importations
are contemplated which would yield
during the present year eustsms rev.
snue Of $4,000 additional.
The views Of tho Treasury Depart
ment upon the proposed bill are cnbod.
led in the following letter Of tho Treas
urer dated February 9, 1882
| TkKAsuHY DrrAErrESr. February .. iss5.
sta: have the hanor 10 anknoslsisu tho Teoslp,
Of yogr letter 0t the sGlh uo. transmitting. Tor
the consideration Of tho department. catJ OF uonss
bill 80. 2ls5. sa,ilis4 "a bill To ssaa seii0ns TWEEN
y fVs hundred Aad sizhty-sis ard ,~sniy I've bun
dre anA eighty .ssrea of The IsYlsei Statutes ot The
UaitsJ States
The bill In question provides Coz tbs es;AblshiSni
Ia ias STAT. of orsgoa All the Territory Of Washington
OF vs colse,su ds.f.ss ios,rAd oi four az at fros
cot authorized.
Ths gro~iuz iHpprsange q Sa1lina. ahieh place
Is fsno the bill under eonsldeFlls= As the fos. Of
snlry for The proposed district. and which I-os'
seases superior haflsr facilities. would - wAE'
rant It's establishment as port a. Aheh entries Of
imported merchandise may be made and iho 20
artsni. tiesc.are secs ao objection q the Psl age
| II the bill
veg resi.eriitiIy. cBAs J. FoLGEE.
Secretary.
Hon. u. Z. Csgaer.
House u Eerr 'sH:ailTeL
In view Of the foregoing conSidera-
tions, your committee are Of the opinion
that tho public interests require that
this district should be created. 4 few
amendments were recommended.
With these amendments, which in
volve only slight change in the houn-
dairy Of the proposed district, the com
mittee beg leave to report Ihe bill back
TO tho HOUSE, with the recommsnda-
ton that the bill do pass.