Daily Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1876-1884, 1884-09-30
SENATOR MORGAN.
The Distinguished Gentleman
in Los Angeles.
his VIEWS or CALIFORNIA.
The Most Favorable Locality for
BuIIding steel vessels
Nations Wards Gem
sIdered Ills Opinion
OF cleveland.


by special car. The object Of the visit
Of the distinguished Senators was to in
vestigate tho condition of the Mission
Indians, number Of whom are located
in this and San Bernarjino counties.
The gallant Senator, John T. Morgan,
Of Alabama, one Of the most conspicuous
members OF the Upper House Of Con
gress. being with the delegation, rep
resentative Of the HERALD sought the
gentleman and was kindly accorded a
short interview.
MIR. Morgan said; 1--WE have now
been In California about two weeks.
Senators Dawes, Cameron and myself
we're appointed subcommittee Of the
Senate Committee ON
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
TO visit the Indian Territory, and inves-
tigate tho condition Of the Nations
wards" there; to thoroughly establish the
right Of the United States to exercise the
,o~.r of em;,ent domain In the matte,
of granting the right Of way to railroads
through lands set aside as Indian reser'
yations; to see II il was advisable to es
tablish branch OF the United States
CO.. 9. =. a. To..;,o. 81 g.
oireui' oouf' III 'he iei'''oiy' aie w
find out whether or not certain Indian
u r IL.
tribes had reached degree oil ciViiiza'
ton sufficiently high to JUSTIFY me
government in admitting them to fuii
citizenship Senator John y. Miller, OF
your State, moved that. In addition to
the duties mentioned apove, the oo,h'
mittee visit california ana investigate
tne conui,'on Oh .ne isounu ae an,
mans IN 'lie No,.nerh pa'.g, Iii; Iii Ssa wv
ana 'he re'hha ,, vi 'ne o" n;a.ib anu
Diegam'ah trioes III yo"' "e's"Do''
mood; VIII.
we nave 'in,sneu 'ne isoun aey
'nvestiga'ioh anu we n"ho .o."u .iG T..
eporie'hes w 10 rus", no ~ anu III
ousuio"s' .hoy "'o oo''e -
spect 'hah inc hegr1es uo oou ~
ana DEXTER qua.ineo M ~ Ne,u,'o NY
a.
in,ei,ieeh' anu n'o,e y, e'sinn'1 , snn" Wv
oon'heIh hegroes' 'V LUZ 10 ,i Law ICY; =,
noie 70 ,earu s"o .a, u III;
,nis part CL tne STATE are elua'iy wv Wv;
iizeu' lneY, however, nav nv iesi,
dehce, no MONIES Prosi'e9 49, ~. S"e u. ano
araw mourning nVni 'ne o t,s. 80. VS..
put ah agent 10 iook a,'o, Vnoii "h,u ses
INA. they are hve nhposo' vi. my
De possible 20 ueieae tne s'a','an's "
some Oh 'hese mexican ianu Grants, SOY,
tie 'he ihu'ahs on ,ne u'spu',eu .e.ii, 10y
ana mus proViue 'he'h WIN 1 T.. U ,';,
'nves'iea''ohs WIN oo 'o"o"0''u =" 'A''
CITY,
STEEL shirS AMI ooN''
Tho Senator also said: l am one Of
n committee, with Senator Miller OF this
State, to investigate the steel producing
portions OF the United States, and re.
commend place where steel armored
naval vessels and steel and iron guns
could best be manufactured by the Gov
ernment."
:" 1t has become notorious fact that
our navy and our coast defenses are to-
tally ineffective, and amount to moth
ing. Both branches OF Congress
awakening to realization os this fact,
appointed committees to perform the
above indicated duty. While at Ban
Francisco devoted the greater portion
of my time to the investigation OF this
subject, and say unqualifiediy that l
think California the best place in the
United States for the manufacture OF
such articles as the navy now needs, in
GLIDING ships. The best ship'yard and
the best steel and iron factory l ever
saw in my life are at San Francisco. You
have greater variety OF ore and better
class of fire-clay than any place in the
world. The only objection that could
ma was tue scarcity Oh coal ana ~oou;
ind that there il n great ouantitv If
na,ro,anm which IL in tho manufacture
II too, art;clov hv lar tba heat fusl that
oan he used 1Rv the wav lat ma va.
.,arL ,hat fasl oon6aant that
your nort;on Of the State i
3ost;,ad 10 Lsc,me ana of tbe greatest
ne,roloun, nroduc;ng Countries in tbe
world / Petroleum "a Somewhat more
axnans,vo than wood or cool vvhora these
twp ia,,er named fuels ara abundant hui
n il not The nol;cv nj Concrsss to hagole
ahout a sI;ght ,1craasa ;n coat ,vhen "A
lss;res good article. and Won can rest
,ssured that IL ia now the determination
20 aat Tho best Quality of s,eeI for The
armamsnt Of our naval vessels that can
ha nroduced Nv nraaent opin;on il that
hatter armored vessels and steej guns can
ha n.onnfacturad in California than in
anv other nlsca in the IInited states and
;f nothina occn,a tn CHANGE NV on;n;on
nv VOICE shall certainly he in favor Of
tho establishment Of extensive shin wards
ond ann ,nannfactor;as Ly the govarn.
mant in vour STATE
'' " ~
rol'rioAh'
Senator Morgan was asked his opin.
Ion OF the present. pohtlcai si'uatioh' i
aaaru oma Of onr SITES will On larselv
nomoorat;c have hcsn tbrouob tha
aas, onJ northwost but nv mind Was
fnIIv occ,n;od With The affairs Of nv d;f.
fsrent comm;asions and / had little time
10 davo,a to nol;t;cs From ali conlJ
lo,rn hnwever am ,at;st;ed that The
neonie tb;nL C,eveland much stronger
r., Ii -, IL 10 ,nan ,;oht fron
the nsonls oDi bos not been vitiated NV
n sI coppt top;T contact with nol;t;ca,
Gta Ma - stroms MIRA free and
aa r u,.n "a onn Mba IL eiected rs 7
relieve ha Vii Ill" ha u;lI cause 4 reyoIu.
,;on IN tha "dn;nis,r tion of affairs and
MOI MOI = nj. mora noariu n aovernment for
.ha Lo .".s ns AZ a,ho,a S1oonla ,han ua
hava had co., ,aar. " Hi nam,;nat;nr 10
. s,,ona Nc" on , S;n". have bean in Cali
sorn;a o haro hoS yerv Tt,ia onnor.
800, as ;na,;nm ,ha nol;t;oal s;tno-
mora confident than thew are ont here