The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1889-05-23

The committee of the United States
senate inquiring into the fisheries,
/ lumber interests, coast defenses and
reciprocity with Canada, came down
on the S. g. Reed at 5 o'clock yes
| terday afternoon, in company with
deputatiOn from the Portland board of
/ trade.
The official visitors are senator G.
L. Hoar, of Massachusetts, chairman;
senator Wm. B. Allison, of Iowa; SEN
atOr ]. n. Dolph, of Oregon; senator
Jas. L. Pugh, of Alabama, and senator
Eugene Hale, of Maine Mrs. senator
HOar, Mrs. senator Hale, Miss Slough
ton, deputy sergeant-at-arm5 Chas. B.
Reade, clerk of the committee J. NJ.
Merriam, stenographer A. Johns, as
sistant sergeant-at-arms E. W. Doh
eTty and messenger Nelson Parker,
were also along. The whole outfit
looked comfortable, well-fed and dis
tinguished, and it didn't seem to make
any difference TO them whether salmon
was sixty-fve cents or sixty-fiYe dol
lars dozen.
Senator Hoar, who has changed his
| opinion OF the Chinese since they
stunk him ont of a San Francisco
opium joint, is q chunky man with a
deep bass voice, smooth shaved and
bald, little white hair remaining on
his head, dark clothes, turn down col
lar, smooth manner, and looks like a
retired Boston merchant. He will be
63 years old on the 29th of next Au-
gust, and has considerable of record
as Il statesman. He is senior senator
from Massachusetts and has just been
| reelected.
Senator VIM. E. Allison, of Du-
buque, Iowa, is good looking man,
who celebrated his Goth birthday on
the 2nd of last March, and about n
year ago many thought that he would
take the oath of Office rs president of
the United States two days after, but
he didn't He wears a full chin beard
and bare upper lip, and is on first
rate terms with himself and the rest
of mankind. He is one of the best
posted men in the United States and
is stalwart of the stalwarts, spelling
nation with an n three feet long
|
monwealth, grave, courteous, dignifed
and intelligent, who will be 81 years
of age on the 10Th of next Oc-
tober, was an able ally and exponent
yesterday afternoon iii explaining
matters to his brother senators from
the national capital.
Senator j. l.. Pugh, of Alabama, a
very large man physically and intel
lectually, has few thin white whisk-
ers and a stubby mustache. Like all
the rest he was very plainly dressed,
and whatever he thought, he had very
little TO say. He was the Oldest OF the
lot, will be 60 years old the 10Th of
next December, and is the only Demo
crat in the party,
Senator Eugene Hale, of Maine
is the youngest and iyeliest
and has the most to say. He
says he will be So years old on the
9th of June. He looks like a Chicago
stock broker or Columbia river sal
mon Gamer, has a neat beard and
mustache, was well dressed, his dark
eyes twinkling, and his face lit up
with interest at all he saw and some
of what he heard. He succeeds the
venerable Hannibal Hamlin from
Maine in the United States senate.
Immediately upon their arrival yes
terday afternoon they disembarked at
Kinney's wharf.
Accompanying the senatorial party
from Portland were Gov. Pennoyer,
c. y Dolph, d. p. Thompson, ]. X.
Kelley, s. G. Reed, Gen. Jno Gibbon,
Judge Deady, Henry Failing, Donald
Mcleay, b. L. Cohen, c. II. Dodd, l..
E. Barry, Maj. W. A. Jones, K. P.
Earhart, Capt. U. Sebree, p. c.
Schuyler, lno. Ii. Thurston, and 9th
ers.
They were met by the designated
committees and a delegation of the
prominent citizens of the city.
After few minutes spent by the
eastern visitors in looking at the to
them novel process of canning salmon,
the entire party, numbering over one
hundred went on board the steamer
Gen. Cdnby which was in waiting,
and the new government steamer, Geo.
| II. MendeU, Capt. J. A. Brown, mast
er, which had been placed at the dis
posal of the guests, a large party of
Astoria citizens accompanying the
visitors.
The trip down the bay was Il beauti-
full one, the Astorians pointing out
points of interest and answering the
questions asked them.
The Portland folks enjoyed the trip
fully as much as the eastern visitors,
but didn't have as many questions to
ask. 1t is evident that the senators
are going to get what they came after
, Information. Each one of them is
> walking interrogation point, and Use
their eyes also to good advantage.
= Arriving at the fort a scene of ac-
: tivity presented itself. Two engines
swiftly unloading stone, trains coming
and going on the double tracks and a
= hustle of business, each one at his
place and crowding work ahead at 6
good rate.
Amid shouts of laughter the most
t of the party, including the ladies
stepped on the hinge cranes that are
used to lift stone and were hoisted
, from the barge and gently dumped
, twenty at time, the committees pri
/, vate secretary taking private view o.
q the whole business with an instantan.