Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1889-05-12
COMING HERE.
The Plans of the United
States Senator's.
THEY ARE DUE ON TUESDAY.
Committees Appointed to Receive
and Show Them Around-The
Programme.

Secretary Higgins, of the Chamber oil
Commerce, received a dispatch from
General Vandever yesterday morning, to
the effect that the United States sena-
torial Committee, which is now on the
coast, would leave the north for Los An
geles on Monday morning. Mr.. j. A.
Muir, of the Southern Pacific, received
similar information at the same time
and, later on in the day, was informed
that the legislators, in special train OF
three cars, will leave Lathrop at IL 10
A. NJ. on Monday, and will therefore
arrive here early on Tuesday
morning. Those comprising the party
are as follows: George F. Hoar,
of Massachusetts, Chairman; William
B. Allison, of Iowa, Eugene Hale, OF
Maine, Joseph H. Dolph, of Oregon, and
James L. Pugh, of Alabama. Two
other members were appointed on the
Committee-Senators Butler, OF South
Carolina, and Voorhees,, of 1ndiana-but
they did not come west with the rest OF
the investigators. In addition to those
named as bound for here, there are also
in the party Charles 3. Reade, Sergeant
alarms CT the Senate, Mr.. s. M. Merri-
am, Mrs. Hoar. Mrs. Hale, Miss
Stoughton, Mr.. E. W. Doherty, Ste
nographer A. W. Johns, and Messenger
Nelson Parker Vice-President A. N.
Towne and Assistant General Manager
w. G. Curtis, of the Southern Pacific,
will act as the railroad escort, and 1t is
also possible that Senator Leland STAN
ford will be present.
As soon as the Vandever dispatch was
laid before President Jones, of the Cham
Der of Commerce, he called meeting OF
the members, to make arrangements for
the reception of the legislators. sup
Elementary telegram stated that they
would only remain one day here, go the
manner of 80 disposing of their time as to
show them the principal things requiring
attention in this city, required careful
consideration. AS preparatory matter,
committee on arrangements was chosen,
consisting of Hon. 5. M. White, Chair
man, Messrs. w. F. Fitzgerald. E. F.
Spence, Hervey Lindley, j. R. Mathews,
Sutherland Hutton and H. z. Osborne.
A Reception Committee was next ap-
pointed, consisting of the members OF
the Committee on Arrangements and
the following gentlemen: Mr.. S. B.
Lewis, President of the Board of Trade
General E. P. Johnson, commanding
First Brigade, N. G. c.; General Mas
tiers, Mr.. W. U. Masters, President of
the Pasadena Board of Trade; Major q.
II. Gard, Department Commander G.. A.
r.; General Grierson, U. S. A, COM
manding the Department of Arizona
Senator Cole, Colonel Markham, Mayor
III. T. Hazard. General j. Frankenield,
President of the City Council, and Mr..
S. M. Perry, President OF the Board Ct
Supervisors.
THE PROGRAMME
For the day next came under consider.
alton, and was finally adopted as follows
The committee will meet the Senators
at the Wolfskill depot and will entertain
them at breakfast at the Depot Hotel
At 9 O'Clock a special will be made up
and the visitors taken to San Pedro and
shown the proposed harbor improve
ments. The trip is arranged so az to be
back in town at l o'clock, when lunch
will be served at some place to be yet
decided. After the repast the visitors
will be taken in carriages about the city
and shown the Improvements now going
on, and also what sort OF place there is
for Angeleflos to boast of. The present
postofhce will be inspected, and then the
site of the new public building, SO that
the Senators can zee for themselves that
the quarters now under construction will
be inadequate. A banquet will be given
in the evening at the California Club,
thus fttingly winding up the days pro-
gramme. The committee will leave here
either on Tuesday night or early Wednes.
day morning, and will go due north, as
they are bound for the Oregon coast, and
probably Alaska. 1t is suggested that, as
there are number of ladies on the spe-
cial, it would be good idea if some Of
the residents of the city would send down
flowers to the cars.