Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-11-30
Senator MITCHELL Of Oregon Wants The
Surplus for His State.
THE PENNSYLVANIA DELEGATION.
The Democratic Members Cannot
Secure a Caucus Quorum-Im-
portant Federal Reports.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE REOoaD-UnoS.l /
SENATOR MITCHELL.
He VIII Ask Congress for Liberal Appro-
priations for Oregon.

priations for Oregon.
WASHINGTON, November 29th-Senator
Mitchell has been busily engaged for the
past two weeks in preparing measures
which he intends to introduce and advo-
cate ar the coming session of Congress,
among which the following are some Of the
principal points Providing an appropria-
ton of at least 81, 100000 toward the con-
struction of a boat railway at The Dalles
and Cello Falls of the Columbia.
He will also introduce bills looking to
further large appropriations for the contin-
uance of the work on the canal and the
cascades of the Columbia, and for contin-
uing the work on the jetties at the mouth
of the Columbia, and for the improvement
of the Columbia and Willamette between
Portland and the sea also for the improve
ment of the Willamette between Portland
and Oregon City, and also between Oregon
City and Corvallis also for continuing the
Government work at the mouth of Yaqui-
ma and Coos Bay, the Coquille river and
Umpqua river from Harris Rapids to the
sea; also for the improvement of Tilla-
nook Bay and harbor; also for the i'm
provement of Suislaw river.
He also contemplates an appropriation
for cleaning out the Tualitin and Yamhill
rivers. He will push the boat railway en-
terprise by q special bill. All the others
will necessarily be included in the river
and harbor bill.
He will introduce and press the bill in
trCduced by him, and which passed the
Senate at its last session, but waited in the
House, to reimburse settlers and purchas-
ers on even-numbered sections of public
land within the limits of the Congressional
grant in cases of forfeiture of the odd
numbered sections.
IL n oil sntr lie for
the construction of five first order light
houses on the Pacific Ocean. One at the
mouth of the Coquille river, another at the
month of Rogue river, another near New
port at the entrance to Yaquina bay, all in
Oregon Eighty thousand dollars is to be
appropriated for each.
Also, $50, 900 for the construction of first
order lighthouse at the north head of Cape
Disappointment, in the State of Washing
ton, near the mouth of the Columbia river.
Also, $50 600 for lighthouse on st. Ma
ry's Island, Alaska.
Also, for the establishment of four new
Hfe-saving stations-at the mouth of Sui
slaw river, at the mouth of Rogue river, at
the entrance of Coos bay and another at
Port Oxford, all on the Oregon coast.
Also, bill appropriating $4,000 for the
construction OF new frst-class lighthouse
tender for use in the thirteenth lighthouse
district, with heaquarters at Portland, Or.
He will also introduce and push bill
appropriating $125000, for which he has
already received the recommendation of
the Treasury Department, for the construc-
ton of a reVenue-marine vessel for duty
on the Oregon coast, with headquarters at
Astoria, Or.
He will also reintroduce his bill which
passed the Senate at the last session, but
failed in the House, appropriating $4,000
for the construction OF wharf at Astoria
Oregon, for the use of the Lighthouse De-
partment. He will also, in case the Depart
ment should finally refuse, introduce a
bill, and urge its passage, compelling the
Department to re-establish and garrison
Fort Klamath Oregon.
He will also advocate an appropriation
fora resurvey and relocation, and for the
shortening and improvement of the mill
tary wagon road between Rogue river val
ley and Fort Klamath, Oregon. Also, an
appropriation for the rebuilding and main-
tenance of the military telegraph between
Ashland and Fort Klamath and the Kla-
math Indian Reservation.
He will also reintroduce his bill provid-
ing for the formation and admission into
the Union of Idaho, and for other pur-
poses, which was reported favorably, with
amendments, at the last session.
He will also introduce bill enlarging
the rights of homesteaders on public lands,
which will provide that when any person
entitled under the existing law to a home
stead of 160 acres, and for such purpose To-
Gates eighty acres of surveyed land, be
shall be at liberty to have the right to ex-
tend the boundaries of his claim for any
unsurveyed land adjacent thereto to the
extent of eighty additional acres.
He will also reintroduce his bill pension
ing soldiers who served in the Indian wars.
This bill extends pensions to all such SOL
diers who served thirty days or more in
any Indian war in any of the States or Ter
ritories since the year 1874
He will also introduce bill for the re-
lief of citizens of the State of Oregon and
late Territory of Washington and the Ter
ritory of Idaho who served with the
United States troops in the war against the
Nez Perce Indians, and for the relief of the
heirs of such as were killed in such service.
He will introduce three bills, each of
which will work TO the extension of rail
facilities, especially in the far West. He
will also introduce his bill of last session
providing tor the reduction of letter post
age to one cent per ounce, and also bill
for an addional Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court Of the Territory of Idaho.
Also, q bill making appropriations for
allowed by the Commissioner of Indian
Affairs and approved by the Secretary of
the Interior, in pursuance of the existing
law
Also, special bill to pay the Oregon In
dian depreciation claims, audited and
allowed BY the Commissioners, Hons. Geo.
P. Ambrose, L. +. Groves and L. c. Gibbs.
Also, bill to promote the efficiency of
the public service in the InCian Bureau.
Also, bill providing for the construction
of a military telegraph between Cape Foul
weather, in Benton county, and Coos Bay,
III Coos county, Oregon, via faqulna bay,
at the mouth of Rogue river, and also an
especial bill looking to the payment of per-
sons who suffered by Indian depredatiOns
by the Rogue River Indians in 1858, 1855
and 1856
Also, bill to protect certain purchasers
of lands from the Northern Pacific Rail-
road Company. Also. q bill to authorize
the Columbia River Bridge Company to
construct and maintain a bridge across the
Columbia river, and to establish it as 8
post road.
Also. q bill providing for the consruc-
ton OF public building at Dallas, Oregon,
for the use of the United States PostoTfiee
and Land Office. Also, a bill authorizing
the ssie of portion of the Bmstilla In
dian Reservation 70 the city of Peldleton,
state.of Oregon for the purposes Of a ceme-
terry.
He will also reIntroduce his joint resolu-
ton of last session, proposing an amend
ment to the Constitution Of the United
States. providing for the election of United
States Senators by the votes OF the people
of the States instead Of by Legislatures.
Also q bill to rstify the treaty recently
made with the Ceur d'Alene indians IN
the Territory of Idaho for the purpose OF
throwing opena large area of their reserya-
lands.
Also bill to make perfect and extend
the existing legislation providing for the
absolute exclusion from the United States
of Chinese laborers.
Mr.. Mitchell insists that nothing short of