Los Angeles daily herald., 1890-02-22
NATIONAL AFFAIRS.
Bids for Seal Fishing Privi-
leges Opened.
TWELVE PROPOSALS RECEIVED.
A Coast Defense Bill Carrying
$123,009,OoO Ordered Favor
ably Reported.
Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,

Associated Press Dispatches to the HERALD,
WASHINGTON, February 21.-The bids
were opened at the Treasury Department
at noon today for the exclusive right to
take fur seals upon the islands of st. Pau
and st. George, Alaska, for term o1
twenty years from May /, 1890. They
were opened publicly in the presence ol
Secretary Window by the committee ap'
pointed for that purpose. Mr.. Window
announced that no oral arguments would
be heard, but gentlemen desiring might
file written briefs between now and IL
o'clock Monday. There were twelve
bids, but two were thrown out because
they did not contain certified check for
100000 as required.
The American Fishing and Trading
Company, of San Francisco, by Chas. D.
Ladd, president, offered to pay the
United States $305 900 per annum, $4.l2
for each skin, and twenty-five cents for
each gallon of the seal oil.
The Pacific Steam Whaling Company,
of California, by J. N. Knowles, presi-
dent, offered to pay an annual rental of
$50, 1000, and 81. 10 for each seal.
The Alaska Com mercial Company of.
fsred to pay $50, 900 rental and $6 rs for
each skin; also to provide one hundred
comfortable dwellings for the inhabi-
tants of the islands, and make ample
provision for their maintenance and sup
port, and establish a regular mail SER
vice from San Francisco to Alaska with
out cost to the Government: also to pro-
vide schools, churches and a hospital for
the inhabitants; provide wharf facilities
at Ounalsska and distribute supplies to
various points in Alaska: also in the
event that any other responsible party
shall offer in good faith greater amount
for said privilege to pay the United
States the full amount offered by such
party; in all their offer contem plates an
annual revenue to the United States of
1915 900.
The North American Commercial Co. of
California. by Isaac Liebes, president,
proposed to pay an annual rent OF $55,.
200 and $1.75 for each skin,
with the express understanding that
the catch shall not be limited to
less than 100000 per year after the first
year; or, they will give the Government
45 per cent. of the gross receipts from
the sale of skiing, and will agree to pay
rate 10 per cent. higher than that offered
by any other company.
The North America Commerce Com
pany, of San Francisco, offered to pay
rental of 100000 and $s.621a for each
skin and 80 cents gallon for seal oil.
Another offer from the same company
proposed to pay rental of $57 900 and
ST. so for each skin and so cents for each
gallon of seal oil, provided the United
States guarantees protection in the
fisheries.
Bids were also made by the North
American Trading Company Of West
Virginia, at an estimated annual revenue
to the Government of $445, 600; by E.
w. Clark of Washington, D. c., to give
bonus of 1921 900; rental of $4,000
per annum and tax of so for each skin;
by the Atlantic and Pacific Company of
New York, an annual rental of $57 900,
and $6121s per skin; by the North
American Commercial Company of Hi
nois, $4,000 per annum and $S.l1 per
skin,