The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-05-15
River and Harbor Bill Will
Meet Strong Opposition.
SURVEYS ~ NEW STATES.
Hoar Calls Plumb : Boor and the
Compliment Is Returned.


WAsHrSGToy CrTY, May fs-Consider-
able opposition Is being developed to the
river and harbor bill There is no proba-
bility thar Il will be put OF until next ses-
sion. as suggested In some reports. but will
probably be taken up rs soon as the tariff
bill is out OF the way. The deie-
CATION from Washington Is not alto
eether satisfied with the bill. and will
make strong fight to amend in the Senate.
even 1t the expense Of Oregon. RepFesen-
iative Hermann, who secured for his state
the third largest amount in the bill, was
the only representative from the Pacitic
seaboard. and Of course looked out for his
state first. Washington. being new state.
Was lacking surveys, and where surveys
were made only got about 10 per cent OF
the amount estimsted b. the engineers.
Representative Wilson wants part of the
money appropriated for the lower Colum-
used to remove the sand bar at Vancouver.
He also wants = much lager appropria-
ton for the upper Columbia. which he
says $i5Ot00 would make nayigable 500
nsiies of the river. The Washington sena-
tors are already prepared TO make a fight
for their state. and have in;rod1ced and
had referred TO the commerce committee an
amendment to the bill covering the points
needing immediate attention. The Oregon
people are willing that Washington shall
get al that is possible. but will object to
any changes in the expenses OF their state.
In the latter state Improvements have
been going ON partially for years, and in
the present bill provision is made for the
expenditure Of q sufficient sum to make
improvements. instead OF only touching up
work that was begun years ago.
Macune, representing the Farmers ALI
ance. this morning continued his argument
before the ways and means committee in
favor OF Pickier's bill to establish sub-treas-
uries for the receipt Of agricultural pro-
ducts. To his mind no fixed volume OF
currency, no matter how great. would meet
the needs OF agriculture. 1t wanted an
elastic medium. The farmers held crops
in the fall. when prices were lowest and
bought their supplies before the harvest.
when prices were highest. The crops were
marketed in tvo or three months and thus
annually there was great stringency in
money.
Flower feared the plan would lead to
banking on live stock. lead and silver ore.
They were getting along now in the latter
direction At the other and Of the capitol.
The true remedy fof the Mariners ills Wns
the manufacturers plan. They should
regulate production, raise only enough pro-
duce 10 meet the peoples wants, and
thereby get fair prices.
Macune proceeded to explain the process
proposed 10 regulate the issue OF produce
certificates. He said the necessity for in
Guiding imports OF agricultural products
was OBVIOUS, il the quality Of the certificates
was to be preserved. The certificates would
constitute the soundest and best currency
in the world. Probably not half Of the
so. 900 900 appropriation asked for TO put
the new machinery in action would be re-
quired. but the sum should not be absO-
luteiy fixed ut . minimum. as in time il
would be necessary to extend the system
to include all products of labor not covered
by patents.
Senator Allen says the new state sena.
tors will have something to say upon the
appropriations for surveys. and that all
will stand together on the question when
il comes up for consideration in the Senate.
He has conferred with several of the mem
bers of the committee. and represented TO
them that unless liberal appropriations
were made for surveys. the grants TO the
states for public institutions can not be se-
lected. In this report the senators from
North and South Dakota and Montana
have joined and viii work together 10 se-
cure just appropriations.
Paymaster-Genera LOCKER has resigned
the Office of chief of the bureau of provis-
ions and clothing on account of ill-heaifh,
and the secretary OF the navy has accepted
the resignation. TO take effect upon the ap-
pointInent aud qualification OF his sue
cessor. He viii be granted leave OF alb
sence, and in case his health does not inn
prove viii be placed on the retired list
Pay Inspector Stewart. now at New York,
will undoubtedly be appointed his sue
cessor as paymaster general.
A number OF prominent railroad men
we're before the Senate committee on COM
meree today to express their views upon
several bills intended to compel railroads
90 equip freight cars with power brakes
and automatic couplers. The general
opinion was that no such legislation should
be passed, but that railroads should be left
10 work the matter out