The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-04-05
NEEDS AND DEEDS
What Washington Asks and
What She win Get.
MEASURES BEFORE CONGRESS.


items Of immediate local interest 10 Wash
ington have been noted down BY your COR
respondent In his rankings around the
halls OF congress or the executive depart
ments-
A everybody knows, the Pacihc coast
has not received fair treatment In the way
Of appropriations for pubic buildings. not
TO speak of other public Improvements.
but this injustice viii be partially COR
rected e this session Of congress There is
. MEASURE under consideration by the
committes on public buildings which. II
made Law, would give many Of the cities
Of the stats brand new postofsce. and Il
has many supporter in both branches OF
congress. Ii provides that q building for
postal uses shall be erected in every place
where the gross annual revenues Of the
postcfyice amount to - least $s.om
Under the provisions OF this proposed
with . $4,000 building for the accommo-
dation OF the possofiice:
Colfax. Dayton, Eliensburg. North Yak
ina. Olympia and Sprsgus.
Port Townsend and Waila walla would
be presented building to cost $4,000.
OF the larger cities. where court facilities,
~ vel ~ the postal service are necessary,
Of course large appropriations are needed.
but Is they viii undoubtedly be attended
TO in the near future, nothing need be said
IS to their prospects
INDIAN DEPKKpArIoS CLAIMS.
The secretary Of the interior has notified
congress that he has acted upon the follow
ing Indian depreciation claims the claim
ants being citizens OF Washington:
ADAM Benston, Pierce county. amount
claimed, g, 2s5; amount approved. 81. 15a75
William Benston, Pierce county. claimed.
$e75.5o; approved, $i54-sl Joseph Bran
nan, King county, claimed. $1,93s; APP
proved. 81 ,39s; Thomas Headley, Oiym-
pia, claimed, 8, l36; not approved. Peter
Judson, Steilacoom, claimed, 500; ap-
proved. $50. Allen L. Porter, Steilxcoom,
claimed, $4,24s; approved, $2.5l3. H. A.
Smith, King county. claimed. Sites: APP
proved. &l,6iS. James Il Williamson (de-
ceasedl. Pierce county, claimed, II ,697 ap-
proved. 81 30; Charles Wren (decsasedD.
Pierce county, claimed, $4.07S; not ap-
proved.
The disallowance of the two claims given
Was not on any grounds as to their merits.
but because there are no treaty funds out
Of which congress could order their pay
ment
DESTRUCTION ISLAND LIGHT STATION.
The committee on appropriations has
been asked to allow IN additional $1,000
for the erection Of this light tower. 1t is
explained that the contractor for furnish
ing the metal work for the tower failed to
deliver the material for over year after
the specified time, and the contractor for
erecting 1t therefore declined 10 erect the
tower at the contract price, owing to the
increase in the cost of labor. material and
transportation.
FARM ANIMALS IN WASHINGTON.
The statistician Of the agricultural de-
partment in his annual estimates of the
numbers and values OF farm animals, gives
the following - the results for Washing-
ton:
Horses Number. 11S.633; average price,
s6s54; value. s7.5s7. AIS.
Mulss-Numbsr. l.a6s; average price
ts5.22; value. SOS. 06a
Mich cows-Number. 1851; average
price. 50: value, $3O,s75.
Oxen and other cattle--Number, $50. 3sl !;
average price, s235i. value, 1854 ,ss5.
Sheep-Number, 67S. $50; average price
y 30; value. $i,5i5. 3i6.
Hogs-Number. 1i3.iii; average price,
&.8s; value, SIS, 500.
COURT EXPENSES IN wAsHiNsros.
The committee on the judiciary has
under consideration q measure 70 give the
officials OF the United States courts fixed
salaries, instead of basing their compensa-
ton upon fees and other emoluments. 1t
il ri asr,ao "a that ur1or h.
wrongs are perretrated upon the govern
ment. and in many instances the people
are compelled 70 endure fictitious prosecu-
tons in order TO swell the receipts of un-
scYupulous court attaches. Under the bill
in question both the district attorney and
marshal OF Washington would get s.. 900
year.
In thi. connection it might bs added
that the department OF justice gives the
following IS the expenses of the United
states courts in Washington during the
last year: Marshais. $500, jurors, S.. 400;
witnesses. s.. iss; prisoners. $17 40; bailiffs
$500, miscellaneous. $.es2 IS; regular
fees OF attorneys. s3osog0; clerks, $asas3;
commissioners. ss7s.7o: rents. 81. so; total.
Sill .soS.2s.
RIVER IMPROVEMENTS.
Persistent efforts are Icing made by the
local delegation to secure good sized ap-
rropriations for the improvement of water
routes in Washington. The prospects
however, are interfered with from two
causes First-The rivers already under
improvement have only received small
estimates, for the next fiscal year. of the
amounts necessary to be expended there
these estimates being as follows:
Chehalis river, 5000; skagit. stilla-
g1smish. Sooisack. Snohomish and sno-
aGalmse rivers. sia,oD; Cowiitz rive,
5000 No mention is made OF the Column.
h's river. as that is not strictly local iu,-
provemeni
second--lt Is against the legislative prae-
tee % appropriate for any new works until
alter the engineers have been called upoa
10 state as 10 whether The Improvement Is
enc worthy 10 be made by the United
States and, after q regular survey. TO give
Official estimates OF the proposed work.
In this connection. / might add that the
engineers repor, against any improvement
ct North PaIo1ss river. bat favor work on
the upper Columbia
REHfIrAG