, 1890-04-03
THE WORK OF WILSON
His Course Concerning Stew
ems County Lands.
THE APPROPRIATION BILLS
He Introduces Few Measures, but
Is Working Hard for
Washington.
Tspecial to the REVIEW. /

talk with Hon. John l.. Wilson last
night, mt the Ebbitt house, with ref
ercncc to his efforts in behalf Of the
people of the state Of Washing
| ton and the probable out
come thereof More particularly
your correspondent desired iniorma'
| ton ~ To the status of the Stevens
county lands, concerning which the
newspapers have had considerable
to say. Responding to an interrog-
atory touching this point, Mr. VIII
son said:
"When | telegraphcdthe REVIEW
that the twenty-five townships had
been relieved from suspension IN
Stevens county, did not desire IN
the slightest degree to advertise my
self In this matter, but only that the
information might go out TO the pco'
pie, and in the most practical way
| really did not think that there
would be any controversy over the
matter, nor did desire In the slight
est degree to take from any one any
| thing that they were entitled to-
The facts in the case ~ far "a they
have come under my eye are about
as follows; The only paper that was
filed I'm the ease Of which | have
any knowledge was that filed by
myself and MIR. Cavanaugh, aud Il
was memorial from the legislature
OF the state Of Washington. II Mr..
Adams or any one else had filed any
papers In the case | never saw them.
| think that gentleman L. entitled
To credit for having secured the en-
tries in these townships relieved
from suspension. This was accom-
plished some time ago, and UNDER
stand through his efforts. That he
had anything to do with the last
case ! was not aware. Upon the
filing Of the memorial Of the lcgi-la-
| turc ! went to the division of sur
vcys of the general land office and
had full and complete cunycr.a-
tion with the chief OF the division
upon the subject. also made sew
cral other trips there before the let
| ter relieving the townships from slls-
li'iNTA'lA W ~ NlllHAfAiNlH hlAkI Nllt
completion of the letter | carried
the same To the two law clerks Of
the land department and had IL in
itialcd by them. then took 1t to
the commissioner and had 1t signed
by him. Aiter that was done | sent
the telegram, which was published.
In all this work | did moi come In
contact with any paper, filed other
than as I have stated us above. |
make this long statement for the
reason that an effort Is bcing made
to convince Others that | am trylug
In some manner or In some way to
steal their thunder This Il not the
met. | an attending strictly tu my
own business, aud trying To look
after, as far ~ In my power, the IN
tercsts Of my constituents
APPROPRIATION BiLIS.
Mr.. Wilson was shown clipping
from the Yakima Herald ns follows:
CONGRESSMAN Wilson has asked
for about S5,OO,OnO for lake, river
and harbor Improvements and now
the wires bring the cheerful iutcIli-
gencc that II Is more than likely
that the state will not get S5O,OOO.i
Wilson is heavy enough tO secure
the removal Of fOurth-ratc post
mistress, but when II comes TO np-
prOpriutions ho breaks badly and
ilies In the air a few ounces of
shot In the seat of his pants might
make him travel stcadies, and The
suggestion is thrown out for those
republican paper, who have already
entered him for the next couprps-
sional race
"ln relation to that mat
ter" Mr.. Wilson said, after
reading the paragraph, II
have not introduced a single bill ask
in0ior any specific amount for river,
hnd hurhor.. Bills for thi. class of
legislation are not introduced srpur-
atcly, but all appropriation comes i'm
under what is known ~ the river
and hurb0r bill The Legislature of
the state Of Washington have pns.ed
many memorials in this direction
which have been forwarded TO mo,
anu which ! have very properly, ~
IL was my duty, introduced and had
referred to their proper committee.
~ we 90 not receive our legitimate
share of appropriations from this
congress for rivers and hnrbor. il
VIII not he my fault, 1t is the rule
OF that committee 10 appropriate no
money for rivers and harbors unless
survey has been made and n re-
port has been made of the samp from
the United States engineers. I'm
the past few surveys have bcon
inndc In this direction. and A is
not possible to secure the nppropri-
utions until this IL done. no Illus
trale, Gray's iarbor, which Is now
asklng for u million dollars. will
not he able TO secure anything I'm IN
survey has been made hy the
oni'cd states engineers, aud re-
p1r, from thom to the committee.
l nave received n promise from tho
committee that this survey shall be
made this season, and 40 on.
FEW Hills.
continuing In this line, Mr.. Will
son siid: ~ have been trying tho
best ] could to Introduce as few bills
as possible, and trying 10 get those
That ! did introduce through tho
house. The senate has passed four
bills for the purchase of sites for
puolic buildings. did not think
myself that this was the hest wav
to undertake to secure public build.
ings In our state, but they diflared
win me In that respect. We mnv
ne able to get through the lower
mouse non, These four bills, and If so IL