The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1890-10-10
PRETTY GOOD START.
Itemized Statement Of Appro-
priations for Washington.
OUR DELEoArIoN INDUSTRIOUS.


WAsHINeToN. Oct Especial las congress
has completed al the appropriaaton measuress
It 70 possible 70 give complete atatement OF the
allowances for Washington. al Of which are In
tended for The current fiscal year ending June
% next Ihey are q follows:
Completion Of the lighthouse ana log dgnal
q Deetr ucticn island, 31000Q
Provision Il mode for the maintenance Of post
lights to aid navigation on Puget sound, Wash
insson sound and adjacent waters out Of the
general fu q.
Survey Of the coast Of Washington. 5000
For survey and appraiser nj with : view to
sale Of land for townsfte purposes q Port An
geles. 1900: provided that any person who act
uaily settled prior 70 January /, 1890, upon any
regulation lot. nfty BY one bundled and forty
feet. and any additional lot upon which sub
stantial improvements have been made. Be en-
titled to prove up and purchase same ct the ap-
praised value per lot ct any time before the day
Of sale by the government
TO Issue ordnance and ordnance stores 10
Warrington In lieu of those loaned to Oregon
during the Nez Perez war. Sla900: provided
fhat the secretary Of war In the
expenditure Of this sum may pur-
chase stores Of the value Of those loaned or de-
stroyed without reference to old and obsolete
patterns.
The following II . complete and accurate
stsfement OF the appropriation. for the improve
Columbia river from the head of Rock Island
rapids to the foot Of Priests rapids. 10000
Chebalis river, 5000
C0wlitS river. 5000
6kagit, sttllagualmish Nooksack, snohomish
and snoqualmie rivers, $4,000.
Gsnal q the Cascades. tSs00o
$4,000
Mouth Of Columbia river; &475000
Lower Columbia river, $1oO,OO0
survey OF ship canal TO connect the waters Of
Lake. Union, Washington and Samantha with
Puget Sound. $4,000.
This completes the statement Of specific ap-
pfopnatious Of local interest to Washington.
Inc results obtained through the efforts OF the
states delegation show mp somewhat better
tnan In previous years, yet there ere many mat
ters which have been lett uudona For In
stance, Washington has not to its credit single
pubic building appropriation. fairness, how
ever, dictates the statement that the measures
looking TO the erection of such structures ct
Seattle, Tacoma and Spokane Falls are well ad-
venced In legislative sense, and one or moro
are almost sure Of being numbered among the
LAWS Of the next session, now not far Distant
IN the way Of special legislation, in which no
appropriation II directly involved, the state has
done fairly well. The history Of this legisla-
ton. though. has recently been given in this
correspondence, and IL IL not necessary now to
Altogether, the new state Of Washington.
with her representation in both branches Of
congress. has made good beginning
few days before the adjournment the House
COMMITTEES on foreign affairs unanimously
brought In resolution requesting the presi-
dent to send to congress the final report Of the
Hon Archibald Campbell, commissioner on the
part OF the United States, to carry into effect the
treaty with Great Britain Of Jane Is, 1916, name
~, the surveying and marking OF the north.
western boundary between Canada and the
United States. both land and water. together
with all maps. documents and reports accom-.
panying the - me.
Chairman Hit. Of the committee, says, in
reference 70 the matter, that the survey of the
northwestern boundary il valuable document,
full Of information which IL Of deep interest,
especially TO the people Of the northwestern
part OF tine country. It has never been made
accessible 70 the public. He thinks that this
information viii b made public during the
next session Of congress-