The morning call., 1891-03-03
]. PACIFIC P. I.l CABLE.
The Conference Committee Has
" Reached an Agreement,
+ In annual Subsidy Of $4,000 for a
Period Of Fifteen Years Allowed.
The San Francisco PostOfice Slts-An Appre-
!. F. I: pElatlon for Experimenting In
FIJI. ...=. SILK Culture. ILL.,.
special to THE MoRNINa CALI

.,=:WAsHIYGToN. March 2.-The conterrees
: on. tie diplomatic Appropriation Bill had a
meeting to-day and considered the only item
of dispute between the Senate and House,
viz, the trans-Paefc. Gable Bill. After
considerable discussion an agreement was
reached, whereby Hsubsidy of $780, 900 will
:. be Annually paid to any cable company that
may desire and is able to lay CABLE pro-
vided that Hawaii will furnish one-third of
this amount as her quota of aid. The sub
sidy is to be paid annually for a period of
fifteen. years. Representative Morrow and
General HaTtwell feel much encouraged,
and believe thatt conference report Will
be adopted Tomorrow. ----'.
SAN .FRAECisco PosToFFICE SITE.
q. The Senate amendment to the Sundry
!. Civil Appropriation Bill increasing the ap-
preparation for The san Francisco Postoffice
:. building BY S45O,oOO has been agreed to by
. the conference on the part of the House,
rand the report of the Conference Committee
:wiF:be presented Tomorrow, and will in all
mo liability. be agreed to. Morrow and
CG1nie are feeling happy over the success
of-rheir effJTts, as wei they may. They
have also secured an appropriation Of $4,000
for the Preside at san Francisco.
- The p sta Subsidy Bill has passed, and
? altogether Congress during its last few days
will have e1lcted egis alton for the Pacific
Coast that SIN surely be appreciated.
L.. -.:. r. SILK CULTURE.
= The Agricultural Appropriation Bill as
reported tosihe Senate to-day contains the
following amendment of interest to the
coast: TO enable the Secretary of Agricul-
ture to collect and disseminate information
relating to six culture; to purchase and
distribute silk-worm eggs and mulberry
trees and continue at some point in the Dis
trict of Columbia. experiments with auto
matte machinery for reelng silk from CO.
coons and TO pay the expenses incurred in
collecting, purchasing, preparing for trans
portation and Transporting cocoons used in
these experiments, and to pay the expenses
of the stations connected with said section
and the necessary travelling expenses, 500
: coo The Secretary Of Agriculture is hereby
. ETthoriZed to sell in open market any and
~ st teei u silk and silk waste produced in
proceeds pei'iiisshntthn sI shtn sales to the pay
ment of the, legitimate expenses incurred
therein, and the Secretary Of Agriculture
shall make full report to Congress of the
experiments herein provided for, and also of
all sales and purchases made under this
paragraph, with the names and residences OF
all producers OF c0coOns of whom pur-
:. .chaSes are made. There is no appropriation
made Tor experiments by. the California
ladies. and when this agricultural bill
reaches the House for concurrence in the
amendments, Nandever and Mckenna Will
probably oppose tris provision, unless 1t IS
agreed that an appropriation be made for
experiments in California, -..
; PACIFIC RAILROAD CLAIMS,
~. Tie Deficiency Appropriation Bill, as re-
: ported to-day, contains an amendment ap-
propIiatiRg mOiYey to pay the Pacific rail-
: roads the:amdunt of:their claims against the
GOyernmtnt fufsthe transportation Of SOL
.diers; naval LcCT]itS, maitland cOmmSisary
Stores. : Fills clainr was recently defeated IN
: the House. -. 5.=...-@
+ INTERN Al RE VEN UE .COLLECTORSHIP,
i: SG1aT the California delegation has failed
: to agree on a man to recommend for the
:posftiOn .of Collector Of Internal Revenue
for tue San francisco District. A meeting
: was held to-day and tie name Of eX-County
: ITeaS aSuEer. HaTLey was added to the list Of
=, applicants, and most of the applicants wired
to-day tAat they lIJped action would be de-
5layed Until! their recommendations can ar
. I'VE From Information received, the mem
. qbers expect to be faced by bushels of
indorsemsnts EIom the way the mat
s:teI. w as. disposed of to-day, it IS
= thought that action will be delayed
atleast Until after the rush in Congress is
.Pnded on. Wednesday at noon. General
:. andeyeF rs being lBd0rsed strongly by
: wire, more: particularly by friends in the
southern part Of the State, while he also
has sUne Endorsement from well-knOwn
Republicans sin San Francisco.
- A PORTAGE RAILROAD.
= The Senate Committee on Commerce re-
!; ported fayoraDly and the Senate has passed
" "tDolph's bill, allowing the right of way over
= The Government ReseI VatiOn to a portage
railroad at the Cascades. on Columbia
I. River, Representative Hermann has secured
q favorable report on similar bill in tue
House from the Committee on Commerce.
r.. -. THE KAwT2AH COLONY.
N Secretary Noble is very much disturbed
"at tile position taken.by General Land Com
=. misstGier Croft concerning the Kaweah
?, ,.CDl6ny.% The Secretary has been inclined
8 10 the opinion that the cOlonists were det-
:: rinient TO the Park Reservation and should
be beTemOYed. 1t is not likely that he will re-
cede from his former position in the matter
. upon the statement from the Special Land
Agent. He, says he has been pressed so
much with work, owing to the close OF the
session, that he has not had time TO give the
question. his official attention, but he will at
tend to 1t at the earliest opportunity should
tile law in the matter sho 81 tnatthe colOnistS
: have a%right 10 the -lands.:Ihe Secretary
expressed himself as believing the colonists
Should Ie=remoyed from the reservation, and
compensation. allowed the cOlonists by pro-
:. yiding them with: lands elsewhere.
. ~: -: j. + j. p. @woRK OF THE AINTs.
- The coinage executed: at tile Mints Of the
< United States during the month of Febru
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