The morning call., 1891-02-01
PROPOSED
PACIFIC CABLE.
An appropriation for a Survey
Of The Route.
The San Francisco POstQflce TO Be Re-
paired : Indian Depreciation
Claims Allowed.
special TO THE MORNING CALL


$'o'ooo at the Disposal OF the President
10 make a survey of the Pacific Ocean from
San francisco to Honolulu, is due to re-
quest from the Secretary Of the Navy, who
mas changed his mind in relation to the
matter Al one time he thought he would be
aple 10 make furthe.' survey on his own re-
spohslDiilty, at the request OF any reliable
company desiring information for the pur-
pose OF laying cable, but the expenditure,
according to more careful estimates, ap-
peared to be larger than he had at first con-
templated. The appropriation is to be
placed at the disposal of the President. to be
expended by him in securing information
ior any company that may be organized in
the United States.
PACIFIC CABLE COMPANY.
AS win be seen, this empowers him to
comply with the wishes of the Pacific Cable
company, now asking to be incorporated
py Congress, and which has already secured
&. an annual subsidy of $4,000 for fifteen
years from the Kingdom of Hawaii, and
also empowers him to furnish this informa-
ton to any other company able and wish
ing to establish telegraphic communica-
hon with the Sandwich Islands. 1t
is said that latitude was suggested
by capitalists who are not interested
in the Pacific Cable Company, and
are investigating the matter carefully for
future business calculations. Another
amendment also proposes to place in the
hands of the President $4,000, GOO, as
subsidy fund with which TO negotiate with
any other company that may be organized.
one provision places the maximum annual
subsidy at $3.50, l0O, and the idea is to invite
competition In undertaking the enterprise,
hoping that by such conditions the expense
to the Government will be decreased.
LONG NEGLECTED.
Senator Dolph said tonight that the Uni
ted States long ago should have taken ad-
vantage of the treaty with Hawaii to esuab-
lish coaling and repairing station at the
harbor of Pearl River, in the Island of
Oahu. His amendment, as reported by the
Committee on Foreign Relations in the Sem
ate, provides $500. GOO for securing private
property needed in making the improve
ments demanded by American shipping in
forests. Now, any action in this matter
might prove costly to the Government The
extreme importance Of the matter to the
commercial business of the Pacific Coast had
never been fully recognized by the East un-
til the recent discussion concerning trade
with the islands and the Orient had led the
public mind to more fully realize the impor-
tance of giving some attention to the needs
Of the Pacific Coast in this connection.
There is fighting chance for the appro-
priation and improvements to be made.
RENICIA GIN FOrNDRy
The Committee on Appropriations has
pigeon-holed the amendment reported by the
Committee on Fortifieations in the Senate
providing for S1.000.000 to establish a gun
foundry on the Pacific Coast 1t was due to
the step by Senators Dolph and Mitchell to
rob Benicia of the gun foundry and secure
it for Oregon.
The House Appropriations Committee has
reported favorably the amendment to estab-
lish Consul at Managua with an annual
salary OF $4,000. The committee also favors
an amendment to establish an agent at the
Colyillc(W (Washiugton) Agency at an annual
salary of $1,000
Senator Frye, from the Committee on
Commerce, has received a letter from the
Bureau OF Navigation of the Treasury De-
partment asking that The bill relating to
paying seamen be passed. The bureau
especially commends the provision TO allow
creditors to attach the salaries of seamen.
MKENNA WILL REPLY.
The effort of Representative McCreary in
the House to-day concerning the Barrundia
matter calls f0I reply from some one of
the California delegation. While Chairman
HIT OF the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions some months ago defended MINERS
action in the Barrundia affair he thinks
Miners further defense should be dele
gated to some one OF the Coast members.
The task has fallen to the lot of Represen-
tative McKenna, who watched for an oppor-
tunltv tO-naV In nriPE the sentimental
bubbles of the efferveseent Kentuckian.
he will no doubt be heard from early next
week.
COOL REQUEST.
The State Of Nebraska, represented by
delegation headed by Congressman Dorsey,
appeared before the Subcommittee ON Agri-
culture to-day and motestly asked for
S1,000.000 for the Poverty Fund of Western
Nebraska. Some weeks ago Dorsey asked
for quarter of million, but later advces
from his State nerve him up to an entire
million. A California representative sng-
gested that he would rather guarantee his
State making the donation asked than to go
on record as favoring the General Govern
ment taking suc.i an active part in the do
mestic affairs of any State. He also sug-
gested that people living in the poverty-pr0-
ducing regions of Nebraska should seek the
more favorable conditions offered by Cali
fornia
The Secretary of the Interior to-day af-
frmed the Commissioners decision, reject
ing the application of Daniel Luce TO pur-
chase land in the Los Angeles District,
said tracts of land being located within the
primary limits of the Southern Pacific and
Atlantic and Pacific Railroad grants.
INDIAN DEPRECIATION CLAIMS.
The following Indian depreciation claims
have been allowed: L. C. Hardy, Skamonia
County, Washington, S5S5 for depredations
by the kliktat band of Yokona Indians :;
James A. Despaine of Pendleton, Oregon,
$500 for depredations by the Bannacks in
1878; w. a. Townsend, Long Creek, Oregon,
$500 for depredations by the Bannacks in
1873; ID. j. Stewart, Pilot Rock, Oregon,
1879.
PosToFFICE APPROPRIATIONS.
In the Appropriations Committee to-day
Morrow secured an appropriation of $4,000
for an addition to the pOstoffice at San Fran
cisco. A majority of the committee were of
opinion that the repair of the old post
office was unnecessary in view of the
fact that an appropriation had just been
passed for new building. Morrow
explained the situation and secured a
favorable report. He also secured the full
appropriation of $150.000 for the Sacra-
mento Postoffice and $4,000 for Stockton
The appropriation for the deportation of
Chinese to China was increased to S6e, 600.
An appropriation o. $4,000 was made for
the expense of securing report on the
mineral In 4 resources of the United States.
w. X. Whipple was to-day appointed
Postmaster at Clements, San Joaquin
County, Cal, succeeding c. Barnert. The
Postoffices at Center. Jefferson County, and
Ophia,. Okanogan County, Wash, have
been discontinued.
GEARY DISAPPOINTED.
Representative Geary is likely to be dis
appointed in his ambition to secure Post
Office building for Humboldt, Cal. Speaker
Reed thinks that California is getting m ore
than her share Of postoffice building appro-
priatons, and no more bills will be recog-
nized. from California unless it be Van
deyer's, providing for an appropriation for
the Los Angeles Postofiice building.
1t is believed at the Navy Department
Thai clauCa will he ID o In tlaa Go.ac c4r.,a