The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-01-10
TO SELECT A SITE.
Efforts to Secure a Military Post
at San Diego.
Provisions Of St9Elm'S Substitute for
Senator H8aBtS Bill.
Yald6Y8F'S Irrigation Measure to Be Re-
port8i-ImpOTtaGt Land Ruling
by Secretary Chandler
Special to THE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Jan. 9-Senator Stewart,
Srom the Committee On Military Affairs, re-
ported to the Senate to-day a substitute for
the bill introduced last September by Sena-
tor Hearst to provide for the purchase of a
site and the erection of suitable buildings
there for military post at San Diego,
Cal Hearst's bill provides for an ap-
preparation of S7O0,oO0 for the requirement
by the Secretary Of War of title to not eX-
ceeding 1000 acres, on what is known as the
North Island of Coronado Beach, and to
construct thereon the necessary buildings
with appurtenances, sufficient for a twelve
company military post and also to acquire
suitable sites on Coronado Beach, south OF
the entrance to San Diego Hurbor, for the
purpose of locating thereon heavy water
batteries; the land So acquired not to exceed
in area 1000 acres; provided that the title to
the site or sites selected by the Secretary of
War for such heavy batteries shall be OBJ
tanned without expense to the United States.
sTEwAET's SUBSTITUTE.
The substitute bill! reported by Stewart
strikes out all after the enacting clause and
simply provides that the Secretary of War
shall cause an examination TO be made for a
suitable site for military post and harbor-
delenses at or near San Diego, and report to
Congress particular description of the
land required for such purposes, and the
amount Of money for which the owners of
such land viii convey the same to the United
States for the purposes aforesaid. And the
Secretary Of War shall further report what.
IN his opinion, is the value of such land and
if the price asked Tor the same is reason
able, Accompanying the bin is an indorse-
ment from General Schofe.d, directed 10 the
Secretary Of War, saying: Il see that
there 5 no objection to the passage of the
bill, but / would suggest an addition to the
hi. in the following words: And until the
Legislature Of California shall cede iuris-
dfc,ion to the United States over the lands
So acquired for military purp0sas.'" This,
OF course, related TO the bill as introduced
by Hears.
LIKELY To PASS.
General Vandever stated to a California
Associated Press correspondent tonight
that, owing to the late day his bill ap 70
priating, 100000, which was identical with
Hearsts Senate bill, could hardly be got
through this session, but he thought
Stewart's bill as reported to-day would go
through both HOuSes without any trouble
But some provision should be made for the
expenses Of such an examination in the
Military Appropriation Bill which has
passed the House and will soon come up in
the Senate.
IRRIGATION MATTERS.
The House Committee on Irrigation of
ARID Lands, after months OF wransling
among themselves, and after repeated fail
uTes to come to an understanding with the
Senate Committee, of which Senator Stew
art Is Chairman, has finally agreed to report
the bill drafted By Chairman VandeYer of
California. The only amendment to the bill
Is tie proYiso that where organized irrigs-
ton districts extend from one State or Ter
Ttury into another State OF Territory, the
irrigation district shall be subjected to laws
OF joint action by both Legislatures. Con-
gresham Herbert of Alabama lisSentS from
the report. He is 10 favor of turning over
all public lands to the several States and
Territories. The balance Of the committee
believe it does not belong to the jurisdiction
OF the Irrigation Committee to recommend
legislation Of this character, but thatit should
emanate from the Committee on Public
Lands.
IMPORTANT LAND RULING.
In tie case of the heirs Of Nancy +. Hol-
lONdl V. T ran ID. LEWIS, llVUIfiQ5 Nalu-
able land III the San Francisco District,
acting Secretary Chandler atliTms the C.n-
mi-sioner's decision. Both parties fled
deelaratuTy statements. the former having
The precedence, and both parties published
intention TO make final proof. Lewis pro-
tested against Holloway's proof. A hearing
was duly had, and the Register recon-
nlended the cancellation of the declaratory
statement fled by Holloway, and on appeal
tie Commissioner affirmed that Judgment.
The Secretary says: The residence Of Mrs.
Holloway was with her son, $50 yards away
from the claim, where she ate, slept and
lived. She could not maintain residence
IN her own house by spending a portion of
the daytime therein, or by cultivating gar
den there, or looking after bees To reside
al place IS to make 1t ones home by eat
ing and sleeping there. A residence Is
neither established nor maintained by claim
lDg certain place as home. Old
age, loneliness, or fear Of remaining
alone, as in Mrs. HoilOWay's case,
cannot excuse nOn-reSidence, neither can
one maintain residence on one tract of
land by living on another, however close
the lTCXlmi,y. Neither can a residence be
acquired 10y keeping stock on land, nor yet
by the declarations of the claimant that he
~ she intends to keep the land for home"
The Secretary finds that Lewis acted in good
faith, and directs that his final proof be re-
turned ~ the local officers for their cOnsid-
Grafton and action.
PERSONAL.
California peusi ns-James n. Prince,
Perkins; Franz Moor, San Francisco:
trederica, widow OF Thomas Currier, Los
Angeles.
Charles \. FELTON, is quite i'll with rheu-
matIsBi.
". T. Babcock Jr. and W. Howard of
San Francisco are at Wizards.
The President has RENTED seventeen
days OF the sentence against James Osborn
at Alcatraz Island.
MRS. HARRISON'S PLANS.
A Bill to Enlarge the White House by Add