The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1891-02-11
The Item for ReSurVeying the
Pacific Approved.
Acrimonious Debate Oyer the PropOSed
Northwestern Dry-Dock.
misunderstanding Regarding the FOrlifca-
tIOn Of Sweet Wines = Indian
Depreciation Claims.
Special to THE MORNING CALF.

Special to The MORNING CALL
WASHINGTON, Feb. 10.-The Senate has
approved without debate the appropriation
of 25,000 to be placed in the hands of the
President to be used in making an addi-
tional survey of the Pacific Ocean, in
response to request from any responsible
company deciding to lay cable from San
Francisco to the Sandwich Islands. The
| item appeared in the Navy Bill as reported
by the Committee on Appropriations.
| The President is authorized to use any
vessel or vessels belonging to the United
States in making the survey.
NORTHWESTERN DRY-DoCK.
The committees report also empowered
the Secretary of the Navy to expend not
more than $4,000 in the purchase of 100
acres of land, either at the mouth of Colum-
bia River or at Port Orchard, for a dry
dock; the location to be left entirely with
him.
Allen moved to cut out Columbia River
and instruct the Secretary to purchase a site
at Port Orchard. In support Of his amend
ment lie said it would place the Secretary in
very embarrassing position. and as two
| boards had reported in favor of Port
Orchard, Congress should make the matter
definite.
Dolph was quick to appear in opposition
to the amendment, and said ne had always
tried to deal fairly in Coast matters He
had not been found to be against the Sound,
but he thought this amendment was not fair
to Oregon. The Washington Senators
should be content to submit the case to the
Secretary of the Navy, who could be de-
pended upon to do what was best for his
department.
Call said it was useless to locate dry
dock where it was impossible to have
navy-yard. The same position was taken
by Chandler, who also added that a dry
dock. navy-yard and. if possible, gun
foundry should be located at the same point
on the Pacific Coast. A vote was not
reached on the amendment, and the discus
sion will be resumed tomorrow.
DoLPH is ANGRY.
Dolph is very much agitated over the turn
the Washington Senators have taken. He
insists that tomorrow they will hear from
him on some of the reasons why the dry
dock should not be located on the Sound.
1t appears that the Washington Senators
have, to some extent, INDUCED in House
tactics by going around among the Senators
and working up their personal support The
result is that the whole thing may be
knocked out, and neither the Columbia
River nor Port Orchard will get the dry y-dock.
FoRTIFIcATIoN OF WINES.
There is yet some misunderstanding con-
corning the foTtifcaton of wines by Cali
fornia wIne-prodacers, as appears from the
number OF messages received at the Internal
Revenue Department A deputy collector
has discovered that some OF the wine-pro-
ducerS have not understood the law, as they
fortified to the extent OF "a per cent in
weight, while the law, according to Com
missioner Mason, allows fortification to the
extent OF "a per cent in volume. Wine be-
ing heavier than alcohol, those fortifying
by weight have not added So much alcohol
as they would have done otherwise, and
they insist that they should be allowed TO
reopen their barrels and vats and make the
addition allowed on the volume calcula-
ton. The Commissioner has not yet de-
cided what order be will make, and he is
rather retlcent In talking of the matter He
says, however, that he thought and hoped
the matter had been settled. He had ma d
enough trouble over the wine fortiGcation
business AMI is scarcely prepared to receive
news of further complications.
PATENTS GRANTED.
California patents have been allowed as
follows: Lewis N. Clement, Oakland, cable
street railway; Julia w. Craig, Sau Fran
riSGo, chair; Peter Il. jackson, san Fran
cisco, lens for illuminating tile; Ammi NJ.
Jewell, San>lFraneisco, boring machine; Ed
win Mcdonald, " FLOWS. thrashing machine;
James f. Waite, San Francisco (assignor
of half to William Hollis), brake iSr cable
car.
LAND RULINGS.
In the eX-parte case of Levi jerome, Samuel
Hutchins, Arthur Dancles, 5. f. Horton, L.
o. Abbott, G. w. Smith, J. c. Corwin and
Otto Shultz, involving land in the Seattle
Land District, the Commissioners decision
is affirmed by Secretary Noble. Secretary
Noble also aifirms the Commissioners de-
cisiou in the case of Manuel K. Bell VS..
George B. koonS, involving land in the Sac
ramento district.
PETITIONS TO CONGRESS.
Senator Dolph presented petitions to-day
from Marshfield, Dallas and Corvallis, Ore
gon, asking for an improved method to Sc
cure statistical information.
Representative Morrow presented petit
tion from the San Francisco Board of Trade
favorng the Nicaragua Canal Bill.
4. Z. Stather has been appointed Post
master at Chino, San Bernadlno County.
INDIAN DEPRECIATION CLAIMS.
The following Indian depreciation claims
were disposed of to-day: S. NJ Hamilton
of Shamania County, Wash, claim for
S6164 for depredati0ns committed in 1856 by
the klikitat Indians. allowed S5G64; 5. l..
Morse of Pendleton, Oregon, claim for $3.50
in 1873 for depredations by the Banna ckS /;
Eli WEIGH, Pendleton, Oregon, claims of
S3251 for depredations by the Umatila In
dians in 1878, allowed $1,000: James Hughes.
Price, County, Wash, claim of S2l6 for
depredations in 1855 by the Puyallups and
| NesQually Indians, disallowed; +. ID:
Kearney of Pilot Rock, Oregon, claim of
| $S94 for depredations by the BannackS in
| 1878, allowed S579; Sherry Ensign OF Thurs
| ton County, Wash, 800 for depredations by
| the Walla Walla Indians in 1856
SALE OF UMATILLA LANDS.
Land Commissioner Croft to-day ordered
! the register and receiver at La Grande,
| Oregon, to sell part of the Umatlla Reser-
| vatiOn in Umatiila County. The sale is to
take place on April 1st. The land is not to
| be sold for less than the appraiSement made
| by the board some months ago. which gives
schedule of prices from ST % per acre to
| So. Most of 1t is appraised at the former