The morning call., 1891-01-11
FAYORABLY
ACTED UPON.
Clunie's Appeal for the Post
office Site.
the Bill ApprOpriatins Two Million Dollars
Reported to the House.
Indian Depreciation Claims Allowed Plans
for the San Diego Quarantine Station
About Completed.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 10,-At the request of
Representative Clunie the San Francisco
Postoffice Bill was taken up to-day. Mr..
Clunie addressed the committee in behalf of
the bill. He spoke of the present building
as rat trap, wholly inadequate to the pub
lie wants; that it was disgrace not only to
the city but to the Government of the
United States. He showed by figures the
large revenue the Government received an
nnaIy from San Francisco. He said the
people of San Francisco had waited pa
tiently, and would not be content with an
Inferior building or site. This bill appro-
PIRATES s20CO,0O0, and provides for the pur-
chase or condemnation of site, the balance
remaining to be used toward the construc-
tion of the building. On motion of Mr..
Clunie the committee unanimously reported
the bill and recommended its passage.
The following Indian depreciation claims
have been allowed: Mrs. Margaret a.
Gunthner, Hanford, CAL, for depredations
by the Southern Utes in 1885, $500; Z. j..
Alexander, Tacoma, Wash, $3.50, for dep
relations by the Bannacks in 1873; Jasper
Fletcher of Salt Lake City, S23S6, for dep
relations committed by the Cheyennes and
Arapah0es in 1865; j. L. Freeman, Umatilla
County, Oregon, 500, for depredations by
the Bannack Indians in 1873; Thomas p.
Scroggins, Canyon City, Oregon, S657, for
depredations commit tied by the Bannacks in
1878; John Campbell, Clark County, Wash,
S552 for depredations committed in 1855 by
the Klikitat Indians; j. S. Van Winkle,
Umatilla County, Oregon, S1200, for dep
relations committed in 1878 by the Snake
River Indians; John Muilaly. Vinson,
Oregon, $500, for depredations by the Ban
nackS in 1878; John w. and II. A. Salisbury,
Vinson, Oregon, S420 for depredations by
the Bannacks in 1878.
The following claims were not allowed !:
Edwin NORM, Red Bluff, Cal, claim of
S675, for depredations by the Brule Sioux in
1858; S. 6. Lighifoot, Vinson, Oregon,
$3.50, for depredations committed by the
Bannack and Snake River Indians in 1873 /;
Th omas Hoynne, Naparine, Wash, S71OO,
for depredations committed in 1867 by the
Cheyennes.
C. P. Huntington has-nearly completed a
free library building for the village of West
minister. his country home. He will give
the building and library to the village. 1t
will cost $4,000 or more.
Plans for the San Diego quarantine sta
ton are about completed and the Treas
ury Depar tment will advertise for bids in
time to commence the building by March
1st. 1t has been decided to use all of the
$4,000 for the buildings, instead of eXpeId-
ing $4,000 for steam launch. Congress
will be asked for an appropriation for a
steam launch later on.
In the case of James Gallogly VS.. the Sac
ramento and Amador Canal Company, on
appeal from the Commissioners decision
holding for cancellation certain tracts of
land in the Sacramento district, acting Sec
retary Chandler affirms the Commissioners
decision, but says it must not be construed
as indicating Gallogly's right to homestead.