The morning call., 1892-02-24
COAST INTERESTS.
Senator FELTON, Urging Action the
Debris Oneslinn-Patents Granted.

Senator FELTON, Urging Action on the
Debris Question-Patents Granted.
WAsHINGroN, Feb. Ex-senator FELTON,
to-day presented to the Senate the resolu-
tions and memorials Of the Miners and
Farmers Convention at San Francisco,
praying for legislation with regard to min
ing and the Improvement Of the naYigable
streams Of California. In presenting the
documents he made 4 speech showing 10 the
Senators the great impOrtlnce Of the re-
opening Of hydraulic mining and improving
the streams. Later in the day Camiuetti's
joint resolution asking for estimates from
the War Department as to the cost Of the
work was passed by the Senate without
opposition. Caiiforniaus in the city inter
ested in this matter will call ON Secretary
Elkins asking for the immediate transmits
sion 60 Congress Of ILe figures called for IN
the resolution.
Two appointments of interest to the Pa
cidc Coast were made to-day by the Presl-
dent. The principal one was that Of Will
lam b Gilbert Of Portland to be Circuit
Judge Of the Niuth Judicial District Mr.
Gilbert in recent days mas had the almost
unanimous support Of the Pacific Northwest
delegation, and his appointment seems to
give entire satisfaction.
New Collector at Humboldt.
Charles f. Roberts was made Collector of
Customs at Humboldt. He had the in
dorsement Of all the Caliiornians in Con-
gresS.
DR. George Marvin will be appointed
Postmaster OF Blue Lake, HUMBOLDT COun-
ty. by the President in a few days.
1t is quite likely that a meeting Of the
Attorney-General and Postmaster-G General
and Secretary of the Treasury will be held
in a short time TO consider again the San
Francisco P9stOfice site matter. Assistant
srili
Foster in the conference. EX-Judge Harvey
:. Brown aud his friends are positive that
the Seventh and Mission streets site will be
selected within a week, or as soon as the
III Getting occurs.
Senator Allen to-day presented memo
rial from the Commercial Club of Tacoma
asking for the removal Of the restriction on
the Puyallup Indians with reference TO the
sale Of their lands. He also presented sew
eral petitions from citizens of Washington
asking for the speedy construction Of the
Nicaragua Canal.
The contract with Ii. NJ Montgomery &
Co. of Portland, for the construction of the
keepers dwelling and other structures Of
the Cedar Head Lighthouse, was to-day
forwarded for signature. The contract
price is S26470.
Favoriug PeIagic Sealing.
Senator Allen also to-day presented to
Congress a memorial Of the Chamber of
Commerce at Port Townsend for the pro-
lection of the fishermen OF Puget Sound,
and for the development of the few fish un-
destroyed. In reality it is IN appeal for
the pelagic sealers, OF whom there are
many who make their headquarters at Port
Townsend. IL sets forth that the seals
should be destroyed because, if for no other
reason, that they destroy more good fish
every year than are used in the canneres,
aud because the seRl-fur trade is intended
TO pander TO the taste of the rich, and is con-
trOlled by a monopoly
Colonel William f. Prosser of North
Yakima, Wash. arrived here to-day to
work for an appropriation for the barb0rs
at Olympia, Vancouver and BelIingham
Bay.
Personals and Patents.
Fred i. Strader. Postmaster at Ravenna,
Cal, has been commissioned.
Private John Z. Scheele, Troop |, Fourth
Cavalry, OF San Francisco, has been dis
charged from the service Of the United
States.
The following citizens of the Pacific Coast
have been granted patents:
car-cUupng; William +. Buswell, San
Francisco. pulley; Frederick w. Cook las
signor to f. i. ii. Loatis), San Francisco,
gang-edger; James +. Il. Depue, Oakland,
ledger, sales and billing book; Frank II.
DisbrOw, Gendora, stoning knife; Peter b.
Donahoo, Fresno, street-sweeplDg machine;
John ii. DrilleT, Los Angeles, automatic
funnel cutoff Thomas Fullen, Angels
Camp, safety device for mining cages
or elevators; James II. Hawthornthwaite,
San Francisco. amalgamator: William Hol-
der. MOkelumne, atmospheric bed covering;
Robert w. Jessup, Alameda, assignor to