The morning call., 1892-02-02
COAST INTERESTS.
Senator FELTON, Advocates Cali
fOrnia'S Claims.
The Bills introduced By Pacific Coast
Representatives.
appropriations Needed for River and HaT0OF
Improvements Measures Relating 10
Mines and Mining Pensions.
Special 20 TsE MORNING CALL

WASHINGTON, Feb. lin the Senate TO-
day FELTON, replied to Senator McPherson's
remarks Of last week comment ting adverse
" upon the proposition to appropriate
money for public buildings at Los Angeles,
San Diego Oakland, Alameda and Virginia
City. New. Mcpherson declared that Cali
fornia was getting entirely too much in the
way Of public building appropriations. He
alluded to the String" of bills presented
by Stanford, and declared that be never
would vote for them. BY the use Of an ar
rav Of figures Senator FELTON, showed that
the appropriations made by Congress for
California were very small as compared with
the appropriations for the States Of the At
iantc Coast region The improvements for
Galveston Hubor alone amounted TO more
than the combined appropriations for all
the rivers and harbors OF California by
more than el,00Q00O The Mississippi
RIVER improvements for the last ten years
amounted to about s240o0000, while the
appropriations for California rivers and
harhors for al, time amounted to only about
$4,000 One milton dollars had been ap-
u
FIRST Congress for lighthouse construction
and improvements, while California only
got $3.50 OF this amount. Out Of an appto-
pristjou Of 81, 100000 made by the Fifty
FIRST Congress. California got only S30,o00.
In the last sixteen years S2l, 100000 had
been appropriated for the establishment Of
f0rufca.i0ns and their maintenance, and the
Pacific Coast. with a coast line Of 1900 miles,
received on = about AZ per cent of this total
amount As for public buildings, the ones
al Boston and New York cost each as much
rs all the appropriations made j0T California
for public buildings combined. The Cali
lorna public building bills viii probably
come up on the calendar in the regular
order tomorrow, alter the morning hour.
Senator FELTON, to-day Introduced IN the
Senate The bill introduced IN the House by
EepTeS utatlVe Loud 1Or tie Improvement
OF Navigation Slough lie also intro
duced General Cuttings bill for furnishing
artillery 10 the State militia. lie also pre-
seuted a memorial from the citizens Of Oak
land praying for the completion of the i'm
prOyemrnt OF Oakland harb0T, and
memorial from The California Impr0yem ent
Convention. ash ng for the impTg vement Of
California rivers.
RIVERS AND HARBCR SURVEY.
Representative Camiuetti to-day intro
duced a bill providing for tie ass gume1t OF
United States army 10 California 10 exam
Inc and survey
Frst-Golden Gate. the entrance 10 the
barDoT Of san Francisco 10 determine what
Ehanges, If any, have taken place siuce the
last survey, and what improvements and
safeguards are required for security TO life
and property, and in the interest Of COM
meTce
Second-An navlgable rivers, waterways
and channels in said State, TO such q point
on each as may be made navigaDle.
ThiTd-Lakes and sites at and near the
headWateTs of the several rivers Of CaNfOr-
MA, including all streams that flow into the
Yosemite Valley and also basins and
siouEhs adjacent TO the Sacramento
Feather, 4uba American, MOkelumne aud
Cslaveras rivers, and the san Joaquin River
and IFS tributaries, including Iulare Lake
20 determine the practcaDIty and utility
Of using the same for storage reservoirs
t. relieve rivers 10 food time and supply
water thereto for the benefit Of commerce
and navigation in the summer season.
FOuTa-Iue necessity for relief canals
for the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers.
FifJh-IHe line for a canal sixty feet
VIDE and teu feet deep, from some suitable
point On the San Joaquin River 20 the city
OF Fresno, and thence TO Iuare Lake
or 10 said san Joaquin River, as may be
more practicable, using Fresno Slough as
part thereof, If suitable therefor IN the
judgment OF the Board Of Engineers.
SlXt.l-Any other region or section not in
Cluded above, which, with the surveys al
ready provided or herein contemplated, will
enable them to plan a permanent and COM
prehensIve system Of Improvement for each
Of said navigable rivers, etc. with tile view
Of making the same effective as against
the encrJachment OF mining debris, for the
purpose Of restoring the naYIgabllity Of
rivers 10 that existing before 1860, and aD-
prOpriatng $4,000 therefor.
APPROPRIATIONS NEEDED.
f11-. INF
for the following appropriations for the im-
pTOvement Of the Sacramento and Feather
rivers Of California.
First-A permanent! yearly appropriation
OF $4,000 for the Improvement and con-
seTyatlUn Of the channels and banks By the
use Of a snag-b0at and crew on the SacTa-
ment0 River, above Sacramento.
Second - lie specific appropriation OF
$4,000 for the removal Of distractions in
the Lower Sacramento River.
IhlTd-tOT the closure OF Jacobs Slough,
$4,000.
Fourth - The specific appropriation Of
$4,000 for the treatment Of the Yuba
River, near and above MarysYile as per
recommendation Of the Commissioner ap-
pointed under the act of October 1888.
FIith-Ih he permanent yearly appr0pTia-
tlOn ~ $1,000 for the improvement OF the
naFigable channel Of the Feather River.
SiXth-ln accordance with the recon-
mendation OF the Commissioner above
River WlDg-dams. 100000; for Sacramento
RIVER WIng-dams, $500 900; for a dam at
Iub7 River, DE GueTre Point, $500 600; for
dam at Bear River, at Van Giesons,
Sl50OOO
Camnett also introduced a bill apnro-
priating Sel0O for the Improvement Of the
Mokelumue River by the removal Of OBJ.
sIuct0ns therein.
MINES AND MINING.
Camnetu also introduced bill creating
the Bureau Of Mines and Mining, the geu-
eral design and duties Of which shall be TO
acquire by examination, practical aud scien-
tine experiments, geological research etc,
useful information connected with mining
There shall be a Secretary Of Mines and
Mining appointed by the President. CANT
Detu also introduced joint resolution re-
ct ug that
WHEREAS, The commission appointed under
the act OF Congress OF October l, 1888. to uves-
tigaie the mining debris question IN California,
reported the existence Of vast deposits OF mate.
rlal lyng 10 the canyons and 10 the plains below
the foothills portions Of when viii be carried
down during the floods and eventually lodge in
" sueam', ana no estimate was made by the
CheI OF Eugtueers 10 commence that system Of
Improvement required TO rsstssln mining debris
where now lodged; II 10 therefore
ReSOlUed, That the Secretary Of War be and Is
requested 10 submit an estimate Of the amounts
required, and which can be prOftably expended
for this purpose during the cOmng year 10 pre-
vent said debris from l0dgment IN naVgsble
rivers.
THE ANTILOTTERY ACT.
The United States Supreme Court to-day
upheld the cOnstitutiUnality Of the Anti
Lottery act Of last Congress, affirming tie
decision in the cases Of the publishers Of
two New Orleans newspapers indicted on
charges Of sending through the mails news
papers containing lottery advertisements
The court said the opinion in ex parte
jackson held that the power vested in Con-
gTesS to establish pOstOfflces and postTOads
embraced the regulation of the entire postal
system Of the country, and designated what
may and what may not be excluded, The