The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-03-05
NOT In ENTIRE HARMONY.
The California Debris Delegates to
Washington Disagree.
10 APPROPRIATION THOUGHT POSSIBLE.
Csaa GsagTesSmea Urging Needed Improvements.
Easas From the Public Domaia-PenSiOnS
Granted PoSmayters appointed.
Special to THx MORNING CALL.

WASHINGTON, March 4-Nothing has
yet been accomplished by the delegates in
Washington representing the California
river and mining interests toward securing
appropriations from Congress for the cree
ton Of dams and other restraining works
for the San joaquin and Sacramento rivers
and their tributaries. The subcommittee
TO which the bill was referred has not yet
held a meeting to consider the matter. The
delegation is not working rs tremendously
as might be desired. Mr.. 0hleyter does not
seem 10 be in thorough accord with his
colleagues. lie declares that he will not
unQuali6edly approve OF the project of the
delegation heretofore outlined in these dis
patches, or of any other project. He says
he will wait ana see what he will see.
Some OF the other gentlemen of the delega-
ton have reason TO bslieye that Mr..
Ohleyter is really opposing the project
planned by the delegation. 1t wcuid
hardly be possible to secure an appropri ria
ton by the hardest kind of work of har-
monious delegation. and in the present in
harmonious state Of affairs the chances are
ten 10 one that nothing will be accom-
plished. a good many members of Con-
gress pretend to believe that Congress has
no Tightful jurisdiction In the matter, and
that an appropriation Of money TO provide
engineering works in order that the hy
draullc miners may resume their work
would he in the nature OF subsidy or
bounty. Whether they are really sincere
in fhis belief or not, it viii at least serve as
good excuse for not making an appropria-
ton.
Arguing for Appropriations.
Senators Stanford and FELTON, and Rep
resentatveS Bowers and Geary appeared
before the House Committee on Commerce
SlaaNxr
the necessity for harbor Improvements at
San Pedro, San Francisco, Oakland and
Humboldt.
Representative Loud appeared before the
Subcommittee on Appropriations Of the
House this morning ana urged an appro-
priation Of S25.0 for Improvements at the
Presid O, San Francisco.
Representative Loud is informed by the
Treasury Department that bids for the San
Jose (Cal) public bulding have been adver-
tised for and viii be opened April s.
Senator FELTON, and Representatives Cut
ting and Loud Will tomorrow appear before
the Life-sayng Board and urge improve
ment in the life-Saving service of the Cal
ifornia coast.
Grants of Public Lands.
The Senate Committee on Public Lands
has agreed TO report faYorably Representa-
tive LIQUIDS House bill, granting certain
public land TO the Lick Observatory at
Mount Hamilton. Senator FELTON, thinks
that he Will have but little difficulty in hay
ing the bill passed in the Senate.
Delegate Game to-day introduced a bill
granting to the University of Utah a site on
the public domain.
The new ocean mail contract service,
winch began on the ISt of February on the
two routes between New York and Colon
and San Francisco and Panama was further
increased on the 1st of this month by the
beginning OF mail service between New
\ oTk and Laguara, Venezuela. In April il
IS expected that the first steamer on the
route between San Francisco and Hong
Kong VIII leave from the former port.
Pensions and Postofices.
The following Pacific Coast pensions have
been granted: California-Original-D
lei Jones, J. S. Parker Martin j. Collins,
William Butcher, James Smith, George NJ.
Burroughs, David Kline, Daniel Dougberty,
Levi @. Courtney, Herman L. Beers, John
Smith, George Ii. Browne, William Horton,
Nathan d. Ingraham. John Jacob HOLSTER.
Lewis Caldwell, Robert A Armstrong, Will
liam Lane John G. Debridge, Ashbel d.
Hawley. AdditioEai-Chili Averil. Orig
inal widows, etc.-Sarah NJ. Douglass,
Emma J. McDermid. Mexican survivor
Marvin Steward.
Ogegon-O rginal-Wiiliam Thorn, Albert
Lillis, Edward P. Leavitt, John S Hughes,
William II. Campbell Isaac J. Taylor. In
crease-Jeremlah Lougblins.
Observation-Disclosures S. Dunn.
Scion Peterson. Valentine Sehreek Michael
Wall, Gottfried Marker, Albert Chandler.
John, l. GalDreath and Charles G. Hankins
W. L. Armstrong was to-day appointed
Postmaster at Lerdo, Kern County, Cal, vice
&. r. Young, resigned, and A. d. Osborn at
Sumas City, Whatcom County, Wash, vice
l.. p. Conner. resigned.