The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1893-09-01
SENA TOR DOLPHS BILLS.

oiiis lhtrouuceu Dy senator DOlph
in the present congress. Quite q
number of the senator's bills have
familiar sound and appearance
and some of them have been re-
garded as impossibilities in the
way of legislation, but this does
not prevent him from introducing
them from congress to congress,
because he believes in their prin-
ciples and thinks they ought to be
adopted. For instance, bill
which provides for coast fortifi-
cations is one which Senator
Dolph has introduced at every
congress, and no congress goes by
that he does not make an extend
| ed speech urging the passage of
the bill. While the senator was
chairman on coast defenses he al
ways early reported this bill. and
at some time during the session
made a speech upon it. 1t ap-
propriates 1928, 100000, to be ex-
pended in the succeeding 10 years
for Notifications at various points
most urgently needed. 1t also
contains section providing for
Notifications on Puget sound, and
appropriates $5,OOO,OOO for the
purpose. 1t is not expected that
the bill will pass the senate, but
it is Senator Dolph's purpose to
hammer away on it in the hope
that some time favorable action
may be taken. Another bill
which Mr.. Dolph has introduced,
and which goes to committee on
coast defenses, is for the establish
ment of gun factory at some
point Oh the coast, for the pur-
pose Of furnishing heavy ordnance.
1t provides that the president
shall appoint board consisting
of three army and three navy Of
ficers, who shall examine and re-
port the most suitable place for
this factory. California has al
ways insisted that it should have
the gun factory, while Oregon and
Washington are candidates, and
present the Columbia river and
Puget sound as suitable places for
such a factory.
Senator Dolph has bill to aid
the several states and territories
to reclaim the arid lands within
their boundaries, which directs
the loan of funds by the United
States to any state or territory for
the purpose of assisting in the
construction of reservoirs, canals,
artesian wells and other works
needed for furnishing water sup
ply for irrigation.
The Senator has also introduced
Il bill providing for the sale of
desert lands, granting each person
the right to $40 acres, and pro-
viding how he shall at once begin
to make improvements for the ir-
rigation tract.
Senator Dolph also has a bill
for the relief of certain settlers
who have made entries on lands
and the entry has been enormously
allowed and cannot be confirmed,
the secretary of the interior be-
ing instructed to pay the person
who made the entry and allowing
him the right to make a re-entry.
Provision is also made for the re-
payment to settlers within forfeit
ed railroad grants to receive back
one-half the money they have
paid for land within such grants.
He has also introduced another
bill making a public park of 10
townships of land surrounding
Crater lake. He also has a bill
providing for the sale of the un-
sold portion of the Umatilla In
dian reservation in Oregon. The
senator has also introduced bill
providing for the formation and
government of municipal corpor-
ations in Alaska. Also a bill to