The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1893-02-04
FROM WASHINGTON CITY.


The Senate Interstate Commerce Con
mission by a vote of 6 10 8 rejected IN
: railroad pooling pr0vision amendmen
/ 70 the Cullom bill and will report th
J bill as thus amended.
Tho House Committee on Territorie
without division has ordered fayorabl,
reported the bill enabling Utah TO form
> constitution and State goyernmea
and to DO admitted into the Union.
Senator Dolph has introduced bill
Tor the relief of the Blalock Whear
dfowing Company, which was referred
TO the Committee on Public Lands and
Will probably be reported iavorably soon.
I In reporting 10 the House the Com.
1 mlttee on Election of President saws rel.
atlve 10 the bill repeating the Federal
supervision OF election statute that "yo-
ters must be freed from such espionage
and Interference" and that "the people
nave. decided Federal meddling with
elections must cease"
IL Is now certain that the sundry civil
appropriation bill will contain a provi-
sion to allow the four States admitted In
the omnibus bill the preference right of
sixty days 10 select lands for their pub.
lie institutions. Attorney. General Jones'
says this Is worth 81 ,000, 900 to the school
interests of Washington.
The lighthouse bill, which passed the
House, contains the following appropri.
ations for Oregon and Washington Al
the mouth Of the willamette river. Or.
a light and fog signal, $4,000; at Grayis
| iiarbor, Wash, a first order lighthouse
and log signal, at a cost not 10 exceed
$4,000, In addition TO the appropriation
OF $4,000 already made; on the north
head OF Cape disappointment, Wash. a
first order lighthouse, not to cost more
than 800 600, and when the light shall
have been established the light at Cane
disappointment will be discontinued
and a light OF the fourth order TO be sub
stituted therefor; at twenty-five points
on the Willamette river between Salem |
and Portland, beacon lights and buoys. |
at cost not exceeding S5, 600, and the |
same to be expended under the direction |
OF the Secretary Of the Treasury. Rep |
resentative Wilson has already secured
In the sundry civil appropriation bill a
provision for a lighthouse at Gray's
Harbor.
Perhaps the most important meeting
OF the Finance Committee Of the Senate
held during this Congress was that which
resulted in the decision OF a favorable
report OF the bill to repeal the Sherman
silver purchase act. Subsequently Sher-
man reported the bill, and it was placed
on the calendar. The meeting was large.
attended, k,s |,
ent except Senators Jones and Vance.
VINO IS Ill. While majority was in fa-
Vof OF the action taken, a vigorous OPP r
position was manifested by Harris of {
Tennessee and Voorhees, of Indiana.
Those who voted to report the bill favor
ably were Morrill,, Sherman, Allison, AL
irlch, Hiscock. Mcpherson and Carlisle. 8
Voorhees, and Harris entered I
IN emphatic protest against the proposed \
lctlon OF the committee, and would have
been l'ined by Senators Jones and Vance f
lad they been present. The meeting is il
ald TO have been interesting. This is v
probably in reference to the speeches
made by Harris and Voorhees,. They h
we're outvoted, however, and the discus a
ION will now be transferred to the floor ~
Il the Senate. Senator Mcpherson said
he bill was satisfactory to him, although
10 would rather have had his resolution l u
eported. One feature he did not ap- .
rove was that which postponed the "
lme to January |, 1894, but still he is
hought il afforded relief, for the peo-
10 would know at that time at least that h
ne present initiation of currency would re
nj and the country would return to V
urrency and money not debased. Teller tt
nd Voorhees, do not believe the bill can
ass, and Voorhees, is credited with saw D,
lg that not ten Democratic Senators CO
i'll vote for it,. te
The proposed Seattle canal has met ~
lth serious obstacle by points raised
y engineers and scientific men who ps
ave visited that point and given some III
,tention to the climatic conditions and pa
OF the lands and the country ia
Lakes Union and Washing
n. 1t appears now that, If this cana sy
lould be built, depth of water suffi- er,
ent to be of any use for floating ships ho
to the fresh-water lakes would be 40 DO
eat drain upon the lakes as to mate.
ally lower their depth, There ia not m,
thc!ent rainfall in that vicinity nor col
A'AN'SAO ""cCi Ci-olSu VI UIlGS6 laKeH to ms
ep up the supply. As a consequence a I
e outflow would soon drain the lakes :
lis question will no doubt come up so Ia
on as another attempt is made to put ba o
Q bill through the House or Senate. i'd
lat it will make great difference in J;s tGs
Q consideration of the bill there can VIC
no doubt. AS matter of fact it NAV
positively stated that Congress does m the
t intend to dig this ditch, and that il 100 loo
IL accept any theory like this advanced CIV CIV
scientific men and refuse the in on
rsement of the Seattle scheme. OF lice
lrse, the members of Congress cannot I
expected to understand the topogra- mis-
y OF these lakes and the lands sur Bio
lnding them nor to know whether unC
IRE is not sufficient watershed or rain lack
to supply the demand that a huge pen
p canal would demand, bat it NAV be 7
tain that before any action will be Uni
en scientific commission will be an Oh,
nted to make the investigation and ma
ertain whether conditions exist which DOS
lld drain the lakes and render the stri
ch useless after So, 5000 or more has mel
n expended upon it. the