The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-01-18


sion is is necessary 10 state that senator Allen
hiss done q great deal OF work since he came TO
congress for which the records OF the [ nIted
States senate give no Indication. In the senate
committee on public lands Nj Allen has prob
ably prepared more reports OF importance 70 the
West that hsve been adopted than any otHer
member Of that com mitfee. Hs ability Is recog-
nizsd py mis- colleagues on this committee n
every possible way, and the ma 0rity Of the re-
ports prepared on laad measures have been
drafted by Senator Allen. and his colleagues on
the committee are frank 10 state that none OF
the reports that he has presented have
ever yet failed OF being accepted by
the full committee Senator Allen, besides,
has prepared certain reports before the senate
commerce committee on waterway improve
ments il Washington state and the PsciHc
Northwest, which have been adopted by that
committee One thing that senator Alien nas
been particularly lucky and energetic in, is IN
having passed hundreds OF pension bills that
have relieved very many or the Old soldiers now
located in the state OF Washington. In addition
10 this. he has watched and guarded taeIr IL
terests az the pension bureau, and az this point
has many hundreds upon hundreds OF claims
adjusted ana settled IN favor Of the old veter-
ans. None of the other departments have been
neglected wherein any OF his constituents were
Interested At the general land Office he
has had adjusted hundreds OF claims and had
many others fastened, ii watch people
He has also labored with success, eince he has
been ii Washington City, at the patent Office,
and hundreds of those benefited by his energy
In his state. would probably be willing 70 ,sc-
knowledge this fact were they called upon 10 do
SO. The Posi- lNTELLIGENCEI correspondent has
prepared list OF some OF the important bills
that Senator Allen has introduced and has had
passed during lis four years in the senate.
Owing to the TACT ths; this article would be too
long drawn out, only the more important meas
ures are herewith given. II Is necessary 10 add,
IN this connection, that hundreds OF bills for
the RELIEF OF residents OF Washington state have
been omitted, as well as hundreds OF pension
bills, that ne has introduced and passed. The
following are some OF the more important meas
uFes presented by Mr.. Alien and passed in the
senate:
A bill to reimburse the state Of Washington
sor expenses incurred for holding q constItu-
tional convention, convening IL July. lss9:
passed.
A Dill to provide for the purchase OF site for
apuoilc building az Malta Waila, in the state OF
Washington passed.
A bill TO establish two additional laad dis
tr:cts in the state OF Washington; passed.
oiil making appropriation for the improve
ment OF the military reservation known as Fort
Wslla "a.la, in the state OF Washington;
passed.
A bill to provide for the time and place to hold
Washington; passed.
a bill Tor the construction OF two wagon roads
through the military reservation o: Fort CANDY,
in the state OF Washington, and for other pur-
poses; passed.
A bill TO reorganize and establish the customs
collection district OF Puget Souni; passed.
bill granting 10 the state of Washington a
section OF public land Tor a soldiers home anu
for the militia OF said state, and for other pur
poses: passed.
A bill granting TO the county OF CIallam, in
the state of Washington. certain public lands
In trust, and Tor other purposes; passed
Dill authorizing the construction OF a bridge
ACROSS
ington: passed.
a bill. granting right-of.way across scarboro
Hill military reservation 20 the Ilwaco Railway
& Navigation Company; passed.
bill TO provide Tor the construction of a
wagon road through the military reservation Of
Fort CAVITY, in the state OF Washington, aud for
other purposes: passed
A bill donating to the county OF Clallam, in
tha state OF Washington, for public buildings.
the proceeds OF the sale OF certain public IauGs
passed.
bill providing for the erection OF a public
building in the city OF Tacoma. in the state OF
Washington; passed.
A biz providing for the erection of public
building, in the city OF Walla Waiis, IN the state
OF " Washington; passed.
A bill 10 establish frst-order lighthouse on
North Head, Cape disappointment, IN the state
OF Washington; passed.
bill to establish drst.order lighthouse at
the entrance of GTay's hareor, in the state OF
Washington; passed.
bill granting the use OF certain lands in
Walla Malia county. state of Washington, TO the
city OF walla walia for the purpose OF public
park; passed
bin 10 provide for the survey of Olympia
ha Dor, n the state OF Washington, from deep
water TO Budd's inlet TO Fourth street bridge, in
the city of Olympia. and from said bridge TO the
mouth OF the Des Chutes river; passed.
A bill 20 provide for the survey of public lands
valuable for coal, although not adapted 20 agri-
culture, and for the payment OF such survey
out OF existing appropriations for surveys in
certain cases. passed.
A bill TO confirm title to certain lands in the
state OF Washington: passed.
A bill authorizing citizens OF that part OF the
| state OF Washington eastward of the Columbia
river, to fell ana remove timber on the public
domain for mining and domestic purposes;
passed.
bill 10 ratify and confirm su agreement with
the Indians residing on the Coiyile reservation,
in the state of Washington, with certain nodid-
cations, and 10 make appropriations ior the car
rying into effect the same; passeu.
bill granting TO the state OF, Washington
per cent of the net proceeds OF the sales OF pub
lie lands IN that state; passed
bin 10 establish ship canal IN the Column
bis river. near Vancouver Wash; passsd.
bill 10 give the consent OF congress to the
removal by the legislature OF the state Of Wash
ington OF the restrictions upon the power of
alienation OF their lands BY the Puyallup In
dams; pending.
A bill to authorize the secretary of the in
terror 10 reserve from public sale or entry GER
| tain lands within the states admitted under act
| OF congress, February -, 1889; passed
bill toralfy ana confirm an agreement be.
| tween the puyallup Indians ard the Northern
| Pacific Railroad Company for the right-of-way
| passed.
bill to provide for the survey of public
| lands III the state of Washington; passed.
bill 10 extend to Alaska the benefits of the
laws encouraging in the several states and terri
| tories instruction in agriculture and the me-
| chanic arts: passed.
A bill to repeal and amend certain provisions
/ of act entitled IAN &C. to grant the Puyallup
| Valley Railway Company righ,-of-way through
| the Puyslu up Indian reservation, in Washing
| ton territory passed
bill granting 10 the state of Washington
certain land therein situated for the purpose of
| sai mon patching; passed
| bill appropgisting $4,000 for the sinking OF
| three artesian wells il certain portions OF the
! state OF Washington; passed.
! bill 10 provide Tor the survey OF Gray har-
/ Dor, in the state OF Washington, from its en-
| trance to the mouth OF the thehalls river, and
| said river from it's mouth 10 MOutesano; passed
A bill 10 provide Tor the examination and sur
yey Of ship channel through the Sw inomish
| slough, in the state OF Washington, AMI esti-
| mating the cost OF same; passed.
| A DILL for the examination and survey OF GER
tain rivers in the state OF Washington anu other
purposes; passed.
| station and dry dock il the state OF Washing
| ton; passed.
The Location of the Sack.
Tacoma Ledger, January II.
| The Press Tunes autaorttatiyely announces
| that Benefits sack is TO be opened after the
| senatorial contest proceeds little further. The
| Ledger, little more authori.asiyeiy, announces
| that Sir. Bennett has gone East and has taken
| his sack with b IN.