Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1894-06-22
WASHINGTON CITY NEWS.

committee on interstate anu foTelgu
Commerce to report to the House bill
for equipment OF the Nicaragua canal
by the government for carrying on the
work to completion. Senator Morgan's
measure will be adopted with some
changes advised in committee.
The House has concurred in the Sem
ate bill authorizing the construction OF
a bridge across the Monongahela river,
passed the bill extending the time of
payment for purchases of the lands OF
the Omaha Indians and adopted reso-
luton authorizing the payment of $l0,-
600 from the contingent fund to defray
the cost of the armor-plate investigation.
George Oetyer, Chairman of the Ex-
ecutive Committee OF the State Debris
Association of California, has complained
to the Interior Department of the ex-
tensive damage to lands and streams
caused by hydraulic mining. He asserts
that the debris of that process has re-
duced the navigability of the Sacra-
mento and Feather rivers at least one
half during the low-water season. The
communication has been referred to the
War Department.
A young crank called at the White
House the other day, and announced
that his purpose was to convert the Presi-
dent to the ways of righteousness. This
was the third time he had been at the
White House. The Waterman called for
the police patrol, and had him trans
ferred to the third precinct station,
where he is held for examination. His
name is Heffenstein. He is a converted
Jew, and has been delivering extempo-
raneous sermons on street corners.
The lightship at the mouth of the CO.
lumbia river has proven of such advan-
tage to the shipping interests of Oregon
that Senator Mitchell has been induced
to ask Congress to appropriate 100000
for the construction of still another light
ship with fog-signal equipment to be
stationed in midchannel inside the bar
of the Columbia river opposite Cape
Disappointment. The Senator is quite
confident he will secure some sort of an
appropriation for the commencement OF
such construction at least.
There seems to be no end to the meas
ures introduced in the present Congress
for the protection of the salmon fisheries
OF Alaska, but none of them gets farther
than the committee to which it is re-
ferred. The latest bill was proposed by
Senator Mitchell OF Wisconsin. 1t differs
from the others principally in that it
makes provisions for the re-enactment
of the old law of 1889, with amendments
setting aside certain streams as spawn
ing grounds, giving the Secretary OF the
Treasury discretion to limit the duration
of the fishing season and directing the
appointment of an inspector at $3.50 a
month and an assistant inspector at 100
month. Evidently some men up in
Wisconsin have their eyes on two fat
Jobs.
The arid-land question, about which
the Western members had much to say
when the agricultural bill was before the
Senate, has been considered by the House
Committee on Irrigation of Arid Lands.
4 committee consisting of Sweet, Hard
man, Doolittle, Pence and Newland was
instructed to draw up general bill on
the lines of the one for the survey Of
Idaho lands introduced by Sweet. 1t
will provide for a survey under the direc-
ton of the Secretary of War OF arid
lands in the Western States, with the
preparation OF maps showing the bitches
or canals and reservoirs needed for the
reclamation OF land, and reports upon the
water available for irrigation, with esti-
mates of the quantity OF land possible Of
reclamation and of cost. The States of
Montana, Washington, Oregon, Idaho,
the Dakotas and perhaps others will be
in the bill, with a recommendation for
an appropriation of $4,000 for each
State.
1t is given out that the German Min
lister has notified our government that II
the one tenth OF cent per pound dis
eliminating duty, which has been placed
by the Senate on sugar, is permitted to
become law Germany will place a re-
taliatorv duty on pork, lard and other
products now imported from the United
States under reciprocity arrangement.
In view of this notification Secretary
Carlisle has addressed communication
to the Senate Finance Committee urging
the elimination of this provision OF the
Senate bill which operates against any
government allowing a bounty on re-
fined sugar lnasmuch as Germany Is
the only competitor of the American
Sugar Trust, this discriminating duty is
levied practically against that country.
Should the Senate comply with Secre-
tary Carlisle's recommendation and
strike out the one-tenth of cent provi-
sion, the Sugar Trust will receive very
black eye.
Mcclure OF California appeared before
the House Committee on Pacific Rail
roads the other day, making a strong
protest against any funding bill or other
arrangement which would release the
estates of Huntington, Stanford and
others from personal liability to the gov
eminent for the debts OF the Central Pa
citc. At his request it was arranged
that himself, ex-Representative Sumner
of California and the members of the
State delegation in Congress should adj
dress the committee. Mcclure took the
position that the failure of the Central