The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-12
Probable Committee Assignments
of Pacific Coast Dele.
gates.
HUNTINGTON's ACTIVE LOBBY
Congressman Boatner of Louisiana
Fears That the Funding Bill
Will Pass.

WASHINGTON, ID. g., Dec. IL. - A
number of Californians called in a body
upon Speaker Reed to-day to urge the as
signment of Repr sentative McLachlan to
the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
In the party were Henry q. Osborne of the
Los Angeles Express, General Friedrich,
General Chapman, Mayor RAIDER of Los
Angeles, National Committeeman Strother
and Bowers. Mr.. Reed listened to what
the Californians had to say, and replied:
Gentlemen, l am glad you called. You
can share my sorrows. There are more
applicants for the River and Harbor Com
mittee than any other committee in the
House. There are only six vacancies on
it and l have sixty applications"
1t is understood that the Californians saw
Mr.. Reed at the request of r. G. Kernes of
Missouri, who has been in the past Santa
Fe railroad man, but who now has road
of his own in Southern California-the Los
Angeles Terminal Railroad.
The Southern California roads are ell
anxious for the Government to improve
the inner harbor at San Pedro-to increase
the depth from sixteen to eighteen feet, at
a cost of 1915, 900, as recommended by
Lieutenant-C Colonel Beryaurd. Represen-
tative McLachlan, in the House and Mr.
White in the Senate will urge this project.
Chief OF Engineers Craighill has now en-
dorsed Colonel Benyaurd's recommended
ton and this communication is now before
Congress. It will be hard to get this ap-
preparation through the House, however,
for will ho hn ru1o boz
Reed intimated to the Californians to-day.
Speaker Reed is having more trouble
than he anticipated in making up his COM
mittees and it is possible that they may
not be announced this week. Many mem
bers are new and Mr.. Reed cannot Judge
of their qualifications.
Representative Bingham of PennsyIva-
MIA, a member of the Committee on Post
offices and Postroads in the last Con-
gress, and who has been mentioned for
chairman of the committee, visited Mr..
Reed, in company with Representative
Loud of California, to urge the latter for
the Craftsmanship, and it is probable that
Mr.. Loud will he appointed. If so Mr..
Bowers will not be chairman of the Mill
tary Affairs Committee, as California will
have only one chairman.
Bowers will probably be assigned to the
Public Lands Committee. Hilborn is
still hopeful that he will be member of
the Committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds.
Mcguire, Democrat as he is, has no
choice, and if he had it would not be re-
garded, so he will be satisfied with what
ever he receives. The River and Harbor
assignment lis still between Johnson, Nc
Lachlan and Barham. McLachian will
probably be appointed, unless Mr.. Reed
selects two members from the Pacific
Coast. Binger Herman of Oregon will
doubtless be chairman of this committee.
Representative Grove L. Johnson to-day
addressed the following letter to w. II.
Dimond, president of the San Francisco
Chamber of Commerce, on the subject OF
japanese immigration:
''1n recent conversation with members
of Congress l endeavored to call their at
tention to the unfair competition OF
japanese manufacturers with American
manufacturers. l could speak only from
memory as to the prices at which Japanese
were laying down goods in San Francisco;
OoI SOOAo soy CHOuSA W mdhc tucIu
realize the inevitable ruin that would
come to American manufacturers unless
something was speedily done to protect
them against the cheap and underpaid
labor of Japan.
II will be pleased if your organization
will send me some data that I could use
before the committees and in support of
laws which would protect our country
against this alarming invasion of America
by foreign products. We had, as you
know, great difficulty in convincing East
ern people of the danger of Chinese IN
vasion, because we did not commence
promptly. | wish to sound the alarm at
the outset of this Japanese invasion in the
hope that the people of the East may see
that it threatens their interests as well as
those of California, and stop it at the out
set. The sooner you give me these facts
the better it will be for ALL"
John Boyd, Huntington's representative
here, is making himself very conspicuous
at the Capitol. He is buttonholing mem
bers of Congress at every door of the Sem
ate and House chambers. He interviewed
Powers of Vermont last night on the
Pacific railroads legislation. 1t is gener-
ally understood that Powers will be chair.
man of the Committee on Pacific Roads.
and his recent expressions indicate that
he will do Mr.. Huntington's bidding.
MIR. Boatner of Louisiana, who rendered
such valuable services to California last
winter, in combating ReilIy's bill, to-day
stated to CALL correspondent his belief
that Huntington would be successful in
getting his funding bill through Congress.
1t is understood that four or five bills on
the subject of Pacific railroads will be pre-
sented soon. Among them are bills by
Mcguire, Boatner and Senator Thurston,
and one which will embody the views of
Secretary Hoke Smith.
EIREG nv THE 0IYMQXA