The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-09
INTERESTS The COAST.
Senator Perkins Efforts in Be-
half of California Sugar
Producers.
Many Candidates for the Sacramento
Postmaster ship-Bilis Affect
ing Seamen.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 8-Senator
Perkins made a strong effort in the Re-
publican Senatorial conference this after
noon to secure higher tariff on sugar, as
he wished to encourage the beet sugar
planters of California. He explained the
beet sugar industry and it's capacity for
development. Senator Thurston, whose
State (Nebraska) is also greatly interested
in beet sugar, earnestly supported Senator
Perkins, and other Senators indicated
their willingness to afford the protection
asked, but the majority of the Senators
present finally concluded that no amend
ments to this emergency bill should be ell
lowed, as they might endangerits passage.
It was thought, however, that many if not
majority of the Senators were in full
sympathy with the proposition to protect
sugar by horizontal increase or specific
duty. Senator Perkins believes that where
the Republicans can secure control of the
Senate protection will be granted by
bounty or increase of duty.
BY the direction of the Secretary of War
the board OF officers is appointed to meet
at the call of the president thereof at San
Francisco for examination of such officers
OF the corps of engineers as may be ordered
before it to determine their fitness for pro-
motion.
The detail is: Colonel Charles R. Suter,
corps OF engineers; Lieutenant-Colone
Charles R. Greenleaf, deputy surgeon-gen-
eral; Major Charles E. L. B. Davis, corps
of engineers; Captain Walter L. Fisk corps
OF engineers, and First Lieutenant George
NJ. Wells, assistant surgeon. The Junior
engineer officer viii act as recorder First
Lieutenant Harry Taylor, corps of engi-
neers, will report in person to Colonel
Suter for examination.
Senator White is receiving letters by the
score from friends of various candidates
for. the Sacramento postotfiee, vice Leake,
resigned. He Immediately sends them to
the Postoffice Department, and these
Sacramentans could save him considerable
trouble by sending Endorsements and
petitions direct to the department, for
White says that before ne makes any
recommendations he will examine all the
papers on file there. Mr.. Leake has
written that be will perform the duties of
the office until about March 1, so White
will not make any recommendations until
the last days of February. 1t is altogether
likely that Stephens will be appointed; in
fact, it is all but assured that he will win.
1t is not believed that Congress will
make an appropriation for an outer harbor
at either Santa Monica or San Pedro, as
there is controversy over these rival
sites, and Congress will be 10th to appro-
pirate 81, 600 900 for this purpose. Senator
White believes an appropriation of $500, goo
may be secured for an inner harbor, over
which there is no dispute.
Senator Frye, chairman of the Com
merce Committee. to-day introduced bill
to amend the Revised Statues by provid-
ing that the name OF every documented
vessel of the United States shall be
marked upon each boat, and upon the
stern the home port shall also be marked.
These names shall be painted or gilded,
or consist of cut or carved or cast Roman
letters in light color on dark ground, or in
dark color on light ground. plain and dis
tinctly visible. The small letters used
shall not be less than four inches in size.
If any such vessel shall be found with
out these names being so marked the
owners shall be liable to penalty of $40
for each name omitted. The draft of every
registered vessel shall be marked upon
stem and stern in English feet or deci-
meters, either Arabic or Roman numerals.
The bottom of each numeral shall Indicate
the draft to that line.
Frye introduced another bill which will
be read with interest by Pacific Coast sea-
men. 1t amends Revised Statute. section
1885, SO as to read:
No wages due Or accruing to any seaman or
apprentice shall be subject to attachment or
arrestment from any court, and every payment
OF wages to seamen or apprentices shall be
valid in law, notwithstanding any previous
rate or assignment of wages, or any attach
ment, lncumbrance or arrestment thereon;
and assignment sale of wage or
salvage made prior to the accruing thereof
shall bind party making same, except such adj
vance securities as are authorized by this title;
and provisions of this section shall extend to
and embrace seamen and apprentices in do
mestic or coast trade and trade between the
United States and ports in the Dominion of
Canada and Newfoundland and West India
Islands and Mexico, and to seamen in whale OF
other fishing business
1t Is hereby further enacted that any writ of
attachment or other paper for enforced collec-
ton of seamens wages in contrayention of
this section shall be void, and any officer exc
cutting the same shall be punished, upon con-
States court, by fine not to exceed $500, or
imprisonment not to exceed three months at
the discretion OF the court, for each and every
offense.