The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1899-03-02
IMPROVE MENT OF
THE SACRAMENTO
Resolutions Presented
in the House.
PETITION FROM SANTA CLARA
AVIso CHANNEL MATTER RE
PORTED.
+ Senator Perkins Secures Additional
Appropriations for Needed I'm
provements at Mare
Island.
PETITION FROM SANTA CLARA
AVIso CHANNEL MATTER RE
PORTED.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Can Headquarters, Wellington Hotel,
Washington. March l.
Representative Burton, chairman of
. the Committee on Rivers and Harbors.
presented TO the House yesterday reso-
lutions adopted by the California Leg
islature, asking for the Improvement Of
Sacramento River and for an appro-
priation by the Federal Government in
connection with one already made by
the State. Mr.. Burton also presented
TO the House a telegram received by
him from citizens of Santa Clara Coun-
". urging the retention by the con-
ference committee of the Senate
amendment appropriating $4,000 for
Improving AlvisO channel. The tele-
gram is signed by Mayor Martin of
San Jose, L. A. Sage. chairman of the
Republican County Committee: J. H.
Campbell, District Attorney and a
large number of representative citizens
Of Santa Clara County.
Senator Perkins to-day presented the
joint resolution Of the California Legis-
lature referring to American manufac-
ture Of the Pacific cable and had ii
spread upon the records
The deficiency bill passed by the
House to-day contains a provision au-
thoTizing the Secretary of the Treas
uIE, at MS OlSCTGIlOUt 10 dispose OL
(WithOut commission at not less than
par and accrued interest any notes or
other evidence in his possession touch
ing the indebtedness of the Central Pa
cific Railroad Company to the United
States.
Senator Perkins secured the follow
ing amendments TO the naval appropr1-
alton bill passed by the Senate to-day:
-Four thousand five hundred dollars for
g z chain shed and $50, 900 for work
o. shop and boiler house for the bureau
of. equipment, and $4,000 for store
house for equipment materials. all at
Mare Island navy yard.
Patents were granted to-day as fol-
lows:
... Caufornia-Francis Meanable. adjust
able guide for rock drill piston rods; John
Z. Chaplin, West Fork, voting machine;
William H. Clark and L. J. Watson, San
Francisco, name plate; Marx {: Dethelfs,
Willows. revolving -plOw; Patrick F. Dun
don, san Francisco, superheating heater;
N. S. Featherstone. Goshen, automatic
Wrap; George s. FOuts, San Francisco,
cable grip; Robert Graham and E. NJ. r.
Pierce, Sacramento, ventilator for re-
frigeratOr cars: George {. Guentner,
Orange. circular tree. cuIuvatori Charles
T. McGlashan, TTuckee, snOwshed con-
struction: Alfred c. Mueller, Oakland, ex-
crossing device; Oscar +. PIra, Oakland,
cup polishing apparatus, w C TroWn-
sell and J. r. Trego, San Francisco, at
tachment for linotype machine; Simon w.
While, Bakersfield, mining apparatus
0regOn-James J. Fleet Corvallis, per-
foratng machine
: Neutrality-suspicious. Paulson. Sumner, as
:sigpor OF one-haf 10 H klaber, Tacoma,
means for transmitting power.
.Charles NJ. Hiatt was to-day ap-
pointed postmaster at Yorkville, Men
. GGc1no County, vice z. NJ. Hiatt, re-
signed.
Pensions for Californians: Original
Jose Maria Rivera, Los Angeles, $40;
: increase - Anton Mayer, Veterans
Home, Napa, IS TO 80.
g Oregon: Original-James NJ Thomas,
The Dalles. IS; Dennis Desart dead,
Silverton. $40; increase-John Porter,
Marshfeld, Sc TO IS; Thomas A. Rat
cliff, Enterprise, s. to SO.
. .: Washington: Original - Elisha b.
Cleveland, SnOhomish, Sc.
BY direction of the Secretary of War
CAPTAIN Edwin r. Butler, assistant
cslartermas is relieved from further
duty at Admission, Ala, and on arrival
az San Francisco, to which point he is
NOW en- route viii report in person to
Lieutenant Colonel Oscar f. Long,
ouartermaster's department.. United
States army, general superintendent
OF the army transport service. Ior IN
.structions, and Will proceed thence TO
the Philippine Islands on the transport
. Connemaugh, in charge of public prop
ertv thereon, and on arrival VIII report
in nars0n to the commanding general Of
the Department of the Pacific for as
signment to duty as assistant quarter
master under his direction.
BY direction of the Assistant Secfe-
tag.v of War Private Joseph T. Ahern,
Second Company, United states vol
ubteer Signal Corps, now at Fort
Baker. Cal, will be discharged from the
20 service of the United states by the
commanding officer OF his statlon-