The San Francisco call., 1899-12-05

tees upon which il would be agree
aoie 10 serve, as he might not be
Sple 10 place me on those l most
desire. So / named in addition to
those given above Territories Foreign
A1airs. Public Lands. Claims. Mines and
Mlhing. hardly think it would be be-
coming In me. being a new member TO
speak of what / shall accomplish | hone
TO be useful generally to my district. or
COuIse there are particular matters in
Whlch shall take especial interest I
want 10 see the jetty in the San Diego
harbor completed without cessation in the
work l shall strive to secure the appro-
pr!auon of Sl09 900 recommended bv the
engineer department for this purpose San
Dlego Is one Of the best harbors in the
world and II is OF growing Importance. l
shall also endeavor to get a sufficient ap-
preparation TO complete the San Diego
quarantine station. This is important
considering the fact that an additional
llne OF steamers has recently been started
between this port and the Orient l called
at the Treasury Department Yesterday
and succeeded in getting an order for the
revenue cutter Bear to winter i'm San
Diego. Assistant Secretary Spaulding in
formed me the department was thinking
OF also having the Rush winter I'm San
Diego Bay. These vessels have been so
long in Alaskan waters that IL is neces-
sary that their hulls be dried out and the
assignment of these ships TO this locality
is recognition Of the value of the har-
Dor OF San Diego for this particular pur-
pose. The Interior Department has rec
commended the removal of the Indian
school now at Perris. Riverside County
on account of a lack of water. / am anx-
lous that the school should remain in
riverside County, as there are many good
sites for II there. There are many aged and
SICK Indians among the Mission and Tule
tribes, and i would like to see a hospital
for them established at the agency at
San Jacinto. i hope something may be
done 10 improve the San Joaquin River
by damming up the mouth of n large
number Of sloughs above the mouth of the
Stanislaus River. ] sincerely hope I may
be able TO interest Congress in the
Sequoia National Park. The old colony
road should be repaired and extended TO
Giant Forest and from there trails built
10 the various scenic points. such as
Kings River Canyon, Panoramic Point.
Mount Whitney, etc. Roads should also
be constructed from Tule River 10 Min
eral Kings and from Kings River Canyon
to Giant Forest. The building Of these
roads and trails has been recommended
by the various superintendent of Seduoia
Park for years Something should be
done by this Congress for Yosemite Val
ley TO make II more accessible. Toll roads
should be abolished. ! am greatly pleased
TO know that Secretary Hitchcock makes
plea for the reclamation OF arid lands
OF the West in his annual report lust
made. | believe that this Congress will
take up this question and build storage
reservoirs. / don't think that a general
system Of reservoirs Will be built at this
time, but work OF national irrigation will
be inaugurated From my study Of the
question l do not think IL would be wise
TO cede to the several States Of the Union
the arid lands. Remembering our expert
ence when swamp lands were ceded TO
the States and the gigantic frauds perpe-
trated. we do not want to pass through
any such experience again. / do not
think that the taking up of the work OF
irrigation by the Federal Government can
be Justly considered as a form of pater-
nalism. inconsistent with the former pol-
Icy of our Government 1t is simply the
proper exercise of the power to make in
ternal improvements under the general
welfare clause of the constitution. l am
in favor OF national irrigation. The
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