The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-02-21
ONE VACANCY TO FILL.
PHILIPPINE COMMISSION HAS NOT
YET BEEN COMPLETED.
Pacific Coast Representatives want
Man From This Section, But
President Is said TO Prefer n Resi-
dent of the New England states.

Special Dispatch to the Post-Intelligencer
WASHINGTON. Feb a0-There are still
two vacancies on the Philippine commission
TO be filed by the president Some days
ego a place was offered to Prof. j. Il.
Thayer. OF Harvard university. but ne re-
fused the honor. and the place was tender
ed 10 ex-Csov Roger Woicott Of Masea-
chusetts II IL said that ex-Gov. Woicot;
also declined 10 accept the appointment II
IS inferred, however, that the president In
tends to choose as the fourth member u the
commission. Judge Taft, Col DENLY and
Prof. Dean Worcester being already
chosen. New England man.
Southern influence has been brought to
bear in behalf of Senator McLaur.n, OF
South Carolina, and Senator Lindsay, OF
Kentucky. whose term will expire March
/, 1901. At the same time the Pacific coast
feels that II is entitled 20 representation
on the commission. Senator Perkins, Of
California, called on the president for the
purpose OF presenting the case but did not
meet with much encouragement, Il Is
known. however. that the president at one
time thought seriously OF selecting the
member OF the commission from he eN-
treme Western edge OF the continent out
in the last fow days he has been inclined 20
abandon such a purpose.
Senator Perkins however. has not given
up hope and Will lay the mater again be-
fore the president in the strongest posi-
BILE light insisting that because OF It's geo
graphical position and its commercial re-
lations with the Philippines and the Orient
the Pacific coast Is logically entitled to rep
resentation on the commission by a resi-
dent OF that section. 1t is probable that
some of the senators and representatives,
of oregon, Washington and California Will
hold a conference and attempt TO lake
united action in the matter so that The
Pacific coast shall not be overlooked In
the selection OF the two remaining members
The name OF Judge Works. Of San Diego.
California, who formerly served on the
supreme bench OF that state, has been eus-
gested TO the president, but no great IN
huence has been brought to bear In his in
terest.
Land once Decision.
The secretary of the interior today APP
proved the recent decision Of the land
commissioner in the case of Aaron tlar-
ris, OF the Spokane land district, In the
state OF Washington.
Harris appealed from the once decision
of May Is, 1893. denying hts appncetion
10 have the southeast quarter Of section
IS. township q north, range 20 east. Spo-
kane land district. offered at public sale
the Revised Statutes. on April ~ 500, he
flied in the local office at Spokane, his
application to have the above tract Of
fered at said sale, the local odlcers at
Spokane having approved he applioa-
ton. on May u. when the Office In this
city denied the request OF Harris an ex-
animation of the records Of the office
showed that all tracts save the forty
acres in contest had been sold by the
government the last two--the northeast
quarter OF the northeast quarter OF sec
ton 10, and southwest quarter OF the
southwest quarter of section IL, adjacent
on the south and east, having been Sc
lected by the Northern Pacific railroad
on June e. 1883, and patented to that
company on May II, 1894 Consequently
Harris application was denied.
Collisions to lie Entered ON Log.
Congressman Jones. from the commit
tee ON merchant marine and fisheries. to
whom was referred Representative Gros-
yenor's bill to amend section 800 OF the
Revised Statutes. relating 10 log entry
OF collisions. has reported the bill favor
ably. IL amends the section by adding
the following paragraph:
In every case of collision In which II
Is practicable so 10 do, the master shall
Immediately after the occurrence. cause
"A statement thereof, and of the ciroum-
stances under which the same occurred.
TO be entered in the Official log book
Such entry shall he made In the manner
prescribed In section 42si. and failure to
make such entry shall subject the offend
er 20 the penalties prescribed by section
4.2a2"
The bill also provides that II Il becomes
law II shall take effect In sixty days
after It's passage.