The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-01-28
Some Of the Money for Washing
ton improvements Intact.
These Faets VIII strensthsn Chaae-l
man Burton In His Resolutisn Net
to Have Any Appropriation BfIr
Pass-senator simon Presents the
Name of Harvey scott's Nephew
for the vacant Alaska Collector-
ship, and senator Foster Also Has
. Candidate for the Positicn,
who He VIII Not TEN.
special dispatch to the POST -rntellissncer.

Special Dispatch to the Post-1nteliigencef.
WASHINGTON. Jan. -s.-The statement
of the chief Of engineers presented to the
rivers and harbors committee OF the mouse
shows balances available December a.
1888. for improvements In washington
state and adjacent waters, as follows;
Mouth of Columbia river, N.sos; Column
bia, below Tongue point, i11y6s; Colum-
bia and lower Willamette. $140.s24; Lewis
river, $7,S04: Cowlitz river, -; gaugtng
waters of Columbia river. $s51; WillapA
river and harbor. $500; Grays harbor. and
bar entrance, ss47,9so; Chehalis river, ~
s2s; Puget sound and tributary waters.
sSs 800; harbor at Olympia, s1Asaa; water
way connecting Puget sound with Lakes
Union and Washington, $4,000; Everett
harbor, $4652O; Swinomish slough. NSS6ss
Okanogan, river. $7.104; Pend d'Creiile
river, Idaho between Bonners Ferry ana \
the international boundary line. s7lb; up
per Columbia and Snake rivers. Uhne:
Columbia river at Three Mile rapids ana
construction Of boat railway from The
Dalles rapids to Cello falls, $11o 40; canal
at the Cascades Of the Columbia river
s7256s;, Columbia river. from vancouyr
to .Wauth of Willsnette. no.0l; clsas-
water ItveF. gdal(0. elSxN
No mos
It was the purpose o. Heptesenl1Lss 49, "a
Burton. chairman o. tno rivers mo - ~ q
COMMITTEES, In obtaining tnis -
show that 80 much money still renained
IN the treasury for tl1ess ifnprovement1
there is no need Of making further 6pgro-
priations at this session Of congresa He
said TO-DAY tne sta.emene proveu sossc.1 .1s.
ively the point ne - tryins - n.-.s 4. aA1 ~
ne hopes the maJority y ns e.ssto ,.luas
VIII see ~ IN Ine sse nsns s,.u M, ..'T
VIII pe ny aiyo' "A. ' -. - ~ -
o'y..' ~ 80. ,,,o,,,a.~ ~. /. .,,,c.,,,a.
-Ies - as..,. ..,,,-,,,-.. ~, 1,,,v seno K
orr.,asa q, I'd rai,ei coinmns. with the A.
$50 s,,,.,, a1,ov. ,,,,vi,,r conc,nsivelv
tta,on,v j small nArcentaa - 81 the avnl-
INC : a,nronr,.tiop has been spent IN most
.s,., s,,-,,,, ~. hass va.r Enr AZ ranas &
A. rsravs harbor where more work has
been done. proportionately than on any
ether improyement. the amount vas only
sal .4ss. out ofvnesrly half q million dol
lara ON. hand, At Everett less than el00
have been spent. and at Olympia only
about $500.
oss =. s....,. X
-
MAJ. nuuoipi Y ~. 49,. ~ ~.
unieea ssa.cs 80 49, 90. " =.
iron uu.y % a.ns e,''',, eo - s,s.. -
uepar'naon. y pis r..s-Sss-
ver oarrasas Au v' y s"N"..s..s'. s's... "a.
du'y as cn'el su'se'' - 'Ae
OIL AlAsha. -.
Commlssary $500. r,-1u.s .aes = sOs..
iniro artniens, oal iai'e,'so' nas .a
oroereo 70 seattie ueioIe ren1uaiy ~.
capt HoD'l'soh WI, iuin.Sl ni'n s.lnr.. s.1u.
sportauon 70 rore ssiues' A'assa, ss.' ~ 1es
ne JOINS 'he Soppel lsisel eAp'o' '"s -
dition'.
Pensions for Indian war veterans-
Indian war veterans OF washington WI
be interested IN knowing tnat senator IS
Brides Dill granting service pension 70
each man nasepeen iavoraoiy reporseo'
and has good place on tne senate ca
ender.
Alaska's Vacant ColectorshiD.
Although Senator Simon has said he
was promised the Alaska collectorship
when 1t became vacant. the president !.
mas not made tne appointment. Inc stase- K
ment punhsned IN an oregon paper tnAsS
Mebride was urging 'ne appointment -
ira Smitn - NOT .rus. SIMON asked lot
the appointment OF Wins runway, 1or-
mer prlsaIe secresary % GOV. Lora
ana nephew OF Harvey ". SCOTT. editor OF