The San Francisco call., 1906-11-14
Congressman Ketcham,
Dean of All Solons.

has not been continuous, since he was
out otpublic life for two years just be-
fore his first election to the Senate.
The late Senator Hoar of Massachu-
setts at the time of his death in 1904
had sat longer as q member of Con-
gress in continuous service than any
man then in public life. He served in
House and Senate without q break for
thirty-five years, eight years in the
House and twenty-seven years in the
Senate. He was member of the Sem
ate for longer period than any man
ever sent to that body from Massachu-
setts.
There are nine members of the House
of Representatives who have served in
that body twenty years or more, al
though their service has not been in
every case continuous: Speaker Can
non, 80 years, Bingham (Pa-l. rs years:
Payne On ". "a years; and Bankhead
(Ala-). Dalzell (Pa-), Robertson CLa-),
Grosvenor (O), Hepburn Ia.) and
Wadsworth On. W, 20 years each. This
is counting the present Congress as
full term, expiring March next. The
late Robert r. Hit of Illinois had been
a member OF the House twenty-six
General Bingham and Messrs. Bank
head, Dalzell and Robertson has been
continuous; that of all the other MEM
bers of twenty years or more of mem
bership has not been continuous.
One hundred and three members of
the House have served from ten to
eighteen years each, ip addition to the
nine members whose service exceeds
eighteen years
The results OF stream-fiow measure
ments carried on In California during
1905 by the photographic branch of the
United States Geological Survey have
recently been published by the Survey.
The photographic work includes the
collection of facts concerning and the
study of conditions affecting the be-
havior of water from the time 1t
reaches the earth as rain or snow until
1t joins the great navigable rivers or
the oceans. Gauging stations are main
tanned on important streams in all Sec
tions of the country, at which daily
readings of the height of water on
fixed gauges are taken and recorded by
local observers and current-meter
measurements are made from time to
time TO determine the amount of water
flowing in the rivers at different stages.
These gauge heights and measure
ments are used as a basis for the COM
putatfon of the daily and monthly dis
charge of the streams, and the results
are published by the Survey The data
has great value to engineers, TO whom
1t is used In the computation Of avail
able horsepower, supplies for irriga-
ton, ETC., TO cities and towns who may
use or desire to use the streams as
sources OF supply for public water sys-
in the Industrial development Of their
natural resources. as reliable informa-
ton concerning the amount OF water
available
The surface drainage of California
is accomplished chiefly by rivers how
ing into the Pacific Ocean The San
Joaquin and the Sacramento. which
meet near Suisun Bay and discharge
their united waterf into the Pacific
through San Francisco Bay. are the
largest; there are also. however, i'm
portant streams emptying into the
Great Basin of the Interior, notably
Owens, Carson, Walker, Truckee and
Susan rivers.
The acting secretary Of the Navy,
Hon. Truman H Newberry, has writ
ten a letter to the commanding oflcer
of the battieship Wisconsin. Lieutenant
Henry N. Jenson, commencing in the
highest terms the manner in which the
repair work on that vessel was per-
formed by It's engineers force during
the recent cruise in squadron of the
warship. This repair work on the boil
ers of the ship and in other of its parts
the work was being done the vessel
was engaged In squadron tactical man
euvers. sailing 5000 miles, and for
thirty consecutive days had six boil
ers under steam.
1t was the first time that work of
this description has ever been under
taken IN a modern batt1esaip while
cruising In squadron and compelled to
maintain required speed. The work
was accomplished under trying circum-
stances and the praise of the Navy De-
partment is unstinted IN the acknowl-
edgment OF the ability displayed by
the officers ana men Of the ship.
The Wisconsin. which recently con-
voyed the Manchuria from Honolulu
to San Francisco, is now at Puget
Sound navy yard
An interesting court-martial case has
recently been acted upon by the Secre-
tary OF the Navy. Albert A Roeber.
chief yeoman. United States navy, was
tried on the Asiatic station on charges