Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1906-12-21

cussing the grave question of how ia
the general government may interior
in the internal government of th
different states.
In his message the president CAV
no intimation of his authority for hi
statement of the japanese case, ant
whether it was based on Secretar,
Metcalf's report or not is of cours,
not known. This report however
was called for by Senator Flint OF
Wednesday by resolution which wa!
adopted.
There is no anticipation here thai
this Japanese question will result IL
any breach between the two countries
The facts are so simple, the propriety
of the action of the San francisco
School Board so apparent, and the
japanese are so intelligent and fair.
minded, that there is no chance fol
an International episode. Whatever
danger lies in the situation exists in
what might easily be developed into
an effort to secure for the general
government an influence in state
affairs which is not granted by the
constitution of the United States.
One result of the Japanese episode
may be the negotiation of another
treaty with Japan, in which provision
will be made for the exclusion of
Japanese coolies, as in the case of the
Chinese. 1t is improbable that the
presidents suggestion of naturaIiza-
ton will be adopted, as the entire
Pacific coast would protest in a
manner not to be ignored. In an
interview with the president on
Thursday, Senator Perkins emphati-
cally set forth the position of Cali
fornia and the Pacific coast states on
this and other aspects OF the Japanese
question, so that there is no longer
any reason why the president should
be uninformed as to the real situation.
Tbe power of the president to dis
charge United States troops at will,
and the additional unrestricted power
to dismiss officers of the Navy when
ever in his opinion they are I'M
worthy, has been brought prominently
before the senate by the discharge of
the companies of the 23d Regiment
alleged to be responsible for the
Brownsville affair, and by the special
message of the president asking
authority to discharge naval officers
on his own initiative, the question of
dangerous Capitalization of power is
involved, and the senate is fully alive
to its Importance.
Congressman Hayes and Senator
Perkins soon after their arrival in
Washington secured authorization by
the secretary of the treasury to re-
place the clock in the tower of the
federal building at San Jose. And
for weather bureau office therein;
also an order from the secretary of
the treasury to the custodian of the
San Francisco postottice building to
provide accommodation for U. S.
Jurors when compelled to remain out
over night.
Senator Perkins was also appointed
delegate to the National Rivers Iand
Harbors Congress, which began It's
sessions on the 9th instant, by the
California state board OF trade, the
chamber of commerce of San Diego,
and Merchants Exchange of Oakland.
AS the work of the congress will be
important,i it is gratifying that he has
been selected, as he is familiar not
only with local conditions but with
the best means of ettecting through
legislation such objects relating to
California rivers and harboIs as may
be proposed. Z. j. Won Loben Sells
of Oakland is also a delegate to the
congress in the interest of Oakland
harbor.
Senator Perkins and Congressman
Knowland have taken up with the war
department the plan of increasing the
depth of water in the channel in the
tidal basin of Oakland har Dor, where
have recently been established many
new manufactures. 1t is proposed to
increase the width of the main
channel to Fallon street, and to con-
tinue this depth of twenty five feet
to Tenth avenue.
Last Saturday senator Perkins and
congressman Knowland called on
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Yerkes and persuaded him to retain in
Oakland the Internal Revenue office.
This order was secured in face of the
fact that there have been numerous
applications from almost every state
for the establishment of sub-otfices of
the internal revenue department In
some of the larger cities of the differ
ent collection districts. In all cases
except Oakland such applications
have been refused
In the senate during the past week,
Senator Flint introduced a bill for
the establishment of drainage fund
and the construction of works for the
reclamation of swamps and overfiowed
lands; also a bill providing for the