Amador ledger., 1907-02-15

ton harhor; extending San Pedro
breakwater to shore. The authorize
tion of these improvements will call
for the expenditure of many millions
of dollars in California. and without
doubt they will be authorized after
the engineer department has made its
surveys and prepared its estimates of
cost.
The Notifications appropriation bill
carrying IS. 600, 900 passed IastWednes-
day was i'll charge OF senator Perkins,
chairman of the committee on fortifi-
cations, which considered this bill
Under his management the bill passed
in record breaking time, about thirty
minutes. When the bill came before
he senate lastTuesday senator Perkins
amended the section appropriating
one hundred thousand dollars tor fer
tiGcations in the Hawaiian islands, in
cIeasing the amount to two hundred
thousand dollars. The California del
egation Is fully alive to the needs of
Hawaii in this direction, and no effort
will be spared to have Hawaii and III,
Pacific coast strongly fortified in the
near future.
Senator Perkins introduced a bill
amending an act to create customs
district in the territory of Arizona,
and increasing the salary of the
collector at Noagles to $1,000, Also
making an appropriation of $3.50. COO
for the custom house in San Francisco
and releasing the contractor to the
extent necessary to replace work CT
materials and to compensate him for
increase in tie cost of labor aud
materials above the prices prevailing
previous to April Is, 1906.
The bill creating the Calaveras big
tree national forest has been intro
duced in the senate by senator Per
kins. Its provisions have alieady been
set forth in these letters. There IS
little doubt that the committee will
report it tavorably, and every eff ort
will be made to secure its passage at
shis session.
An amendment to the sundry civil
bill has been proposed senator Pc. :
kins, whereby SIS, ,00O is appropriated
Tor continuing the improveme of
the Presldio grounds. General MEG
Arthur states that there are certain
elementary improvements that shoUio
have been Systematically undertaken
only recently, and to complete which
will require sustained work for many
yeurs. An effort will be made to Sc
cure the annua! appropriation Of If
teen thousand dollars for at least en- |
years, which tine will be necessary to |
place the Presidio in such shape that |
it can be developed and beautilied o.
artistic lines.
An amendment to the sundry civil |
bill will be offered appropriating one
thousand dollars for The removal OF |
the office building at ithe navy yard
occupied by the inspection board to
another location.
Assistant secretary of war Oliver has
notified the delegation that its tette,
the establishment in
California of one of the encampments
Of the national guard organizations
with the regular army will receive at
tention if it is decided to hold army
camp instructions during the coming
This matter has been brought |
up in the senate by an amendment to
the military bill offered by senator
Flint appropriating $500, 600 for the
purchase of the Henry ranch IN San
Luis Oblspo county for military camp
site purposes,
DR. Galloway, chief OF the bureau OF |
plant industry, mas written to senator
Perkins stating that if congress leaves
the appropriations for his bureau as
he will be able to
work to encourage tobacco
growing in California, which he is
iesirous to do. Should the appro-
priatlon be cut down, however,
sufficient amount Will be added in
the senate 90 enable the experiments
to be made.
W. S. Shallen berger, assistant post.
master general, has informed senator
Perkins and congressman Englebright
that bids have been asked for in the
matter of mail service between Eureka
and San francisco. The service de-
manded is for three and one-hali
round trips per week, leaving each
terminal point every second day at |
| 30 p. m., the running time not to
exceed twenty-five hours each way
Should an acceptable proposal be
received, the existing contract will be
abrogated.
Owing to the serious illness of his
wife congressman McLachian left for
Los Angeles yesterday.
In the senate on Wednesday senator
Flint passed his amended bill for the
repair of the Colorado river break
and the protection and irrigation OF
1he Imperial valley. BY it 81, 600, coo
is appropriated for the purpose. Such
portion of the cost of the works and
heir maintenance as may be deter
mined to be of direct benefit to any
irrigation pr oiect shall be apportioned
20 such project and assessed against
he lands haDefite6 and cOIIeote6 from