Amador ledger., 1907-02-15

ton harhor; extending San PedIo O
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, 000, 600 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
creasing the amount to two hundred
thousand dollars. The California del
egation Is fully alive to the needs of
Hawaii in this direction, 8nd no effort
will be spared to have Hawaii and III,
Pacific coast strongly fortified in the
near tnture.
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 s3,C00 Also
making an appropriation Of $3.50. QOU
for the custom house in San Francisco
and releasing the contractor to the
extent necessary to replace work or
materials and to compensate him for
increase in tie cost of labor and
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 already beer
set forth in these letters. There is
little donbt that the committee will
report it tavorably, and every efo
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, ,0OC is appropriated
TOR continuing the improvement of
the Presldio grounds. General Mac
Arthur states that there are certain
elementary improvements that should
have been Systematically undertaken
only recently, and to complete which
will require sustained work for many
years. 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 Presidiu in such shaps 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 O! |
the Office building at the navy yard
occupied by the inspection board to
another location.
Assistant secretary of war Oliver has
notified the delegation that its tette,
recommending the establishment in
California of one of the encampments
Of the national guard organizations
with the regular army will receive at
i- 70 ,oI |
camp instructions during the coming
summer. This matter has been brought
up in the senate by an amendment to
The military bill offered by senator
Flint appropriating $500, 900 for the
purchase of the Henry ranch IN San
Luis Oblspo county for military camp
site purposes
DIR Galloway, chief OF the bureau OF
plant industry, has written to senator
Perkins stating that if congress leaves
5he appropriations for his bureau as
recommended, he will be able to
undertake work to encourage tobacco
growing in California, which he is
iesirous to do. Should the appro-
oriation be cut down, however, a
sufficient amount Will be added in
lhe senate 90 enable the experiments
10 be made.
w. S. Shallen berger, assistant post
master general, has informed senator
Perkins and congressman Englebright
hat bids have been asked for in the
natter of mail service between Eureka
and San francisco. The service de-
handed is for three and one-hali
,ound 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
'eceived, the existing contract will be
lbrogated
Owing to the serious illness of his
wife congressman McLachian left for
LOS Angeles yesterday.
In the senate On Wednesday senator :
clint passed his amended bill for the t
epaiI of the Colorado river break
md the protection and irrigation OF |
he Imperial valley. By it 81, 600, coo [
5 appropriated for the purpose. Such {
,Crtion of the cost of the works and {
heir maintenance as may be deter
mined to be of direct benefit to any Z
project shall be appoItioned q
o such project and assessed against r
he lands benefited and collected from :