Amador ledger., 1908-01-24

prefOgaJlVeS ana SIRIUS OF repre-
sentative Of the government, and at
the same time the freedom OF express
Sion of an ordinary citizen while
travelling aboard. This heretofore
has given rise to great embarrassment
to the government, and the practice
has been abolished.
Congressman McKinlay called at
the war department last Saturday and
brought to the attention of the chief
of engineers the importance of hav-
ing an examination made of Napa
river and Petaluma creek. Colonies
Leach and Lockwood left here Janu-
airy 9th, to go to Sacramento where
they will have hearing January 10th
as to the advisability of the dredging
of the Sacramento river to fifteen feet
to Sacramento, twelve feet to the
mouth of the Feather river, and eight
feet to Marysville. Colonies Leach
and Lockwood's time is very limited,
but they will endeavor to make a
visit to Napa and Petaluma, and ask
congressman Mckinlay to communi-
cate with the cham bers of commerce
of these cities and have arrangements
made to furnish transportation to the
officers so that no time need be lost
by delay.
DIR. f. II. Newell, director of the
reclamation service, is giving his
attention TO the question of irrigation
in the Salinas valley, which subject
was brought to his notice by senator
Perkins last month. He IS fully
alive to the Importance of the pro-
ject, and manifests great interest in
it. The geological survey makes the
Typographical surveys which are pre-
liminary to mapping out scheme,
and DR.. Newell has brought the
Salinas project to the attention of
director.Smith and has expressed his
willingness to unite with him in
pushing the work forward.
The memorial to congress of the
33d annual convention of fruit
growers held at Marysville December
Sd to 9th last, sets forth the effect of
the Chinese exclusion act in depict
ing the labor market, which deple
tion endangers the rural interests.
The memorialists state that California
and other western states get no
benefit from the influx of European
immigrants and their "only resource
is AsiatiO Labor The memorialists
therefore ask that the Chinese exclus-
ion law be so modified that "a fixed
and liberal mum Der of Chinese and an
equal number of Japanese be per-
mitted admission annually, under the
same restrictions as to sanitary and
other proper conditions as are put
upon immigrants from Europe
Imports of oranges have decreased
from 50, 324, 907 in 1897 to 1854, 495 in
1907, while exports have increased
from 1899, 396 in 1898 to 81, 225, 1O4 in
1907. California oranges have, there
fore, not only driven out the foreign
product, but are competing with the
latter in the foreign markets.
1t begins to look as though the seal
fisheries at st. Paul and st. George
islands were pretty nearly exhausted.
The report of the special agent for
1907 states that, in spite of utmost
effort, the quota for st. Paul could
not be secured last summer, and it
was made up on st. George, where
800 more skins we're taken to make
the full quota for both islands this
season. In the opinion of experts
the st. Paul rockery is now exhaust
ed, and that of st. George will last
only season or so longer.
Tuesday senator Aldrich introduced
a bill having for it's object the issu-
ance of emergency currency in time
OF need. National banks are author
lied to Issue not to exceed $3.50, 0U0,
200 on the security of state and
municipal bonds of certain estab-
lished character, and railroad bonds
of proved value deposited with the
treasurer of the United States.