Los Angeles herald., 1890-03-23
. A WISE DEBATE.
The Senate Awaked to Cali
fOlnia's Claims.
4
Some Eye-Openers for Eastern
g PessimistS.
A 100000 Appropriation Voted for
San Diego.
The Practical Result of Visits from East
ern Senators-Senator Hearst's
Happy Remarks.
Associated Press Dispatches. ]


| Associated Press Dispatches.
WASHINGTON, March 22.-The Senate
| took up the calendar The first bill
reached was one appropriating $500, 600
for public building at San Diego. Sher-
man suggested that that was a large APP
propriation; he had been in San Diego
a short time ago, and it was then a com
paratively small place. If there was any
special reason for such large appro-
priation, he would like TO know it.
Stanford, chairman of the committee
on public buildings and grounds, stated
that San Diego had a population of
40 900, and the building was to accom-
modate the custom house, international
revenue Office and land office, as well as
the postotfice.
Ingalls, inquired as to other appropria-
tions made for public buildings in Cal
ifornia at the present session.
Stanford was not prepared to furnish
the information asked, but referred
Ingalls, to the proper department.
4 Ingalls, said this answer was rather
vague. He wanted to ascertain in re-
gard to all these bills whether the build
jngs were needed, and what appropria-
tons ought to be made for them, There
was a general complaint, he said, in the
press, that the appropriations for public
buildings was exorbitant and eXtrava-
CANT. He submitted that the Senator's
were entitled to information before be-
ing called upon to vote large sums; he,
therefore, repeated his request for in
| formation.
]. Stanford said ii the Senator wanted a
detailed report, he (Stanford) would
furnish it to him; but could not do so
from memory.
Sherman said all he desired was TO
have general rule applied to public
buildings. Three or four public build
ings were asked for in Ohio, but he
thought 100000 the largest appropria-
ton allowed for them in such towns as
+ Dayton and Springfield. He wanted to
see fair divide.
Spooner, a member of the committee
on public buildings and grounds, said
! San Diego was not affected by the appro-
priations for other places in California.
The Senator from California (Stanford)
brought the attention of the committee
| to facts which he could not now recall in
detail, and satisfied the committee that
| the appropriation for San Diego, place
rapidly growing in importance, was not
| too large. The cost OF site there would
absorb a considerable portion of the APP
preparation. San Diego was within tif-
| teen miles OF the Mexican border, and
was, therefore, an important place in
connection with the customs revenue.
! CaIifornia's Remarkable Growth.
| Platt spoke of the recent remarkable
growth of San Diego and other towns in
Southern California, which Eastern men
could hardly comprehend. The Sena-
tors might as we'll understand that this
was great country and had great needs.
| San Diego was a very important place
its business was increasing rapidly. In
many growing Western towns public
buildings had been appropriated for,
but before completed they were found to
be entirely inadequate. He instanced
Los Angeles as case OF that kind, and
said Southern California had SO grown
in population since the last appropria-
ton that Congressman Vandever, its
representative in the House, now repre-
sented constituency OF about 100000.
Ii San Diego increased in the same ratio
in the next ten years, the building pro-
vided for it in the bill will not be large
enough.
Spooner said. the bill as introduced
provided for an appropriation of only
$500, 900; that he had referred the mat
ter to the supervising architect of the
treasury, and that official recommended
an appropriation OF 100000.
Morgan said six years ago San Hiego
had not more than 1000 inhabitants,
while now it had $4,000 or 10000. 1t
was a remarkable instance of expansion,
enterprise and industry; it's houses were
on magnificent scale, and the city's
surroundings were beautiful; the harbor
was something to excite the pride of
Americans. Its harbor not only admit
ted the very largest ships and steamers
on the Pacific, but was perfectly land
locked.
| Stanford withdrew his suggestion to
let the bill lie over till Monday. He
| thought the Senate was now prepared to
| pass it.
| Hearst Makes Tenstrike.
| Hearst said he was glad to know that
/ the many Senator'S who had visited Cali
fornia last year had brought away such
good impressions of it. He spoke of San
Diego as having beautiful harbor, and
said its population and industries were
growing very fast. 1t was railroad
center, and was becoming military
depot, being only fifteen miles from the
Mexican line. He would not have
spoken of the growing importance OF San
Diego as the Senators had spoken
Of it today, lest it might be sup
posed he was "bulldozing the Senate"
He regarded himself as "the silent man
of the Senate" Qaughter), but while he
was up he wanted to say his colleague
and he intended to present to the Senate
this session their claims for public build
ings all over the State Of California.
They intended to do it honestly; they
did not intend when they wanted only
$IOO, 900 to ask for $500, 200, but they ex-
pected to get every dollar they asked.
They expected to show that they were
entitled to it, and they would prove it
by every Senator who had been to
California last year, and he thanked
goodness there had been a good lot of
them there and some of the best of
them. Laughter.
| San Francisco's Disgrace.
| f,nntinlIinp Hearst coid ho oxnactad