The herald., 1895-03-10
SENATOR WHITE returns
Several of His Colleagues To Be
Here in May
TO VIEW SAN PEDRO HARBOR
The Reilly Funding and Pooling Bills
May Become Laws
The Majority Of the Present Senate In Favor
Of Unlimited Coinage Of Silver.
No Extra Session

United States Senator Stephen M. White
returned last evening fresh from his labors
at Washington. The pleasure OF his home
coming was marred however, by the
serious illness of Mrs. Whites mother
at the family residence. Being asked by
Herald representative his opinion re-
gardlng the San Pedro harbor PROPOSE
ton, Senator White said: with reference
to that matter it is utterly impossible at
this date to say who will constitute the
House committee on rivers and harbors.
The late Senatorial elections have also
materially changed the constitution OF the
Senate committee on commerce. four OF
the old members having been superseded
The Senators thus retired are sup
posed to have favored Santa Monica, be-
cause OF opinions formed upon the SUBJ
Ject three OF four years ago, based upon
representations then made to them. r
feel very confident that the majority OF
the commerce committee as it now stands,
and there are seven of the i'd members
left. favor San Pedro. There are some OF
the members who prefer to see the
ground, and these gentlemen have assured
me that they will be here, although no
date has been set for their trip.
There will be several important fSena-
tors, outside of those who are members of
the Senate committee, in California DUR
ing this vacation. Senators Brice, Dubois
and Wilson of Washington will visit South
ern California. 1t is very probable that
Senators German, Murphy and Cullom Of
the commerce committee will be here in
May, and Senator-elect Elkins is expect
ed to be in Los Angeles about the Goth Of
this month. He is now in Mexico.
In addition to the deep water harbor
substantially the scheme outlined 81
Colonel Benyaurd in communication
to the chief engineer, which was lately
furnished to the Senate on my motion.
No plan for the improvement of the inner
harbor has been adopted by the War De-
the reason as reported by General Casey
that it was desired to learn the effect Of
the labor already DONE
What are the prospects for the pas
sage of the Reilly refunding bill at the
next session. was asked. ~
With reference to the Reilly refunding
bill, everyone understands that the meas
ure as it first came from the committee
was killed in the House, but an effort
was made to resuscitate it in another
form. Mr.. Boatner. who was one of the
leading opponents of the measure as it was
fill buster against the modified proposition
If it reached the Senate. re-
piled in the affirmative and the
matter wa dropped. The pooling bill
which passed the House died Tor want of
action, because several Senators, inciu.i-
lHS NY ocil, dHuOulCcu bIht we WOulu tdlk
it to death if it was called up. AS the
session was so nearly at an end even a
single Senator could readily defeat any
such measure. Under the rules of that
body there is one method of closing the
debate, except through lack of physical
endurance, and no one is ever called to
order because of the presentation of rel
evant matter as long as parliamentary
laguage is used.
II expect that the Reilly funding bill and
the railroad pooling proposition will be
renewed at the extra session. / have TO
means of knowing how these bills will be
received in the House, but if l am to
judge by the attitude of the Republican
mem bers of the present Congress, | must
conclude that both measures will be re.
garded with favor by majority.
9 Do you think that an extra session
will be called on financial matters?"
AS far as an extra session is con-
cerned, do not consider such action Is
to be anticipated. The only end to be
reached by continuing the Fifty-fourth
Congress would be the enactment of
financial legislation in accordance with
the views of President Cleveland. While
the new House might agree upon some
project covering his views the Senate
will never consent to any legislation that
does not look to the unlimited coinage OF
silver. Everyone knows that the next
Senate will be more strongly silver than
the present, and there is now a majority
of that body in sympathy with the white
metal. Under these conditions it would
be manifestly useless to bring the present
Congress together. Besides | believe
that the receipts will be in excess of the
expenditures for the present fiscal year.