The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-12
THE DAY In CONGRESS
Miscellaneous Business Was the Order Of
the Day In the House Of Representatives.
DOSE OF SAN PEDRO AND SANTA MONICA.
Both ofThcse Points I'm Southern Cali
fornia Desire Break watcrs-Nr. 4.
Il. Huntington as n Political Fac
tor I'm His Sfate-Seuator Eryo
Undertakes 10 Answer Questions.

| Washington, May 11.-Miscellaneous
business was the order in the House to-
day. More bills authorizing the con-
struction of bridges and granting right
of way over Government property than
| OF any other kind was passed.
a preliminary conference report upon
the Indian Appropriation bill was
agreed TO. and a further conference or
dered on the items still in dispute
Ihe report of Elections Committee
| No. ,, declaring Maddox, Democrat, to
be entitled to the ssat occupied by
him as representative from the Seventh
District OF Georgia, contested by w.
H. FELTON,. Fusion. was presented. and
being the unanimous report of the COM
mittee. We're agreed to-
The rest of the day was devoted to
| the consideration OF District OF Colum-
bia business. and al SIS p. m. the House
adjourned until tomorrow.
Senate: The Senate had another copi-
Gus dose of San Pedro and Santa Monica
to-day. Three of the members of the
Committee on Commerce. who oppose
the amendment offered by the chair
man of the committee. Mr. Frye. desig-
mating Santa Monica as the place for
deep sea harbor in Southern Califor-
nia-Senators Berry, of Arkansas; Vest
of Missouri, and Caffery of Louisiana
SNpii''''Si against the amend
ment, which Mr.. Berry described as a
most 'njustiiabe and inexcusable at
tempt TO oNerrule public sentiment and
10 appropriate money in the interest Of
private greed and private gain. Mr..
Ne5t argued against making an appro-
pration for breakwater a [ either place
AS in his Judgment there was no neces-
sity for the expenditure. and as the con-
dition of the Treasury was such that an
issue OF bonds woud he necessary in q
Few months. Mr.. Caffery bases his ar
sument against Santa Monica on the
unanimous reports of two army en-
gineers, and was reminded in that con-
nection of the success of the F.ads
scheme for deepening the approaches
to New Orleans. in spite of the adverse
views of the engineers. Then the chair
man of the committee. Mr.. Frye. com
menced the task of answering all the
OBJECTIONS to the committee amend
ment. and in doing so he eulogized Mr..
c. +. Huntington, who had beeiv men
toned as political factor I'm Calncrnia,
where mans chances politically first
turned upon the fact whether he was
for or against Huntington
MT frye's speech was not fninshed
when the bin was laid aside until to-
morrow; but a that point Mr.. German
gave notice of an amendment limiting
the annual expenditure under the pend
ing and former river and harbor bills
to $4,000. 900.
Mi Teller reported a substitute for the
House Bankruptcy BILL and Mr.. Mitch
ell tRep., Ore) presented the views of
the minority of the judiciary Commit
tee, favorinS the House bill The
House bill provides for both voluntary
and involuntary bankruptcy: the Senate
bill for voluntary bankruptcy, the House
bill providing that laws against contract
labor immigrants shall no. he construed
as prohibiting the entrance into the
United states of mechanics. artisans
and other laborers necessary for the
preparation and instalment Of foreign
exhibits at the Nashville centennial ex
position. and also providing for the ad-
mission of exhibits free of duty, was
passed.