The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-14

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ton as "savoring of the slogan of the
sand lots" Mr.. Frye will go on tomor-
row.
SENATE PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, May 1.-THE senate to-
day passed bills authorizing the state of
South Dakota to select Fort Sully reser-
walton reserves as post lands granted
to the state under the act of admins
tration; for the restoration of lands with
i'll Fort Lewis, Col. military reservation
to the public domain: to validate the acts
of certain deputy United States marshals
in the Indian Territory
In reporting the bankruptcy bill to the
judiciary committee, Mr.. Teller stated
that it favored the substitution of the
senate bankruptcy bill for that passed
by the house.
MIR. Mitchell (Rep.) of Oregon added
that the minority of the committee ia
vOred the house bill
The joint resolution was passed au-
thorizing foreign exhibitors at the Ten
nessee Centennial exhibition to be held
in Nashville, Tenn, in 1897, to bring to
this country foreign laborers from their
respective countries for the purpose of
preparing for and making their exhibits
and allowing articles imported from for
eign countries for the sole purpose of
exhibition at this exposition to be i'm
ported free of duty under regula-
tions prescribed by the secretary
of the treasury. Bills were passed for
the use of national military parks as
fields for military maneuvers by the state
or federal forces; authorizing the county
of Navajo, Arizona, to issue bonds for
court house, etc
House bill providing life saving sta
ton at Port Bonita, at the Golden Gate.
California, appropriating $650,00O. addi-
ton for the public buildings at Portland.
Ore, and fixing this as the limit of the
cost.
The river and harbor bill was then
taken up, the question being on the only
remaining amendment for deep water
harbor at Santa Monica, Cal
Mr.. Berry Dem) of Arkansas spoke
IN opposition to the amendment. He
declared that the proposed expenditure
OF S3,OOO.OOO against the recommended
ton of the California representatives
ana against the recommendation of the
engineers was the most unjust PROPOSE
tion he had ever seen in connection with
rivers and harbors. 1t was disregard
or public sentiment and an appropra-
ton OF public money for uses which will
benefit private individuals only. 1t was
the first effort yet made, said Mr.. Berry,
to override the government engineers by
private engineers, hired by private inter-
ests and having only private interests
at stake.
After speaking of the great importance
of river and harbor bills, Mr.. Berry de-
clared that If the amendment was forced
on the bill it would probably defeat the
bill for this session. The senator re-
viewed the recommendation of the army
engineers in favor of San Pedro as the
proper place for the Pacific coast har-
Dor and spoke of the action of the com
mittee in setting aside these reports and
accepting the judgment of the chairman
(Frye), who has visited Santa Monica.
1T would be better to dump this S3.-
100000 into the Pacific ocean," ex-
country should know that this senate
is ready to override it's, army engineers.
override public septiment i'm the inter-
est of private greed and private gain"
Mr.. Berry said that the evidence
showed that the Southern acifc road
could dictate the terms for a preference
to Santa Monica. He did not believe
there is man in the United States, save
and except C. p. Huntington, who. i'm
the face of the representations of the
army engineers, would come to congress
and ask it to give him $3,OO0,OOO to build
a breakwater.
Mr.. Vest DEM of Missouri, a member
of the committee on commerce. said he
could not see the necessity of this ey-
penditure either at Santa Monica or San
Pedro. He took no stock. he said. in
the attacks on Mr.. Huntington because
he was a railroad president and a rich
man. Like other men he looked after
his own interests.
Mr.. Vest believed Huntington was sin
cere in saying Santa Monica was tbe
best point for harbor. The senator
said he dropped out on account of all
the talk of the lobbies. Any senator
who would permit a lobby to control him |
was unworthy Of seat here said Mr. |
Vest. He based his objection on tbe
fact that the country did not have a full |
treasury.
If the endless chain continued and
grrat appropriations continued. there
mtst he more bonds. Under these cir |
cuhlstances this improvement could af- |
ford to wait. Unfortunately. Mr.. Hunt |
lngton is Il political factor. Not even
town meeting can be held there with |
out asking if this man is Huntington |
man and that man an anti-Huntington |
man. In view of this state of public |
feeling. Mr.. Vest said that he did not be- |
lieve in making the appropriation. He |
urged that if the inner harbor at San |
Pedro was a success after n moderate I
outlay, 1t was expected it would do away