The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-05-13

A GREAT VICTORY.

L. T.. GIBBON.
A GREAT VICTORY.
WASHINGTON, D. c., May Il.
w. D. Woolwine Secretary Free Harbor
League, Los Angeles. CAL:
White forced Frye to accept commits
sion to be appointed by the president to
pass upon deep harbor site, and San Pc
dro gets $4,000 for inner harbor. 1t
was a magnificent fight and great
victory, and our people should be for
ever grateful to the man who gained
it for them. Senator Perkins stood firm
and made splendid speech.
T. E. GIBBON.
COILS WAS SURPRISED.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. May 12.-Collis
P. Huntington, railroad magnate and
lobbyist, pulled the strings in the SEN
ate today and was probably the most
surprised man in the Capitol building
when he found how effectually his game
had been blocked by Senator White.
The expose of the schemes of the rail-
road magnate were of such a character
that even the complacent senators who
are usually willing to take the state
ments OF such old bulldozers as Senator
Frye, his chief puppet. for gospel truth,
could not stomach and vote for such =
scheme as Senator White has shown
the appropriation for the establishments
of a deep water harbor at Santa
Monica to be. Senator Jones OF
Santa Monica and Nevada was
very much in evidence today
and was hurrying around like gigantic
bumblebee. buttonholing senators, buzz
zing into their ears, taking them into
the cloak room and generally doing the
work which Mr.. Huntington has usually
to pay some lobbyist good round sum
to perform, but Senator White had done
his work so well and the statements
he had made were so convincing that
his hurrying and scurrying were with
out effect, as the amended amendment
proposed by the latter was adopted, and
a commission was authorized for the in
vestigation of the merits of the two har-
bors, by good majority. Senator Frye
resumed his speech today at the open
ing of business. His statements were
on the same lines as those of yesterday
and contained enough mistatements to
fill good sized book.
THE COMPROMISE
WASHINGTON, May 12.-Following
is the text of the compromise amend
,nent to the river and harbor bill on the
proposed deep water harbor in South
ern California, adopted by the senate
on motion of Senator Frye:
For a deep water harbor at Port Los
Angeles. in Santa Monica bay, Califor-
mia. or at San Pedro, in said state. the
location of said harbor to be determined
by an officer of the navy to be detailed
by the secretary of the navy; an officer
of the coast and geodetic survey. to bs
detailed by the superintendent Of the
survey, and three experienced civil en-
gineers, skilled in riparian work, to be
appointed by the president, who shall
constitute board and who shall per-
sonally examine said harbor, the decis
ion of majority of which shall be final
as to the location of said harhor. IT shall
be the duty of said board to make platis,.
specifications and estimates for said i'm
provements. Whenever said board shall
have settled to location and made re-
ports to the secretary of war of the case
with said plans, specifications and esti-
mates, then the secretary of war may
make contracts for the completion OF
the Improvement of the harbor so Sc
lected by said board according to the
project reported by them, at u cost not
exceeding in the aggregate $4,000, 900.
and $4,000 are hereby appropriated. SO
much thereof as may be necessary to
be used for the expenses of the board
and payment of civil engineers for their
services, the amount to be determined
by the secretary of war"