Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-16
Mr.. FRYE DEFENDS IT
SANTA MONICA HARBOR GOOD FOR
COMMERCE..
AZ. harrington Wise BenefactOr
who Pays His Hands When
the Money Is Due.

washington, May 1.-THE senate today
nassed bill authorizing the restoration
If lands within Fort Lewis, Colo, mill
tarv reservation to the public domain.
IN reporting the bankruptcy bill from
tba judiciary committee Senator Teller
stated that it favored the substitution of
tho senate.bankruptcy bill for that passed
by the house.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon added that
the minority of the committee favored the
house bill.
The Joint resolution was passed authot-
jzing foreign exhibitors at the Tennessee
centennial exposition, to be held in Nash
vile. Tenn, in 1897, to bring to this coun-
try foreign laborers from their respective
countries for the purpose of preparing for
and making their exhibits, and allowing
articles imported from foreign countries
for the sole pupose Of exhibition at the
said exposition to be imported free Of
duty, under regulations prescribed by the
secretary of the treasury.
Bills were passed as follows:
For the use of national military parks
for military maneuvers by state or fed
eral forces.
Authorizing the county Of Navajo, A'i-
zona, to issue bonds for a court house, etc
House bin providing a lfe-saving sta
ton at Point Bonita, Golden Gate, Cal
Appropriatlng $65O,0OO additional for the
public building at Portland, Or, and Tx
ing this as the limit of cost.
The Harbor Project.
The river and harbor bin was then taken
up, the question being on the only remain
ing amendment for a deep harbor at Santa
Monica, Cal.
Senator Berry spoke in opposition to the
amendment. He declared that this pro
posed expenditure of SO, 600 against the
recommendation of the government en-
gineers and against the advice of the Cal
iforna senators was the most unjust aud
tneXcusable proposition he had ever seen
in connection with river and harbor bills.
1t was a disregard for public interest and
disregard for the public sentiment and
an appropriation of public money for uses
which will benefit private individuals only,
1t was the effort made, said Senator Ser
~, to override the government engineers
oy private engineers hired by private IN
terests and having only private interests
at stake. After speaking of the great i'm
portance of the river and harbor bill, Sea-
ator Berry declared that If the senate
amendment was forced on the bill it would
probably defeat the bill for this session.
The senator reviewed the recommenda-
uohs OF the army boards in favor of San
Fedro as the proper place for the Pacific
coast harbor and spoke of the action Of
the committee in setting aside these re-
ports and accepting the judgment Of the
chairman of the committee (Frye), who
mad visited Santa Monica,
IL would be better to dump this three
nlillons into the Pacific ocean," exclaimed
0ehdtor Berry, rather than that the
Uouhlry should know this senate Is ready
" override its army engineers, override
pubic sentiment in the interest Of private
greed and private gain"
senator Berry said the evidence showed
tue southern Pacific Railroad Company
0oulu dictate terms for an entrance to
santa Monica. He did not believe there
man IN the United States, save and ex-
ptins u +. Huntington, who in the face
80 representations of army engineers
=. "ouiu come to congress and ask it to give
S''"o'OOO to build a breakwater
LOT vest said he could not see the
AoCeSSlty OF its expenditure either at San
- +nonlca or San Pedro. He took no stock,
oo aaiu' IN the attacks on Huntington be-
$50 he was railroad president and
~, Mn man. Like other men, he looked after
80 wv" interests. He believed Hunting
M was sincere in his saying that Santa
nv was the best point for a harbor.
oo1,A senator said he dropped out of ac-
bian al talk of the monopolies and lob
W., ANY United States senator who
W. permit lobby to control him was
w. o'tny OF a seat here said Senator
mo- =. lie based his objection on the fact
Inv, siie country did not have a full treas
ram, gu" the river and harbor bill already
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