The herald., 1896-05-20
IN THE NAME OF DECENCY
Senator Frye is Called on
to Halt
THE FAIR FAME OF The SENATE
Demands Cessation OF Juggling
Methods Pursued
JUST WHAT Mr.. WHITE SAID
May Not Have Been Pretty But II Was
Very Interesting
JUST WHAT Mr.. WHITE SAID
The Conferees' Report on the Deep Water
HarbOr Will be Made
It Is Quite Certain That the Commission VIII
bs Appointed as Formally Agreed
Upon-Proceedings in Sem
ate and House
Special to The Herald.


WASHINGTON, May Ex-senator
White went to the room of the confer
ence committee this morning to inquire
about the reported attempt on Frye's
part to go back on his agreement of last
week and induce the conference COM
mittee to insist upon itself naming the
deep-water harbor commission. Frye
and Hooker, chairman of the river and
harbor committee, admitted that they
had such intention. From all reports
just what was said by the California
senator during the next quarter Of an
hour was highly interesting to his audi
tors but in some parts too hot to be re-
produced by The Herald's linotypes.
He wound up by demanding that Frye
keep his agreement with him, and gave
both Mr.. Huntington's chairmen to un-
derstand that any other course would
undoubtedly result in the public Of the
United States being invited to ascribe
the proper motives to such dishonest ac-
ton as was proposed by his principal
auditors.
1t is reported upon good authority to-
night that a number Of senators have
served notice on Frye that he is going
| 100 far and in the name of decency and
| the fair fame of the senate have called
| a halt. 1t is quite certain that White
has been informed that the conference
| committee will not insist on disturbing
| the matter.
There was also spirited scene in the
rooms of the senate committee on COM
merce this afternoon, when Senator
White appeared before the conference,
committee engaged on the river and
harbor bill. He was invited to give his
opinion on the change proposed to be
made naming in the bill commissioners
to decide whether the proposed South
ern California harbor shall be located at
Santa Monica or San Pedro.
White took the position that to make
this change would be a violation Of the
agreement made in the senate, and inti-
mated if the change should be made in
the conference report it would arouse
far greater opposition in the senate than
the original report created.
Hooker Of the house conferees here
intimated he was opposed to all the pro-
posed improvements in the vicinity of
Los Angeles, and that it would be best
to strike out all appropriations for both
outer and inner harbors. To this Sena-
tor White replied that such a course
would be taken, If at all, only to annoy
him and to force him to acquiesce in the
proposed change in the commission.
which, he said, he would not do, because
the change would place the entire mat
ter in the hands of the friends of Santa
Monica. Growing somewhat excited un-
der the influence of the situation. he
declared that if the course proposed was
pursued the people would reach the con-
clusion that congress was under the
control of Interior influences.
He replied that he had no apprehen-
sion on that score.
The conference committee adjourned
for day without reaching a conclusion
as to whether to insert the names of the
commissioners or leave the amendment
as made in the senate The COMMITTEES
proposed commission composed Of
Rear Admiral Walker, Prof. T. C. Mem
danhall, late superintendent of the coast
and geodetic survey; Thomas C. Clark,
president of the American society of
civil engineers; Alfred Noble and Col,
H. G.. Prout, both of New York
The agreement was reached on all 9TH
er amendments made by the senate. Il
is believed the conference Will be con-
cluded and the report made to the sen.
ate.