The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-05-18
SANTA MONICA.
Great Fight Of the Santa Re
and Southern Pacific.
HuntingtonTries for q s3s0O0,-
600 Steal
KANSAS INTERESTED.
The HarbOr Appropriation On
the Pacific Coast
Senator PETER Favored San
Pedro and Santa Fes
KANSAS INTERESTED.

Kansas people. as well as the Santa h'e
railroad. were concerned abou the item
of 81. 900. 600 for a harbor at Santa Mon
lea. Cal. in the river and harbor Bill,
which was discussed last week and
part Of this. in the senate. The kan
sas interests were against the appro-
prIation. as viii appear, and were there
fore-selhshly or not-against one of
the most barefaced steals that was
ever attempted on the United States
treasury
Had the bill passed with the item In
it as it came from the senate com
marCe committee. S.. 5000 would nave
been dumped into the lap Of g. -
Huntington TO build q. harbor OF which
his steamship line and the southern
Pacific railroad would have had an
absolute monopoly. While the Dill
was being considered in the senate the
Huntington lobbyists thronged the cor
Tldors of the senate and infested lne
marble room calling out senators to
use their sOftest establishments on
them for the passage of the approprla-
tion. Tt is said they had things all
fixed 80 1T would go through but at the
last moment were frightened by their
own audaCity and concluded to get the
same thing at a later time in g less
offensive way
Under an act of Congress Of 1890 a
commission composed of three eminent
engineers of the army was appointed
under the provisions of an act for the
purpose of selecting 2 point for q deep
water haTb0r on the Pacific coast be-
tween two certain points named. They
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The board was composed Of Colonel
MendeM, Lieutenant Colonel Gillespie
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