Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-13
If SO; CAUSE OF IT.
American Labor and Industries Us, ORR
entail Products.
E EXPOSITION.
Debate on the Location of a Deep
sea Harbor in Southern California.
Rouse Election Cases.-other Gen.
OCCASIONAL News.
OCCASIONAL News

WASHINGTON, ID. C., May E.-Sf4>-
ATE.--A resolution instructing the Com
rnittee on Finance TO inquire whether
American labor and Industries are sur
fcring from or threatened WITH snjuri-
Gus competition through importauohs
OF Oriental products and II so, 10 IN
vestlgate the causes which have MADE
ouch competition possible, was offered
by Mr.. Aidrich. and went over until TO-
morrow. on objection by Mr.. Allen popu-
lisO. OF Nebraska.
A resolution to accept the invitation
OF the Tennessee Centennial EXPOSE
ton 10 attend the celebration on the VI
of June next. and for the appointment
Of a select committee OF five TO repre-
sent the Senate on that occasion. was
offered by Mr.. Bate OemocraO' OF zen
nessee, and agreed to.
DEEP-sEA TARBOR.
The river and harbor bill was taken up
and the long-drawn-out controversy De-
tween the advocates OF the harbor OF
San Pedro and those OF the harbor OF
Santa Monica, as TO which OF those two
points shall be selected for the expen-
diture Of some 100000 In the con-
strlction OF a breakwater and the making
OF a deep-sca harbor I'm southern 'ai-
fornia. was brought to close by
settlement in the way of compromise.
The debate had gone on since Friday
last. 10 the exclusion of almost every
other subject and when IL closed. after
four-hours' talk to-day, an amendment
was offered by the chairman OF the
Committee on Commerce (Mr. Frye. an
advocate OF Santa Monica, and was ac-
cepted By Senators White CsemocraO. OF
California; Vest. Pasco, and the other
minority members of tho committee, and
agreed 10 by the Senate without a d.
vision As the matter now stands' the
Senate amendment provides for board
consisting of an officer Of the navy, 10
be detailed by the Secretary OF the
Navy, an officer OF the Coast ana
Geodetic Survey, 10 be detailed by the
superintendent OF the survey, ana
three civil engineers, skilled In riparian
work. TO be appointed by the Presl-
dent OF the United States, to examine
the two harbors. the report of the ma
iority 10 be final: and IT provides that,
whenever the board shall have settled
the location and made It's report to the
Secretary Of War. the Secretary OF War
shall make contracts for the completion
OF the harbor as selected by the board
according to the project reported by IT,
az a cost not exceeding In the aggregate
s2s00O00.
After that question was disposed OF
an amendment WAS offered by Mr.. Cor
man. limiting the annual expenditures
under the Senate and former river and
harbor bills TO &c. 1000. A motion e
Law that amendment on the table was
defeateG--yeas. &c; nays, Bland the Sen
ate. nj $40 adjourned, with the under
standing that the vote shall be taker
on the bill and amendments at II. Nj
tomorrow.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,.
An hour and a half was occupied after
the opening OF to-day's session in dis.
posing OF a motion made by Mr.. Perkins
Republican). OF Iowa, charging the Com
mittee on Printing TO exclude from the
permanent record certain matters inserted
by MIR. Wheeler OemocraO. of Alabama
for which II was asserted by Mr.. Perkins
he had received no permission. Mr.
Wheeler contended that he had right Il
insert the matter complained of, but th'
House voted otherwise. and by vot'
OF IA 10 "a the matter was ordered Il
DC excluded.
Mr.. Cooke Republican). OF Illinois
JAILED up the contested election case o.
Rinaker VS.. Downing, from the Sixteenth
District OF Illinois. The majority repor
inds that Rinaker QcpulisD was electet
md that Downing DEMOCRACY was no
elected. Before the debate began Mr.
Evans Gepublicam. of Kentucky, CAV
notice that when the case was disposed
" he would ask the House to conslde
he bill reported from the Committee OF
Ways and Means. 10 repeal what Is know
As the "free-alcohol law"
Mr. Richardson DemocraD, OF Tennes
see, endeavored 10 secure recognition I
move an adjournment that member
might attend the unveiling OF the Han
sock statue. claiming that II was "A priv
eged motion and could be made q
any time The Speaker ruled. however
that a gentleman could not be taken Of
the floor. even by a privileged motion.
The basis of the Election Committee
recommendation was error made by cleo
ton officers with no charge of fraud Q
ballot-box stuffing in the case. The n
turns OF the vote, as finally canvasseS
gave Mr. Downing a plurality of ~. tn
committee think that Rinaker was en-
titled TO the certificate and the sea
having figured out that his plurality wa
20 The minority dissent from this on
Moody Republcan). OF Massachusetts
Joining with the Democratic member
and recommend that a recount of II
votes be ordered, and that the contest
recommitted TO the committee for thi
purpose
The discussion of the case occupied y
remainder of the days session and w
be resumed tomorrow the special ord
making private pension bills the busne
OF that session having been postpone
until Thursday.
The House adjourned at 515 o'clock.
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