The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-05-12
IRON THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Toceedings of the Senate and
House Yesterday.
H7S california Deep Harbor Project
Consumed Most OF the Time OF the
Senate, Some Senators Claiming It
Was in the Interest of G. p. Hunt
inEton-Vsrious Matters Before the
House.

WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE California
deep harbor project was before the Sen.
ate most of the day. It Is seldom that
local improvement srouses so much
feeling among Senators.
Mr.. Berry, Of Arkansas. began the de-.
bate to-day. declaring that this pro-
posed expenditure Of three millions was
against the public interest and in the
private interest of Q. P. Huntington, of
the Southern Pacific.
Mr.. Berry declared that II the Santa
Monica amendment was forced ON the
bill 1t would probably defeat It. The
senator reviewed the recommendation
OF army boards in favor of San Pedro az
the proper place for the Pacific coast
harbor, and spoke of the action OF the
commerce committee in setting aside
these reports and accepting the judg-
ment OF the chairman of she commit
zee (Frye) who had visited Santa Mon.
fes.
f"It would be better to dump this
tfFee millions into the Pacific Ocean. {"
explained Mr.. Berry, "rather than the
country should know that the Senate ia
refdy to override Its army engineers,
oYPrride public sentiment in the in
t9fest OF private greed and private
gain"
Mr.. Berry said that the evidence
showed the Southern Pacific railroad
could dictate terms for an entrance TO
Santa Monica. He did not believe
there was man in the United States,
save and except G. P. Huntington, who
In the face Of the represent atoms of
army engineers would come to ConRress
aud ask IL to give him three millions
to build brsakwater.
Mr.. Cafery, in opposing the amend
ment, said he did NOT consider the con-
nection of Mr.. Huntington with the
Santa Monies project as .prejudicial to
1t. but he did consider that the repre-
sensations of the two California Sena-
tors, the army engineers, local CONNER
ctal bodies, etc.. should be conclusive
as between the two points.
After Mr.. Vest had spoken against the
amendment, Mr. Frye, chairman of the
commerce committee, replied to the
structures upon the proposition and We
hemently characterized the criticisms of
Mr.. Huntington as ''aavoring the slogan
OF the sand lots"
Mr.. German gave notice OF an amend
ment to the pending bill directing the
Secretary Of War to limit the contracts
for river and harbor work to $40. 600, 900
for any one year.
House Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The session
OF the House to-day was almost entirely
devoted TO the District of Columbia
business1
Bills were passed to authorize the
Secretary Of the Treasury to detail
revenue cutters to enforce regulations
st regsttss; to grant the Denver, Cripple
Creek and Southwestern railroad
right Of way through the South Platte
and Plum Creek forest reservations; to
grant pipe lines right of way over the
public domain in Colorado and Montana;
to grant the Flagstaff and Canyon rsil-
road right of way through the Grand
Canyon, and to extend the charter OF
the Dennison and Northern railway.
preliminary conference report on
the Indian appropriation bill was agreed
to, and the title Of Mr.. Maddox, Of
Georgia, to his seat WAS confirmed,