The herald., 1896-05-23
TWENTY-FIFTH YEAR. NO. 225

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for the completion of the inner harbor
at San Pedro with a twenty-five foot
] channel upon completion of the survey
| provided for in the bill.
The handful of Californians who have
put up such a strong fight against this
power of Huntington are feeling to-
night as though they were entitled to
a rest after the arduous work of the
| past month or more. They are encourag-
| ed over the good work done by Senator
! White and say that he should surely be
rendered an ovation upon his return to
| Los Angeles after this session of con-
gress. He has worked early and late
has checkmated every move of the
Huntington forces, and come out with
| flying colors. He declares tonight that
| he VIII take a rest for while at least
but 1t will be with one eye upon the con-
scienceless band which has tried to force
| upon the United States the expense OF
improving a harbor for private enter
prises alone.
THE BATTLE WON.
WASHINGTON, May 22.-The Hunt
ington forces were routed from the last
ditch at o'clock this afternoon, and to-
morrow the river and harbor bill will
go to the president with the senate
amendment as originally agreed on,
save that it is provided that If the
81, 900 for deep-water harbor shall
be expended at San Pedro then the ap-
preparation for the inner harbor put on
in the senate lapses. In other words, if
San Pedro gets the deep-water harbor
1t will get only $50.000 for the inner har-
Dor and survey and estimate for in
creasing the inner harbor to a depth of
twenty-five feet; but inasmuch as the
expenditure of the $50 900 will be made
under the Benyaurd project for attain
ing depth of eighteen feet for the in
ner harbor. that expenditure commits
the government to the whole eighteen
feet project. and additional appropria-
tions necessary to complete 1t must fol
low. Indeed, when the final terms were
agreed upon, Senator White said to the
conferees: II will give you notice now
that intend in the next congress- to OBJ
tain the full appropriation for the inner
harbor project which you are now re-
ducing."
Should the deep water harbor by any
chance go to Santa Monica, then San
Pedro gets the full $780,, 900 for the inner
harbor. available at once under the con-
tinuous contract system.
The contest just ended has been as
stubborn as that recently fought out on
the floor of the senate, though it has
been waged in the privacy of COM
mittee room rather than in the publicity
of open senate. Senator White was
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o'clock almost constantly until after s.
Mcguire was on the. watch in the house,
loaded with facts to make Chairman
Hooker uncomfortable if he should bring
in report of disagreement on the San
Pedro matter
Finally Frye said to the conferees:
well, If we can't agree we must re-
port disagreement. This bill must pass
and go to the president tomorrow"
NO" said White, as he rose and
started to the door. "If you don't reach
an agreement with me the bill don't
pass tomorrow. nor for several days
more probably" and he left the room.
This was notice of the fact that he
had organized force to hang it up for
days. as he really had with
Perkins, Jones and Berry of Arkansas
and others to help him.
Frye did not want another and worse
fight on his hands in the senate.
Hooker and Herman We're backward
about facing Mcguire in the house with
the latter in possession of the first house
bill giving three unasked millions to
Santa Monica, and a copy of Herrman's
letter to Mr. Patterson, protesting undy-
ing fidelity to San Pedro. 1t was known,
too, that Mcguire proposed to use this
communication without mercy, and to
let the house know that a river and har-
Dor bill in which the whole country was
interested was being held up by the
house conferees at the behest of Mr.
Huntington.
They could not face the music and in a
little while sent for Senator White and
asked him If he would be willing to
report embodying the terms mentioned
above. After some discussion the matter
was agreed on and that ended the last
chapter of the greatest fight that Hun
tington has had on his hands for many
a year. There is no doubt that his prin-
cipal reason for insisting that his SER
wants should make a last stand against
the Iull amount IOF LnS inner HdTDOr
provided San Pedro got the outer har-
Dor was done as an expression of
pique and for revenge. And 1t shows
that he realizes full we'll that San
Pedro will get the outer harbor from the
fair and honest commissioners whom the
president will appoint, that the fight has
been carried to a successful conclusion
for the people against monopoly. and
is a triumph for the able and fearless
senator who claims your city as his
home. Others rendered great and valu-
able assistance. for which they deserve
and will receive the gratitude of the
people whose cause they so worthily SER
we'd, but from first to last the Los
Angeles senator has organized, directed
and managed the contest and it has
been emphatically his fight and is his
victory.
A Broker Expelled
DENVER, May 22.-The board Of
directors Of the Colorado mining stock
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