The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-16
Mr.. FRYE DEFENDS IT
SANTA MONICA HARBOR GOOD FOR
COMMERCE..
MIR. Huntington Wise BenefnctOr
Who Pays His Hands when
the Money Is Due.

of lands within Fort Lewis, Colo, mill
tary reservation to the public domain.
In reporting the bankruptcy bill from
the judiciary committee Senator Teller
stated that it favored the substitution of
the senate bankruptcy bill for that passed
by the house.
Senator Mitchell Of Oregon added that |
the minority of the committee favored the |
house BILL
The joint resolution was passed author-
lzing foreign exhibitors at the Tennessee |
centennial exposition, to be held in Nash
Vile, Tenn, in 1897, to bring to this coun-
try foreign laborers from their respective
countries for the purpose of preparing for
and making their exhibits, and allowing
articles imported from foreign countries
for the sole pupose of exhibition at the
said exposition to be imported free Of
duty, under regulations prescribed by the
secretary of the treasury.
Bills were passed as follows:
For the use of national military parks
for military maneuvers by state or fed
eral forces.
Authorizing the county of Navajo, All
iona, to issue bonds for a court house. etc.
House bill providing a life-saving sta
ton at Point Bonita, Golden Gate, Cal.
Appropriating $65OOO0 additional for the
public building at Portland, Or, and Fix
ing this as the limit of cost.
The river and harbor bill was then taken
up, the question being on the only remain
ing amendment for a deep harbor a. Santa
Monica, Cal.
Senator Berry spoke in opposition to the
amendment He declared that this pro-
posed expenditure of So, 100000 against the
recommendation of the government Ell
| gineers and against the advice of the Cal
ifornia senators was the most unjust and
inexcusable proposition he had ever seen
in connection with river and harbor bills.
1t was a disregard for public interest and
a disregard for the public sentiment, and
an appropriation of public money for uses
which will benefit private individuals only.
1t was the effort made, said Senator Ser
ry, to override the government engineers
by private engineers hired by private IN
terests and having only private interests
| at stake. After speaking Of the great inn
! portance of the river and harbor bill, Sen
ator Berry declared that If the senate
amendment was forced on the bill it would
probably defeat the bill for this session.
The senator reviewed the recommenda-
tons of the army boards in favor of San
Pedro as the proper place for the Pacific
coast harbor and spoke Of the action of
the committee in setting aside these re-
ports and accepting the judgment of the
chairman of the committee (Frye), who
had visited Santa Monica.
1T would be better to dump this three
millions into the Pacific ocean," exclaimed
Senator Berry, rather than that the
country should know this senate is ready
to override its army engineers, override
public sentiment in the interest of private
greed and private GAIN
Senator Berry said the evidence showed
the Southern Pacific Railroad Company
could dictate terms for an entrance TO
Santa Monica. He did not believe there
is man in the United States, save and ex-
cepting c. p Huntington, who in the face
of the representations of army engineers
would come to congress and ask it to give
it 100000 to build a breakwater
Senator Vest said he could not see the
necessity of its expenditure either al San
ia Monica or San Pedro He took no stock
he said, in the attacks on Huntington be-
cause he was a railroad president and a
rich man. Like other men, he looked after
his own interests. He believed Hunting
ton was sincere in his saying that Santa
Monica was the best point for a harbor
The senator said he dropped out of ac-
count all talk of the monopolies and lob
bies. Any United States senator who
would permit lobby to control him was
unworthy of a seat here, said Senator
Vest. He based his objection on the fact
that the country did not have a full treas.
ury, and the river and harbor bill already
reached an enormous aggregate.
If the endless chain continued ane
grew, and appropriations were made, there
must be more bonds. Under these circum
stances. this improvement could we'll ar
ford to wait. Unfortunately, said Senator
Vest Mr. Huntington is a political factol
in California. Not even a town meeting
can be held there without asking if this {,
Huntington man and that man is al
anti-Huntington man. In view Of this
state of public feeling, the senator said
he did not believe in settling this question
and making the appropriation cow. tn,
senator urged that if the inner harbor a
San Pedro was a success after a modera.
outlay, as was expected it would do avs,
, entirely with the necessity of a $4,000, 20
expenditure for an outer harbor. If TN
senate insisted on providing for an cute
harbor now, then he favored the amend
ment of Senator White, referring the ques
, ton to another government board. II
believed another board was needed to in
quire into the floor of the ocean and othe
, points the former board had not examined
The senator suggested that the Whit
t amendment should be changed so that n
r army engineer would serve on 1t. as Gen
e. eral Craighill, chief of the engineers. NJ
3 ready had made a report on the subject
and any subordinate Of his natural
e would share the views of his superior O
e labor under embarrassment.
e Senator White said he was not at ,ihert