The herald., 1896-05-12


there must be more bonds. Under these
circumstances this improvement coul,
well afford to wait. Unfortunately, saiu
Mr., Vest, Mr.. Huntington is polltica
factor in California. Not even a town
meeting can be held there without ask
ing if this man is Huntington man and
that man is an anti-Huntington man. In
view Of this state of public feeling, Mr.
Vest said, he did not believe in settling
this question and making the appro'
priatiOn now.
The senator urged that If the inner
harbor at San Pedro was success after
moderate outlay, as was expected, II
would do away entirely with the neces-
sity of a three million expenditure fol
an outer harbor. If the senate insisted
on providing an outer harbor now, then
Mr.. Vest favored the amendment of Mr.
White, referring the question to another
government board. He believed another
board was needed to inquire into the f1ool
of the ocean and other points the former
board had not examined. The senator
suggested that the White amendment
should be changed so that no army en-
gineer would serve on it, as Gen. Craig
hill, chief of engineers, already had MADE
report on the subject and any subordi-
nate of his naturally would share the
views of his superior or labor under EN-
barrassing conditions.
Moreover, Mr.. Vest said, the report OF
the next board ought to be final ana go
into effect. 1t was one of his fondest
hopes that he would never hear OF TINS
question again.
Mr. White said he was not at liberty
to accept the suggestion as to changing
his amendment without comforting with
lis associates, but said all he desired
was q board of suitable qualification ana
experience.
Mr.. Caffery, Democrat of Louisiana,
another member of the committee, De
l., rl0nH dPeD-
water harbor at either of the points
urged was not apparent. If there was
such a need he would not allow any
sudden spasm OF economy over the con-
dition of the treasury TO lnnuehce lliii.
He did rot share the views stated by
Mr.. Vest, he added, as to the serious con-
dition of the treasury. There is com
Portable balance of s270,000,0oo in the
treasury Such trouble as existed came
from the constant agitation OF the Enah-
cial question. AS the operations OF the
Wilson act proceeded and developed. MT.
Caffery expected to see the government
revenues increase and become adequate
to the governments needs.
When the Louisiana senator spoke Oh
the desirabiity of sustaining the army
engineers. Mr.. Mitchell of oregon inter-
pOsed a query as to the conflict between
the army engineers and Captain Eads.
concerning the Mississippi river I'M.
proyements The army engineers had
nredicted that the Eads improvement,
would be a failure and yet 1t vas one OF
the great engineering Accomplishments
In the country.
The debate then branched OIL 10 the
Eads improvements.
MIR. Caffery said he did not consider
the connection of Mr.. Huntington Win
the Santa Monica project as preJudlced
to it, but he did consider that the repre-
sentations of the two California sena-
anr a
cial bodies etc. should be conclusive as
between the two points. He would FOL
low the lead of the representatives or the
locality of such an Improvement.
MIR. Frye, chairman Cf the committee,
next spoke. He had two pages raise a
huge map in the front area just before
the presiding officers desk, which led
Vice President Stevenson to say: Tine
presiding officer has some difficulty In
recognizing the senator from Maine
With pointer in hand, Mr. Frye gave
the geographical and hydrographical
points of the map, saying that the nat
INSTRUMENTATION of the coast was the
bestSevidence of the advantage or santa
Monica over San Pedro.
Mr.. Frye spoke of the misstatements
of the army boards in reporting on the
deep water harbor. They had over
looked the exposure of san Pedro, the
terrific southwest gales which would
sweep out Tic tleNdltu u elNhS as IL W I'm
an would sweep out litter with her
broom Referring to Santa Monica the
senator said the proposed amendment
gave other roads than the Southern Pa
cific ample rights Mr.. Huntington had
offered to build them their tracks at $1o,-
900 mile. Why was it then, he asked.
that telegrams from the Atchison and
Santa Fe roads had fallen like snow
flakes on senators for the last ten days:
Was it the old fight between the South
ern Pacific and the Atchison and Santa
Fe? They made the fight once and they
went into bankruptcy. Mr.. Frye said
he happened to have had a little eXpe-
rience in this line, having been a small
stockholder. and only few months ago
he had paid an assessment on it. The
senator referred to the loose statements
of bribery. He believed the amenities
between snators was the greatest source
of bribery, the yielding of conviction
that existed He would rather have the
kindly feeling and respect of senators
than to own all the railroads in the
world. One Pacific coast paper had
stated, he said. that if this amendment
prevailed his pockets would be lined
with gold"
With a gesture of intense depreca-
ton Mr. Frye said that since his mother
had put pocket in his first pantaloons
they were lined with just enough gold
and no more than the needs of the mo-
ment required. Another issue had crept
into this case, he said, which was great
ly unjust He referred to the statements
made by Senators White and Berry con-
cernine Mr. Huntington
Pausing in the middle of the aisle, Mr..
Frye exclaimed
This savors of the slogan of the sand
lots of the Golden Gate, where the name
of Huntington is conjured to frighten
babies with, and used by demagogues
to make weak kneed politicians
tremble"
Was Mr.. Huntington to he debarred
of all legislation? proceeded Mr.. Frye.
Was his name to be brought here as a
ghost to frighten senators against vot-
Ing as their conscicnccS dictated.
Mr.. Frye spoke on the vast business
enterprises of Mr.. Huntington. his de-
est shipyard in the world. his ships run
ming to Norfolk, New Orleans, and other
points.
SO, said Mr.. Frye. the senate must cut
off these localities from the benefits of
the river and harbor bin because Mr
Huntington was there. No. it was too
paltry added Mr.. Frye. to stop any leg
islation with that demagoEic cry OF
Huntington. He employ s 1000 men. and
he pays them the day their wages are
due.
Mr. Frye reviewed the reports of the
army engineers and gave his own eXpe-
rience at Santa Monica. As he looked
from the bluff down on that bay ne saw
It to be an ideal harbor. The senator
went on to speak of the ability of engi-
neers Hood and Corthell, and to show
how their reports established the ad-