Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-05-12
The Santa Monica HarbOr Matter
Debated in the Senate.
MESSRS. FRYE AND PERKINS SPEAK
Mr. WheeIerS InterpoIated Remarks
Stricken From the Record.
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committee under the provisions Of the
Senate resolution Of March 3, 1891, to i'll
quire whether American labor and indus
tries suffering from threatened with
injurious competition through importations
of oriental products and If so, to inVesti-
gate the causes which have made such
competition possible
Mr. Allen (Neb.) objected to immediate
consideration and the resolution went over.
The invitation to attend the Tennessee
centennial exposition was accepted, and
the presiding officer was authorized to
name committee Of five Senators to at
tend the opening at Nashville, Tenn, on
June l next
Mr.. Frye Resumes His Speech.e
Mr. Frye (Me.). chairman of the commit
tee on commerce, then resumed his speech
in support of the proposed amendment
TO the IIver and harbor bill for a deep wa
ter harbor at Santa Monica, Cal.
Tie Senator reviewed in detail the
ports Of the army boards. At one point,
when reference was made to the feasibility
OF locating the harbor at Santa Monica for
the amount mentioned in the amendment,
Mr. White (Cal) interjected the inquiry:
Where was that amount s3,O9SO0O, OBJ
tained?"
Prom Mr. Hood" responded Mr.. Frye,
and sent to the War Department"
Again Mr.. White called attention to a
poetic statement made by Mr.. Frye
Yesterday as to waves forty or fifty feet
high.
Mr. Frye spiritedly rejected the state
ment that he had ever spoken of waves
forty or fifty feet high. He knew as much
about waves, he said, the Senator from
California. He explained that his refer
enCe was to the dashing of Pacific waves
on the rocks, breaking forty or fifty feet
high.
Yes" said Mr.. White, sarcastically, 1.-The
rocks might be one hundred feet high"
Refers to Mr.. Huntington.
Mr.. Frye took up the evidence given by
Mr.. Huntir gton. This was the man, said
the Senator, referred to by Mr.. White as
an individual" and by Mr.. Berry as
man of greed"
He is not hulling the stock markets. nor
bearing Them said Mr. Frye, scornfully
He Is engaged in great enterprises and in
all of them he is successful. So, if he be
an Individual and If he be greedy the
reasons that induced him to change from
San Pedro to Santa Monica are worthy of
the consideration of the Senate"
The Senator read at length from the evil
dence OF Mri Huntington, also the reports
of Engineers Hood and Corthell. When in
cldental reference was made to the fact
that the people OF Los Angeles did not want
the harbor at Santa Monica, Mr. Frye said
he did not care what the people of Los An
geles wanted. They did not know what
they wanted One day they favor one To-
callty, the next day another. One year they
choose a congressional candidate on a plat
form favoring San Pedro: this year they
Santa Monica
Mr.. Berry Interrupted to say that the
recent platform referred to did not mention
Santa Monica, buh declared in favor of all
n ma, projects. This declared Mr.. Frye,
was equivalent 20 an Endorsement of the
santa Monica project now proposed and
was so proposed and so understood by the
candida tie.
Capt. Taylor, showing the unique advan-
tages of Santa Monica. The California Sen
ator CWhite) had. like a skillful lawyer"
incC rporated Capt. Taylor's report in his
White's) speech, in order that it might be
buried in the bowels of that speech. Mr.
Frye read the Taylor report and recent
telegram from Taylor, now at the War Col
lege at Newport, expressing his strong
opinion favorable to Santa Monica
The Senator also read letter received by
him from Gen Miles, now in command Of
the army, stating that as a result of his
observation While in command of the di-
vision of the Pacific ne had no hesita; lion
In saying that Santa Monica had many ad-
vantages to make 1t safe harbor and good
anchorage, while the surrounding bluffs
afforded opportunities for mounting land
batteries for defense.
The White Amendment
Concerning the White amendment refer
ring the question to another board, MIR.
chance in ten that a board might report
for San Pedro, as the Senate might Just as
we'll dump three millions in the ocean as to
attempt that project. 1t was an absolute
absurdity. said he, to build an outer deep
water harbor at San Pedro after having an
inner deep water harbor. Mr.. Frye said it
was useless to think a harbor would not he
built at Santa Monica. Did any one sup
pose Mr.. Huntington was not going to have
a harbor at Santa Monica?
Mr.. Vest interposed the suggestion that
II Mr.. Huntington desired to construc. this
harbor let him do so. The three millions
expended by Mr. Huntington would be no
charge on the United States treasury Mr.
Frye responded that he did not believe any
Senator would ask Mr. Huntington tn do a
work that the United States ought to do
He had as much right as any other citizen
to the consideration of Congress- While he
had said boldly that he believed Mr.. Hunt
ington would not let the Santa Monica h.r
Dor fail, yet he did not expect any Senator
to say then let Huntington do 1t.
In closing Mr.. Frye expressed hone that
the Senate would settle this fight at once
and for all, never to be heard Of again. by
voting down the White amendments and
accepting the committee amendments.
Mr.. Perkins' Reply.
Mr.. Perkins (Cal) followed He gave a
glowing account of Santa Monica as the
paradise of this country. AS to the issue
between Santa Monica and San Pedro, Mr..
Perkins said he denied the sug-
gestion that this was contest
between two railroads. He read
from Mr.. Frye's speech that the cry
of Huntington "savored of the slogan Of
the sand lots" oand that his name was
"conjured up as the bogie-man Of Cali
fcrnia.'
THAT cry is libel upon the fair name of
the people of California" exclaimed Mr.,
Perkins 81 repel the charge that the peo-
pie of California seek office by declaiming
against any man."
He went on to state that he had nothing
against Mr.. Huntington, unless it was Ger
tain testimony before a committee and 4
letter he had written. He had known him
as an honorable merchant in California
The Senator spoke also of Mr.. Huntington's
former associates, Senator Stanford and
his public beneticence, and the Crockers,
who were distributing thousands in charity.
He rejected]as a vile SANDER the assertion
that the people nf California juggIed with
these nameSto influence politics. The vice
president of the Southern Pacific had re.
Gently been chosen by the California con-
vention ASA presidential elector The peo-
pie of California believed in railroads. but
they insisted th5t these roads shouli not
prostitute their powers and Influences but
should stand on an equal with every other
citizen
Mr. Perkins turned his attention To the