The record-union., 1896-05-27

Monica HarbOr and when my friend,
the Senator from California (Mr. White)
spoke of the depth of 270 fathoms, etc.,
he was reading the depth of water off
Point Dune, more than fifteen miles to
sea.
l shall return to the statement of En-
gineer Corthell again before / finish
what I have to say.
] said that the engineers had never
condemned Santa Monica, and 1 said
that San Pedro would be open to the
southeast gales. The Senator from
California (Mr White). in the minority
report and in his speech, too, said that
the army engineers found that this
harbor was not in danger from south
east gales If he had turned to page IL
of the same minority report he would
have found a quotation from one of the
engineer reports which says that the
dangerous winds come from the south
east and south sweeping directly up the
coast, and that San Pedro Bay is di-
rectly exposed 10 the southeast seas In
another place he will find, ON the same
page that many vessels, a partial list
o. which is given there, have been
wrecked in that bay, being caught there
by sOutheasteTs. On page % he will
find that the engineers say 1.-The loca-
ton at San Pedro has natural protec-
ton from all winds and seas except
from the southeast around to the south
west"
The Senator from California further
says that the affidavits of forty ship
masters show tnat there is good hold
i,,,r n oIc ba in
the roadstead ait San Pedro. The road
stead is southerly and southeasterly
from Wilmington and is not within the
harbor protected by the breakWater.
AS TO Santa Monica, and condemn1ng
it page ID the remarks of the army en-
gineers are as follows:
''On the other hand, Santa Monica
Bay is entirely sheltered from southeast
gales by the highlands of San Pedro
HILL
These hills, on page %, are reported
to be l ,493 feet high; and these mount
aims, as they may well be called, now
quoting from the report, furnish at
Santa Monica "a more perfect shelter
from wind and sea than can be afforded
by any artificial structure" So l was
correct in my statement You cannot
find in the army reports total con-
demnation of Santa Monica as a har-
Dor. There is only preference for San
Pedro.
CAT this point the honorable Senator
yielded the foor)
TUESDAY, MAY -, 1896.
Mr.. Frye-I come, Mr.. President, in
my speech to what is always a tedious
task to me, citations of testimony; but
the duty, While a disagreeable one, is
rendered necessary in justice to the
committee whose report l sustain and
to the Senators who act in this matter
with it,
The Senator from Alabama (Mr. Nor
gam inquired yesterday whether there
was any plan for a breakwater at Santa
Monica, and if yes, whether it had been
referred to the War Department, and
what the War Department had to say
in reference to it. There was a plan,
as a matter of course. 1t was referred
to the War Department, although that
was entirely unnecessary. The com
mittee in their report have broken away
in this matter from the Boards of Army
Engineers. They adopted the opinions
of the civil engineers, and so whether
the War Department approved was
matter Of little or no consequence to the
committee. But the War Department
did approve. It was referred, and /
have here before me the return of the
Chief of Engineers all of which I will
print, and only little part of which l
will read:
"The subject of the construction of
harbor of refuge in that vicinity has
been fully considered and reported
upon; but inasmuch as the letter of jan
uary 10th intimates that the commit
tee have already before them the re-
ports previously rendered and desire in
formation only as to specific points,
this communication will not repeat the
statements of those reports, but will
comment briefly upon the points
brought up in the letter of January
10th.
20. 1-As to Mr.. Hoods location of
the breakwater.
"A-The location for a breakwater
suggested by Mr.. Hood appears to be
as good as can be selected in the vicin
ity of the wharf of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company at Santa Mon
ica.''
Let me remark parenthetically it is
the exact location made by the board in
1892
"As TO the plan of the breakwater.
There is no objection TO the plan of
the breakwater for the object it is in
tended to subserve. but the form and
area of the vertical sections are not con-
sidered the best for that location"
will remark here that the sections
are exactly those of the board of 1892,
made for San Pedro. The breakwater
for San Pedro was in a much more ex-
posed condition than the breakwater at
Santa Monica. And so on. AS | say, l
will print this document without read
ing further
(Here follows in full the report Of the
Chief Of Engineers quoted from above)
Mr.. Frye was then interrupted by
Senators Vest. Cullom and White, and
a long controv ersy took place over what
the maps showed to be the depth of
water off San Pedro.
Continuing. Mr.. Frye said ] wish
now to call attention TO the testimony
given before the committee by Mr..
Huntington. the 'individUaI referred
to By the Senator from California
CNr. 'White). the man of greed re-
ferred TO by the Senator from Arkansas :
lNIr. Berry,. lie is not bulliEg the
stock market nor bearing theEl. He is
rot corne~ing wheat nor flour. He is
ereaeed in enormous enterprises. the
results If W Rich are building up the
commerce cf this republic. and in all
his enterprises he is successful SO If
he he .r~erffv 10 reasons which induced
him 10 change from San Pedro to
Santa Monica are worthy OF the consid-
Grafton OF the Senate. He says on page