The herald., 1896-05-10

of this vast sum of money. not for
public purposes, but because 1t Is asked
by an enterprising person, who has
spent a great deal of his money and de-
veloped vast amount of commerce at
one of the most magnificent places in
the world. / think it is nothing less
than an outrage put upon the public to
attempt anything of this sort. If the
advocates of Santa Monica believe they
have q good site let them submit 1t to
an impartial tribunfl and until some
such tribunal has testified that this ap-
preparation Is justifabie 1 will oppose
it, even II 1 am alone in this body in do
ing so.''
During Senator Whites speech Sem
ator Frye, chairman of the commerce
committee, who appears to be one OF
Huntington'S chief lieutenantS in WASH
ington, sat nervously in his seat, or just
as nervously walked around the cham
ber. He had evidently had his orders.
for he did not leave the chamber during
the entire time. He was evidently fear
full of the impression that Senator White
was making, for as the latter announced
in closing today that he would conclude
his argument later. Mr.. Frye attempt
ed to bulldoze the presiding officer into
ruling that Senator White had no right
to more time on his amendment His
tactics had no effect, however, ana Sen
ator White will conclude his argument
Monday, when it is expected that
greater sensation will be sprung upon
the senate than that of yesterday. Sem
ator White is expected to tell the senate
about the forged petitions secured for
Santa Monica and how the names were
procured at 81 each. 1t is said tonight
that there is already a majority of the
senators ready to vote for the amend
ment, and the presentation of the as
founding facts in connection with this
job cannot fail to bring waverng sena-
tors around. Frye will probably make
q weakened effort to uphold the COM
mittee's action on Monday, but his mass
of prevarication and misstatements will
be blown away like chaff before the
wind when Senator White makes his
concluding argument and presentation
of facts.
AN ALLEGED TRADE
CHICAGO, May "a special to the
Tribune from Washington says: In re-
gard to the coast harbor contest now go
ing on in the senate, singular story
has floated out of the depths of the COM
merce committee, which is to the effect
that a political trade has been engin-
eered by means of which a favorable
report on Santa Monica was traded for
a vote to seat Colonel Dupont in the
vacant seat from Delaware.
This is said to be the explanation of
the anxiety of the elections committee
to have the Dupont case set for a vote
after the river and harbor bill had been
decided upon.
According to the story, which comes
from good authority. If the report of the
committee is backed up in the senate
and Santa Monica gets the harbor, the
needed vote to seat Dupont will be forth
coming.
The senate now consists of forty-four
Republicans, thirty-nine Democrats
and six Independents. including Jones
and Stewart the two Nevada senators.
1t takes forty-five votes to make ma
jority. If the Republicans should vote
Soidly together and secure the votes of
both the Nevada men. or even of Senator
Jones alone. they would be able to seat
Dupont and thus forestall any action by
the Delaware legislature next winter
There are several Republicans who
VIII vote against the Santa Monica
amendment. but on the other hand there
vote for it or who would have voted for
1t had not the rumor gained currency to-
day that Santa Monica and Dupont'S
seat had been connected by an invisible
chain. The lobby in favor of Santa Mon
lea Is the only strong one which has been
present at this session of congress-
Senator Cullom has arrayed himself
against the combination and the mem
Ders or the third house are row saving
that in revenge they will take a crack at
the chicago harbor appropriation and
cut it down materially to punish the
lillno1s senator for his independent posi-
ton iA