The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-10
SENATE CATCHING UP.


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Washsne>sa City. Nay s,-Es fhs senate
4 al wAe passed TO allow arttctes sent
ABROAD fsr szhtsstson p9rposss TO - -
tuypsd frss a duty.
NorrfiL Chairman Of fhs finance com
nfttae REPORTED . resolution reciiing tnsts
Is visw q the rscsst action of the senate
n directing IN Investigation OF rccent
bond Issues. tbs committee Ne ansnoflzso
70 conduct tn Investigation snroi9n
eub-commtttee. that authority % sive0
10 summon witnesses and ADMINISTER
oaths, ard that the ecumisfee De autocf-
ined 10 ~ during the recess OF congress.
The resolution IVES re{erred
ne biii Vas passed for the oeporsAtloa
20 Canada Of the Cree Indians VINO esd
into Montana ~ the time Of the LOUIS
HieI rebellion
Dubols. Rep. Idaho, created . tempo
r. n Hurry on the bond question ~ SAX
1ng immediate consideration for joint
resolution providing that hereafter no
bonds shall be issued by any officer Until
the president has communicated TO con
grens the necessity for the bonds ana the
anpunt n the issue. and until congress
shall suxhoriss the payment Of eonds
.-That seams quite importantly inter-
ruptsd HUI. and IT ought TO 80 TO com
mittes."
mo" said Dubois; 'ist ~ have . vote
q the senatss"
Sherman suggested that this involved
an fmpurtsrt change Of iav. and certain
~ 4, should 90 TO the finance commit
Tee. He objecfsd 10 imnssdaale CONSIDER
alton.
Then would IKE : vote Monday"
said Dubois.
Palmer reported back the bill TO pension
the widow or Capt AlAabach. recently ve-
tosd By the president. with recommenda-
slon thar IL pass over the veto. and gave
notice that he would call II UP 81 the nrst
opportunity.
The bill was passed for government par
sictpafioa In the Tennessee centennial n
MI The president In 10 appoin, gov
eminent commission to have charge OF .
goyernmeat exhibit. Appropriations OF
e1o.0oo for 3 government building and Si0V,-
- for government exhibit zre made.
Consideration Of the river and harbor
bill vas then resumed. and White, Dem.
Cal. proceeded with his speech opposing
tho location Of deep water harbor NJ
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evidsnce Of mariners. commercial men.
etc, along tho Pacific coast. showing San
Pedro to b. preferable to santa Monica for
the deep water harbor. He answered In
detail the points made by Mr.. corthsli.
who. according TO White. IN one of the en-
Gifsers representing Mr.. Huntington. Of
the Southern Pacific railroad. White
quoted from tho reports Of the army en-
Gineerx TO show that San Pedro was best
protected from the heavy seas from tho
west He described Santa Monica as a de-
lightfuI bathing resort. frequented by
Thousands Of people. and said that any
considerable number Of railroad tracks
ccntering there would destroy the present
uaes Of the place. Mr.. White spoke OF
santa Monica ~ Condemned place so
far ~ tho army engineers had passed on
the subjsct. and he asked why II was. in
making such an enormous appropriation
that ooneress should seek 20 experiment
with condemned locality. The views Of
Lieut. H. =. Taylor fSsoring Santa Monica
were compared by Mr.. White with those
favortng San Pedro by Maj. Raymond
and Prof. George Davidson. the latter be-
Ing at the head Of the coast and gsodelic
survey on the Pacific coast.
10 avoid ali further conflict Mr. white
urged the adoption OF his amendment. re.
ferrinR the question TO . skilled board
He declared that the advocates OF Santa
Monica refused TO accept an impartial
board. knowing that such . board would
eeport against them. When Mr. Hunting
ecn placed his wharf in Santa Monica bay
10 one had any idea OK q hsrbor at that
point. n this harhor Gas buiit Il would
protect tho Huntingt,n wharf and noth-
Ing else. 1T win he q alton 81 tsncs.
- 10 private corporat.,n." said Mr..
white 1T win be taking 4. cco 900 which
she United States engineers haze recon-
wended not 10 be expended. ana spending Il
on nm individual. II viii 4 he for q
rsshlic benefit. but for the tueat II an
enferrrisine person who 3 Avsloping a
large commerce over one OF 30 most mag
ninrcnt wharvcs in the world"
Mr.. White closed with the declaration
that II would be an outrage 20 set aside
the Recommendation of the army boards
and give vast appropriation which would
ereciai'y henefit n private corporation ard
an Individual The senator closed a. >
o'clock.
Frye. chairman Of the commerce commit
tee. said that he desired 70 make the rias-
ms statement. but white insisted that az
ms author OF the amendment he has the
closing word
GsllinEer. chairman. sought "a bring for
ward the pension eases on the calendar
mis- brought out the significant suxxes.
ton from cockreii. Dem. Mo. that IL was
evident. fr view Of recens events. that pen
einn bins would have to he passed speedily
% rs 10 peFfnit them TO become laws hy
she expiration OF ten days before aaisara-
mens.
The senate then proceeded to ronslser
nnohjectef hills on the calendar. and -sss
90 considerable number. inelualur the
fo'fnwsna; arprerria,irg saeo.n ea Tor a
public hniifsn< re Butte. Ncrs. arnronrt-
affrg s~s.en fer monument 20 Gen. Ma
shhnse' Trrer on the hatfiefieid Of -utfort.
Courthouse. ~. c. arnroprsatisse -fa 90 for
statue % Commodore John n Siost At
Monterey. Cal; giving % ire evidence CT
private se,fiers the same weight a~ thai
~ Officers IN reyssar eases: amending me
pension law 90 fsss. 80 that the sns~nr,
Of an honorable discharge shan no, re a
bar 20 pension. amending tire pension
laws relative % false swearing IN pension
cases; amending the pension laws 80 es 30
make mastering into service vrtt,sa fzclN
evidence Of sound eoiy and MIND
ffti hsG considerable fnn over IRE ras4-
sse % the Butte Nli. referring % the
'-t'htcasro-iike exnsnstoa 81 this town -
When Mantle. Her. Mont spoke ~ TIE
thriving character OF thc scwn. hsli re-
marked e-at he was eiad TO hear CT rres-
rfrsty In Montana. ''in xnite 81 ~. prre-
snt sola standard" lam anAiiy aiicxss,
she hin 20 pass. after extracting ar as
surname fran Ma@sie that TIE BIN 'cOala
Rot rass Ire house"
ree~iutieD VAS adopted inauirinx Of
THE several governmental Departments as
TO the number ~ aliens employed
A hlii % sne.3 she iaw cencerains ;hs,
distlliasloa % fruig Nrandies went over on
chtsetiea ny HsrTls Or TeanesSee. Waite
expressed ;he hope .has The NiIl would re,
-. faatffst vita -s.ser.ar