The herald., 1896-04-24
SMALL SOP FOR SAN PEDRO
Which Will Only Increase Opposition
to the Octopus
Santa Monica Appropriation to Be Opposed
In House and Senate
he Attempt to Appropriate nonsy for q
Harbor Not Recommended May Re.
suit In the Veto Of
the Bill
Special to THE HERALn

Special to THE HERALn
WASHINGTON, D. c., April 23.-Col-
lis p. Huntington pulled the string today
and nine puppets in the senate COM
merce committee nodded their heads
and voted to give Santa Monica an ap-
preparation of $2,SO0OOO for the estab-
lishment Of permanent harbor at San
Ia Monica. for the convenience of the
public at large and of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad company in particular.
tee when this big steal was attempted.
q small sop was thrown to San Pedro
in the way of an appropriation for the
improvement of the inner harbor.
This action Of the committee of the
senate today has a national Importance
lin fact, it may mean the veto Of the
river and harbor bill.
President Cleveland has almost inva-
riably allowed the river and harbor bill
to become a law without his signature,
and there is good grounds for the be-
lief that If it is submitted to him with
m appropriation in it of nearly three
million dollars which was not author
lied by any government engineer he
will veto it.
Senator White also leaves no question
Is to his opposition in this matter. He
will fight it on the floor of the senate,
and will also file minority report on it.
This would alone be sufficient to strike
this Objectionable appropriation out,
but Senator White will also have the
assistance of an influential delegation
from st. Louis. which leaves for Wash
ington tonight.
Senator White will first move to strike
out the appropriation for Santa Mon
lea and insert a similar amount for the
harbor at San Pedro. If this amend
ment is defeated, he will endeavor to
have the Santa Monica appropriation
stricken out.
If the bill carries this appropriation
after it leaves the senate, Representa-
tive Mcguire will oppose it when it
goes back to the house, and will also
suggest that the president veto the
bill.
The total appropriation for Santa
Monica will amount to $3,00OO0O, and
q corresponding appropriation (S100, ,OO0)
for next year. San Pedro, $780,, 900, with
an appropriation of $50, 900 for the next
year, the San Pedro appropriation to be
expended entirely on the inner harbor.
This result was reached only after a
spirited controversy. in which no little
feeling was displayed on both sides
Senator Frye leading the fight for San
Ia Monica and Senator White opposing
him in the interest of San Pedro.
The first vote was taken on the Santa
Monica proposition, and resulted to {
in favor of the proposition, as follows;
For Santa Monica-Frye Jones of Ne
vada, Quay, Mcmillan, Squire. Ekins
Mcbride, German and Murphy
Against-White, Berry, Caffery, Mel
0On, Pascoe and Vest.
Senator White gave notice to the com.
mittee that when the bill reached the
senate he would move to strike ou
Santa Monica and insert San Pedro, t,
which Senator Frye replied that if ther,
was gong TO be row over the bill HI
would not take charge of it in the sen
ate. Senator White retorted that h,
did not propose to allow the result o
the committees action to go unchal
1enged, unless convinced that it was tn,
general wish of the people of Californi;
that the verdict of the committee shoul,
stand.
The committee also put the Oakland
Cal, harbor improvements under th
continuing contract system and tlo
sum of $742,0O0 for completion of tn
work, $4,000 to be expended next year
AS the bill left the house it appropriate
100000 for next year. but did not pu
the work under the continuing contrac
system.
The addition in favor of San Pedr
WAS made on motion of Senator White