Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1896-05-16
THE HARBOR BILL.
The Conflict Over the California
Harbor Compromised
ELECTION CONTEST In THE HOUSE
The Senate Sub Committee Decides to Rec
Commend the Olzlahom Free Homes
ElIl and Make Its Provisions
Apply Generally.

WASHINGTON, May 1S.-The ami
mated contest which has proceeded
for the last four days in the senate
over deep water harbor on the south
ern coast of California was brought to
a close yesterday by compromise be-
tween the conflicting interests The
issue has been between the points of
Santa Monica, the terminus of the
Southern Pacific, and San Pedro, the
locality urged by the California sena-
ators- Senator Frye, chairman of the
commerce committee, finally harmo-
nized the differences by referring the
determination as between Santa Mon
lea and San Pedro to a commission to
consist of three civil engineers, a naval
officer and an officer of the coast sur
vey. The compromise was accepted
by the California senators and was
unanimously passed. An amendment
urged by Senator German limiting the
expenditure under the contract au-
thorizations to SO, 600, 600 annually led
to lengthy debate. A motion by
Senator Vest to BILE the amendment
failed-yeas 2e, nays 81. An agree
ment was reached to dispose of the bill
by three o'clock to-day. Senator War
rem headed an effort which resulted in
starting irrigation in the arid region
as an item in the river and harbor bill.
While the amendment injected into
the river and harbor bill simply pro-
vides for some survey work and re-
ports, in due time it is expected that
provisions for irrigation purposes will
be made in the river and harbor bill
and become as prominently identified
with that bill anything else.
The house yesterday entered upon
the contested election case of Rinaker
versus Downing, from the Sixteenth
Illinois district The debate was very
spirited. Mr.. Leonard (rep-), of Penn
sylvania, opened the discussion in the
Rinaker-Downing case in favor. of the
adoption of the committees report
He remarked upon the difference be-
tween this and other cases tried by the
house. In this case there was not a
suggestion of fraud. On the free re-
turns Downing dem. }, had 40 plurality.
The majority by a recount in two
counties and the admission of certain
ballots found that the contestant,
Rlnaker, had 80 plurality Mr.. Moody, |
of Massachusetts, dissented from his |
repu blican colleagues on the commit |
tee and Joined with the democrats in |
asking the adoption of minority reso. !
11ntinys to recc-mit the case and 70
Count the vote deemed fairly in dis
pute. The vote will proba bly, be taken
to-day.
THE FREE HOMES BILL
WASHINGTON. May 13.-The sub-com-
mittee of the senate com mittee on In
dian affairs having under considera-
ton the free homes bill for Oklahoma
took up the bill yesterday morning as
it passed the house and concluded to
to the full committee.
which meets tomorrow, that the bill |
pass, with an amendment making it
apply generally to all reservations
open to settlement where payment for |
lands is pending 1t was decided that |
the bill should become law, and also |
that if the princip pie was good it should |
apply to all parts of the country alike,
and hence it was concluded to make it
general In this respect the change
is much for the benefit of the local Ok
lahOma bill
INTERSTATE COMMERCE LAW.
WASHINGTON, May lathe bill
the penalty for the violation
of the interstate commerce law from
Imprisonment to fine, was under con-
in the senate committee on
interstate commerce yesterday, and it |
was practically decided to recommend
that the law be amended by striking
out the provision for Imprisonment and
confne punishment to fines of S., 900
for the first offense, and to SIS, 600 or
less for each subsequent offense.