The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-10

WASHINGTON, May "a large and
graceful basket of rare orchids with
roses and lilies was on the desk of Sen
ator Harris Dem, TENN today in
recognition Of his choice as a delegate
at large TO the ma tional convention.
A bill was passed to allow articles
sent abroad for exhibition purposes to
be returned free of duty.
Mr.. Morrill,, chairman Of the finance
committee, reported a resolution recft-
ing that in view of the recent action of
the senate in directing an investigation
of recent bond issues that the commit
tee be authorized to conduct the in
vestigation through a subcommittee;
that authority be given to summon
witnesses and administer oaths and
that the committee be authorized to sit
during recess of congress. The resolu-
ton was referred.
A bin was passed for the deportation
to Canada of the Cree Indians who fled
into Montana at the time of the Louis
Riel raid.
TEMPORARY FURRY.
Mr.. Dubois CRap., Idaho created a
temporary furry on the bond question
by asking immediate consideration for
a Joint resolution providing that here
sitter no bonds shall be issued by any
officer until the president has commune
Gated to congress the necessity for the
bonds and TIE amount Of Tie issue and
until congress shall authorize the pay
ment of the bonds issued
THAT seems quite important" inter-
posed Mr.. Hill land it ought to go to
( committee"
No" said Mr.. Dubois, "let us have a
vote of the senate
Mr.. Sherman suggested that this in
volved an important change of law
and certainly it should go to the
finance committee. He objected to i'm
mediate consideration.
'fTher ] would Ike a vote Monday y
said Mr. Dubois.
Mr.. Palmer Dem. lid reported back
the bill to pension the widow of Cap
tain Allahach. recently vetoed by the
president, with a recommendation that
it pass over the veto, and gave notice
that he would call it up at the first op-
portunitv.
The bill was passed for government
participation in the
TENNESSEE CENTENNIAL
in 1897. The president is to appoint a
government commission to have charge
of a government exhibit. Appropria-
tions of $4,000 for a government build
ing and 100000 for a government eX-
hibft are made.
Consideration of the river and lar-
Dor bill was then resumed, and Mr.
White Dem. Cali proceeded with his
speech opposing the location of a deep
water harbor at Santa Monica, Cal.
The senator gave the evidence of
the Pacific coast, showing San Pedro
to be preferable to Santa Monica for
the deep water harbor. He answered
in detail the points made by Mr.. Cor
theil who according to Mr.. White, is
one of the engineers representing Mr..
Huntington of the Southern Pacific
railroad.
Mr. White quoted from the reports
of army engineers to show that San
Pedro was best protected from the
HEAVY SEAS FROM THE WEST.
He described Santa Monica as a de-
lightful bathing resort. frequented by
thousands Of people and said that any
considerable number of railroad tracks
cent.ring there would destroy the pres
ent uses of the place.
Mr.. White spoke OF Santa Monica as
a condemned" place so far as the
army engineers had passed on the sub
feet, and he asked why it was. in max
ing such an enormous appropriation,
congress Should seek to experiment
with a condemned locality.
The views of Lieutenant H. G. Taylor
favoring Santa Monica were compared
by Mr.. White with those favoring San
Pedro by Major Raymond and Prof.
George Davidson, the latter being at
the head of the coast and geodetic sur
vey on the Pacific coast. To
AVOID ALL FURTHER CONFLICT
Mr.. White urged the adoption of his
amendment referring the question to a
skilled board, knowing that such a
board would report against them.
When Mr.. Huntington placed his wharf
in Santa Monica bay no one had any
idea Of harbor at that point If this
harbor was built it would protect the
Huntington wharf and nothing else.
1T will be donation of So, O0O, 600 to
a private corporation said Mr. White.
1t will be taking 100000 which the
United States engineers have recon-
mended be not expended and spending
it on an individual. It will not be for
a public benefit but for the benefit of
an entcrprising person who is develop
ing a large commerce over one of the
most magnificent wharves in the
world.
MI w HlOe NIOSed Will Cne Gecldr-
alton that it
WOULD BE AN OUTRAGE
to set aside the recommendation Of
army boards and give a vast appro-
priation which would specially benefit
a private corporation and an individ-
ual The senator closed at o'clock.
Mr.. Frye, chairman of the commerce
commission, said that he desired to
make the closing statement, but Mr.
White insisted that as the author Of
the amendment he had the closing
word.
Mr.. Gallinger, chairman, sought to