The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1896-05-14

I named by the superintendent of survey,
and three experienced naval engineers,
skilled in the work, to be appointed by
the president. which board shall person.
ally examine the harbors, majority re
port being final
On the filing of report accompanied
by plans, etc, the secretary of war is
Where was that amount of $3,O9S,000
obtainedT'
"From Mr.. Hood" responded Mr. Frye,
''and sent to the war department.
Again Mr.. White called attention to
the poetic statement" made by Mr.. Frye
as to waves 40 or 80 feet high.
Mr.. Frye spiritedly rejected the state
ment that he had ever spoken of waves
40 or 80 feet high. He knew as much
about waves, he said, as the senator from
California. He explained that his refer
ence was to the splash of the Pacific
waves on the rocks, breaking 40 or 80
high:
'the rocks might be 100 feet high"
Mr.. Frye took up the evidence given by
Mr.. Huntington. This was the man,
said the senator. referred to by Mr..
White as an individual" and Mr. Berry
as a ''man of greed"
"He was not bulling the stock markets
nor bearing them," said Mr.. Frye, scorn'
fully. 'He is engaged in great enter
prises and in all of them he is successful
So if he be an individual and If he b.
greedy the reasons that induce him to
change from San Pedro to Santa Monica
are worthy of consideration by the SEN
ate"
The senator read at length from the
correspondence of Mr.. Huntingdon: also
the reports of Engineers Hood and Cor
thell.
When incidental reference was made
to the fact that the people of Los An
geles did not want the harbor at Santa
Monica. Mr.. Frye said he did not care
what the people of Los Angeles wanted.
They did not know what they wanted.
authorized to let contracts not to exceed
$2.9O0.000 for the construction of the
harbor.
The amendment further gives $4,000
to be Immediately available for the ex-
penses of the commission. The Califor-
MIA senators expressed willingness to ac-
cept the amendment, and it was unani-
mously agreed to.
Mr.. Warren Rep.) of Wyoming secured
an amendment for the examination OF
sites and reports upon the practicabillty
of constructing reservoirs for the storage
of water to prevent floods and breaks
in the levees and to reinforce the flow
of streams during drouth, with at least
one site each in the states of Wyoming
and Colorado.
Mr.. German urged the adoption of an
amendment by which future contract ex-
penditures under the bill would be limit
ed to $20,000,000 annually. The bill ap-
propriated an aggregate, including con-
tracts. of S64, ,211 900. he said. Congress
had already appropriated $3,5S4, 900 for
contract work. and, besides this, $4,000
600 was to be provided for contracts al
ready authorized. Heretofore expendi-
lures for rivers and harbors had never
exceeded S20,000,000 annually. The
amendment would prevent an unusual
drain on the treasury during the coming
two years.
Mr.. Allison supported the amendment,
declaring that a limitation should be
placed on the expenditure by the secre-
tary of war of such vast sum as
$64. 100000.
Mr.. Vest moved to table the German
amendment, which motion was rejected,
yeas 26, nays 81. Seventeen Republic
cans and nine Democrats voted yea;
eleven Republicans, sixteen Democrats
and four Populists nay.
An agreement was reached to have
final vote on all amendments and the bill
at 3 p. m. tomorrow.
It was 6 O'Clock when the senate ad-
journed.