The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-05-12
another HARB0R Scheme
Mranqle in the Senate Over San
Pedro and Santa Monica.
PLAN TO GRAB PUBLIC FUNDS
Miscellaneous business the Order OF the
House Numerous Bills Pnssed-Mr.
Maddox Seated by Committee
on Con,C stcd Elections.

Washington, May 1.-THE senate had
another copious dose of San Pedro and
Santa Monica today. Three of the
members Of the committee on commerce
who oppose the amendment offered by
the chairman Of the committee Mr.. Eyre
designating Santa Pedro as the place
| Tor Il deem sea harbor in California.
| Senators Berry tDem., Ark.), Vest
| Dem.. MOI and Caffrey Dem., La.)
! submitted remarks against the amend
ment which Mr.. Berry described as n
most unjuStiliable and ineNcusable
| attemnt to oVcrrule public sentiment
| and to appropriate money in the inter
| est of private greed and private gam,
Mr.. Vest argued against making am
| appropriation for a breakWater either
at the one place or the other; as in his
| judgment there was no necessity oi
| the expenditure and as the condition
| of the treasury was such that an issue
of bonds would be necessary in Il rev
months. Mr.. .Caffrcy based his argu-
ment against Santa Monica on the re-
purts of the two boards of army cnSi-
neerS and was reminded in that con-
nCCtiOn Of the success of the EatS
| scheme for deepening the approach
! to New Orleans in spite of the adverse
| views of the army engineers. Then the
chairman of the committee. Mr.. Frye
Rep., Mel commenced the last. of an
swerinG all the objections To the COM
mittcc amendment and in doing 50 he
culoGized Mr.. g. T.. Huntington, who
| had been mentioned as Il political factor
| in California where Il mans chances oi
| a nomination for office turned upon the
| fact of whether he was for or against
! Huntington. Mr.. Flye's speech was
not finished when the hill was laid aside
| till tomorrow but AT that time Mr.
| German Oem., Md gave notice of an
| amendment limiting the annual expen-
| diture under the pending and former
| river and harhur bills to ten million
| dollars.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS.
Miscellaneous business was the order
| in the house today. The following bills
were passed; Extending for two years
| the period within which the Dennison
and Northern Railroad company may
build it's line through Indian territory;
| authorizing the Denver, Cripple Creek
| and Southwestern Railroad company To
| construct its line through the South
| Platte and Plum Creek forest reserva-
tion in Colorado; granting right of way
| over public lands in Colorado and Wy
| oming. except Yellowstone park, for oil
pipe lines; authorizing the Flagstaft
| and Canon Railroad company to build
its line through Grand Canon forest
| reservation, Arizona: authorizing the
building Of the bridges over the Red
| river between Wisconsin and Mime
| sofa and over the Missouria river at
| Columbia, Mo; and authorizing the
secretary Of the treasury to issue and
enforce regulations for the safety Of
passenger excursions at any regatta or
| yacht race on the navigable waters OF
| the United States.
a preliminary conference report upon
| the Indian appropriation bill was agreed
and another conference ordered on the
| items Still in dispute.
The resolutions of elections commit
tee No. !. declaring John w. Maddox
| 0DemocraD to be entitled to the seat
| occupied by him as reported from the
| Seventh district of Georgia. contested
by w. ii. FELTON, Fusion) was present
ed and being the unanimous report of
| the committee, We're aScced to-
| The rest of the day was devoted to
| the consideration of District of Column
| bia business.