Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1896-05-16


Vest, Mr.. Huntington is political factor
IN California. Not even a town meeting
can be held there without asking If this is
huntington man and that man is an
anti-Huntington man. In view of this
state of public feeling, the senator sad,
he did not believe in settling this question
and making the appropriation now. TIE
senator urged that if the inner harbor at
San Pedro was success after a moderate
outlay, as was expected, it would do away
entirely with the necessity of a $4,000 900
expenditure for an outer harbor. If the
senate insisted on providing for an outer
harbor now, then he favored the amend
ment Of Senator White, referring the ques.
ton to another government board lie
believed another board was needed to in.
quire into the floor of the ocean and other
points the former board had not examined
The senator suggested that the White
amendment should be changed so that no
army engineer would serve on 1t, as Gen
eral Craighill, chief of the engineers, nj
ready had made a report on the subject,
and any subordinate of his naturally
would share the views of his superior or
labor under embarrassment.
Senator White said he was not at liberty
to accept the suggestion as to changing
his amendment without comforting with
his associates, but said all he desired was
a board Of suitable qualification and expe
rience.
Senator Caffery believed that the pres
ent need of a deep-water harbor at either
Of the points urged was not apparent. If
there was such a need he would not allow
any sudden spasm of economy over the
condition of the treasury to influence him.
He did not share the views stated by Sen
ator Vest he added. as to the serious con
dition Of the treasury. There is a comfort
able balance Of $270,00O,O 600 in the treasury.
Such trouble as existed came from the
constant agitation of the financial ques-
ton.
When the Louisiana senator spoke of
the desirability of sustaining the army en-
gineers, Senator Mitchell of Oregon inter-
posed a query as to the conflict between
the army engineers and Captain Eads con-
corning the Mississippi river improve
ments. The army engineers had predicted
that the Fads Improvement would be
failure, and yet it was one of the great
engineering accomplishments in the coun-
try.
The debate then branched off to he
Eads improvements
Senator Caffery said he did not consider
the connection of Huntington with the
Santa Monica project as preJudicial to it,,
but he did consider that the representa-
TONS of the two California senators. the
army engineers, local commercial bodies,
etc, should be conclusive as between the
two points. He would follow the lead
of the representatives of the locality of
such an Improvement.
Senator Frye next spoke. He had two
pages raise a big map in front of the pre-
siding officers desk.
With a pointer in hand Senator Frye
save the geographical and TYPOGRAPHICAL
points of the map, saying that the natural
conformation of the coast was the best
evidence of the advantage of Santa Mon
lea over San Pedro.
Senator Frye spoke Of the mistakes
made by army boards In reporting in deep
water harbors. They had overlooked the
exposure of San Pedro, the terrific south
west gales which would sweep out the
elevated tracks as a woman would sweep
out with her broom. Referring to Santa
Monica the senator said the proposed
amendment gave other roads than the
Southern Pacific ample rights. Hunting
ton had offered to build them their tracks
"a $4,000 a mile. Why was it, then, he
asked, that kilograms from the Atchison
& Santa Fe roads had fallen like snow
fakes on the senators for the last 10
days?
Was 1t the old fight between the South
ern Pacific and the Atchison & Santa Fe?
They made that fight once, and they went
into bankruptcy. Senator Frye said he
hapDened to have had a little experience
In this line, having been a small stock
holder, and only a few months ago he
had paid an assessment on it.
The senator referred to the loose state
ment of bribery He believed the amen
ts1nc, hot tnr rua fhA test