The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-05-09
{. r. Huntington Alone Is Seek.
ing the Appropriation.
CALIFORNIA DOES NOT WANT IT
Remarkable Proof Of Southern Pa
cide influence In Congress.
Tho Lake Washington Amendment to
tho River and Harbor Bill PASSED
Without Objecsfnn-The Reprc>en-
sstives Vote Themselves Clerks
During Recess.

Washington City. Nay s--The river and
hzrbor bliI sas completed n the senate
to-day viih the exception OF the Item for
deep-sez harhsor or me Pacific coast.
Tass has aroused keen opposition. the two
California senators opposing the proposed
contract appropriation Of Saoss.css for
hareo- a. Ssasa Monica bay. on the groGSd
that q Is project fostersd by the SOUTH
erE Pacific agalns, pEbisc sentiment and
the recommendations o. the two boards OF
army engineers. White CT California COM
rnented On TIE extraorGiaary conditions by
which the commerce committee Of the sen
ate vas fercslg ar appropriation on state
against tae wishes OF its senators. repre-
ssntaf.yes ana people.
With the bead resolution cut OF the way.
the senate gave its attention TO the ac-
cumolarion Of minor measures before going
on with the river and harboE bill Mitch
ell. Rep. Or gave notice that when the
last appropriation bil. was passed he would
press the joint resolution for the election
OF senators by the people. not for the sake
or having further speeches. but OF actual
adoption os the resolution.
Bills were passed 10 establish a Glass;
neaton division In the Uaited States
patent cffiee: granting permission fer the
erection OF a monument In Washington
City In honor OF Samuel Hahnemann. and
appropriating A,coo FOR foundation.
The river and harbor bill was then taken
up. On point OF order by German. the
committee amendment was stricken out
providing that all persons employed on
river and haroor works shLli be selected
and hired by the officers OF the corps OF
engineers IN local charge OF these works,
In order that the officers may be held TO
a strict responsibility for the proper exc
cution OF the work in their charge.
The following individual amendments
E@ a6sss BE- ytarx. MT
mit retirec army officers to engage in river
and harb0r works: by Carter, Rep. Mont.
for dam on Upper Mississippi at Stubbs'
Ferry. 10 develop water power. by Lodge.
Rep, Mass. for a survey of Portland chan
mel. Alaska.
This disposed OF the entire bin except
the reserved amendment for a deep water
harbor at Port Los Angeles. in Santa
Monica bay. California. authorizing con-
tracts aggregating s. .sss. 90. for the work.
A vigorous contest was promised on Ihfs
Item. the two California senator's, White
and Perkins. being opposed to It White
offered an amendment for the creation of
board OF three officers to report on the
relative merits OF Santa Monica bay and
San Pedro harhor for the purposes of a
deep water harbor. Large easeis were
brought In the senate and maps of the
Pacific coast placed on them. With point
er in hand Mr.. White then called atten-
tton TO the main points Of the contest The
senator said the Pacific coast wanted
good deep water harbor- Most OF the har-
bors were poor ones. That at San Diego
was too rsfnote for a large element Of the
commerce This demand for better har-
bor facilities led TO the development Of
the Santa Monica project, and Senator
Jones' Of Nevada huilt a railroad from
Los Angeles TO santa Monica with a view
TO ultimate Eastern extension. but The
road fen into the hands OF the Southern
Pacific railroad. White then pointed out
that a board OF army engineers had rec
ommended San Pedro as the desirable
point for a harbor. and that this recorn-
mendation was indorsed by Chief Engi-
neer Casey. Objection vas made TO this
report. and through the efforts OF Frve
another board. headed by the present chief
OF engineers. was appointed. Three points
-Reaonto, Santa Monica and San Pedro
contendcd before this board. each element
being ably represented, tho Southern Pa
ctic railroad being represented by one Of
the bes, lawyers IN California. This board
made up % eight OF the foremost ergI-
resrs of the service. recommended San
Pedro harbor. When this report came
before congress nothing was done The
iiEht IN behalf OF Santa Monica was ssiIl
OF, as though no report had been made.
white traced in great detail the history
% Aif1 N-04C&A AHls4A W me fFf@f2tt
status, White urged that the two CaIifer-
MA senators and the representative from
the sixth California district did no; ask
for the amendment inserted in the hIli for
a harhor a. Santa Monica ard said the
overwhelming sentiment OF the peorIss Of
the locality was ARains; ". White com
snented on the extraordinary and pecu-
liar conditions nv which the senators
and local representatives from California
zrsffftf
preparation. II Indicated that "sosEie ex-
traOrsiinAry influence had been brought
10 bear The senator commented on the
psrslstency Of the Southern Pacific rail-
read. and declared that this accounted
for the extraordinary action.
White spoke Of tire surprise with which
ne learned that the paragraph for the san
"a Monica appropriation bad actually been
printed for Incorporation IN the river ard
hsrcor bill, although tire understanding
bad hecn reached that there should se no
Appropriation beyond that for the inner
harbor at San Pedro.
80 that my state stands On higher
grounds than other states OCCUPY" said
White. Some states are forced 70 sosfcl,
appropriations, bat IN my case they come
unsolicited and unvsrrante,t"
The senator Commented severely on a
Communication from the ~yhtrG house -
written ey Csva Engineer CerthelL an en-
p'oye of the southern Pacific railroad
The senator repu8iatei the claim By Cor
tacN that Re made an official inveStAxa-
tlna" at tae request Of senator's art mem
hers 1; vas Mr Huntington whors he
- rNs6. and yet Waite said. IKE cor, init
sev Rad s@t aside the Recommendation os
srauy boards ara had accepted the recon
nneaSatio1s % Saii employees o. the south
ern Pacific Company
ray asked r there Was rot sars~ oss-
ciai reconafae73atsoa q favor % tha Santa
Manica haTAor.
None on ssTta~- answered Waite. ~sya
sartnrr. tbs appropriation % & - 10 i.
proposed without an estimate o. recon-
FnerlauoE.
Ci~crxt aided further anes-so-< .srAs 7
ar&ersta1A.' he &sket stsat two ssas-zs
% arEay engineers s~rorn 20 :sa PERFORM
zaee ~ tselr au;y. hare reported a<sins-
5he arpgeprs&tsca sh.eh tee rsr--,..ss-~
rrco nutsr3s % the senate s-.s do ~
Aeestan4 thSt TIE tw0 Cali sc-riA se-z.,-s
anG iae representative :rr-a sAa asss-s-,
eRposa ,he appropriation which tAs com
nas.fee -ccoaFscz3x
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fsrer % sae project sxr~st thas os ~. .sra
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