The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1896-05-12

the White amendment should be chang
ed SO that no army engineer would
serve on it. as General Craighill, chief
of engineers, already has made a re-
port on the subject, and any subordl-
nate of his naturally would share the
views of his superior, Or labor under
embarrassment Moreover, Mr. Vest
said the report of the next board ought
to be final and go into effect. 1t was
one of the fondest hopes that he would
never hear of this question again
Mr.. White said he was not at liberty
to accept the suggestion as to chang
ing his amendment without referring
to his associates, but said all he de-
sired was a board of suitable
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERT
ENCE.
Mr.. Caffery Oem.) of Louisiana, an
other member of the committee, be-
lieved that the present need of a deep
water harbo, at either of the points
urged was apparent. If there was
such 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 Mr.. Vest he added, as to
the serious condition of the treasury.
the constant agitation of the financial
question. AS the opera tons of the
Wilson act proceeded and developed,
MI Caffery expected to see the govern
ment revenues increase and made ade-
quate to the governments needs.
When the Louisiana senator spoke
of the desirability of sustaining the
army engineers, Mr.. Mitchell (Rep.) of
Oregon interposed a query as to the
conflict between the army engineers
and Captain Eads concerning the Mis-
sissippi river improvements. The army
engineer2 had predicted that the Eads
Improvement would be a failure, and
yet it was one of the great engineering
accomplishments of the country
The debate then branched off to the
Eads improvements.
Mr.. Caffery said he did not consider the
connection of Mr.. Huntington with the
Santa Monica project as preiudicial 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.
Mr. Frye, chairman of the commerce
committee, next spoke. He had two pages
raise a huge map in the front area just
before the presiding officers desk, which
led Vice-President Stevenson to remark:
The presiding officer has some difficulty
in recognizing the senator from Maine"
With pointer in hand, Mr.. Frye gave
the geographical and hydrogra phical
points of the map, saying that the ma
tural conformation of the coast was the
best evidence of the advantage of Santa
Monica over San Pedro.
Mr.. Frye spoke of the mistakes made by
the army boards in reporting on deep
water harbors. They overlooked the ex-
ptosure 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.
Mr.. Huntington had offered to build
them their tracks at $4,000 mile. Why
was it then, he asked. that kilograms
from the Atchison and Santa Fe roads
had
FALLEN LIKE SNOW FLAKES
OH senators for the last ten days.
as 1t the old fight between the South
erll Pacific and the Atchisuif &. Santa Fey
They made that fight once, and they went
pened to have had 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 sen
bribery. He believed the emnities be-
tween senators was the greatest source
OF bribery, the yielding of conviction that
existed. He would rather either have the
kindly feeling and respect of senators
than to own all the railroads in the world
one Pacific coast paper had stated, he
said, that If this amendment prevailed,
his pockets would be lined with gold
With gesture of intense depreciation,
Mr. Frye said that since his mother had
put pocket in his first pantaloons they
were lined with just enough gold and no
more than the needs of the moment re-
CURED.
ANOTHER ISSUE
had crept into this case, he said, which
was gravely unjust. He referred to the
statements made by Senators White and
Berry concerning MIR. Huntington
Pausing midway in the middle aisle, Mr..
Frye exclaimed: This savors of the
slogan of the sand lots of the Golden
Gate, where tht name of Huntington is
conjured to frighten babies with and used
by demagogues to make Weakened poll
tlcianS tremble.'
is Mr.. Huntington to be barred to all
proceeded Mr.. Frye rs his
name to be brought here as a ghost to
fr1ghten senators against voting as their
dictated?"
Mr.. Frye spoke on the vast business
enterprises of Mr.. Huntington, his de-
velopment at Newport News of the finest
snip dI u Tie WOIIl, HIS SHIPS running
to Norfolk, New Orleans and other points
So, said Mr.. Frye, the senate must cut
off these localities from the benefits of
the river and harbor bill because Mr.
was there. No, it was too
paltry, added Mr.. Frye, to stop any legis-
lation with that demagogic cry of Hunt
lngton. He employs $4,000 men and he
pays them the day their wages are due
REPORTS REVIEWED.
Mr.. Frye reviewed the reports of army
engineers and gave his own experience at
Santa Monica bay. AS he looked from the
bluff down on that bay he saw it to be
an ideal harbor.
The senator went on to speak of the
ability of Engineers Hood and Corthell.
and to show how their reports establish
ed the advantage of the Santa Monica To-
senate chamber was so oppressive that at
1870 p. m. Mr.. Frye yielded to go on to-
morrow.
Mr.. German gave notice of an amend
nnent to the pending bill directing the sec.
retary of war to limit the contracts for
river and harbor work to S10,00OO 600 for any
one year.
The senate then turned its attention to
q number of pension bills, but when Mr..
Allen called for the yeas and nays OH the
defeat of an amendment, Mr. Gallinser.
chairman of the pensions committee
moved an adjournment as a quorum wa
not present. and at 5:32 the senate adj
journed.
In the House.
WASHINGTON May 1.-THE session of
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