The record-union., 1896-05-12
The Senate Spends Another Day 'il
Discussion Of the Matter.
Senator Frye Argues in Favor of the
Santa Monica Appropriation.
Miscellaneous Business the Order in
the HOuse-The Report of the
Elections Committee Declaring
Maddox Entitled to the Seat Occu-
pied by Him From the Seventh
District of Georgia Agreed to.

District of Georgia Agreed to.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-THE SEN
ate had another copious dose of San
Pedro and Santa Monica to-day. Three
of the members of the Committee on
Commerce who opposed the amendment
offered by the Chairman of the commit
tee, Frye, designating Santa Monica
as the place for a deep-sea harbor in
Southern California-Senators Berry of
Arkansas, Vest of Missouri and Caf-
ferry of Louisiana-submitted remarks
against the amendment. Vest argued
against making an appropriation for
breakwater either at the one place or
the other, as, in his judgment, there was
no necessity for the expenditure, and
as the condition of the treasury was
such that an issue of bonds would be
necessary in a few months. Caffery
based his argument against Santa Mon
lea on the reports of the two Boards of
Army Engineers, and was reminded
in that connection of the success of the
Eads scheme for deepening the ap-
proach to New Orleans. in spite of ad-
verse views of army engineers. Then
the Chairman of the committee, Frye
of Maine, commenced the task of an
swering all the objections to the COM
mittee amendment, and in doing so
eulogized c. p. Huntington, who had
been mentioned as a political factor III
California, where a mans chances for
nomination for office depended upon the
fact of whether he was for or against
Huntington. Frye's speech was not
finished when the bill was laid aside
until tomorrow, but at that time Cor
man Oem.) of Maryland gave notice
of an amendment limiting the annual
expenditure under the pending and
former river and harbor bills to S10.-
100000.
The House bill to provide life
saving station at Point Bonita, Golden
Gate, Cal, and the bill appropriating
the further sum Of $3.50, 900 for a pub
lie building at Portland, Or, were
passed.
Then the river and harf,o. bill was
taken up for debate as to the location
OF deep-sea harbor in Southern Cal
ifornia
Berry opposed the amendment of the
committee fixing Santa Monica as the
place where the expenditure should be
made, and said that the adoption of
the amendment would greatly endanger
and in all probability defeat any river
and harbor bill this session. The amend
ment proposed to override the reportg
OF the army engineers and adopt those
OF private engineers, hired by private
individuals
1T would be better" he exclaimed
TO dump this three millions into the
Pacific Ocean than to let the country
hot hi
ride the army engineers and public SEN
Finent IN the interest of private greed
and private gain
Vest Dem) of Missouri. another
member of the Committee on Commerce
said he was unable TO appreciate the
immediate necessity of expending So.
100000 either at San Pedro or Santa
Monica. He did not take any stock in
the abuse of Mr.. Huntington because he
vas railroad President and a rich
man. Mr. Huntington had at least
given evidence Of his sincerity in favor
of Santa Monica by giving up an invest
nent of nearly a million dollars at San
Pedro After his subordinates had spent
about 100000 in building a wharf and
tracks at San Pedro, he concluded to
examine the matter himself. and had
p
lected the wrong place. He had to have
harbor for his steamship line and he
had gone up the coast and found Santa
Monica, and had spent 81, 900. 600. deav-
ms the investment at San Pedro almost
a total loss.
There were two questions. Vest said
before the Senate. The first question
was, was there an immediate necessity
FOR. the inv
TO a conclusion that there was not The
Government was not now in the pres
ence of an overflowing treasury. bu. a.
treasury whose condition would neces-
state in few months the issuance of
bonds to meet the ordinary expenses of
the Government.
Discussing the amendment offered hv
White CDem) Of California providing
for another commission, Vest said he
would not have an army engineer officer
upon il, because with General CraighilI
as chief engineer of the army such Off
Ger would be bound in courtesy to his
superior officer not to take an antago-
nistic position to him. He would. there
fore, suggest a commission consisting
Of an officer of the coast survey, an Off
Ger of the navy and civilian engineer
Of the hope that he would never again
hear of Santa Monica or San Pedro
White Dem.) of California said that
he was perfectly willing to have the
matter submitted to an impartial board
What he wanted was that some official
authority would pass upon the ques-
tion before it was voted on.
Caffery Dem) of Louisiana opposed
the committee amendment, on the
ground that representatives of the two
army boards were not only adverse to
Santa Monica, but were favorable to
San Pedro.
Frye Rep) of Maine, Chairman of
the Committee on Commerce, replied
to the speech made agains. the commit
tee amendment Before he began his
speech he had large diagram of Santa
Monica Bay and its surroundings
spread out on the carpet in the area
and two other smaller diagrams dis
played on easels. He proceeded to ex-
plain the various points shown on the
diagram. and to state their connection
18th the pending question, He spoke