The Kootenai herald. [volume] (Kootenai, Idaho) 1891-1904, 1896-05-16
SANTA MONICA PLAN GOES OVER
The Senate VIII Have "A Board to
Examine the Hnrbor.

Examine the Harbor.
Washington, May Ex-senator Aldrich OK
Rhode Island. member Of the committee
on finance, asked immediate consideration
in the senate today for a resolution e.
fered by him directing the finance com.
mittee, under the provision of the senate
resolution Of March 3. 1891, to inquire
whether American labor and industries
are suffering from or threatened with III
furious competition through the importa-
ton Of Oriental products, and if so, to in
vestigate the causes which made such
competition possible.
Senator Allen of Nebraska objected to
immediate consideration and the resolu
ton went over.
Senator Frye of Maine, chairman of the
committee on commerce., resumed his
speech in support of the proposed amend
ment to the river and harbor bill for IA
deep-water harbor at Santa Monica Cal
The senator reviewed in detail the reports
of army boards. Reference being made TO
the feasibility of locating harbOr at San
ia Monica for the amount mentioned in
the amendment, Senator White Of Califor-
MIA interjected the inquiry: where was
that amount SO .O9S 600, obtained?' "From
Mr.. Hood" responded Senator Frye, "and
sent to the war department"
Again Senator White called attention TO
the poetic statement made yesterday Dy
Senator Frye as to waves 40 or so feet nigh.
Senator Frye spiritedly rejected the state
ment that he had ever spoken of waves
40 or so feet high. He knew as mach about
waves, he said, as the senator from Cal
ifOrnia. He explained that his reference
was to dashing of Pacific waves on rocks.
breaking 40 on 90 feet high. Yes, sail
Senator White, sarcastically, 1.-The rocks
might be 100 feet high"
by Huntington. This was the man." said
the senator referred to by Senator White
as an individual and by Senator Berry as
a man of greed He is not buling the
stock markets nor bearing them" SAID
Senator Frye scornfully. He is engaged
in great enterprises, and in all of them he
is successful, so if he be an individual ami
be greedy the reasons that induced him to
change from San Pedro to Santa Monica
are worthy of the consideration of the
senate"
The senator read at length from the evi
dence of Huntington also the reports CT
Engineers Hood and Corthen. When in
cidental reference was made to the fact
that the people Of Los Angeles did not
want the harbor al Santa Monica. Sena e.
tor Frye said he did not care what the
people of Los Angeles wanted; they did
not know what they wanted. one day they
favored one locality the next day anoth-
er; one year they chose a congressional
candidate on platform favoring San Pc
drO, this year they had chosen one on a
platform favOring Santa Monica.
Senator Berry interrupted to say that
the recent platform referred to did not
mention Santa Monica, but declared IN
favor of all harbor projects.
This" declared Senator Frye, was
equivalent to an Endorsement of the Santa
Monica project now proposed, and was 80
proposed and so understood by the candi-
| dates"
Senator Frye was followed by Senator
| Perkins, who opposed the Santa Monica
site and warmly resented Senator Frye s
| remarks that the cry of Huntington was
1.-THE slogan of the sand lots" as a libel on
| the people of California. Senator Vest fol
! lowed, in favor of settling the question Or
its merits and not as a Huntington issue
Senator White Of California closed the
| debate, opposing the Santa Monica prOp1
| sition. Senator Frye offered an amend
ment to the Santa Monica amendment
providing for a board to consist of nava
officer an officer Of the coast and geodetit
survey and three civilian engineers, ap-
pointed by the president, to determine
whether Santa Monica or San Pedro As
better adapted to a deep-water harbor
! Upon the report of the board the secre
| tary of war is authorized to make a con
| tract for work at the point selected by The
board. Senator Frye's amendment was
| adopted without division, thus ending thu
| fight between the two places. The provis
| ion for the inner harbor at San Pedro
1892 600. remains in the bill.
Senator German urged the adoption Of
an amendment by which future contract
| expenditures under the bill would be lin
tied to $40. 100000 annually.
Senator Vest moved to table the Gormar
| amendment, which motion was rejected
/ yeas Is, nays 81.
An agreement was reached to have ;
final vote on all amendments and the bill
at p. m. tomorrow.
At 6:2O p. m. the senate adjourned.
Filled Cheese Bill.
Washington, May 12.-The finance com
mittee of the senate reported favOrabl'
the house filled cheese bin with amend
ments reducing the annual revenue ta'
on manufacturers from 800 to $40 and OF
Wholesale dealers from $3.50 to g. Th
report was adopted by vote Of TO 4.