The herald., 1897-03-25
THE SPHINX AND ITS GDIPUS

unless Mr. Reed wishes ii to pass. He
will not recognize any one who desires
to move for the passage of an obnoxious
bill; and IL he suspects the motive OF
the person whom he recognizes he ad-
dresses to him the stereotyped question:
For what purpose does the gentleman
arise?' If the purpose Is not satisfactory
to the speaker he proceeds to recognize
some one else whose views are more In
harmony with his own.
The upsiiot of the harbor matter must
be that If Secretary Algsr declines to let
the contract there will be no relief until
the doors of congress are fully open for
the passage of joint resolution making
It mandatory upon him to do So II is
not. however, proper to forestall Secre-
tary Alger's report. and it is useless to
discuss methods of procedure until we
know his final Views.
IT is FIXED
This, however, is certain, that the To-
cation at San Pedro is fixed No ap-
proval of any officer is required as far a
that Is concerned, and the location can
not be changed without a specific act
of congress to that effect The present
difficulty will undoubtedly be overcome
OF course, the contract ought to be let It
once.
I'VE always contended that the inner
harbor at San Pedro should be utilized
in connection with the outer harbor at
the same point. making one grand COM
mercial construction Colonel Ben
yaurd's proposition involved the spend
ing of about three hundred thousand dol
lars for the Improvement of the inner
harbor. When the outer sea wall is COM
plete the inner harbor can be improved
from time to time as the demands of
commerce require.
Even Mr.. Huntington admitted that
II the main appropriation went to Santa
Monica, the inner harbor at San PEDRO
should be amply improved. 1t is, there
fore, absurd to say that we are attempt
ing to make two harbors. Santa Moni-
ca advocates always argued in favor Of
two distinct harbors, one for Mr. Hunt
ineton at Santa Monica, and the other
for the people at San Pedro.
CONTRACTORS READY.
mo doubt there will be some contest,
on paper at least hereafter. but the fix
ing of the locatio at San Pedro Is sub
stantial guarantee that the work will
be accomplished. might add that re-
sponsible contractors, who are now do
ing extensive government work on the
Atlantic seaboard, have been cores
ponding with me and asking for an op-
portunity to bid. This fact l have also
laid before the secre tary of war.
1T has been suggested that. as there
was no appropriation possible for this
work in the civil sundry bill of the fifty
fourth congress, that therefore no con-
tract can be let now. This is mistak-
en- view Contractors bid In advance of
appropria tions where contract work is
authorized by law. and make their ar
rangements accordingly.
A FALSE REPORT.
"By the way" said Mr.. White at the
close of the interview, some one says
The Herald has announced that l am to
practice law in New York. Is that so?
Well, just say for me that any statement
that l am going to practice law in any
place other than Los Angeles is not true.
/ do not understand how such a report
originated, nor upon what 1t is founded.
At any rate. 1t is false. Please make the
correction"
(Thesenator must have been misinformed
in this connection. The Herald has too
much confidence in Senator Whites loyalty
and affection to Southern California ever
to countenance such an idle rumor.-Ed.
Herald)