The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-07-16
Stewart and White Exchange
Personalities in the Senate.
RESENTS INTERFERENCE
The Senator From California objects to
Stewards Mixing Up IN That States
Affairs The San Pedro Break
water Resolution Started 1t.


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Stewart and White had hot con
troversy over the san Pedro matter,
the latter plainly fntimnting that
Mr.. Stewart represented the Souihcrn
Pacific railroad ana the latter resent
Ing H.
stewart muyed the reconsideration OF
the action ot The senate In passing the
resolution directing the secretary OF
war To proceed In the construction OF
hreakwater 1T San Pedro, Cal II re-
opened the long standing controversy
over the location of deep water mar
bor on the coast and a long and excit-
ing debate between Stewart ana White
ensued. Stewart argued that the orig
inal law provided for deep water har-
bor To cost about sS.OOo.OoO. while the
inquiries of the secretary of war dis
closed that the breakwater would cost
this sum. while the entire harbor VIII
cost about S5,p0.000
engineers had reported that the break
water would give harbor of commerce
and in addition to this there
was the inner harbor available.
Ii was rather surprising. White
added. that the senator from Ne
vada, who presumably represented the
people of his state and not of Califof-
mia. should interfere In this question.
This stirred hot personal contest
With evident agitation Stewart declared
that he resented the insinuations mace
He had right as senator tn adopt
such u course as he desired and he had
no personal interests To serve. such ms
those who represented terminal rail-
roads.
White responded that as far as ter
minal railroads were concerned he did
not represent any OF them. He repre-
scented California, and In this question
he had the concurrence Of his colleague
from California, the California delcga-
tion In congress nnd the people Of the
state, and they felt that they could at
tend to the interests Of the state with
out the assistance of The senator from
Nevada.
III II rather singular" proceeded
White. that when we have a matter
affecting the Southern Pacific railroad.
attempts To do duty as senator from
California, differences can he deduced
and only one inference can he Jeduced.
that The senator does not represent any
constituency whatever In this matter.
The people Of Nevada have no interest
In H."
Stewart had remained ON his feet
and I'm indignant tones answered. II
repel this charge, this criticism. / am
here as a senator from Nevada. do
moi allow private interests to affect my
vote or my action. | can do right not
| vithstandjnr the Southern Pacific or
| ANYBODY else connected with II. ! do
not oppose everything that comes up
| that may benefit the Southern Pacific
or the Northern Pacific or the people
at large. | do not hold up any man or
| corporation I hate as "A red flag against
| legislation"
The senator called on White to show
ANYTHING In his course In the senate tn
warrant such criticisms. Then II
would be time to make charges, but un-
| Ill then. he would proceed az he deemed
/ right without regard to sncers from
I anyone The motion To reconsider was
/ then disagreed to ON a viva ynCe vote
Thurston secured the passage of the
! ioiut resolution accepting the inyltati tion
/ of The French republic 10 take part in
an International exposition at Paris In
/ 1900.
/ on motion Of Garter the senate. AT y
! M went into executive session. Tn,
, doors were opened again al i;lS ~ m.
ard n. Harris resolution. requiring th'
president to suspend proceedings TO carry
into effect the alleged agreement TO sci
the interest Of the United States In thu
Union Pacific road and IN the sinkins