The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1888-08-04
Yesterdays Business ia the
National Legislature
INTERSTATE coXMERcE TALb
The FfsAerfes Questton-Gs"rnAen@ Al q
Diners In Lively OIscussASA-
Othar lrems.
SENATE.

anittee on Interstate commercs I
ascertain and report whether any On'
aed States lines or railroads were ownrt
~ controlled by the Grasd Trunk, Can
adisn Pacific or any other CANADIAN
ralRay companies. Also whethe
ceuiaoerce originating ~ the UniteG
sstates vas diverted from The American
30 the Canadian lines, 10 Rhat exten
and in what manner. Also whether an!
discriminate was pTSeticed in charge
fer tolls against American vessels il
the WeiIand and st. Lawrence
canals; also I'D inquire into the ones
ton Of regulating commerce carried or
BIZ rallcoa5S or waterways between tn,
United States and Canada. ne COM
IniEtee is TO report what legislation il
necessary for the prOteoasn OF thl
oommerGiaI interests OF the United
States aud enforce ment OF The Inter
State act,
CuIIom said he had. some days ago
offered a resolution In the same hne
but since then concluded that tho inves-
tigstion should hsyeEa wider scope. He
would not undertake 20 say III ad
vance thst the situation was fully, but
he had investigated The su6iect
neroial Interests of The United States
k(and he might almost say It's b0nor)
demanded that somsting should be
done to protect American interests
against the eneroaGhments Of Canadian
c0rporstions, Cullom referred to the
disadvantage of American roads under
the Inter- state regulations, and closed
as follows: 1.-THE American people will
not only demand that Congress
kshan regulate the commerce within
Ths United States, but that Con-
gress and the goEAEnmpnt vii take
such steps SIS will protect tae.n N the
conduct Of their commence with any
other government. Ii the treaty OF IL
is in the way, We have power to get rid
Of it. If any legislation is necessary, ii
is the duty of Congress to enact It.
German declared il was time gfE Sen
a.ors'to join, irrespective of pertyn in
Wrestling the trade OF the United States
from aliens Yho by means OF sc 6si LIKED
corporations Wsrs absorbing 1T. He
said leading citizens OF the United
States, men of influence and power in
shaping national affairs, some o. whom
were candidates for high Office, are
lending their efforts, as they bad PSF.
fec! righ5 TO 90, 10 the promotion Of this
Cansdian railroad scheme. lie read a
lEst OF officers AID directors Of ore Of
Nslg roads which is designed to receive
paTt Of the bounty paid By the British
government, among the names being
Levi P. Morton aud W. s Scott. Of
Erie, Pa.
a5rman said that in 1866, when the
first bridge ns Niagara was con-
s5-tacsed, the Grand Trunk road was
psrruitted to come in aud share our
Carrying trade. In 1866 C0nG-2ss
nassad an act permitting goods to
nsssin b0ad through American terri
tory without paying duty" In other
words. opening absolute free trade on
that class OF merchandise, and tbst
s.ood to-day 0nrepeaisd. In 1871 when
tbs treaty Of Washington was made
the Amvf1ean summwyIQnefs W1Fe cat.
generated IL permitting the insertion
of two or three words which gave Can
adia1 roads the right to this trarsis,
until that treaty should be entirely alb
r0gated. In 1884 the late Secretary
Manning undertook 10 investigate tae
question. Hs said at onea thtte W.
..,r way q settle the troutIa catyee0
The British Governments and ourselves.
and that was TO strike cut the transpor
tation act.
That done, Manning said, "@e should
have al t6e rights demanded for our
fishermen; and all Teenired{cr the in
Serests of the United States, and he eb
soluteiy, by I order, prohibited the
transit Of geojs But. when the Law
officers came TO examine the question
thew advised him thaE be had no right
40 preyent this transit, while We had
acted in perfect good faith and permit,
egd Canadian cars to pass freely, the
sEanadiank had been a ting against
us in, every particular. Ii has
bsen stated upon the highest author-I
4ity that by secret arrangements
eaad drawbacks, both railroad and canal
ASsAsportation Of wheat and all pro
dSnts Of the northwest have been car
ried III Canadian vessels, driving ont
American vessels. The British govern
ment had given the Canadian Pacific
road sufficient money to build il
through barren wilderness. The
road had been extended to Puget
Sound in perfect. operation, but ie
would have been completely valueless
il it could not obtain foothold in the
United States, so they obtained from
Maine, Vermont and other s tStes bor
derinR on the GeuaGisn country, char
ters TO American organizations for the
construction of rsAroads- with money
which the British government had
s&iYen as subsidies and the states
Of Maine and Vermont were to-day
being used. for the purpose OF diverting
this commerce frem American ports.
They are building to- day. through the
State Of Vermont g road, which will
not Only enable the Canadian Pacific to
90 to Halifax and compete for the
Trade of the Northwest, but will give
them an advantage OF at least Two
days time between Japan and Liver
pool over American lines. and this
means the absolute monopoly of THAI
trade.
\ German read q table of distances
3, showing the route. from Yokohama to
! SIIiverpool. via the Canadian Pacific
and new lines now in process OF build
ing through the States. will be ever
5 / D0O-m miles shorter than by American
zj.s.tes. The temptation offered by these
Eu s.iies has hIen toa great lof oar