The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1898-03-11


copies up to 10 per cent Of the bond
fide circulation OF the newspaper OF
periodicals. This amendment removes
much opposition to the bill. Only
three speeches were delivered. Mr..
Loud made an exhaustive speech in it's
favor, claiming that the government
practically paid subsidy of $4,000
600 to- the pr0prietors of publications
which now get access to the mails at
pound rates, as the cost of TRANSPORT.
Ing mail and its handling averaged 8
cents per pound. Mr.. Moon of Ten
nessee spoke in opposition to the bill
and Mr.. Perkins Of Iowa in favor of it.
The debate will continue until Thurs
day, when the vote will be taken.
Washington. March 3.-The debate
in the senate on the Alaskan home
stead and railway right of way bill
was decidedly spirited. Mr.. Carter Of
Montana delivered a vigorous speech
in reply to that made during the past
two days by Nj. Rawlins of Utah, in
the course of which he made strong
defense Of the honor of congressional
committees and of officials in the sew.
eral government departments. One OF
the special features of the debate was
a speech delivered by Mr.. Elkins of
West Virginia in which he explained
that the Canadian Pacific railway was
enabled to make war upon American
interests and how and why the aggres-
sions of that great railroad ought to
be stopped by the United States. Mr..
Elkins' speech aroused much interest,
particularly that part in which he ex-
planned that while he did not frame
the now famous section % of the pres
ent tariff law, he stood squarely with
the sterling American who did frame
1t. The speech drew replies from Mr..
Hoar of Massachusetts, Mr.. Chiffon of
Texas and Mr.. Nelson of Minnesota.
Mr.. Hoar maintained that a large part
of the speech of Mr.. Elkins was irrel-
evant to the pending discussion. He
would not admit that the aggressions
of the Canadian Pacific were so seri-
GUS as the West Virginia senator
would have people believe. Mr.. Mel
son entered sharp protest to Mr..
Elkins' proposition to abolish the bono.
ing privilege, holding that the privi-
lege was in the direct interest of the
people of the Northwest. MI. Chill
ton briefly contended that under re-
cent decisions of the supreme court
the long and short haul clause of the
Interstate commerce law did not apply
to the competition between American
railroads and the Canadian Pacific.
In the House.
The house spent another day in de-
bate upon the Loud bill relating to
second-class mail matter. The
speeches, as a rule, attracted little at.
tention. The speakers were Messrs.
Cromwell and Ogden in favor of the
measure, and Messrs. Bell, Simpson,
Clark, Brown and Lentz in opposition
to it.
Washington, March 4. - The Loud
bill, to correct alleged abuses of the
second-class mail matter privilege,
which last year passed the house by a
majority of LA to 1O4, was buried un-
der by an Overwhelming majority by
the house. The vote was not taken di-
rectly on the bill, but on a motion to
lay it on the table. BY vote of 1872
to ITO, the motion was carried. Forty
seven Republicans Joined with the
Democrats and Populists in accom-
plishing this result, and ten Demo-
Gratis voted with the majority of the
Republicans. The refusal of Mr.. Loud
to permit q vote on an amendment at
the last minute was responsible in a
measure for the result, but the
strength OF the measure undoubtedly
waned throughout the three days de-
bate.
In the Senate.
During almost the entire session the
senate had under consideration the
Alaskan homestead and railway right
of way bill. One of the features of the
discussion was speech delivered by
Mr.. Vest of Missouri, in which he ridt-
culed the idea of homesteading any
part Of Alaska or constructing rail-
roads in that district. His motion to
eliminate the homestead feature of the
bill by striking out the first section
was defeated.
Washington. March 5.-After q de.
bate lasting several days the senate
passed the bill extending the home
stead law and providing for right of
way for railroads in the district Of
Alaska. Comparatively little discus
sion Of general interest was created
by the bill. Section Ii. providing for
certain bonding concessions to Canada
in lieu Of privileges to be extended by
the dominion government to this coun-
try, however, induced a pretty lively
debate. as it brought into the contro-
versy the old fisheries question OIL the
New England coast, which has been
pending between the United States
and Great Britain for hundred years.
The statement was made on the floor
Of the senate that there was everp
reason to believe that after the pass
age of the bill the fisheries question
could be settled without great effort.
as assurances to that effect had been
received from n large and influential
element in Canada.
In the House.
Two more appropriation bills were
sent to the president yesterday, the
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