The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-03
SECTION % RECALLED.
Senator EIkins Makes Speech On
Canadian Railroads.
NEW ENGLAND SHOULDN'T HAVE
SPECIAL PRIVILEGES.


Section 22 But Stood by Sterling Amer
ican Who Did-Elkins Answered by
Senators Chiffon and Hoar.
Washington, March 2.-Today's debate
in the Senate on the Alaska homestead
and railway right OF way bill was de-
cidedly spirited. Mr. Carter of Montana,
delivered vigorous speech in reply to
that made during the past two days by
Mr.. Rawlins of Utah. in the course of
which he made strong defense of the
honor Of congressional committees and of
officials in the sevnral government depart
ments. One of the special features of the
debate was specified by Mr.. Elkins Of
West Virginia in which he explained how
the Canadian Pacific railway was enabled
to make war upon American interests
and how and why the aggression of that
great railroad ought to be stopped by the
Z nited States.
Mr.. Elkinss speech aroused much in
terest, particularly that part in which he
explained that while he did not frame the
now famous section 20 of the present
| tariff law, he stood squarely with the
sterling American who did frame it. The
speech drew replies from Mr.. Hoa- of
Massachusetts, Mr.. Chiffon of Texas and
Mr.. Nelson OF Minnesota. Mr.. Hoar
maintained that large part of the speech
of Mr.. Elkins was irrelevant to the pend
| ing discussion. He would not admit that
the aggression of the Canadian Pacific
| were so serious as the West Virginia
Senator would have people believe. MIR.
Nelson entered sharp protest to Mr..
Elkins's proposition to abolish the bond
ing privilege, holding that that privilege
was in the direct interest of the people of
the ENorthwest. MIR. Chiffon contended
that under the recent decision of the Su-
preme court the long and short haul
clause of the interstate commerce law did
not apply to the competition between
American roads and the Canadian Pacific.
Washington. March 2.-As soon as the
Senate convened today on motion Of MIR.
Hale, it went joint executive session.
At 1890 p. M, the Senate resumed the
open session. The conference report on
the pension appropriation bill presented
by Mr.. Perkins was agreed to.
Mr.. Mason Of Illinois of the committee
on post offices and post roads, presented
concurrent resolution from the commit
tee for Investigating the Lake City, 5. c.,
post office murder. and on objection OF
Mr.. Allen of Nebraska the resolution was
laid over until tomorrow.
The resolution as fsvorably reported is
as follows:
Whereas. 1t is asserted that the United
States postmaster at Lake City, >. o.,
has been murdered and his wife and chill
dren shot, his home burned and the
| United States mails and property therein
destroyed, therefore,
| Resolved, That joint committee con-
sisting of six memb bers of Congress, three
| from tho Senate and three from the
House, be appointed to investigate the
alleged crime and report the facts to Con
gress together with their recommends
| tions, and that they have authority to ad-
minister oaths, send for persons and
papers and to employ stenographer. to
be paid out of the contingent funds OF
| the two houses of Congress, and the power
to act through subcommittee.
| Mr.. Butler of North Carolina, intro
ducad an amendment to the District OF
Columbia appropriation bill appropriat-
| ing S1OO, 600 to be used by the postmaster
general to establish and equip modern
! telephone system among the public offices
and buildings in the district MIR. Butler
spoke briefly in support OF his amend
,nent. He regarded the amendment par
ticularly appropriate at this time when
the citizens of the district were at war
with the local telephone companies over
the rates charged by the company.
| Mr. Jones of Arkansas introduced a
resolution which went over till tomorrow
calling on the public printer for the
names of the 2466 Republicans and 512
Democrats who are employed in the gov
ernment printing office of April l, 1897.
all who have since that time been reduced
or removed and the reasons therefor.
| A bill appropriating 100000 for the
erecting of a public building at New
castle, Pa, was passed.
| Mr. Stewart Of Nebraska then resumed
his speech. He had not concluded at two
clock when the Alaska homestead and
railway right of way bill was laid before