The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-03-03
And HOUSE.
Body Translates Any Bust
ness Of Importance.
EST FROM SENATOR CARTER.
Ia to Rnwlins' Criticisms,
hi Are Disavowcd-Iioud BiIl
1nder Fire In the House.


80 p. m. the senate resumed the
ksion. The conference on the pens
preparation bill, presented by Mr..
was agreed TO.
Jason CID OF the committee on
hes and post roads presented a con-
ksresolution from the committee for
ating the Lake City. S. c., port
* hurder, and on objection by Mr..
f;fEeb.) the resolution was laid over
4t&horrow.
lewart New resumed his speech
Rnkruptcy bill passed by the house.
not concluded at clock, when
Ska homestead and the railway
way bill was before the senate,
announced he would finish tomor-
(arter (Mont.), who reported the
d for two days the senate had
He'd on to listen to the most ie-
lie attacks upon committee. sem
b their speeches making serious
against individual senators. He
that it was unfair that the sem
10 delivered the speech tMr. RAW
ould have withheld II from publi-
IN the Record inasm,ich as 1T was
ID in the course of running debate
twas satisfied that the speech could
published as delivered.
ill be found by the senator" SAID
tier, after careful exaTination of
that of the wholesale charges Of
BIT purpose contained in the speech
enator from Utah nothing remains"
MIR. Rawlins attemped to speak
tier, with some feeling declined to
trupted.. a moment later, however.
bed, and Mr.. Rawlins disclaimed all
Dns of casting asrersiols on any SEN
Did that Mr.. Carriers statement was
anted by the facts, as could be
&&hown by the stenographer's notes.
Arter then continued his scenarios
S extensively from government re-
8rofn Alaska.
fAElkins CIV. Val, who had been
Ing during the grolter part of the
or an opportunity to address the SEN
Bnid in beginning his remarks that
NJ glad to see that an effort was be-
)Afle to extract something from Can
lINiew of all that the dominion gov
ut and its corporations received from
uited States.
5ncerning the Canadian Pacific rail-
SThc road extends from Halifax to
liver. with connections 1929 miles,
1000 of which are in the United
It's connections in this country
as far south as Baltimore, and st.
1t forms the greatest military.
|rcial and political highway in the
1t controls the politics and die
n ba ,,,Iif.ins pf (sopoJo could
Is connections, transport $4,000 troops
England to Canada in ten days. For
|Ipe, now being built to run between
w OF $75O,O00 from England and
to the Orient it receives $500, 900.
pm Vancouver to Australia subsidy
D,001. The Pacific Mail. for carrying
nail, receives from the United States
1880. The Canadian Pacific forms
nd connection of :; commercial and
ry highway that sDans the globe.
Canadian Pacific receives sl.3o0.Q0.0
mum in aid of its support and To
It business. Since its building 1t
ceived from England in gifts, sub
and subscriptions S2l5,000, 900. an
lent to sl0,000.000 year. By aid
from American railways and does it
and detiantly.
Elkins said the Canadian Pacific
.as been nicknamed nv the railroad
sitting Bull" He said that the
initials demanded By the Canadian
, aggregated from $40 20 $50 per
Eastern and Western cities less than
ierican lines ard cited the fact that
u the American railroads gave the
ian Pacific a bonus of 100000 to
put of American territory. Susbe-
" the Canadian Pacific refused to
his sum and has since been waging
pom our roads. It was now cutting
against American railroads 10 get
ike trade and is actually carrying
gers from New York to Vancouver.
ance of 5000 miles. for s3S. He said
Canadian Pacific IS permitted TO
d on these lines 1t would shortly
ollie the through business from the
lie seaboard to the Pacific, and all
usiness to the Orient. leaving the
san roads only local business.
Elkins said that the amount of bust
AIKEN from American roads annually
Canadian Pacific aggregated nearly
1000. This sum should be saved TO
ltted States" said he, ito give en-
ent to our people and as trustees OF
public we should see that IL is
Elkins said that seemingly there
tile help for our condition, ioreign
ice being too powerful. notwith-
ng the fact that the ST. Louis plat
the presidents letter of acceptance
S inaugural address all favored dis
ting duties. When those utteTances
made there was great enthusiasm,
,w the whole commercial world is
remedy for the existing evils Mr..
said that he would first abolish the
x privileges and consular seats al
uyer. The effect of this would be
ert trade from the Orient to San
SEQ Secondly. he would compel
nee TO interstate commerce statutes
lines connecting with the Canadian
J, Thirdly, he would enforce section
the present tariff law In accordance
u meaning and as ii reads
Eikins explained that the bonding
re has grown W simply as a custom
permission OF the treasury depart
~ was not authorized by the treat, |
shihgton and was not warranted By |
W or any treaty, He maintained that |
not party question and could not |
way be construed as such.
order to be conservative he said. |
'ocate abolishing the bonding privi-
west OF the Tooth meridian. BY |
Z this qualification there would b. |
reference with The trade OF New /
uiar seats at Vancouver. Mr.. Ell
ia. could be supplied In an hour by |
,retary OF the treasury.
part Of section 10 o. the pending
which Mr. Elkins particularly re-
and on which his remarks were
ally based. provides that the priyi-
I entering goods under bond or OF |