The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1898-03-03
CANADA PACIFIC SCORED
ELkiNS, OF WEST VIRGINIA, ENLE
VEINS THE SENATE SESSION
Replies by MIR. Hoar, of Massachu-
setts, and MIR. Nelson, of Minne-
sofa, Aimed at Remarks in De-
fense of Section % of the DingIey
BiII-Cartcr Answers Rnwlins.

WASHINGTON, March 2.-Today's
debate in the senate ON the Alaskan
homestead and railway right of way
bill was decidedly spirited. Mr.. Carter
(Mont) delivered a vigorous speech in
reply to that made during the past two
days by Mr.. Rawlins Otah). in the
course of which he made a strong de-
fense of the honor of congressional
committees and of officials in the sew
eral government departments.
One of the special features of the de-
bate was a speech delivered by Mr..
Elkins CIV. Va), in which he asserted
that the Canadian Pacific railway was
enabled to make war upon American
interests, and explained why the ag-
gressions of that great railroad ought
to be stopped by the United States.
Mr.. Elkins speech aroused much in
terest, particularly that part in which
he explained that, while he did not
frame the now famous section %, Of
the present tariff law. he stood square
ly with the sterling American who did
frame 1t.
The speech drew replies from Mr.
Hoar Mass). Mr.. Chiffon CTexas) and
Mr.. Nelson (Minn).
Mr. Hoar maintained that a large part
OF the speech of Mr.. Elkins was irrele-
want to the pending discussion. He
would not admit that the aggresSions
OF the Canadian Pacific were so serious
as the West Virginia senator would
have people believe. Mr.. Nelson en-
tered sharp protest to Mr.. Elkins'
proposition to abolish the bonding priv
ilege, holding that the privilege was in
the direct interest of the people of the
Northwest. Mr.. Chiffon briefly con-
tended that under recent decisions of
the supreme court the long and short
haul clause of the interstate commerce
rn1N 10 he
between American railroads and the
Canadian Pacific
AS soon as the senate convened to-
DAY, on motion of Mr.. Hale, of Maine,
IL went into executive session for
brief time
Mr.. Stewart CNev) then resumed his
speech on the bankruptcy bill passed
by the house.
Mr.. Stewart had not concluded at 2
O'Clock, when the Alaska homestead
and railway right of way bill was laid
before the senate, and he announced
that he would finish his speech tomor-
row.
Remarkable Attack.
Mr.. Carter CMont), who reported the
bill, said that for two days the senate
had been called upon to listen to a
most remarkable attack upon a COM
mlttee of senators, in a speech making
serious charges against individual SEN
ators. He declared that it was unfair
that the senator who delivered the
speech CMr Rawlins) should have with
held IT from publication in the Record
Mr.. Rawlins attempted to reply. At
first Mr.. Carter refused to be inter-
rupted, but finally yielded to the gen.
tleman from Utah, who disclaimed any
intention to reflect on individual SEN
ators There was sharp cross-fire for
time, in which Carter, Rawlins and
Allen took part, and then Mr. Carter
continued his speech.
Mr. Carter held that Mr.. Rawlins' OBJ
lection to comforting authority upon
the secretary Of the interior to grant
rights of way for toll roads over the
territory carried with it a suspicion
that we might some time have a sec
retary of the interior who would be
Scoundrel.
Mr.. Carter concluded by saying that
section 13 of the measure had been in
corporated in it by the committee as
protection to the business men, mer-
chants and shippers of this country He
regarded it as an excellent provision
and one that ought to have a place
in the bill. He said that Mr. Elkins
CIV. VaO desired to address the senate
upon that section and would fully COW
er it.
Mr.. Elkins, who had been waiting
during the greater part of the after
noon for an opportunity to address the
senate. said, in beginning his remarks
that he was glad to see that an effort
was being made to exact something
from Canada in view of all that the
Dominion government and its corpora
tions received from the United States
For long years." said Mr.. Elkins
Canada had taken business from our
country and despoiled the business of
our railroads. and all this without
any proper return. In order to under
stand the better what 1 have to say,
l desire to refer particularly to the
Canadian Pacific railway.
1T forms the greatest military CONNER
controls the politics and dictates the policy
of Canada. 1t could, with its connec-
tions. transport 1000 troops from England
and Canada in ten days. For its ship line
now being built to run between Southamp-
ton and Halifax, it will receive subsidy of
S7500O0 from England and Canada; for it's
steamship line from Vancouver and to the
Orient it receives $500, 600 and from Vancou-
yer to Australia a subsidy of s25O,O0O. The
Canadian Pacific forms the land connection
of commercial and military highway that
spans the globe.
The Canadian Pacific receives 81. 300 OOO
per annum in aid of its support and govern
ment business. Since its establishment it
has received from Great Britain In subsidies,
gifts and concessions S2i5 600, 900. an equiva-
lent of $40. COO 600 year. BY aid of these i'm
me > concessions it is enabled TO take
tradt from American railroads, and does it
Business Lost.
Mr.. Elkins said that the amount of
business taken from the American
roads annually by the Canadian Pa
cific aggregated nearly $50,O00,O00.
I'VE pay $500, COG, 900 per annum or ST.
0O0, coo for every working day in the year."
Mr.. Elkins said. ito foreign ships to haul
what sell, and buy our exports and i'm
ports, England getting 60 per cent of this
vast sum. Ninety per cent of this should be
saved to America. We once had 92 per cent
ships. and now only have about IL per cent
Americans have suffered the great humilia-
ton of being driven from the sea- And to
make this humiliation more moral and en-
phatic, England and Canada seem de-
termined to make the Canadian Pacific the
only transcontinental line and to monopo-
1ize the carrying by rail of a large share
of our transcontinental line commerce and
all OF our trade to and from the Orient
As remedy for the existing evils
Mr.. Elkins said that he would first
abolish the bonding privileges and con-
sular seals at Vancouver. The effect
of this would be to divert trade from
the Orient to San Francisco. Secondly
he would compel obedience to inter
state commerce statutes by all lines
connecting with the Canadian Pacific.
Thirdly, he would enforce section 90. of
the present tariff law, in accordance
with its meaning, and as 1t reads.
CSncerning the difficulties in bringing
about what he deemed desira BILE chang
es, Mr.. Elkins said:
The only difficulty about stopping the
aggressions OF the Canadian Pacific is that