The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-01-19
GRANTS A BIG SUBSIDY
OPPOSED BECAUSE IT FSTAB-
FISHES A MONOPOLY.
Republican Members Advocated Con-
struetion and Operation By the
Government-Cable Tolls Cost the
Government $4,000 Per Day Dur
ing the War.


succeeded in passing quite number of
bills Of minor Importance, most of
which authorized the construction of
lighthouses, for signals, etc. Then the
bill to grant the Pacific Cable company
subsidy of 100000 year for twenty
years for the construction of and oper-
alton of a cable was called uD. and a
very spirited debate. which consumed
the remainder of the day, followed The
discussion was headed by Mr.. Coriiss
(Reo., Mich.), who advocated the con-
struction of a government cable. n
conclusion was reached at the hour or
adjournment, and as the special order
under which the house was oDeratlng
today expired with the adjournment,
and as objection was made TO hXlng
another day for its consideration, 1t
goes over indefinitely until the commit
tee can get another day, or until a
special order is adopted.
The bill was considered in commit
tee of the whole, Mr.. Evans (ReD.,
Ky.) in the chair.
The bill authorizes the postmaster
general to contract with the PACING
Cable company of New York, at the
rate of 100000 per. year for twenty
years, for the transmission of govern
I WonoI,,i,, a5S ,aoints on the Jananese
Ia Gtiues CIV, otaSfs The conn.nT 10 de-
post $3.50 900 in government bonds with
the postmaster general within fifteen
days after the passage of the act, as a
guarantee of the construction Of the
cable. The bill fixed the rates for Bri-
a., -, ~ "a ~ ChiT I'D Ionan and *
80. - uoorI,,I,, r-as. ratas not 70
800 1870. 80 S,,,tt' 80 +hs cabIe rates
NJ ponoat+ p Dc W in s,1nnor+
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u t,3e uiii' 1 nc ,fts,.
Ilie ;a.i ,oi5 i,ad 5000
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o;so CaLIo no,,--,a,,, Iii he incorno1-
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- 80 a. 90, COO - as - Ai-aS
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SEEKING OTHER SUBSIDIES
Mr. RaiIev asked if this Germany was
not eeelTinp a subsidy for the conpanv
from TaDo0
Mr. Rennett rerlied that If was but
ba denied the statement of Mr. RaiIev
thar the subsidies would nav the inter
ct ON enough rnonev tn construct the
cable It's cost he said would be So
0O0 0O0
In renIv to ouestions. Mr.. Bennett
said tbat neither fine nostmaster gen
ara1 the secretary If tha trea sIIrv The
had baen consulted about this hill
TT seems 70 he a IegisIative contract
with few wealthy New york gentle
men " interruDted Mr. Dockery (Den.
MOI 40 give them a mononoIv of the
Pacific cable business
Mr.. Bennett gave notice that at the
n to 80 Iroyida thai the cabie sbouId
to1,cb the I .afIrones and Tho PbiIinnine
i $500 inc A-''e' 0ii>7 anu
Mr. lewis C)am Wasb) asked if II
,,,as +rI1e t53at This. coTnnanv had CON
t,socted v-itt tho C,reat Northern E.v-
tension coronanv 70 buiId tbe cable and
-, bo1-a a .o,,+ToIIiney interest in Il on
condition that tbis comDanv vouId Sc
c,Ira enoueb votes in CONGRESS- TO mass
tais biu
aware of anv s,1ob contract
general Swaine is RESPONSIBLE for
that staterne1t ;, said Mr. Lewis
.sCSenerai SwaiI1e has onDosad this
comnanv' reniied Mr. Rennetf PIE
is more nraiudiead acainst rbis corn
many Than am against any company
he Is interested in I want 70 see the
cabIe buiIt and onerated nv an Ameri-
can company"
AZ Rennetf said the cost of fine cable
to HonoI11Iu v-cuId no abont 80 5OO ana
the ANIMAL cost of maintenance s50. 900
hut provision must be made out of the
s1IrnIue earnings for renairs and re-
nevvals The average life of a cable be-
mo about twenty Years Tho cost he
vond uonoIuIu would he about 81 OO0 a
mile for construction.
on,oe,r,,, ~,
OSfooED LIE BILL
Mr.. Corliss CRep., Mich), who was a
member of the committee that reDort-
ed the bill, opposed it vigorously He
charged that the subsidy granted by
the government in this bill $1,000 900 in
total amount, would construct the
cable. President Scrymser was now al
work trying to get a subsidy from
Japan The company was a gigantic
monopoly. 1t had been seeking sub
sides from congress for fifteen years.
He believed in a government cable. One
of the chief elements of English
strength, he said, was the fact that she
pushed her lines of communication
around the world
The government had already gone
into the business. Under the direction
of the war department we were now
engaged in laying 200 miles of cable in
the Philippines He produced a con-
tract, which, he said. was made be-
tween the Hawaiian republic, July ?,
1898, p month before Hawaii was an
neAed, ana PRESIDENT Scrymsef, slVlhs
monopoly of landing cables in that
island for twenty wears. Scryruser. he
said. had slipped over and obtained this
contract lust before sovereignty lad