The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
Shipping Subsidy and Canal.

continental lines of transportation Will be
the text of many an argument and
speech.
Shipping Subsidy and Canal.
The bill of last congress will be re
introduced and the fight will be resumed
practically where it was abandoned. OPP
posed to the general principle of subsidies
will be a large section of the Middle
West; favoring the subsidy will be the
vastly wealthy shipping interests, with
their allies, the railroads. division
among those who favor the general prln-
ciple of the bill is caused by the fact that
certain interests want subsidy for
freight carrying vessels, While the pro-
prietors of swift trans Atlantic passenger
liners want the subsidy for speed. There
is very strong feeling among people in
terested in the subsidy enterprise that
its friends will be able to fight it through.
A canal bill will probably be passed. The
.mililon-dollar Walker commission will
make it's report. The summary indicates
that the fight will be renewed between the
Panama and Nicaragua interests The
former will do all in their power to pre-
vent a canal if they cannot get the help
of the United States to complete their en-
terprise. President Roosevelt will recon,
mend a canal and the sentiment of the
country is so strongly in favor of one
that it is quite generally taken for grant
ed that start will be made. This will
carry an appropriation of about SIX, Co.,
Geo. and as much more for ten years until
| completed.
Will Revenue Tax BE Cuts =
| The rapidly increasing surplus has sug,
| gested the ACCESSIBILITY of cutting down
| the taxes. Democrats will take the
| ground that surplus is a danger and a
| standing temptation to extravaganza.
| The beer and tobacco interests are wills
| ing that their profits be multiplied by re.
duction of the internal revenue duties.
| These interests are well represented on
the ways and means committee, which
has the framing of such bills. Members
| of this committee who wish to divert at.
| tention from the tariff will push this
| bill Opponents say the surplus will be
needed for the unusual expenditures like
the isthmian canal ship subsidies and the
! increasing navy.
/ Under the decisions of the supreme
court it will be necessary to pass tariff
law for the Philippines similar to the one
| for Porto Rico. The subject of franchises
! and concessions will also be taken up,
/ The ruling of the supreme court In the
Fourteen Diamond Rings case, now pend
/ ing, will throw light on the powers and
! duties of congress respecting the Philip.
4 pine archipelago.
Railroads and Militia.
Shippers will renew their efforts to have
/ additional powers given the interstate
commerce commission. Senator Cullom
| fathered bill last session for this pur-
pose He will no longer be Chairman OF
that committee; but Senator Elkins Prom
j Uses to introduce similar bill. The sub
ject of federal supervision and control OF
/ railroads is allied to the trust topic. The
interstate commerce commission bill may
be overshadowed by some measure in
| line with recommendations of the pres
ident for the restraint of trusts and COM
binations.
A bill drawn by the secretary of wal
win be pushed, to make more perfect the
articulation between the regular army
! ard the militia of the states. 1t IS Hro-
posed to appropriate more literally fol
the state militia to have federal officers
supervise their drill and equipment; te
| train them in uniform maneuvers; to en-
list certain number from each STATE
subject to the call of the president 70,
| service anywhere within the boundaries
of the Union or the colonial possessions
Four camps for training purposes viii be
established.