The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1907-02-01
MINORITY REPORT
ON ship SUBSIDY
HILL. AND HARTMAN ARE BIT.
TERLY ATTACKED BY
DEMOCRATS.
Rap Given Protective Tarif-House
Permits Army to Sell Cattle Feed
to Montana citizens-Beveridge on
Child Labor.

h. Hartman and the Republican pol
Icy OF protection were assailed in the
minority adverse report on the Lit
tauer compromise ship subsidy bill,
which was filed in the house Monday
by Mr.. Spight, of Mississippi, and
bears his signature, as well as that of
three other Democratic members of
the house committee on merchant
marine and fisheries, Messrs Goulden,
Sherley and Patterson.
After reviewing the proposed subsi-
dies to South American and oriental
lines, the report says: 1T is not pre-
tended that the proposed appropria-
lions are intended merely to compen-
safe for services rendered, but admit
tedly the larger part is pure gratuity.
This objection is fundamental, and no
amount, of sophistry or volume of
specious argument can obscure it.
Were it limited simply to payments
for new mail routes it might be ac-
ceptable for that purpose, though not
as real aid to merchant marine"
AssaiIs Hill and Hartman.
The report discusses the two pro-
posed lines which are to be subsidized
between the Pacific coast and the orr
ent, saying:
But when it is recalled that at
Seattle, north of Cape Mendocino, is
the existing steamship line owned by
]. j. Hill, and south of it at San Fran
cisco is the Hartman line, the Pacific
Mail, we may begin to suspect that
there is niger in the woodpile'
Who are J. J. Hill and E.. H. Harri-
man? The former is the great rail-
way magnate of Northern Securities
notoriety, who tried to merge vast in
terests in violation of the law, and
was only prevented by proceedings in
court. Hartman is another leader of
corporate wealth who controls more
railway trackage than any other man
in the world. Is it hard to guess who,
under this BILL would pocket 81 ,400,-
600 of the peoples money!"
1t is then stated by the report that
the proposed line from the Pacific
coast to Chill would be mere extern
L a,
and the general principle of govern
mental subsidy is attacked. The re-
port declares that governmental aid of
this sort can never result in a great
merchant marine and urges the repeal
of tariff legislation which hinders
shipbuilding in this country.
Relief for Montana.
Twenty bills relating to the District
of Columbia were passed Monday in
the house, that being District day"
under house rules. A joint resolution
was passed granting permission to the
secretary of war to sell, during the
next three months, to citizens of Mon
tana, at actual cost to the United
States at the place of sale, limited
quantities of hay, straw and grain
for domestic uses from the stock pro-
vided for the use of the garrison at
Fort Assinniboine, Mont. Mr.. Dixon,
senator-elect from Montana explained
that there were 10000 head of cattle
in the vicinity of Assinniboine threat
ened with starvation by reason of the
blizzard now raging, and in dire need
of hay, straw and grain.
Senator Beveridge occupied the at
tention of the senate throughout the
day with a continuation of his argu-
ment in behalf of his child labor bill
He had but reached the legal and
constitutional phases of the question
after speaking for more than four
hours, and arrangement was made
whereby he will conclude Tuesday.
After Navy Lobby.
Washington, Jan. 26.-Resolutions
to check naval officers from lighting
a fire under senators and members to
compel the enactment of the naval
personnel bill at this session" were
presented in the senate Friday by
Senator Hale, and after causing a
snappy debate of short duration, went
over for future consideration.
Senator Hale's resolutions cite the
presidents order forbidding govern
ment employees to "lobby," and direct
an inquiry by the secretary of the
navy to ascertain whether the order
is being violated.
The urgent deficiency appropriation
bill, carrying $279,000, as it came from
the house and authorizing by senate
amendment loan of $1,000,000 to the
jamestown Exposition company, was
passed. The latter part of the day
was devoted to the disposition of
pension bills.
New Child Labor Bill.
Senator Simmons introduced child
labor bill which is designed to make
it unlawful for an interstate carrier to
transport from the state of production
into another state products of mine
or factory in which children are en-
ployed or permitted to work in viola
ton of the child labor laws of the
state and seeks to make them effec-
tive. 1t is based upon the idea that
nearly all the states have child labor
laws and that they are largely ineffec-
tive and will remain so as long as
they can only be enforced by local
prosecution for their violation.