THE CANADIAN TENDER.

Press, Volume XLIV, Issue 6835, 20 August 1887, Page 5

THE CANADIAN TENDER.

The tender of the Canadian Pacific Railway for the English mail service on the Pacific is as follows:—-It has offered to contract for the Queen's service at the speed of fifteen, instead of eleven, knots, and build its boats under the Admiralty's supervision, so that they may be readily converted into armed cruisers, for a subsidy of £10,000 (sic) per annum. In addition to this, it also offers to carry Chinese and Japanese mails for 3500 miles across the continent of America free of charge, also to carry troops and Government stores over the same distance of land and over the ocean at cost price, thus making the route an Imperial highway. Tbe subsidy is calculated on the price per mile which the British Government pays the P. aad O. Company for the carrying of tbe Indian and China mails, via Suez, and by these the estimated amount in subsidy for a fortnightly mail service each way between Vancouver and Hong Kong would be £105,000 per annum. The other tender, of Mcng and Co., asks for a Pacific service alone, to be performed at a speed of eleven knots. This tender has none of the advantages offered by the Canadian Pacific.

THE LONG-TANNER CASE. <| .Jf^Y? 11 ?! "n™ o Long, Conservative!!! , , le f attention in the House of Commonson'l July 18th toa breach of privilege committedfl on I'nday m the lobby by Dr. Chariot lanm-r, a ParnelHtc, in calling him (Lomrjj' a blank snob." Continuing. Long saidj he had by letter warned Dr. tanner of higl determination to bring the matter beford' the House. Notwithstanding this, D r j' lanner was now absent, although with' full knowledge that his presence'was re 4' quired to defend himself. The fact* of thai case were:—Long having heard Tanner' had complained of his vote not havingi been recorded in a certain division, anameeting him in the lobby asked him what : was. the matter, and if any thing was 1 wrong in the record of the division. Tanner replied, "You're a Tory, aren'ti you I I wish, then, you wouldn't, speak toil! mc. I told you Tories never to speak;:! to mc. [Irish cheers.] Talk to your' own lot." Long answered, " I wasn't! aware you didn't wish to bu spoken 'to." Tanner then went on to say, "Keepii your tongue to yourself. Don't make? a fool of yourself." [Laughter by the'Farneihtes.] As Long was hurrying away.i Tanner called out, "There goes a —~i ! snob." Long, after giving this history of 1' the incidents, said he would rather havepassed over the affair with contempt,'' but, as it had occurred within' the precincts of tho House, and in' the presence of many members, he! felt it his duty to bring the whole matter before the proper Iwdy. Mv W. 11. Smith J the Crovcrument leader, moved that DrH Tanner be suspended for a month. l!r! bexton said he considered such a proceed- > ing scarcely less disgraceful than tho ( Ijujguage complained of. t»r Tanner had ' frequently requested Conservative members not to address him. Mr Gladstoneand Mr Parnell thought the proposed ; punishment disproportionate- to tboi> ollence. Mr Smitli then said iie would not; press his motion at present. On July 21st. ' the subject was culled up again. Dr. 1 ranner said Long had a bad grudge against-: him, and repeatedly twitted'him'iihout hLs' <l)r. Tanners) exclusion from the division i saying, " That was a nice sell you not." Hβ was sorry for replying to I.OHg as he did, and withdrew the expression. After a lengthy discussion between Air Gladstone and Mr bmith, who was disposed to insist that Dr. ranner be punished by a short term of suspension, the matter dropped. >