The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-03-03
CARTER RESENTS THEM
a SOMEWHAT WARM F1NCOUN-
TER WITH MIR. RAWLINS.
COMMERCIAL DEFENSE AGAINST CANADA
Mr.. Elkins Urges Resistance to AggressiOns.
AResOutiOn to Investigate the Lake
City Murder A Resolution on
Telephones in District.

Washington, d. c., March 2.-To-day's
debate in the Senate on the Alaskan
Homestead and Railway right of way
bill was decidedly spirited. Mr.. Carter
(Mont.), delivered Il vigorous speech in
reply to that made during the past two
days by Mr.. Rawlings (Utah), in the
course of which he made a strong de-
fense of the honor of Congressional COM
mittees and of officials in the several
government departments.
As soon as the Senate convened to-
day, on motion of Mr.. Hale (Maine), it
went into executive session.
At 1890 p. M, the Senate resumed
the open session. The conference re-
port on the pension appropriation bill
resented by Mr.. Perkins was agreed to-
Mr.. Mason Qlls.), of the committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads, presented
a concurrent resolution from the CONF
mittee for investigating the Lake City,
5. c., postoflice murder On objection
by Mr.. Allen (Neb.), the resolution was
laid nFer until tomorrow.
Dir. Butler (N. Co, introduced an
amendment to the District of Columbia
Appropriation bill appropriating 100000
to be used by the Postmaster General
to establish and equip modern tele-
phone system among the public offices
and buildings in the District.
Mr.. Stewart (Ney.), then resumed his
speech on the Bankruptcy bill passed by
the House.
sF. Stcwast had not concluded at .
o'clock when the Alaska Homestead and
Railway right Of way bill was laid be-
fore the Senate and he announced that
he would finish his speech tomorrow.
Mr.. Carter lMOnt.), who reported the
bill, said that for two days the Senate
had been called upon to listen to one
of the most remarkable attacks upon
a committee of Senators in a speech
making serious charges against indiyidu-
aRSenators. He declared THAT it was un-
fair that the Senator who delivered the
speech (AIr. Rawlins) should have with
held it from publication in the Record
inaSmuch as it was delivered in the
course of Il running debate. and was sat.
istied that the speech could not he pub
lished as delivered parallel with the bill
itself, without complete refutation of
its charges.
1T will be found by Senator's" said
Mr.. Garter, "after Il careful examina-
ton of the bill that of the wholesale
charges of dishonest purpose contained
in the speech of the Senator from Utah
nothing remains"
When Mr.. RawlinS attempted to speak
MIR. Carter with some feeling declined to
be interrupted. \ moment later. how
ever, he yielded and Mr.. Rawlins dis
claimed ali intention or casting asper-
sions upon any Senator and that Mr.
Carteris statement was unwarranted by
the facts as could easily be shown by
the stenographer's notes.
Mr.. Allen (Neb.), requested Mr.. Carter
to give the Senate Il synopsis of Mr.
Rawlins's remarks.
Mr. Rawlins rose to give the synopsis
himself, but Mr.. Carter declined to yield.
''When the plutOcrat and the Populist
come together" exclaimed Mr.. Rawlins.
bitterly, 'it is time for the Senate to be-
ware"
Mr.. Carter made no reply to Mr..
Rawiins's remarks. Further along in
his speech he said:
u resent the imputation, advanced as
n means of defeating necessary legisla-
tion, that any official of this government
would dishonesty take advantage of his
office or of the authority conferred upon
him by this bill to favor his friends
as has been suggested"
Mr.. Elkins CIV. Na.), wao had been
awaiting during the greater part of the
afternoon. 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 corporations received
from the United States. That part of
section Is of the pending bill to which
Mr. Elllins particularly referred and
upon which his remarks were principally
based provides that 'thc privilege of en-
tering goods under bond or of placing
Them in bonded warehouses ut the port
of Wrangell i'll the District of Alaska,
and of withdrawing the same for eXpor-
tatiOn to any place in British Columbia
or the northwest territory without pay
mont of duty is hereby granted to the
government of the Dominion of Canada
and dts citizens when, upon proclamation
Inv the President of the United States
# shall appear that no west territory
goods or passengers arriving from or
destined for other ports in Alaska has
been or will he granted to any person
or corporation by the government of the
Dominion of Canada.
'.For long years" said Mr.. Elkins.
"Conada has taken business from our
country and despoiled the business of
Our railroads and all this without any