The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-03

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homestead and railway risht-of-way
bill was laid before the senate. Mr.
Carter (Mont), 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 speech
making serious charges against in
dividual senators. He declared that it
was unfair that the senator who de-
nvered the speech (AIr. Rawlins) should
have withheld it from publication in the
Record, inasmuch as it was delivered
in the course of a running debate, and
he was satisfied that the speech could
not be published as delivered, parallel
with the bill itself without affording
q complete refutation of its charges.
1T will be found by senators" said
Mr.. Carter, after a careful examina-
ton of the bill, that of the Wholesale
charges of dishonest purpose contained
IN the speech OF the Utah senator.
nothing remains"
CARRIERS IRRITABILITY.
When Mr. Rawlins attempted to
speak, Mr.. Carter, with some feeling,
declined to be interrupted. A moment
later. however. he yielded. and Mr..
Rawlins disclaimed all intention of
casting aspersions upon any senator,
and that Mr. Carter's statement was
easily be shown by the stenographer's
notes.
Mr. Carter then continued his re-
marks, quoting extensively from gov
eminent reports from Alaska.
NECESSITY FOR LEGISLATION.
Mr.. Carter thought it remarkable, in
view of the struggle of Americans TO
get into the Alaskan gold fields during
the past year. that Mr.. RaWlins should
maintain that there was no necessity
for the pending legislation. Il had
supposed he said. that the fact I
have mentioned was so widely known
heard of it,
At this point Mr. Allen CNeb.) re-
quested Mr.. Carter to give the senate
synopsis of Mr.. Rawlins' remarks.
Mr. Rawlins arose to give the synop-
sis himself, but Mr.. Carter declined to
yield.
When the plutocrat and the Popu-
list come together" exclaimed Mr..
Rawlins. bitterly, ''it is time for the
senate to beware"
Mr.. Carter, without reference to Mr..
Rawlins' remarks, said that it seemed
that the land company of Canada and
Mr. Rawlins were practically the only
ones who now declared this legislation
was not necessary. He maintained
that there was never a more crying de-
mand for legislation than now
PREVENTED SPECULATION.
Mr.. Carter pointed out that the pend
ing bill absolutely prevented specula-
ton in rights of way of RAILWAYS
through Alaska This provision was
placed by the committee in the bill in
order that no Spectator should be able
to flourish in the territory. He elabo-
rated the restrictions in the bill at the
request Of Mr.. Rawlins. who said he
had not been able TO discover them.
He carefully analysed the right of way
section Of the bill. demonstrating. he
said. that its restrictions were more
rigid than those of the law applying
to other territories or states.
Mr.. Carter held that Mr.. Rawlins' oh
lection to comforting authority upon the
secretary of the interior to grant rights
of way for toll roads over the territory
carried with it a suspicion that we
might some time have a secretary of
the interior who would be a scoundrel. 1
He said that in his experience. covering |
a period of dozen years in Washing
ton public life. he had not encountered |
a single government official in any ca 1
pacity or in any department or branch |
whose every public act would not with /
stand the closest scrutiny. He thought /
that if such suspicious as had been |
voiced by Mr.. Rawlins were to become /
general it might be well to put up the /
auction sign, and sell out the republic. |
"J resent the imputation," declared /
Mr.. Carter vehemently, advancing as a 4
means of defeating necessary legisIa- |
ton that any of the government Off
Gals would take advantage of his office
or the authority conferred upon him
by this hill, to favor his friends. as has
been suggested"
After discussing at length some of
the old provisions of the bill Mr.. Car
ter concluded by saying that section 13
Of the measure had been Incorporated
In it by the committee as a protection
10 the business man, merchant and
shipper of this country. He regarded
It as an excellent provision and one
that ought to have place in the bill.
He said that Mr.. Elkins of West Vir-
ginia, desired to address the senate
upon that section and would cover it
fully.
SHOULD YIELD SOMETHING.
Mr.. EIkins. who had been waiting
during the greater part of the after
noon an opportunity to address the
senate, said in beginning his remarks