The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-03-03
Dec:deiIJ Spirited Deb0|e on The
A|Q}kQ Homestead Bill.
PENSION APPROPRIATION BILL AGREED 70
ihe speech OF Mr., Eikius Arousrs
Considerable Intorcst- Said
Regulating second CIass sInfI Wat,
ter Discusscd In t:lc House.
Washington. March 9. 1898.

Washington, March 9. 1898
To-day's debate In the Senate on the
Alaskan homestead and, railway right
OF way bill was decidedly spirited. Mr..
carter Montana delivered II vigorous
| speech in reply to that made during
| the past two days by Mr.. Rawlins
| (Utah, in the course of which he made
strong defense of the honor OF con-
gressional committees ana Of officials
| in the several Government depart
| mcntG.
AS soon as the Senate convened to-
day. on motion of Mr.. Hale (AIalne), it
went into executive session.
At 1890 p. m. the Senate resumed the
| open session. The conference report
on the pension appropriation bill pre-
sented by Mr. Perkins was agreed to-
Mr.. Mason Uilnois), of the commit
tee on Eostofiiccs and post roads. pre-
sented 4 concurrent resolution from
| the committee for investigating the
| Lake City, S. c.. pOstoflice murder An
| objection by Mr.. Allen( Ncbraska), the
resolution was laid over until to-mor-
| row
Mr.. Butler North Carolina) intro
duced an amendment to the Dist
| of Columbia appropriation bill. appro-
| priatng 900 to be used by the Post
| maSter-General TO establish and equip
n modern telephone system among the
| public offices and buildings in the Dis
| trict.
Mr.. Stewart (Nevada) then resumed
| his speech on the bankruptcy bill
passed by the House.
! - Mr. Stewart had not concluded at .
] otctock, when the Alaska homestead
| and railway right OF way bill was laid
| before the Senate, and he announced
Shbt he would finish his speech to-mor-
M& Carter CIontana), who reported
| theyHill, said that for two days the
Senate had been called upon to listen
to one OF the most remarkable attacks
upon committee of Senators in Il
speech making serious charges against
individual Senators. He said that it
was unfair that the Senator who de-
| livered the speech should have with
held ii from publication in the Record.
| inaSmuch as ii was delivered in the
course of running debate, and he
was satisfied that the speech could not
be published as delivered, parallel with
the bill itself. without complete re-
futation of its charges.
IL; will be found by Senator's" said
Mr.. Carter, "after n careful eXamina-
t!on OF the BILL that Of the wholesale
charges Of dishoncs; purpose contained
in the speech of the senator from Utah
nothing remains"
When MIR. itawlins att mptcd 10
spc2k, Mr.. Carter, with some feeling de-
clincd to be interrupted. moment
later, however. he yielded and Mr.. Raw
Inns disclaimcd all intention Of casting
aspersons upon any Senator, and that
Mir. CartcrS statement was unwar-
ranted by the facts as could easily be
! shown by the stcnographcr's notes.
Mr.. Allen (Ncbraska) requested Mr..
Garter to give the Senate a synopsis of
| Mr.. RawlirS' remarks.
Mr.. Rawlins rose 10 give the synopsis
himself, but Mr.. Carter declined 10
| yield. when the plutocrat and Popu-
list como together" exclaimed Ny Raw
| Inns. bitterly, it is time for the San-
| ate TO bswarc."
Mr.. Carter made M reply to Mr..
Rawlins remarks. Further along in
| his speech he said:
II resent the impuation, advanced as
means Of defeating necessary legis-
lation. shat any official of this govern
ment would dishonesty take advantage
of his office or of the authority con-
fcrred upon him by this bill to favor
his friends as has been suggested"
| Mr. IIlkna (Wcst Virginia) who 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 10 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 13 of the
! pending bill 10 which Mr.. Elkins par
ticularly referred, and upon which his
| remarks were principally based pro-
I vides that "the privilege of entering
/ goods under bond or of placing In IN
| In bonded warehouses at the port Of
! Wrangcll. In the district of Alaska and
OF withdrawing the same for eXportation
| to any place in British Columbia or the
Northwest Territory without payment of
! duty is hereby granted TO the Govern
| mcnt of the Dominion of Canada. and
! IT'S citizens when, upon proclama ton hv
! the President of the United States i
! snail appear that no exclusive privilege
| or transporting through rl;ish COlum
| h!a or the Northwest Territory goods
! or passengers arriving from or destined
| FOR other ports in Alaska has been or
! viii be granted to any person or corpor
alton by the Government OF the Domin
| ion of Canada"
"FOr long years" said Mr. fIkins
Canada has taken business from our
! country and despoilcd the business OF
! our railroads, and all this without
any proper return. In order 10 under
stand the better what I have to say.
desire to refer particularly TO tho Cana