The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-03-01
Rejection of His Claim By An Over
whelming Vote.
RAWLINS ON FAKE ROADS
WHY HE ANTAGoNIzED ALASKA
HOMESTEAD BILL.
Charged 1t Was Artfully Drawn In
the Interest of Spectators and
Against the Interest of the Public
Utah Senators Against Corbett-
Proceedings.

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the senate floor at the opening Of the
session today.
Mr. Hoar (Mass.), chairman of the
Judiciary committee, moved that the
senate non-concur in the house
amendments to the bankruptcy bill and
that a committee of conference be ap-
pointed.
Mr.. Stewart objected to the appoint
ment of a committee on conference and
the matter went over until tomorrow.
The consideration of the Corbett
case was resumed.
Mr.. Burrows, after quoting in sup
port of his position many eminent
authorities, said that if the senate
should seat Mr. Corbett it would over
throw long line of established prece-
dents as it would open the doors TO
conspiracy and fraud, the results of
which nobody could foresee.
CONSPIRACY AND FRAUD.
In conclusion, Mr.. Burrows said that
he had a letter from Hon. George c.
Brownell of Oregon. in which the state
ment was made that Senator Mitchell,
the caucus nominee, was satisfied that
in writing a number of Republicans
whom he would cheerfully support.
among these were Hon. George w.
Williams, Hon. E. b. Watson, Hon. F.
A. Moore, Hon. Binger Hermann, Hon.
j. c. Fullerton and others.
Mr.. Brownell said in his letter that
to his certain knowledge Senator
Mitchell, in a communication to the
presiding officer of the house of repre-
sentatives, had said that he would sup
port any of these whom he named and
received in reply the statement that
the house would support no other than
Henry w. Corbett. The combination
for the election of Mr.. Corbett was
made evident, Mr.. Burrows thought. by
the reply received by Senator Mitchell
to his proposition, and he believed it
was held together by the cohesive
power of the unlimited use of money.
If this scheme should be ratified by the
senate, it would be within the power
# the Ii elected members of the Oregon
legislature to thwart the purpose of the
other members. Mr.. Burrows did not
believe the senate would approve by
its action the conference of such
authority upon a small majority.
Mr. Hoar (Mass.), moved to strike
from the resolution the word Not"
DOOM OF CoRBETT.
Upon this motion the ayes and noes
were demanded. The motion was de-
feated. 10 to 80. the detailed vote being
as follows:
Yeas: Aldrich, Allison, Baker, Fair
banks, Foraker, Frye, Hanna. Hans
brough, Hawley, Hoar, Lodge, Mantle,
Mason, Morrill,, Perkins, Sewell, Turner,
Wetmore, Wilson-19.z
Nays: Allen, Bacon. Bate, Merry,
Burrows, Butler, Gallery. Carter, Chill
fAy ~.
Doe, Faulkner, Gallinger, German.
Gray, Hale, Heitfeld. Jones (Ark.), !
Jones New, Kenny, Lindsay, Mcbride, |
Mcmillan, Mallory, Martin, Mills. |
Money, Nelson, Pascoe, Pen
rose, Pettigrew, Pettus, Plat Conn, |
Roach, Shoup, Stewart, Tel /
Ter, Thurston. Tillman, Turley, Turpie, !
Vest, Warren, Wellington-5t
The resolution OF The committee on !
privileges and elections declaring that |
Mr.. Corbett was not entitled to q seat |
in the senate from oregon was then laid |
before the senate. The resolution of /
the committee was adopted-50-19 !
(VOte same as detailed vote given |
above.)
The pairs were as follows: McEnery
with Chandler; Smith with Gear; Har- |
ris with Kyle: McLauren with Pritch- |
ard; White with Proctor; Quay with |
Murphy with Plat; Walthall !
with Spooner; Cannon with Daniel
The first named in each instance were
favorable to the resolution declaring
Mr.. Corbett not entitled to a seat, and
the others opposed to it.
On motion of Mr.. Hansbrough, the
senate proceeded to the consideration
OF biz extending the homestead law
and providing for right of way for rail-
roads in the district of Alaska
Mr.. Stewart offered an amendment
to section 1 of the bill, providing that
no homestead should be located within
900 feet of navigable waters.
RAWLINS ON PROPOSED LAW.
In the course of the discussion of this
amendment, Mr.. Rawlins of
Utah antagonized the entire measure,
charging that it was artfully drawn in
the interest of spectators, and not in
The interest of the public.
InterrUpting Mr.. Rawlins, Mr. Carter
IF Montana, a member of the commit
zee reporting the bill, said there was
'eally no foundation for the charges he
1ad made, as every point he had re-
erred to had been carefully considered
~ the committee.
Mr.. Rawiins still maintained that his
POINT against the measure was we'll
AIKEN, and that railroads, to which
lights were granted through the pro-
I
iciently and carefully bound by this
,ranJ, if they should fail to comply
With all the conditions of the grant.
lie said that the fake railroads and
'Gper corporations were given prefer
initial rights in Alaska over the people
Who desired honestly to file homestead
i2ims.
CARTER IN EXPLANATION.
Mr. Carter pointed out the fact that
ne right of way provision of the pend
ng measure was by a reproduction of
he law which has been on the statute
looks for many years. AS it had seem
d TO the committee wise and prudent
0 prevent the gathering in of paper
lights of way over the district it had
roved that no corporation could get a
light of way and hold it for more than
4 months without building at least 20
1iles of railroad.
Before Mr.. Rawlins concluded, at $50
B.. m, the senate went INTO executive
ession.
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