Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-03-22
ALASKA DISCUSSED
Bill Providing for Its Government
Taken Up.
EXPLAINED BY SENATOR CARTER
Credentials of Mr.. Hanna Pre-
sented.
MIR. GALLINGER ON CUBA

MIR. CHALLENGER ON CUBA
At the opening of the Serate's session to-
day the chaplain in his invocation gave
heartfelt thanks for the Christian charity
of the American people of all faiths, which
was being extended to the starving men.
women and children of Cuba, and for the
work that was being done in behalf of the
reconcentrados by the devoted men and
women on the island. The chaplain re-
ferred to this relief work as "a great
Christian spectacle" and fervently prayed
that it might be continued.
Mr.. Gallinger IN. HI, who recently re-
turned from a trip to Cuba. announced
that. yielding to the kind solicitations of
many senators, he would tomorrow, i'm
mediately after the morning business had
been transacted, briefly address the Senate
upon his observations in Cuba, unless,
meantime, something should occur to pre-
vent it.
tials of his colleague, Mr.. Hanna, for the
tenn as United States senator covering six
years from March 4, 1899. The credentials
we're read and ordered filed.
Mr.. Hoar (Mass) of the judiciary COM
mittee reported measure for the protec-
ton of song birds. 1t was placed on the
calendar.
Among the bills passed were the fol-
lowing: To prevent the appointment of
caGets to the Naval or Military Academy
of the United States from states, terri
tories or districts in which such cadets
do not reside; to raise the age OF protec-
ton for girls in the District of Columbia
and in the territories to eighteen years.
To pay the state of Wyoming T,7SO.
money expended by the territory of Wyom-
ing in protecting and preserving the Yei-
lowstone National Park during the year
1SS4-S5-S6.
To place Julius A. Kaiser on the retired
list of the navy as passed assistant en-
gineer.
Mr.. Carter CMont). of the committee on
territories. then called up the measure re-
ported by. him. making further provision
for civil government of Alaska, and ad-
dressed the Senate at length upon 1t.
Mr.. Carter explained and elaborated the
provisions Of the bill. all of which have
been presented Hitherto by The Star He
said that the committee had not deemed it
wise to provide for a legislative assembly
for Alaska, not only on account of the
nomadic character of the Inhabitants. but
also on account of the vast extent of the
district. which, he said. was nine times as
large as the whole of New England, two
ard quarter times as large the states
% Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina
South Carolina. Kentucky and Tennessee
ard almost as large as the states of Ne
v&da. Kansas. Colorado, Utah, Nebraska
ard Montana .
The discovery of god, Mr. Carter said,
had attracted many persons to the district
curing the past two years, but how long
the rush might last nobody could tell
Considering the character of the popula-
ton and the conditions under which the
people lived. the holding of elections for
an assembly would be much like holding
an election at a circus.
No taxes upon property are row levied
or collected in the district of Alaska, but
Mr.. Carter was satisfied that by the en-
forcennent of the provisions of the pending
LII the government provided for the dis
t1ict would be Self-supporting.
Questioning Mr.. Carter as to the reason
for providing for three United States judges
and three district attorneys Mr. Vest Mo I,
criticised what he termed the "multiplica-
tion of officials" He believed that a rea-
sonably Industrious lawyer could, as a dis
tact attorney. transact all of the business
likely to arise there in one month of every
year.
In reply, Mr.. Carter maintained that, on
account of the enormous distances between
PFC minent places in Alaska and the fact
that transportation, which was almost ell
tfeiy by water, was impossible during the
greater part of the year on account of ice
the necessity OF the courts provided for by
the bill was evident.
AT this point. the hour of o'clock hav-
Ing arrived. Mr.. Carter was interrupted in
his speech by the Vice President, who
laid the unfinished business. the national
quarantine bill, before the Senate.
MIR. Gallery La-). who had given notice
of a Speech upon the BILL was recognized
He preso nted an extended legal argument
in favor of the bill.
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
AS the laval appropriation bill was not
reported to the House until today the con-
tested election case of Thorpe versus Eppes
from the fourth Virginia district, was taken
up. An agreement was reached, by which
the debate was to be limited to four hours
or a side.
Mr.. Walker Va.) and Mr.. Miers Qnd)
controlled the time on the respective Sides
The former opened the debate explaining
THAT the fourth Virginia district was a
familiar one to old Members of the House
-Four times In ten years there had been con-
tests from that district. The fraudulent
methods apparent in the record In this case
were to be found in the record in the case
in the last Congress. Until fraudulent
p OF election officers were intro
duced the republican majority in the dis
tr1ct was from 5000 to 1900. Eppes' pIu-
raiity on the face of the returns was 2621
The majority Mr.. Walker said, after sift-
ing the testimony and giving the contestee
the republican votes excluded at the polls
and the vote proved by the certificates of
voters made on the day of election, found
plurality for Mr.. Thorpe of 3O7
Mr.. Miers. in reply to Mr. Walker declar-
Ell mat the unseating of Eppes would be
gross outrage. The majority Of the COM
mittee. he said. disregarded the plainest
principles of law misstated and ga rhIed
the evidence. disfranchised the entire citv
OF Petersburg and the county of Lunen-
burg and eleven other precincts in the dis
tlct FROM an examination of the record
IN the case Mr.. MIers said that the minor
ny OF the committee were unable to de-
QUOT from the plurality returned for Mr..
Eppes any of the precincts mentioned by
the majority report except forty votes At
Poarch and Ross precincts In brunswick
county Mr. Walker he declared had
oeait IN MS argument not In the record but
IN t,,,. the ABUSE OF the neishbors and friends
WIN whom lie was formerly associated.
CHALMETr FOR REPAIR SHOP.
MORGAN Line Steamer to he Selected
for That Pmrmns~