The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-03-03
alaska BILL DEBATED
Senator Carter Defends the
Honor of Members.
ELKINS BERATES CANADA
Canadian Pacifc's Aggres-
sions Should be Stopped.

Washington, March 2-Today's debat
in the senate on the Alaskan homestead
and right-of-way bill was decidedly spir
tied. Mr.. Carter (Mont) delivered a Wig
orous speech in reply to that made dur
ing the past two days by Mr.. Rawlins
Utah), in the course of which he made
strong defense of the honor of congress
sional committees and Of officials in tbs
several government departments. One Of
the special features of the debate was &
speech delivered by Mr.. Elkins of West
| Virginia, in which he explained that the
| Canadian Pacific railway was enabled tc
make war upon American rates and how
| and why the aggressions of that great
railroad ought to be stopped by the United
States. The speech drew answers from
Mr.. Hoar (Mass.), Mr.. Chiffon (Texas)
and Mr.. Nelson (Minn.)
| Washington, March 2.-As soon as the
| senate convened today on motion of Mr.
Hale (Maine), it went into executive ses-
| sion.
| At 1880 p. m. the senate resumed the
| open session. The conference report on
the pension appropriation bill presented by
Mr.. Perkins was agreed to.
Mr.. Mason Qll) of the committee on
postoffices and post roads presented a
concurrent resolution from the committee
for investigating the Lake City, S. c.,
postoffice murder, and on objection by Mr.
Allen (Neb.) the resolution was laid over
until tomorrow.
A bill appropriating 100000 for the cree
ton of public building at Newcastle
Pa, was passed.
speech on the bankruptcy bill, passed by
the house.
Mr.. Stewart had not concluded at 2
o'clock, when the Alaska homestead and
railway right-of-way bill was laid before
the senate and he announced that he
would finish his speech tomorrow.
IN DEFENSE OF SENATORS.
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 commit
tee OF senators, in a speech making serious
charges againsts individual senators. He
tor who delivered the speech, Mr.. Raw
Inns. should have withheld it from publi-
cation in the record, inasmuch as it was
delivered in the course of a running de-
bate, and he was satisfied that the speech
could not be published as delivered, par
allel with the bill itself, without affording
a complete refutation of it's charges.
''It will be found by senator's" said Mr..
Carter, latter a careful examination of
the bill. that of the wholesale charges OF
dishonest purpose contained in the speech
of the senator from Utah, nothing re-
mains"
When Mr.. Rawlins attempted to speak,
Mr.. Carter, with some feeling, declined to
be interrupted. A moment later. how
ever, he yielded and Mr.. Rawlins dis
claimed any intention of casting asper-
sions upon any senator, and that Mr..
Carriers statement was unwarranted by
the facts, as could easily be shown by the
stenographer's notes.
COMING TO ALASKA.
Mr.. Carter then continued his remarks,
quoting extensively from government re-
ports from Alaska
view of the struggle of Americans 10 get
into the Alaskan gold fields during the
past year, that Mr.. Rawlins should main
tain that there was no necessity for tthe
pending legislation.
81 had supposed" he said that the fact
I have mentioned was so widely known
that even the senator from Utah had
heard of it,
At this point Mr.. Allen CNeb.) requested
Mr.. Carter to give the senate a synopsis
of Mr.. Rawlin'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, cit is time for the senate to be-
ware"
Mr. Carter. without reference to Mr.
Rawlins' remarks, said that il 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 more crying demand for leg
islation than now existed for the great
domain of Alaska
Mr.. Carter pointed out that the pending |
bill absolutely prevented speculation in |
rights OF way OF railways through Alaska |
This provision was placed by the commit |
tee in the bill in order that no Spectator |
should be able 10 flourish in the territory.
He elaborated other restrictions in the |
bill at the request Of Mr.. Rawlins. who |
said he had not been able to discover 1
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 10 |
other territories or states.
Mr.. Carter held that Mr.. Rawlins' objec- |
ton to comforting authority upon the
OF the interior TO grant rights /