The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-04-20

missioner Of Internal revenue to redeem or
make allowances for internal revenue
stamp spoiled. destroyed rendered
uscle's or unfit for the purpose intended,
or for which the owner may have no use
or through mistake may have been improp-
erly 90 1tnncccssssrily used. or where the
rate or duties represented thereby have
been excessive in amount. paid In order
or in any manner wrongfully collected.
A joint resolution authorizing the exhibit
OF the government relics at the New YORK
printing exposition was passed
The Alaskan Bill Up Agnin.
The Alaskan code bin was then taken up
the pending question being the Hans
brough alien miners amendment
Carter maintained that mere denun-
citation Of the men was not sufncient 70
destroy their rights. the injured par
ties ought to be permitted 10 60 mt
claims. -.
Na w a d,str Hfdes wheh serious charges
were made against the. United states
army officer in command, Of the district
personally Interested in the claims To-
Gated BY the so-calied aliens. a..
Rawlins asked u i were not a raer
had dispersed at the point Of the bayonet
a regularly organized miners meeting III
the Cape Nome district: T.,
formed that soldiers of the United states
had dispersed meeting or american
citizens called together 20 MAKE ruies -
and regulations for the government or
mining In the district, and subsequently
said some of these men had been taken
TO 81. Michael and lodged in jail,
THAT this action of the United states
army will be subject to rigid investi-
cation there can, be no doubt" said Car
ter 'and the investigation must be
searching and thorough The facts viii
out In time, aud II guilt exists the guilty
man may well begin TO tremble now"
Hansbrough's Substitute.
Carter offered a substitute for Hans
broush's amendment and delivered
speech in support OF II.
The substitute follows:
THAT nothing IN this act contained
ist fr mining laws TVS OF the Tinted States,
but In any suit action or proceeding
rssy q an gepsfsntod MIXING oe oo
tion, on the public domain. any party
alleging an interest IN the subject mat
Gator II Put the and eRe court shah de-
ternine whether tho locator was citi-
zen or had declared HIS intention to be.
come q citisan OF the United States at
the time The location was made"
Carter speaks for the Miners.
This amendment he said was fair and
just. The opposition to II was not the
miners OF icebopnd Alaska, who were not
represented In this capital, but was the
band OF spectators who had rounded up
nil the claims they could get hold OF and
were represented by lobby here In
II am Tor the American miner" ne de-
ciared "nnd believe he should be given
IN the osat xbo a. son m eyas
Iieciare their Intention of becoming
American citizens. That Is all there Is
ITO my amendment
spooner Opposes the Amendment.
spooner opposed the amendment and
declared that the charges made against
an army officer could have nothing what
ever TO do with the question at issue. As
to the amendment offered by Carter he
said Il would affect not only people I'm
Alaska. but because of its wording might
now operating In Canada The PROPOSE
tion OF the amendment was In his opin-
lon sehorrsn, to every fair minded man
the rights of people throughout Alaska.
IL was proposed change of existing
Laws. as as the supreme court had held that
could call into question the citizenship
q locator o. a mine. He pointed out
that the suits now pending could be
thus enabling an Individual TO cali into
question the citizenship OF mine loca-
tor.
AS Carter admitted that his amend
mcnt would apply TO all the territories OF
the United States Spooner challenged its
Alaska, where, he declared, II had no
business
He maintained that the rights OF the
original locators OF claims Ia the Cane
Nome district ought to be DETERMINED
not by congress but by the courts act
Ing under the law ns Il existed when the
rights were ACQUIRED
TilIman Also Opposes
Tiilman urged congress to take no nc
lion that might deter the Firms from
leaving Russia and settling in Alaska,
mus aHording a good population for the
district, The bill was then laid aside.
and after short executive session. the
SENATE AT y. m adjourned
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