The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-01

a bill was passed to provide for the
establishment Of the intersection Of the
true Tooth meridian with Red river, TO-
ascertain the amount OF taxes collected
| by Texas In what was formerly known as
Greer county, and the expenditures mado
on account OF said county by the State of
| Texas and for other purposes.
In explanation of the bill, it is stated
| that for long time the county of Green
was in dispute between the State OF Texas
ana Oklahoma Territory and during the
tendency of the dispute the expenses of
the courts and systei of education OF
Greer were paid from the treasury of
Texas. The bill as passed lays founda-
ton for a claim against the United States
for the money expended by the state of
Texas. s
Consideration was resumed ON the
Alaskan civil code bill. the pending ques-
ton being the amendment of Mr.. Carter
OF Montana, In charge of the bill.
Mr. Jones (Ark) offered an amendment
striking out of Mr.. Carriers amendment
all but the following:
That nothing in this act contained
shall be construed as changing the exist
ing mining laws OF the United States"
Mr. Turner (Wash.) opposed Mr. Jones
amendment. He declared that hundreds
and thousands OF claims in the Cape
Nome district had been located by persons
/ in the interest of various Transportation
companies and we're now held by those
companies. He said these locations were
illegal and fraudulent and were there
fore proper subject OF legislation by
congress- He further declared In re-
sponse to inquiries. that these claims were
located by aliens In the employ OF the
! North American Transportation company
and other transportation companies.
| When pressed as 10 how he knew these
locations were fraudulent and Illegal"
he said he understood a majority OF the
locators who were employees OF the trans
/ portatlon companies were aliens.
| Mr.. Turner maintained that the whole
country In the Cape Nome district had
! heen "gobbled up In the interest Of these
( big companies, which were holding the
claims TO the detriment of hundreds OF
American miners, He had read a letter
| from an American miner who had been
In Cape Nome, saying that the Lapland-
ers who had gone TO the district in ths
employ OF the United States, had been en-
/ ployed by the transportation companies
I to locate these claims. the companies
paying about 81 a claim for the locations.
! Mr.. Hanshrough made an earnest ap-
peal in behalf OF the Carter amendment.
He held that an alien on the public do
main was a trespasser and had no right TO
treatment better than that accorded a
Arespasser.
The American miners" he declared
( viii not stand by and see claims
usurped by men who have no right to
/ them"
/ Mr. Hansbrough asserted his belief
| that there was a monster conspiracy In
/ opposition to the amendment to grab the
richest gold fields on the face Of the earth
and that the conspirators were the mil
| liopaires and corporations that had ac-
I ~ oil ipag In h., 1.
trct,
so long as | retain a seat in this sem
ate" said he, II shall oppose such
conspiracy and direct my efforts In favor
OF the man with the pick and pan, the
man In the sands and gulehes. the man
behind the rocker. and nor In such cir
eumstanees IN favor OF the millionaire"
With the latitude OF debate ordinarily
allowed In the senate Mr. Elklns wv
Ya) then delivered brief speech on
the West Virginia senatorial contest II
response to that made last week by Mr.
Pettus. He deelarcd that there never
was any fraud in connection with she
election OF Senator Scott and no founded
charges had ever been made that there
was. He paid high tribute to the cha
acter Of West Virginia and other stat
officials whom Mr.. Pettus had attacks
aud charged with conspiracy
This conspiracy" said he, III We nrs
10 accept the term OF the senator from
Alabama. was conspiracy OF The repuh
leans 10 elect a republican senator BY
republican legislature II was tho cam
kind o. conspiracy thet enabled N
senstcr from Alabama 20 re; inn N
chsmher as senator, Nothing more
Mr stewart addressed the senate A.,
lens'h In opposition 10 the Carter tm,ns
nient.
conference on the Joint resolution 10.