The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
RIsTRICT COURT OF ALASKA
TO BE INVEsTIG ATED BY THE SEN
ATE JUDICIARY COM
MITsFEE
STATUS OF THE MINING LAWS
Whether Those of the United States
Apply in Alaska or Not
to BE Deter
mined.

| WASHINGTON, Dec. H.-In view Of
the wide publicity of charges against the
work of the United States district court
of Alaska, and especially raga1 ding the
mining laws at Cape Nome Alaska, Mr..
! Carter. Of Montana, today introduced n
resolution in the senate directing the
! committee on judiciary to investigate
| the whole question. By the resolution
the committee is directed specifically to
investigate the conduct of the judge OF
the division of the district court of
Alaska, located at St. Michaers, and to
report to the senate the names of all
persons connected with litigation before
that court concerning whom any improp-
er influence or illegal conduct has been
or may be charged.
Senator Carter'S resolution covers the
same ground as was covered by the feso-
luton introduced in the house last week
by Mr.. Brick, of Indiana, but is much
more elaborate and specific in its direc-
tons for an investigation. Substantially
the resolutions is as follows:
!, Whereas, 1t has been charged through
the press that Judge Arthur H. Noyes, of
the district court of Alaska, having ju-
risdiction over the Cape Nome district,
has been guilty Of illegal or improper
conduct in connecticut with Lt-gat on
pending in his court; and,
Whereas, 1t is ful ther charged that
such alleged illegal action or improper
conduct resulted from a conspiracy in
which many persons Wer e concerned;
Therefore be it
Resolved, That the judiciary commit
tee of the senate be directed to investi-
gate and report to the senate the fa~ss
found, in response to the following inter
rOgatoreS:
l. Are the general mining laws of the
United States applicable to the district
q Has Judge Noyes been guilty of any
illegal or improper conduct in connection
with any litigation proceeding before his
court?
g. Whether any senator or representa-
tive in congress or any officer of the fed
eral government ever. possessed any in
terest in any property which had been
the subject of litigation in the said court,
and whether any such person has had
any interest in the result of such 1t ga
ton; and, if so, name and pos ton Of
such person and the nature of the in
terest?
4. What, if any, effort has been made
by any party improperly or Illegally to
Influence the judgment of the court or
s. What, if any, sums of money have
been expended by anybody to circulate
statements rejecting upon the honor and
integrity of the court, or any officer
thereof, and by whom such expenditures
were made2
6. The facts connected with and the in
ducements offered to Judge John: on,
pACNCSCSSOI u ScllO OuOSC IVY CO, " pAO
cure him to resign his position on the
bench and to BECOME connected with - t.
igation pending in the court at the time
of his resignation, Or thereafter COM
n4enced"
The committee is directed to inquire
fully into the charges affecting the In
tegrity of Judge Noyes, or his court or
any officer connected with litigation pro-
ceedings before the court; and is author
lied to send for persons or papers, to eX-
anime witnesses under oath and to incur
such expense as may be necessary to
make the investigation thorough.