The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-18
nIsTRICI 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 he 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 rAga- ding the
mining laws al Cape Nome, Alaska, MIR.
Carter, Of Montana today introduced II
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. Michaels, 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 Carriers 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 l-t-gat on
pending in his court; and,
Whereas, 1t is ful Their charged that
such alleged illegal action or Improper
conduct resulted from a conspiracy in
which many persons Wer cOncerned;
Therefore be it
Resolved, That the judiciary commit
tee of the senate be directed to investi-
gate and report to the senate the IA - s
found in response to the following inter
rogatOrieS:
/. Are the general mining laws of the
United States applicable to the district
2. Has Judge Noyes been guilty of any
illegal or improper conduct in connection
with any litigation proceeding before his
court?
3. 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 It.ga-
ton; and, if so, name and pos ton of
such person and the nature Of the in
4. What, if any, effort has been made
by any party improperly or Illegally to
influence the judgment of the court or
any officer thereof?
5. 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
6. The facts connected with and the in
ducements offered to Judge John on
predecessor of said Judge NoyeS, to pro
cure him to resign his position on the
! bench and to become connected whit
igation pending in the court at the time
of his resignation, or thereafter COM
| nAenced"
The committee is directed to inquire
fully into the charges affecting the In
tegrity of Judge Moves, or his court or
any officer connected with litigation pro-
ceedings before the court; and is author
lied to send for persons OF. papers, to ex-
! anime witnesses under oath and to incur
| such expense as may be neces sary to
make the investigation thorough.