The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-05-01
Jones of Arkansas Speaks for the
Purchasers Of Claims Located by
Aliens and Seeks to Have the
Carter Amendment Emasculated,
Warmly to the same Question
Turner, HansbrouEh and Carter
Warmly support the Proposition
to Protect the American Locators.


the senate. This time it came up on
the resolution introduced by Pettgrew
which was before the senate last satur-
day. The motion was defeated, 20 to 20.
The conference report on the joint reso-
luton relating TO the administration OF
civil affairs in Puerto Rico and providing
for the appointment of temporary officers
on the island was agreed to.
During the greater part of the session
the Alaskan civil code bill was under con-
sideration, but no progress was made.
Resolution of Inquiry.
Resolutions offered by Mr.. Jones (Ark)
were agreed to calling for information re-
garding alleged irregular practices of Will
liam II. Theobald, special treasury agent
at New York.
BOer Resolution.
Pettigrew. after ascertaining that his
resolution expressing sympathy for the
Beers. which was before the senate when
that body adjourned on Saturday, had
gone to the calendar. moved to take up
the resolution. On this motion the yeas
and nays were demanded. 1t was defeat
ed, % TO 20. as follows:
Yeas-Allen, Bate. Berry, Chandler. Clay,
Hale. Harris, Heitfeld. Hoar, Jones tArk.).
Kenny, McCumber, McEnery. Martin, Ma
son, pettigrew, Ross, Teller, Turner, Vest
stss'as s'sssFs- .s's.- '''- ~e'a* 's
Nays-Aldrich, Allison. Bard Carter.
Clark (Wyo). Davis. Fairbanks. Foster,
Frye, Gallinger. Gear. Hawley. Jones
(Nev.), Kean, Lodge, McComas. Morgan.
Nelson Penrose, Perkins. Pettus. Plat
Comm, Platt IN. W, Sewell Shoup,
Stewart. Sullivan, Warren. Wolcott-2s.
Texas boundary Matter.
A bill was passed to provide for the es-
tablishment of the intersection OF the true
one hundredth meridian with Red river.
to ascertain the amount Of taxes collected
by Texas in what was formerly known as
Greer county, and the expenditures made
on account of said county by the state of
Texas and for other purposes.
Alaskan Bill Up Again.
Consideration was resumed of the Alas
kan civil code bill, the pending question
being the amendment OF Carter, In charge
of the bill
Jones tArk) offered an amendment
striking out OF carter's amendment all but
the following:
''That nothing in this act contained
shall be construed as changing the ex-
listing mining laws of the United States"
Turner Advocates Carter Amendment
Turner opposed Jones' amendment.
holding that the Carter amendment ought
10 be adopted. lie declared that hum
dreds and thousands OF claims In the
Cape Nome district had been located by
persons in the interest OF the various
transportation companies. and were ROW
held by those companies. He said these
locations were illegal and fraudulent
and were, therefore. proper subject OF
legislation by congress"
He further declared. in response TO in
auiries that these claims were located by
aliens in the employ of the North Amer
ican Transportation Company and other
transportation companies,
When pressed as 10 how nc knew these
locations were fraudulent ard Illegal
he said he understood that a ma1oitty
of the locators who were employas OF
the transportation companies were
aliens.
Turner maintained that the whole coun-
try in the Cape Nome district had been
'sobbled up ia the interest ol these big
companies. which were now holding The
claims to the dctriment Of hundreds of
American miners.
Teller Controverts Turner.
Teller called attention 70 the fac. hat
in the entire controversy Il had not been
regarded by anybody but Turner that
there we're TO exceed twenty five aliens
who had located claims In The Cape Nome
district. and II had not appeareI that
they were employees OK transportation
companies.
Turner had read a letter from an Amcf-
lean miner who had been in Cape Nome.
saying that the LapiznderA who Tad
gone to the district IN the employ If the
United States had oeen emplo sed BY the
transportation companies 10 locate these
claims. the companies paying about &C
a claim for the locations.
Hansbrough's Earnest Appeal.
Hansbrough made an earnest appeal in
behalf Of the Carter amendment He
held that an alien on the public domain
was a trespasser and had no right TO
treatment better than that accorded a
trespasser
''The American miners.'' ne declared,
will not stand idly By and see claims
usurped by men who have no right to
them.
Hansbrough asserted his belief that
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