The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-02-27

be said, If we Should expect to find in
Cuba a set OF men not determined upon
having their own way ana their own IN
dependence
In conclusion. Mr. Morgan said the so
luton of the present difficulty was TO ar
range for absolute free trade between the
United States and Cuba and ena BILE The
Cubaus TO establish q free and lndepend-
ent government, uphampeFed by anybody
After a trial of such government. he salq
he believed they would realize that heir
hest home Tor liberty ana independence
after all was in the United States
Al the night session consideration or
the army appropriation bill was re-
sumed, the pending question being Mr.
vest amendments 20 Lne ElLll9i'llls
amendment providing that no judgment,
order or act, by any said officials so ap-
pointed snail conflict with the COnstltu-
ton and laws of the United States
Mr.. Stewart addressed the senate IN
support Of his amendment TO create a SUI
premo court ia the Philippines, with a
chief justice at salary OF S25,0J8 a year
and four associate justices at SztUV0 a
year. claiming thai only through sucn q
court could justice be secured IN the
the islands.
The Nome Scandal.
In the course of his remarks upon the
establishment of the Philippine judiciary,
Mr. Stewart had referred TO the scan
dal' attaching to the judiciary IL the
Nome district in Alaska sEteteEflIlS 70
this statement, Mr.. HansbrOugh of North
Dakota. said that some of Mr. Stewart s
remarks had applied to Judge Arthur II
Moves. Of the Cape Nome district. Nj.
HanSbrough read a letter from Judge
NOyes in which the latter said that al
the gold dust which had ever been III
Receiver Mc&enzie's hands had been
safely deposited to be held until the final
disposition of the case against Nick en-
Zie. Judge NOyeS also said that ne nad
received many offers of money, but that
the only offers ] have received have
been offers TO do something in favor of
the gang that IS trying to destroy me.
Continuing Mr.. HansbrOugh said there
had been strenuous efforts. to have Judge
Noyes removed, but that these efforts
were sH IN the interest OF the corrupt
element He had statements read show
ing that brides Of various sums ranging
as nigh as SIS. 600 had been offered TO the
judge and that his life had been threat
ened.
Replying Mr.. Stewart said that he did
not intend that Judge NOyes should be
whlteWashed n the senate. He then reaq
"A statement of NOyes in connection with
Receiver Mckenzie, claiming that the
two men had Travelled IN Alaska together
and almost Immediately after their ar
rival Mckenzie had received his appoint
ment. The Judge had even made the ap-
had been filed and injunctiOns had been
granted without bonds. Mr.. Stewart said
he considered the record a terrible one
ana that ne considered his 0HenSe &c
serving of Impeachment. He did not
think any one should apologize for Judge
Noyes.
Mr. Pettigrevv defended Judge Moves as
the peer of any man on the bench and as
capable and honest. He had known NOyeS
Tor many years as ne HdQ dlSO AC0eu-
zie. He-als0 declared that Mckenzie was
a man Of character. He believed that his
prosecution had been the result of brib-
cry The proceeding he characterized as
one unheard of and one that ought to
bring the san Francisco court into con-
tempt All over the country. No matter
what the San Francisco court says, the
good character of those men could not be
destroyed.
At 11.15 o'clock, on motion of Mr.. Car
ter. the senate went into executive ses-
sion and at II 80 o. m adjourned
At the close of the night session the in
dicatiOns were that a vote might be
reached upon the army appropriation bills
and amendments tomorrow. 1t seems
likely that no further serious opposition
would be encountered, although no def
mite agreement for q vote had been
reached.