The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1901-03-01
SEVERAL PARTIES DONE TO
CRISP BROWN.
stANcE BEGUN BY ALLEN
.Arraigns Sampson and Is Fol-
lowed by Stewart in
Attack on Noyes.

amendment to the Philippine amend
ment to the army appropriation bill
was agreed to in the senate today. Tt
was the ampliication of the amend
ment previously offered by Hoar, lay
ing restrictions upon the sale of public
lands and granting Of franchises and
concessions in the Philippines. 1t
was accepted by the committee in
charge Of the measure and is now a
part of the committee amendment.
Morgan continued his speech begun
yesterday and occupied the floor dur
ing the greater part of the day. lie
concluded his address just before
afternoon recess, after having dis
.cussed comprehensively both the Gu
ban and Philippine amendments.
He appealed to the committee to
withdraw both propositions, main
tanning that congress was treading
upon dangerous ground and trif1ing
with edged tools in acting upon them
without ample information.
During the afternoon Allen obtained
the floor from Morgan and severely
arraigned Rear Admiral Sampson for
some statements he is alleged to have
made upon the application of Chief
Gunner Charles Morgan, Of the navy,
for promotion to the grade of commits
stoned officer. Aliens denunciation
Of Admiral Sampson was sensational.
During the day the conference re-
port upon the District Of Columbia ap-
preparation bill was agreed to, as was
also the partial report of the on
ferees on the postoffice appropriation
bill.
In the course of his remarks on the
Philippine judiciary, Stewart at TO-
nights session referred to "the scan
dial attaching to the Judiciary in
Nome, district of Alaska"
Referring to this statement Hans
brough said he supposed some of
Stewards remarks had applied to Judge
Arthur Noyes Of the Cape Nome dis
trict. Hansbrough read a letter from
Judge Noyes in which the latter said
that all gold dust which had ever
been in Receiver Mckenzie s hands had
been safely deposited to be held until
final disposition of the case against
Mckenzie. Judge Noyes also said
that he had received many offers of
money, but that "the only offers I
have received have been offers to do
something IN favor of the gang that is
trying to destroy me-"
Continuing Hansbrough said there
had been strenuous efforts to have
Judge Noyes removed, but that these
efforts were all in the interest of the
corrupt element. He had statements
read showing that brides of various
sums ranging as high as 1915, 900 had
been offered to the judge and that his
life had been threatened.
Replying, Stewart said that he did
not intend that Judge Noyes should be
whitewashed in the senate. He then
read a statement of Noyes' connection
with Receiver Mckenzie, claiming
that the two men had travelled to
Alaska together and that almost i'm
mediately after their arrival Mckenzie
had received his Appointment. The
judge had eve made the appointment
before the papers in the case had been
filed and injunctions had been granted
without bond. Stewart said he con-
sidered the record a terrible nj and
he considered the offense deserving of
impeachment. He did not think any
one should apologize for Judge Noyes.
While Stewart was talking there
were numerous calls for the regular
order, but Stewart declared that he
would not be taken off his feet. II
listen to no appeal" he said, "to con-
ceal the infamy of Nome"
Pettlgrew defended Judge Noyes as
the peer of any man on the bench and
as capable and honest. He had known
Noyes for many years, as he had also
Mckenzie. He also declared that
Mckenzie was a man of character.
He believed that his prosecution had
been the result of bribery. The pro-
ceedings he characterized as one un-
heard of and one that ought to bring
the San Francisco court into contempt
all over the country. No matter
what the San Francisco court says,
the good character of these men could
not be destroyed.
When consideration Of the ermy ap
preparation bill was resumed Morgan
yielded the floor temporarily to Allen.
After saying that he was satisfied the
Philippine amendment and Cuban
amendment to the pending bill were
unconstitutional and objecting to the
comforting of such extraordinary power
upon the president Allen read a lette,
purporting to have been sent by CHIEF
Gunner Charles Morgan Of the navy
to Rear Admiral VIM. T. Sampson re.
questing him to forward to the navy
department. his application for promo
ton to the rank of ensign under a Fro
vision of the pending naval appropri
alton bill. He also read the endorse
ment of Admiral Sampson made upo1