Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-02-06

Inc oOutn Carollna senator had init
| mated that he would deliver a speech
on the Noyes case, but at the concIu-
sion of McCumber's speech he content
ed himself practically with putting
into the Congressional Record the de-
clsion OF the supreme court of appeals
of San Francisco in the case of con-
empt against Noyes and Mckenzie.
In brief speech Stewart reviewed
the case. speaking strongly against
Judge Noyes and his actions in Alaska.
AT the conclusion Of routine business
In the Senate, consideration was re-
sumed of the urgent deficiency appro-
priation bill.
Hale, in charge of the measure, made
an appeal to the Senate to permit the
bill to come to a vote. He hoped the
scandal in Alaska would not be per-
mitted to interfere with the progress of
the measure.
McCumber. North OAK. said he had
no desire to prolong the discussion, but
most yillainOus charges had been made
against men-charges which he person.
ally knew to be unfOunded and absolu-
tely false. He declared that certain
mining syndicates had desired to OBJ
tain control Of the whole Nome coun-
try.
Referring to the opening of the cir
cult court Of appeals McCumber as
serted that four-fifths Of it was devoted
to the discussion of an alleged attempt
ed conspiracy between Judge Noyes
and Mckenzie, the greater portion OF
the information concerning which came
from San Francisco newspapers. He
insisted that no man could conceive of
more heinous Judgment than this.
The parties were not convicted of con-
spiracy, but of contempt.
The members of the court of appeals
for the ninth circuit he said, might be
honorable men, but he was obliged to
judge them by their acts. That court
had convicted Judge Moves while he
was 2000 miles away and had arraigned
hin in most remarkable language with
out an opportunity of a hearing.
Reverting to the situation as Judge
Moves found it in Alaska. McCumber
declared that the mining syndicates
had made every effort to bride him,
$4,000 being offered to him in one sum.
Finding 1t impossible to bride him, the
syndicate hired, McCumber asserted a
man to make a perjured affidavit. that
Judge Noyes had accepted bride.
These facts, he said. had been reported
to the attorney general of the United
States. and for reporting these matters
to the department of justice. Mr.. First,
ne said, had been sentenced to prison
for one year because his work had
come in conflict with the circuit court
of appeals. That he said. was the real
reason for Frist's conviction. He SIM
ply would not be a creature of the
syndicate.
McCumber read the orders issued by
Judge Moves. known as statu orders
upon which, he said, the judge had
been convicted of contempt. Why, he
9sked. was Frost sent to prison and
Judge Noyes only fined if both were
guilty Of conspiracy. He opined that
it was because Judge Noyes' character
would be sufficiently blackened by a
fine. and then, too. out Of prison he
could not be reached by writ Of ha-
beas corpus. He referred to what. to
his mind, was appalling corruption in
Ala ska.
TilIman. S. G., Interrupted to inquire |
whether McCumber did not think he |
owed 1t to the Senate to give it all the |
facts concerning the "damnable cor
of certain United States |
courts. to which he had referred. Nc |
Cumber replied that he had not ac-
cused the members of the San Fran |
cisco circuit court Of appeals of any
thing worse than prejudice and bias.
He urged that he had proved this pref |
udice from the record.
McCumber denounced the decision of Il
the court of appeals as As pages of seq
regation of testimony out of 5000 pages 4
Of closely printed matter. The con-
Of tine court, he said. wereII
based for the most part upon evidence II
which the senator from South Caro-
lima (Tillman) would not give the least VI
credence to- He asserted that Tillman II
had cast serious aspersionS upon a man II
Is honorable as he was-a man whom n
he South Carolina senator might meet
outside the cha mber and there. IL he
saw fit. call the vile names he had APP Il
,lied to him. III
Tillman diselaimed any intention to
effect improperly upon anybody. his
'emarks. he said, being directed at the
department. of justice. particularly for
lot doing its duty In promptly investi- L
eating and acting upon such a scandal
Is mad developed in this case. whoever
we've the guilty parties. He insisted
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