Evening star., 1902-02-05
SENATE.

At the conclusion of routine business in
the Senate today consideration
sumed of the urgent deficiency appropria-
ton bill.
Mr.. Hale. In charge of the measure made
an appeal to the Senate to permit the bill
to come to vote. He hoped the scandal
In Alaska would not be permitted to in
terfere with the progress of the measure
He said it had no relevancy to an appro-
priatiOn bill. and. while he was powerless
to prevent the discussion, he hoped 1t would
not be prolonged.
Mr.. McCumber On ID said he had no de-
sire to prolong the discussion, but most vii
iainous charges had been made against
men-charges which he personally knew to
be unfounded and absolutely false. He de-
clared that certain mining syndicates had
desired to obtain control of the whole
Nome (Alaska) country. He believed that
1t would be premature for the Senate to
render verdict for against Judge Ar
thur II. Noyes and Alexander Mckenzie
before the courts had had opportunity to
pass upon the merits OF the case. He VEN
tured the opinion tina. ,ie senator from
South Carolina CTillman), who represented
a chiyalrous people, and who had reflected
so seriously upon Judge Noyes and Alex
ander Mckenzie, who had no opportunity
here to defend themselves, would not have
made the charges against them If he had
known Alexander Mckenzie and been ia
millar with facts He declared that no per
son could put a finger upon a single in
stance where Alexander Mckenzie or Judge
Noyes ever wronEed any man of a dollar.
He paid high tribute to both Mr.. Nc
kenzie and Judge Noyes, and, In answer
to an inquiry, asserted that mot one scin-
tlla of evidence Is contained In the entire
record of the case thai will support the
ainst
Mckenzie"
Mr. McCumber then entered upon an ex-
tended statement of the case against Nc
Kenzie, going into minute details
He maintained that the order of the cir
cult court Of appeals Of San Francisco
went outside Of the statements Of fact
made TO it in ordering Mckenzie to turn
over property of which he was the re-
cefver. He asserted that McKenzie's law
yer advised him that the order of the
court was void. Mckenzie therefore did
not comply with the writ. inasmuch as, If
he did. he would be IN contempt of an
order of Judge Noyes. He therefore was
between two fires. In such conditions 1t
was held by able lawyers. that Mckenzie
offense.
Referring to the opinion Of the circuit
court of appeals, Mr.. McCumber asserted
that four-ffths of it were devoted to the
discussion of an alleged attempted conspir-
acy between Judge Noyes and Mckenzie.
the greater portion of the information con-
cernlng which came from San Francisco
newspapers. He insisted that no man
could conceive of a more heinous Judgment
than this The parties were not convicted
or conspiracy, but of contempt and in his
opinion, ought not to have been punished
to such an extent as were Mckenzie
NOyes and Dubose
The members of the court of appeals for
the ninth circuit, he said, might be hon
oraDie men, but he was obliged to judge
them by their acts. That court had con-
Victed Judge Noyes while he was 2OOO
miles away. and had arraigned him in most
remarkable language without the oppor-
tunity of hearing.
Bribes Spurned.
Reverting to the situation as Judge Noyes
found it in Alaska, Mr.. McCumber declared
that the mining syndicates had made every
effort to bribe him-s2O 900 being offered to
him in one sum. Finding 1t impossible to
bribe him, the syndicate hired, Mr.. Nc
Cumber asserted. a man to make a perJured
aftidavit that Judge Noyes had accepted a
orloe These facts. he said. had been re-
ported TO the Attorney General of the
United States, and for reporting these mat
ters to the Department Of Justice. Mr..
FROST, he said. had been sentenced to prison
Tor one year because his work had come in
conflict with the circuit court of appeals
Ihat. he said. was the real reason for
Frosts conviction. He simply would not
be a creature of the syndicate
Mr.. Tillman Continues.
Mr.. Tillman continued the discussion
upon the Alaska courts. He said that IL
such things had been charged could
occur in Alaska among our own people,
speaking our own language, 1t would be
much worse in the islands Of the Pacific,
where the people could not understand our
language In the course Of his remarks
ne took up the case OF Benz. Daniels ap-
pointed marshal for the territory OF a RI
zona. and criticised the selection of men
or the alleged character of Daniels
MI Stewart made a speech In defense of
the circuit court, and criticised the &C.