The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-04
SENATORS IN VERBAL DUELs.
Sarcastic Retorts and Uncomplimen
tarv Personalities EXCHANGED.

Washington, Feb. another spirit
ed debate with the Philippine tariff bill
as the text was precipitated in the sen
ate today as the result of some state
ments made by Mr.. Carmack Dem,
TENN in the course of an extended
speech on the general Philippine ques-
tiOn. 1t was the Tennessee senator S
first speech in the senate. and he was
given notably good attention on both
sides of the chamber. He spoke with
out manuscript, with earnestness, force
and eloquence.
At the conclusion Of his address
which had been listened to by many OF
his former colleagues in the house of
representatives, Mr.. Beverage of Indi-
ana challenged some Of his statements.
The debate which ansued was very
lively for a few minutes, taking on a
political phase which proved particu-
larly interesting to the auditors, who
crowded the floor as we'll as the gal
cries
The measure providing for an in
crease in the salaries Of United States
judges was under discussion for an
hour. In the course Of debate the case
Of Judge Arthur H. Noyes Of the dis
trict court Of Alaska WIS drawn upor
TO show why some judges should mol
be given the increase.
Drawing Salary in Jail.
Taking advantage Of the latitude OF
| rebate offered by the senate rules, Nj
| Tillman directed attention TO an arti-
Gle in the Washington Post, published
today, relative to the case Of Judge
Arthur II. Noyes of the district cOur
of Alaska. who was fined $1,000 recent
" by the circuit court at san Francis
co, and Of associates of Judge Noyes
who were involved with him
Mr. Tillrlan read the article. which
( indicated that Judge Noyes and his as
/ sociates are drawing large salarle:
: from the United States while the cas-
against them is pending in the courts
I one OF the men, according 10 the aFu
Gle who is serving his sentence, con
/ tinues to Graw salary.
Mr.. Tillman made running comments
I upon the statements in the article, d.
recting all his sarcasm ridlcule ant
! invective against Judge NOyes, finally
( inquiring:
BY the way, whose business IS i
+ to remove this man.
I Mr. Foraker of Ohio believed il nigh
require impeachment proceedings to re
q
tended that the president had ample
: power to remove a territorial judge. HI
believed there was no question abOu
that He declared the actions of Judg'
/ Moves had been a crying shame. dnt
( asserted that a recital of his OuJrage'
would startle the American people
Commissioner Autocratic Body.
At . o'clock the Philippine tariff bill
was laid before the senate, and Mr.
/ Carmack of Tennessee. member o
the Philippine committee, delivered
4 speech in opposition TO the pendIns
measure. He contended that congress
/ was not prepared 20 deal understand
4 ingiy with the Philippine situation II
/ any Of its phases, because it was ho
( familiar with the facts. The bill III
said had been framed by the Philip
I pine commission, an autOcratic Do1y
/ 10000 miles away, and not chang
/ had been made in il By congress.
I "This bill said MI Carmack. i
/ framed on the theory that the Philip
5 pine islands are a deadly menace to on
+ own trade and that the less we trad
/ with those islands and the less we havl
/ to do with them the better il viii b
/ for US. The only trade that viii -four
l ISL under such conditions is that o
/ the exploiters. and il is proposed t
/ turn the islands over 10 them It il
/ for the benefit OF the carpet-bagger
I and not for the benefit of the American
/ people that a war of criminal aggres
/ sion is being waged in the Philippine
/ islands
We. OF the minority. cannot supper
this bin or the policy Of which it Is
part
He next discussed briefly the subjec
| Of the censorship Of press dispatches