The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1902-02-11

ERVOr4DIy EGBoLhA
of Daniels for Marshal Of Arizona.
washington, February @Througnout
today's session the senate had unoer
consideration the urgent deficiency ap-
propriation bill and just before ao-
iournment passed 1t. In
the shape in which 1t was reported to
the senate by the committee.
DrrinZ the early part OF the session
the case of Judge Arthur H. Noyes. Of
the district court Of Alaska, and Alex
Mckenzie and others, which was
brought to the attention Of the senate
by Senator Tillman a day or two ago.
was discussed.
Senator McCumber, Of North o
delivered an elaborate speech in defense
Of Judge Noyes and Mr.. Mckenzie. He
paid a high personal tribute to both
men, characterizing them as men OF
ane character. eminent ability and
sterling integrity. incapable Of doing
things with which they had been charg-
ed.
In the course of his argument he be-
came involved in a colloquy with Sen
ator Tillman. The South Carolina
senator had intimated that he would
deliver a speech on the Noyes case, but
ut the conclusion Of Senator McCum-
ber's speech he contented himself prac-
tically with putting into the
sionaI Record that decision Of the cir
cult court Of appeals Of San Francisco
T. kho noco nf pnrfQmnf against Moves
and Mckenzie.
In a brief speech, Senator Stewart
reviewed the case, taking strong ground
against Judge Noyes and his actions in
Alaska.
During Senator McCumber's mari
he referred to what, to his mind, was
appalling corruption in Alaska.
Senator Tillman interrupted to In
quire whether enato McCumber did
not think he owed it to the senate to
give 1t ali the facts concerning the
"damnable ~corruption" of certain Unit
ed States courts, to which he had re-
ferred.
Senator McCumber replied that he
had not accused the members Of the
San Francisco circuit court of appeals
of anything worse than prejudice and
bias.
The conclusions of the court, he said,
were based for the most part upon evil
dence the senator from South Carolina
(hr. Tillman) would not give the least
credence to. He asserted that Senator
Tillman had cast serious aspersions
upon a man as honorable as he was-a
man whom the South Carolina senator
might meet outside the chamber and
there, if he saw fit, call the vile names
he had applied to him..
Senator TIllman disclaimed any in
tention to reflecl improperly upon any
body, his remarks, he said, being direct
ed at the department of Justice, partic-
ularly for not doing its duty in prompt
iy investigating and acting upon such
a scandal as had developed in this case,
whoever were guilty parties. He insist
ed that either the judges of the circuit
court of appeals of a Francisco were
guilty of some infamy or the Noyes
party was. He felt it his duty, as he
had some respect for the judiciary of
the United States. to defend judges who
had been arraigned so seriously and to
see that their side of the controversy
should go into the record.
Senator Tillman sal that he appeared
in the role of a defender of United
States courts when he was on record as
having made many Scathing criticisms
Of the federal judiciary; but, he re-
marked fa~cetiously, that he would not
be doing his duty by his clients-the
three judges of the San Francisco cir
cult courts of appeals whom he had
gotten into hot water. if he did not At
tempt at least to cool the water a little.
The South Carolina senator, saying
the the debate a been p~recipitated by
the reading by him of a clipping from
q newspaper, read a dispatch printed
in o New York newspaper, charging
Ben Daniels, whom the senate had con-
firmed as United States marshal Of
Arizona, with being entirely unworthy
to hold that office.
Senator Tillman made some scathing
comments upon the judiciary commit
tee for passing such a nomination fav-
orably. He supposed, he said, that SEN
ators from the state from which Dam
iels hailed now would feel called upon
to criticise him for introducing this
newspaper clipping, but he did it sinI>
ply ito hold up the mirror so that the
other side might see themselves as
others saw them"
An amendment, to the urgent def
cheney bill providing $780, 52 CMexican)
to reimburse the Philippine insular
funds for small %gunboats and ordnance
stores turned over to the navy by the
military authorities at Manila caused
Senator Tillman to make some iu-
quiries.
senator Hale replied that the secre-
tary OF the navy a made the estimate
for the purchase of the vessels and
stores on the recommendation Of q