The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-06
NORTH DAKOTA SENATOR TAKES
UP THE CUDGELs FOR MOVES
AND MKENZIE
TILLMAN TAKES COURTS SIDE
McCumber's Arraignment of the San
Francisco Tribunal Causes South
Carolina Man to Assume
New Role
URGENT DEFICIENCY PASSED

VAOI114NG1ON, FEB. 5.-ThrOughout
today's session the senate had under con-
sideration the urgent deficiency appropri-
| alton bill and just before adjournment
passed it substantially in the shape in
which 1t was reported to the senate bv
the committee.
During the early part of the session the
case Of Judge Arthur H. Noyes. of ne
district court Of Alaska, and Alexander
Mckenzie and others was discussed. Mr..
McCumber, Of North Dakota delivered
an elaborate speech in defense Of JUDGE
Noyes and Mckenzie. He paid a high
personal tribute to both men, cnaracteriz-
ing them as men Of fine character, emf
nent ability and sterling integrity in
capable Of doing the things with which
they had been charged. incidentally he
criticised the circuit court Of appeals Of
San Francisco for permitting itself to be
influenced by prejudice and bias
He became involved in a coIloquy with
Mr.. Iillman, who said he appeared in
the novel attitude of a defender of the
United States judiciary. The SouL4. Caro-
lima senator had intimated that he would
deliver speech on the Noyes case. but
at the conclusion of Mr. McCumber's
| speech he contented himself practically
with putting into the congressional record
the decision Of the circuit court of an
peals Of San Francisco in the cases Of
contempt against Moves and Mckenzie.
In brief speech Mr.. Stewart reviewed
the case, speaking strongly against JuLge
NoyeS and his actions in Alaska.
McCumber's Caustic Criticism
Mr.. McCumber denounced the decision
Of the court of appeals as forty-eight
pages of segregation of testimony out of
5000 pages Of closely printed matter The
conclusions of the court, he said were
based for the most part upon evidence the
senator from South Carolina (Mr. Till
MANI would not give the least credence
to. He asserted that Mr. TiIlman had
cast serious aSperSions upon a man as
honorable as he was-a man whom the
South Carolina senator might meet out
side the chambertand there, if he saw fit,
call the vile names he had applied to
him.
Mr.. Tillman disclaimed any intention
to reflect improperly upon anybody his
remarks. he said, being directed at the
department of justice, particularly for
not doing its duty in promptly investi-
eating and acting upon such a scandal
as had developed in this case, whoever
were the guilty parties. He insisted that
either the judges of the circuit court of
appeals of San Francisco were guilty of
some infamy, or the Noyes party was.
TilIman in New Role.
Continuing he said 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 remarked, face
tiously, that he would not be doing his
duty by his cllents-the three judges Of
the San Francisco circuit court of ap-
peals, whom he had gotten into hot
water, if he did not attempt at least to
cool the water a little. incidentally the
South Carolina senator, saying that the
debate had been precipitated by the read
ing by him of a clipping from a news
paper, read a dispatch printed in a New
York newspaper charging Ben Dam
1els, whom the senate had confirmed
as United States marshal Of Arizona,
with being entirely unworthy to hold that
office.
Mr.. Tillman made some scathing
comments on the judiciary committee for
passing such a nomination 1avorably. He
supposed he said, that senator's from the
state from which Daniels hailed now
would feel called upon to crtticise him
for introducing this newspaper clipping,
but he did it simply ito hold up the
mirror in order that the other side might
see themselves as others saw them"
He declared there was no precedent
for a receiver in a placer mine from
which gold was being constantly taken.
If Judge Noyes was honest in his action
then he was utterly incompetent.
Urgent Deficiency Bill Passed.
Consideration Of some Of the amend
ments in the urgent deficiency bill, which
had been passed over, was then resumed.
The first amendment, appropriating
$4,000 for the establishment at Manila
OF military post, including the con-
struction of barracks, etc, was agreed
to after Mr.. Hale explained that the ap-
preparation was put upon the pending
bill because it was desirable that work
should begin at once
A bill providing $3.50, O52 (Mexican) to re-
lmburse the Philippine insular funds for
small boats and ordnance stores turn
ed over to the navy by the military
authorities at Manila, caused Mr.. Till
man to insist that the record did not show
where the vessels came from and what
had been paid for them.
1T does not appear from the record
he said, that the money was honestly
expended. This whole business is entire
ly too slipshod and slack-twisted for an
honest government"
1t was explained by Mr.. Hale that the
vessels were small craft acquired prob
ably from private parties and had been
converted Into gunboats. They were be-
Ing used for patrol duty among the ISL
andS.
The committee amendment striking out
the house paragraph reducing the num-
Der Of land offices in Alaska to one to
be located at Sitka aroused considerable
discussion, and the house paragraph was
stricken out and another was substituted
reducing the number Of land offices and
land districts in Alaska to one, tho
location of which shall be fixed by the
president, and the president may estab-
lish an additional land Office for the land
district In Alaska when in his opinion
the public service demands 1t.
The bill then was passed.
The senate, at o'clock on motion CT
Mr.. Cullom, went into executive session,
and at $50 adjourned