The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-02-05
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fed. although congress had been urged
for years 10 provide for them. He re
garded it as a crying shame that the
claims had not been paid. He offered an
amendment providing that the secre-
tary of the treasury should investigate
such claims Of all the states and pre-
sent estimates for their payment.
Mr. Hale made a point of orGer
against the amendment and was suS-
tanned. The amendment providing for
land office at Sitka Alaska, was
made the text by Mr.. Hansbrough of
a defense of District Judge Arthur H.
Moves Of Alaska and of Alexander Nc
kenzie and others to whom Mr.. Till
man had referred in a scathing man
ner. Mr.. HansbrougE said MIR. McKen-
zie was reputable and honest man.
the peer of any member of this body"
He paid a high tribute, too, to Judge
Noyes, who, he said, was one of the
leading lawyers of Minnesota. He had
been appointed to his present position
on the recommendation of the late Sen
atOr Davis and others who had the ut
most confidence in him. Mr. Hans
brOugh expressed his personal conf
dence in him. He declared the only
charge for which Judge Noyes had
been brought before the circuit court
of appeals in San Francisco was con-
tempt of court.
Tillman Picks Flaw.
Mr.. Tillman, citing the proceedings
before the San Francisco court, de-
clared that either the judges of that
court were unworthy of their places OF
Judge NOyes and his associates in the
contempt proceedings were.
Mr.. Hansbrough paid no heed to Mr..
Tillman's proposition but proceeded
with an extended statement in defense
of Judge NOyes and Mr.. Mckenzie
brief made from the records compiled
from the Noyes case.
Mr.. Perkins of California, paid q
high tribute to the individual members
Of the circuit court of appeals of San
Francisco and expressed the belief that
their action in the Moves contempt case
had been taken with the highest con-
ception Of their duty.
Mr.. HOar. stating that he knew little
of the merits of the case. told the SEN
ate what information had come TO him
as chairman of the Judiciary commit
tee. He had been told of the charges
made against Judge NOyes but had
formed no opinion of them as the case
was one that in his opinio nought not
to have been injected into the senate
proceedings. He said, however, that the
late Senator Davis OF Minnesota who
knew Judge Noyes thoroughly, had
held him in the highest regard and he
felt that the judgment of Mr.. Davis as
a profound lawyer and a man of dis
tinguished ability and sterling integ-
rity, was worthy of high cOnsidera ton.
He concluded by cOnjecturing that
when those senators who had applied
harsh names to Judge NOyes became
familiar with all the facts of the case
they would withdraw the terms they
had applied TO him.
Mr.. Tillman desired TO have printed
in the record the decision of the circuit
court of appeals of San Francisco in
the cOntemT- case against Judge NOyes
but Mr. M lumber of North Dakota
objected. He declared that the deci-
sion was unjust in every respect and
said it should not 90 into the record,
even with his permission. He asserted
that it was the result of an effort to
| create a prejudice against an able ana
conscientious officer and was based on
| false conclusions.
Il object 70 it for an honest pur,
pose" he declared, Ito protect honest
men"
Then I win read il TO the senate IN
the morning" said Mr.. Tinman holly.
1 VERY well" retOrted Mr.. McCumber,
read it,
/ The senate then, at > O'Clock. on mo-
/ ton of Mr.. Hale, went into executive
session and at $50 p. m. adjourned.