The age-herald., 1902-02-06
Says He Is in Novel Role of
 Defending J. 5, Judiciary,
l M'CUMBER DEFENDS NOYES
Urgent Deficiency Appropriation Bill Is Passed In Substantially the Same Shape as Reported
 From the Committee.

Washington. February 5-Throughout today's session the Senate had under con- sideration the urgent deficiency appropri- ation bill and just before adjournment passed 1t substantially in the shape in which it was reported to the Senate by the committee.
 The case of Judge Arthur H. Moves, of the district court of Alaska and Alex Mckenzie and others was discussed. MT. McCumber of North Dakota, delivered an eloquent speech in defense of Judge Moves and MT. Mckenzie, 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 colloquy with MT. Tillman, who said he appeared in the novel attitude of a defender of the Uni ted States judiciary.
 1 The South Carolina senator put into the congressional record the decision of 1 the circuit court of appeals of San Fran cisco in the cases of contempt against Moves and Mckenzie,
 MT. Stewart spoke strongly against Judge Moves and his actions in Alaska.
 Denounces Decision. MT. McCum Der denounced the decision of the court of appeals as 4s pages of segregation of testimony out of 5000 pages of closely printed matter The con clusions of the court he said, were based for the most part upon evidence the senator from South Carolina, MT. Till pix f1a laoc ct to. He asserted that MT. Tillman had cast serious aspersions upon man as honorable as he was-a man whom the South Carolina senator might meet out side the chamber and there, if he saw fit, call the vile names he had applied to him.
 Mir Tillman disclaimed any intention to reflect improperly upon anybody His remarks, he said, were directed at the Department of Justice particularly for not doing it's duty in promptly investigat- ing and acting upon such a scandal as had developed in this case, whoever were the guilty persons. He insisted that either the judges of the Circuit Court of Appeals of San Francisco were guilty of l some infamy or the Moves party was. He l felt it his duty, as he had some respect for the judiciary of the United States, to " so seriously and to see their side of the controversy should go into the Record.
 Tillman Defends Judiciary.
 MT, Tillman said 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 facetiously that he would not be doing his duty by his clients-the three judges of the San i Francisco Court of Appeals whom he mad gotten into hot water-if he did not attempt at least to cool the water a lit- tie. Incidentally the South Carolina Sen ator said the debate had been precipitat- l ed by the reading by him of a clipping from a newspaper. He read a dispatch in a newspaper charging Ben Daniels, whom the Senate had confirmed as Unit | ed States marshal of Arizona, with being entirely unworthy to hold that office
 MT. Tillman made some scathing com ments on the judiciary committee for l passing such a nomination favorabIy He supposed, he said, that Senators from the state from which Daniels hailed now would feel called upon to criticize him 1 for introducing this newspaper clipping, but he did 1t simply ito hold up the mir TOT in order that the other side might see themselves as others saw them"
 With this parting shot MT. Tillman con tented himself with having printed in the Record the decision of the Circuit Court ot Appeals In the Moves case. MT. Mo Cumber having withdrawn his objection
 Mir. Stewart criticized MT. Moves con. duet of his office. He said that If Judge Moves was honest in his action at Nome, then he was utterly incompetent.
 Record Don't Show It.
 Concerning an amendment in the urgent deficiency bill providing s450,052 (Mexican) to reimburse the Philippine insular funds for small gunboats and ordnance stores turned over to the navy by the military authorities at Manila, MT. Tillman insist ed the Record did not show where the vessels came from and what had been paid for them.
 Tt does not appear from the Record" he said, that the money was honestly expended. This whole business is entirely too slipshod and slack twisted for an honest government"
 i It was explained by MT. Hale that the vessels were small craft acquired prob ably from private parties, and had been 1 converted into gunboats.
 l MT Bacon. Georgia, urged that the item 1 be held up temporarily until definite in- 1 formation could be furnished, but the amendment was agreed to and the bill was then passed.
 The Senate went into executive ses- sion and at $50 adjourned
 oleomargarne Bill In House.
 Washington. February 5.-An agreement was reached in the House today whereby the oleomargarine bill will be brought to a vote after two days consideration one to be devoted to the general debate and one to debate under the fve-minute rule The debate today continued in desultory fashion without special incident the speakers being Messrs. Klutz, North Car olina; McCleary, Minnesota; Eddy, Min nesota; and Crowley, Illinois, for; and Messrs. Allen, Kentucky; Scott, Kansas; Moon, Tennessee. and Boutelle Illinois | against the bill. Tomorrow the bill will be laid aside to permit action on the ex- ecutive and judicial appropriation bills ADAMS TOMORROW NIGHT.