Valdez daily prospector., 1913-06-17
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 that myself had introduced bill--innocently, of course-- which, in it's effect, would have given the Alaska Syndicate ab- solute control of that one gate way. The Washington Herald of this morning makes this refer ence to the matter:
 Wickersham's Statement.
 "Mr. Wickersham said: T be- lieve Senator Chamberlain was deceived as to the character of a bill he introduced in the last congress, which provided for the acquisition by the !Guggenheim interests of the littoral at Cor dova. The bill as introduced by Senator Chamberlain, if passed by the congress would have de- livered the last remaining chance for competition in the transport tation facilities of Alaska into the hands of the mOnopolists. The bill was so drawn that they would, upon it's enactment, con- troI the finest harbor on the Alaskan coast. succeeded in beating this iniquitous bill in the House after it had passed the ' senate
 Delegate Admits Mistake. Il S,na:or Chamberlain proceed ed to say that Delegate Wicker sba:l in private conversation af- tcrward admitted that he was
 mistaken in his assertion that Chamberlain had introduced the bill in question, which was Sen- ate bill 9163 of the Sixty-first congress. entitled "A bill to au- lthorize the Copper River X Nor thwe stern Railway Co. to main- tain and operate wharf in Or ca Inlet, in the district of Alas ka, and for other purposes.
 Further discussion of the mat tel appears in the Record as fol- lows.
 Some More Remarks. Mr. Smoot: believe that the article as read from the news paper stated that the bill had passed the Senate, and that Judge } Wickersham had caused it's de- , feat in the other House.
 Mr. Chamberlain: The bill did } not even pass the Senate. Mr. SmOot: l was going to state that fact, but the newspaper article said that it did pass the 1, Senate.
 Mr. Chamberlain: The bill did not pass the Senate. The news paper article so stated, or rather Judge Wickersham stated, that
 the bill had passed the Senate | and had been killed by him in the | other House.
 | Mr. Smoot: All want the Rec | ord to show, Mr. President, is | that the bill never passed the | Senate, and that it never was con- | sidered in the Senate at any time. | Mr.. Clark of Wyoming: MT. ! Pres ident, the bill to which the senator from Oregon Mr. Cham l berlain) refers appears to have | been introduced by me at the re- quest of some person, l do not
 know who and | do not know when. It was probably introduce ed, as many bills are introduced, at the request of constituent OF of somebody else, and l notice that for once in my life I was discreet enough not to father the bill which introduced. Whether the bill is a good one or not do not know, but the bill shows upon it's face that it was intro ddced by request. Who com pose the Copper River & North western Railway Co. do not know, nor do I know what or where Orca Inlet is. It was merely one of those instances where senator feels that he is not only justified but under some obligation to introduce bill that is presented by those who have interests in the matter for con- sideration by the Senate.
 MT. Chamberlain: 1 so under stand. .-..'
 l J. H. Wilds returned from the