Show OPPOSES GIBSON BILL SENATOR TELLER OBJECTS TO OPENING OF PUBLIC LANDS TO ACTUAL SETTLERS washington april 27 the attention ot the senate was devoted today to the consideration of reports of conference committees speeches passage of bills to which there waa little or no objection and an executive session final conference reports on the sundry civil general deficiency fici ency and the military appropriation bills were agreed to without opposition mr teller addressed the senate on the question of the repeal of the dea ert land laws he opposed tho gibson bill saying the friends of that bill generally were found among those who knew least of the subject mr teller referred to the connection of mr maxwell with the agitation fop the repeal of the land laws and expressed the opinion that tho gentleman had not any influence in passing the irrigation act dubois warren and hans volunteered statements to the eject that they had not known ot mr maxwelll maxwells Max wells interest in the irrigation legislation as a representative of the railroads reference being made to their to mr maxwelll maxwells Max wells fund of a year mr warren expressed the opinion that 11 had not been the intention ot the railroad managers that the money contributed by them should be used in the scandalous manner that it Is used mr teller said that most of the charges against existing laws have originated in mr maxwelll maxwells Max wells newspapers and ho contended that the railroads would not make such extensive contributions except with a view ot enhancing tho value of their land every step they had taken he eald had been in the direction of forcing the land seekers to the railroad lands he denied that colorado had suffered through the land laws the bill providing for the removal of the alaskan port af entry from sitka to juneau was passed mr mclaurin followed with a prepared speech on the recent old age pension of the secretary of the interior contending that the order Is nothing leas than legislation by the executive branch of the government and therefore unjustified and unwarranted mr mclaurin also discussed the trust question saying that of trusts the administration had proceeded against only one tha conference report on the bill increasing the number of judges of the court of indian territory was agreed to at the instance of mr lodge te philippine government bill was made the unfinished business mr hoar gave notice that on the second day of the next season he would call up tho bill for the protection of the president the bill authorizing the continuance of the smoot investigation during the approaching recess was adopted and at p m the senate went into executive session at 95 p m the doors were reopen re open ed and the senate passed the following bills authorizing tho union pioneer com pany and trading company to construct the bridge across catallo creek alaska to confirm an aft of thelea lature of arizona authorizing the issue of bonds regulating pharmacy in the indian territory joint resolution relating to the exemption ot property at sea not contraband of war to ratify an agreement with grand ronde indians in oregon ratifying an agreement the arapahoe and indians for reservation lands in wyoming also a large number ot private pension bills at 1102 p m the senate took a recess until 1030 tomorrow morning |