The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-01-08
The Territory Is Designated as q
Judicial District.
QUARANTINE MEASURES.
Daties to Be Imposed on The Marine
Hospital Service.
= Proposition for !. Great Military Dis
play at The worlds Fair-Ihe Bill
to Remove the Colorado
Utes is Dead

WASHINGTON, Jan. IA bill to pro-
vide temporary government for Alaska
was introduced in the Senate this morn
ing by Platt. It provides that the seat of
government shall be at Sitka and the ex-
eeutive power vested il a governor and a
secretary The territory is designated as
one judicial district with a resident dis
trict Judge and required TO hold at least
two terms annually, one each at Sltka
and juneau.
The bill directs the president to appoint
seven commissioners with powers OF
county judges at an annual salary of
8, GOO each. Other minor officers are pro-
Vided Tor and the general laws of the
state Of Oregon declared to be the law in
the territory of Alaska. The territory is
declared to be G land district, and suitable
provision is made for entries.
The dealing IN or manufacturing of
liquors is prohibited, save for medicinal
purposes by licensed druggists. All per-
sons including Indians, born or natural
lied in the United States, residing in
Alaska at the time of the passage of the
act are declared citizens Of the United
States, and no person who cannot speak
the English language in ordinary con-
versation shall be allowed to vote or hold
electoral office.
None but natives are allowed to reside
on the coast north of Behring strait and
81 the interior north of the Arctic circle.
The bill granting additional quaran-
tine powers and imposing additional du
ties upon the Marine hospital service was
takenup and formal amendments agreed
to. This brought the Senate to the
amendment which empowers the prosi-
dent to suspend for such times as he shall
deem necessary immigration from coun-
tries or places where cholera or yellow
fever exist.
KYLE, Republican of South Dakota,
moved to strike out ffyellow fever'' and
insert ''other contagious or infections
diseases, - and spoke of the prevalence of
typhus fever in Mexico. After desul
tory discussion the amendment was
agreed to; also the section as amsded.
An amendment offered by Mr.. Squire,
Republican, of Washington designating
the supervising surgeon general of the
Mariness hospital service as an officer by
whom certain duties may be executive;
caused considerable discussion, and some
unpleasant criticism of Dir. Wyman,
n-:Iich was resented by that gentleman's
friends. Finally Mr.. Squires withdrew
his amendment.
Several minor amendments offered by
Mr.. Chandler were agreed to; also one
appropriating 81 100000 to be ex pended
by the president to meet exigencies in the
execution of the provisions of the bill,
formal amendment having been offered by
Mr.. Platt.
The yeas aud nays demanded by Mr..
White, Democrat, Of Louisiana, who
stated frankly that his purpose was to
prevent action until some gentleman from
New Orleans, who was in opposition to
the bill, reached Washington.
After some interchanges of views an
agreement was reached that the special
order as to the bills on the subject of
quarantine and immigration be continued
until Monday and the anti-option bill re-
sumed on Tuesday. Finally MIR. Platt's
amendment was agreed to and the amend
ment went over until Monday, after
which the Senafe adjourned.