The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-01-04
THEY OBJECT TO bALLA|NE.
MEMBERS or CHAMBER or COM
MERGE WANT HIS RESIGNATION.
fs an Additional Federal Judge
for the state. because u spokane
Mnn VIII Probably BE Selected.

Special Dispatch 20 ths Post-IstsIilyereer.
TACOMA. Jan. AT tonight's meeting
% the Chamber of Commerce Frank II.
Caldwell brought Up Ad;s.-GeD. BaIiaine' :
communication II the London Chronicle in
the form Of motion declaring il the sense
o. the chamber that, By reason OF Bal
LINES damaging and unjustIhabie words.
setting forth an erroneous view CT the feel
ing OF American ciJlzens for the English
people. Gov, Rogers should demand Bal
LANES resignation. The motion found
support. but before going 10 vote calmsr
counsel prevailed the matter being re-
ferred TO 3 committee for report al the
nexs regular meeting.
The special committee appointed TO re-
port upon the adytsablity of opening the
Puyailup Indian reservation presented a
long memorial giving several reasons why
congress should throw open this reserve.
Among the arguments 1t was urged that
with the release of this Land no single rail-
road could continue 10 monopoiize the en-
tire water front Of the city. The report and
memorial were adopted and the latter VIII
at once be forwarded 70 congress. The res
erya;ion Was set aside IN 1855 and contains
is.eoo acres Of land lying adjoining the east
ern limits OF the city.
ON motion IL was decided that commit
tee Of tao members be ma med 10 confer
20 arrange that one OF their tribe be sent
to Washington to use all possible infiu-
ence and urge the opening OF the reserYa-
ti0a without delay.
Regarding the bin now before congress
providing for a division Of the state into
Two Federal districts. tho Cascade noun
tains 10 form the dividing line, the cham
Der passed "a resolution protesting against
it's passage and ordering that a copy OF
Init, ,.ss III
representative IL congress. This move Is
strictly a Tacoma idea. IL being argued
that If the bin passes there wifi be one
Federal Judge in Seattle and one at Spo-
kane, and on this point Gen. j. III. ASH
ton said: Eve will then have no court
here nor any OF the advantages resulting
from IL. and Tacoma will be sidetFacked
for eyeFmore."
Cen james NJ Ashton introduced a res
olution protesting against the passage Cf
the Wilson bill In congress providing for
yaeatins the naval reserve at Gig harhor.
The resolution carried with ii the taking
OF proper steps toward getting the CO.
operation Of residents at Gig harbor, by
showing them the great advantage CT
keeping the reserve intact. 1t is shown
that with comparatively little expense a
fine fresh water harbor may be made AT
this reserve. which the government may
in future find invaluable. The resolutions
passed without dissent.
Attention was called TO the fact that a
representative Of the war department had
made inquiry In the city for means 10
transport the advance guard OF the gov
ernment klondike relief expedition. con-
ssting of 40 men, 300 horses and 800 tons
of provisions and thar nothing definite
had yet been done. Chairman Stone. a
matter OF information on this point. told
how stems had been taken TO secure If
possible. the services of the steamer City
Of Kingston. which might be taken off
her Sound run for this purpose.
II was announced as coming from
Senator Wilson that the government ia
considering the question of turning over
To the states In the Union all lands own
cd by the government, and that under
certain conditions this might he consum-
mated at no late day. The matter was
called up that the chamber might investi-
gate Ii and take the initiative In a move
ment 10 that end at the proper time.