The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-02-07
JONES and TENTS At OUTS.
THEY DIFFER OVER THE QUESTION
OF A NEW DISTRICT.
Lewis Objects 20 the csssstSs of .
New judicial District. Because IL
wouId Make More Federal Posi-.

Special Dispatch 20 the Pest-Intelligeneer.
WARRINGTON, Feb s.--E. e sfsingtor 3
two representatives. Jones ard Lewis,
have parted company, so ~ speak.
upon one measure Of importance 20
their state Lewis does rot agree with
Jones a. 20 the adyfsfslfsy u dividing tae
state Of Washington into two judicial dts
Otcts a. the pf@srnt time. fssr icing no
objection from the representative rum
Western Washington to this all. II Z were
not for the fact that its passage would
create another life Federal office for a Re
puDiczn president 20 fiji This T. the
Orognd Lewis has taken. and he has a.
ready made public announcement q hls
Intentions 10 fight :se measure and defeat
q before the Judiciary conIrnigts II possible
Tscmrs's Old desire 70 have tns state d.
v!sIed into two judicial districts ~ .. line
running east and west. making Tacoma the
principal place for holding court in The
Second district. and thereby giving
Judge TO that city practically. has again
cropped w: but this does not meet with
The views of any OF the menosrs Of the
states delegation from Eastern washing
ton. and the probabilities are, therefore.
that no Federal District viii be created IN
the state % Washington al this session OF
congress.
judging from letters received here. the
present situation of the PuyaIlup reserya-
ton Il not satisfactory 10 the citizens Of
Tacoma. whieh city IL adjoins. The APP
po.ntment OF Clinton A. Snowden. former
jy editor OF the Tacoma Ledger. TO the po-
sitior Of special commissioner for the
,Pnyallup Indians IL considered good one.
and Under the faw he Is doing all be can
% have the lands allotted 10 the Indians
cold 10 their best advantage. What the
real estate men Of Tacoma appear TO desire.
however. IL 10 remove all restrictions. 10
abolish the office OF commissioner and per
init the Indians TO dispose Of their land as
they $50 tit. in other words. at as low n
price as they can bee Induced 10 part With
them.
Those vino are trying TO bring about this
change Of affairs on the Puyallup reser-
walton might as weil save their energy.
for IL will IL. but waste Of time. The In
dian bureau would never consent 20 remove
all restrictions and permit the Indians 10
dispose OF their allotment Themselves. for
1t has been the history of the past that In
such cases the Indians obtained very little
for their land. and were frequently swim
died
The expense Of the commission for the
plyallup Indians hass been reduced 20 a
minimum In the last administration
there were three commissioners and their
expenses were quite heavy. Now the work
IN all done. and better done. TOO, by one
commissioner. who Is a resident Of Tacoma.
and with whose work the Indian bureau
expresses the creates, satisfaction.
Congress can do nothing for the Indian
committee would net report favoraby up
on any bin 10 remove these restrictions In
the face OF an adverse report from the
Commissioners OF Indian affairs.
Application has been made 10 the COM
missioner OF navigation for a transfer "a
an American registry OF the American
huiit ship Richard III. OF Port Townsend.
James MacIntyre. master. The Richard
Ill was two years ago converted into a
barge and transferred to Victoria, II. c..
and has since been used a. = coal barge
under the British flag. The applic.ti0
now filed les To obtain for her again an
American registry. under the name OF the
Il. n. Jouctt with her register a. poFi
Townsend Mr.. Jouett. resident OF San
Francisco. Is the pFesen; owner of the YES
sei The proper formalities have been
complied with and 10 Is probable that the
change of name and new register will be
allowed.
a similar request has been mada by III
j. apeer Il Son. Of Seattle. who desire 70
have the name of the vessel Louis Walsh
changed TO the II. J. Speer and registered
FROM Seattle. This vessel K, 10 be uez 4 IN
the Alaska trade this spring. Certain rules
laid down by the treasury department foI
ali such applications have not been com
piled with By Speer q Son. and IL viii bs
necessary for them 10 attend To these mat
tiers before any action can be taken on
their application.
ALLAN n STAIrSON