The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-03-23
Alaska BILL BROUGHT Up.
VEST DOES NOT SEE THE Use OF
SO MANY NEW OFFICERS.
lie THINKS One Active Lawyer Could
Attend to All Legal Business In
the Territery-Hanna's Creden-

WASHINGTON. March en- thu SER
ate today Carter OF Montana called up
the measure reported BIZ him. making f,lr-
tner provisions for a civil government fer
Alaska, and addressed the senate at length
upon l.. He said that the committee had
not deemed IL wise 10 provide for a legis-
lative assembly for Alaska, not oniy On
account Of the character OF the inhah-
itanis. but also on account OF the vast ex-
tent OF the district. The discovery of gold.
Mr.. carter said. had attracted many per-
solls 10 the territory during the pas, two
years, but how long the rush would last
nobody could tell Considering the specl-
iaion and the conditions under which the
people lived, the holding Of elections
would be much like holding an election at
a circus.
Questioning Mr.. Carter as to the reason
Tor providing three United States judges
and three district attorneys. Vest OF MIS-
sour criticised what he termed the "ruui-
uplcation OF officials" He believed that
a reasonably industrious lawyer could as
district attorney. transact all OF the bass-
ness likely 10 arise there IN one month IN
a year.
carter maintained that on account of the
distances between prominent places in
Alaska, and the fact that TRANSPORTATION
Was almost entirely by water, and travel
was Impossible for the greater part OF tie
SrsAA aAScdlai Oh ice. SNe necessity or
the courts provided for by the bill was evil
dent carter vas here interrupted and
viii continue tomorrow. :
Gaiiinser OF New HAMPSHIRE who re-
Gently returned from a trip to Cuba an
nounced that. yielding TO the kind soAcita-
lions or many senators. he would sornor-
row, Immediately after the morning BUSH
ness had been transacted. briefly address
the senate upon his observations In Cuba
unless IN the meantime something should
occur to prevent il.
A feature OF the senate proceedings was
an extended speech by Carery of Ixou!si-
ana In support OF the pending national
quarantine bill. In the course Of his argu-
meat Mr. CafTery said that he wanted the
Wnole quarantine In the hands of the
United States government which could
make 4 quarantine effective. and he added
mat Re was as strong a states rights adj
VocAte as any man.
we want" said he. "a central ouaran-
tine authority. upon which responsibility
may rest We want uniformity of action
in this matter of quarantine regulations
backed by such financial and legal power
as VIII enable the authorities to cope with
the dread diseases which are likely to
rayase the country"
In conclusion. after speaking for nearly
three hours, Mr. Gallery said that state
guarantees We're utterly ineffective, ut
terry po"eriess, against an epidemic OF
yellow fever. In this inefficient state
quarantine system he had known the most
brutal acts to be performed lie had him
sell. he said, been assaulted by petty
quarantine officer with a shotgun. For the
exercise OF that kind of state or peace
power he had no use and no regard He
desired that the whole quarantine should
be handled scientifically. so that power
should be provided that would be- adequate
To cope with yellow fever and cholera and
Ike diseases.
Mr.. Foraker of Ohio presented the Gre
dentials CT his colleague. for the term as
United States senator covering six years
from March 4. 1880. The credentials were
read and ordered filed.
Among the bills passed We're the follow
i~"' TO prevent the appoint ment OF ca
diets to the naval or military academy OF
the United States from states. territories
or districts in which such cadets do not re-
side. 10 raise the age OF protection for
girls In the District of Columbia and n
the territories to Is years: to pay the ter
ritory Of Wyoming s7.7so money expended
by the territory OF Wyoming in protecting
and preserving the Yellowstone park dur
ing the years lSs+-S5-S6. and to place julius
A. Maiser on the retired list OF the navy
as a passed assistant engineer. At 40 D.
m. the senate went into executive session
and then adjourned.