The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-03-05

ndence, estimated that in Alaska gold
10 the amount of 800, goo 900 a wear
would be produced in a comparatively
snort space of time He said that III
section l3 should be adopted as pre-
Senfed, Canada would be compelled ia
abandon that all-Canadian route. and
he believe that this country would OBJ
tain every concession that was demand
ed of Canada by the pending section.
Turner's motion to strike out the fish
efles portion of the section was de-
feated by an aye and nay vote-34 to
10. The section was adopted without
division
As agreed to. section 13 is as follows:
That under rules and regulations to be
prescribed by the secretary of the
treasury. the privilege of entering goods
in warehouses and merchandise in bond
or Of placing them in bonded ware
houses at the port of Wrangel district
OF Alaska. and of withdrawing the same
Tor expectation to any place in British
Columbia or the Northwest Territory
without payment Of duty is hereby
granted to the government of the Do
minion of Canada and its citizens or citi-
zens OF the United States whenever and
so long as ii shall appear to the presi-
dent of the United States. who shall as
certain and declare the fact by procla-
nation. that no exclusive privilege of
transporting through British Columbia
or the Northwest Territory goods or pas
sengers arriving from or destined for
other ports in Alaska is granted to any
person or corporation by the government
or the Dominion of Canada, and that
the privilege has been duly accorded TO
such possible persons or corporations
operating transportation lines in Brit
ish Columbia or the Northwest territory
or making direct connection with the
transportation lines in Alaska; and that
the government of the Dominion of Can
ada mas consented to and is allowing on
pehalf or citizens OF the United states
the entry free of duty of all miners out
hts and supply of provisions and
ciotning, the whole not exceeding in
quantity 1000 pounds for each citizen az
the United States proposing to engage in
mining in British Columbia or the |
Northwest Territory; and that the gov |
ernment of the Dominion OF Canada has |
removed all unequal restrictions as to |
the issue of miners licenses to all eitf- /
zens Of the United States operating or |
intending to operate in British Columbia |
or the Northwest Territory: and, fur I
ther, that fishing vessels of the United /
states, having authority under the laws /
of the United States to touch and trade |
az any port or ports. place or places
IN the British dominions of North Amer
lea. snail have the privilege of entering
sucn port or ports, place or places for
=, PaAP1s ~ Pun 1HdSfas Dalt or ali |
1ther supplies and outfits in the same
manner and under the same regulations
as may exist therein applicable TO trad
ng vessels Of the most favored nations
md Of trans-shpping their catch to be
In bond through said do
nlnions without payment OF duties in
he same manner as other merchandise
destined for the United States NAV he |
hns transported"
The bill was then passed without di-
'is.en.
Ihe senate at 5:05 p. m. held an execu-
I've session and at $50 p. m. adjourned
Until Monday.