The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-02
Sensational Commission Forti-
ed With Facts and Figures.
cot. M'NAuGHT WILL PLEAD.
Of Commerce Notified by
e>axresstonal Delegation That
wvsrything In Being Done In BE-
naff Of Seattle ON the British
CSlsnbian Alien Lsw-Preside.ss
uni and Meiien Are Interested.

~. efforts OF the Chamber Of Com
..s-rs 10 secure favorable action On the
n..s.sh Columbia alien exclusion act are
-~.xiyr With success. Col. James Mo
r~urst mas s!gnissea his wsiillng ness To
.sr~ar before the joint high commission
= he interest OF the chamber. ard SEN
s,ors Turner and Perkins and Congress
-sn Jones and Lewis are doing every
.ffzx posi- Bile Ia behalf Of their coasfitu-
80 President Hill. Of the Great North
= and President Meller, Of the North
- paesne hava sxsrted themselves on
,rksif OF Seattle. the former securing the
,rozise OF Senator Frye, of the commits
xnn. 70 act In the matter.
PIE effort 20 secure the appointment OF
seatfle man on the commission in place
q Hon. Nelson Dingley. and also 10 have
- committee meet in Seattle. having
hlssn through, the friends working 10.
snsttis will now turn their attention TO
sas4ehssninE the commission on the exact
asfus OF the matter.
Ins following letter from Senator
GeofEs c. Perkins. OF California. To Pres
nsns Graves was read.
Il would state that In answer To my
pfeseniasion Ut the case OF the Alaska
miners to the government, SPECIAL Com
missioner kasson today wrote to me as
hfoWs:
I had some weeks ago prepared q
tseasy article covering the whole mining
cuastion In the interest OF our Western
uansfs, ard carrying out their Views as
~ - possible. II has been In substance
terepted BY our Canadian colleagues. bur
\ dspendent upon the general settlement
= SociDrocsty Questions. You can give
issuance that the interests Of which the
unerS wrote shall DO sroteetea.'''
Communication from j. A. Porter,
sgrrstssy TO President Mckinley. stating
t>At the chambers resolution on tho
14tlsA Columbia alien law had been or
(sred sent to the secretary Of state by
Heaident Mckinley. was received and
sacshef Communication from the assist
81 secretary Of state, stating that the
rsoiuti0n had been submitted to the
unsted States commissioners on the
Gated States and Canadian joint high
eenmIesiosi. vas read
4 Communication from Mai. Baldwin. as
npreeenfatfve OF the Real Estate board
~ read by Acting Secretary Prosch in
eAich he asks that additional indorse-
3eas By the chamber be given the Tor
g1a land law bill, now before the Judi
cary committee of the house at OLYMPIA
Wee rreslden, elise admitted the fol-
kT.nx resolution, which fully meets the
neded requirements:
BE u resolved, That the Seattle Cham
esf Of Commerce freely and fully indorscs
sael - popularity kncwn as this Torrens
hnd Law. embodyspg n system OF regis
tsffA& lands by which title may be easily
eheaply and safely passed from seller 10
buyer: ard be IL further
Resolved. That the Chamber OF Com
insfce respectfully requests the state
iskisisfure TO duly consider this matter
and enact such legislation on ths line sug-
fFstsd as the interests OF the people de-
mand, the Illinois statute. declared con.
satutenal by the supreme court, being
hereby commended"
tbs resolution was unanimously adopt-
81 and President Graves stated that he
would appoint member OF the chamber
70 appear with MAJ. baldwin before the
JUDICIARY COMMITTEES at Olympia
petition. signed by numerous raurs-
snniattxe business men. favorinu the an.
raintmrnf OF John A. Whaliey 10 the %.
kiica 81 British vice consul at Seattle.
ses placed on file. but not until Josiah
teaiins Rad ohtseted - the chamber TAX.
Ex any action on the petition. on the
sfsand fhat ii would not Be proper 20
sanction the appointment ~ any one cam
sas,e when there were three or four can
Gidases for the pfaea