The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-23
Committees Report On Various
Branches of Legislation.
MANY IMPORTANT CHANGES.
The Dill Iatreaueed by senator Car
Ter 4. the United states senate
Taken ~ the BaAis-J~ha q. Price,
Of shagway, VIII Represent the
Conxress-Work Was Harmonious.

Judge A. K Delaney, OF the Unitsi
States 6istric. court OF Alaska under me
administration Of President CLEVELAND, ar
stvss from Juneau on tho steamer HUM
boHt Saturday. He has been In attendance
at the sessions Of the Alaska territorial
convention which was supposed. when re
left Juneau on Tuesday. TO adjourn Wed
nesday morning. In speaking OK the con-
vention and Tia work he said
THE convention. \ whels was com
posed Of the very akiest men tn the terri
tory OK Alaska and Vas throughout efnl.
convened on October and Sas TO ADJOURN
on "Wednesday morning last. have Jus.
concluded reading the reports as pupisned
in the Post-InteiiixeDcer and they are
most thoroughly correct to the point where
they leave on
beginning at that point the convention,
by tho special committees provided for In
the permanent organization, took UP and
considered. first. the question OF the Or
gsnlzasion of civil government The tee
ommsndation. as 70 lesisiatian; w men, me
the bill introduced by Senator Carter. Of
Montana. In the United States senate. with
the exception that It provides FOR three
judges One OF these ig TO be located with
the marshal and clerk a. Juneau. with
view TO taking charge OF the business on
the inland passages which Il by far the
greater OF that district.
THE second Judge VIII be stationed at
ST. Michael and MS duties will be to take
charge OF the business At Cape Nome and
along the coast Of that district The third
win be stAtioned. 20 the committee recon-
msnds In the valley OF the Yukon n, Cir
Gle City.
Delegate 10 Congress.
Another change in the Carter bill rec
commended by the committee. II the election
by the people Of a delegate to the house
Of representatives. the manner OF this cleo
ton OF course to be provided by congress.
Otherwise It r. Substantially the same az
these Recommendations
Tho convention also adopted tho recon-
mcndations Of the committee on 4 civil
code which IL substantially a code OF civil
procedure for Alaska. changing somewhat
the practice heretofore existing and gov
ernea by tho lass OF Oregon. These
changes have relation more particularly
TO the abolition OF distinction between all
laws and actions In equity as provided ty
the Oregon code. thus giving 10 Alaska a
more modern code Of procedure.
The committee an criminal code sub
United some minor recommendations as 10
criminal law. among which was one recog-
mixing dogs as property and also eiiminat-
Ink from the present criminal code iii Of
the license taxes except the tar on llonors
This has more particular references 20 the
abolition OF the merchant and similar taxes
now In force.
ION the question Of land laws ana land
legislation the committee made some minor
changes fnare particularly concerning coal
lands and Also recommended that here
allowed. This Is to prevent A lot II val,,l-
bic locations on certain creeks being taken
up BY one man II also rec pmmenda a IT,.
fha laws regulating twenty acres as the
size Or placer claim he continued
On the school system.
The report of she committee on .su-
cation. which was adopted. presented ZONE
startling statistics I'm relation Ia sdica-
sionai matters In Alaska among which wa.
the statement thar from the statistics the
n t.@fr
that In Southeastern Alaska there are
nearly $50 white children 81 sch ,oi age
anu that In the entire district there gre
bat I'VE school HOUSES AID but i've teara~
err TO teach the children The committee
also recommended that IN fttture IN. srnn,,
system be completely divorced from Eli
RELIGIOUS and sectarisn Influences
ne committee on municipal government
presented report which In a general NAV
provides for the Incorporation of cities and
villages as may elect tn talk. adyant .ra
az the law. under direction OF the distrf,t
colrt. based on petitions ~ pron@rtv cwp
era showing the area to he iarorn,~,,..
ana the census within the area f'ncn
snch petition the court ~ * aprn.n, "a
spectofs who shall call an election -or ne
proposed area t. Determine the question ~
Incorporation and II the question IL decided
IN the affirmative a municipal kovrrnmanI
- Thereby established substantially the
s.ii.e as that az any city OF the second
class In Washington
Az already reported there Wa sngus
rivshf between Junsau and skngwav
az u the permanent chairman II ins enn.
It's lahors by designating Jnhn :; s,r,ra
OF skafwav who was supported ~. ,hs
united vata ct juneau and Doug Ia ts'sws
WI as hy mis- own city. as the arent
Washington AZ the coming session ~ con.
9ress. all local differences were diss.nst.,
ana the feeling was most harnonlniss
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