The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-12-26
IN SATISFIED.
,s.r AND JONES PLEASED
s rnprR COMMITTEES.
-. = Position to Render Good
! ~. ..,.,s. Il state and Nstion-sen-
... rsstss werkins ON Lisht'
....s for the Alasks District

y, y,,.reteh 70 the Post-rntelligencer.
.ssf,ifsTON. Dec. &-RepresentatiSe
N.Lses srnresses himself as grained at
s 81 u.ss,rs nent upon the committee on
sp ma the committee on coinage
v.ea ~ measures. II regard the
$3.50 .llI.,s..s an territories as one OF very
u ''ss - rortsnce to our state" he said
~ 49, -Intelligencer correspondent.
~ a,. nat romantics win have great
,l.sss ~ With the interests or Alaska,
N. nc |. no one thing that can DO more
NV, s she people OF our state ana the
.uss n Alaska than this committee.
2R sSst Nv work ON the committee Will
s..ss = "a create a friendly feeling be-
!. .1N ss ~ people OF Alaska and the people
v AZ. sfsfe Of Washington. 1t VIII GER
Y. 49, " Nv every effort to bring about
N ~ nv membership on the commit
.4s "a I. coinage. weights and measures,
" .srt,nued. Il would like very much to
s..'sss III establishment Of a United
49, mint At Tacoma. and my position
y ~ committee will aid me In this direc-
~. n The last report of the director OF
z e mint At washington. D. c.. shows
=, ne government does not at present
-. ~ facilities II should have. The Inn
ss.n.s Influx OF gold coming down from
lsska could be conveniently coined at
Roma and regard the proposition as
~ my worthy, but feasible. There have
- recently large additions In the way
= ssHroved machinery at Philadelphia.
/ M i the largest mint in the United
esS3st A movement Is also on foot to
ssrure the establishment OF a mint at
4 ss.sawnnd Dakota. Yes, / think / Will
ssss treat deal OF work on these two
,rxnmiftees for the state. and hope It Will
! e n benefit to the people there"
REPRESENTATIVE Jones was in a comrla-
sznb mood ia regard TO his assignment to
remnittees. II am very much pleased with
NJ ASSIGNMENTS to the committee on mer-
Tkant marine and fisheries and to the COM
siItee On public lands" he said. I'm fact
MAI been permitted to select the commit
~ that most desired l rather think
vsjld have chosen the committee on mer-
rhrnt marine and fisheries. My recollec-
I'M. now Is that, when / wrote Speaker
henderson short time ago giving my
nfcference 81 three committees. placed the
merchant marine and fisheries first. I con-
ujdtr ti,is one of the most important COM
1ittess Of this congress. It will have to
al with measures looking toward the re-
va. Of our merchant marine. This Is
ecnething that Is very much desired. 1
wsA to see American ships In every
mt Of the world. Our ships should carry
not only our own commercial commodities.
baithe commerce of the world.
n have not investigated the matter very
lully, but what examination I have made
Gpes me that a very small proportion of
cf commerce Is carried in American ves-'
m and much smaller proportion of the
worlds commerce. There is no reason why
N should not be the great worlds carrier
on ne sen. We have all the material out of
which ships are constructed and we also
hsw the products the whole world desires.
We have the seamen to man the ships and
WY should we not assume our true posi-
tinn IN the carrying trade of the world? I