The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-17

serve on an Alaskan Jury must be a cite
Zen - the United States sa@ resistant
OF Alaska for at least ore year. C3stxen-
anip = al that orssf 70 Be required TIE
Changed 50 as 50 harmonic with Alaskan
conditions. As II - row. go narn~s az
resadents q al parts % Alaska are placed
IN the 3ary box. ard every term a certain
humber drawn fhsregTorr. who constitute
grarza ara petit Jnry. Therefore IL Is
that when Term Is held. say ~ Juneau.
Urszaen az drawn from kad.ak. SitkA.
ksiasnso, Douglas. Jenesa Sksg xay.
pyea. Wyangei and ether PLACES Not only
Is great fneonvenlsyce. or account Of dig
Vance and transportation. caused 20 ;hs
Surynen So drawn, but great expense en-
taiissa upon tAa government. TIE law
shos2sd be 50 remed&ed that whenever a
term is caiieS. for d given place the mar
shat. clerk ard 5ary commissioner. APP
pointed by the court. a resident OF such
place. could place in box Tor suck pszr-
pose the names Of asl the residents os the
place subject 10 jury duty aud from Il the
jury should be drawn When from any
reason tae court. On proper showing.
deems Il unEtse or improper 10 try given
case in the community where il arose. IL
should be transferred TO the mex. nearest
town where court Is held. and continued
TIL term OF court is opened there,
The present United States commission
erss 50 called, ought TO have their turis-
dietion raised TO Include al civil cases
Up to 81 .sss. and ali misiemeanors where
the maximum punishment does not exceed
one year. with appeals. o. course, to the
district court. They should. also. have
probate jurisdiction as at present. Ap-
peals should lie 20 them from all justices
courts IN their jurisdiction in all criminal
matters. and on matters OF Law in civil
cases They should be denominated sa-
pefior judges and their salary raised to
$500 year. ard they should be members
Of the bar OF 1T least ave years standing.
All fees collected IL their courts should
he yese int rtfA r~rS~
Delegate An Congress.
The land Offices. including that o. the
surveyor general. ought TO be removed
forthwith from Sitka to Juneau or Skag-
way. A United States prison should
be built AZ Sitka. in which all criminals can
be kept, instead OF bringing them down
'here as at present Ii ought to De run
less on hotel and more Oh q prison plan.
high license Law ought 10 be passed
making license fee OF $50 for towns Of
DO population. and under: 81 90 for towns
Of over sNe and not exceeding 561. and
N,ss for all towns of more than 5000 In
Eabitants- All money raised from licenses
and fines ought TO so towards the sup
port OF schools and for opening up trails
Laws giving Alaskan towns the power 10
incorporate. to elect their own officers TO
manage their school affairs and To levy
taxes sufficient TO carry an the sane
should be enacted forthwith. The home
stead laws should ba extended 10 Alaska
Immediately
And last. but by no means. least
Alaska should be allowed a delegate In
congress so that her needs can at ali times
De presented. and such changes be made
and new laws enacted as her varying con-
dfttoEs require. Were these things done
Alaska, which has climate better than
any country OF northern Europe, better In
TACT. On It's southern coast than New En-
gland or the northern states OF the middle
west, whose resources are undeyeloped
and whose golden lining has, at yet
scarcely been opened up to the wcn6rous
gaze Of her hardy pioneers. would enter up
on such an era OF prosperity as to confouni
those who have always tried and are still
trying. 10 assassirate her in the halls OF
congress, and which would, In the near ft,-
tGre. bring for Southern Alaska a fuil
territorial form Of government and pave
the say for statehood"