The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-13
Course TO Be Taken With the
Allea Exclusion Law.
A REvutSiON OF FEELING.
Fear Influential Members Of the
British Columbia Legislature said
To B~ In Favor of Making the
Present Act IaeGeetfv~-Wou id
Establish Royalty of 10 Per
Geaf- ~ in the kiendfke District

4 movement 20 repeal the British Coz
una5f& allen exclusion iaw - amendment
"a said u - contemplated - influential
members o. tie British Columbia legisAa-
fu.e wAo voted IN favor Of the @afI at ire
tlrre of IT. gasSage bel are reS eoEa-
viEsess 81 - injustice T. ]. watson,
mixing ard real estate nan 81 SkagEaE.
having large interests IN the Atlin css-
tract, said last night a. tAe Hotel Butler
thai be had 5sen personally assured o.
such Intention on the part Of s@NsyAs t@Ess-
iAt0rs He has just come from Victoria
The iaw might &c repealed outright
said Nj Watson ''sut for the fact that
TIE constitution Of British Columbia pro-
plaes that there cannot be Il repeal o. any
Law as the same session At which n was
saSSed Eour members. three OF whom
voted for tire Law, are going 10 prepare
an amendment which VIII allow aliens the
right 10 locate ana work placer claims
in the Attn district by paying the roy atty
OF 10 PEP cent. ts3e same as IS done n the
Northwest territory.
'"The government Is only In power by
cne vote even II the opposition gets the
two wno are 20 be elected from kossland
and West kootsRay. The public senti-
gsft is growing stronger and stronger
both in Victoria and Vancouver In favor
of the repeal OF the law. now that 1t Is
passed and they Sc. its great injustice
and the lEdesired effect II ~ producing.
Men ia ali walks Of life are conaemning
the law and those who were foremost in
favor Of It's passage are uo~ IL the 'front.'
ranks asking FOR its repeal.
-Four members. three Of whom voted
for the exclusion law told NE confi1enti-
eily that they we're going TO propose an
amendment which would practically be u
repeal OF the exclusion Law. They are go
nag 10 propose that aliens have the same
privileges granted them as the miners at
Dawson. This viii allow them 10 locate
and prospect placer claims oy paying the
~ PR cent. royalty. All four members
are prominent III the legislature. hat ]
cannot give their names. The government;
is only in possession by one vote. but
there IL q remarkable chance for the pub
lie opinion TO influence members On the
government side. so when the amendment
is proposed il may become law.
1T il, indeed, a remarkable fact how
Tire opposition 90 the law as il now
stands Is growing every day. have
pursuits and they are all in favor of re-
peal. Joe Martin may still keep the gov
eminent members whipped into line. but
he VIII have exceedingly hard work TO do
so against the public opinion. OF course
the opposition Is only in tns minority. bat
they are sure OF getting some u the mem
bers on the other side to vote with them
when the amendment GENES up
Dir. watson says he has last sold six
claims on Pine creek, TWO above discov-
cry. t. c. w Dillon. o. Montana for
1900 apiece with hts partner. John
Church. he intends to open Il mining ax-
change this summer i'm the Attn dis
trict.