The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-05
TIE WASHINGTON THURSDAY 5 PAGES

Moody Esxslsascan Of Massachusetts, said
ira. as the biis proposed a code for ahe
government, Of Dependency % the United
States. ii night be well 70 coEsslssr assher
we were abe to deal iz2seiligensly with de-
perdencaes generally. He then launched
a bitter attack upon that section Of 1he Dsa
which repealed AL existing laws relating
10 the sale Of lsQ8oys IL the district OF
Alaska and made X Only unlawful 10 sell
Liquors 10 the Indians This was a mon
ss-ous proposition he declared Virtually
IL meant free rum in Aiaska-t5e sass
aquor wifhou, license, without regulation
and without restriction of any kind. Such
8 propasitlosl &as sIthoa. parallel. II
nssS.zl q relapse into haroarsSm.
While Moody was III the midst Of his
speech. Warner. Republican. OF Illinois. in
charge of the measure. created a laugh at
Moody's expense by informing him that the
provision 20 which exception was taAen
Was 20 De amended,
Maddox. Democrat, u Georgia said II
Moody had waited 10 hear the amendment
read he would have been without a speech.
The bail as printed was IN practically the
form In which II came from the cofnrnis-
sion. The committee amendments. he
AAaENeAt, oeAA4 stlk 1GJrNAlNs2S
An amendment was adopted giving a
jury, il case a verdict OF guilty Of mur-
der in the first degree was returned discre-
tio-ary power 10 iniiict capital punishment.
When the section was reached prohi Bit
ing the sale or gift OF intoxIcs ting liquors
10 Indians. Moody Offered an amendment
continuing the existing law. which pronio-
us tie transportation OF liquor except for
maaicira., mechanical and Ike purposes.
Tongue Rep, Of oregon. SAID j, was ut
terry impossible To enforce the present law.
The inhabitants Of this disfric, will not
uphold officers OF the law and liquor Is
openly sold before them.
Several minor amendments were adopted
The speaker then laid before the house
the memorial resolutions adopted by the
senate out Of respect 10 the memory 10 the
late Senator Morrill,.
AS further mark Of respect. the house
then at AZ O'Clock adjourned.
Tongue OF Oregon has prepared an
amendment TO the bin Coz codidcation OF
the laws or Alaska. nov pending in the
house, prov sding for the licensing of main
business concerns in the territory and es-
pec.aiiy the liquor business. Tongue says
thar the TTeadweli mine does not pay any
thing In the way OF taxation 10 the sup
port Of the territorial institutions, and that
from the region surrounding Juneau,
about $500 90 in gold Is produced annual
ly and does not contribute "a cent TO the
government The present arrangements
concerning the question, he declares. are
corrupting society. No officer can PROSE-
cute those who sell liauor without being
ostracised by the people In the territory
and liquor that is sold pays no revenue.
1t IL introduced in the territory by being
shipped In bond to Lake Bennett ana snug
gled back Into Alaska. Such liquor as Is
sold there Is OF the very worst kind. being
adulterated. he says, 70 an extent unknown
elsewhere. Senator Perkins tried 10 have
similar amendment Incorporated in the
general Alaskan bin, which passed the SEN
ate last year. but IL was defeated.
Chairman krox, OF the house committed
on territories, has received a bin drawn by
the citizens committee At Juneau. Alaska.
providing plan OF government for that
territory. The subject is about TO be taken
up by the committee In connection with
the Carter bin, providing a form OF gov
eminent The citizens bill preserves the
/. main features of the Carter biil but gives
10 the president instead of the courts. the
selection OF commissioners and other off,
GERS. Before acting the committee VIII
hear Gov. Brady. who ;elegraphed from
Seattle that he was enrou;e here