The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-01-03
ALASKA NEEDS LAWS
GOV. BRADY GOING TO WASHING
TON TO URGE THE CAR
TER BILL
EXPLAINS THE CONDITIONS
About the Only Justice MT Present
Available Is That of a Summary
Character-Want the Regula-
tions Existing In the District of
Columbia Applied to the Cold
Northern Territory.

Gov John G. Brady, of Alaska, pass
ed through the city last evening on
his way to Washington, D. c., where
he will appear before the committee on
territorial affairs, in behalf Of the Car
ter bill, providing for revision of the
laws governing the territory of Alaska
Gov. Brady said to a reporter for The
q o e, at the Merchants hotel last
evening: The last grand jury which
met at Sitka brought in indictments
against 200 saloonkeepers. But not a
| single verdict could be found against
one OF them by a Klondike jury 1.-The
trouble with our laws said Mr. Brady,
are that they were made for the ma
| tfves before white people commenced to
go TO Alaska. Perhaps the most objec-
tionable is a prohibitory statute against
this law, and in their efforts to evade
1t. the saloonkeepers do great deal
more harm than if they were allowed
TO enjoy high license. The Prohibit
tionists are raising great objection TO
the passage OF the Carter BILL but it's
passage would be for the best interests
of the territory. The bill provides for
three Judges, one to be located at Sit
ka, another at Juneau, third some
where in the immediate Klondike
region. There will also be marshals.
clerks and commissioners, who will ex
ofhclals in the United States. All of
these ofhcers will receive salaries. and
no 1ees will go to the officeholder. The
ices OF these offices and the licenses
collected from the saloonkeepers. will
De diverted towards local improve ments
and a school fund, which will be Great
ed.
The three judges will have authority
over the whole Of the Alaskan territory
comprising $4,000 square miles. At
present we have practically no laws
Tor the punishment for crime, yet there
are great many people in Alaska.
Ihere are many Minnesota people there
too. Mr.. Bracket and his son from
Minneapolis, are doing a great work
In furnishing facilities for building up
the territory, and I think 1t is due to
all Americans in Alaska that congress
enact law which VIII protect their
interests. In the absence of proper
laws for the public order, the interests
of Americans are jepordized every day
In the week. The Carter bill was in
troduced last session and passed the
senate, but this being a short session
or congress 1t may not go through
this year. In this event It will be hard
to get another bill through within two
years. In the meantime the lawless
element will increase in Alaska, and
the only JuStlce winch can De haQ Will
be of a summary nature in the hands
of the citizens. and I might say that
the people Of Alaska do not hesitate
very long to take the law in their own
hands. All that Alaska asks Is law
which will produce the greatest good
to the community and give the best
results in it's operation. Alaska has not
been treated with a great deal of con-
sideration by the United States. and
think 1t is due our people that accepta-
BILE statutes be placed on the law
books.
"To be more specific will say that
our bill merely seeks to make the laws
regulating the sale Of liquor in the Dis
trict Of Columbia applicable in Alaska.
Other laws are patterned much after
the District Of Columbia regulations.
LAS for the Klondike. I might say
that there Is great interest in every
locality. The new discoveries over in
the British possessions in the Atlin dis
trict have attracted many. and the
coming season will see a great number
of people go to the interior Of Alaska
and British Columbia. Almost every
one who comes from the Klondike
brings some gold. and in nearly all
cases they are going back after a trip
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