The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-12
NH|SHEY N alaska
House Passes a Thousand DOL
lar License Act.
LOCAL OPTION A FEATURE
Warm Contest Over Criminals
Sitting on Jur les.
LOCAL OPTION A FEATURE

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE house today
completed and passed the bill for the cod
iacation Of the criminal laws Of Alaska,
upon which It has been working intermit-
tently for a week. An amendment was
adopted providing a hing license system in
the territory. with a species Of local op-
ton. Liquor dealers by its provisions are
to pay q license of 81, 900 per year. and the
consent Of a majority of the white citizens
residing within two miles Of liquor deal
et's establishment must be obtained before
q license can be secured. An attempt to
re-commit the bill for the purpose Of secur-
ing the adoption of q provision excluding
convicts from service on juries was de-
feated.
The house non-concurred IN the senate
amendments to the District Of Columbia
appropriation bill and asked for a confer
ence.
Consideration of the bill for the codif-
cation Of the criminal laws of Alaska was
then resumed.
At the conclusion Of the reading OF the
Alaska bill the subject Of licensing liquor
was taken up under amendments offered
BY Mr.. Warner Ol) and Mr.. Tongue
COre.) but both were ruled out on points
Of order.
Mr.. Moore Rep., Mass) offered an
amendment substituting the present law,
which prohibits importations Of liquor into
Alaska. On a yea and nay vote the amend
ment was defeated, nays 90; yeas "A
The COMMITTEES amendment was again
offered and Mr.. Knox and Mr. oMody
stated that they made no point Of order
because, since the defeat of the Moody
amendment, unless the committee amend
ment was adopted there would be practi-
caly no liquor law in Alaska.
Mr.. McEwan (Rep., y. j. thought the
present law Should be given another trial
Mr.. Todd dem. iAIch.) believed it 10 be a
shame 10 have to admit that the govern
ment could not enforce the present laws
In Alaska. The amendment was adopted
1t provides that a yearly license may be
issued for the manufacture or sale of
liquor in quantities of not less than five
gallons, not to be drunk upon the prem
ises, upon the payment Of fee Of 81. 900.
No license, however, can be issued unless
evidence is produced before the court
showing that a majority Of the white citi-
zens within two miles Of place for which
a license is asked shall consent. The
amendment prohibits the sale Of LIQUOR 10
minors and gives every husband. wife or
child, parent, guardian, employer or other
person injured in person and property in
consequence Of intoMcation, the right to
exemplary damages from the person who
by sale may have caused such intoxica-
ton
The sale Of liquor by drug stores is per-
mitted upon the prescription of physi-
clan. The sale OF liquor to Indians or half
breeds is prohibited.
Mr.. Tongue CRep., Ore.) said the bill was
deficient because it permitted criminals
TO sit upon juries. As a representative of
the west he protested vigorously against
such legislation by the east. The west, he
said. had already suffered enough from the
criminals from the east. He did not want
murderers, robbers and forgers 10 sit upon
juries to try honest men. The jury sys-
TEN had received many severe blows but !
this was the worst, making, is it did. !
the jury box in Alaska a haven Of rest !
for eastern criminals.
Mr.. Dayton Rep.. W. vaD and Mr. |
PAYNE (Rep., y. " thought such criticism
Of tAe east unjust and II was suggested !
that al the states are east of Alaska.
Mr.. Underwood Dem. AlaD moved TO I
re-commit the bin 20 tho committee on |
revision of laws, with instructions to in /
corporate a section barring convicted fe- /
ons from sitting on juries.
Mr.. Underwood's motion was lost, 81 to .
y. and the bin va spasssd without divis- /
Ion.
Then. at 4 O'Clock, the house adjourned.
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