The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-01-19
STATUTE
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1s<@s ava Ek4kLSGs o. the %s%<ts& Cs2%NS w
sfsy other nation not Canadian or British,
who attemp; 20 locate or record placer
mining claims In any part Of the British
Columbian province. including Attn, viii
be- fnet by tbs peremptory Information
that they are NOT wanted. and thar shssr
IeeatteH ard attempted recording are
worthless
The measure came Up on third reading
and final passage at rs o'cieck this after
neon, and t~o minutes later was declared
carried. There was no 9ebate-st had APP
parsnfiy been given no consideration over
night, and this morning it was read by
the clerk ana put in this fashion by
Speaker Foster:
ALI in favor" no reply.
''Contrary." no reply.
Carried" Still no word from the house
and other business was taken Up.
McGtnAis signs the Bill.
An hour later his exceiisncy Lieut. Gov.
McGinnis drove up 10 the parliament
building in state and affixed his Official
assent TO the act deprtving probably p. go
Americans Of the same right Canadians
enjoy In the state OF Washington and all
territories of the United States-shat OF
reapsng the fruits Of deiving for the gold
that Uncie Sam considers belongs to all
men alike.
The Law is In effect now. II became
operative the moment M. McGsnnis
signed the bill And every one Of the
loo Americans who have left Seattle for
the Atlin gold fields since January i will
have rad his long journey and expendi-
ture Tor OUTFITS for nothing. Even the
import duty On provisions. clothing and
snoveis and pans that was paid to British
Soiumbss by these miners when they
crossed the White and Chiikoos passes is
iost. as 1t VIII not be refunded unless
these lawmakers, In their generosity.
should vote 10 do so as matter OF grace.
IL any Of these prcspectors should have
located claim in the Attn at 6 O'Clock
this afternoon. and then gone on develop
ing to comply with the Canadian law. two
weeks hence. or when the official word
Teaches Atiin OF the American exclusion.
Re Will be told that his location was
worthless. and that he must no, only re-
fund all gold he took out. but viii have
no redress to recover his outlay.
Victoria Hopes for Gain.
All this has been done In the hope ana
anticipation that Victoria will hereaf ter
sell all the outfits that are taken to Attn
and have AL the gold that is taken ou,
The supporters OF the act cain the in,en-
ton Is that all OF her Britannia majesty's
subjects shah reap the benefit, but Vie
soria anu British Columbia are neverthe-
less to be the first recipients.
joe Martin, the attorney general. ana
poiitieai whip OF this province, EXPRESSED
the general ideas Of exclusion fAsorers
quite well today when he said:
on, as 10 the United States retaIiating.
that Is too far ahead"
A fun investigation into the situation
here shows that this has been no ..ahead''
legislation; 1t Is al for today, and IL
Uncle Sam should take /, into his head
TO withdraw any OF the special privileges
granted TO Canadians in Alaska, then
there will be some ahead" consideration.
Branded a. . Job.
The opponents OF the exciusion--and
there are more OF them here than ap.
pears on the surfaee-charac,erize It as q
'jcb.' and bring some strong and logical
statements to their support 1t Is pointed
out that an Old law of 30 years stand
Ing was revived for the sole purpose OF
getting J. III. Turner, the former premier
oat Of the legislature. This law provide.
THAI no member OF the provincial. par,ia-
ment may at the same time engage In
business dealings with the government
specifying dealings under CONTRACT. Mr.
Turner n senior member OF Turner. Bee
ten a Co, and extensive mercantile
house, and a few weeks ago one OF his
agents sold the jail at Nelson few
blankets Tor use In an emergency. Mr.
Turner was asked 10 resign. He refused,
and then seeing the intention of subjecting
sign
Martha Afraid OF Turner.
Mr.. Turner was the leader Of the oprosi-
ton here-the party opposed to the gov
srnuent-ana was well known as being
opposed In this American exclusion bill.
He is an energetic worker. and In the fear
that he would succeed in getting enough
support to kill the legislation, II Is said.
he was forced cut. There were at that
time seventeen members OF the opposs-
ton. out Of the total az thIrty-eight I'm the
house, lacking only three Of majority.
Under Mr. Turner's leadership these sew
enteen were as one boays NfthsGS IL. tnsst
were scattered and disorganIsed. and soon
were In the tomb Of silence, under the
presuuaasie fear Of the implaeaafe Joe
Martin, the government boss. Mr.. Tur-
ner has at all times been opposed 10 an
exclusion act In any form. and especially
In tho enc just passed.
The speech From the Threne.
Lieut. Gov McGInnis has no power In
this Instance He IL merely the mouth
piece Of the gevernmeat-,as ministry
Hts speech frefn the throne WAS prepared
by the mlnistry-and. therefore. by Joe
Martin, presumably.
The text CO that speech. referring 70 the
exclusion proposition wss as follows;
There is likely 20 - = large Increase
within the present year Ia placer and by
L.. Tar