The daily morning Alaskan., 1899-12-10

 fAgEAN LANS The President Gives Good Advice to Congress. IMMEDIATE ACTION
ACTION
IMMEDIATE
Mckinley Pays Al entiOn to AIaska-Need nunIcIpaI Govern- mem ana Another Judge.

President Mckinley, In his annual mes sage. delivered to congress December sth recommends that congress grant more ex- tenslye self government for Al ska. Thi: territory. he slys, should have a form of municipal government and q legislative council with authority 70 make laws, sub jeet to the approval of congress, when in session. or of the president during the re- cess of congress, similar 10 that originally provided for LouiSi ma territory when pur. chased from France. The president also recommends an additional lu1ge.
 That portion of tiie presidents message pertaining to Alaska foil TVS. in full:
 A necessity fjr immediate legislative ae tlon exists ln the territory of Alaska substantially, the only law providing a civil government for the territory Is the act of May I7, ISS4. This Is meigre in its provisions aud is fitted only for the ai- minlstratl1n of affairs in a country Spirse- ly inhabited by civilized people md unim- portant in trade and production, as WIS Alaska at the time this act WIS passed, The increase in population by immlgri'ion during the past few wears. consequent upon the discovery of gold, has produced such a condition as calls for more ample facilities for local se,f government. md more numerous eonveniences of civil and judicial administration. Settlements hiv, grown up ln various places, constituting in point of population and business cities of thousands Of inhabitants, vet there Is no provision Of law under which municipal ity can be orgaalledor maintained.
 lu some lotalltlss the lp,tabitants have pal eoosnsFri5l's ua l..!. c. =. - ia.naa cave been lpbointed md or in neeS crelt- ing and regulating q police force. a fire de- plrtment, a department Of health and making provision for the care of ins . md lnIgent poor and sick and for pubic .,hools have been plssei. These proceed ings and ordinances passed by Su,h m . nielpalitv are wit out statutory authority md have no sanction, except as they a'e nintlned by th. popular sen ntiment Of the community. There is an entire ab- Sen,e of .uthoritv to proviie the ordinary instrument of local police control and ld- m'nistrition. the population consisting of the usual perten age of lIwless aiventur' CTS of the q ss that always njtkS to new d-lts of enterprise or discovery, and under circumstances which require more than or iinarv provision for the m intenlnee oi peace. good order and lawful conduct
 "The whole vas, area of Alaska com prlses but one judicial district with one judge, one marshal and ore district at- torney. vet the civil and criminal busl- ness has more thln doubled during the pist year. and is miny times greater, bo h in volume and importlnee than 1t WIS n 1884. The duties Of the julge require hIm to travel thousands of miles to diSthHge his judicial duties at the various pl',e' designated for the purpose. The territory should be divided into at lelst two d tricts and an additional judge, district at tomey, marshal and other appropriate officers be provided.
 There is practically no organized form o government in The territory. There IS nc authority except in eongressto plss an' law. no matter how local or trivial, am the difficulty of conveying to the congress an adequate conception and understanding of the various needs of the people in tn different communities is easily understood see no reason why a more complete iorr of territorial organization should not b provided. ,
 Following the precedent established Il the year Iso5, when temporary govern ment was provided for the recently ae oulred territory, then known under tn name of Louisiana, It seems 10 me that would be advantageous to confer greate executive power upon the governor an to establish, as was done in the case c the territory of Louisiana, a legislatlv council h wing power to adopt or .lnante
 which shall extend to all the rightful sub
 ieets of local legislation. such ordinance
 not to take effect until reported to an
 approved by the congress, fl in sessloI
 and if that body Is not in session. then b ,h. nresident. in this manner a SySteI