The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-09-23

Meets okUgway Cltiseas and Dts.
cwsses Their Needs.

Meets oko0woy Cit1oeas ana Ots.
cusses Their Needs.
SKA0WAY. 0cps. i7.--scnator shcup. OF
idaho. came up on the Cottage City yes
senator ssoup LEI. Lar. evening ON n.
the return Of his brother, United States
Marshal ehoup. from the North lie there
Yors had but few hours 60 spend In Stag
mcrce made tho most Of. lie was enter
tanned at dinner and later appeared before
z spsolai meeting OF the chamber. Mcsrs
head ana Other nemSsr. br, ei is,d before n,1
HIM the legislation Alaska % urgently
needs. and tho senator replied. He did not
attempt to make a speech, but In q con-
Drought 20 his attention and. ~ chairman
OF the senate committee on territories gave
moro sound and useful advice than has
ceSn obtained rom all che other viatins
In regard TO increasing the number OF
United Statee commissioners and 0nhrG-
. ING snsr Jvrsdicsicn. he SAID the commit
0,y o{ cnlarGinx the Jurisdiction OF COM
misGoners not only m 90 amount on which
action could - brought before them. hut
Ing than the power OF a probate Judge
IN order that the community might have
the protection needed The Garter bill was
this the committees got In wha, n believed
would cover the wants OF the territory
Ct that time and for sometime In tho
As TO the unsairncss Of IN, taxation i'm
roed. the bill provided for two additional
ludxts two attorneys and additional Of
neiais 90 Wen AZ additional commissioners.
expense to tho government, and IL was
held over the heads Of its promotersS when
the bin was In tho house that In order
20 secure It's passage the senate must pro.
n Hn .
additional expenses. That was how the
licensing law originated In the senate
when the biii came No q member declined
90 vote for Y unless Alaska was permitted
TO have delegate I'm congress. Matters
had ~ that time reached n roint when
z single Objection would prevent the pas
man OF shs COMMITTEES on territories would
permit. % the amendment and therefore
the bill wns passed
,o a, to 2, the time b.,ng ripe tor territorial
discussed with ~r~af care nv the Alaskans
IN fhear Forthcoming convention hefor. they
askea congress TO make ~ suil-ne<'sea
mind. hat the people OF this territory he
said. should 30 the best Judges
On IN" BOUNDARY QUESTION he was pleased
70 say 70 tno pcopie ~ Skawway that
they need have no rni-viyings ann, sns'
!nx Themselves IN Canadian territory. The
bfitfsn government had never been ac-
sas soaa o. =, iss na 80 snyihins y once at
nans Sacukl On this rpn, the Skagvay
people could rely on tho support OF every
senator 81 the United S,asew
The s~natrr vas aske~i N Alaxka s.,,ia
not be gfven a delegate In congress Win
out q territorial organisation. re sais ira,
m&hs be done, eut advised that they 40
not Include this In tho resilfs OF their
CONVENTION laid before congress I, ws,utf
be better. IN hA opinion. % have A dele
CATION Co salt ufon the president the at
frt~rfor and obtain their favorable con
sideratson OF the pru-,~ftion. The one Oh
iecsiou was the cces OF election Of such
dsseeAse that would Wriks congress ia,
tire president mixht surxest a hlIi aps,rtrts
ina y commission of say eleven Aiasktns
empowered 20 select such delegate In any
event u would ~ Tar better 20 have ire
cnncorfcnc. % the pr~sffen, In aavanc~
OF any Application 80 congress-
Upon other pcints that are 10 b. con-