The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-02-19
FIGHTING THE CARTER BILL.
.sxay BUSINESS NEy MEMO
RIALIzE CONGRESS.
- want the United states Dis
srses Csnrt Moved From Jsneaa
- Give Their Heasous-sftka

- x,.sta VITA the exception % Sit
:. n IN arms against the MEASURE
- a. the Cayisr Dsl! now before con-
- Tals bfI1 transfers the Federal
- Fl Alaska froEgl Juneau and SsaESay
!. .sxa- ART ala0 places the apTosBSrns NJ
= ress.s1 States court conan ssons-s-
. ,.x. the power % trial judges in
ss..sa tn the bands q the United States
1ssrss :aGxe
-ss ar Of juneau and Ekagway and the
<%smssr OF Commerce Of Alaska have
s~.s-s.eA against the passage of TIE Car
= ~. sS6 b. TIA tasf incoming stsa fasr
- sasir protest. Sc Washington.
ssssoe< o. technical gex5sAge the pro-
- ~ follows;
-. eattzerss Of Southeastern Alaska re-
.r<sus,Y demonstrate against the Ia&-
- a psuate asn No. So. making other
~ss1ons in the eiTal government for
80 unlezn the Two changes herein
- saxxsxtee can Sc made 10 said blu:
sys.yx thai tho word 'Sitka,' wners IL
.-.rs n sad printed nil. bs erased -nd
~ 9esd Juneau substituted therefor.
- r,esons fer ;nIs change We respectfully
aAnlt the following.
sxi.xsy per cent Of the population with
!. ~ biographical AREA where the bust
- Fl tie division 81 the court would be
,,..sxsed reside between Wransei and
Iszeaa. EIilisnso ard sAag@ay. i~aE.ng
- Is sxeee9 per cent, OF sach popGlA-
- rssiEsrsg NJ e1tks or tributary thereto
sAn shsisnlHs majority Of the
ves,ss az sad district also lies between
y-aagei and sksxxay. along the line 81
a. xlas6 passage TIA; the large quartz
- ~ shst division OF the territory thus
a. discovered begins a short distance
sssys Wransef and fellows the tFen6 Of
e coast q distance Of 10 - 10 miles TO
q calgkal range at the head OF Lynn
Gal hat ali along this belt mineral ez-
asurat.ons and development have been
ssxs and mines are being operated az
ecsfeHs points aleng said bels Tor a dis
tssse Of ~ Eailes from Sumdaua 20 Ber-
sxss Bay that within said belt snd al
ipeszs 70 Juneau are the quartz mines and
KS known A. the Tread sell. which are
~ SEPARATING go stamps and producing
4 ssTy large output o. gold each month.
leS> from this there are not less than
r camps In operation al cirefeat points
astx sa belt from SsamduHs to BeTaers
~ and a.! OF the said mills gre being
sxssatsd within radius OF fifty miles Of
tssxzG on The belt heretofore described.
81 are all paving properties,
There ar no0 plying between Puget
rsns snc 81 sway. VIA HFan<e. and J a
s<su twelve steamships. each Of which
s1xss nos less than tao trips per monia-
~ By tie facilities thuz afforded the court
4 sad division would aaways be accessible
q jsnsaa thAt gn.y eae Of he steamer
uxs he port Of = tks carrying mail. and
Dals tie trip AMY twice per rnoatA ~
nai the hsigants residing n WTaaEe3.
txxxsSy. Juneau ana intermediate paris
IN abe 70 reach Sitka Our twice a Ta0ntn
"AgtAai statistics show that sauCa the or
exnazAsion Of the civfi government. ia No
vwsb>r. iys. over y per cent. of the la
aroa In the district court has arisen -
yszseaa ard vicinity. ard that more thar
-. percentage OF LITIGATION nos pending
ARISES n the same section. inerri.ng NraU-
vi and stairway fha' at tie las. 5J3fV
tern o. TIE court. beginning al Juneau on
u 80 eey 81 Ncvemb-r last, 81 ;ae lS
sasss evil and criminal Appearing up1a
lie printed CO endar for said term. ou.y
Gs esvh case arose a. Sitka. AM OF the
ssnsrsi ca%es bat two arose IN Sitka
AAs.ds from this the eas; Inconvenience
80 expense 10 individuals and government
snE obliged 20 repair g. sstkA fer 5ac
rzspa@ % attending court must oe oav.-
sa Az evidence - this ~ Invite stten-
ss . the said calendar. which shows thar
s.sslEh,y -eight grant sasl Petit jarors
essstg-i~9 were from Juneau aud IT.
nSsAoT1g town, tao miles acro4ss TIC
sAansl Douglas
~ws therefore respectfully Auhrn!s from
De seTsg DING. which appear 10 us u ne
esss7< reasons. shat tho b.H above referro4
p saosE5 be amended So as 20 give a resi-
sNs tafse st Juneau
Sesonst-in rsgsra 10 a second orn,fss'-
" earnestly AavsAe Vn2EreNs IL have che
Fhsgss STATS comm 5sst Oners Bn The s.sgEfc.
y Asasks apDolEtsd by tne pres dent, in
assH - by The district sesdEs, "a few go
fssed In tais Bill and RESP fully URGE Tor
s- reasons tar United States c7nrni * n
ss n A!as&s 4Te no. merely referees as
tass3 states 6ls5rief court cosna1ts~
en@s are 81 t.s states sAst
lslssi Siasss com rIlt sz2s rHsrs 81 Ala
y are trIal iadwee ani unser -
ks $50 given ssfFlos'iC..1r II az cisl tsasas
- sxtenf % s1.s@ And over a -
ss-ssa ncFs Thai ssit tinted states ce1.i-
kst ofsrr are a-&s probate fafRss. Z"
tssl-s c'i9n over a. pryoba - matters thRt
q a. sSsSs iEis a - N1evs. comm ssal assere
- a. tTi93 Judges enA aD apes. il raktu
asa - sns 4tze ~ Cs32ft ard - gAssat
fs~seFas ire si1Htvicf coHr; anoei1 not have
tss RsNeF - ap2sint aud fcmnve tfnfre3
EksFS courts sno4id be Independent
evzss
IT, sFpses' n stgaas3 by ell re prominent
a.ss7'e y SoiHh as{ ~ A5aEka and "a
saaFsA-~5 ~ sss tgTr s@Fl- Ce3tsfssstte~