The Nome nugget., 1900-01-01

of May IA, 1898, reserving a roadway sixty feet wide along the shores of navigable waters. The bill provides that this reservation of a roadway shall not apply to mineral lands or townsites.
 "The result of the adoption of this section will be to protect the owners of claims located on the beach in ac- cordance with the mineral laws of the United States down to the line of aver age high tide, leaving open to future location under miners regulations only that portion of the beach below said average high tide line.
 After amending and agreeing upon this section 26 as I have given it, the senate haggled over the question of location of mineral claims or the hold ing of land by aliens for nearly two weeks, until it was evident an agree ment could not be reached and the dis cussion would go on until it was too late to get the bill through at this ses- sion. Consequently on May 1 the sen ators on both sides agreed to drop the discussion, cut out all disputed points and let the bill go through without further amendment, which was done.
 No Amendment Probable.
 "Of course the bill will now go 10 the house and must be passed there. While of course it is possible that the senate bill will be radically amended in the house, it is not probable that serious changes will be made. The bill has been very carefully drawn, and it is improbable that in the short time that will be given for it's discussion in the house any attempt will be made to make material changes.
 Sections 72 and 73 of the third di- vision of the code, as originally drawn, providing for the acquisition and hold ing of lands by aliens, were both stricken out in the agreement by which the bill was finally passed, and that will probably come up in special measure amending the code at the next session.
 Among other features of the code which are of great importance is the one providing a district court for the district, of which there shall be three judges, the judge presiding over divi- sion No. 1 to reside at Juneau and hold two terms of court at Juneau and two dl Holthd cdCl year, lHc uCoiS mated to preside over division No. 2 shall reside at St. Michael during his term of office and shall hold at least one term of court each year at St. Michael; the judge designated to pre- side over division No. 3 is to reside at Circle City during his term of office and is to hold at least one term of court each year at Circle City. It is provided, however. that the attorney general may for cause change the place of residence of either division of the court.
 Tt is also provided that the judges may hold special terms of court at such times and places as they may deem expedient or the attorney general may direct These judges are to receive each salary of $6,0O0 per annum. The governor is to receive salary of 5000. the surveyor general and ex officio secretary of the district $4,OO0, and the clerks of the courts each the sum of $2,500, together with certain fees and commissions
 Towns May He Incorporated.
 "There is further important chap ter in the code providing for the incor- pOration of towns in Alaska in com munities having 300 permanent inhab- itants. The first meeting of electors IS to be called by the judge of the United States district court, and the officers to be elected are to be a city council, which shall elect one of its members president and ex Officio may or of the city. It may also appoint a clerk, treasurer and assessor. Their term of office is to be one year.
 "The city council will have power to provide for necessary street improve ments, fire protection, water supply, lights, sewerage, wharfage, mainten- ance of public schools, protection of public health, police protection, ex- penses of assessment and collection of taxes, to impose taxes of various kinds, including a general tax on real and personal property, not to exceed 1 per cent. on the assessed valuation of the property; provided, however, that no bonded indebtedness whatever shall be authorized for any purpose.
 Each town is also to have a school board of three directors, to have the exclusive supervision of the public schools. It is further provided that 50 per cent. of all license money paid by any resident person or corporation for business carried on within the town is to be paid to the treasurer of the corporation.
 There is also provision in section 28 that the secretary of the interior shall make needful and proper pro vision and regulations for the educa tion of children of school age in the district of Alaska. without reference to race, and their compulsory attendance at school until such time as permanent provisions shall be made for the same '