The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-03-24

This ConRress--says Gov. Brady
Has Killed the Delegate Dill.
John O. Price, Of skagway, elected BY the
SSneau convention as delegate to congress
from Alaska. who has been spending the
winter in Washington city, in promoting
legislation for Alaska. arrived in seattle
yesterday from Tacoma. where ne sps mt
Thursday night Mrs Price who has been
spending the winter In Portland Or. Join
ed him here, and they VIII sail for Skag-
way tonight on the steamer City OF Seat
tlo Mr.. Price said last evening 70 j POST
Inteiligencer reporter that ne feels he can
give good account OF his stewardship,
and that his time was not spent lnprofia-
bly,. Outlining what had been done ne
spoke substantially as follows
The bills providing for civil government
for Alaska practically prepared by the
juneau convention last October. for a code
OF civil procedure and for a criminal code.
have passed the senate The bills that
have not passed, and DO not at the pres
ent time seem likely to be enacted INTO
law by this congress, are the ones provld-
ing a delegate for and applying The public
land laws TO, the district
Power of the Government.
Among the provisions of the civil gov
eminent bin r. one empowering the gov
ernor 10 contract with an asylum west OF
tho Rocky mountains for the care Of the
insane OF Alaska. Another feature Is that
notary publics are required 10 pay $40 for
lawyers for admission to the bar II is
estimated that this will result in the nc
cumulation OF several hundred dollars an
the establishment and support OF a hlstor.-
cal library and museum. The money IL
collected by the secretary of the district
and can be paid out only on the order of
Ia goveruOr
The civil government bin also provides"
Delegate Price continued. for three Judi
cial districts and three United States dis
tr.ct JUDGES 70 reside at Juneau. Circle
CITY and 81. Mlchael. Each OF these courts
VIII have its marshal. clerk and the usual
family Of subofficials. The president Is
empowered 10 appoint not TO exceed ten
United States commissioners who must be
men learned In the law and possessing
sn the qualifications OF United States
Si.30 salary and fees. In such cities as
juneau and Skagway the office will p~oha-
bly, be worth mt least - 200 These coinmfs-
sioners are Identical with what the Jurea
convention designated as probate judges.
The United States district Judges may also
appoint as many other commissioners as
they see nj. The commissioners so APP
pointed receive fees only as compensation
and their jurisdiction is limited to 81 600
such commissioners are also recorders
The hill also provides for a system OF re-
cording which we have never had. TIE
'r''ef States Judges. for instance NAV
appoint these so-called nibcommissione-s
In case of new mining camps springing up
who shall also act as recorders
Provision for Direct Appeal
"Deputy clerks may also be appointed by
the courts anywhere that business may re-
quire. This we never had before. and
will greatly facilitate the course of litiga-
ton The bill legaiizes the real estate
and mining records made at Skagway
Dyea and Douglas City, II provides for
direct appeal from the United States dia-
III
court OF the Ninth district. which sits al
san Francisco, In litigation involving sums
and property IN excess OF $500
AN important feature" continued Dele
gate Price. rs that the bill provides for
the construction of public buildings By
order OF the district Judges where in the
opinion OF the court, they are needed Such
buildings must he for court purposes and
not cost to exceed Sioo0 each The dis
triet Judges may also order the building
OF jaiis TO cost not moro than 5000 each.
For instance II In the judgment OF the
district Judge who win reside at Juneau
he thinks they are needed, he may order
court house and jail butt at skagway.
Douglas city and ketchlkan. For my
part do not want 10 see a 5000 court
house erected at skagway. though I sup
pose we could have one II We want H.
We want larger appropriation for n
public building such for instance as has
been granted Juneau. when the present
proposed legislation Is out OF the way and
the held comparatively clear. will be time
enough to AJAX for u. I suppose. The money
for the construction OF buildings so ordered
viii come out or the government appro-
priation for the maintenance 81 the courts
and from fneH ana forfeitures."
Junesu's Public nuiIding.
What r. the causc OK the delay in the
construction or tho federal building at Ju-
neauf' was asked.
solely OWNS TO there being a doubt ne
e the ute of the proposed site replied
llolegate Price. This arise- from the
Go1dstein IMMORAL claim which takes IN
now IN litigation. Tho only obstacle IL
this litigation The department Of Justice
try TO show that the land belonged 10
the government originally and not 10 Gold
stein. In iuHtice to GOV. BRADY { vii
say that he has In no way Influenced the
Juneau have Thought differently The
court house a. Juneau viii De- built ln
INC near fn,ufc y net on the size o. the
reservation on TIE high ground where the
INDIAN school house stands Mr r. "
Lewis. of juneau tas tern pushing shls
government building mattcy and has done
effective work
y have haa e. contend with number
Of diM0ult situations al Washington sait
the aclesatr Among these is an inils-
position Go Fivc U.S. any power IN Alaska
mot even az muyN az thpY give O. ia.
wall but I thlhk our time was NOS talr
speRt there ar results wiN show Tbs
tnunhrtpal hlU whteh haa also "a sseel tha
senate, provides far municipal in~orporA-
y.ens arr elections 49, towns - An popa-
iauon and ever ~ ero,ltes Ger q sewn
nen council of seven meughefe wh.ca
sheH r3et' iiA evn president wha ie OK
Osirlo WaNnv Toe rrunHif Ia ernvgw.r, 3
otheF cits ae3 lerr tiFeuaej necessary The
qua bNcafiors ot arr rlrrtHr ara ono e-ar. =
rsesiasnse IN A'a.sa Ant ~ months ga
gpesUoA ~ inrorrcl atiNn property owners
cn2y car vote TIE reauei a)so has
yower O. create sire ilsht police arf
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