The daily morning Alaskan., 1900-03-07
SKAGNAY TOWNSHIP
 SOON ID BE DECIDED
Alaska Affairs Are Now In
 a Promising Shape.
CIRCUIT BILL SHELyED
Mr. Price Writes Enoouragingly Fifty Fer Cent. of License Money For Local Purposes.

The chamber of commerce received in the Dlrigo mail the following encouraging
 letter from J. c. Price, the representative of Alaska before congress, dated Washing ton, D. C., Feb. 7oth. Mr. Price seems to think that on the whole Alaska affairs are h pretty good shape, He has succeeded In having recognized the principle that at
 least some part of the taxes collected In Alaska should be expended locally, and also that both the secretary of the Interior and the commissioner of education approve of an appropriation of sIoo,ooo for school houses and school purposes. On other matters also he reports progress. The let ter Is as follows:
 "Your favor of Feb. 6 received and not cd. am also In receipt of printed reSolu> tlons and think they will do great good will send them to The m.mbers who will get the best use out of them.
 You need have no fear from the Grout bill. lf the Knox bill does not go through we will have no representative at all, as am satisfied they will not be able to even pull the Grout bill out O! the committee.
 "l scored quite victory this morning in the senate committee on territories in refer ence to their permitting us to handle some of the license monnev collected. They had refused this several times and infused to recommend lt at all, but by persistence We have succeeded in getting a reeommenda' ;Ion for fifty per cent of it and ! feel sure we can get this raised in the house com mittee. We will come out In pretty good shape after all. feel that l have over come the greatest difficulty now in getting this recommendation from this particular committee as it commits them 10 the prin' cIple and as to the amount we can get that from the house.
 "EverythIng IS looking good and the greatest objection have 10 make Is to the slowness of matters. feel that we are not vet out of the woojs,' so to speak, In several matters; one of them the delegate question. Mr. Warner is sick in bed, threatened with pneumonia. l am afraid fl he Is down for some time it will serious. lv injure US, for we have no time to lose. Saw his clerk today and think he will have the work of this committee referred to a subcommittee fl Mr. Warner Is not up soon.
 Had an interview again today with Commissioner Herman and he ordered the attorney having charge of the Skagway townslt. matter 10 take it up for imme- dlate decision and 10 give 1t right of way over any and all matters and not let anv> thing or any ord.r interfere with the ear Hest possible decision of 1t. He did all this in my presence and feel pretty certain we will get an carly decision.
 "Mr. Bracket Is here and is working with me on several questions, one the school house question. and the matter of having the headquarters for the troops in Southeastern Alaska quartered at Skag- way. We prepared special letter tonight to the secret ry and will present 1t tomor- row In person asking sIoo,Ooo for school house and school purposes In Alaska. Have conferred with the commissioner of educa- tIon. and the assistant secretary of the in- terior, and they favor this. When our letter is endorsed by the secretary we will take 1t and go to the appropriation com mlttee feeling that we have pretty strong case.
 "Tlme Is what Is worrying me most now, as | feel that l must leave here soon."