Douglas Island news., 1901-01-30
THE GRAND JURY.
MAKES ITS REPORT AND IS DISCHARGED BY
 JUDGE BRowN.-199 TRUE BILLS.

The grand jury, which had been in session for thhty-eight days, presented it's final report to Judge Brown last Friday and the members were dis charged from further attendance.
 The report and the accompanying resolutions cover a large scope and prove that the time has been we'll spent. 173 witnesses were examined and I99 true bills were returned and Il not true bills.
 Very few of the indictments were against violators of the laws regulating salmon fishing and fisheries, for the reason of the lack of direct evidence, The report asks for the removal of the present fish commissioner and assist ants and asks that the positions be fill, ed by actual residents of the district.
 Thereport complains Of the wanton destruction of game and a set of reso Iutions is submitted asking congress to insert in the Alaska criminal code the following game law:
 ''That any person or persons, corpo ration or corporations, or common car rier receiving for exportation from the district of Alaska, the flesh of the deer, moose, caribou. elk, mountain sheep or goat, goose, brant, duck, grouse or ptarmigan, or the hides or horns of the deer, moose, caribou, elk, mountain sheep or goat. shall be deemed guilty of misdemeauor and punished by fine of not more than five hundred dol Jars or imprisonment in the county jail not moro than one year, or both.
 sEach and every deputy United States marshal within said district shall be ex-offcio game warden for their respective district, and shall receive as compensation for said service one-half of all fines collected by due process of law, under this Act
 As result of the investigations of the jury into tue matter of the non- payment of the license tax a large num- Der of true bills were returned.
 The question of iails brought forth the following:
 ~It appears to the satisfaction of the grand jury, from testimony before us, that the present quarters, used by the government as a jail in the town of Wrangel, are entirely inadequate for purposes for which they are required, besides being in bad state of repair; we therefore recommend that suffic- Sent sum of money be appropriated by the court to make the necessary re- pairs, or to procure other quarters for the safe keeping of the prisoners
 we would recommend suitable jail building for the safe keeping of prisoners to be constructed at Douglas City, as we believe a jail at this place to be an absolute necessity
 I've would recOmmend the immedi- ate construction O. a coart house at Juneau, an appropriation for which was made by congress more than two years ago.
 aWe have, in person, examined the jail in Juneau and find it entirely mad equate aud unRt for the proper deten- ton and safe keeping of prisoners.
 &We recommend that immediate ae- lion be taken by the proper authorities to provide for the proper care of the insane HOW confined at the different IaiIs within Division No. l, of this dis trict, to the end that they may be at once conducted to more suitable quar- ters and given the necessary care, as provided by law"
 A place for the safe keeping of rec ords is recommended, and also the en- larging Of court division No | soa tO take in the AIeutian islands.
 \ penitentiaTy Is asked for En some central and accessible portion of & E. Alaska for the proper detention and safe keeping of long term convicts.
 BIr. C. D. Garfield is especially com meRdea for proficiency as secretary oi