Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1902-06-09
A1AsKA RorNpARY Also.

The sealing Industry II not the only
thing that causes trouble In the IA
clfc northwest The Alaskan boundary
is perpetual source OF annoyance
The sealing abuse can only be stopped
BY Great Britain taking the same
course as the United States does, ana
that would cause trouble with Canada,
which supports the sealers. The same
is true as 10 the boundary. England
does not care much about the matter
but the Canadians are anxious to OBJ
tain as much OF our land as possible,
and England feels bound TO back up
her claims. as she does I'm the matter
OF seals While the sealing question
has always been annoying because II
ia claimed that seals are bred upon the
Alaskan islands OF the United states
the boundary dispute Is one that causes
more general concern ana when may
result In more strenuous action than
anything else This matter OF lana
and territorial encroachrnent IL one
which reaches the whole people. II Is
A subject that can be kept alive all the
time and is not periodical only, as the
seal cate 1lng. Men from the Pacific
northwest say they intend to keep up
this agitation until some OF the diiil-
cultles with Canada are finally settled.
A FRANK SENATOR.
There Is no humbug about Senator
| Teller OF Colorado. He says just what
he means. Very often there Is talk In
the senate about arranging time for
vote. Some senators on the majority
side win say. 1--WE know there Is no
disposition to unduy delay this bill,
hut after so much debate II seems that
time should be fixed for taking a
Vote Then some minority senator
viii say. We on this side have no de-
sire TO delay the BILL but simply ask
time for reasonable debate. Then
Senator Teller viii come In with some
direct ayowal, such as, Il VIII say to
the senate very frankly that no time
can be fixed for taking a vote. and Il
Is a waste OF time to consider the sub
ject." and everybody connected with
the senate knew IN the beginning thai
such was the case. There is no sub
terfige about the matter. When they
were trying to arrange for a vote on
the Philippine bill, he said. 1T de-
ponds whether the majority Is willins
10 make sonlp amendments In the lant
provisions Of the bill" And every
body knew that Il was necessary 4
make those changes in order to seour
3 an agreement.
ENOUGH FOR ONE SESSION,
2 Representative Reeves OF Illinois
: who is the second man on the river an
harbor committee and has been IN
chief assistant OF Chairman Burton 4
the PREPARATION Of that bin, came ou
OF the conference room the other da
! and said he had had enough. Il hay
f. scarcely been In the house this ses
: sion" said Mr.. Reeves but have dc
4 voted most Of my time from earl
: IN tbs morning until sometimes late q
!. night 20 this bill After the bi
passed the house We had to work
conference. and that took a long tint
| would not go through Il again for
,. wears salary" And he looked as II
was just as tired as he said he was.
CONGRESSIONAL TOPICS.
70 what Is your business?" asked Rel
resentatiye Tawney of Professor Ell
oft. who was talking seals to the wal
and means committee. The reply wa
: Il am a pomologist, a hortlculturis
| yliiculturlst, artist and naturalist