Arizona republican., 1903-03-30
The Alaska Junket.


The New York Tribune makes some
sarcastic comments upon Senator
Beveridge's scheme to investigate
Alaska this summer-all same his in
vestigation of affairs in Arizona last
year.
1.-THE older members of the senate ara
commenting with qualification, not I'M
mixed with anxiety, on a resolution
which passed the upper chamber in the
closing hours of the session, and which,
owing no doubt to the press OF legis-
lation. did not then receive the atten
ton it deserved says the Tribune.
This resolution authorizes the COM
mittee or territories, of which Senator
Bcvoridge is chairman, by sub-com-
mittee or otherwise, to sit in the recess
at such times and places as 1t may see
bills to be proposed relative to the
district of Alaska.
Being translated from the customary
parliamentary form, this resolution au-
lHOIlZSS Il VI lIlC NOiii-
nittee on territories to go to Alaska at
the expense of the government and
take such testimony ana make such OBJ
servations as it may see fit, and, &C
cording to present plans, the sub-conl-
mittee will consist of Senators Bev-
eridge, Nelson and Patterson.
prominent senators, including some
OF the better thought members, are
not urmindful of the fact that Senator
Beveridge, at period when affairs in
the Philippines were in a somewhat
chaotic condition. valiantly journeyed
to those distant islands, and that on
been needed in regard to Philippine at
fairs he has cheerfully enlightened the
senate on the subject, frequently en-
bellishing his comprehensive descrip-
tions with interesting details of per-
sonal experiences. Senators also recall
the fact that when Mr.. Quay craftily
committed the senate to the considera-
ton of the omnibus statehood bill in
the fifty-seventh congress. Mr.. Bev-
eridge secured the passage of a resolu-
ton similar to the one above quoted
and in the torrid heat of the last sum-
mer, heroically traversed the deserts OF
Arizona, the mountain Businesses OF
New Mexico and the Indian trails OF
Oklahoma in a Pullman car. and saved
the senate from the error of granting
statehood to the aspiring territories by
the abundance and depth of the infor-
nation which he generously impaired
to his colleagues at all hours and or
all occasions.
1.-The statehood bill has been defeated
but there now looms on the horizon the
opportunities of Alaskans, bent on Sc
curing revised laws and greater oppor.
tunities. Again the Junior senator from
Indiana comes cheerfully to the rescue
and promises to brave the perils OF
Arctic summer in order that the senate
may not be in exterior darkness whe:
the subject of Alaskan Legislation
comes before it.
Almost no measure OF Alaskan leg
islation is likely to be referred to tn
committee on territories. To such sen
ate committees as those on mines anC
mining. public lands. commerce. judi
ciary, foreign affairs, protection o
game, education and labor and severa
others most of the bills which concer:
the district of Alaska will be referred
and that makes all the more unselhsl
the vicarious sacrifice to which tn
junior senator from Indiana is SUP
hitting himself-a work of purest phil
anthropy, not to say of supererogatior
There is also some anxiety lest tn
subcommittee may find it herculeal
undertaking to consider bills to be pro
posed No facts have been impaired
to the press with regard to this Difficult
feature of the undertaking, and curt
osity is rampant as to whether clair
voyant or palnist is to be employed
for the purpose of reducing to concret
form for the consideration of the com
mittee or subcommittee those meas
ent and future sena tors, but to the con
sideration of which the members of tn
committees On territories stand com
mitted."
The Boycott.