The Montgomery advertiser., 1904-03-11
ALASKAN BILL PASSED
SENATE DENOTES DAY TO THE
 TERRITORY.
Measure Providing for Delegate ir Congress is Discussed. But no Vote is Taken-Foraker
 Opposes It.

wa.h,,o,on March lo.-The Senate to- a., nassed . number of bills relating to Alaska. but failed to act on the measure for a delegate in Cor ress from that territory. -
 bassador. and his daugnter were In.sl- ested spectators at the beginning ot the session.
 Tn the course of the routine morning business the Senate reached the resolution introduced yesterday by MT. Carmack d. rectine the eecretary of the Treasury to send to the Senate the papers relating to the nomination Of F. Smith Wooley, the Mormon bishop. whose nomination 10 be superintendent of the assay of1ce at Boise. Idaho, Is pending before the Senate. 1t looked for a few moments as though there would be skirmish over the method of cons.ueration, but the ques- tion was postponed for day.
 The following bills were passed: Con cerning the repayme of fees on public lands; authorizing the award of brevet commissions for gallant conduct of army officers in China and the Philippines; in- creasing to $100 per -nnth the pensions of ex-soldiers and ex-sailors of the Unit ed States who have lost both eyes or be- come totally blind on account of their service In connection with the pensi- n bill, MT. 4dcCumber, chairman Of the Committee on Pensions. stated that 6oS cases were covered by the provisions of the bill and that the increased cost to . the government would be $Ivl,6O0 annu- ally.
 In accord with previous agreement. the Senate entered upon con-----~tion or the Alaskan les. station now on the calendar. The first bill considered was one devot- ing the proceeds arising from license collections outside of incorporated towns in Alaska, to the establishment or roads, the maintenance of schools and the care of the insane In that territory, and 1t was passed after a brief discussion.
 The bills codifying the laws relative to municipal corporations and extending the coal land laws of the United States to Alaska were passed without any dis cussion
 The bill authorizing a judge in addition to the three already provided for in Alaska was not passed. The bill provid- ing for the election of delegate in Congress from Alaska was next on tne calendar of Alaskan measures, but when an effort was made to consider 1t, several Senators indicated opposition, and MT. Foraker moved to go into executive ses- sion. Mr. Teller objected to the mo- ton on the ground that by unanimous consent the day had been set aside for Alaska business. MT. Foraker finally withdrew his motion for an executive session and consideration of the delegate bill was begun.
 MT. Nelson supported the bill, saying that his tour through Alaska last sum- mer as member of the Senate Commit tee on Territories had convinced him that the people of that territory were entitled to representation in Congress. lie ex- pressed the opinion that within the next fifty years Alaska would have popu- lation of a million people. He said the agricultural possibilities of tne' territory were as great as those of Finland and Northern Sweden.
 MT. Platt (Conn.) suggested an amend ment providing that the act shall not be accepted as indicating that Alaska al any time hereafter shall be admitted as a State of the Union. MT. Foraker moved to amend by authorizing a delegate from Porto Rico. MT! Foraker who had been in.econference with the friends of the Alaskan bill moved an executive session at 4:o0 ps-ul.s There was no objection.
 The doors were, re-opened at 4:4O D. m., when announcement was made of the death of Representative Croft of South Carolina. The chair appointed Messrs Tillman. Latimer, Fulton, Clark (Ark.) and McLaurin, a committee to attend the funeral. and at 4:42 as further mark of respect, the Senate, on motion of Mir McLaurin, adjourned.