Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-06-29
COL. cAssoN BRINGS MEMBERS
FROM ALASKA.
LEGISLATION Is PLANNED
Joint Committee of House and Senate
viii Recommend Three Apo Mt
i've or Elective Representatives for
Northern OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Possibilities for Alaska Seen.
Madison. June ~.

Col Henry Casson, sergeant-at-
arms of the United States house OF
representatives brought the congress.
sional investigation tour to success.
full close Monday morning at Chicago
and returned to Madison yesterday
afternoon. The purpose Of the trip
was to determine the legislative needs
Of Alaska and it is understood that the
Joint committee of the two houses
will recommend that either three com
missioners appointed by the president
or three delegates elected by Alaska
should constitute the representatives
81 the territory III congress. The rep
resentatives of the state of Washing
ION look after the interests Of Alaska
according to the present arrangement.
Delightful Trip.
The Joint committee OF the house
and senate was in charge OF Col. Cas-
son and the trip included a visit to
the Lewis and Clark Centennial expo,
sition. where the party officially
opened the fair. After a sojouru of
a week or 10 days at The fair the party
divided, some OF the members visiting
Tacoma and Seattle, while those who
were bent on investigating the needs
OF Alaska took what proved to be
delightful ocean trip to Sitka, Alaska.
Col Casson reports that the supposed
ly cold territory proved a surprise to
the visiting senator's and congress
men.
More Flowers Than in Madison.
why" declared Coz. Casson,
there are more flowers blooming in
Sitka today than Madison can boast
Of. It is not cold enough there now
to freeze The marvellous POSSIBLE
tiles of that vast territory can hardly
be conceived With its mines, its
almost IimitIess fisheries and its agri-
cultural possibilities, Alaska with rea,
sonably fair railroad communications
will qualify for a state in few years,
The scenery of Alaska and on the trip
to the territory Is such that can be
e0uaIIed nowhere for granduer and
beauty There is so much of 1t, how.
ever. that the effect Is somewhat talk.
EN- away by the repetition. The agrl-
cultural department has established
an experiment station at Sitka and al.
ready the value Of the investigations
of the station are being recognized.
Legislation for governing Alaska will
receive the careful consideration OF
congress for the three districts of the
territory the Nome, the Yukon or the
copper district and southeastern dis.
trict have widely different interests
which would be seriously injured by
hasty or unwise legislation"
Among those VINO were In the party
were congressman Adams and Bah
cock of Wisconsin, l.. A. Tawney OF
Minnesota. l.. n. Litauer of New York,
J. c. Sibley of Pennsylvania, James
McAndrews and Roienbach of Hi
nois, r. l.. Henry Of Texas, j. II.
Small of North Carolina. j. A. Hemen
way of Indiana, Speaker Joseph Can
non of Illinois. Hamlin of Missouri
and Reidler of Ohio and Senators c.
u. Clark of wyoming. f. w. Dtlling
ham of Vermont, Il. +. McComas OF
Maryland Newlands of Nevada, II, G.,
Hansbrough and J. w. Daniel of Yer
mont. II. ]. Gamble of South Dakota
Overman of North Carolina and Ball
of Delaware,