Douglas Island news., 1906-12-26
Clark on Waskey

rom NaSn1Q&COn LO Ine oedIClo ''A'J and tinctures his news pretty much with his own ideas, has set himself up as political dictator and advisor for MT. Waskey, Alaska's delegate to congress. MT. Clark made hurried trip through Alaska once. On that trip he became seized with job lot of information of the general class which he sold by the yard to a newspaper syndicate on his return to the states. Undoubtedly he gave them the best he got, but all Al askans who read the stuff know that it was largely rot, or such information as one gets from the Pacific Coast ship pers' Guide or a last years almanac.
 Now Walter in his selfappointed job, talks of the sentiment of Alaska on the territorial government question, and, while he does not go to the extreme of running in the "saloon keeper" argu- ment, he solemnly warns Waskey not to scorch his digits. He says:
 It is generally agreed that Delegate Waskey has started out all right, un- less it shall turn out that he has made up his mind to press the question of territorial form of government for AL aska to the detriment of other projects for the territory.
 Ishe proceeds to press the question of territorial government he will lose the support of part of his constituent cy. And this brings the Alaskans to the real meat of the delegate situation, which is that no representative of the Alaska people need expect to please every body, and that he will make mistake if he tries to do so.
 "What impression have these first three days of the session made on youS" your correspondent asked MT. Waskey today.
 Ut has all been very pleasant" said he. That round of applause when l was presented to taAo the oath of office almost took me of my feet. don't think would have been willing to swap that experience for another claim on the beach streak at Nome. Of course l suppose some of it was for MT. Cush- man, who presented me, but it was fine, anyhow. The speaker congratulated me, and a great many members of the house shook hands with me and wish ed me good luck. have not been as signed to seat yet, but am told that they propose to give ne seat in good location"
 Mir. Waskey is democrat, aud will sit on the democratic side. "How do you expect to act on party questions in the house?" he was asked.
 "Well, you know a delegate has no yote," he replied, except in committee. I haven't been appointed to a com mittee yet, but some one told ne that should probably be appointed to the committee on public lands, and that would be an honor, of course. The speaker has said nothing about it yet, however"
 As to his plans for the session, MT. Waskey said:
 "I don't propose to introduce lot of bills unless l see some chance of get ting them passed. l am going to skirmish around, interview some of the leading members of important com mittees and satisfy myself in the first place whether there is any chance of getting a measure through. If l see that the prospects are good, then 1 shall introduce some bills. There IS no use introducing them if nothing is going 10 be done with them.
 "There arc several things that 1 should like to carry through. One of the most important things is the divi- sion of the Second judicial district, and the appointment not only of judge for the new district, but of an additional, or fifth judge, to help out in any division where litigation may be eongested.
 "I have taken mp with Director Vol colt the question of keeping one or two members of the geological survey in the interior of Alaska during the win ter season. We have fine contour map of the Nome district, but it would bs fine thing to have bedrock con- tour map. By keePt:ng one or two men in the country during the winter, the geological survey could take advantage
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