The daily Alaskan., 1913-05-05
For What Uurp0soe Who Pays Tho
 Bills

In another column ot todays Is- sac wm be found a Illuo lutorma- .an which should cause che yo.er or Alaska to s.l up aud take notice.
 Tho voters of Alaska went to the polls las. November and elected the members ol a Territorial LcsIsla- ure for che purpose Of assembling tn Juneau. as provided for iu the on. aarne ac-. and hcro formulating such lrws as would advance the In. forests O. rao entire Territory Il was uoc che intention to elect lob. l.as.s Go 80 to Washington and trore work for tbc special inter. os4r after ncy had finished their Ia5oa aa Che halls of Che TerrItor. aI Legislature.
 seaa.a- Brmcr, when he enEross- @. his resolutions. loft out the pro vision uas che appointment Of che committee. which should go to Wash .ue.5a ro work for the passage of legislation. be left to the President O. ae senate such Q provision would ra.a spoiled che effect of che committee whye- Because the President of che Senate could not rv well appoint himself as one 0t a. committee. and be was needed on Chat committee.
 l.. us aualgze the personnel 00 ..s committee. and we find tha. araa lawyers were named. L.v Ray O. seward. E. uruner ot Nome, and Ha- Eaaea. os Idltarol, and H. F. gr.na. ae Soub member, being a uer.aras and miner of Juneau
 waa. a Che significance of these .seg lawyers being named to so to Washington and there lobby for the passage os legislation for Alaska. Mako a3.o of che fact that Che res. eaaaa referred to the House ol Representatives for concurrence pro vide. .aal assistance be given Jo Delegate wlckersham" The reso. a.oa ..op.ed .u the Senate has nc ar..a... chat binds tac committee .a work .or the passage Of such les. a...aa as che accredited delegate from A..aaa may be working for.
 .a. .ag paramount measures be. .... congress today. affecting AlasEa .a ua Cnauber,aiu-Wickersbam aa-a-a bin and tho Jones Fish. cries lu
 ... aoseraueut is asked Co build .r buy railroad for Alaska The
 .. sgg che favor of Congress between lue railroad interests Of the Territory. ls to take place iu Wash. me.on. Are wo again to bo sub. g...al Go che spectacle oG special interest," I9b5.ess opposing che eG. forts af our delegate, as in che .s# or ratt and Che opposition .sae under authority Of tho Ter a.aeaI sgaatg2
 Senator Ray is from Seward, a railroad .grmnai. Henry RodeD ls attorney for tho GuggcnheIms, own CTS of no C0rIoya railroad. Sen aror Ermgr sleaalastly opposed alI fisheries legislation, even going so E.r.as to light Che memorial to con, ergs asking t5r the regulation of Hg usa-.raps iu Alaskan waters and .n addition Co this he Is known Co be bitter enemy of James WIcEerslam-aad so are the Fish. cries interests and SO are the Gug- auaelms- and SO arc the Seward railroad interests. as evidenced by Che vote in Seward at the last dele e..g election.
 This chen. Is a pretty termina- lr1n 9c Ga First Territorial Legisla- tu-e. -four Senators openly use their u0H ions Co which the voters Of the four divisions elected them, to ap- n9u. amsoIves special envoys ez- .aarIuary to Washington. For waa. nurDose9 Who pays the bills2
 We heartily congratulate the H9ue of Representatives upon its refusal r0 be a party Co such pre- nostorous proposition. and upon their refusal to s-oop to such gross misrepresentation Of confidence re posed in them by Che people of AL aska.