The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-13
NOON ASKS THAT SEWARD BE MADE
 ALASKA CAPITAL

Representative John Noon of Sew. ard wants the capital Of Alaska nov. cd from Juneau to Seward. Hc intro duced joint resolution today asking Congress to send a committee to Alas xa and examine conditions. and re- port. before the capital building is erected in Juneau The resolution further recites that as the location of the capital. Seward ia tho most dosir- able point.
 Representative Noon also Introduced a resolution. directed to Che Postmast- or General, asking thot the mail now going to Nome over the route from Cordova and Fairbanks. be re.routed by way of Seward and Iditarod The resolution ayers that 400 miles could be saved.
 Flsh Trap Find Friendu.
 In another animated discussion of the Tanner fisheries memorial, which passed the Senate, the House commit tee of the whole today voted to strike from the memorial the following: 'The advocacy of the abollshment of power-boat trolling and continuation of the fish trap is inconsisteng in the extreme" Mr. Heckman who lead che fight against provisions Of the memorial condemning Ash traps nov ed to vacate the three lines The vote was as follows
 To strike out; Britt Burns. Daiy, coombs. Getchell, Held. Heckman. Driscol. Shoup. Speaker Collins
 Against striking Day Noon. Tan. sey. Holland. Moran, Snow.
 Mir. Hickman moved further to strike out all Of Dr. David Starr Jor- dan's opinions in which Che Californian college professor was quoted with stating that Feventually the traps would deplete the fisheries of Alaska. ,. He produced a telegram representing that the Seattle Posi.iulolllggicer in an Issue of 1908. had quoted .Dr Jor- don as reversing his former statement In regard to the trap menpce. Mir. Noon replied, with some heat, that Dr. Jordon was recognized os tne fore most authority on fish and their ha- bits. and as Co the PostIntelligencer- "that sheet was never known to tell the truth about Alaska he declared. Mr. Hecllman said ne concuired in pr. Jordan's knowledge of the science of fish. but he pointed out that there was a wide difference between the fish science and practical fishing
 Another amendment to the memor- ial was the insertion Of the following: That preference should be given to resident fishermen over aliens or i'm. ported fishermen. This applies to Aleuts and Indians.
 Forest omney Split 9assed.
 House Bill No. and Senate Bill No. 6 referring to proposed election and ballot laws were the main topics of discussion in the Senate Commit tee of the Whole this afternoon and as no agreement was reached a mo- tion was made that both bills be post poned and placed on the daily :lle for Thursday. As Senator Sulzer's efforts to amend the ballot bill to include a primary and make party designations on the ballot failed he gave notice that he will tomorrow introduce a bill to cover those points. Senate Joint Resolution No. 3. referring Co the dis. tribution of monies derived from the forest reserves equally among the four divisions passed the Senate, by a vote of 6 to 9. Senators Tanner and Sulzer voting against the bin. Senate Reso- lutlon 10 referring to the pay of chap laius and House Joint Memorial Mo- 6, asking Congress for a wireless sta tlon at Kotzebue passed the Senate ,.-~.,fr,,atraft.