The Alaska citizen., 1915-02-08
OF INTEREST
 ID ALASkANS
ONE FOR ALASKA.

" | o.NF IP. '.. Teu. z. The bill providing for the establish ment of ten federal experiment mines throughout the United States was passed by the lower house of congress this afternoon. One of the mines will be operated by the gov ernment in Alaska. if the measure is approved by the senate.
 WANTS RAILROAD MONEY
 WASHINGTON. w D. C., Feb D. Although the report of the Alaska engineering commission Is not ye, ready to be submitted to congress. Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane. who is to have entire charge of the construction work on the government railroad in Alaska. has requested the national lawmakers to appropriate the sum of $2.000.0 900. in order that work can be started at the earliest possible moment
 The fact that congress has been dollars at this time does not mean that the plan to purchase existing lines has been abandoned altogether Should the Alaska Northern or the Copper River < Northwestern rail road be taken over, it would not bs necessary to make payment until next year.
 sMisER CONFIRMED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. g. The nomination of Smiser, of Ten. nessee, as federal attorney for the First division of Alaska. was con firmed by the senate today, and is Is announced that the new official will start for his Northern post at an early date. Smiser is now en- route to this city to receive his in- structions before proceeding to Ju- neau
 MUsHER IN PRISON.
 SEATTLE. Feb, 3.-Big Charley Livingstone, the well-known Yukon musher. was convicted today on th.. charge of petit larceny and sen, fenced to q term of 45 days in th.. stockade Livingstone forged check for $l5 and was arrested on the charge of forgery. but he told a pa. thetic story about expecting to make a borrow from a certain friend whom be expected to find in the city and the prosecutor let him off on tNe lighter charge. Numerous Alas Hans testified to his good character in the North.
 ACTION POSTPONED.
 WASHINGTON. D. C., Feb. l. The Wickersham bill providing for the appropriation of additional funds for the federal building at Juneau has been put over until the next session of congress, the house com mittee on public buildings having decided today to defer action on the measure.
 WANTS YUKON IMPROVED.
 WASHINGTON, D. C., Feb A. Senator Wesley L. Jones, of Wash ngton. has introduced a bill in the upper house of congress providing for the appropriation of $45,ooo to complete the Improvements under taken by the government at the mouth of the Yukon river.
 VOTE RAILROAD FUND.
 WASHINGTON, D. C.. Feb. A. The request of Secretary of the Interior Lane for s2,00O,OOO to com mence work on the government rail road in Alaska was granted by the house today. together with numerous other appropriations for the North
 The request of Secretary of Com merce Redfield for money for coast survey work was only partially granted but sufficient was allowed to insure the purchase of two coast survey vessels and dragnet for Alaska waters. The sum of $298.- 900 was allowed for that purpose, and an additional s200,000 was grant ed for the charting of Pacific coast water
 Practically all of the other North. ern items included in the sundry civil bill were approved, including money for the care of the insane, education and care of natives, pro- lection of game and various other items
 It is confidently believed that the report of the Alaska engineering commission will be ready to trans. init to congress during the present week.
 Alexander Pearson, of Seattle, Is in this city, seeking the contrae. 70 construct the railroad
 TO ENTERTAIN lADIEs.
 President Tom McGowan of tho local Igloo of Pioneers appointed a committee of that organization at its last meeting to make arrange. ment for a Ladies' Night entertain, nent to be given on the 18th instant.