The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-28
Sutherland Takes Mileage for Trip From Ruby to Ju- neau and Has Been Here
 All the Time.
TWICE PAID FOR "TRIP
He Drew Pay for Trip From Ruby Two Years Ago and Drew It Again This
 Year.


 charged the existence of politica machine in Alaska and the misap propriation of public funds on the part of officials. It caused a gooc many to recall Senator Sutherland's mileage record-a record, by the way that has been added to during tho present session of the Legislature It also caused many to recall that the only real political machine that has operated in Alaska and about Alaska Legislatures has been the ono Of which Senator Sutherland is 8 member.
 Sutherland's Charges
 Senator Sutherland accused Speak CT White. as Director of Publicity of making a trip to Anchorage al public expense, and of expressing his in conversations while he was there He said that MT. White also made 8 trip to Ketchikan at public expense and that while he was away from Juneau he made a speech at Wran gell. He also accused the Governor of sending $1O or SIP worth of tele grams that were not properly charg cable to the Territory.
 Got Pay For Trips He Never Made
 If Senator Sutherland had gone further into the records-and very recent records-he could have told the Senators and spectators who were present that in this present month he drew down $210.60 as mileage from Ruby to Juneau, yet he has been a resident of Juneau fol two years, and voted in this city last November. He has not been al Ruby for more than two and hal years Two years ago he drew dowr S23820 mileage for trip from Juneau to Ruby that he never made at all That makes S44s.S0 of un earned United States money tha Senator Sutherland has drawn dowr during these war times when people have been asked to dig deep to pur chase Liberty Bonds and to pay special taxes for the support of 2 Government that has been strainint under the burden of war.
 The "Perquisite" Theory" But" anwsers the champion O. a Wickite no matter what he does mileage is a part of legislator perquisites' of office"
 So? Then why was the mileage made different for various Senators If $210.60 mileage is a part of tht "perquisites" of Senator Sutherland who resides and votes at Juneau why is Senator Britt's "perquisite' only 30 cents. He, too, resides il Juneau. It might be urged that Sen ator Sutherland's home was at Ruby when he was elected and that he k supposed to be a Fourth Division resident now. But the law does moi say anything about supostitious plac es of residence.
 The Law on the Subject
 Read the law. It says:
 That each member of the Legis lature shall be paid by the United States the sum of fifteen dollars per day for each days attendance while the Legislature is in session and mileage. in addition, at the rate of fifteen cents per mile for EACH MILE FROM HIS HOME TO THE CAPITAL AND RETURN BY THE NEAREST TRAVELLED ROUTE"
 "From his home," Senator Suth erland's home has been at Juneau foI two years Here is where he has lived and, last Fall. voted, and where he has done business.
 The circumstance that the law pro vides that the mileage of each mem Der of the Legislature must be based upon the distance between the capi tai and 'his home" by the "neares! travelled route" makes clear, it is contended by lawyers. that it is in tended as compensation for the time and cost of making the trip from his home to the capital.
 Did Not Come From Ruby
 Senator Sutherland did not have to travel from Ruby to Juneau. He was here already, and got his com pensation for coming here two years ago when he drew down mileage foi that purpose. He has lived and worked here ever since. He was SC busy with his work here that he missed several days of the present session on account of it. Then he walked from his Juneau home, from which he voted at the last election to the corner of Third and Seward Streets, and drew down s21060 as compensation for the time and cost of reaching the capital
 Difference Between White and
 Sutherland
 MT White showed that he made his trip to Anchorage to become in formed upon the needs of the people
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