The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-19
ORATORY FLOWS IN SENATE OVER
 CAPITAL CHANGE
Five Senators Heard in De- bate Regarding Removal
 Of Territorial Capital.

FlOWery language, as DTllllaHt III 1, coloring as the recent display Of the Northern Lights, characterized the discussion this morning in the , Territorial Senate over the question , of a substitute memorial for House ]. Joint Memorial No. 9, relative to ! the removal of the capital from 7 Juneau to Seward, on Resurrection ! Bay. The Senate was in the Com mittee of the Whole with Senator ' Frawley in the chair, when H. J. M No. and the Senate Substitute were under discussion.
 ! H. J Memorial No. calls upon Congress to make an appropriation for Capitol building at Juneau to house the various Territorial offices. The substitute. eliminates this point and requests the removal of the Capital to Seward.
 Senator Hunt, the first orator of the day, said the substitute was en- tirely out of place. He said Seward has an empty building that could be utilized by the Territorial Legis- lature and that seemed to be the only reason the change of the capi- tai was asked for.
 The capital is now in Juneau, the ground has been purchased for a suitable building, and I move that the substitute, which is foreigpa to the House Joint Memorial, be@in- definitely postponed" said the Sen ator from Ketchikan.
 Senator Hess was on his feet inn mediately and said that point of order could not be made as the Sen ate was in the Committee of the Whole.
 Senator Hunt came back with a proper motion but there was no second
 Senator Price said the substitute was being considered and to get !. busy.
 z Senator Britt took the floor and said: T do not know exactly what this euphonistic hyperbole is but am not for it."
 Upon suggestion of other Sena- tors. Secretary Reed read the Senate substitute in full, which sets forth in glowing language why Seward should be the capital of the Ter ritory.
 Senator Britt again took the floor and said that Seward should also be given many other things per haps, and suggested that Mount Ju- neau be inserted in the substitute measure.
 .Chamberlin First Champion.
 Senator Chamberlin, who is re- sponsible. with Senator Price for the substitute, let loose his many years of pent-up oratory having been a former well known politician of Ia coma and elsewhere, and launched right into various reasons why thel substitute should be considered se- riously and not humorously
 "1 have only the best and kindest of feeling for Juneau" said Senator Chamberlin, but we as Territorial Senators should look after the best interests of Alaska. At Seward we have building suitable for Terri torial purposes. We have ground there, plenty of it, which is owned by the Government and this can be- used for Territorial purpose Sew ard is the logical center of popula- tion of Alaska, can be reached at all times of the year. No levity should be taken with this measure, simply because 1t happens to come from members of the Third Divi- sion
 Price Discusses Measure.
 Juneau Is not centrally located, . said Senator Price, championing the substitute measure, and there is no defense whatsoever for capital orI Territorial buildings in Juneau. Seward has all kinds of advantages IS reached at any time of the year from the east, from the west, from the south and from the north ItI IS the center of population and transportation.
 Senator Collins asked for informa. tion regarding what appropriation and what efforts had been made by Juneau for buildings to house the Territorial Legislature and for al capitol.
 Senator Britt, from his old flies read all information and stated that