Sundquist of Candle
Candidate For Long Term Senator
Second Division
Dan Sutherland, Delegate 10
Congress, is asking Congress to ap
propriate $600,000 for the Shel
ton-Kougarok Tramway in the Se
cond Division on condition that
Alaska give $150,000.
STJNDQUIST’S MEMORIAL USED
In argument showing that Alaska
was willing to do her part in this
project, Sutherland said: “I have
a memorial from the 1927 legisla
ture, which with your consent I
will place in the record—or per
haps you would like to have it read?
The CHAIRMAN. Suppose you
read it.
Mr. Sutherland (reading) .
In tlie House By Mr. Sundquist.
HOUSE JOINT MEMORIAL NO.
Then follows the memorial in the
exact language as written by Rich
ard Sundquist, pledging full sup.
port, etc.
WHERE WAS TOM GAFFNEY
Where was Tom Gajney’s visible
support?
\\ ell Tom became satisfied when
he got a job as a sub-boss on the
road. The trouble with Tom is
that he thinks the “blarney stone*’
moans the Alaska Road Commis
sion, and being an Irishman, he
feels bound to do some kissing.
SUNDQUISTS RECORD
WATCHMEN’S LIEN — Dick
Sundquist got the lien law amend
ed so that watchmen of all kinds
of property now have a lien on the
property on an equality as labor
ers.
NINETY DAY LIEN CLAIMS—
Dick Sundquist got the time for
filing milling claims extended from
45 days to 90 days.
KOTZEBUE SCHOOL—Sundquist
amended Ralph Lomen’s bill so that
the school could be constructed in
the year 1927 instead of during
1928.
ELECTIVE TREASURER — Sund
quiat introduced the hill to permit
the people of Alaska to elect the
Treasurer. This bill passed the
House 10-6. Walter Fisher, Tom
Gaffney, Ralph Lomen, “Slim” Ry
deen, Thos. Scott and Robert Shel
don voted to deny the people of
Alaska the right to elect their own
Treasurer. Joseph Murray voted
for the bill merely for the purpose
of moving for reconsideration which
he did.
PIONEER'S PENSION—On the
last day of the session, a motion
was made to suspend the rules so
that the House could vote on in
creasing the Pioneer’s Pension and
the Elective Treasurer’s bill. Both
bills had enough votes to guaran
tec their passage. SUNDQUIST vot
ed to suspend the rules and hence
to pass both bills, while TOM GAF
NEY, WALTER FISHER, ROBERT
SHELDON, SLIM RYDEEN, AND
JOSEPH MURRAY voted against
suspending the rules and hence vot
ed to KILL BOTH BILLS.
PAYING COUNCLLMEN
Marry McCain offered a resolu
tion to prohibit members of the city
Council from selling to the city.
Mr. Bucey and Mr. Osberg oppos
ed the motion vigorously. “Do you
mean to say that a man is to he
penalized because he gives his ser
vices tree to the city and cannot do
business with it,” asked Osberg.
After all, that is the rub.
The services are not really free
v hen members of the council by
th-n'r very position on the council
get fat contracts.
The people of Ketchikan remain
indifferent to the character of the
“free services” rendered by Mr. Os
berg.
The House of Representatives has
passed and sent to the Senate the
White bill authorizing $3,400,000
for a 5-year fish conservation pro
gram. The bill includes $50,000
for establishing fish hatcheries in
Alaska this fear.
P.OB EHT SHE LDOV—CANDIDATE
FOR SENATOR FOURTH
DIVISION
Robert Sheldon has not changed
with the years. This rather hand
some, clever dandy, gets elected to
the Legislature by concealing his
political principles.
He voted against the HOME
RULE BILL.
ITe voted against the model
W o RKMAN’S COMPENSATION
BILL.
He voted against the ORPHAN
ACE BILL.
He voted against the bill to PRO
TECT ALASKA RESIDENT FISH
ERMEN.
He voted against the COMMUNI
TY PROPERTY bill and thus favors
keeping wives in the class of hired
servants or concubines without pay
or right of property.
He voted against the Hill requir
ing light and water companies to
PAY INTEREST ON DEPOSITS.
He voted against the bill requir
ing light and water companies to
publish their financial statements
once a year.
He voted against the bill pro
\ 'ding for TREASURER TO BE
ELECTED BY THE PEOPLE OF
ALASKA in place of one appointed
by the federal governor.
He with Tom Gaffney, Waite?
Fisher, and others, refused to sue
pond the rules on giving the PIO
NEERS AN INCREASE IN PEN
SIONS as the record will show.
In Territorial Politics
In territorial politics, Robert
Sheldon is a disciple of Tom Mar
quam—a sort of beauty and the
beast affection. Referring to an
earlier session, one report describ
ed the relation as follows:
“During the first days of the ses
sion, the seals (then Harry, George
and Bobby but in 1927 Bobby and
Walter), were the most woe-begone
and disconsolate little fellows ever
seen in Juneau. They could not
perform one little stunt until the
arrival of their trainer. With