The Alaska daily empire., 1914-05-07
DELAY FOR ALASKA
 COMMISSION BILL
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sham says conforms to the recon mendations of Secretary Lane," pro vides for commission of five, to con slst of the Governor, the Surveyo General, and three commissioners tc be named by the President by ant with the consent and advice of the Senate, to be known as tue Alaska Administrative Commission"
 The bill provides that "at least two of the five" members of said commission at the time of their ap. pointment shall have been resident of Alaska for at least two years prior to the date of appointment, and not more than three of said members shall belong to the same political party. The term of office of each member shall be four years, unless sooner removed by the president"
 This provision would prevent the President from appointing more than one Democrat to membership on the commission in addition to the Gov. ernor and Surveyor General, wbo are made members.
 All members of the commission including the Surveyor General, are allowed salaries equal to that nlIoy.d the Governor now-$7.OOO Q yeGs, and subsistence when away frorA J1nneaG.
 HeadquarterN at I4ueSma. "".''.
 The headGuarteIs Of she commission are fixed at Juneau, and it is provided that 1t shall couduct it's business here as nearly IS that is practicable, though meetings of the commission may be called at other places. Three members constitute quorum of the commission. The commission is per. mitted to employ such clerks and other assistants as may be necessary. All permanent employees. except experts, are placed under the civil service,
 Jurisdiction Over Roads,
 The commission is given authority over the roads, trails and bridges of the Territory that is now vested in the Alaska board of road commissioners md. transfer supervisory authority oye this branch of the government in lsk@ frem the War Department .o tbs Pepartment of the Interior . VI '''
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 TH.o .o government Of .So " N telegraph ana cape '' l .n Alaska is placed within tue 'O .Asdletion of. the com mission i'd such authority owe them "' neretoiore has been exercises oy U .e War Department is transferFe to the Department of the Interior r Likewise, the control of the nav radio stations is transferred to tn commission and the Secretary ot th Interior.
 The commission is given contr' over the Indian affairs, education an mining bureau instead of vesting it
 the various bureaus as now is u
 case.
 Surveyor General to be Land
 Commissioner.
 The duty, power, authority al
 jurisdiction" now imposed by law u
 op the General Land Office or u F Commissioner of the General Lar 9 Office. relating to the disposition 8 control of the public lands in flask 9 are transferred to the Surveyor Ge ! eral of Alaska; and all the approprI Q lions made for the support and mai
 tenance of the General Land othce its work in Alaska are to be expend by the Surveyor General of Alaska Takes over Forests, Fisheries Etc. o The Alaska Administrative Comm sion is given control over the fore ! service, the biological survey and u
 agricultural experimental station
 which are transferred from the Az l. cultural Department to the Depa . ment of the Interior.
 t The fur-seal, salmon fisheries al r fisheries service in Alaska are tral n ferred from the Department of Co 3merce and centered in the Depa
 ment of the Interior, and given ov l. to the Alaska Administrative Comm y sion.
 d Five Departments Created.