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WHAT IS BEING DONE
 BY ALASKA LEGISLATURE


 JUNEAU, March Representative Arthur c. Shoup has introduced in the house of representatives Q joint memorial praying that congress confer the authority of full territorial government upon the people of Alaska The memorial sets forth many of the powers that have been exer- cised by other territories and denied to the people of Alaska, and specific limitations that have been placed upon the people of Alaska through the territorial organic act that were not imposed upon others. It asks for the repeal of the limitations and that Alaska be given all of the powers that have been granted to other American terri tories. House bill Mo- 20 introduced by Repre- sentative Snow of Ruby not only applies the eight hour working day to all classes et mining, but it requires that in hotels, laun- . dries, restaurants, bakeries mechanical or mercantile establishments the eight t-hour day shall obtain
 A memorial to congress asking permis- sion to vote on prohibition at the next ter ritorial election, November 4, 1916, has been introduced in the house by Repre- sentative C. K. Snow of Ruby. On the question of reference q lively tilt ensued, and by vote of to the opinion of the chair that the memorial go to the com mittee on education, public health and mor aIs was sustained Chairman Held of the Judiciary committee declared the memorial should not be referred to his committee. Chairman Britt likewise contenGed that the education committee should not be given the memorial The author of the memorial replied with spirit that he would spend the whole session, if necessary, in a discussion of the memorial in committee
 Representative Britt has introduced bill to amend the law relating to the practice of medicine and surgery, and repeating all laws in conflict herewith
 Representative Hickman has introduced a bill giving to municipal magistrates Tn Alaska civil jurisdiction when the amount does not exceed $500.
 Representative Shoup, instigator of the vital statistics registration law at the 1913 legislative session, has introduced bill to require the issuance of marriage licenses in Alaska It Is said the bill IS prompted by the large number of annulment suits filed in the territory. MT Shoup Is also the author of bill which would eliminate court clerks as recorders of births mar riages and deaths The bill is amendatory of the present law
 Representative Britt has introduced concurrent resolution on behalf of the com mttee on education, public health, quaran- tine and morals, as follows: That it is
 he sense of the legislature that 50 per cent of the money in the territorial treasury, comprising the so-called forest reserve fund, pe expended in the establishment and main tenance of schools in the Territory of Alaska"
 MT Britt has also presented bill to amend the school law in regard to levy of taxes for school and municipal purposes and distribution of the funds
 Two bills for the repeal of the territorial mining law (the Roden law have been in troduced in the house.
 Resolutions have been introduced in the house which authorize the governor to ap- point legal counsel for the legislature until such time as the federal government shall provide Alaska with an attorney general
 Representative Snow has introduced memorial to congress asking for the estab- lshment of a wireless station n the koyu- kuk Speaker Collins declared that he, too, had been pledged to the movement, and in his remarks on the subject brought back the sensational tragedy of the koyukuk in 1912, when John Holmberg Frank Adams and Marie Schmidt were murdered by their companion, Thomas Johnson, the Blue berry Kid" who has never been appre- hended. Speaker Collins planes the lack of communication in the Koyukuk for the failure to catch the slayer.
 The proceedings of one day wind up with this item: "The house adjourned at 3 o'clock, to meet at ? o'clock tomorrow
 An acrimonious debate was indulged in in the house on March l7 over the proposal of Representative Snow to strike from the vital statistics bill the words Legitimacy or illegitimacy" in recording certificates of birth. Representatives Drscoll ard Shoup voiced the sentiment that Mir Snow was attempted to make "political medicine" Mr. Snow retorted that "anyone whose rec ord in the First legislature was like that of the gentleman from the Fourth should keep his mouth shut" He was called to order by the speaker The amendment was adopted. The bill was later killed
 Representative Daly of Kougarok has in troduced bill ''to increase the power of common councils in municipal corporations over public service corporations" The bill is designed to regulate electric light rates, water rates and telephone rates.