The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-22
ELECTION MEASURE
 PASSED

The Driscoll election blli and the committee substitute for the coombs Sunday closing repeal bils passed the House of Representatives today The latter measure re-enacts the law to apply only to saloons. and is said to now be a cure for tbe situation at Nome. unless the Senate objects to Che measure
 The election biil went through in the form agreed upon by ihc commit teo Of the whole Reeistration is pro- vided for on election day and voter from Juneau may vote at Wrangeil, or in any other precinct In his division, # called away rom his home pre- cinct on election day. The official ballot is of the Australian form with the names of candidates party desls- nation, and blank spaces for independ. ent candidates The ballot also pro yides voting for long aud short term Senators.
 The question as Co Sne eiectioh eA- penses. heretofore ptld by the clerks Of Che court out oi ihe fine and for. ieiture fund was raised by Represen. tatiye pay who declared that If the clerks oi Che court refused to pay for the expense of printing and sending out Che ballots 9 non.election would result Several members spoke on this ieature of the I.l and it was the- conaansps CT ol.nion lnat the Federal sovenment Nouid- a hereto fore. stand the expense of the cleo tion. in lis entirety
 The bin also provides punishment for false swearing" at rom S25 to S200 fine. or Imprisonment or from l0 to so days. or both Tho vote was unanimous on the passage Of the bili after Representative Dri6coll declared he had been given the assurance "oi a high legal authority" that che bii would stick"
 Tax Bill 10 Read.
 T. B. C. Air Day amending Che law providing the assessment and col lection of taxes for school and munich pal purposes. was read second time and sent to the committee on engross- ment. as was House Bill 2l, Mr. Britt covering the same subject but reQuir- ing the power of city councils to levy and collect taxes "be exercised by general ordinances passed by the common councils"
 The Britt bilf would prevent the levy amounting to more chan two per cent. of the assessed value of proper ty so assessed Under Che terms of the blll the school and municipal lev ies are separately fixed; in ease this is moi done, the school board and council shah meet to hear estimates of che school boards Of tho needs Of Che schools, for the ensuing year oy- CT and above fifty per cent of aii the license moneys.
 Hoepitals Favored.
 The judiciary committee reported for favorable passage, House Joint Resolution s, asking for the establish mont ol government hospitals in AL aska. and for nm appropriation of sl25.000 to cover the cost of con- struction and maintenance.
 Re-refec eDead-Beae Bill.
 Senate Bm l7 making it Q misde- meanor for anyone to deiraud hotels and restaurants ln Alaska by avoid ing the payment Of bills, was recom- mitted to the committee on judiciary for amendment. after the bill had been discussed by the Senate committee of the whole. with Senator Willard in the chair The re-commitment fol. lowed request of Senator Tanner for such action. A similar bil IS now on Che statute books, having been passed at the last session.
 S. B. 22, relating to the appoint ment of guardians for persons having disappeared in Alaska, went to third reading. as did r. B. 23, relating Co the appropriation of $500 for use or the Secretary Of the Territory as ex- ofHcio registrar of vital statistics.
 The Senate adjourned to meet at 10 o'clock March 28.