The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-16
FISH TRAP WINS OUT
 IN HOUSE

Development Of a new deadlock be- tween Che House and Senate on the Territorial legal counsel question. de- feat by the House ot that portion of the Tanner fisheries memorial endors- ing David Starr Jordan's condemnation of fish traps and the indefinite post ponment Of the dentistry regulation bills occupied the attention of Che leg 5siaturc today. !, was thc forty-sixth day of Che session and night sessions in order co complete the mass of im- portant work before chem. will be necessary. members of the assembly declare
 An allaitcruoou fight was made in thc House. on the paragraph in the Tanner memorial which upheld David Starr Jordan and maintained that trap fishing was detrimental 70 the industry Representative Heckman. probably one of the best posted fisheries men in Alaska. declared that pr. Jordan had changed his views. and produced news paper clippings. sworn Co before a mo- tary. Co prove his assertion.
 "Traisor7 is Charge
 Politics came into the debate when Representative Snow. Of Ruby who said he was 9 chcechaco as far as his Knowledge of fish was concerned. charged the members ot che First Di- visions delegation Co che Assembly. with being traitors to their coustit- uents. He declared they had intro duced nothing to regulate fishing in Alaska. and maintained that because of chat fact they had turned down their platform. which he said. sub scribed ,hem Go strict fisheries leg station He nrther said the First Division members had been obstruc- tionists
 The members rom the First hotiy resented Nr. Snows imputat.ou. and charged that he. and not thew were the champion obstructionist in the House.
 Representative Drlscoi defended traps on the theory that GO aboiisn no other kind ot gear was d.scrlm.no- aou
 Tn closing the debate Mr. HecSmon said he stood where he had always stood. where he had stood before eiec- don. he said-in favor of trap fishing. ~if the Alaska salmon is being de- pleted. no man in Alaska would lose more money than 70 he exclaimed. and continuing. Every dollar that have is invested in Southeastern Alaska.
 Afr. Heckman praised Dr. Jones re- port. and told the committee that the remedy for the present condition in regard to Alaska fisheries. lay in the increase of wardens and patrol boats Ito see that the present good laws are not violated
 The roll call on striking out pr. Jordans endorsement of opposition Co traps showed victory for the trap advocates. by a vote of 9 to I as fol- lows:
 Aye-Driscoli Held. Britt Burns. Getchen Coombs. shoup. Heckman. Speaker Collins
 Nay -Tanscy. Day Noon. Holland. Daly. Moran snow
 The Third Division members were elected Go the Legislature on a piat- form opposing fish traps.
 Legal Question Stumped
 By refusing 10 recede from it's amendment taking Che appointiye pow CT from @ board consisting of the Governor. Secretary and Treasurer and lodging it wi,h Che Governor. the House has further engaged the Senate on the legal counsel question. Speak or Collins named Mr. Getcheli Mr.. Snow and Mr Held as members Of the House conference committee. They win meet a Senate committee. to ar rive at an adjustment. ii possible.
 The dental balls were killed upon recommendation or Che committee on public health. q. the House The re- port said "The amendments to the present dentistry laws are so numer- ous and lengthy that 1t would require rewriting the aw and would take more time gha1 the committee can spare. at this time. While many Of the amendments are of importance Che majority are os lttie consequence' ii the present law is properly enforced
 Governor Strong today signed House Bill 3S. regarding grubstake contracts.
 The three final memorials filed m Che House before the 18th day were as follows
 Memorial IS. Getcheu. to Secretary of Agricultural asking Che designation or some Alaska port as the place for Quarantining and inspecting reindeer
 Memorial l9 Getchen, to Attorney General asking reduction of recording tees charged for filing locations. etc
 Memorial %. Noon. asking Congress to remove the restrictions now in force in the matter oi enactment by the Legislature of alaska. of proper laws reeardlng the fisheries
 WEAT TODAY .