The Alaska citizen., 1915-03-22

| LEGISLATURE
JUNEAU, March 15.-The terri
torial lawmakers have addressed a
joint memorial to President Wilson,
urging the executive to authorize
the commencement of railroad con-
struction during the approaching sea
son. 1t - also urged that Alaskans
be given preference in the matter
i Of employment. The memorial pre-
sents strong argument in favor of
immediate action.
/ Numerous witnesses have been
summoned to appear before the joint
commission on roads and highways,
in order that the complaints against
the Alaska road commission may De
aired. The charge has been made
that the federal appropriations OBJ
tanned by the commiss ion have been
wasted every year M TIC !l"'tz-
Fairbanks post load.
The Burns amendment to the legal
counsel resolution was adopted by
the lower branch Of the LEGISLATURE
this afternoon. The amendment pro-
vides for the appointment Of an
attorney-general without contirma-
ton by the senate.
| Representative Snow, of Ruby, Of
fered an amendment providing for
the elimination of the words ''legiti-
mate or illegitimate" from birth Ger
tificates. The amendment was de-
feated.
JUNEAU, Alaska, March To-
The chief feature Of today's pro-
ceedings of the territorial legislature
was the introduction In the house of
bill granting the common councils
OF towns with $500 population ALL
thority to establish rules and regula
tons governing public service cor
porations. The object of the mea-
sure is to provide for the regula
ton of electric light, water and
telephone rates in the various towns.
| The delegation from the Second
divisions are making strenuous ef-
! fort to secure the repeal of the
/ Sunday closing law. This matter is
already in the hands of commit
tee and is being generally discussed
i by the lawmakers.
| JUNEAU, Alaska, March IL
TIE fight over the amendment to
the vital statistics measure is still
being waged with undiminished Wig
or The vote today resulted in
deadlock. No other business came
up in the house. The legal counsel
bill is still pending.
JUNEAU, March ia new legal
counsel bill was introduced today in
the senate, the measure providing
for the appointment Of a temporary
legal adviser by the governor, to be
followed by the appointment Of
special prosecutor at the end of the
present session. The duty of the
prosecutor will be to enforce the ter
ritorial laws. The bill also provides
that all actions for the collection of
revenue must be brought to and
tried at Juneau, and no suit shall
be removed for trial except upon
consent Of the territorial attorney.
The deficiency bill, providing for
the reimbursement of mileage to the
members of the legislature. was ap-
proved by the house today.
Senator Charles A. Suffer- Of Sui
|
provides that all Indians born in
| Alaska, who shall have severed their
tribal relations, shall become citizens
eminent teacher.
By a vote of to S, the prohibi
ton memorial introduced by Repre-
sentative C. X. Snow, of Ruby, was
laid on the table today. Snow de-
clares that. instead of meaning that
the measure is dead, the vote today
marks only the commencement Of
the fight.
Representative Arthur G.. Shoup,
Of Sitka, has introduced a memorial
asking congress to establish ma
tive hospital in each of the four ju-
dicial divisions.
Representative Shows amendment
to the vital statistics law was de-
feated a second time today and has
been indefinitely postponed. The law
now stands as originally passed by
the first legislature.
The election bill introduced in the
house by Representative Dan Dris-
coll, OF Fairbanks, was under dis
cussion before the lawmakers as Il
committee OF the whole today. An
effort to have the party designa-
ton stricken from the official bal
lot was defeated, but an amend
ment was adopted providing for four
blank lines under the title OF each
Office and the name Of each can
didate, for the benefit Of independ.
ent candidates.
memorial introduced in the SEN
ate today asks for the establishment
Of wireless stations at Craig, Sulzer
and Token. The memorial was re-
ferred.
A joint committee Is now engaged
in drafting a mining bill.
Up to the present time, thirty
bills have been introduced in the
house, and % have been presented
to the senate.
Tho eight-hour bill will be taken
up for consideration next week.