The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-02

cstctions for members cf tho iegiaia' tive asgonhiy ia far from sat.snsc' .ory. ana calls for amendment. The rctes cpaer tho preacnt law are can. yossca at Juneau, tae Governor. the Surveyor General. and thc Collector of Custon's constituting the Beard Re- cause or Che rcmotencss of maev 0i ;hH voting proc.acts and tho slowness and uncertainty of mall communica- toae. moro th0n .hrce months must oiapsc before an the returns arc re- ccived and the votes canvBsEed. A5. thc Legislature meets in biennial aes- sion cn tha first Monday oi March aaalicetiy the members-aiect cannot receive their certificates of election 0t their homo addresses, and where therc is 9 close vote it may I'd Inc oostihic co dctermino who has been elected until aii thc votes aro can- vasset if such a condition should arise much icss and inconvenience uirht result Co men SO situated. A better plan would De Co have tho votes canvasscl in each Of the four divis tons. 2nt tho clerk of the court with 'wo olher residents oi thc division. 70 he appointed, say. by the judge Of the canvassiue board ! beg to point aut howovee. that as the Organic act icfines by whom such votes shall be .anvassed. an amendment Co lt would Ne necessary in order Co provide for ,he creation of new canvasslng Aoard This matter also ls submit- ed for your consideration.
 Schools
 Tn the matter of schools Alaska is "a position that might bo called 7nomaicus Three classes Of schools src recognized. namely. those Of in- ,orpocatcd towns. and whsch arc malr- sirei in part hy moneys received rom federal iiGuor and other licers- 1s and in part by local taxes; those ,rs.dc of incorporated communities, md which are suprortcrG by moneys 7ad in,o what is known =. Che "Ai- 'ska fund.r controlled by tie Federal Tre5scry. and native Schoois. main
 aiped by 1iysct appropriation by Con- mess, 1nG orich ore unoas the direc Ion of the United States bureau Of Fducotion. 2 iS the forricr classes ,n which direcmt yocr attention fr Incorporated towne ihe appropria- tcny for the naintenance of schools. as roa arc aware. are made by the town councils. and there is generally constant friction between the coun- ciis and the schooi boards Besides. there Is seldom. if ever. money enough at the command or the school boards 70 provide Increased scnool accomo- igtcns. if such be needed. as is ire 1uentiy the case in growing towns Under existing laws Incorporated towns nay rot bond themselves for my purpose. hence tho efficiency of| The schools iS hampered and the chil- ircn are tho direct and ultimate suf- fcrers. This is a condition that calls ioudly for immediate bettcrmeut. but. in my opinion. Che relief demanded cau Dc supplied only by Congress. "a white schools outside of incorpor- 7ted toVns there are also plain and raipabie defects in tho law under which they orerate that call for rem cdy Fc- instance while theSc schools are ucminany under the direction or che Governor. as eN-oflicio superin. tcndcnt Of public instruction. the echooi districts are created by thc clerks of the court or the irdicial divisions lu which they arc situated and g school district once created. cannot be divided no natter what The necessities may he Tor such di- vision beg Co refer 70 my annual report 70 the Secretary or the Inter tor for the fiscal year 1914. as fol- lows.
 There ore a number or com
 rnrnities which are denied the