The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-24
ELECTION BLU GOES
 TO GOVERNOR; SCHOOL
 MEASURES ARE PASSED

NllI LNt crtitlt AitiSltatArAtr -e ts unchanged the Driscon election bin was transmitted to Governor strong today for approval The amended bill was in the spotlight In che House today for over an hour and while many of tbe members of the bin declared that thc bin was not the best cleo lion measure that could be passed. the House nevertheless favored enact ing it by ratiiying the Senate's alter ations co it. in order that che second session would give the Territory an election law of some character.
 On motion. tbe Senate amendments were coucurred in by the House, the vate resulting as follows.
 Aye-Britt. Burns Daly. Day. Dris. coll cetcheu Holland Moran Noon. Snow Tansey. Speaker Collins.
 Nay Hickman. Held, Shoup.
 Absent -Coombs.
 No Party Designation
 Representative Shoup's objection was based on the action Of Senate in striking out the provision for party designation. on the ballot ol candi- dates. He said that Che voter in Al- aska considered first a candidates par ty principles, putting it before any oth- CT qualification air Getchell told MT Shoup that the trend oi the times was just opposite that theory. They are eliminating party designation from the ballot in an Of the progressive States. Mr. Getcheh said. Representatives Britt Burns. 9aly and Holland spoke against the bili opposing it in var ious particulars but they declared that a repetition oi shc 1913 sessions ac tiou .n killing the election bin on Che last day was certainly not their ob- feet
 The Driscoil bill provides for itin- erent voting. electon-day registra- ton. and further. that the burden of expense in printing ballots win be borne by the government It will be remembered that over twenty. sections ol the Willard election bin were added to the Driscoil biN in the Senate. Go guard against corrupt practices The last feature Of the bin is similar to the New York law.
 Primary Bill ls Killed
 Senate Bll 50. the Suizer direct pri.l mary bin. failed or ratification by the Senate committee of the whole this morning. Senator Sutherland told the committee that biil was now pending in Congress. providing for the same thing. Senator Suizer said chat in bis Judgment the Legislature of Alaska was fully capable of providing its own direct primary law
 The bin was killed by the following vote.
 For-Sulzer. Tanner. Willard.
 Against-Sutherland. Hubbard. Me Gam. Gaustad and Aldrich
 The Senate recommended for pas sage House Bills 57. 5S. go and SO and 61 amendatory of the banking laws. House Bni q. relating to findings Of facts by the court Of equitable actions House Bm S2 relating to niling va cancies that may occur in the office Of Delegate. House Bill 72. compensat- ! ing J. q. Cobb House Bil q. creating four road districts in Alaska. Senate Bin f5. providing 9 license tax OH the fishing industry. and Senate Memorial l6. asking Congress to remove restric- uons preventing Che Territorial Leg. stature from euacting fisheries legis. iauon
 By reason oi the fact that Che joint education committee bill passed the House Che Senate indefinitely post poned its counterpart in the Senate and wiii act on the bin that comes from the House.
 Tanners Ruling Upheld
 President Dan. Sutherland. Of the Senate. today sustained the ruling made yesterday by Committee Chair man Tanner which resulted in the defeat of the Hubbard resolution to put the Statehood question to vote of the people. President Sutherland f'aH'NANtH'' eretH-tr' .H'e"' N.H".fN t.tN tA1' seruon that the point raised against the Hubbard resolution was well ta- ken because the subject had been dealt with earlier in the session.
 A point Of order against the Me Cam bin providing for g general S.. hour day in Alaska was raised by Senator Gaustad. who maintained that the subject matter had been disposed Of earlier in the session. The matter was continued until Monday Senator Gaustad waiging his point until that time
 School eIiis Passed
 House Bin 70. the education com mittees uniform school measure pass ed the House this morning by vote Of g Co % Representatives Getchell and Day voting against it F. B 7i, amending the Nelson act by providing that communities where there are ten
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