The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-19
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 The legal counsel question was set. ,led in the Legislature today. By an agreement reached in conference. it was recommended that the original House substitute prevail. giving the Governor the power to appoint legal counsel after adiournment The Sen. ate had amended the House substitute but by the conference report. the Sen ate is asked to recede.
 The House concurred in the exemp. tion Of women from payment Of poll taxes. as provided in the bin relating to the incorporation of second-class cities. and the bill providing local self. government for Indian villages
 Representative Snow's bill making the S-hour day extend to all work around mines. and to stores, lauudries hotels. etc. was the subject of di. vided committees report Represen- tatives Held and Getchell of the la- bor committee. fayoring the striking out Of all reference to mines. and Representatives Daly Snow and Britt concurring in the mining reference contained in the bill.
 F. J. M. 19. asking the attorney-gen- eral to issue an order reducing the fees for filing mining records in AL lat.s ttsne -nnnrrtrr nnfnn
 "Oivorce BHla Knocked Out.
 r. B. SS. prescribing new grounds for divorce, was Killed, by indefinite postponment Mr. Coombs and Mir. Day voting in the negative.
 With less than two weeks of offic- ial life remaining. the Second Alaska legislative assembly is to put in full unioi hours from now on. with occas. iopai overtime work at night The legislature will adjourn April 29
 Tho pest week has been one of ac- complishment in both houses, and a large number or measures have been acted upon. There remain. however. for Gna disposal. 8 number of the most important measures before the as well as more than fifty bills ci Q slight additional or correct i've feature Go the laws. Chief of the important measures yet Go be iinaiiy acted on are the revenue measures the attorney-general question. the compensation and the cleo tior measures. Tho latter bnl was passed by the House. but widely amended in the Senate. The school bills are before both houses.
 The lien bin is to be sent back to the Senate. if the conference commit tee raiis to agree to the amendments attached in the upper House
 Four Measures Killed
 The Senate's sharp axe fell on three of Representative Britt's bills today. by indefinitely postponing the phar- macy measure. the optometry measure and the medical bill Strong objection was raised to all three measures. The law passed in 1913 by the First Leg creating the Board of Uniform Law Commissioners. also will be gull lotined. it was indicated today. when the committee recommended for pas sage Senate Bill S9. by Senator AL drich. repeating the law.
 Senator Willard. of Valdez. who pro posed to amend the law by providing that no money be paid to any member of the commission for expenses. eN- cept as appropriated by the Legisia- ture. declared that the efforts to re- peal the law had been promoted by asome jealous lawyers Senator AL drich told the Senate that his inspira- tion for writing the repeal bill came after he had read the expense account handed in by Judge R. A. Gunnison' member of the commission, who made a trip to Washington to attend che Uniform Law convention. The Senate voted to repeal the law. Senator Mil- lard dissenting.
 The Senate recommended the pas sage of the Britt memorial asking that the Legislature be given control over the Alaska Fund. and the dental meas ure was also favored by the public health committee Chaplain Renison. of the House. and Chaplain stevens of che Senate. will be paid Sloo each for their services during the session. the Governor having signed the reso- lution appropriating S2o0 for the pur' pose.
 compensaticn Act Hearing
 The capital and labor committees of the Senate and House win hold a public hearing on the workmen's com pensation bills tonight. in the House at s o'clock. The public is invited to give it's views on the measure.
 Senator McGann's bill to sure the nrofessional juror evil was favored for massage but laid over until tomorrow The 8ldrich medical and hospital fee bin went over to Wednesday The committee has filed an adverse report on the bln. and it is believed the measure win be killed by indefinitee posponment commended for passage Senator Sul- ger's memorial asking the Alaska roso @ commission 10 spend S50-o0o of the s25o000 available this year for roaas in the First Division. Senator solzel