The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-29
IS PASSED IN
 LOWER HOUSE.
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 By a vote Of l2 to the $.
 House at p. m. receded from S s- its amendment excluding placer ' 's mines from che operation of the s @ workmen's compensation act s
 It will apply to an mining. #
 With amendments eXompting every class of mining except quartz from its operation, che workmeu's compen. sation act providing scale Of bene- fits tor death. injuries and disability. up to S6.O0O. passed the House of Rep resentativos last night by vote of 1f co a. Representative Daly of Kou- garok and Representative Noon of Seward voted against the bill
 lt was Representative Getchell Of : Nome who asked that placers be elim- hated This bill was demanded by quartz operators and quartz miners; .hey evidently want it, but we don't he said. Representative Held of Ju- neau declared the House was losing sight Of the object of the bill DO not the widows. orphans and other dependents of maimed or killed work men need compensation whether they be Che dependents of a placer as woN as a quartz miner? he asked On Che question of eNempting plocers nine members voted aflirmatiyely. five vot- iug against the motion.
 License Sill Passed
 House Bin l09. the main revenue biu providing the license system. was passed by the House. n to 9. Repre- senlatives Heid Shoup and Britt vot- cd against the bm Representatives Day and Noon were absent The bin was sent GO Che Senate this morning
 Tho House also passed S B. iL raising tbe salary of the Territorial . miue inspector from S250O Go SS00o. : Representative Noon alone opposing
 other measures put through the House at the night session were as follows:
 & B. 70. relating to the levy and col lection of taxes for school and muni- clpal purposes.
 S. J. Memorial 19. the Ketchikan fish memorial
 & J. Memorial s. asking the mining experiment station be located at Ju- ncan.
 S B 52 referring the S-hour day question Co vote of the people. at .he delegate election in November 1916
 The Suizer bill preventing the wan ton destruction Of wild animals used for food and providing strict penal ties passed by g vote of l2 to {. Rep resentadves Getchen. Heclman Mor. an and Noon voting against it.
 Four Bnls Are Killed
 Four bills were defeated Senate Bm 54 providing for the election of the Treasurer of Alaska. was killed by vote oc i2 to 8 On roll call. for final passage the vote stood;
 aye Coombs. Day. Driscol Tan sey.
 Nay Britt. Burns. Daly, Getchell Heckman. Heid Holland. Moran. Noon Shoup, Snow, Speaker Collins.
 Senator Hubbara's school bin was defeated by indefinite postponment as the subject matter had been covered by che House in the passage of Che education committees general bin.
 The House also turned down Senate BM 25. providing that municipal cor. poraiIoDs may grant 20.year iranchis- es Co public service corporations The roll cali on passage showed Q tie. to s. The bin consequently failing The
 To Pass Britt Daly Day Dris- coll. Getchell Holland Tausey. Speak ! CT Collins.
 Against. Burns Coombs Heciman Held. Moran. Noon Shorp. Snow.
 The Gaustad bill to protect political ! conclayes from impostures, and pro- vidine heavy penalties for violations was killed by motion to indefinitely poslrone it The ballot showed eleven against the measure. five fayoring it. as follows
 For Daly Day Moran Tansey Speaker Collins. Against. Britt. Burns. Coombs. Dris coll. 6etcheil Hickman Held, Hol- I land. Noon. Shoup. snow
 Fish Tax Bill Tabled
 Senator Tanners bin providing the taxing of fisheries products by the stamping system. was laid on the Go. ble by the House.