The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-27
ALI UR0PE NI9I BE SOON ENS4gE9 IN GREAT WAR

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 The sulzer bIl, providing a bounty of S1O on wolves. passed tho House this morning with the understanding that the ways and means committee win appropriate $2o.OOo to take care of its first two years of operation as the maximum amount the Territory win expend for the purpose during ,hat period. The bin will now go to Governor Strong for his signature. Representative Day of VBaldez dis. sonted to the passage Of the bill.
 The Treasurer of Alaska will be disbursing agent of the bounties. and shall receive the pelts, according to the provisions of the bill The hides must have the head and left forearm. False statements in regard to the hides will be punished by fine or im- prisonment or both. Representative Heckman read Q letter from Scott Simpson. Canadian Indian agent at Telegraph Creek. B. C.. which declar- ed that the Canadian law providing a S15 bounty on wolves had "cleaned uD those animals. and that few belts were now coming in.
 erubstake Amendments Passed.
 The Day grubstake contract amend ment passed the House, Represents. tive Moran voting in the negative. The bill nulifes all grubstake con tracts affecting the title of mining claims heretofore or hereafter en- tered mto." except where both par ties to the contract have absolute knowledge og the claims. and pro yides that al contracts must be duly subscribed to and recorded. Repre- sentative Moran said he had voted against the bin under the impression that there was no grubstake law on Che statute books
 The House also passed tho Senate memorial asking for wireless stations at Sulzer, Craig and Tokeen, on the west coast of Prince of Wales island
 The House end Senate rushed ,l,~ceah o9eo0vrout ressiutlon to convene at two o'clock today for the Bruner memorial services. and inyi- tations 10 the Federal and Territorial officials were sent out.
 A "sree School" Bill.
 Senator O. p Hubbard of Valdez inc troduced in the Senate this morning a bin providing for the creation of the office of superintendent of public in. struction. at a salary of S4,o00 year. and establishing a free school system for Alaska to be maintained by an ape uropriation of 20 per cent Of all for est reserve moneys available and hereafter available. The bin would have the superintendent Of instruction elected by the people. He would be president of the board of education, the two other members being the Gov ernor and the Secretary of the Terri tory. The bin further provides that afrer the legislative session the Board shall naugurate a school system pro vididing compulsory education for children between the ages of six and eighteen years No distinction or classification of pupils shall be made because of race. color or religion. the bnl concludes President Sutherland referred the bin to Che education conn mittee of the Senate.
 Towns Want Mail Service.
 Senate Memorial No [. by Mr. Sul. ger. directed Go the Postmaster-Gener. al. and asking for a weekly mail ser vice for eleven towns on Prince of Wales Island, was read and referred Go the committee on transportation i Commerce and navigation.
 s. B 20. designating Juneau as the place for the trial of actions brought by the Territory for tho collection of revenue under Territorial acts, was favorably reported for passage by the judiciary committee
 The Judiciary committee also rec commended the passage of S. B. ll making it a misdemeanor for any per son to defraud inn-keepers The bill was amended in committee. to exempt obligations for intoxicating liquors.
 May License Undertakers.
 Correspondence between Governor 1 Strong and Eugene R. Kelly, commis sioner of the Washington State board of health. in regard to the shipment of the dead from Alaska to points ir the United States was read in th' Senate The letters are referred t' the education. public health and san itation committee.
 It was recommended by commis sioner Kelly that undertakers in Alas ka should be licensed, in order t' avoid the delay and expense often in volved at Seattle by further embalm ment Of bodies. Governor Strong rec commended the passage of a law GOV ering the subject.
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