The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-08
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resentatiyes today passed the Millard "fun Territorial form of government" memorial. The Willard memorial came to the House from a conference com. mittee Of the Senate and House. con sisting of Senators Willard. Hubbard and Sulzer. and Representatives Burns. Holland and Moran. The House had adopted the Shoup "full Territor- ial form of government" memorial and the Senate had substituted the Willard memorial The House re- fused to concur in the Senate substi- tuition. and asked for a conference. In the conference. the House members receded rom their position, and agreed to ask for the adoption of the Willard memorial The vote in the House came on the motion to adopt the report of the conference commit tee
 The vote was as follows.
 To adopt Burns. coombs. Daly. Hol- land. Moran. Shoup, Snow. Tansey Speaker Collins (Nine)
 Against adoption: Britt Day. Dris- coll. Getchell. HeciSman, Held, Noon (Seveu)
 On March 24 when the original Shoup memorial for a fuller form of Territorial government for Alaska was passed the vote was as follows
 Ayes Britt Burns. Daly, Day Heck man. Held. Holland. Moran, Shoup. Tansey. Speaker Collins.
 Nays: coombs. Driscon. Getchen. Noon and Snow
 Those who voted for the Willard memorial but who had voted against che Shoup memorial were Coombs and Snow.
 Those who had voted for the Shoup memorial but voted against the Mll. lard memorial were Britt. Day. Heck. man and Held
 Those who voted for both memorials were Burns. Daly Holland. Moran. Shoup. Tansey and Speaker Collins.
 Those whote voted against both me. moTials were Driscon. Getchen and Noon.
 Consider Fish Memorials.
 The House today recommended that the Tanner fisheries memorial and the Ketchikau memorial which asks pro tection ot Southeastern Alaska in the matter Of competition with Prince Ru- pert. B. C. in the fisheries markets. be considered by committee of whole after adjournment today
 In the Senate the conference report on the Willard home rule memorial substitution. was received, also the conference report that the Senate re- cede from amendments to the Noon mechanics lien bill.
 The fisheries committee of the Sen ate recommended that the Suizer bill providing penalties for the wanton de- struction of deer and other game ami mals. do pass.
 The banking committee recommend ed that s. B. %. authorizing munici- palities to grant franchises to public service corporations. be considered in the committee of the whole tomorrow, and that r. B. 2l. the Britt measure, providing for the assessment and levy Of taxes for school and municipal pur- poses do pass
 Read Split" Passed.
 The Willard resolution, splitting up the forest reserve moneys fin four parts, after 25 per cent has been de- ducted from the fund, for schools. was recommended for passage by the Sen ate whole committee late this after noon. Senator Sulzer intimated that the First divisions fight for the money will be carried into the courts. He quoted from the statutes at large in support of his contention that the money belonged to the First division.
 The vote stood to 2. Senator Snl- ger and Senator Tanner standing firm against the resolution.
 Roads Are Put Over.
 As European blood was spilled in ehe battle of the rivers. so was there combat in the legislature today in the battle of the roads. Four hours were consumed in the Senate on S. B. ]. asking appropriations for five roads in Southeastern Alaska, without de- eision for a motion to table the bill prevailed at S:30 D. ID. In the House Representative Coombs' bill regarding the division of the forest reserve fund was amended to divert 25 per cent. to schools and the remainder to roads in every division. and after parliament tary see-saw. motion to reconsider amendments was carried, prohibiting further action on the bin today The bin win be taken up again tomorrow rom where the House left od today.
 The House and Senate only "scratched" their long calendar of the days business and the calendar of to- morrow win be longer.
 TWO New Bills.
 TWO new bills were introduced. Mr. tre.i.nan presented r. B. 64. asking for wagon road from Ketchikan to ! Charcoal point to be paid for by mon svs rom the Tongass forest reserve q,hs introduction Of the bin caused a biz laugh. for 1t happened moment after the Ketchikan road and the Men denhan bridge had been turned down
 Mir. coombs introduced Il. b. oe. pto' pro v,dine for stenographic reports or ses' timony before grand iuries.