The Alaska daily empire., 1915-04-07
Z BILIS GO THROUGH
 THE HOUSE

the Senate put in long srino on tne mining committees bill amending the Roden law. Nine new measures were introduced, eight in the House and one in the Senate.
 By unanimous vote, fhe House put through the following ills
 Fl. B. 54. providing for taking de. positions of witnesses sithin the Ter ritory, and designatn. couses.
 H. B. 55. prescribing the causes for which challenges implied bias of jurors may be takel
 II. B. S4, preventing and punishing family desertion and providing sup. port bonds
 II. J. NJ. 5, asking ongress for a survey of the native ilagos in Alas. l,a. in order to clear thles.
 II. B. 44. providing egulations giy- ing to unincorporated towns the priyi. lege of electing a boarl of trustees of. three members who sh0ll make rules for the management of the towns, and otherwise amending the law in regard to incorpaHon of the cities of che sec ond class.
 B. B. 90. establishing form of io- cal government for Hydah, Thlinget and Tsimpsean native villages. grant ing councils, penalties for violations of village laws, and providing meaure of punishment for witcrait.
 "Public Regulation" Passes.
 II. B. 2S. an act Co increase the power of common councils in munici- palites, by granting them the right | to regulate rates and otherwise gov ern public service corporations.
 The measures were signed by the Speaker and sent Go the Senate.
 The House passed Co Third reading' without amendment ). M 1, asking for easements on nayigable waters, between homestead entries, and J. Nj. ii asking for q government smelter in Southeastern Alaska
 Representative Noon introduced J. M. 13 asking for bounty Of S25 on brown bear and praying that the closed season on that species of ani- nal be rescinded. The memorial fur ther asks Una, Che laws of the United States relating to the game and fur bearing animals of Alaska to be amended to give the Alaska legislature full control It was reefrred to the fisheries. game and agriculture conn aittee.
 Britt Asks For Power.
 Representative Britt introduced J. M. 12. asking Congress to give the AL aska Legislature control of the Alas ka Fund. now collected by the goyem- ment and used for Nelson schools. roads and indigents. The memorial asks further that the legislature be given an enlargement of power to leg islate on the school question and re- cites that the school.governing power is denied by the organic act. The me morial was referred to the education committee.
 Representative Shoup introduced H.. B. 62. an act to make uniform the law of partnership iu Alaska. It was referred to the Judiciary committee.
 The banking committee introduced House Bills 57. 5S. 59. 60, and 61. amendatory of the banking laws.
 In the Senate one bin was intro duced. that of Senator Sulzer. provid- ing compensation for the Secretary of the Territory in recording work.
 The Ketchizan memorial asking that authorities in Washington take imme Hdiate steps to protect the fishing in. terests of Southeastern Alaska, in the matter of the competition of Prince Rupert, B. C.. came back to the House with a divided report Representative Heckman concurred in the memorial Representatives Britt, Noon and Dris- coll dissented to 1t and Chairman Da- ly reported that it be received by the House without recommendations The report was received
 Liquor Blll Is Favored.
 In the Senate. the committee on el- ections endorsed the Snow bill pro. vlding an election on the liquor Ques tion November 4, 1916.
 The mining committee of the upper house recommended Fl. B. 29. fling grubstakes.
 The judiciary committee of the Sen
  ate recommended for passage the Mil lard bin, an act to prevent boys under 16 years of age to loiter in billiard halls. and recommended that S B. S4. providing that iuries in civil causes may render verdicts on three fourths sentiment, and S. B 29 an act to make libel and slander misde- meanor and to prescribe punishment. lie on the table, subject to recall.
 The Senate committee Of the whole recommended the mine inspection bin for passage with further amendments as to safety appliances in mines, pre-. caution in drilling after a missed hole. stamping Of powder with date oi manufacture and other details
 Mining BlIl sWili 7aso.
 The mining committees general mining bin, amending the koden law
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