The Alaska daily empire., 1915-03-27
LEGISLATIVE BITS

The members of the Legislature win dance tonight at Thane. as guests of the employees Of Che Alaska Gas iueau Mining Company who are giv' ing their third Black Sheep dance.
 Senator Thomas McGann of Nome was given an enthusiastic welcome when he arrived here on the Alameda late last night The "superman" who lowered all records for dog.mnshing in his intrepid hike from Nome to| Fairbanks. shows the fatigue incl dent to his history-making trip.
 It was during the discussion of the 'lazy husband" act. of which Repre- sentative John G. Held was the au- lhor. Mir. shoup wanted the law toI classify violations as misdemeanors but Mir. Heil thought that the courts should be given the right 10 impose 8 heavy sentence if the circumstances warranted. "Supposing man is in- cirrigible. and he comes before the court and asks leniecy" Mr. Held ar gued. then that man should be giy- en the limit. The biu provides a maximum sentence of three years inl the penitendary. with the hard la- bor" proyiso tackled to it. The bill was recommitted to the judiciary conn mittee. "Thore are four other mem bers. MT Daly informed him. and it was indicated that it would be four to one committee vote on the amend ! meut
 X bin is being framed for a sim plincd form of the "workmen's com 9ensaGon. similar to the Washing ! ton and West Virginia laws The law would do away with damage suits and it is said chat both employer and i employe would welcome the passage ! of the bir
 The Snow dry territory" biii. if it ! should be enacted into law would ! affect only two cities in Alaska chitina the home Of Representative | Holland. and Sitka. che home of Rep -cseutative Shoup. The bili provides penalties for shipping liquor into dry territory
 Representative Heids bill Co sim- plils the admission of applicants who wish- to practice law in Alaska. will cut down the worl, of the examining bosrds when che applicant can show certificate that he has practiccd else. where for a period of five years.
 The sentiment of A. C. Mercer well ! known photographer, is that. "it is a handsome Legislature. Dad has just finished the pictures of the mem bers.
 Speaker Collins was in his war togs yesterday. on the pharmacy bill. He ! succeeded in downing the provision to require roadhouse keepers who sell l drugs to apply to the Territorial ! Pharmacy board for license. The de- bate brought out the fact that the payment of a small fee by outlying merchants who handle drugs. would 1 place them liable Go payment of the $50 Federal tax.
 The Burns bin. creating the office Of Commissioner of Immigration. is che result of an earnest campaign which Prof C. C. Georgeson, head of the government agricultural expert mental farms in Alaska. long ago drew up. Go aid in colonizing Alaska. ! Governor Strong also is said to have ! endorsed the measure Prof. George. son believes that every inducement should be held out to colonists who would open up the agricultural sec tions of the North. He believes the ! Burns bill would place in office a i man whose entire time could be de- voted to collecting data, compiling itl and sending it to prospective Alas | kans.
 Representative Bob" Heckman of Ketchikan is among those who want ! the alleged rottenness at the Morn : ingside Asylum probed to its fullest depth We should leave no stone unturned in getting at the root of the | evil at the asylum. fit this evil exists, he said during the debate on the judiciary committees report.
 Prof c. C. Georgeson hopes to see the government import a herd of yak for breeding with Jersey stock in AL asia It is said the experiment when tried in Norway and Sweden proved ! big success. the offspring being ! used both for food and as beast of burden When tue immigration com missioner bill comes up in the House | 1t Is expected this plan of Prof, Geor- geson's will be featured in the de- bate. as it is closely related to sever. al provisions of the bill.