The Alaska citizen., 1916-02-07

the Outside The Citizen was in re- ceipt of a copy of the Alaska Ad- ministrative Commission bill intro duced in congress by Delegate Wi k ersham early in December The bill was also introduced in the senate by Senator Pittman, according to q letter received here recently by Spe- cial Agent of the Land Office Charles w. RitcLie. No action on the bill has yet been taken, as it has been re ferred to the committees in the lOuse and senate where it will be taken into consideration.
 The bill is herewith printed It is as follows:
 To establish a commission form
 of government in the administra-
 tion oG national affairs in Alaska,
 and for other purposes.
 Be it enacted by the Senate and
 House of Representatives of the
 United States of America in Con-
 gress assembled,
 Creating Alaska Administrative Commiss ion.-That for the purpose of stablishing commission form of government in the administration of national affairs in the Territory of Alaska, there shall be, and is here by, created in said Territory the Alaska Administrative Commission which shall consist of five members, as follows: The governor of Alaska shall be one member and eX officiO chairman of the commission; the surveyor general of Alaska shall be one member; and the President of the United States, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, shall appoint threH ot CT persons, who shall, with the governor and the surveyor general cons itute the said commission; at least two of the five members of the sad com mission, at the time of their ap- pointment, shall have been bona fide residents of Alaska for at least two years prior to the date of ap- pointment, and not more than three of said members shall belong to the same political party; the term of office of each member shall be four years, unless sooner removed by the President, and during his term of office each member shall reside in Alaska and shall not en- tion, or employment; that any mem- Der of the said commission may be removed at any time by the Presi- dent in his discretion that the governor, as such member, shall only receive the salary which he now receives by law as such gover- nor, and each other member of the commission, including the surveyor general shall receive a salary equal to that now paid to the governor; ; each member of the commission shall receive the actual travelling and subsistence expenses paid by him while away from Juneau travelling in Alaska, on public business connect ed with his duties as member of such commission.
 Sec. 2. Organization of Commis- sion.-That the said commission shall hold it's session, and as far as prac- ticable conduct it's business. in the city of Juneau, Alaska; 1t may call special sessions in any part of Alas ka when the public business re quires 1t; the United States shall provide and furnish an office or of fees in Juneau for such commis' sion, and shall provide such em, ployees, stationery, furniture, anl appliances as may be necessary to enable it to perform the duties i'm posed upon it by this Act; that all clerks and office employees having permanent appointment under the Alaska Administrative Commission, or any of it's departments, shall be ap- pointed and hold under the Act of Congress entitled An Act to regu