The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-19
SCNDBACH BREAKS SENATE DEADLOCK
 HUBBARD ELECTED
Special to The Ctt'kl)

JUNEAU, Mar 14-The deadlock in the Alaskan senate which has existed for the past ten days was broken this afternoon, when Senator Sundbach, Of the Second division. who has been voting with the Demo crats. went over to the Republicans and WickeIsham men upon his being allowed to name William Eddy, of Nome. as chief clerk of the senate The result was that Senator Hub bard. of the Third division, was seat ed as permanent president of the senate. William Hockey. a Republi- can, was named messenger. and Joe Baxter. Democrat. sergeant at arms.
 STORY OF BREAK.
 JUNEAU. Mar. 1i.-After ten days Of continuous deadlock. the senate today broke over and completed it's permanent organization. Senator Sundbach, who has been aligned with the Democratic senators, today bolt ed the donkey stall" and cast the deciding vote for Hubbard, Repub lican, for permanent president.
 The question of organization has been bitterly fought from the very beginning, total of twenty-two votes and fortyfive ballots being recorded during the ten days that the body was in deadlock. Exactly one-sixth of the allotted time of the legisla- ture was expended by the senate in it's wrangling.
 this afternoon it was announced that it was impossible to arrive at any agreement as to the manner by which to draw lots for the officers of the permanent organization, as had been decided to do yesterday. Thereupon | Senator Hubbard offered a resolu- | tion with Aldrich for president, Malt by secretary, Eddy sergeant at arms and Hockey messenger The roll | AttIt odNC <AIIil Ibil IOuIt I1ubDdld u 1 three and Heckman one.
 Senator Gaustad then introduced a resolution for Hubbard president, Eddy secretary, Baxter sergeant at arms and Hockey messenger. On a rising vote, every vote except Sulzer, Aldrich and Roman went in favor of | the resolution, Sundbach switching to Hubbard, giving him the neces- sary number of votes required to elect him.
 After these officers were duly in stalled recess was taken until o'clock this afternoon, at which time the minor officials were elected and the governor notified that a perma- nent organization had been effected. The following employees were sworn ! in at the afternoon session: assistant secretary, Grant Johnson; expressing clerk. Catherine McLaughlin; enroll ing clerk, Klondike Olds; stenogra- phers, Gertrude Held and F. Inger- soil; chaplain, Rev Guy Christian. Senator Sulzer introduced a joint resolution, one of which was ad- dressed to the President of the Unit ed States and one to the house, ask ing that a naval base and fortifica- tons be established on the Alaskan coast to give the coast protection. It was declared that the need for such military preparedness was apparent, in view of the opening up of the government railway leading into the coal fields, and the enormous riches of the territory being absolutely un- defended save for few scattered troops over the country.
 After the officials had been sworn in and the above resolution intro duced, the senate adjourned, setting it's regular meeting time at 12:30 P. M. for the remainder of the ses- sion.