The Alaska citizen., 1917-03-12
SENATE
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JUNEAU, Mar 10-Senator Hubbard today blocked further voting for permanent presiding officer in the sen when he raised point o order against future ballots This point made after the first ballot this morning, which was the nineteenth ballot since the beginning the deadlock
 Senator Hubbard contends that in accordance with the Organic Act Senator ccnan is the permanent presiding officer inasmuch this provides that the first duty of the shall be to elect presiding officer, and does specifically provide for any temporary president He declares that Senator Hickman has already been elected as president he therefore be permanent president there be no other kind.
 Hubbard's point has raised of comment, bot in and outside of the legislature Senators Suzer, Adrich Roman and Sundbacb state that Hickman nominated for president pro epore and every senator knew that he was voting for him such when the cast In view of t if there is such office temporary president there was no election at all is considered that the fact that there has been temporary president at previous ses sion will have some bearing the decision of the question:
 The decision oi the point with Senator ec<nan himself and what action he will take is known After the point had been raised taken until 25O tS afternoon so that study might be given the matter Senator Hickman the afternoon session announced that lie has taken the under adVisemen and would con suit with and would be ready to give Ills dt cision Monday morning.
 Trouble started right off the reel when Hubbard brought up section of the Organic Act Senator Suzer char& cd Hubbard with using unfair tactcs and asked hm why iN'N occasion at that tme,' replied Senator Hubbard
 Roman declared that the intent of section seven was clearly misunderstood and that ubbards interpretation was entirely wrong Hubbard then stated that he was go ing abide by the secton
 Roman thereupon declared that "The WickersIamltes are trying to force the organization without regard to fairness or justice and will doubt result Ill them ty9 LID all legislation enacted by this session. as legislation passed by an unlawuy organized sure to be declared u stitutonal The plan nothing more than piece o political sk1-duggery which is on par with the attempt to steal Nome placer mines from the rlghtul owners Ill 9OO
 HOUSE AWAITS SENATE
 JUNEAU Mar 1O-1he house of representatives met this afternoon but accomplished nothing as its organization $ complete It is merely marking time until the senate dead lock is over and the upper house ready for bSncSS
 It was decided hold joint memorial service on March 24 in honor of the late John C. ed from the First dvision who died short time before the opening of the session.
 It was stated that Governor Strong will read hs mes sage to the house Monday afternoon regardless o whether or not the completes its organization Inc house Will then settle down to business
 In order that the newspaper men may nave every Ia civ for keeping track of what going o the house passed
 resolution place copies of all minutes and reports as we'll as new bills, the press tables