The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-07
INSANE ASYLUM FOR ALASKA IS
 ASKED IN 4 BILL
Memorial Is Addressed to Congress; Resolution on War Issues Also
 Introduced.

Introduced.
 The session of the House this morning was a short one A me
 morial to Congress asking for the establishment of an asylum for the I care of the insane in the Territory 1 of Alaska was introduced and new bill prohibiting the establishment and operation of branch banks in the Territory, was presented and one was also introduced placing a bounty on eagles. The bulk sales bill was laid over until Monday in order that copies might be prepared.
 The House was called to order with all present, prayer was deliv- cred by Chaplain Condit and the journal was read and approved. A resolution passed by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce asking that the Legislature appropriate $100,o00 tor the construction of roads in that district was read The Chamber de- sires roads to open up the farming section of the Matanuska and Susit- na valleys. roads to Cache Creek, Willow Creek and Iron Creek. It was referred to the committee on roads and highways.
 The committee reported favorably on the Mccormack resolution asking that quarantine station be establish ed in Alaska. The committee on ho plyc nd ha, ;,fr frad,.ooI mittee bill prohibiting the establish ment of branch banks and Represen- tative Sowerby introduced a bill to preserve the food supply and plac- ing bounty of fifty cents on eagles
 md providing for payment. It was referred to the committee on fisher ies. Representative Coombs intro 1uced joint memorial asking that Congress appropriate sufficient sum to erect and maintain an insane asy- lum in Alaska to care for the in sane patients and to do away with the contract system now in vogue at Morningside Asylum.
 New Insurance Law
 House Bill B, providing fo, the regulation of insurance companies doing business in Alaska then came ID for second reading. It provides that the present laws be amend cd to allow companies other than M r. inc fire and life insurance comps IT, les to do business in Alaska ai.G provides that their annual report shall t.1 11I 1.t, NIa. ,at. .,t instead of July 1st, as formerly. It was considered and was referred to the engrossment committee to pre- pare for the third reading.
 The bulk sales law was then taken up and as the members of the House had not been supplied with copies of she bill as amended in the Senate, it was voted to carry it over on the daily calendar until Monday to allow copies to be prepared. Senate concurrent resolution. pro- viding that the judiciary committee clerical hire, was passed by the House today after it had been ad- vanced on the calendar to third reading.
 Senate concurrent resolution pro- viding that all bills of revenue and House and be transmitted to the Sen ate before the fifty-fifth day of the session was passed on to it's third reading.
 The labor committee reported fa- vorably on the general eight-hour bill and it was placed on the calen- dar for the second reading.
 Asks About War Action Representative Burns introduced a resolution, "As state of war now exists between our natnonal govern ment and Germany and it is our most urgent duty to assist in every way possible.
 Be it resolved, that a committee be appointed to wait upon the Gov ernor of the Territory to ascertain what action should be taken by this body in the crisis which confronts the nation' This was referred to the committee on judiciary. The House then adjourned until the usu- al time on Monday morning.
 Cabin Bill Passed
 At the late afternoon session yes terday the House passed House Bill 31. providing for cabins along the roads and trails to the committee for engrossment to be placed on the cal endar for the third reading. A com mittee bill was substituted for House TLo~o A~ E. AA