The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-20
House Adopts a Memorial to President and to Congress To Honor
 Present Executive
NEW BILLS PRESENTED
Resisting of Arrest To Be Made MiSdemeanOr and Bounty on
 Seals Wanted.

The House of Representatives, by adopting the House Joint Memorial No. l. presented by Representative c. K. Snow this morning, asked the reappointment of Governor J. F. A. Strong. The memorial was address. ed to the President and the Secre' tary of the Interior
 Three bills were introduced by the Representatives making the total number of bills now presented to the House IS. The reports of the Terri torial treasurer and secretary of the Territory were returned to the House by the committees to which they had been referred, with the recommends. tion that they be printed.
 Territorial Treasurer w. c. Smith transmitted to the House a copy of the biennial report of his office IL. was ordered filed for reference.
 Representative Casey introduced House Bill 14. which provides for an act making 1t a misdemeanor for any person to resist or restrain, or attempt to resist or restrain any peace officer from the legal eXecu ton of any legal duty or the service of any legal process and providing q penalty for the violation of the pro. visions of the act" It was referred to the committee on judiciary.
 Representative P. c. Mccormack introduced House Bill No. 15 by re. quest. 1t provides for amendments to chapter 4S of the Session laws of 1913 as amended by Chapter lG of the session laws of 1915, and deals with the provisions relative to the formation of banking corporations.
 Representative Mccormack also in- troduced House Bill No. 16, which provides for a bounty of s on hair seals killed in the Territorial waters of Alaska, and makes provision for the payment of the bounty by the Territorial treasury.
 Representative Murray called for a meeting of the committee on rules | after adjournment. Al. ter the rules committee is finished, | Representative Price wanted meet. | ing of the judiciary committee. Rep | resentadye Day called for a meet | ing of the committee on Territorial | at 2 o'clock in order that Prof. c. c. Georgeson, of Sitka, would | be able to appear before the commit tee. At o'clock, a meeting of the | labor committee was called by Rep. Corrigan.
 Joint Memorial
 The wording of the joint memorial which was introduced by MT. Snow is as follows:
 "To the President of the United States and the Secretary of the In- terior:
 "We, your memorialsts, the Legis lature of the Territory of Alaska in Third Session assembled. do most re. spectfully and earnestly represent that,
 Whereas, the term of office of the Governor of Alaska is about to expire and an appointment is to be made by the President, and
 "Whereas, the Honorable J. F. A. Strong has served Alaska faithfully and we'll during his term of office, and has administered the high office of Governor of this Territory with and fairness to all, and
 Whereas, the people of Alaska re- gardless of political affiliations de- sire the reappointment of Governor now therefore, we, your me- morialists most respectfully urge and pray for the reappointment of the Honorable J. F. A. Strong, Governor of Alaska for the coming term. For the favorable consideration of this petition:
 Your memorialists shall ever pray"
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 ,pbona it to Tho Emnire No. 374