The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-14
Representative Receives Information of Death of Son and Excused
 from Sessions.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
Five Measures Presented in House Today-CaIl for Committees to
 Act Upon Them.

A spirit of sadness and reflection on higher things peryaded the ses, sion Of the House of Representatives this morning when Speaker Hess an, uOunced that the infant son of Peter c. Mccormack had passed away this morning at Wrangell. The announce ment produced q sense of sympathy among the members and after the session they gathered around the bereayed member and offered condol. enceS.
 The House was called to order promptly at ten o'clock by Speaker Hess and transacted the business oi the session in twenty-five minutes, It then adjourned until 10 o'clock to, morrow morning
 The roll was called and all answer. cd with the exception Of W. W. Casey who arrived shortly after the start of the session. Chaplain J. H. Con. dit offered yrayer.
 Speaker Hess stated: q am great. ly grieyed Co announce that one Of our members, Mir. Mccormack, has received word of the death of his infant son this morning and desires that this body excuse him from fur ther attendance until next Monday. Unless there is some objection shall hold that t is the unanimous consent Of this body that MT. Me. Cormack be allowed to leave tomor, row afternoon on the Humboldt for Wrangeu and return as soon as pos sibie.
 SIr. Burns moved that a committee Of three be appointed 10 draft reso- lutions of sympathy. The motion was seconded by Mir. Benson and carried The Speaker appointed Mir. Burns, Benson and Allan on the committee
 No petitions. memorials, motion or resolutions were presented, and nc standing or special committee re, ports were received.
 For Held Memorial Services
 Speaker Hess called up the Held Memorial resolution and stated that the resolution Is still in the hands ot the Clerk for transmission to the Senate as soon as possible. He ap- pointed Representative Benson and Casey to act for the House in con. junction with two members to be appointed by the Senate to prepare the program Of the day.
 Five new bills were introduced by the members and given their first Representative Snow in. troduced House Bill No. 4, entitled; An Act to provide means for the of public and higt schools within incorporated towns in the Territory of Alaska" The bill was referred to the committee on Education.
 Representative Day introduced House Bill No. 6, entitled An Act to provide for the taxation of req and other property in the Territory and providing for the assessment. l leyying. and collection thereof. and for other purposes" The bill was to the committee on Ways and Means. ..
 Bill on Judiciary
 Representative Burns introduced 1 House Bills Nos. and s. both by | request of Thomas A. McGowan. of House Bill No. ', Is en. titled "A Bill for an Act to amend { Section 1904, Chapter 39 of the Com | piled Laws of Alaska as heretofore amended by Chapter g. of the Ses sion Laws of Alaska. 1915, relative to the findings of fact by the cour; | in actions of judicial nature" Re | Ierred to the committee on Judic- i iary.
 House Bill No. S, also introduced | by Mir. Burns at the request of Mir McGowan is a bill to provide for