The daily progressive-miner., 1917-04-21
law relating to emnlofees.


 Roman offered Senate Joint xemor> ial No. II to create legislative assem- bly, in the Territory and Aldricn in- trOduced a resolution to extend greet ings to the new Republic of Russia
 Greetings to Russia.
 In the Territorial Senate of Alaska yesterday resolution was introduced greeting "our nearest sister republic" Russia or the occasion of throwing of the yoke Of autocracy. It was point. d out that Russia and Alasks are only about thirty miles apart. but, as g matter of fact. the two countries are only 2 mile or two apart and in sight Of each other. h the Boring straits, which divide Siberia from Alaska, gre two island. the Big Diomede and the Little Diomede, one Of which is Rus sian and the other American. and both close together. The following is the resolution introduced yesterday by Senator Frank Aldrich. one Of the rep. rezentatiyes o. the part of Alaska clos est 10 Russian territory
 To the President of the Dumha.
 Petrograd. Russia:
 The Territorial Senate and House of Rsp-esentatives Of th eTerritory Of Al- asSa. n session assembled extends the hand of greeting to our nearest sister republic Of Russia.
 Oliver Addresses Committee.
 Consideration Of H. B. 34, which h effect aboisbes the fish traps now in use Ia Alaska was the special order c; business before the committee of the whole yesterday ia the House.
 Robert Oliver. fisherman of Ketchi. kan. upon request addressed the com mi11sa in favor of the bill which was prepared by himself and which has been introduced in the House by Rep resent2tiTe Casey.
 The Alexander bill nov pending ia Congress was read by the clerk This bill tavors traps. Oliver attacked the bill and stated that the main object Of T. B. 34 was to defeat the Alexander bill Continuing the speaker said the fish traps give monopoly or control of over 50 per cent of the salmon caught in Alaskan waters that the canneries can control the price Of fish: tha- during the past two years fisher men. especially the Natives. had re- ce5Vsd but one-haE cents per fish. that is, for 2 salmon weighing from five to seven pounds; that the fishermen can no, make Q decent living at this price; that the price of canned salmon in the pasr two years had advanced from 6 cents q doen cans, Humpbacks, to s1.40 He stated that the fish trap is not an apliance for resident fishermen; that from s2.700 to S7,0O0 is required to put in . trap; that the Native fishermen now earns about s50 per capita from salmon fishing per season, not enough for him 10 live on during the winter months: that the traps are not owned by Alzskans: that they are rapidly be- ing put ia; that certain companies or corporations owned as many ss eigh tesn traps.
 In summing up Oliver said the Alex andsr bill should be killed; that resi- dent fishermen should be allowed to make q decent living; chat competition ia the fish balsiness should bs kept alive; that Southeastern Alaska, and all Alaska, if the traps were abolished would be greatly benefited.
 Representatives Daiy, Murray, Mic Cormack and Speaker Hess took an active interest in the discussion Of this important measure and asked many questions ende&yorfng to find out wherein the bill under consideration would correct the evil, If one existed The House carried the measure on the calendar for further consideration -