The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-02
CHANNEL NORTH
 OF JUNEAU MAY
 BE OPENED NOW
Resolution by Hickman Aims at More Power to Commissioners
 of Roads.

A resolution introduced this morn ing by Senator Hickman for the pre- sentation of a new bill authorizing divisional road commissioners to act
 in aid of navigation passed the Sen ate without opposition. Senator
 Heckman explained that the chief
 purpose of the resolution was to
 make possible the opening up Of the Gastineau channel above Juneau so that small fishing crafts might be enabled to use that waterway. ] Senator Heckman also introduced | T memorial this morning requesting the establishment of posoffice at
 Warm Springs Bay. Upon suspen- | sion of the rules the memorial was unanimously passed.
 Senate bill 9, which was referred | to a conference committee of House and Senate was returned this morn ing with the majority of the com l mittee voting in favor of allowing 1 the mayor of cities to vote in case of a tie. The report of the confer ence committee was accepted. | Senator Gaustad moved to recon slider House Bill A. providing for l the purchase of law library for the use of the Attorney-General The | motion carried.
 Upon further motion of Senator Gaustad the bill was recommitted to the committee for the purpose of amending.
 The Senate adjourned at Il o'clock to convene again at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 Consideration of reports from standing Committees, messages from the House and messages from the Governor occupied the Senate dur ing the first hour of the afternoon session today Gov. Strong return ed three Senate bills. duly signed. The Governor vetoed the bill mak- ing it misdemeanor to issue or 1raw bank checks without funds de- posted therein, giving his reasons.
 House Substitute to Senate bill providing an amendment to the Com piled Laws regarding the destruction of booms, bridges. etc, was returned to the Senate with a recommends ton by the Committee of the Whole that the Senate do not concur in the House Amendments.
 House bill providing for the pre- vention of the spread of contagious diseases was returned to the Senate with a recommendation that it do pass.
 House bill providing for the con- struction of a bridge across the Mi gina river was also considered and Representative Murray, author of the bill was allowed to explain the need for it.
 Bills Passed Yesterday
 Four House bills passed the Sen lte during the late afternoon and evening session yesterday. House pill providing for the procuring and
 transportation of deer to the Islands of Prince William Sound for pur- poses of propagation and the em- ployment of a game warden for the protection and care of same passed
 he Senate unanimously. House bill providing for the changing of one word in the 1915 Session Laws and for the taking of depositiOns of witnesses within the Territory. pass ed with Gaustad alone casting dis senting vote.
 House Bill prohibiting the tres passing of another person, other han an officer upon lawful business, upon any land or premises in the lawful occupation of another upon which foxes or other fur-bearing ami nals are kept in captivity for breed Ing purposes without first having permission from the owner or care taker of such foxes or furbearing | animals, and constituting such tres pass a misdemeanor and proviring | penalty therefor, and that written | notices be posted on such premises 1 as hereinafter provided in this Act, passed the Senate yesterday, with the vote standing 6 to l. | House bill providing for the estab- lishment of Justice Courts in the Territory passed the Senate with one dissenting vote.
 l Without objection, Senator Gaus- | tad as author of Senate bill 76 was allowed to withdraw the same. The bill provided for the regulation ot the manufacture of sO-cailed temper ance beverages in the Territory oi