The Alaska daily empire., 1917-05-04
QOINGS lN THE SENATE

nally this morning at S:15. having been in session all night, owing to the refusal of the Senate free con ferees to agree to allow Attorney General Grigsby S14,000 for main tenance and clerk hire and travelling expenses for the next two years.
 The Senate conferees held out for $12,000 while the House conferees insisted upon making the amount s14.OOO. Another bone of contention was House Bill 27. providing for the canvassing of election returns.
 After taking numerous recesses, giving conferees a chance to try and harmonize their differences over the Attorney General maintenance clause in the general appropriation bill No SS, carrying with it $850.000, the con ferees finally compromised on S13,- 900. This was the last bill signed by the Governor.
 House substitute No. 39 to amend certain session laws passed. The resolution No. to appropriate $250, 900 to buy United States war bonds failed to pass the House. The Sen ate refused to concur in House Bill No. 27, known as the collection bill" Bill No. 42 for holding direct primaries passed.
 Bills signed by the Governor as reported to the Senate during tte night session were Senate bills Nos. 13, 57, 72, S6, 20, b, 5S The bill to purchase the law library of the late John G. Held for the Attorney General passed. Bill No. 25 pro- vides for a bounty on eagles; No, 72 defines duties of Attorney General and 86 relates to road districts and divisions.
 Refuses to Sign Bill
 The Governor reported that he had refused to sign Bill No. F, provid ing for medical fees for Dr. Silver man of Kodiak, for looking after measles among the natives, on the ground that the charges were ex orbitant. The Governor stated that he had sent a revenue cutter to help look after the epidemic and that Dr. Silverman while charging for his
 services was employed by the public schools of Kodiak.
 Bill No. S7 passed after clause
 taxing gill nets was stricken. Bill
 No S4 providing a fund for the use of the Governor for publicity passed No. 36 providing for $400,0OO for | Territorial roads passed.
 Governor crticises Agricultural College Bill
 Along with the signature of Bill
 No. 15, Gov Strong sent a letter stat | ing that he had signed the bill be- cause he believed in educational
 work, but doubted if the money ap-
 propriated for the proposed agricul- 1 tural buildings and school of mines at Fairbanks was practical. He said l that he thought it were better for | he Territory to wait until the coast l section was linked with the interior by railroad and then it would be possible to build suitable concrete l buildings at nominal cost | Late during the session the House ! Bill providing for an appropriation l of $100,000 for the use of the Gov arnor in the defense of the Territory
 and in meeting extraordinary condi- I tions due to the war was taken from
 the table and passed. Early in the evening the Senate killed the bill linking the resolution to purchase bonds would pass the House, but
 reconsidered and set aside the sum specified.
 Senate Defeats Drafting Bill l Shortly after midnight the Senate defeated Speaker Hess drafting bill providing for the appointment by the | Governor of an attorney to draft bills for the Legislature at salary of 1 $1 900 per session. It was explained l by Senator Gaustad, who had charge of the bill that similar laws were in effect in many of the States, and | they had been found to be time and
 money savers. Senators Heckman | Gaustad and Roman voted for the
 measure, and Senators Aldrich, Sund- back, Sutherland and President Hub bard against it.