The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-25
TAX TO AID SCHOOLS
 GIVEN APPROVAL
Mine Inspection Measure Finally Recommended by the Senate
 for Passage.

Three bills were recommended fol and three carried over on the file until tomorrow by the Senate today The mine inspection bill which was introduced and passed in the House was recommended by the Committed of the Whole with certain amend
 ments for passage. Upon request
 Mine Inspector Maloney addressed
 the committee on the merits of the
 bill and answered certain questions
 regarding it's proposed operation.
 House bill amending the Compiled Laws pertaining to the changing of the days for filing reports, was rec commended to the Senate for pas sage. The bill providing an amend ment to the 1913 Session Laws con corning the assessing of a property was recommended for passage.
 The bill making it a misdemeanor to tap electric wires for electricity met with little favor in the Senate Committee of the Whole and was in definitely postponed.
 The bill making it a criminal of fense to sell tobacco in any form to persons under eighteen years of age was carried over on the file foi consideration tomorrow The Uni form School bill was again postponed on consideration that it be made special order for tomorrow afternoon The bill concerning a referendum vote to sound the opinion of the peo pie regarding the general eight-houl bill was deferred until tomorrow Sen ator Aldrich expressed himself en tirely in favor of excluding placer mines from the exemptions proposed in the bill and favored including can neries under the exemptions as well the output of perishable goods.
 Senate bill 13, amended by the House. and relating to the Fedora eight-hour law, was returned by the committee on mines to be considered in the committee of the whole House Substitute bill 8 for Senate bill 4 the eagle bounty bill, was returned from the engrossment committee House Bill S4, relating to the estab lishment of schools for white chil dren and children of mixed blood ii the Territory outside of municipali ties, was recommended for considera ton in the committee of the wholt, Teh Senate adjourned at noon until 130 this afternoon.
 The Fishermen's memorial agains the McGillicuddy bill now pending in Congress, occupied the interest anG attention of the Senate during the greater part of the afternoon ses- sion. A delegation of fishermen ap peared before the Senate Committed of the whole this afternoon and upoI request explained their attitude to ward the bill, which stated briefly. would provide for the prevention American fishermen landing fish a a Canadian port.
 Senate bill regarding boxing and sparring exhibitions was recommend ed for passage. Senate bill B re turned by the House with amend ments was cOnsurred in favorably by the Senate. House Bill 26 was rec commended for passage as amended
 Four Senate bills and two Joint memorials passed the Senate yester day afternoon. The followings bills passed: A bill making libel aEo islander misdemeanor and prescrib ing penalty therefor; providing fol the organization of cooperative as sociations in the Territory of Alas, ka; providing an amendment to the 1915 Compensation law. and provid ing for the printing of certain re ports for Territorial officials.