The Alaska daily empire., 1917-03-29

approval of delaying action on the oil further and objected to referring t to the Attorney. General as to it's constitutionality.
 Roman on. Safe Side
 Senator Roman declared that he wanted to vote upon the bill but not until he was sure that it was con. stitutional and for that reason de. sired an opinion from the Attorney General. He stated further that he believed that all quartz miners and other laborers were sincerely in favor of an eight.hour law, and contended that if this general eighthour law were decided unconstitutional by the courts, so would all other erght.hOur legislation enacted by the Legislature, Senator Hubbard was of the opin- ion that the Senate was under obli. yation to pass the general eight.hour law and that its passage would not infect any other small bills, dealing with specific industries.
 Communications from the Pioneer Women of Nome petitionlug that the women be admitted to the Territorial Pioneers Home and from the Inter. national Union. members of the Val. dez mine. mill and Shelter workers, protesting against House Bill No. 3, as ignoring the wishes of the Alaska electors and favoring passage of the general eight.hour law, were read immediately after the Senate con yened and the roll call, chaplain ser. vices and reading of the journal were completed.
 Routine Matters Referred
 Senator Aldrich referred the bill providing for annual leave of absence for clerks, officials and other employ ees of the government back from the committee on Roads, Transportation and Taxation The bill was placed on the daily file.
 The bill providing for the estab- lishment and maintenance of an Alas. "a Agricultural College and School of Mines was referred back to the Sen. lte by the Finance committee with recommendation that it do pass.
 A new bill introduced by Senator Sutherland, pertaining to compensa. ton laws. was referred to the Com. ] mittee on Capital and Labor.
 A bill introduced by Senator Sund. | back, providing for night schools, was l referred to the Committee on Educa- ton.
 Following the consideration of the | daily file by the committee of the Senate as whole, the Senate recon yened and passed favorably upon all bills recommended by the commit. zee. Senator Sutherland voted the Bulk Sales law be carried over on the calendar fer further considera- ion tomorrow.
 Senate Protests
 By unanimous vote the Senate re used to concur with the House and accept the substituted bill regarding holidays. Senator Sutherland openly charged that the House members should have consulted with the Sen. lte and did not accord them the dig, nity due and Senator Aldrich charged that it was direct slap at him per sonally instigated by certain mem. bers of the House Senators Ronan and Hubbard were afraid that the wording of the bill might be con. strued so as to nullify the act al. ready on the statute books defining legal holidays.
 Senate Bill No. 9, defining incor. porated towns in the Territory as cities of the second closs and cities of the first class and providing for the election of town councils and mayors, which is an amendment to the law already on the books, was passed. Senator Gaustad being the only dissenting vote.
 Senate Bill No. q, an act to re- peal the act creating the commission for the passage of uniform laws was passed unanimously by the Senate.
 The resolution granting pay to w. Grant Johnson for the first nine days Of the Senate session was brought rp under special order and was pass ed. The Senate then adjourned until tomorrow afternoon at the usual time