The Alaska daily empire., 1917-04-02
Money Will Be Used for Purpose of Raising and Equipping
 MiIitiamen.
NEW BILLS INTRODUCED
AboIishment of Capital Punishment Referred to Committee To
 Draft a Bill.

The House this morning paSseu all emergency appropriation of $lo,ooo for the Governor to be used as he 1 sees fit for the defense of the Ter ritory. It was the understanding or i the House members that the money was to be used in raising and equipp- ! ing organizations of men who later may take their places in the regu- lar service of the United States ar my. or in a National Guard organiza- ition of the Territory.
 The House was called to order with all present and prayer was of fered by Rev. J. T. Mcqueen. The journal of Saturday was read and approved.
 A message from the Senate trans hitting Senate Bill No. , was re- ceived The bill provides for the es- tablishment of Juvenile Courts in the Territory and it was read the first time and referred to the coIh- mittee on Judiciary
 The Committee on Municipal af- fairs reported Senate Bill No. 2, re- lating to the granting of public ser vice franchises back with recom- mendation that it do pass with an amendment specifying that it shall not affect any franchise heretofore granted by any city in the Terri tory.
 Capital Punishment Bill 1 The Committee on Labor reported back the telegrams from the Anchor age Labor Union recommending the l abolition of Capital Punishment and l asked that it be referred to the Jul dietary committee and that bill be drawn to cover it's provisions. Representative Cannon introduced l House Bill No. 2S, providing for the amendment of the title of the cleo ton law which provides for an of ficial ballot for tfie TgsLtory of Al aska." This was referred to the com mittee on election.
 Representative Corrigan introduced House Bill No. 29, which provides for general eight hour law for all wage earners and workers in the Territory and at was referred to the committee on labor. . Corporation Bill
 Representative Price introduced House Bill No. 30 by request. pro viding for the changing of the date on which corporations file their an nual reports and amending certain sections of the Compiled Laws. Re- ferred to the committee on banks and corporations.
 House Bill No. 14, on second read ing, was amended to make the pen atty read $100 or six months in jail, or both such fine and imprisonment, instead of $500 and one year in jail. The bill was placed on the calendar for third reading and makes it misdemeanor to resist an officer. The House, resolved itself into a committee of the whole to consider House Bill No. 21 with Representa- tive Nerland Kn the chair. This bill provides for 1he summoning and at tendance of witnesses before the Sen ate or Housetor any committee of either body. he bill was sent back to the commitjee to have it amended so as to provyie for record of any immunity whlch might be granted any person testfying before the com mittees.
 Hair pal Bill Dead House Bill N. 16, providing for a bounty of $5 oh hair seals was laid on the table indefinitely after there had been considerable discussion. The members fr1m the Second Di- vision brought dtt the fact that a bounty would be- disastrous to the food, clothing, ligh and heat supply of the natives off the Boring Sea sections and along the Arctic coast. and while the sea{ might do damage to the salmon in lhis section, they more than compenlated for it by the many uses to whQh they were put by both natives aRd whites in oth- CT sections.
 | Representative BHrns, at this time, l by unanimous cQsent, introduced House Bill No. 311providing for an emergency appropr tion for military purposes and for e defense of the Territory. It was4 referred to the committee on Way4 and Means with | orders to report inediately. Il The committee considert the bill and | reported it back forI assage. It was 1 read a second and ird time under suspension of the les and unani- | mously passed.
 Committee meetiu were called | and the House adj rned until to- morrow morning.
 Defence ll
 The defense bill. " .h was passed by the House and wh n will be sub mitted to the Senate 1t once reads as follows:
 For an act entitled gro make an appropriation for defssl Of the Ter