The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-03
SENATE PROCEEDINGS


 The Senate was called to order by President Frawley at 10 o'clock this morning.
 A number of petitions were pre- sented to the Senate, among them a petition from William Wagner of Ellamar, asking for road work at 1 that place; a petition from the An chorage Chamber of Commerce, urg ing the establishment of a vocation al education in the schools; peti tion from the Anchorage Womans | Club, asking that it be made fel ] cny for a man to leave his wife and 1 children destitute in Alaska making | il so one who does so could be ex tradicted, and, urging that man who is not properly supporting his wife and children be given work on the Government roads and has wa ges applied to their support; peti- ton from the Anchorage Womans $ Club asking for tht enactment of q l curfew law; petition from the same organization asking for the passage of a Mothers Compensation Act, which would provide a mother with an income of less than $100 be paid | $10 month for each minor child and a petition from H. O. Schaleben Of Eska, asking that legislation be | passed for the protection and propa f Gation of the reindeer.
 A telegram from Jack Sutherland of Anchorage was received by Sena tor Price and presented to the Sen ate. It urged the passage of the II Bennington Eight-hour Bill which has been endorsed by the la bor men of Anchorage, together with the amendment which would include Canneries in the Act.
 The Governor communicated to the Senate telegrams received from the Columbia River Packers Association and the Sanbourne-Cutting Company, which protested against the eight hour law being applied to canneries and packers of perishable food
 s. B. 3, by Senator Sutherland, which provided for the establish ment of home for pioneer women, was reported by the committee which recommended that it do not l pass. On motion of Senator Suther- land the bill was indefinitely post poned
 s. B. IF. by Senator Sundback which would repeal the 1917 Act re- lating to and regulating marriage and marriage licenses in the Terri tory was reported by the committee with the recommendation that it do pass.
 S. B. 36 by Senator Roman, was introduced in the Senate this morn 1 ing, and would establish a normal schrool or teachers training courses in connection with the High Schools in the schools of incorporated towns
 s. J. M. 8, by Senator Sutherland, which requested that the Council of National Defense enquire into the exhorbitant cost of cotton and linen materials used in the fishing indus try in Alaska, was passed unani mously.
 The following measures were re ported to be considered ill the Com mittee of the Whole
 House Joint Memorial No. 3, by MT. Collins, which requested Con. gress to establish an Alaska Pros pecting and Development Fund;
 s. B. 21, by Senator Roman, which provides for the issuance of medals to Soldiers and Sailors enlisted from Alaska;
 s. B. "A, by Senator Britt, which provides that the Governor let con tracts for legislative quarters, legis- lative printing and supplies before the Legislature convenes, and that the contracts be let by competitive bid, save in cases of emergency dur ing the session;
 H. J. M, !, by Mir. Slater, asking i Congress to remove hindrances to the investment of capital for the development of the Territorys nat