The Alaska daily empire., 1919-03-10
FIVE BILLS ARE
 INTRODUCED IN UPPER HOUSE
Price Wants Bureau of Mines; Sutherland After Publicity Bureau and
 Judges.

OeIdle OlA IHc uTSL udy lol IhC III troduction of bills. Senator Price introduced the first bill, providing for the establishment of bureau of mines, Senator Sutherland intro duced four bills, one for the aboli- tion of the publicity bureau, one for the suspension of the payment Of bounty on eagles, one for the es- tablishment of a home for pioneer women and one providing for a change of venue in causes in courts.
 Senate Proceedings.
 The Senate was called to order by President Frawley this afternoon at one o'clock.
 Following the roll call, prayer and reading of Saturdays journal Senator Price introduced Senate Joint Memorial, Number One, re- questing the Secretary of the Navy. the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Labor to cooper ate with the the Alaska Engineer ing Commission in prospecting and developing coal mining in order that the Alaska Engineering Com mission may be able to use all moneys remaining in the last Fed- eral appropriation to upkeep and to operate the Government Railway,
 A communication to Senator Hess from the Cordova Home Guards, re- questing the enactment of law creating a Territorial Militia, was read before the Senate and referred by President Frawley to the Com mittee on Finance.
 Senator Sundback presented pe- tition from the Prince William Sound Water Power, Light and Tel ephone Company which claimed that the method of taxation which pro yided for a tax on the gross in come instead of the net income was unfair and which asked that legis- lation be passed changing the pres ent law. The communication was referred to the Committee on Tax ation.
 Senate Joint Memorial Number g., which was addressed to the Pres1- dent and Congress, requested that the name of the Panama Canal be changed to Roosevelt Canal, was in troduced by Senator Sutherland. The memorial was referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Feder- al Relations. MT. Sutherland re- marked that this memorial was in line with others that had been pass ed by the Legislatures of various States addressed to the President and Congress in honor of the late Theodore Roosevelt.
 Senate Joint Memorial Number g., introduced by Senator Sutherland, suggested to the Secretary of Com merce and the United States Bu- reau of Fisheries the cooperation with the British Columbia author ities for the purpose of the enact ment of regulations which will pre- vent the total extinction of hali- but.
 Senator Britt presented a letter received by him from one of the inmates of the Pioneers Home It was referred to the Committee on Education, Engrossment and Enroll ment.
 A message from Gov. Riggs, pre- senting to the Senate the report of the Attorney General, was read and filed.
 Roll call, for the purpose of the introduction of bills resulted in Sem ate Bill Number 1 being introduced by Senator Price, and Senate Bills Number 2, 3, and 5, by Senator Sutherland.
 Senate Bill, 1, by Senator Price, provides for the establishment of an Alaska Bureau of Mines. headed by a Chief of the Bureau of Mines, to be a competent mining engineer. An appropriation of $46,000, for the establishment is provided. Referred to Committee on Mines.
 Senate Bill, ?, by Senator Suth- erland, provides for the abolshment of the Bureau of Publicity. Re ferred to the committee on Educa- tion, Engrossment and Enrolment, Public Institutions, etc.
 Senate Bill, 3, by Senator Suth- erland, provides for the establish ment of home for aged pioneer women of Alaska under the super vision of the Board of Trustees of the Sitka Home. An appropriation Iof $20,000 is provided. Referred to the committee on Education En- grossment and Enrolment, etc.
 Senate Bill. 4, by Senator Suth- erland. provides for the suspension of the bounty on eagles for two years. Referred to the committee on Fish. Game and Agriculture.
 Senate Bill. 5. by Senator Suth- crland, provides for an act to dis qualify judge to try a cause on petition of any party in an action which shows that the judge has a personal grudge against one party or in favor of the opposite party. Referred to the committee on Ju- dietary and Federal Relations. On motion of Senator Hickman, the Senate adjourned until 1:00 O. clock tomorrow afternoon.
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