The Alaska daily empire., 1919-04-17
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS

| ing the closed season, were received by the House for it's consideration
 Communications were received from the Mccarthy Miners Union, asking for amendments to the Compensation Act and asking for an appropriation of $1OO,O00 for the construction of road to and a bridge across the Nizina river, $3,000 of which they desire immediately.
 The following telegram from the Cordova Commercial Club was re ceived by Speaker White and re ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means:
 "Our body unanimously adopted the following resolutions: Resolved that the Cordova Chamber of Com merce does earnestly protest against any new laws which will result in 6 program of increased expediture by the Territory. That the condition oi business in the Territory is such that increased taxation will be extremely harmful and that retrenchment is in our opinion much more important tc the welfare of the people. Please communicate the resolution to the House."
 Mir. Daly said that the Nome dele gation had received telegrams iron the Nome Chamber of Commerce urging the passage of the Transpor tation bill.
 H. J. M. IA, by MT. Daly, was in troduced and asked the Bureau ot Fisheries to send ten instructors oi the Scotch cure method of curing herring to Alaska.
 MT. Pennington, chairman of the Committee on Education, reported H B. 37, requiring compulsory educa tion, with the recommendation that it do pass; H. J. M. IS, relative tc tubercular cattle and H. B. AT, pre- venting the importation of diseased I livestock, with the recommendation that they do pass.
 Il MT. Began, chairman of the Com mittee on Labor, reported the Dunn Pennington Eight-hour bill with the recommendation that 1t do pass as corrected.
 I Mir. Dunn, chairman of the Com mittee on Judiciary, reported H. B Il 38, a lien law, with the recommends tion that it do pass; s. B. IA, re gariing conditional sales, with the recommendation that it do pass; s B. B, providing method of closing insolvent small estates, with the rec ommendation that it do pass; Mir. Nordale, chairman of the Com mittee on Municipal Affairs, reported H. B. AS, providing for the Boards ol Trustees for towns in the public do main, under the jurisdiction of the Land and Industrial Departments oi the Government, with the recommen dation that it do pass.
 | By unanimous consent, MT. Daly i was allowed to introduce H. B. 52 authorizing the Governor to audit adjust and allow expenditures in l cured by the citizens of Nome in sending an expedition for the rescue of the passengers and crew of the schooner White Bear It was re 1 ferred to the Committee on Ways and Means
 H. B. fl. by MT. Nordale, asking an appropriation for the Alaska Az risultural College and School Of Mines, was read the second time and recommited to the Committee \ on Ways and Means.
 | H. J. M. 10. by MT. Allan, relative to the appropriation of funds avail able, under the Post Office Approp l riation Act for roads, etc., in Alas ka. was read the second time, and passed under suspension of the rules
 MT. Sowerby. chairman of the Committee on Fisheries, reported the ] following measures with the recon mendatinon that they do pass: 1 H. B. 46, by MT. Noon. prohibiting l the casting of dead herring inta streams in which herring spawn. I H. B. 50, by MT. Sowerby. provld ing for the protection of game ami | mals and birds.
 l H. B. AS, by MT. Sowerby protect ing salmon spawning streams. | H. B. 49. by MT. Sowerby. provid ing for the etxermination of wolves and coyotes by poison.
 H. J. M. 12, by MT. Collins. rela tive to the Mt Mckinley Nationa Park.
 MT. Davies, chairman of the Com mittee on Territorial Institutions reported S. B. 3l. by MT. Sundback amending the Pension Act. with tho recommendation that it do pass. ant H. B. 2. providing for a home fol pioneer women and H. B. 14, provid ing that beneficiaries of the Pension ! Act be citizens. with the recommen dation that they be laid on the tabl, as they are covered by s. B. 3I. Il MT. Davies also reported s. B. 2 by MT. Sutherland, which would abol fish the Bureau of Publicity. withou 4 recommendation: H. B. 30. providin, for an appropriation for the Homs