The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-23
PENSION LAW IS UNDER FIRE;H HOLT
 SEEKS TO AMEND
Property Agree ment'' Clause Sought
 Others Bills Are Read.

2"ty agreement clauses or CHdpieT IT, Session Law of 1919, relating to allowance for aged pioneers, Rep rcscntative F. L.~Holt, of Nome, this morning introduced a bill amending as amended by the 1919 act. MT. i.olt's proposed amendment requires .sny applicant for an allowance from the Torritcry to make showing that he is depenednt upon such al towance for a living, calling for an affid.Hit to that effect and for cor robciation of the application as is, required by the present law.
 Mir Holt's bill also provides for amendment of section three of the alne law calling for payment of all lllowance that may be suspended on account of lack of funds at such time thereafter as funds do become available.
 As 9 safeguard against a raid on Ete Territorial treasury by persons not entitled to pioneers allowances, Mir. Holt has included in his amend ment clause providing that any one, in making an affidavit, makes l false statement shall be guilty Of perjury and prosecuted as such"
 Objectionable Clause.
 The clause sought to be stricken from the present law, and which has been the subject of much discussion by the members of the Pioneers of Alaska and condemned by practically all Igloos of that organization, was included in an amendment to the original act. It states that persons seeking allowances from the Terri tory, in addition to showing that such allowances are necessary for living, agree that all property of which he or she is possessed or seiz- cd, shall after his or her death, vest in and becomet he property of the Territory of Alaska to the exclusion of all heirs, except his or her spouse living in the Territory of Alaska
 Proceedings in the House.
 The session this morning, includ- ing ten-minute recess, lasted one hour. A communication was receiv- ed from Gov. Riggs transmitting the report of the Dental Board for 1919 and 1920, being referred to thc Committee on Public Health The report of the conference com mittee on Senate Substitute for House Concurrent Resolution No. 5, stating that the conferees had agreed to the elimination of the final paragraph, was read and adopted. The Committee on Judic- iary and Federal Relations reported that inasmuch as the Serate had already adopted 9 resolution rela- tive to the metric system ofsweights and measures which would later come up in the House for action, it recommended indefinite postpone ment of the communication sub mitted to the House on that sub joct The report was unanimously Gdorted.
 Bills Introduced.
 House Bill No. g, MT. Holt. amending Chapter GA of the Laws of 1915, entitled an Act to provide allowances for certain aged resi- dents of Alaska, and for other pur poses, as amended, was introduced and referred to the Committee on Territorial Institutions. Two bills, Nos. 10 and III, were introduced by Mr. Kettleson by request. No. 10I is entitled an Act to amend and repeal Section 2539, Compiled Laws subject of the form of judgment in criminal actions tried in court of a Commissioner and ex-officio Justice of Peace. No. 1 is entitled an Act to define the words judicial off cer' and prescribe instances where in such officer shall be disqualified to act in the Territory of Alaska, providing for the selection of a judge pro-tempore and a change of venue in such courts and repeating sections 365, 1539. and 1850, Com piled Laws of Alaska, on the same subject. Both bills were referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Federal Relations.
 Resolution Passed.
 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 3, providing for an inspection of, the Pioners' Home at Sitka and the appointment of joint committee from both Houses for that purpose was passed, MT. Holt and MT Hun ter voting no" On recommenda- tion of the Committee on Rules, that Committee WAS authorized toi act in conjunction with the Senate Rules Committee in formulating joint rules of procedure
 Smoker Postponed.
 Speaker Nerland announced that he had been requested to state that the smoker for members of the Leg l