The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-30
THE ALASKA DAILY EMPIRE, SATURDAY, APRIL 3o,le2l.,
ABOLISH
BUREAU BLOCKED
IN LOWER HOUSE
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tNonliuueu rOm rage One.)
districts was killed by the House
after a short debate Favorably re-
,orted. it seemed that the memo
ial would pass without serious diff
1culty. Mr. Ross opened fire on it
by declaring that it might pro e
TO be an entering wedge for with
drawals of vast oil land blocks by
the Government for future use by
The Navy. ut is the policy of the
Government" he declared, mot to
Undertake any test work of the
character suggested until it has
withdrawn from entry lands on which
such tests are to be made. 1t is
practically certain to follow that
policy in drilling test oil wells. The
'esult would be that private inter
ssts would suffer and real develop
nent of the Territory would be re
tarded."
Lathop Convinced.
Mr.. Lathrop, who has been inter
,sted in oil development, declared
hat he believed that Mr. Ross "is
more than half right I had not
looked at that side of it before. I
I'M going to vote against the memo
ial." Other members also opposed
he, memorial which on final passage
was beaten by vote of II to 4.
Cut Seeretary's Salary.
After considering Senate Bill No.
49, an act to fix the salary of the
Secretary of the Territory at $4,000.
in the Committee of the Whole. the
House amended the measure by re,
ducing the figure to $500 in which
form it was finally passed. Mr. Muir
ray voting no" At present the
salary of the Secretary is derived
from certain fees collected by the
office and averages $4,000 per an
mum. The bill will not attest the
salary of the present incumbent.
Pass Hunt Memorial.
Senate Joint Memorial No. TO- by
Mr.. Hunt, relative to Federal aid to
Alaska transportation and asking
that the Federal Trade Commission
be instructed to investigate charges
made by the Tacoma smelter, was
passed by the House by a vote of 9
to 7.
Senate Bill No. 62, relative to fix
ing the time for annual elections of
school boards and empowering them
to levy and collect taxes, was re-
cd 20 hx, ha
tee ON Elections and Election Laws.
Senate Bill No. a., elative to div
idends being declared by banks. with
amendment, and Senate Bill No 16.
relative to banking corporations. were
recommended for passage by the
Committee on Banks and Banking.
Senate Bill No. rs, relative to es
cheat estates, committee substitute,
was recommended for passage by the
Judiciary Committee.
House Bill No. Al, empowering mu.
inequalities to engage in the lighter
age business, enacted to meet exist,
ing conditions in Nome, was received
from the Senate where it was passed.
yesterday.
Afternoon Session.
On the ground that the Senate
substitute bill for Representative
Browns memorial for the nomina-
ton of Governor of Alaska by pop
ular vote, was but a mere device
for the taking of straw vote, Mr.
Cochran and Mr., Frame in the
House this afternoon led an unsuc-
cessful fight to defeat the substi
tute. The House accepted the sub
stitute which was then read the first
time without reference to committee
carried to and though its second
reading. Put on it's final passage,
after considerable debate during
which charges that the Senate sis
reactionary" were made, the sub
stitute was passed by vote of II
to 5.
Serious objections were raised on
the floor of the House to Senate Bill
No. So, relative to the alteration of
boundaries of municipalities, for
which House Bill No. SO was with
i""h Aioii thc oeHdte III lace VI
the objections raised, the bill was
ordered sent back to committee.
On the question of concurring with
the Senate substitute for the Muir
ray anti-blue law measure, the for
mer being adopted by the Senate
this morning, the House rejected the
substitute and the clerk was in
structed to ask the Senate to recede.
More Money Asked.
A communication was received by
the House through the Ways and
Means Committee from Gov Riggs
asking for a deficiency appropriation
OF $1,000 for March accounts for
the Pioneers Home at Sitka. which
was ordered transmitted to the Sen