The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1921-04-28
COCHRAN IRISH
MEMORIAL LOSES
IN LEGISLATURE.
House Defeats Measure Ask
ing Congress to Recog-
nize Irish Republic
Continued Frpm Pace One,

il
Ethe President of The United States
ito use his good offices for the estao-
slishment OF prosperity and peace IN
Ireland" he declared, The task. set
lis hopeless, he continued, the idea
is too Utopiarrs~ There are too many
lrishmen in ireland. -
Mr. Murray defended the MemoF-
iial and declared that it would not
be inconsistent with the policies OF
the United States to take the action
sought to be accomplished. The
claims of ireland, he declared, are
just and worthy of every consid-
Grafton.
Mr. Brown eloquently advocated
TIE adoption of the substitute Of
! fered by Mr.. Cochran. He declared
that he represented the desire OF
the people of the Second Division
in urging that such memorial be
passed.
Mr. Kettleson moved that further
consideration be postponed until
lp IN. which was voted down by a
\ narrow >margain, no record vote be-
ing taken OH the motion. Mr.. hum
Tier moved that the substitute as
adopted be indefinitely postponed.
Only four members voted in favor
Of such procedure, number de-
claring' that they were opposed TO
killing the measure in such manner
although they expected to vote
I inc WI
passage.
Action Deferred.
Mr. Cochran, after the Speaker
declared the substitute to have
passed it's second reading, novel
the suspension of the rules and that
it be placed on its final passage,
which was created. Before the ques-
ton could be put before the House,
however, motion to recess until
I2 p. m. was made and carried, final
action being thus postponed until
the afternoon session
Other Proceedings.
Two Senate bills and one Senate
! ing session. Senate Joint Memorial
No. 6, relative to better mail serv-
ice from Yakutat, was passed with
lout amendment. Senate Bill No. "a
repeating the Shipping Board Act
under suspension of the rules, was
considered under it's second reading
advanced on the calendar, read the
third time and passed The vote
stood II yeas, one nay, two absent
Mr.. Julien voting in the negative.
House Substitute for Senate Bill No
"a, relative to signing bills of ex-
eeption By Other than trial judges
was adopted for the original bill. 1t
and under suspended rules was UNI
animously passed.
Committee Reports.
Senate Bill No. 40, abolishing the
Territorial Bureau of Publicity, was
favorably reported, Mr.. Kettleson
not concurring in the recommended
ton that it do pass Senate Bill
No, %, fixing the salary of the Sec
rotary of the Territory at $4,000
yearly. was reported by the Com
mittee on Territorial Institutions
without recommendation and for
consideration by the Committee of
the Whole House Senate Joint Me-
mortal No. !, relative to drilling
test wells, and Senate Joint Ne
mortal No. 10, relative to Federal
aid to Transportation and investiga-
ton of the Tacoma smelter, were
favorably reported Senate Bill No
81. relative to the alteration of
boundaries of incorporated towns,
was reported with the recommended
ton that it do pass and that House
Measure No. 33 recently passed and
scnt to the Senate be recalled Mr..
Cole, author of the House bill. NOV
ed for its recall, which was ordered
Senate Bill No. SO, authorizing the
transfer of school property in in
oorporated towns, was fayorably re-
ported.
Education Bill Lost
The House this afternoon, almost
without discussion. by a vote of 10
to 5, one member being absent, voted
to indefinitely postpone Senate Bill
No. 49,, relative to compulsory edu
cation for Alaskan children between
the ages of seven and sixteen.
Senate Bill No az relative to tho