The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-26
REPORT APPROVES GRANT OF MONEY SCHOOL OF MINES
First Appropriation Bill, For Alaska College, Recom-
 mended for Passage.
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cable lines In Alaska.
 A communication was received from the Senate transmitting Sen ate Bill No. 28. by MT. Hess, amend ing Section 1123, Compiled Laws of Alaska, relating to redemption of real property as passed by the Sen ate. Senate Joint Memorial No. 8, by Mir Chamberlin, relative to pay ment of 9 per cent of the rev enues of the fur seal industry to the Territory and similar payment from other resources not now covered by the Federal Government, was re- ceived
 House Memorial No 8 was intro duced by MT. Brown and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Federal Relations. House Joint Memorial No. 9, relative to the con struction of capitol building in Juneau by, the Federal Government, was introduced by MT. Cole and re- ferred to the same committee. A memorial from the Anchorage Wom- ans Club petitioning Congress for an appropriation of $3oo,00O for es- tablishing normal schools in Alaska was presented by MT. Frame and referred to the. Committee on Edu cation and Public Health. A com munication from Judge F. M. Brown of the U. s. District Court of the Third Division, was presented by MT. Frame asking for certain legis lation, relative to bills of excep tion, for provision for pioneer women at the Sitka Pioneers Home and stating that many detectives are shipped North each season by can nery companies who go insane. He suggested that legislation be en acted requiring inspection of can nery employees and also requiring the companies to stand the expense of handling employees adjudged in sane. The communication was re fered to the Committee on Ju dietary. .tl.
 GetcheIl Introduces Bill
 House Bill No. 13 was introduced by MT Getchell amending Section 6 Chapter 8, Session Laws of 1917, rel ative to the Board of Medical Ex aminers so as to require the pay ment of fee of $100 for medical licenses issued through reciprocity with another state. It was referred to the Committee on Education and Public Health. Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, relative to the adoption of the adoption of the metric system of weights and meas ures, was read for the second time and ordered engrossed.
 Meetings of the various commit tees were called for, including Roads and Highways, Rules, and Fisheries, Fish and Game.
 Session of Senate
 Following the opening of Senate this morning in the usual form, Senator Hess presented a letter re- ceived from Gov. Riggs attached to which was letter from the Bank of Alaska relative to the proposed bank depositors' guarantee act. This was referred to the Judiciary Committed
 s. B. No. 26 came up from the second reading. Senator Chamberlin offered substitute for Section 1, which was read, adopted and re- ferred to the Judiciary Committed This bill was introduced recently by Senator Chamberlin and is rela- tive to convicted persons in. the Territory answering questions re. garding, birth, parents etc, before being sentenced. The substitute, which was suggested by Judge Rob ert ". Jenunings and Judge Fred NJ. Brown, makes more specific the sections and reads fin all cases of conviction in the District Courts of Alaska, the persons con victed. of any crime and before sen tence is passed, must answer ques- tions propounded by the Judge about to pronounce sentence"
 President Sundback reported he had signed S. B. No. 2S relating to redemption of real property.
 A wireless was read from Senator Frawley stating: Aboard steamer Jefferson due Sunday morning"
 Secretary Reed announced he had received a communication from the Governor stating that an official communication had been received from the War Department granting the members of the Territorial Leg islature o. B. privileges on the cable.
 Chairman Chamberlin, of the rules committee, announced that a session of the joint rIlles commit