The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-14
ELECTION BILL
 aElFQRE SENATE
 OF LEGISLATURE
First Measure Passed in House Brought Up This
 Afternoon by Collins. NEW BILLS INTRODUCED Senator Hunt Presents New Measure Relative to the
 Primary Elections.

The Spec1al eIeCtlUn Dlll, passed last week in the House of the Ter ritorial Legislature, came up in the Senate late this afternoon through motion of Senator E. B. Collins. A twenty minute recess was taken in order that the Judiciary Committee could decide upon certain point.
 The Senate convened at 2:05 o'clock this afternoon, Rev. A. P. Kashevcroff making the opening prayer, and then the Journal of last Saturday was read. It was decided that the memorial address of N. H. Castle should not appear in the Senate Journal, but that notation should be made to see" the House Journal. This same suggestion was carried out regarding the message of Gov. Riggs, delivered at a joint session on March g. With these changes, the Journal was approved.
 A letter regarding the establish ment of the metric system in Alaska and the Legislatures endorsement of this, was read and referred to the Education Committee.
 Executives Congratulated.
 Senator E. B. Collins introduced Senate Joint Resolution No. l ad- dressed to the Chief Executive and the Vice-Presi dent conveying off cial greeting on their inauguration and wishing the new administration a long and successful one. The reso- lution was unanimously adopted.
 The report of the Agricultural College was received from Gov. Riggs and referred.
 House Resolution No. relative to securing 70 B. privileges on the cable system Of Alaska by mem rbers of the. Legislature was reaG and referred to the Finance Com mittee.
 Senator Chamberlin presented the report of the Rules Committee and this was laid over until tomorrow until all members could read the report Practically the same rules as were used during the session of 1915 were reported by the com mittec.
 Hunt Presents Bill.
 Senator Hunt presented Senate Bill No. 22 relative to Territorial delegate nominated by either party being ex-officio National Committee man of the party making the nom ination.
 Senator Hunt also presented Sem ate Bill No p relative to the qualifications of voters at the pri- mary election. This bill provides that no elector is entitled to yotel at primary election of a party unless he voted for and supported 6 majority of the Territorial can didateS as well as a majority of the Divisional candidates of such party at the last general election.
 Senator Collins then brought mp the election bill of the House and 20 minute recess was taken at 3:15 o'clock.
 House Proceedings.
 Two communications were receiv- ed by the House from Gov. Riggs this morning. One of these trans UltLcu llle UltHutdI icpOit Ol 'hc Board of Trustees of the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines The second quoted tele- gram from the Department of the Interior saying that it Cannot authorize the payment of outgoing mileage to members of the Legisla- ture now" suggesting payment at the end of the session.
 A communication was also receiv- ed from the World Metric Stand ardizatton Council San Francisco, urging the passage of a resolution endorsing the passage by Congress of a measure for the adoption of the metric system of measures and weights, and enclosing a model resolution.
 Pension Is Asked.
 A petition was read from Martin GateIy. formerly of Fairbanks, ask ing that he be allowed a Pioneers pension. Enclosed with the peti- ton was a physicians certificate stating that Mir. Cately was in an almost helpless condition, having lost the sight of one eye and the other being practically useless from snowblindness. Mir. Gately is at present in San Francisco where he has been under physicians care