The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-06
ENDORSEMENT OF
 1O-YEAR PROGRAM BY LEGISLATURE.
Memorial Praises Work oi Alaska Road Commission
 Urges Appropriation.

Upholding the value of the work of the Alaska Road Commission in the development of the Territory, House Joint Memorial No. IA, introduced
 by MT. Ross this morning, unquali- fiedly endorsed the ten-year road construction program of the Con- mission The memorial requests that Congress in considering the Army appropriation bill include at least the full amount of $955,000 in it's items for the construction, re- pair and maintenance of military and Post roads, bridges and trails, Alas ka,' and if possible. to increase the suits may be obtained without dis astrous delay
 Proceedings in the House A communication was received from the Senate returning House Joint Memorial No. 2, by Mir. Brown, relative to a fisheries survey of Boring Sea and Kotzebue Sound, which was passed yesterday by the Senate. House Joint Memorial No. 12 and No 13, relative to changes in mining assessment requirements, were introduced and referred to the Committee on Mines, Mining and Manufacture House Concurrent Resolution No. 6, by MT. Kettleson. inviting Secretary of Interior A. B. Fall to visit Alaska, was introduced.
 After a short consideration by the House in Committee of the Whole, Mr Ross in the chair, the House adopted a motion to indefinitely postpone Senate Bill No. 2S, by Mr. Hess, relating to the redemption of real property Mir. Murray and MT. Cochran spoke on the measure, ex plaining it's alleged defects.
 House Joint Memorial No. II, byI MT. Rickert, seeking extension of the Federal Farm Loan Act to Alas tion No. 5, authorizing the Attorney General to test the validity of Sec tion 27, Merchant Marine Act of June 3, 1920, were favorably report ed by the Committee on Judiciary. House Bill No. II, by Mir. Kettleson defining the words Judicial officer" was reported by the Committee on Judiciary with the recommendation that it do not pass"
 House Bill No. 12 Recommitted
 House Bill No. F, by MT. Ross, providing for Public Administrators unfavorably reported by the Commit tee on Judiciary last week and the second reading of which was con- tinued from last Friday, on motion of Mr Ross was recommtted Mr other bills are to be introduced re- lating to probate court matters and asked that final action on his bill be delayed until the proposed bills had been heard by the House House Bill No. g, by Mir. Holt, amending the Pension Act, on motion of MT Holt was recommitted to the Com mittee on Territorial Institutions until the report of the Legislative Inspection Committee on the Pic neers' Home had been submitted to the House.
 Senate Concurrent Resolution No 10, by Mr. Collins, inviting Presi- dent Harding to visit Alaska, was passed under suspension of rules Senate Bill No. 4, by Mr. Chamber lin, authorizing signing of bills of exception by other than the trial judge, was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
 Chairman Elsner announced ar important meeting of the Ways and Means Committee for this afternoon at ? o'clock, at which time matters of taxation would be taken up. Other committee meetings announc ed included Transportation, Capital Labor and Immigration. Mines, Min ing and Transportation.
 Speaker Nerland appointed 9 special House Committee composed of Mir. Elsner, MT Holt and Mir Rickert to assist in the arrange ments for the biennial Legislative Assembly, Ball.