The Alaska daily empire., 1921-05-06
ADJOURNMENT IS
 TAKEN SINE DIE
 AT ! A. M. TODAY
Conferences on Measures in Dispute Between Houses
 Last Until 4 A. M. COMPROMISE REACHED
Appropriation Measure Is Put Through After Various Items Eliminated.

After a continuous session lasting virtually 21 hours, the Fifth Ses- sion Of the Alaska Territorial Leg islature adjourned sine die just be- fore 2 o'clock this morning, Presi- dent Sundback's gavel falling in the Senate at 6:58 a. m. and Speak CT Nerland following in the House exactly one minute later. Senator Luther c. Hess put the motion to adjourn in the Senate and Represen- tative Charles W. Brown, the young est House member made the House motion.
 The Fifth Legislature passed a total of 66 measures, AZ of which originated in the Senate and "A in the House. The final day was all most entirely devoted to conferences on measures in disagreement be- tween the Houses, the most import ant of those being the appropriation bill. fa@
 Itiwas early recognized that the conferees : would consume several hours before a final adjustment could be- made. The measure went into conference about 3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Throughout the afternoon the managers for both Houses worked to reach an agree ment, but when recess was taken at 5:30 p. m. for two hours, mem bers stated that no progress had been made, neither side having con- ceded any point. From 730 p. m. until 11:30 p. m. the conferees were in continuous session, holding ire Quent parleys with other members, but no agreement had been arrived p. m. and members of both Houses with Legislative employees and friends were guests at a midnight luncheon at. the Gastineau Hotel.
 eiJ Reach Settlement.
 At o'clock this morning, the conferees again, went into session andeby.4 o'clock had arrived at an understanding on which the measure was put through. In this agree ment. both Houses receded from cer- tain provisions compromising on a number of items. As c.
 The full appropriation of s13,- 420 for the Territorial Mine In spector's office. eliminated from the original House Bill was restored in the final measure. The House, which had insisted on continuing the Bureau of Publicity, after working hard for sufficient appropriation to continue that work, yielded to the Senate demands for curtailmenr and accepted $1,OO0 to close up tho af- fairs of that department by May 15. The conference eliminated the sal ary of the Governor voted by the House of $2.000 per annum as an additional allowance supplementary to the Federal salary. The salary of the Secretary of the Territory was raised from the House allowance of $S.000 to $3,315.
 $50, 900. for Fish Commission.
 Ons of the most serious obstacles to agreement was encountered in the provision for funds for the Fish Commission. The final figure de- cided upon was fixed at $50,Q0O, al lotted to specific divisions. Ten thousand dollars of this is allotted for the establishment and mainten- ance Of a hatchery and experiment station at Ketchikan to be expended under the direction of former Sen. ator J. R. Heckman; $2O,0OO fol expenses of the Fish Commission to be expended in this Division and g like sum to be expended in tht Third Division. The Senate orig finally placed the Commissions es
 inmates at $S0,000 while the Hous, insisted on $40.00O.
 The hardest fought item on tn, entire bill. it Is said, was for tn. smallest amount carried under on. subdivision, being an. appropriation
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