The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-21
HOUSE DEFEATS
 {. RUL E LIMITING TIME ON BILLS
Senate Unanimous Consent Rule Amended by House
 Game Bill Presented.

The effort made by the Senate to establish a unanimous consent rule for the introduction of bills later than the forty-fifth day of the ses- sion, was defeated in the House this morning when amendments were adopted eliminating the words "un- luminous consent" and inserting "by a two-thirds vote of the members of. the .IIouse' in SenateTConcurrent Resolution No. ?. There was dis position on the part of some mem- tion but on the final vote by the House the amendments were adopted
 Following the routine business of the day, the HouGc in the commit tee of the whole. Mir. Holt in the chair, took up the resolution. MT. Murray asked for a statement re- garding the conditions prevailing in the latter days of former sessions from Speaker Ncrland as to the need for the unanimous consent rule, which had been adopted by the Sen ate as a method for speeding up introduction of and action on bills in the Legislature. MT Nerland stated that the former Houses had operated under a two-thirdS consent rule effective on the fortieth day of the session. He stated that he did not favor the unanimous consent proposal.
 i, MT. Cochran declared that theI adoption of such a rule would place too great a power in the hands of any single individual as one mem Der by objection could prevent the Introduction of any measure, noI matter how meritous it might be, in either branch of the Legislature. MT. Ross also opposed the rule. MT. Elsner favored the adoption of theI rule, and voted against the amend ment in the committee of the whole. l
 Proceedings of the House.
 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 6, relative to adoption by Congress of the metric system of weights and end refred to the Committee on Education. Senate Joint Memorial No. 2, relative to the establishment of a mining safety station and ip- struction in mine rescue wor, was read and referred to the Committee on Mines, Mining and Manufactur- ing. Senate Bill No. IA and Senate Bill No 16, amending existing bonking laws were read by title and referred to the Committee on Banks, Banking and Corporations.
 7 g@a Game Bill Up.
 U, The Alaska game law, proposed and drafted by the Alaska Fish and Game Club, together with a reso- lutions of endorsement which it is sought to have adopted by the Leg islature, were submitted to thet House in a communication sent Speaker Nerland by Charles D. Gar geld, Secretary of the Club. Neither the resolution nor the proposed law were read, being referred to the Committee on Fisheries, Game and Agriculture, for recommendation.
 Advocates New Assessment Law.
 Mr Kettleson submitted a com munication from A, A. McCandless, mining man of the Forty Mile dis trict, advocating g. change in pres ent assessment requirements onI mining claims. MT McCandless de- clared that much of the work now done on unworked mining claims to- meet assessment laws is wasted and does not benefit the claims or the Territory. He urged u at the Leg islature enact law requiring the payment of $100 per annum in cash instead of resuiring work On un- worked claims. He suggested that 75 per cent of the money collected be expenses on roads in the precinct from which the collection should be- derived and 25, per cent to the cchool fund or other fund. The Communication was referred to the. Committe on Mines, Mining and Manufacturing
 Before adjournment. MT. Cochran called meeting of the Committee on Judiciary and Federal relations for immediately after adjournment tomorrow MT. Holt called meet ing of the Committee on Transpor- tation this morning. Adjournment was taken at 11:15 a. m. until 10 o'clock tomorrow morning.