The Alaska daily empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1912-1926, 1921-04-23
HOUSE MACHINE
SPEEDED AHEAD;
MANY BILLS UP
Mass Of Bills Reported Out
OF Committee and Acted
On in Lower House.

and memorials dumped onto it from
various committees this morning,
the House lawmaking machine was
thrown into high gear for the pur-
pose of clearing away the accumu-
lation. Necessity for prompt action
was created by the rules which make
it almost mandatory for all bills,
alton measures, to be interchanged
between the two Houses by the end
of the fiftieth day of the session,
which falls on next Monday.
The entire calendar for the day
was cleared away by the House be-
fore its noon recess. A motion was
adopted to advance all bills and
memorials reported out of committee
today to their second reading this
afternoon so that they could be
ready for final action Monday and
subsequent transmission to the Sen
ate.
One Measure Presented
BY unanimous consent, the Com
mittee on Banks and Banking intro
duced House Bill No. 3S, entitled,
IAN Act to provide for the disposal
of proceeds and avails from life, ac-
cident, endowment and tontine in
surance policies, and rendering such
proceeds and avails from liability for
debt and permitting certain proceeds
of such policies to be disposed of
II nj
on motion of Mr.. Cochran, retained
on the calendar for it's second read
ing this afternoon.
Dynamite" Bill Passed
Mr.. Browns bill for "Ar 4ict max
ing employers liable for medical and
other aid furnished persons imported
into the Territory under contract of
employment" which was declared
by members to be full of nitro glyc-
crime" after being amended so as
to take much of the kick out of it.
passed its final reading and was
ordered sent to the Senate. AS pass
ed the bill affects persons or cor
porations employing more than Is
persons under contract of employ
ment for seasonal occupation" II
was stated that it was drawn to
meet the situation existing in certain
coast sections claimed to be re
sultant from the alleged proctice OF
big fishing corporations in bringing
the riff raff'' of the Pacific Coast
cities into the Territory for the sum
mers cannery and fishing opera
tions.
Trip Bill Passes
House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. TrIpp,
amending Section 637 of the Com
piled Laws of Alaska, giving munich
palities the power to impose license
fees and regulate certain businesses
squeezed through the House by a
vote of to 7. The bill, it is said
is intended to give municipal soy-
ernments power to curb illicit liquor
dealing. 1t carries an emergenc y
clause. House Bill No. 33, by Mr.
Cole, IAN Act providing a m9tnod
for eliminating territory included
within the exterior boundaries of in
corporated cities" was advanced to
its third reading and passed unani.
mously.
Mr.. Murray's bill for an appropri-
alton of $4,000 for cooperating with
the Alaska Road Commission in the
construction of a bridge across the
Nizina River was recommended for
passage by the Ways and Means Com
mittee. House Joint Memorials No.
Fl, asking increased activity by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey and a
lighthouse at Cape Spencer; No 90,
asking for increased appropriations
for the Geological Survey for Alas
ka; No. Is, for an appropriation for
the construction and maintenance of
an asylum in the Territory for the
care of Alaska insane persons; Sen
ate Joint Memorial No. 6, better mail
service for Yakutat; Senate Bill No
"a, repeating Chapter "a. Session
Laws of 1919, the Shipping Board
Act; House Bill No 10, re premiums
on insurance and license fees Of in
surance corporations; House Bill
49, Np' 'pSuiptliS anu ltoll lIIllst
the sale of narcotics; Senate Bil
No. 46, Britt's compulsory education
measure; House Joint Memorial No
II, asking for election of the Gov
ernor of Alaska; House Joint Mem
orial No. 10, amending the Organic
Act and asking increased powers fol
the Territory; House Bill No 20
relative to the willful destruction O.
dams. committee substitute; Hous,
Bill No. "a. amending probate laws
Senate Bill No. "a, relative to sign
ing of bills of exceptions. committe,
substitute, all were fayorably report
ed out of committee with the recon
mendation that they do pass Hous,
Bill No. 4, relative to suspension o
sentences, was reported out of thu
Judiciary Committee with the rec
ommendation it do not pass, Chair
man Cochran not concurring
Referendum Favored
Mr. Juilen's bill ior a ref
erendum of female elector
in the next general election on tn,
question of extending jury duty t.
women of Alaska. was recommend