The Alaska daily empire., 1921-04-25
HOUSE REFUSES
SUBSTITUTE FOR
S-HOUR MEASURE
Stands by Getchell Bill and
Asks Senate Recede-
Many Bills Received.

The House TINS morning ny uH-
animous vote refused to concur IN
the substitute bill passed by the
Senate for the Getchell eight-hour
bill and ordered the substitute re-
turned to the Senate asking the
litter body recede from its position.
Copies of the Senate measure was
not formally read by the clerk, the
Houses action being taken without
consideration of the substitute.
Conferees Appointed.
A message was received from the
Senate saying that it declined to
recede from its amendments to the
Soldier Bonus Memorial. On motion
of Mr.. Getchell, Speaker Nerland
appointed Representatives Frame,
Getchell and Ross to act for the
House in conference with COM
mittee from the Senate on the Me
mortal.
Britt Bill Received.
The Britt fisheries bill, with Sem
ate Concurrent Resolution No. Z, was
received as passed by the Senate
and was referred to the Committee
on Fish, Fisheries and Game. 1t
is expected that the bill be given
full consideration by the House in
Committee of the Whole sometime
this week.
Notification was received from the
Senate that it had concurred in
House amendments to Senate Bill
10
ton bill, and that the measure had
been transmitted to the Governor
for his approval and signature.
The following bills were received
from the Senate, having passed that
body: Senate Bill No. 33, relative
to fixing the salary of the Secretary
epf the Territory; No. AZ, relative to
filing of corporation fees;t No. 81,
relative to alteration of boundaries
of incorporated towns; No. SO, rela-
tive to transfer of school property;
No. So, for the purchase of the Sew
ard Peninsula Railroad; No. SO, re-
lative to an exhibit at the national
mining exposition to be held by the
American Mining Congress at Chi
cago next October; No. 81, relative
to the appointment of law drafts
man.
Election of Officials.
The Committee on Elections and
lection Laws reported House Bill
No. SO, providing for the election OF
Mine Inspector, Treasurer and Com
missioner of Education with the
Recommendation that it do pass, Mr.
Hunter not concurring in the recon-
nendation.
substitute for Mr.. Hollis Me-
mortal, House No. 10, was reported
favorably by the Committee on Fish,
Fisheries tand Game. The original
memorial asked for the adjustment
of traps and regulation of seine fish
ing. The substitute recognizes the
right of trap fishing but asks for
stringent regulation of the traps
by fixing the distance between trap
sites at one mile and asking that no
traps be allowed to locate within
one mile from the mouths of spawn
ing streams. 1t was set for special
hearing at p. m. tomorrow
Time Is Extended.
During a shore recess this morn
ing, an agreement was reached in
both Houses to extend the time for
transmission of bills between them
for one day, thereby making it pos
sible to transmit all measures dated
on tomorrow.
House Joint Memorial No 20, re-
latiye to a survey of Alaskan water
power resources and House Joint
Memorial No. %, relative to sur
veys of Alaskan pulp wood resources
were passed by unanimous vote
and ordered transmitted to the Sen
ate. The Committee substitute for
House Bill No. IA, seeking to amend
compensation laws, was recommitted
10 the Committee on Labor, Capital
and immigration. at the request of
Mr.. Brown, author of the original
measure.
House Bill No. 10. repeating a
portion of the 1919 act relating to
insurance corporations and raising
tie rate of texation on net pre-
miums paid such companies in Al
aska from one to two per cent was
read, the Committee Substitute
adopted and the bill advanced to
its third reading and passed unani-
mously. During consideration of the
measure, the courtesies of the floor
We're extended to Allen Shattuck
who explained the reason for tn,
measure.
Afternoon Session
Chairman Elsner of the Ways and
Means Committee this afternoon in.
troduced House Bill n. IA, the gen.
eral revenue measure providing q
system OF taxation for the biennium
which it is estimated will bring in
q yearly revenue to the Territory OF
approximately s65S,000 OF which
more than 5000 600 will be derived
from new sources or increased rate
on old sources. The measure wa
placed on the general file without
being referred to committee as il rep
resented the lists compiled by tn,
WaVs and Means Comrnftaa AZ nra,,