The Alaska daily empire., 1921-03-29
BILL PASSED TO
 COVER DEFICIT
 AT SITKA HOME
No Opposition to Deficiency Appropriation Land
 Memorial Is-Reported.
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AIdSKdn cXnlDlt at the NdllOld Mining Exposition to be held in connection with the annual conven- tion of the American Mining Con- gross at Chicago next October. It was referred to the Committee on Mines and Mining.
 A communication was received from the Senate transmitting Senate Dill No. 26 relative answering of questions by convicted persons. It was read by title for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Federal Relations.
 Committee Reports.
 House Bill No. l5, deficiency ap- prcpriation was favorably reported by the Ways and Means Committee. House Joint Memorial No. 8, rela- tive to the establishment of min ing experiment station on Seward Peninsula by the Bureau of Mines, Senate Joint Memorial No. 2, rela- tive to the establishment of a min ing safety station and provision for instructors, were favorably reported by the Committee on Mines and Mining. House Joint Memorial No endorsing the McFadden gold bonus bill was favorably reported by the Committee on Judiary and Federal Relations. House Joint Me morial No. 3 relative to land bonus for the Alaska eX-service per- sons was reported favprably by the Judiciary Comittee, MT. Murray, MT. Frame and MT. Getchell signing the report, Chairman Cochran and MT. Kettleson not concurring. Senate Joint Memorial No. 3, relative to payment to the Territory by the Federal Government of 25 per cent of the revenues from the fur seal industry and other resources with amendments as to phraseology was favorably reported by the Commit tee on Fish, Fisheries and Game. Senate Bills No. IA and 16 relative 10 certain amendments to the bank ing laws were favorably reported by the Committee on Banks Banking, and Corporations with certain amendments as to phraseology
 House Joint Memorial No. ', by Mr. Brown, relative to survey of the waters of Boring Sea and Kot- zebue Sound by the Bureau of Fish cries, was read for the second time.
 Committee Meetings.
 A joint committee of the Senate ooI JJo,.o tees was announced for this morn ing. "A short meeting of the Con- mittee on Judiciary and Federal Re- lations was also held. Chairman Hunter, of the Committee on Fish, Fisheries and Game, announced that copies of the Britt Resolution con taining a complete fisheries bill pro- posed for enactment by Congress has been distributed among the and requested careful con- sideration of it and suggestion of any changes for improvement CT. believed necessary to make it sat isfactory to all concerned Owing to the fact that tomorrow is Seward Day, observed by the Territory as holiday adjournment was taken until Thursday at 10 a. m.
 Senate Proceedings.
 In short session this morning, the Senate tok up for final consid- eration and passed Senate Concur rent Resolution No ,, introduced by Senator Collins several days ago lnstructing the Attorney General to test the validity of the Merchant Marine Act, of June 5. 1920. inso- far as it excludes Alaska from the benefits of Canadian shipping. The of the Attorney General relative to the resolution and the grounds for a test case were sent to the House with the resolution.
 A message was received from the House stating that Senate Concur rent Resolution No. 6. relative to the metric system of weights and measures, had failed to pass Presi- dent Sundback announced that Sena- tor Frawley had been excused for the day on account of illness.
 On motion by Senator Chamberlin. adjournment was taken until Thurs day morning at 10 o'clock, no ses- sion being held tomorrow on ac- count of it being Seward Day.