The Alaska daily empire., 1923-05-03
HOUSE SETS UP
 RECORD; PASSES
 MANY MEASURES
of lo Tn Afternoon Session Yesterday-Cal-
 endar Almost Clear.


 The House sc:. high record for
 work yesterday afternoon when il
 passed a total Of -f9 bills and resolu- tions and killed two other measures.
 Out of the total passed 15sWere Sen
 ate bills and two Senate re\utions 1 With the revenue and taxation and
 general appropriations out of the way, the path for the piled-up mass
 of legislation 'was smoothed consid-
 erably. Many of those passed were
 of some importance, including one
 or two carrying small appropriations. Road Amendment Passed
 The Aldrich bill amending the pres
 ent Territorial road act to give the
 Territorial Board of Road Commis-
 sioners authority to take necessary
 action to receive Federal cooperation
 undor the provisions of the Federal l Highway Act, if it is extended to ! Alaslda, passed unamended and with
 out opposition. It does not call for
 any change in the present system un- less the Federal Highway Act is ex- tended.
 | The Snodgrass bill providing for
 Territorial cooperation in holding ,annual fairs in each of tho four divi-
 slons, carrying an appropriation Of $8,000 for the bicnnium ito be equally
 divided, was passed MT. Chamber lin's bill for stocking certain islands in Prince William Sound with deer amended to include stocking Baranof
 and Chichdgof Islands with mountain
 goats, went through on greased skids.
 The Dimond jury bill, revising the methods of choosing jurors in both
 district and commissioners courts, aimed att professional juryism, was among the important bills passed. In passing Senate Bill No S6, the House made it possible for the town of Hainos to secure Territorial aid to the extent of $3,500 in the erection of a. school house. This measure was fosstered by Senator Hunt. It re- qluires cooperation from the town ci : Hainos.
 More Indiaent Relief Additional relief funds for the in digent during the, next two years was assured when the House acted ia : vor'ably on Chamberlin's bill carrying an appropriation cf $12,000 for that : purpose. Of that sum, $6,000 is to be : availalblc annually for the bienniun : to bc expended in the four divisions : in proportion to the population oi each
 : Senate Bln No S3. establishing new filing fees for both domestic and for : eign corporations. was passed Ii establishes a $25 fee for corporation; having a capital stock issue not ex cecding $10O,OO0 and an addtlona 25 cents for each additional Sl,000 1T excess of $100,000.
 : Other Sennte bills passcd includ ed: No. 92, providing that no cost; : shall be taxed against defendants : lin criminal eases in tho Courts o : Alalslca; No. 76, establishing a Terri !: torial Board of Aceountancy; No 9S !: establishing a Territorial Board O :lchiropractic examiners and providing lfQr the regulation of chiropractors No. 119, authorizing the substitution of defendants in certain suits agains public officers, and four private re lief bills.
 : Mir. Dunn's resolution instructinl : tine Attorney General to continue his Transportation investigations and filt 2 complaints with tho U. $. Shipping
 Board on the subject of rates if ht
 believed 9n action could be sustained
 and Senate Resolution No. 10, au thorizing tho printing of tho reporT
 of hhc transportation hearings, were
 also passed.
 House Bill No. AZ, amending tho
 gonoral banking act of tho Territory
 by providing for a restoration of the system of branch banks. was passed |lin the House by a vote of 10 to G. No. 52 providing for a survey of the Unalakleet- -Galtag portage and carry ing an appropriation of $3,0Oo, also lpnsscd.
 When tho House adjourned last
 night it had but one Senate bill in : it's hands on which it was believed aIction would bc taken There were remaining ono or two House bills in lthc Senate With amendments adopted
 which were yet to be agreed on and 1.-the two troublesome bills, taxation
 and usevonue and general approprfa- ttions yct to ibc disposed of.