The Alaska daily empire., 1923-04-30
SENATE PASSES
 ALASKA MUSEUM
 B JUL DIN 6 BILL
Provides Purchase Garside Building Employees Lia-
 bility Bill Passed.

WHICH went rom the House carrying an appropriation of $i0,000 for concrete, freproof building, complet- ed it's passage in the Senate Satur- day, emerging therefrom so altered that it's author will have hard time recognizing it. The s0lons in the upper chamber struck out all refer ence to a fireproof building and in place thereof substituted the Gar side Building in which the Legisla- ture now meets, for which it made an appropriation of &5,000, with $20O0 additional for certain altera- tions.
 The bill provides that the building shall be put into good condition, roof newly tarred, foundations put in first class condition, etc. The $2,050 item in the bill is intended to pay ex- penses of remodeling the building for the Museum and Library, and for making over the rooms on the second floor into offices for Territorial off cials which are now housed else where. It is provided that the Board of Management of the institution may sell the small building on the back part of the lot and have it removed as soon as possible in order that the fire risk may be reduced.
 Pass Liability Act
 Senate Bill No. 120, by the Commit tees on Judiciary and Mining, which is known as the Workmens Com pensation Act, passed the Senate Sat urday afternoon without dissenting vote. This, measure replaces No. 109, by Mir. Aver, and is largely his own work, most of the amendments adopted being submitted by him. He was aided materially on the floor by other Senators, particularly Senator Dimond, who had charge of the com mittee bill during its consideration Saturday.
 The bill as passed extends the 1915 mining compensation act to every in- dustry and business in the Territory employing more than five persons. except domestic service. agriculture dairying and railroads operating as common carriers.
 In broadening the scope of the old law, a number of amendments were made. One of these permits examin- ation of Injured workmen by duly qualified physicians in any state or territory where the workman may be found. Under the old law only such physicians as were Shcensed to prac- tices in Alaska could make such ex- aminations. Another amendment per mits suits to be filed outside of the Territory when it is impossible to obtain service within the Territory The old law permitted no actions to be brought for compensation accru- ing under it in courts other than those located within Alaska.
 Defeat Decker Bill
 Decker's bill prohibiting 'book-malx- ing or betting in public places, ho- tels, card rooms, etc, on Territorial elections was lost in the Senate Sat urday by q tie vote, four voting for and four against it on final passage.
 Daly's memorial asking Congress to extend the Federal Highway Act to Alaska passed unanimously.
 Senator Ayers ibill for the protec- tion and encouragement of the rein deer industry, modelled somewhat along the lines of the bill recently passed on the blue fox farming indus 1 try, was considered at length by the 1 Senate and passed it's second read ] ing
 Other House Bills Passed
 Before it recessed at noon today | the Senate had passed three House | bills and one memorial and was con sideEng Dalys bill revising the gen. eral business laws of the Territory | Fhe bills passed were: No. 6, ap-l $1.200 for construction otI a school house at Bethel; No. Al 1 regulating the operation of motor vehicles on public highways; No. 4S | for compilation and safe | keeping of a correct list of all All askans entering active service during | the World War; House Joint Memo rial No, p, requesting that barren areas suitable for such purposes be stocked with game and fur-bearingl animals by the Department of Ag1f | culture and that such department and | the Department of Commerce start a pf extermination against 2