Seward daily gateway., 1923-04-07
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JUNEAU, Alaska, Apr. 3.-The first test of strength on the Foster Literacy bill showed the Senate evenly divided on the subject, the vote standing four to four on the amendment proposed by Senator Chamberlain of Seward, pro- yiding that the proposed law be non- effective until it should be validated by an act of congress.
 Dimond shattered the claims of the opposition that the legislature was without power to pass such law.
 Senator Hunt in a forceful argument for its passage declared he could see no reason to work against it's passage except political expediency, which he refused to countenance. He added he would like to have had the honor Of introducing the bill himself.
 Senators Aver and Chamberlain also defended the measure, Chamber lin reading several essays by Juneau High School students of the the Sixth grade, all urging the passage of the Act.
 Final action on the bill was delayed when by unanimous vote the Senate adopted a motion continuing the bill on the daily file and unless switch occurs in the present lineup the bin will fail on it's final passage by a tie vote.
 Senate Bill Number Three, revising and codifying the laws relating to mu- nicipalities was made special order or business.
 Wednesday the hearing on the transportation bill before joint con- mittee will occur, when Attorney Gen. eral Rustgard, and General Manager Knickerbocker of the Alaska Steam ship Company will appear as the prln- cipal witnesses.
 JUNEAU, Apr. 4.-Viciously attack ing all reserves in general and the fish reserves in particular, Senator E. F.. Chamberlin of the Third division yesterday introduced in the Senate a new fish memorial which it is under stood is intended to replace the Grant memorial which was recently passed by the House. Chamberlin in his at tack declares that the reserves were made by an unwarranted suspension of the laws through a fiat in the exc cutive department which controlled the Bureau of Fisheries; that the cre- ation of the fish reserves was an arbl- trary act which Alaskans ought not to be expected to tolerate without mak- ing d protest, and, furthermore, they were monopolistic in their character "The entire waters of certain dis "tricts of Alaska have been divid-
 led among certain persons and "corporations for their exclusive
 fishing was the assertion ot l Senator Chamberlin, and does mot tend to conserve the salmon supply"
 The Chamberlin memorial suggests as a remedy that the Alaska legisla, ture be allowed to control the fisher ies and enact laws for their admins tration and asks for an imemdiate abo lition of the fisheries reserves.
 In the House Staser, of the Third submitted memorial asking thas Delegate Sutherland and Secretary Hoover get together on the fisheries question. This was tabled without 8 record vote being taken. The House passed four minor bills from the Senate and killed one code amendment.
 A hearing held in the Senate this afternoon on a proposed herd law bill designed to prevent livestock from running at large on public highways was reported on unfavorably as re- gards the whole territory. An effort will be made to have this measure made into "local option" herd law, which could be acted on by farmep: and communities.