The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-13

Nine new bills introduced in the Senate, two passed, one killed anl one held on the daily file for fur ther consideration, and two memo rials introduced in the House con stituted the days work in the Ter. ritorial Legislature today. Eight of the nine Senate bills presented were offered by Senator Dimond and one by Senator Aldrieh, bringing the to- tai to 72 measures already intro duced in tho upper branch.
 With one negative vote, the Senate passed the Staser resolution author izing the appointment of committees to orange for a joint session of the Territorial Legislature, to confer with the local American Legion Post and the Governor in participating in the presentation of q distinguished ser vice medal 10 Col. J. c. Gotwals. In explaining the purport of the resolu- t'on, Senator Dimond answering the request of Senator Aldrich for ln- formation, said the decoration is one of the highest that can be bestowed by t(he United States on it's citizens, whether they be in the military ser vice or civilians. So far as can be | learned this is the first time such presentation has ever been made in Alaska IL is not so much to honor the recipient of the medal, but "to honor ourselves and our institu- l tions," he continued. Another fea- ture. he added, was the object lesson the incident would cffer to the young CT generation by showing them that 1 the nation stands ready to honor the person who renders to it exceptional services. and the besowal of this decoration, he concluded, IS an event 1 in which the Alaska Legislature may participate with honor to itself. Sen altor Aldrlch Formally withdrew his opposition to the resolution. On final passage, all Senators voted in tue affirmative. except Senator Brown. who voted "No." Senators Chamberlin, Dmond and Aldrich were named as a committee to act with the House committee in arrang ing for the pres sentation ceremonies at joint session for which the date has not been set.
 List of New Bills
 In the new measures introduced to day are included
 Senate Bill No 65, entitled bil for an Act to amend Section 1907 Compiled Laws of Alaska, 1913, rela tive to the provisions of the judg mont of the court declaring void ol dissolving @ marriage" This meas ure adds a new section to the sec tion mentioned which provides tha the court may make a division be tween "the parties of their join property, or of the separate proper
 " of each, in such a manner as ma. be just, and without regard as t.
 which of the parties is the owner o r the property" and establishing pro | cedure.
 B Senate Bill No. 66. amending tn 3 present Banking Act by reducing tn 7 amount of money that can be loane
 to any one person from 90 per cen to 30 per cent of its combined cap tai stock and surplus. It furthe 5 provides that any bank now havin loans outstanding to any single 1T
 d,vidual, or firm. or corporation i
 excess of 30 per cent may have on year after the passage of the Act t
 reduce such loans to the require
 amount.
 Senate Bill No 67 seeks to amen
 the Territorial law regulating tn
 practice of pharmacy by providin'
 that in towns or settlements cor
 taining less than 5000 inhabitant [ any person of at least five years
 experience in working in or conduct
 ing or operating d drug store shal
 although not registered pharmacisi
 be permitted to dispense, but nc
 compound proprietary and othe
 medicines or drugs in quantities COT
 taining less than the original racl
 Igc"
 Senate BiM No. 6S, An Act prt
 scribing the character of newspaper
 in which may be published process
 notice and other papers, the publ
 cation of which is required by law
 It requires such newspapers to b
 published for at least ono year b'
 fore they shall be entitled to b
 known as legal publications.
 Senate Bill No. 69 extending tn Territorial mining compensation Ac , to the oil drilling industry.
 IT Senate Bill No. 70. amendatory ( 7. section SS0, Compiled Laws of A 7. aska, 1913, relative to the time ic