The Alaska daily empire., 1923-04-26
HOUSE RETURNS | MONEY MEASURE
 TO COMMITTEE
Appropriations Bill Sent Back to Ways and Means
 Indian Bill Lost.
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president of the Alaska College and bestow it on the Board of Regents met strong opposition on the floor of the House this morning and was defeated on final passage. Comment ing briefly on the measure MT. Mur- ray said while the change in wording did not actually alter the procedure, and left the actual power unchanged, it was apparent that the intent was there and the bill was in itself pat ently gratuitous slap at the presi- dent of the college.
 MT. Foster described the bill as an invasion of the rights of the presi dent of the college, who, he contend ed, should havc4 the Tight to select his assistants with whom he had to work and upon whom depended large ly the success of the college. MT. Johnston, who had yesterday support ed the bill when it was up on second reading, said he had given the matter closer consideration and would vote against it himself. MT. Keys also an- nounced his opposition to the change. The vote on final passage stood 6 for and 10 against, those voting for it being Callahan, Decker, Grant, Ross, Wilson and Speaker Cole.
 Senate Bill No. 96, for the relief of Laurence DeWitt from overpay- ment of certain taxes, passed unani- mously Senate Joint Memorial No. II, by Mr Chamberlin, asking for medical aid and treatment to persons on the Alaska Peninsula, No. 12, by MT. Dunn, asking Delegate Suther- land to present the Alaskan trans portation situation before the Presi- dent and Congress; No. 13, by MT. Hunt, relative to changing the me- thod of calling for bids for mail car red over water routes, were also passed by the House.
 Pass Traffic Bill
 The House also passed House Bill No. Al, by MT. Grant, regulating the speed of motor vehicles on high ways outside of incorporated towns and providing for certain safety ap- pliances on all cars. It provides a speed limit of 25' miles per hour for autos on straightaways, 20 miles for trucks of one ton or less capacity 15 miles for trucks of larger ca pacity, and 12 miles on curves. MT. Ross and MT. Staser voted against its passage.
 MT Johnston's bill for the pur- chase of the Tolovana tram road, connecting the mining town of Livin- good with the head of navigation at Log Jam on the Tolovana River, passed second reading. It requires the deal to be consummated by the Alaska Road Commission and carries an appropriation of $8,000. It is pro- vided that upon it's purchase by the Territory it will be maintained by the Alaska Road Commission.
 The House this afternoon took up consideration of MT. Wilson's bill for repeating the present road law and establishing an independent Ter rftorial road construction system. With it was considered Senator Al drich's amendments to the present law recently passed by the Senate.
 Afternoon Session.
 The House yesterday afternoon passed five Senate bills and one Sen- ate memorial. finishing its biggest days work of the present session. It passed Senator Hunts memorial asking that headquarters of the AL aska division of the Federal Bureau of Education be moved from Seattle to Juneau.
 Senate Bills passed by the House No 66. amending the Ter ritorial banking act, reducing the legal loan to any single individual, firm or corporation to 35 per cent of it's combined capital stock and surplus; No. 52, for the protection of the fox farming industry by mak- ing it a larceny to alter or steal a fox; No. S4, increasing the allot- ment for erection of school houses from $1,S00 to $2,500; No. 97, pro- hibiting importation for any purpose of disease livestock into the Terri tory; No. 95, amending section 654, Compiled Laws of Alaska, relative to foreign corporations and proyid- Ing for service of process.