The Alaska daily empire., 1923-03-21
AMENDMENTS TO ELECTION LAWS
 ARE PRESENTED
Earlier Filing for Candidates Sought-House Pension
 Bill Is Retarded.

Advancement of the date of filing of candidates for primary elections from the last Tuesday to the first Tuesday in February and consolida- tion of the printing of supplies in the hands of the Secretary of the Territory are proposed in two bills introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives this morning. The author of both measure is Representative Johnston, of Fairbanks.
 The inability of clerks of the court in the Fourth Division to get official election supplies to remote precincts in the district is given by Mir Johnston as the reason for the suggested change in the time now allowed for filing. No reason was advanced for the change in the sys- tom of furnishing blanks which are now supplied directly by the Clerks of the district court in each di Vision.
 Pension Bill Continued.
 In Committee of the Whole this morning the House took up the Shepard old age allowance bill and adopted the substitute presented 10 the Committee on Territorial In stitutions by MT. Shepard. The lat- ter measure is substantially the same as the present law except that it raises the maximum fer men to S30 and for women to $35 per month.
 The bill, said MT. Shepard, has the approval of the Pioneers of Alaska and of fraternal organi2a bions The Nome Igloo of the for mer organization, he said, objected to the present provision that per sons drawing pensions under the act, absenting themselves from the Territory for more than a year. lost the allowance. This clause, he added is retained in the bill being considered.
 Mr. Daily, quoting from rcsolu tions adopted by the Nome Igloo, said it favored allowing pensions to be continued where the recip- tents desired to return to their old homes or other places in the States. It is possible to do this, he added, under existing legislation provided approval is obtained from the Board of Trustees administering the pen sion act The policy of the board, he said, has been not to make such payments. He asked that the bill be continued in it's second reading until later to give him an oppor tunity to offer an amendment which oh oI tA hxff f,,.t CTS.
 Land Bonus Continued.
 When the Keys Soldiers Bonus Memorial was called up for second reading this morning, supporters of the measure asked that it also be- allowed to go over until tomor- r0w in order that some necessary amendments might be made.
 The Keys memorial asking for extension of the parcel post zone system to Alaska was passed to it's third reading.
 Nine Senate bills were given their first readings by the House this morning. There were Nos. 13, 21. 24 26, 37, Al. 57. 58 and 60. all of which were referred to the Judiciary Committee. Most of them are amendments to the Compiled Laws and of minor nature.
 Senate Bill No. 38. repeating Chapter 78, Session Laws of 1913, was unanimously passed by the House.
 Senate Bill No. go, An Act to de- fine prima facia evidence of intent to burn building to injure insurer was killed in the House when a motion to indefinitely postpone it was unanimously passed.
 Senate Bill No. IA, concerning the proof of statutes of other juris- dictions: No. 25. amending section 1902. Compiled Laws of Alaska, relative to extending time for in- rtituting divorce action on certain grounds; No. 27, amending section 1.799, Compiled Laws of Alaska. relative to postponement of trial: No. 2S. amending section l,S14. Compiled Laws of Alaska by cor recting a clerical error, all passed to their third readings
 New Chaplain Elected.
 Rev. c. G. Bruce, pastor of the local Presbyterian Church. was yes terday elected by the Senate as Chaplain. succeeding Rev. s. Hall Young, resigned. Dr. Young was called unexpectedly to Anchorage and Cordova, leaving yesterday. He asked that Dr. Bruce be named to fill his place.
 The Senate yesterday afternoon killed by indefinite postponement Dill No. 6S relative to establish ment of legal publication for news papers. It was introduced by MT. Dimond and supported to the end by him and his colleague, MT. Chamberlin. It was designed he said. to protect established news papers from fake enterprises. Bill No. 63. amending section 2,159 Compiled Laws of Alaska. relating to indictments and for other pur- poses was also indefinitely post poned by a unanimous vote. The ttfI x.roa dociopad fo narunit nic