The Nome nugget., 1927-04-09
LEGISLATORS STATE VIEWS
 ON MEASURE
Comptroller Bill Defeated
 By Tie Vote
Especial Nugget Co,ncspondense).

JJrNEAIr April 9,--After hours of wig orous debate in the Senate Wednesday, the Comp troller Bill was lost by tie vote of four for and four against the measure. Senators steel bro"h Frame and Hunt voted for the measure and Sen ators Howard, Pratt, Jensen and Dunn voted az ainst the measure Senator Steel of the First Div ision was the author of the measure. and made statement just before the final vote was taken de- clarins that James wickersham, ex-Federal Judge and one time Delegate t. Congress from Alaska, shortly be made in tn of the legality of the acta of the Goyerno, Secretary of Alaska, in administering the Territorial duties imposed upon them by the Alaska Legislature. He stated that this matter s no idle jest and that suits to this end would be instituted immediately after the ad- journment of the present session of the Legislature
 Senators Dunn, Jensen. Howard and Pratt all made strong speeches against the measure and were answered by speeches of less length and logic by the proponents of the measure.
 Senator Dunn declared that the measure was scheme to have the First Judicial Division dom mate the entire Territory by building an invul- herable political machine He said there was no election issue in his division. and maintained that the advocates of the measure had msnterrreted the Organic Act He said he willing to, and would abide by the Organic Act.
 Senator Howard declared that Delegate Dah A. Sutherland is "out of order" when he runs ar ound the Territory urging that pressure be brought to hear upon members of the Legislature for the passage of a measure about which the publis has not been fully informed some parts of which meas ure, might ruin the Territory.
 Senator Steel who is the father of the meas ure, denied that Delegate Dan A. Sutherland went to Anchorage for the purposes intimated by Sen ator Howard. but admitted that Delegate suther- land would "speak public matters there. because that was his custom" He declared that Mr. Sutherland went to Anchorage purely personal business.
 Senator Howard interrupted Senator Steel by saying that he had been reliably informed that Mr. Sutherland. believing that the Comptroller Bill would pass the Senate, had gone to the westward to line up support on other measures pending be- fore the Legislature. and added that in view of the issue which had been raised he would welcome the making of the proposed scheme paramount issue in the next campaign. He agreed with Sem ators Dunn. Jensen and Pratt that the measure was designed to create m invulnerable. self-sup- porting. sslf-perpetuating political machine con- troed by the rirst Division and dominating all the remainder of ths Territory.
 Senator Thomas D. Jensen. of the Second Div ision, declared that the attack on the Bureaus. in the Comptroller Bill. i'll timed at tho present and that the Federal Government is spending in the neighborhood of ten million dollars annually In improvements. trying to open Alaaka. and the varied activities of the Bureau of Education. roada trails. harbors. rvers and other improvements ir the Territory.
 Tho continued duel for reapportionment o '. rritorial rsprcssntatica. by advoeases of th, measure undoubtedly forced the Interior senator to adopt tho c,urse which they pursued