The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-04-21
HOWARD RULES
AGAINST HOUSE
CONTROLLER BILL
President Sustains Pratt S
Point Of Order ;;o.nst Con-
sldering House Measure.

President Howard of the Sen.
ate this afternoon sustained the
point of order made by Senator
Pratt against receiving the
House Controller Bill, holding
that the subject matter had
been fully considered in the
Senate, both in the Committee
of the Whole and on the floor
OF the Senate, and that, under
the rules, reconsideration is not
legal.
An appeal from the ruling
was taken by Senator Brown,
who sought to gain one days
time for argument. Senator
Jensen made a point of order
against this procedure which
wa sustained by President
Howard. The appeal from the
Presidents ruling was being de-
Y"eNA
GIVES HISTORY OF MEASURE
After reciting the fact of the
point Of order, made by Senator
Pratt, the authority of Ssnate
rules on which its procedure is
founded and conducted, the
President cited Senate Rule No.
81, as follows: I'm all cases
net pl-fsdes'l@s -. ty these wis
the Senate shall be governed
by the laws and practices as
laid down in Roberts's Rules of
Order, and House Manual and
Digest" and added 1T becomes
the duty, therefore, of the Presi-
dent of the Senate to determine
whether or not the point of
order is good" He found no
conflict anywhere on "any mat
ter pertaining to the decision
of the point of order
Continuing, President Howard 70
iewea the history Of Senate Bill
10. |, showing that there had been
wo public hearings held on the
icasure, one Of which was pursuant
, a joint resolution of the Senate
nd House and which was attended
y both the Senate and the House
nd this was followed by hearings in
he Senate, and the bill was con
idered at length in the Senate.
He showed that Senate Bill No
and House Bill No. 80 covered
he same subjects as shown in the
tile. He said:
Senate Bill No. 1 is a bill for ar
ct, TO reorganize the Executive
Department of Alaska creating the
fficars of Controller, Treasurer, At
orney-General and Board of Control
nd defining their functions. House
Bill No, 80 is a bill for an act. Tt
eorganize the Executive Department
t Alaska, creating the offices o'
controller, Treasurer and Board o
and defining their functions.
will be noticed that the two bills
re identical, except in House BIZ
20. 80 the words, 'Attorney-General
re left out"
The President said the laws of Al
ska require each bill to state its
ubject in its title and to permit 4:
i'll to deal with only one subject. H.
hen said, viewing the two titles /
5 apparent that Senate Bill No
reated exactly the same subject a.
fouse Bill No. 30" Senate Bill No
created four Office Controller
treasurer Attorney General an
Board of Control. House Bill No. 81
lropped the Attorney-General. II
continued
"a reading Of both bills shows theE
o be practically identical with tn,
Exception that in Senate Bill No.
he Board OF Control was compose,
# the Controller. Treasurer and At
while in House Bill
so. 30 the Board of Control is con
'osed of the Controller, Treasures
nd Governor, the latter having bee
INSTITUTED for the Acknowledgement
there are also some changes OF tn
,ower vested In the officials con
tituting the Board OF Control, b,i
hese changes are merely those tina
necessarily follow substituting tn
Governor for the Attorney-Genera
IN the Board of Control"
Change Covered BY Amendment
The President continued:
"The President Of the Senate, q
! member Of the Committee Of tn
Whole and of the Senate which cor
idered Senate Bill No. l, knows ths
IN amendment was proposed to Ser
tie Bill No. 1, both in the Committe
II the Whole and on the floor of tn
Senate, to substitute the Governo
(COpfiunod IN Do on Eiunk