The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-05-06
SUIT Is FILED.
. AGAINST SMITH.
! !. BY W|CKERSHAM
Funds. for Governor, Secre-
!. tary and Legislative Help
: IS Tied Up by Suit.
SAYS APPROPRIATIONS
ARE MADE UNLAWFULLY
Stops W Work Of Completing
Records Of Legislature
Ties Up Overtime. =

Based OH complaint filed by
judge James Wickersham in the
T., 5. District Court today Judge
T. Nj. Reed issued temporary
order restraining Walstein G. Smith.
territorial @surer, fom - payine
out any money from appropriations
made by the Legislature for the
oniee of Coy. George A. Parks and
maintenance and repair of the Ex-
ecutlve Mansion, Secretary Theile's
oniee and for all special legislative
expenses. -
The total sum involved is $42.-
800, Judge Reed set d. IN. NAV
H. as the time for the Treasurer
to appear and show cause why the
order should not be made perman-
ent.. The suit to stop payment was
iiled by Judge Wiekersham ..fof-
himself and all ~ther taxpayers-
similarly situated"
Stops Clerical Work
The first direct result of the suit
Was to shut off post-session work
rn the erices OF Secretary of the
Sem epd Clerk nfs&hi Houeass Ti,e..
speeln legislative funds tied up nv
the order were appropriated to cover
extra work necessary for preparing
thu journals of the two houses for
publication and other necessary
clerical work that always follows
the actual session and for overtime
actually put in by members of the
clerical STATS.
While the regular salaries paid
the stenographers and typists will
not be affected by the action, 1t
VII not be possible for them to be
paid for any of the hours of over
time work done during the regular
session. This amounts to several
hundred dollars in each branch.
Notice to Stop
President Howard, Of the Senate,
and Speaker Smith, of the House.
when informed by the Treasurer
chat the suit had been brought. at
once notified their Office forces thay
would not be responsible for any
salary earned for post-session work.
Preparations were being made to.lay
to suspend work and box up all
records and supplies pending definite
settlement of the action
1t vas regarded as unlikely that
the journals would be completed for
The Federal funds for
printing these volumes are not in
golved in the suit, but money to
pay for their preparation is tied up
and cannot legally be used until
the action has been decided
"Frogged Out of Turn"
Judge Wickersham has frogged
out of turn" was the comment OF
some members of the Legislature
today. There was good deal OF
feeling expressed thag the suit should
have included funds to pay OF the
clerical workers for duty actually
performed during the session, in the
performance of which they put in
many hours of overtime.
AS it affects myself as President
of the Senate, the Governors and
Secretary's offices, l have no feeling
at all in the matter But do feel
very strongly about the loss which
will be inflicted upon the women
who have worked SO efficiently and
so hard during the session, putting
in many night hours in order that
we could have our journals, out
properly and our records kept up to
date" declared President Howard
Followup ON Controller
Generally members of the Legisla-
ture and others accepted the suit
as followup on the defeat of all
efforts to pass the celebrated Con-
troller Bill. II was recalled that
Judge Wickersham. in his speech be-
fore a join session of the Legisla-
M