The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1927-03-29

Echoes Oh last nights public hear
ing of the House Committee on La
Dor, etc, reverbeTated in the House
chamber this morning when Repre-
sentative II. II. Ross brought in a
motion for adoption by the House
censuring Chairman Thomas Gaffney
for "dscourtesy' to Representative
Paul No action had been taken on
the motion at noon when a recess
was taken until 1870 O'Clock.
Points OF order against tho-m3tion
were raised by Mr. Murray and MI
LOmen and We're overruled by Speak
er Smith. Both men argued that
such o motion. in order to comply
with the rules of the House, must
state the exact language in which
the offense charged was committed.
and that Mr. Ross motion did not
do so.
Lomen Takes Floor
Mr.. Lomen then came To the d..
Tense of his colleague. He declared
he was present al the time of he
alleged discourteous action, which il
developed on questioning by Mr.
Murray was supposed to lie in the
Paul to take the floor last night
until opponents of the Industrial In
surance bill had completed their
argument he asserted the Chair
mans action at that time WAS abb
solutely in accord with the rules Of
debate in all deliberative bodies;
that no discourtesy or insult was
intended.
He declared it is a we'll known
fact that individuals having an in.
feriority complex often see insults
and discourtesies whore none are
intended, adding that was the mark
of the complex. Mr. Paul made a
point OF order against such remarks
which was sustained by Speaker
Smith Mr.. Lomen undertook to eX
plain he had nothing personal i'll
mind, that he was stating general
proposition and, therefore, was in
order. Again Mr.. Paul rose to a
point of order which was also sus
tanned
Murray Appeals, Loses
Mr.. Murray argued that the ruling
Of the Speaker was not we'll founded
and appealed to the House against
it. He was unsuccessful the motion
losing seven to nine.
Mr.. Paul, speaking to the Ross
motion, was ruled out of order by
the Speaker when he undertook 20
recito other alleged incidents earlier
in the session to prove last nights
incident was one of a series. He was
declared out of order two or three
times, then proceeded to speak with
out further interruption.
The motion of censure was still
pending when a recess was taken
shortly before the noon hour.
Pass School Bill
Without dissenting vote. the
House today passed Bill No. 10
largely increasing territorial refunds
to public schools. dividing them into
four classes and granting refunds
ranging from Is per cent to 80 per
cent of the total expenditures with
| out any limitation in amount. Mr.
Ross yesterday undertook to amend
| it by limiting the amount to be re
funded to any school in any one
year to 100000, but the amendment
was lost. The measure now goes tt
the Senate.
| House Bill No. IS, for a bount,
of SIS each on wolves and coyotes
recommend by the Committee o
Fisheries and Game for passage, wa.
recommitted today to the Judiciar,
Committee for amendment
Bill No. %, repeating Chapter 66
Session Laws of 1925, was passed
to it's third reading, as was Bill No
12. authorizing the expenditure o
road funds for constructing airplan,
handing fields. House Joint Mem
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