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ALASKA LEGISLATURE
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ly no check on the proposed commis- sion in the matter of expenditure ot
 Territorial funds and it could obli-
 gate and expend money in vast sums if it were so inclined. An amend
 ment to correct this evil was adopted
 being offered by MT. Paul. It limit ed the commission to the diversion of funds to purposes other than those specified by the Legislature from time to time.
 Lomen Offers Change
 This out of the way MT. Lomen then proposed an amendment to in- sure equal representation of every Division on the Commission He proposed it should be composed of five members, one to be elected from each judicial Division and the fifth to be the Governor
 l MT. Smith objected that such a commission would be cumbersome; that the Territory should follow the practice of large corporations, get the best men it could and pay them commensurately. If such a plan could be worked out, declared MT. Lomen, he would withdraw his amendment. He would favor the employment by the Territory of a single. trained and experienced man at salary that would make it pos sible to get a qualified executive who could produce results. In its present shape, he asserted, the bill was pol itical, and he insisted that it was the right of the Second Division to have representation on such body.
 Seeks Official Notice
 A communication was received from The Department of Alaska, American Legion, presented through MT. Worth, asking that the Territory officially mark the spot at Sitka where the transfer of Alaska from Russia to America ownership transpired. It was referred 10 the Committee on Municipal affairs.
 The House passed Bill No. 3, ex- tending to 90 days the time for filing labor liens, No. 4, extending to all Watchmen the provisions of the Can nery Watchmen Lien Law, No. 5. appropriating money for construc- ton of school building at Kotze- bue.
 Senate Session Brief
 The Senate's session was brief. Ii passed Bill No. 23, prohibiting the driving of vehicles without owners consent, and Senate Joint Memorial No. 1, for the removal of headuuar- ters of the Alaska Division. Federal Bureau of Educatio from Seattle to Alaska, through their second read ing.
 Reform of the code of criminal procedure was again under discus sion in the Senate when Attorney General John Rustgard appeared be- | fore the Senate in Committee of the Whole to explain and defend five measures last week unfavorably re- ported by the Judiciary Committee l and tabled. A sixth measure on the same subject was brought in by the same committee and, on an adverse report, was promptly killed
 This was s. B. No. 1e, which sought to remove the legal Dro;ec tion given defendant who declines to be witness in his own behalf. The Judiciary Committee recommend ed 1t not to pass and a motion to in- definitely postpone it was passed by a unanimous vote.
 Making of the Delegate to Con- gress from Alaska the national conl- 1 of his political party is the aim of Senate Bill No. 31, which was introduced by MT. Frame. The ! samt measure, which seeks to amend the laws relating to primary elec- tions, fixes the fees to be paid for filing of declarations of candidacy. J