The Daily Alaska empire., 1929-05-03
ADJOURNMENT !. PRECEDED BY
 LONG DEADLOCK
Three Major Issues Pro-
 long Session l2 Hours Over Time Limit
APPROPRIATIONS ARE
 SUBJECTED TO CUT
Community Property Bill Lost - No Change in
 Schedule of Taxes

With the clocks of both houses turned back since early last eve- ming, the Ninth Session of the Alaska Legislature was adjourned sine die at noon today, 12 hours over the usual time. It was pre- ceded by a deadlock that lasted from about II pm. Thursday until g o'clock this morning, involving three major measures
 These were general appropria- tions, the office of auditor and manner of the election of an audi tor and the Alaska Agricultural College and School of Mines appro- priation.
 Pass Many Measures
 The Legislature passed 120 bills, all of which became law except one-the so-called Poor Convict measure which failed to pass over the Governors veto The final hours were marked by a jam of bills accumulated in the Senate in which were the largest money measures of the session. This in- volved hours of detailed work in conference committees that pro- longed the final days session.
 The general appropriation car- ried approximately $1,975 900, a net reduction over the way it passed the House of $142,28 which was largely accounted for by the elimi- nation of the college appropria- ton and the appropriation for min- ing investigations which were cov- cred by other measures previously passed by both hoses.
 There were number of reduc- tions and increases, mostly of small amounts. The road appropriation. boosted by the Senate from $300,000 to $4o0,000, was finally fixed at $320,000 The Alaska College ap- propriation was cut from s135,035 to $95,500 by the Senate and finally raised to $105,500 at which figure l it passed.
 Major Measures
 Many important matters were considered and acted upon by the Legislature. It passed laws making elective the heads of all territorial departments. It changed the old age pension system to one for pio- neers only. It enacted new code for schools and indigents and needy. It revamped laws relating to de- pendent children, delinquent child ren and Boards of Childrens Guardians.
 In the last hour sfuffle the Com munity Property bill was lost. The House, having refused to concur in Senate amendments to the measure, appointed a conference commit tee which agreed to accept the Sem ate version. The Senate adopted the joint committee report. But the House rejected it and in the press of other important matters failed to appoint another confer ence scommittee and the measure died.
 No Tax Bill
 For the second time in succession. the Legislature did not raise any of the Territory's tax schedules. No general tax bill was introduced and a measure providing for new head tax of $5 for a special pension and indigent relief fund was defeated in the Senate.
 It created the office of auditor and elected an auditor to succeed to the duties heretofore performed by the Secretary of Alaska for the Territory. It defeated the Control Board plan of Government put for ward by the Senate in Senator Steels so-called Controller Bill.
 Had Political Side
 The political aspect oS the scs- sion was, however, as pronounced as any in recent years with politi- cal moves being marked in the Senate. There a memorial was introduced and passed by faction al vote denouncing Gov. Parks for alleged political activity and accus- ing him and other Federal officials