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 senate an amendment was offered and passed to make the salary $5,- 600. It was then that further amendment was offered increasing the salary of the governor to $10,- GOO, which passed. When the bill was returned to the house Delegate Sutherland was interviewed and agreed not to offer any objections to it's passage. The increases were urged on the ground that the gov- ernor of Hawaii received $10,000 and the secretary $500, and that Alaska should have equal consider ation. In addition to the salary, the governor has the use of a Man sion" and receives several thousand dollars annually to maintain it. >>><
 For the winter months the gov ernment made a contract with the Northland Transportation Company to carry firSt-claSs mail between Seattle and towns north of Juneau This was particularly pleasing to Petersburg, which does not have satisfactory mail service during six months of the year. The contract expired March Is and several Chambers of Commerce have sent wires urging a continuance of the contract. The postoffice depart ment, however, has not given much encouragement that the service will be rendered during the summer months, when there is an enlarged steamer service
 The judiciary committee of the senate failed to report on the nom nations of Judge G. J. Lomen and Marshal Charles D. Jones, both of
 Nome. As result no action was taken on their appointments and l they will continue to serve in their
 respective capacities. Although the terms of Judge Cecil H. Clegg of
 the Fourth division, and Marshal l Harvey Sullivan of the Third divi
 sion expired year ago, they have
 not yet been reappointed and nei- 1 ther have their successors been
 named AS a consequence they will
 continue to serve until either they or their successors have been named
 and confirmed. Marshal Albert
 While, of the First division, and Marshal Lynn Smith, of the Fourth,
 were reappointed some weeks ago
 and confirmed by the senate.
 The committee named by Secre- ] tary of the Interior Ray Lyman Will
 bur, to aid him in formulating a policy in settlement of the reindeer
 controversies and problems in AL
 aska, have held nine public hear ings in Washington, the last of which was held on Saturday, March 14 The members of this committee are Senator John B. Kendrick of Wyoming, chairman; Representa- tive Scott Leavitt of Montana, and Assistant Attorney General SisSiOn of Washington, with Ernest Walker Sawyer acting as secretary. The committee will meet in executive session to review the testimony re- ceived. They have also asked the various interests concerned, now in Washington, to get together and try and agree on some plan of re- organization that would particular ly safeguard the interests of the Els kimos, such plan to be given due consideration by the committee in formulating their final conclusions. Among those who personally ap- peared before the committee and made statements at one or more of the different meetings that have been held from February 10 to March IA, are: Secretary Wilbur, Delegate Dan Sutherland, Capt. Chas. D. Brewer of Point Barrow, Ernest Walker Sawyer, Carl J. Lo- men, Leonard D. Baldwin, George R. Goshaw of Shishmaref, Paul Red- ington, chief of biological survey;