The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-10
TEN NEW BILLS INTRODUCED IN
 HOUSE THIS AIM.
Measure to U n d erwrite Wrangell Bonds Passed
 and Goes to Governor

Ten new measures were intro duced and sone House bill, two Senate memorials and one Senate resolution were passed in the House of Representatives this morning. Two bills were introduced in the Senate which had a short session and considered three memorials in second reading.
 The House by unanimous vote passed MT. Benjamin's resolution underwriting $40,000 of the Wran- gell School Bond issue. This di- rects the Treasurer to invest this years allotment to the Pioneers Home building fund in the Wran- gell securities.
 Other Measures Passed
 The House also passed meas ure authorizing the sale of prop erty of defunct schools and de- funct incorporated school districts. There are some 40 school houses, some of them equipped, which have been abandoned, the House was informed by MT. Foster, author of the bill. This measure would per- init disposal of property of this kind.
 Two Senate memorials-one urg- ing the Interior Department to give due attention to the findings and recommendations of the survey of the Alaska Indian school system by Dr. H. D. Anderson, working under Carnegie Foundation grant, and another requesting Mo in g si d e Sanitarium authorities to give proper notice of the discharge or death of Alaska insane e-were passed by the House.
 Indigent Relief Tax Creation of special indigent relief fund to be supported by a S5 tax levy similar to the present special school poll tax is provided for in a measure introduced in the House today by Mir Foster. A similar position was advanced in ! the 1929 Legislature but failed of passage.
 MT. Foster also introduced a bill to amend the school poll tax law by exempting from it's provision all Indians and Eskimos. He also in- trcduced a bill to re-enact the old Territorial statute under which the | Boards of Children's Guardians functioned originally, and making few changes in the language 1 Wards of the Government, under this measure, would not be subject to the jurisdiction of the Board. 1 A measure to allot $12,500 from the Third Divisions road fund te the town of Seldovia to cooper ate with it in building bridge ir the municipality, and requiring the city itself to contribute $2,500 to the work, was introduced by MT Foster.
 Aid for Douglas
 Four thousand dollars is sought from the Territory to assist the town of Douglas maintain and re- pair it's public school building ir a bill introduced by MT. Vim, by request.
 Mr. Boyle brought in measure providing for the return of taxes illegally collected and paid under <, protest.
 Maintenance and training oi carrier pigeons for use in aviation is the object of measure intro duced by MT. Donnelly. It author. izes the Governor to procure tht pigeons, provide lofts for them, ane make arrangements for their train. ing. An appropriation of $2,500 i. { sought.
 The Committee on Roads, etc. brought in a measure providing fol the punishment of persons con victed of destroying, injuring o defacing signs or signals posted along public highways giving dis tance, direction, warning or othe. notice to the public
 l MT. Ziegler introduced a bill t' amend section 746 of the Com piled Laws of Alaska, relating tx chattel mortgages.
 A measure by MT. Hellerich pro vides a method of payment to post masters who perform duties o United States Commissioners, whel none are available, in the rescr and relief of lost persons.
 Senate Wins Point After the Senate stood pat ol it's bill No. g, appropriating s28 for the relief of Harry Gavin Nome, to reimburse him for cer tain expenses encountered on al errand of mercy, which the Hous reduced to $50, the latter thi morning receded from it's position And Gavin will get the full amour of the bill.
 , Two measures were introduce in the Senate today, together wit l. two memorials. MT. Lomen and M 1, Sundquist brought in a measlir to provide for the installation of
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