The Daily Alaska empire., 1931-04-27

(CO0tINUeC rom rage oIlcj was defeated in the House Satur- day afternoon, the vote being six fer. nine against and one member absent
 An effort to kill tae general eight hour bill and ziegler's meas ure for a 12-cent excise tax on fiberboard boxes, was defeated in the House. MT Murray, seconded by Mir. Foster, moved both bills be indefinitely postponed Only the makers of the motion voted for it. the roll call showing l3 against and two for it.
 Where Lawyers Disagree
 The old saw that good lawyers often disagree on legal questions was demonstrated in the House Saturday afternoon. Attorney Gen. eral Rustgard, whose opinion was asked by the House on the excise measure. and on the general eight hour bill. said while the time had been too short for him to make an extended study of the former, he was inclined to believe 1t was not within the power of the Legisla- ture to enact. He based his opln- ion on the belief, he said, that the distinction between fibreboard and wooden containers would be re- garded by the courts as unreason- able.
 Henry Roden, who was called by MT. ziegler, told the House that he had given some thought to the matter and made some search Of court rulings, and said he was confident that the Legislature had the right to pass the bill. He declared that the chances of US being upheld were about even. He cited several opinions of the Unit ed States Supreme Court from what he termed were almost paral- Tel circumstances to support hls views.
 Net Representing Timbermen
 Mir Roden was asked if he was retained by the sawmill men to present their case to the Legis- lature. He replied with an em- phatic negative. The only con- nection he had ever had with the sawmill owners and operators, he said. was to bring suits against them. which brought laugh from the gallery.
 Both the excise measure and the eight -hour bill were in second reading on the House calendar for today. Unless the rules are sus- pended and they are advanced to final passage today, even should they be passed, it will be Tues day before that action can be talk en and they will hardly reach the Senate before late tomorrow after noon or Wednesday morning, giv- ing it but two days in which to deal with them.
 Revenue and Appropriations
 And similar conditions exist In respect to the revenue and general appropriations bills. Neither of them had been introduced in the House when it adjourned Satur- day. Probably both will be today before adjournment is taken. The Ways and Means Committee, out of which they come, met at g o'clock this morning to give them their first full consideration. Some of the minor tax schedules have been discussed and tentative dis cussion had in a general way on some of the major items but no agreement has been reached on them.
 The same applies to the general appropriations. The million dollar estimate for the public school sys- tenn. Pioneer Pensions, indigent funds, Mothers Pensions, roads and trails, all had still to be set tied and the bill drafted when the Committee resumed it's labor this morning.
 Have Long Calendar
 And after they are introduced, their first consideration must be had by the House in Committee Of the Whole, each tax schedule and each appropriation item con- sidered in detail.
 The House had big afternoon's work on it's calendar without meas ures that might be brought in by committees today It had Is measures for third reading and