The Daily Alaska empire., 1935-12-31
PROPOSAL UNDER CONSIDERATION BY GOV. TR OY
Purpose to Enact Law to Conform with Federal
 Social Security Act
WOULD NOT CONVENE
 UNTIL LATE IN MARCH
Delegate Says Legislation Would Mean $200,000
 Annually for Alaska

A special session of the Territorial Legislature to enact laws to conform and place Alaska under the Federal Social Security Act is urged in a communication today to Gov. John w Troy from Alaska Delegate An thony J. Dimond. The Delegate said it would be necessary to change the Territorial laws relative to depend- ent children. the blind and the length of residence necessary to ob- tain pensions. In addition to those changes, the old age pensions must be made applicable to whites and natives alike, Dimond said.
 Gov. Troy said he was studying the request from Delegate Dimond but would await further developments before taking definite action, He ex- pIained that 1t would doubtless be up to the Legislature 10 pass on Aiaska's acceptance of the Social Security Act and enact the necessary legislation to come within its scope, but that before taking action to call the Legislators to Juneau for an extra session complete study of all provisions of the act and how it ap- plies to the Territory must be made and thoroughly scrutinized.
 March Or April
 Tn case a special session is called 1t is not likely it would convene un- til sometime in March or possibly after the first of April, the Cover nor said.
 Under the law, the Chief Execu- tive can call the Legislature into extra session for period of not ex- ceeding IS days, when requested to do so by the President of the United States or when any public danger or necessity may require It." It is estimated such a session would cost in the neighborhood of $30,000, the last regular session costing approxi- mately SAT 7000 At least 30 days mo- tice must be given each member of the Legislature. The possibility of special elections also would enter into the calling of special session at this time as several members of the last Legislature are no longer eligible. Alton c. Nordale, Represen- tatiye from the Fourth Division, was lost in plane accident near Fair banks, leaving a vacancy. George Lingo, also from that Division, now has a Federal appointment and would be ineligible, thus at least two vacancies would have to be filled from the Fourth Division if spe- cial session was called and a full representation was required. Speaker Joe Holman of the House has been employed as a deputy United States Marshal at Matanuska but has been planning to resign to seek re-elec- tion. so a question arises as to his eligibility at this time.
 s20O0,O 900 for Territory Annually
 Delegate Dimond pointed out in his request that by calling special session to amend the present laws and pass new ones to conform with the Federal act. the Territory would be in a position to obtain s200.000 additional in Federal funds during the next fiscal year. He said old age pensions and other social obligations now cost the Territorial government about S2O0000 annually. The Dele gate explained the added s200,000 would mean not only additional money for the present program but could be used to large extent for added social work which could be undertaken under the proposed new legislation.