The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-09
.$295,000 GIVEN !. UNIVERSITY FOR
 NEW BUILDINGS
Senate Passes Bill to Pro- vide New Power Plant,
 Dormitory at College

Senator O. D. Cochran of the Sec lond Division not voting, the Terri torial Senate this morning passed the House bill approving an appro- lpriation of $295,O0O for new build ings at the University of Alaska. The money is to be spent on a power plant and girls dormitory. Senator Cochran explained that he was not opposing the bill as needed pro- ject at the University but that he felt money thus appropriated would have to be taken out of funds which should go to Social Security and care of aged persons and dependent children
 "The first thing we know, we will be going into the special session to |enact Social Security legislation" ," the Senator said, and we will have no money"
 Accountancy Bill Passes On reconsideration asked by Sem ator Victor C. Rivers of the Fourth, the Senate passed the Nerland ac- countancy bill this morning, having previously indefinitely postponed it. It was brought out in petition, signed by persons from various pro- fessions and businesses, that there is a need for certified public &C., |countants. especially in connection with income tax and other returns which must be made by business. Senator Henry Roden of the First stressed the point and said it was more and more necessary, to have accountants who keep abreast with the ever-changing regulations. The Nerland bill licenses public account ants in the Territory and requires them to pass examination and keep up to certain standards.
 Request by Senator Rivers for re- consideration of the Joe Green bill, appropriating $50,00O for an exhibit at the San Francisco fair and which was defeated in the Senate last Sat- urday, failed to gain support. the Senate majority declining to re- consider. The bill is now definitely killed.
 The Coffey securities, or blue sky bill, which would have set up re- strictions regarding the sale of se- curities in the Territory, dropped in the Senate waste basket, being in- definitely postponed by a vote of six to two.
 Measures Approved
 Other measures approved by the upper House this morning include:
 H. B. 102-Repealing the boxing law, long inactive.
 H. J. M. 50-Urging Congress to raise the duty on fish products from foreign countries to protect local industry.
 H. J. M. 70-Asking that Benja- min B. Mozee be re-instated as rein deer supervisor.
 H. B. 78-Amending the work mems compensation act so that compensation for injury will start the day after the injury occurred, provided due notice is given by the injured person.
 H. B. 97-Prohibiting the parking of vehicles or articles on runways of aviation landing fields.
 H. J. M. 54-Requesting authority to the Biological Survey to spend an amount of money equal to that derived from the sale of duck stamps in feeding and preserving waterfowl in Alaska.
 H. J. M 58-Asking transfer of control of fisheries to the Territory.
 H. J. M. 59-Urging Congress to take action to protect Alaska fish cries from foreign invasion.
 H. J. M. 63-Asking road con- struction in the Homer district.
 H. J. M. 65-Urging amendment of the present Federal statute so it would be unlawful for aliens to be employed as fishermen in Alaskan waters, and could be employed only in the canneries.
 H. J. M 66-Asking amendment of the existing Federal statute so that survey work done by U. s. en- gineers could be credited as mine claim assessment work