The Daily Alaska empire., 1937-03-05
Largest Item Expected to Be for Social Security
 Roads Also Figure

III aii CAiOAb w DIV ~~~~ appropriations bill in shape for consideration tomorrow and trans mitted to the Senate on the 55th day of the session, the final day under which the rules provide for such action, the Territorial House this. morning acted quickly on a group of minor bills dealing for the most part with law revision and ad- journed until Il o'clock tomorrow morning to permit the Ways and Means committee to work on the appropriations.
 In its original shape. the measure calls for an appropriation for the biennium of $3,O27. $50 as recom- mended by the Budget Board but it will undergo considerable change before it leaves the House for &C., ton of the Senate and it is proba- ble a conference committee of the two houses will eventually whip the measure into its final shape.
 Cash for Social Security
 Social Security is certain to play a large part in making up the bill. It has not yet been ascertained the exact cost of this tentative set-up but it is determined that it will take considerable money. One item alone of $400,000 for aged residents of the Territory is ex- pected to be boosted in the House up to at least $750,000 The ten tative appropriations for dependent children, relief of destitution and pensions also are due to be sub- stantially raised, the entire set-up working into the Social Security Act when it is finally adopted as indicated now that it will.
 Want Roads
 Road, trail and landing fields are down for $200,0o0 in the bill at this time, but more memorials to the Board of Road Commissioners asking for road, trail and landing field improvements have been in- troduced and passed this session than any time in previous history of the Legislature, thus 1t is likely that this item will be showed up- ward, especially in view of the an- ticipated increased revenue from the gold tax. However, those working on the measure advance the belief that most of the increased revenue will be needed for Social Security.
 Pass Minor Bills
 Among the bills passed by the House today and which previously have been approved by the Senate and now go to the Governor are:
 s. B. 34, amending the present law to permit judges to charge jur- ies either before or after argument.
 s. B. 35, amending the existing law relating to judges signing bills of exception.
 s. B. 36, amending the statute rel ative to trials in actions of an equi- table nature.
 s. B. 38, amending the law in re- gard to duration of mortgage liens. s. B. 29, repeating the law passed at the last Legislature which re- quires defendants to give notice Of alibi defense within AS hours.
 s. B. 43, appropriating some $500 to pay Legislators who were late arriving at the session due to con- ditions oyer which they had not control.
 The House also passed the Lich- tenberg-Scott bill appropriating $3,OO0 to aid shipping between St. Michael and Kotzebue. This mea- sure now must go to the Senate.
 Kill Heating Plant Bill
 The House defeated the Senate bill designed to appropriate $1.06S to pay for installation of a heating plant in the old Uptown theatre building, owned by the Territory. It was contended the heating plant was installed for the old Uptown Theatre Company and that it was not responsibility of the Territory to pay the bill.
 The measure to appropriate $10.- 900 to complete vocational educa- tion to the end of the school year, at which time the work will be dis continued, also was approved by the House.