The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-01-25
SENATE Bill ON
MARKETING ACT
IS WITHDRAWN
Alaska Highway Expenses
Measure Passed
3 New Bills
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tion was Senate bill no. Is, amend
ing the act relating to branding o
reindeer and other livestock.
Two bills were returned withou
recommendation. They are Senat'
bill No ID, reducing the interest rat'
on City of Wrangell bonds, and Sen.
ate bill No. 6, the one dealing Will
cooperative associations and which
was later withdrawn by Senator
Roden.
Senate bill No. 15, calling for q
special relief appropriation of $54(
for Fred w. Wagner of Manley Hot
Springs was returned with the re-
commentator that such a request
being of "a personal nature, should
be handled through regular chan
nels of The Department of Welfare.
Fish Trap Resolution
Two resolutions from the United
FiSheInen,s Union. passed at its
convention in San Pedro, called for
gradual abolition of fish traps and
for extension of marine hospitaliza-
ton benefits to workers on small
boats.
a letter from the Sunday Even
ing Discussion Club of Ketchikan
asked the Legislature to institute a
system of Territory liquor stores and
to require q permit for purchase OF
liquors.
Nine beverage dispensers at Ket-
chiaan sent TO the Senate tele-
gram protesting against Senate bill
No. 10. providing for sale of cocktails
and higher license tax on dispen-
saries.
The Central Labor Council of Ket-
chikan forwarded to the Senate a
demand that the Legislature table
the Mccormick labor relations bill
which urges Congress not to change
the National Labor Relations Act.
The Council, and other AFL bodies,
favor change in the Wagner Act, the
communication read.
The Senate adjourned until 1:30
O'Clock this afternoon.
Session Yesterday
| Four bills and a joint memorial
were introduced in the Senate at
Yesterdays session which began at
4 o'clock in the afternoon. Proposals
to prohibit sale of liquor to Natives
TO buy tax boat for use in Bristo
Bay and to ask the National Park
Service and officials of the Yukon
and British Columbia to aid Alaska
lin its war on wolves were brought
forward by Senator's c.. II. LaBoy-
teaux, Joe Holman and James Pat
lterson, respectively.
| Senate President Norman r
| Walker introduced two bills, one K
Iprovide for appointment of a Dir
ector of the Department of Crimina
Identification, to serve under thu
Attorney General after selection b,
competitive examination, and tn
other to require fee of SO cents t.
be paid hereafter for assays
Entertainment Committee
| An Entertainment Commits
consisting of Senators Rivers, La
Boyteaux and Patterson was ap
point to arrange legislative bal
and whatever other entertaining tn
Senate may do during the session
Drafts of two bills prepared b
the Division of Labor Standards Q
j the United States Department Q
| Labor, and aimed at bringing Terri
ltorial Labor Commissioner, and " 4
thinner, Director of the Division G
Labor Standards The suggestion
Ewere transmitted to the Senate b
the Governors office.
Four meaures were received fror
the House and a special Committe
of the Whole meeting set for tomor
row at 2 o'clock to consider one {
them, House bill No IA, the defic
llliency measure. Officials from tn
! offices which have incurred defiC
its will be called in to confer wit
1.-The Senators at the meeting
Measures From House
i Other House measures receive
were House bill No H. appropriatin
$4,000 for the transportation I
bpupils, House joint memorial No.
Iproviding for the Legislature to me-
the fuorth Monday of January ir
Istead of the second Monday, an
House Joint memorial No 3, callir
! for a 80 day session of the Legislf
tue in even numbered years.
Reports were received from Char
: les Bunnell, President of the Un
: versity of Alaska, and DR.. w. '
S Council, Territorial Commissioner
e Health. A letter from the Junea
: W.CT.U urged the Senate not
liberalize present liquor laws.
r Senators received tickets from A
e ford John Bradford Post No. 4
S the American Legion to attend
/. j Jiggs dinner at the dugout in j
r neau next Monday evening at g.:
O o'clock.
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