The Wrangell sentinel., 1940-11-29

word in the forthcoming session First bill along this explosive lineI 1 is already drawn Up and ready for the hopper It is included in a pro-I posal to expand child welfare actiY-I fly in the Territory. Child Welfare is always a tear jerker. No law-I maker nor any of his constituents at home would ever go on record against helping children. But right in the center of this ahelp the kid-I dies bill is a paragraph dealing with travel inside and outside the Territory for those under whose administration t would be if 1t bel comes law. in this case the Depart ment of Health which handles such work in the Territory h its pro-I posed form this paragraph, and itsI quite a long one, would amount toI nullifying the action of the last Legislature relative to no travel eX-I penses outside the Territory. at anyI rate so far as this particular de- partment is concerned
 Proposed bill is being pushed i through the child welfare depart ment Of the American Legion and itI has many meritorious features which are virtually certain to get it be- fore the lawmakers. But that ex- plosive noise we may hear from up Juneau way some otherwise quiet winter afternoon in Febru- ary or March may well be the roof going off the legislative chambers when the lawmakers get to that paragraph dealing with the simple little siX-letter word travel"
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 Another item which is forecast to give the 1941 Legislature a sort off revival meeting atmosphere will be forthcoming from the Territorial Chamber of Commerce, central Chamber organization to which var ious Chambers in the Territory be- long. It's main function is to pro- mote the interests of the Territory, | urge capital to come north, get out publicity and so on. For years, un- | til the 1889 session, the Legislature had appropriated $5,000. or there about, for the Territorial Chamber. [ Last session, lawmakers decided functions of the Territorial Chamber weren't important enough to war rant appropriation; cut re off at the pockets without a dime. Result has been sharp curtailment of en- deaVors by the central commercial organization due to lack of funds. E At it's annual meeting the last week in January, TIC plans to gird it's Joins for another tackle at the law makers for an appropriation. Pros peet isn't encouraging, but there'lli be revival of the arguments heard | through the years. So-called laborI bloc is against re. Two years agoI bloc was powerful. How strong itI will be this year remains to be- , seen.
 In town this week, Representa- tive John Mccormick of Juneau Was1 noncommittal on Legislative mat ters, other than to forecast an in- teresting session, probably one of the liYeliest in recent years, with II enues as result of expansion of Ter ritorial activities, in step with Fed eral defense program. He predicts the usual grist of bills, probably most with a degree of merit, but tough job for lawmakers will be cutting cloth to fit the purse.
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 Chit-chat: Veteran Leo Rgoge of Fairbanks will be No. 1 candid ate for Speaker of the House. Last sessions Speaker Howard Lyng of Nome is gunning for chairmanship of ways and means committee. His competition will be Allen Shattuck of Juneau. Jim Davis probably will head fisheries committee again. Lawrence Kerr, for many sessions Chief Clerk of the House in years gone by and now secretary to At torney General James S. Truitt, is 5! candidate for his old job of Chief Clerk.
 Boys expect to have some fun with Senator Henry Roden, Attor- ney GeneraI-elect. For years the Senator has looked askance att 
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