The Daily Alaska empire., 1940-03-31
LEGISLATIVE
 SESSION OF
 '39EvENTFUL
Walker Liquor Bill Likely 10 Be Remembered as
 Main HighIight

Acts setting minimum wage for women workers, raised the exemp- tion from the gross gold tax, es- tablishing standards of weights and measures, amending the unemploy- ment compensation law and pro- viding in a hotly-debated saloon bill" for sale of hard liquor by the drink were the major pieces of legislation ground through the mill of the Territorial Legislature in its session last year.
 Two measures which did not pass provided most of the fireworks dur ing the session. Both were killed by disagreement on the last day of the session. One would have asked Congress to abolish fish traps in | Alaska. The other would have set the Territory up in the wholesale liquor business.
 Big Appropriation
 The session appropriated $4,307 ,390 to operate the Territory during the present biennium.
 The saloon bill, introduced by Sen- ate President Norman Walker of Ketchikan, provided for the sale of hard liquor by the drink under li- censes of $500 and s1,O00 depending upon the population of the place where the dispensary is located Beer and wine licenses, except for | tot tfy.of, tc nf Ia expiration of the ones existing when the Walker bill went into ef- feet last June g.
 Work Done
 Other memorable legislation at the 1889 session:
 An appropriation of $800,000 for roads.
 An appropriation of $20,000 for construction of hospital at Sel- dovia.
 A liquor referendum bill, under which voters of the Territory will be asked at the next General Elec- tion whether they are for or against Territorial control of liquor.
 Purchase of Goddard Hot Springs at cost of $20,00O as an auxiliary Pioneers Home.
 A bill raising the exemption from the gross gold tax from $1000O to $2O,O0O.
 An appropriation of $7O,00O for University of Alaska building fund.
 A bill setting minimum wage of SIS per week for women workers.
 One Veto
 Gov. John w. Troy had only one veto for 1899 legislation, and that on comparatively unimportant bill which would have appropriated S5,000 to pay bank examiners The bill was vetoed, the Governor ex- plained, because companion meas- ure providing funds for the purpose was defeated.
 Members of the 1889 Territorial Legislature, all of whom are tech- nically still in office though all Rep- resentatives and half the Senators will be elected anew before the next session is held next January. are as | follows:
 The Legislators
 First Division-Senator Norman R. Walker, Ketchikan; Senator Hen- ry Roden, Juneau; Rep. A.. P. Wall ker, Craig; Rep. James V. Davis, | Ty1- neau; Rep. John Mccormick, Ju- neau.
 Second Division-Senator O. D. Cochran, Nome; Senator Leroy Sul- livan, Nome; Rep. Howard Lyng, Nome; Rep. Garnet Martin, Nome; Rep. Wallace Porter, Haycock; Rep. w. J. Dowd, Kotzebue.
 Third Division Senator James Patterson, Valdez; Senator Joe Holman (deceased), Seward; Rep. Karl Drager, Anchorage; Rep. Har- vey Smith. Anchorage; Rep. Ed ward Coffey, Anchorage; Rep. H. H. McCutcheon, Anchorage
 Fourth Division-Senator Victor c. Rivers. Fairbanks; Senator c. H. LaBoyteaux, Livengood; Rep. Jesse Lander, Fairbanks; Rep. Leo Rogge, Fairbanks; Rep. Charles Spencer. Fairbanks; Rep Frank S. Gordon, Fairbanks.
 The Legislature was made up of B Democrats and one Republican. | The sole representative of the c O. F. was Senator Leroy Sullivan