The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-07-10

cerity and fairness in this matter. I am sure that it is his desire that you will consider all of the evil dence on both sides of this bill.
 First, I would like to offer for the record a radiogram received June 2l from the Juneau Cham Der of Commerce, signed by c. G. Shattuck, President of the Cham Der, reading as follows:
 Please appear for Juneau Cham Der of Commerce at hearing before Committee on Territories on H. R. 4397 next Monday and present Chambers report and argument and see that report made part of record of hearing and present all other arguments in position any amendment organic act at this time."
 T would also like to offer for the record another radiogram dated at Juneau, Alaska, June 2l, from H. L. Faulkner, of Juneau, Alaska, who is an attorney representing mining and fishing corporations and who is also an old citizen of long stand- ing in the Territory. That radio gram reads as follows:
 Reports against H. R. 4397 by Juneau, Anchorage, Nome, Fair banks Chambers were made after several weeks deliberation and dis- cussion and examination of the facts. Other organizations which have endorsed bill have done so on request and without any delib- eration or examination of facts. Be- fore any consideration given any changes organic act there should be allowed full discussion in AL aska by people and legislature"
 Reads Statement
 Capt. Davis read to the Commit tee the statement of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce and then |
 continued as follows: @'
 Since the Chamber has request ed me to appear here and present this argument they have not sup piled me, with any additional ar gurnent except that which is set forth in their brief that MT. Oi- mond submitted for the record yes- terday. That is what they have asked to be made part of the record. I think that presents their side of the matter quite thorough ly, and there is nothing left for me to do except to present my own opinion and views on the matter, which I think are also the views of great many residents of the Territory.
 Since arriving in Washington I have been requested by the Ju- neauT Chamber of Commerce to rep-l resent that body at this hearing and present argument against H. R. 4397. Since that Chamber has pre- sented its views in a brief submit- ted by MT. Dimond and has not supplied me with any additional argument against the bill, I can only state my personal views and those that I know are held by many Alaskans.
 So far as the House membership is concerned, we are heartily in favor of representation according to population, but realize that that condition will be hard to determine because of the rapidly shifting pop ulation.s There is no doubt that the Third Division now has larger population than the First and that lit is. likely to-. be. much more so by the next election in 1922, yet this bill would grant them less representation than the First Di- vision." s,
 The statement of Capt. Davis fol- lowed in general terms the argu- ments against the bill set forth in the brief of the Juneau Chamber of Commerce. He also told the Committee of the proceedings with respect to the income tax bill con- sidered by the last Legislature, say- ing that as amended the bill would have raised about $l09,0O per an- mum but that the tax commission necessary to conduct the work would cost about $5O,OO0.
 To Draft New Bill
 It was decided by the Commit tee on Territories that new bill would be drafted and introduced to provide for a Senate of l6 mem- bers. four from each of the four | judicial divisions, regardless of population. and House of Rep resentatives of 24 members elect ed on the basis of population. The new measure will embrace the clarifying amendment suggest ed by the Secretary of the Interior and the amendments recommend ed by the Director of the Bureau of the Budget. the effect of which would be to have the Federal Gov ernment pay the salaries and mile age, of the members for each regu-