The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-28
HEALTHDEpI. BILL KEEPING
 5ENATEASTIR
Finance Committee Pro- poses 25%o Pay Raises,
 Territorial Officials

WllICIdWdl, Dy DSiiNOpi ~hAiN'i V" Nerland, of Senate Bill No. 23, did much to clear the air in the Ter ritorial Senate this forenoon - but not for long. The Senators almost immediately afterward plunged into wrangling over the remaining Health Department measure, No. 3l.
 An amendment proposed by Sen ator O. D. Cochran, to insert ii feasible" in the clause requiring the proposed Health Commissioner to have "full-time public health eX- perience, was the storm center. The amendment was adopted, just before the noon recess, by an Il to count of noses.
 The amendment was opposed by the four members of the Finance Committee, who sponsored No. 3l. They took as the basis for their opposition statements made yester- day by It. Col. George Hays, of the U. s. Public Health Service, who had appeared in regard to the bill. He had suggested the possibility of the Territory's losing some Federal matching funds" should the Con- missioner selected not be fully quail fled in public health work.
 Senator Grenold Collins pointed out that big differences exist be- tween the general practice of medi- cine and public health administra- tion.
 Senator Allen Shattuck declared: This bill, as it stands, is what the Health Councils of the Territory have endorsed and is what they want. T think we should give it to them"
 Senator N R. Walker, still in- censed over the peculiar situation in which he and his co-partners had been placed over No. 23, declared the requirement. for full-time experi- ence would make Dr. Hays the only man in the Territory eligible for the job.
 Sccond-Sight
 "Dr. Hays seems to be gifted with second-sight," according to the state ments he made here yesterday, the Ketchikan Senator continued. He gave evidence of second-sight by his apparent knowledge, three days ahead of time, as to what Dr. c. c. Garter wanted to say about this measure He knew it before Dr. Garter did. T now think that Dr. Carter was entirely blameless, in regard to what transpired.
 If this is a reflection on Dr. Hays-I mean it." Senator Walker proclaimed. He continued, the Ter ritory is not likely to lose matching funds if this requirement is modi- fled We haven't lost any match ing funds so far, with only a part time Health Commissioner"
 Senator Frank Whaley came to the fore with the statement that Col. Hays had definitely told the Finance Committee he would not take the job. Senator Collins said he knew there were other men in the Territory who would be eligible.
 Senator Cochran supported his amendment by asking why it should be necessary that the Commissioner, to function best, must have had ex- perience under a Federal bureau? '' T don't want to tie the hands Of e' the Board whose responsibility it will be to select the Commissioner, the Nome Senator continued. For that matter, he added, as the re- quirement now stands, man could qualify after only 24 hours ex- perience 'or one week, or one month-the time is not specified. "
 Following the vote that adopted the amendment, the Senate recessed until 80 o'clock this afternoon.
 Other Action Taken
 The Senate, received this morning, two joint memorials that had been approved by the House House Joint Memorials Nos. and 8. No 6, ask ing Congress to appropriate five million dollars for improvement of salmon spawning areas, was referred