The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-20
EMERGENCY
 CLAUSES HIT
 FUNNY SPOT
House Holds Long Session Monday-Housing Au-
 ihoriiy Explained

House members with one eye on bulging hopper and the other on March 9, made another long day of yesterday, staying in session until D. m. Forthcoming sessions premise burning of the midnight oil get through work by the end of he 50 days. t.
 Way was cleared yesterday after loon to hear Senate Bill No. 2l establishing an Alaska Housing Authority. The bill had previously passed the Senate and House, mem )ers heard Stanley Furman, coun- ellor for the Federal Public Housing Administration. of Seattle, explain details of the Alaska setup. It would, Furman explained, set up better housing facilities in low rent bracket for war workers during the var period, relieving the housing shortage, and in the post war period ,or general use. In short, it simply extends public housing facilities to Alaska and the Authority which the Jill provides for would put control Under Alaskans. Following Fur mans talk the bill was read through and put into second reading until Friday afternoon at o'clock.
 Insurance Bills Pass
 B. H. No. A, by Shattuck, pro- yiding that no annual insurance agents or solicitors license shall be issued unless the applicant has re- sided in the Territory for at least one year met speedy approval and passed 21-3, as did H. B. No. 45, by Taylor, another insurance measure which would, in effect, enable per- sons to get insurance where, in some instances, they are not now able to secure it.
 H. B. No. 48, by Johnson, relat ingt to costs and disbursements in civil actions, was referred back to tte Judiciary Committee for cor rections and H. B. No. 49, next on the program, was held in second reading, pending introduction of an- other bill to replace it. No. 49, if passed, would repeal Chapter 26 O.. the Session Laws of 1889 which all lows the Attorney General travel ing expenses outside the Territory. Auditor Frank Boyle, who addressed the House on the measure, said the 1889 law, in his opinion, should be repealed and another law passed which would include oSaer Territor- ial offices.
 Per Diem Travel Raised
 Representative Hanford authored H. B. No 50 which passed with only enc dissenting vote. It raises per diem travel for Territorial officials from $500 to S7c0 per day
 A new bureau, that of Tax Com missioner, would be set up by House Bill No 29, by Peterson. It pro- videS for appointment of a tax com missioner by a majority vote of the ACmlnlStratlve BoarQ at a salary of s5,000 per year and allows him, with the approval of the board, to appoint such deputies, assistants, agents and employees as needed. Duties of the new department would be to have beneral supervision over the collection of all taxes, license fees, eXcises, imposts, dues and all ether Territorial revenue. It was moved by Mrs. Cross, representative from Deering, and seconded by Rep. Cain that the bill be held in second reading on order to hear from Terri torial Treasurer Oscar Olsen at 10 a. m. Wednesday. rs M
 Emergency Clauses
 Emergency clauses got a new lease cn life in the House yesterday after noon, when Representative Warren Taylor threatened to lower the. boom on all emergency clauses after the House had voted to eliminate the