The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-16
BALLOT BILL
 DEBATEGETSl.
 NEW AIRING
legislature Has Tiff Over Primary Measure
 by Shaffutk

ragged through the mud of bitter debate in the House of Representa- ives yesterday when the blanket ,allot for primary elections bill came up again in amendment stage.
 Representative Warren Taylor of Kodiak led the battle against Rep esentative Curtis s a tt u ks measure, Substitute House Bill No 3, tearing it apart with amendments in much the same manner accorded Taylor's and Representative John sons liquor license change bill No. 5, by Shattuck.
 The amendment which provoked he forensic tirade and touched off campers was one offered by Taylor to change the form of the bills re- quest for single primary ballot with all names and parties listed in one column. Taylor amended 1 the bill to list names and parties separately and require voter to vote in one party column only. The amendment carried after lengthy argument, Is to 9.
 Shattuck fought the amendment, labelling it ~undemocratic, and called for placing s"the desires of the people of the Territory above those of the party"
 Veteran Democrat Harry Badger from Fairbanks acclaimed his pride in labelling himself as to party at | the polls and said T don't intend to sell my birthright for a mess of pottage," and got for himself a lspatter of applause. .9q W sfr fi i Representative Steve Vukovich, who had once before exploded at Taylor on this measure, spoke his piece again, somewhat more calmly and declared his dislike for steam rolling' tendencies, denying Demo- cratic rights to the people" and threatened once more to expose this thing to the people of Alaska. ''
 Taylor tock the floor for several minutes on the amendment, defend- ing the two-party system and de- claring the bill would destroy the system. N, If we don't vote for this amend rnent," Taylor said we'll scuttle the ship that brought us here" Shattuck denied the measure sought to break up the party sys7 tenn and demanded a legislative consideration of faith in the voter.
 Taylor had stated his belief in discriminate selecting of names on the ballot would permit Repub- :, licans to select strong Republicans and weak Democrats sure to be defeated" to the end that there might conceivably be nothing but Republicans on the ballot"
 T can remember when we Demo- crats were on the bottom of the heap Taylor reminisced, and Vuko- vich, lone First Division Republican, injected his comment, and that time1l come again!"
 After Taylor's amendment was adopted, there was not much left of the bill except that voter would not have to declare his ballot se- lection publicly at the polls.
 A move to indefinitely postpone the bill lost in tie vote when the amendment battle had sub sided, and the House adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning to permit committees to hold sched- uled meetings.
 An earlier floor battle had taken place over Hanfords House Bill 2s to appropriate $1,000s flor a ldefi- ciency in the, entertainment .fune at the Governors House ! s
 Personalities were indulged WheI Representative s fia tuck spokt against the. bill, declaring .tws fifths of the Governors s4,ooo fo the biennium of entertainment ex penditures went for liquor.
 Representative Stanley J. McCut | cheon jumped to his feet and de clared: Perhaps if the Legislator would not drink so much of tn Governors liquor there wouldn' be deficit!"
 To which Shattuck replied: T every member of the Legislatur' had drunk as little of the Cover nor's liquor as have ther wouldn't be any need for this bill.
 The bill, voted on under sus pension of rules, carried 1S to with Peterson, Pollard, Porter, Vukovich, Linck, Shattuck and Gll voting objection.
 Four more bills were introduced yesterday afternoon
 Representative Johnson ant Hoopes introduced a bill whicl would require certificates of owner ship of automobiles to "dete transfer of stolen vehicles" tn, measure is No. 53.
 No. 54, by Hanford, by request asks S55,00O for a 20-bed hospita at Petersburg.
 Representative Taylor introduced No. 55, requiring applicants for job with the Territory of Alaska tt Suyaor to tbair cifi1o.,chiy, c+ot,,e