The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-09
AYES HAvElT
 0NDI5TRI(T5
 FOR SCHOOLS
cPA Exam Change Approv' d-Senate Sends Pray
 ed to Back Bartlett

ed to Back Bartlett
 Alaska's Senators were in passing mood yesterday, putting their stamp of approval on nearly everything that came within reach - they kick- ed out nothing except the specta- tors. The Senators called an exc cutive session in mid-afternoon yes terday and today are still looking for A good reason for all the deep prl- vacy.
 After spending most of the mor- ming wading through the long Con solidated School Districts bill, Sen ate No. 64, the solons came back af- ter lunch to finish second reading of the measure-then, anxious to see no more of it, moved the bill along and passed it without discussion. Only very minor amendments were made to the measure The final vote was Is for passage, Senate President Edward D. Coffey dissent ing.
 According to it's Board of Educa- tion proponents, the school districts measure is intended to relieve the schools in larger Alaskan cities of some of the burden of pupils from without their city limits. On peti- ton of one fourth of the residents, a school district including both the city area and outside surrounding sections could be proposed for vote of the residents of the entire dis trict. If the proposal carried, school board of five directors would be created to govern the district. A property tax of up to l per cent of the value could be levied on resi- dents of the district outside the cor porate limits. Proportional contri- buttons to the support of the school would te made by the municipality and by the outlying areas, on a per- pupil basis. If the per cent levy on non-city property would be insult ficient to carry the cost of all the pupils from without the city limits, the deficit would be made up from Territorial funds.
 Special Elections
 Consolidated School Districts would be created at special elections. Their boundaries woud be limited to the enclosure of an area of 250 square miles and would be subject to Court approval The school levy that would be collected from per sons living just outside cities and not now paying toward the cost of their childrens schooling would, it is anticipated by packers of the bill, Supplant in large measure the tui- tion contributions now made from the Territorial Treasury. The mach inery for assessing the outlying real and personal properties would be similar to that now in effect in cit ies of the first class.
 It was stated that there might be some provisions of the law that would be of questionable validity, but it was generally conceded by the Senators that the proposal is worth trying.
 Senate Bill No. 50, a measure in- troduced by Senator Howard Lyng at request of a majority of Alaska's public accountants, brought two wit nesses before the Senate: M. E. Monagle, Juneau attorney who framed the bill, and. Archie Betts, of Skagway.
 Important Changes
 MT. Monagle explained that the bill proposed two major changes in the Territory's present Board of Ac- countancy law = changes which it is believed will make administration of the law fairer. It was broadly hint. ed by the witnesses testimony that provisions of the present law are being made use of to maintain a closed corporation" of Certified Public Accountants in Alaska.
 The two changes offered in the bill would: CD Require that mem bers. of the Territorial Board of Accountancy must, at some time have passed, or must pass within a short time after their appointment, an examination to establish their qualifications as accountants; @ Applicants for CPA ratings will be tested on examinations prepared by the American Institute of Account ants and their papers will be graded by the Examining Board of that h. stitute. Under the present law, the examination of the Institute has Eeen given to candidates, but the answers have been graded by the Territorial Board, which determin- ed whether an applicant had passed or failed.
 There were no amendment made to the bill by the Senate and the rules were suspended to advance it to third reading where it was pass ed by Is to vote. Only Senator Leo w. Rogge, the Senate's prime "No-man", opposed the measure.
 Quick Action
 Fastest trip through the Senate yet recorded was accorded to Senate Joint Memorial No 21 Introduced yesterday afternoon by Senator O