The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-08
Quief, Please!
 Alaska Senate
 Hard at Labor
Mess of Measures Passed But Not Agriculture
 Laboratory Bill

to come. Little fuss, practically no furore, but fairly considerable &C., ccmplishment were totalled up at the end of the session of routine legislation.
 The Senators led of again vot- ing down-by that same old to g ccunt-Senator N. R. Walkers Ag- ricultural Experimental Laboratory Bill, Senate No. 34 Wading down the calendar, the Senate then right in order disposed of:
 Senate Substitutes for House Bill No. 31 by the Senate Finance Com mittee-a special appropriation mea- sure for reimbursement for care of destitute children The payments proposed were stated to Have the ap- proval of the Territorial Public Welfare Director, but could not be paid by his department because of some certain yards of red tape had not been properly wound up. A un- animous vote passed the bill, with an emergency ClduSe.
 Senate Joint Resolution No 6, by Senator Edward D. Coffey-an in- vitation to Congressional Territor- les Committees members to visit Alaska. This measure evoked the most action of the afternoon when Finance Committee amendment was proposed to strike the $15000 ap- propriation that had been provided in the measure to help defray the expenses of the Congressional visit ors. The amendment was adopted, but not until three amendments to the amendment had been voted down The amendments had proposed three different sums S5,0OO, slO0 and s1O,000-at which the appropriation should be set, in- stead of eliminating it entirely.
 President Coffey backed his res olution by declaring it had been introduced in response to message from Alaska's Congressional Dele gate, E. L. Bartlett, who had sug- gested that such gesture might help to influense House Members who had already expressed de- sire that the House Committee on Territories Of Congress visit it's northern charge.
 Once the expense account was stricken, it was suggested that the measure would be in more correct form as memorial. Attempts to withcraw the resolution failed, how ever. as did a motion to advance it's passage under suspended rules.
 Senate Bill No. 62, by Senator Joe Gresn-authorizing the Territorial Board of Road Commissioners to spend $5,000 to acquire 9.48 acres of land near the town of Haines. The bill was passed by a IS to i vote, together with an emergency clause, once it's purpose had been explained by the author.
 The parcel of land to which the bill relates, Senator Green stated, is the site of group of buildings, including shops and warehouses, whicf. have been turned over to the Alaska Road Commission by the U. s. Army Engineers. The buildings are located, however on privately owned, leased ground which the Alaska Road Commission has not been able to purchase. It is desired that the Territory acquire the land. It is expected that the Federal agency will compensate the Terri tory.
 1 Senate Bill No. 38, by Senator Frank Gordon-to transfer title from the Territory to the City of Fairbanks of plot of land near that Interior city. The land had been granted to the Territory to serve as a landing place for the Graf zep- pelin at the time it was expected that the airship might come to l Alaska. The bill passed the Senate by unanimous vote.
 Senate Bill No 39, by Senator O. D. Cochran-making several tech nical changes in the Territory's Un- employment Compensation Act, to make the law applicable to the liber- alized coverage under the act, en- acted previously in the current legis- lative session; also setting up more stringent penalties and provisions fer employers in default, and defin- ing the "uneniployable' period for pregnant women. After several amendments providing longer per iods in which contributing employers may obtain redress and striking a provision which would have barred taking disputed claims into the courts, the bill was passed by the Senate, 16 to 0.
 Senate Substitute for Senate Bill No. 54, by the Judiciary Committee
 replacing Senator Walkers bill fol \ a legislative counselor, the bill
 charges the Attorney General ol Alaska with the duty of preparing a,ea s,1res for introduction in thf