The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-31
WALKER TO LAY FACTS,
 I(kES DOOR
Senator Wants 10 Ba(k "Name Calling" Mem
 oriaI with Figures

Senator N. R. Walker again pro- vided the only highlight Of the Territorial Senates short session this morning. The Ketchikan solon, who has been in the thick of most of the legislative forensics on the floor of the upper chamber, today struck a solid major chord in ask ing for continuation in second read ing of House Joint Memorial No. l, which asks a Congressional investl- Igation of the conduct of the Inter- for Department under the admins tration of Secretary Harold L. likes.
 Secretary Ickes has been called names by experts; we have done some name-calling ourselves in for mer sessions, but without effect, Senator Walker acclaimed in asking opportunity to support the conten- tions of the Memorial with appro- priate facts and figures, which can not be ignored. Names just roll off his back" and their only likely re- suit will be to bring more restric- tions ordered by Ickes; Congress is more likely to act if this measure is backed up with statistics from other Federal departments, the Senator continued
 Data Offered
 ! Senator Walker offered data ob- tained from the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture showing that timber and power re- sources of Southeast Alaska have not been open to utilization and de- velopment in more than very small proportion of their potentialities. He was supported by Senator Frank Gordon, with the only dissenting voice being heard from Senator o. D. Cochran, who stated his fears that if the measure which had al- ready passed the House is not ap- proved by the Senate, that no mea- sure can be enacted Senator Coch- ran agreed that such figures would strengthen the Memorial, but said that the primary purpose, a Con gressional investigation" is already strongly urged by the measure, and that all action might be lost by attempts to change it.
 Parallel Measure
 Senator Walkers motion to post pone action was carried by l4 to ? vote. Senator Walker had previous ly stated that he had parallel measure, incorporating the figures suggested, in preparation.
 i Other bills on the Senate calen- dar were also continued in second reading. They are: Senate Bill No. and Senate Bill No. 8. Senator Andy Gundersen introduced a com panion measure to the House resolu- tion to remove restrictions on the killing of sea lions. It was referred to the Fisheries Committee.
 House Bills Nos. 10, 12 and 13 were received after being passed by the House and were referred to committees; House Bill No. 10, on insurance companies, to the Finance and Corporations Committee, and the other two to the Judiciary Com- mittee. House Bill No. 12 would change the fiscal year for the Terri tory and No Is would provide for reporting of divorces.
 No new Senate Bills were intro duced today. Committee meetings announced were Education and Ju- dietary committees to follow Senate ! adjournment this forenoon and Tax ation Commmittee to meet with the like committee of the House at 2 o'clock this afternoon.
 The Senate adjourned until to- morrow forenoon at II o'clock. Yesterdays P. M. Session
 After further recess to allow Sen-