The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-23

passed and signed after l:3o D.
 m. today could be considered
 invalid.
 In the House there was
 deadlock on adjournment but at
 3:45 o'clock it was stated Speak
 CT Lander would probably also
 announce a recess to s o'clock
 Saturday morning.
 Fought out all night by free con- ference committees, the l945-47 General Appropriations Bill totals up to $5,631 ,822, representing an average 12 percent boost in salary for all Territorial office heads to s5,600, and. Is percent boost in salary over the April l l943 levels for all other Territorial employees.
 Gasoline Tax
 The Senate also passed House Bill 90, levying a one cent gallon gasoline tax on all boats, cars, air airplanes of the Territory. Liquor Tax | Also passed was Senate Bill "A, by Walker, raising liquor tax to S1.60 a gallon from the old $1 level and also repeating the stamp tax system in favor of collecting the tax from the wholesaler.
 Pack Tax Killed
 Killed by the Senate after trad ing broadsides with the House for several hours was Senate Bill 53, the pack tax measure to which the House on Wednesday night added S7,O00,00O in tax levy on the can- ners in the hope of having a club
 Clocks Stepped
 At o'clock this morning, tax weary, bill weary Legislators of the Seventeenth Session of the Terri torial Legislature were still wander ing heavy lidded through the legis- lative halls with the General Ap- r.opriations Bill yet unpassed and the controversial salmon pack tax measure a ''coad pigeon" in the Senate bag of indefinite postpone ments.
 With a hood over the House clock and the hands of the Senate clock stopped to permit the deadlocked solons to argue into the 61st day with legality, legislators entered into song fests, poetic fantasy, mid- night snacks and cloakroom nips to while away the hours while com- mittees of free conference fought ever the issues in stalemate.
 Major Storm
 Major storm of the deadlock cen- tered around the House inflated aalmon pack tax measure to which Senate originated measure the House had added a seven million dollar boost in tax levy to use as a bargaining club for higher taxes on the salmon industry which had thus far been able to sidestep any new tax increases.
 The Senate asked the House to recede from their amendments. The House refused and committees of conference went out at 8:30 p. m. Taylor, Hennings and Gill for the House and Whaley, Rogge and Green from the Senate In a brief session of hot debate, the committee deadlocked, three to three.
 Free Committee
 A new committee with free con- ference powers went out from the House prepared to give little" !" but by that time, the Senate, ac- cusing the House of trying to make the tail wag the dog" stood up on high dudgeon and voted "an end to these monkeyshines' with nothing less than indefinite post ponement for the contested Senate Bill 53.
 Senate Stands Pat
 Shocked House members cried illegal" and rumors of special sessions" rang through the halls, but the Senate, having performed their act shortly before midnight still stood pat with only a few holding out hope the upper body would rescind their action and work anew for compromise.
 Shortly before midnight. the General Appropriations Bill came over from the Senate to the House with. rough one million dollar slash from House recommendations Senate and House each sent out to free conference, trios of their toughest bargainers to reach clement. For the Senate were len Shattuck, Wha1ey and Collins. r the House were Hanford, Hunt 7 and McCutcheon.
 At o'clock this morning, the xtet was still behind closed doors lrashing out the last few items the bill and it seemed possible gislative work might be finished arly this afternoon.