The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-03-24
Gov. Lauds 17th House
 For Aetion
Says Achievements of This Session Great But Not
 Enough Money

In a public statement this morn ing, Gov. Ernest Gruening called the achievements of the Seventeenth Session of the Alaska Territorial Legislature lin the net result very good,' but added the comment that They did not appropriate enough funds for the next two years
 On the basis of his requests to the Legislature in the opening days of the session in his official message the Governor pointed to the "satis- flying" list of measures enacted fol which he had asked-the Alaska De- velopment Board, referendum on statehood, the land registration act, creation of a full time Health Con- mission, increased appropriations for tuberculosis controls, a second Territorial veterinarian, attention to agriculture problems tthe Legis- lature exceeded expectations here and created the Department of Ag- riculture) creation of Tax Con- missioner office, improvement of the Unemployment Compensation laws the act was extended to all em- ployees rather than the old eight or more" rule, teachers retirement funds, old age pension increases creation of housing authority, in- creases in Territorial salaries and a beginning on survey for a south east Alaska branch of the Univer- sity
 Epoch Making" is the term the Governor used in describing his satisfaction over passage of anti discrimination measures, also asked for in his address.
 Three such measures in a single session is a remarkable achieve nent," Gruening declared.
 Gov. Gruening lauded the House, but was vigorous in condemnation of the Senate.
 "The House did an excellent job on the Workmen's Compensation Act" but the Senate never got around to it." Gruening declared, and went further to declare ''noth- ing was done to improve the tax structure, citing the record of in come tax death in the Senate, fish ta, death there, and failure of the Senate to bring up on the calendar the property tax measure passed by the House
 There has not been enough money appropriated for the next two years" Gruening said but did not discuss rumors rampant the past two days a special session may be called at the end of the year.
 The Governors message of con- demnation for the Seventeenth Session of the Legislature makes TO mention of the Senate, except by implication. It is as follows:
 "The House of Representatives of the Seventeenth Legislature was a model of what legislative assembly should be- It was hard working, thoroughly conscientious, progressive and fully aware of the needs of the Territory. It passed great deal of excellent legislation, much of which has now been enacted into law. Much other desirable d legislation which it passed died in the Senate. The House of Representatives was outstanding, not only in it's ideas and attitude, but in its execution. It wasted no time; it worked hard, long and late; it indulged in little pickering. This is all the more striking in that eighteen out of the twenty-four members were serving for the first time It was truly representative assembly, with every interest in the Territory represented Its members can go home with the consciousness of having served the people of Alaska admirably. It has given the finest example of democ- racy in action that the people of the Territory have ever witnessed The Houses performance illustrates better than anything I have seen i in many a year the fulfillment of it's part in the great assignment to
 which we should all be dedicated o1 making democracy work"