The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-15
(LUBLIQU0R
 LICENSE ACT~.
 APPROVED
Senate Sends Three House Measures 10 Governor
 for His Signature

Four bills moved along out of the Territorial Senate in yesterday afternoons session, while seven other measures moved right ln to more than replace them.
 House Bills Nos. 13, 18 and 26 were passed by the upper chamber and are now ready for the Cover nors pen. Senate Bill No. 20 was likewise passed and sent on it's way through the House.
 House Bill No 13, which appro- priates S9O for the burial of Petro Yabovancian, was the center of some Senate discussion Tuesday when the Territorial Welfare Di- rector was called for questioning; but was approved yesterday by l6 yea" votes. Senator O. D. Coch ran remarked that he still did not like the situation that brought about the bill, but saw no other out but to pass it.
 Senator N R. Walker, who seems not to like the mention of the word divorce" cast the only vote against House Bill No. 18. It provides for reporting to the Territorial Regis trar of Vital Statistics of all di vorce decrees issued by the Dis trict Courts. House Bill No. 26, which empowers the Auditor of Alaska to contract for legislative supplies and printing, carried un- animously Jtt
 Amendments Lost
 An amendment, proposed by the Public Morals Committee. to Senate Bill No 20, was lost, as was still another offered by Senator Don Carlos Brownell. Both the bill and the emergency clause appended to it finally carried without dissent. The measure, authored by Senator Andy Gundersen, makes special provision for fraternal organizations previously holding licenses for dis pensing liquors to be granted dis pensary permits for new locations within the 200-foot excluded zone around schools and churches.
 The committee amendment would have required approval by city councils before such permits could be authorized by the courts. Sen- ator Cochran declared the power to issue liquor licenses has and sould "repose solely in the District Court Senator H. H. McCutcheon argued that it was good idea to require the approval of city councils, if only for moral sup port" The Brownell amendment would have limited the issuance sof such licenses to those fraterFSi groups previously holding theId within the excluded zones.
 Aids Ketchikan Elks
 The bill was introduced because Of peculiar situation with regard to the Ketchikan Elks Club, which is planning to construct new lodge building across the street from its present location. In the clubs behalf. the measure was ex- pedited under suspended rules.
 Measures presented to the Senate yesterday afternoon included one new Senate Joint Memorial and six measures originating in the House and already passed by that body.
 Received from the House were: House Bill No. 16, referred to the Education Committee; House Bill No. 39. referred to Judiciary; House Bill No. 32. referred to Judiciary; House Bill No. B, to Judiciary; Substitute for House Bill No. 3, referred to the Elections Committee, and House Joint Memorial No T which went to the Judiciary Com mittee.
 Seek Road
 Senate Joint Memorial No. T, sponsored jointly by Senators Ed ward D. Coffey and Grenold Col lins, is addressed to the Highway Engineer and the Territorial Board lof Road Commissioners. It urges the expenditure of s10o.0o0 for construction of road connecting