The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-01-24
Rogge(on'es
 Up With Two
 Bills Today
Senate Continues Smooth. Fast Pace Set al
 Opening

Senator Leo w. Rogge started two bills going through the machinery that turns out laws today, in the brief morning session of the Terri torial Senate:
 Senate Bill No. 5-Relating to the Primary Election Laws Of the Terri tory, would require incumbent elect i've officers to file for reelection on or before the first day of January preceding the primaries Cor one month before the regular filing deadline) The bill also provides that all candidates may file with the Clerk of the Court for the Di- vision in which the candidate re- sides; that such filings then De transmitted to the office of the Auditor of Alaska and that the Auditor shall then be required to give notice of all filings to Clerks of the Court in all Divisions.
 Senate Bill No. 6-To amend the law relating to the sale of intoxl- eating liquors in the Territory to provide persons residing within ln- corporated cities shall not be quail fled to sign petitions for the location of louor licenses in areas not part of city. This bill, Sen. Rogge, it's author, stated, will prevent the controlling of licenses outside or towns by interested parties within the cities.
 One bill was today reported out of committee and placed on the reg ular calendar for second reading at tomorrows session of the Upper Chamber. Senator Joe Greens com- mittee on Elections, Election Laws, Per Diem and Mileage, gave its approval to Senate Bill No. l, by Senator Norman R. Walker, chang ing the legal voting age in the Ter ritory to i8 years Senator H. H. McCutcheon did not. concur in the action of his fellow committee mem bers.
 Senator Greens committee con- tinued the speedy pace it had set for handling of business before 1t by presenting it's approval of the reg ular mileage table and schedule TOT -imbursing members of the Leg islature for expenses incurred for travelling to Juneau for the session and returning to their homes. There was no dissent to this committee action. l @ Senator Andrew Nerland reported for his committee action that had teen taken to determine means of transportation for the biennial visit of members of the Legislature to the Pioneers Home at Sitka. The first week end in February appears the likely time to be set for the trip.
 A question raised by Sen. Green brought discussion of action to be taken regarding payment Of legls- lative help. Senator O. D. Cochran, whose committee on Judiciary and Federal Relations has charge of the matter, reported that joint reso- lution is now in preparation. He emphasized the point that basic rates of pay for such help are set by Federal Statute.
 President Edward D. Coffey an- nounced to the Senate that Senator Don Carlos Brownell is passenger aboard the steamer Aleutian. Com mittee meetings announced were: Taxation Committee-Immediate- 1 ly following today's session. Rules Committee-ThiS afternoon at o'clock.
 The Senate and House Commit- tees named for the purpose were stated to have been unable to meet with Gov. Ernest Gruening to go through the formalities of setting a time for the Joint Session to hear the Governors message. The Sen- ate then adjourned until tomorrow at II o'clock a. m.