The Daily Alaska empire., 1945-02-19

before demanding further action on the bill.
 Robertson took the bill page by page and pointed out what he said were defects in it, especially those as would affect an employer. He pointed out that the compensation act did not affect fishermen, unless actually engaged in work on shore Men employed on boats come un- der their own compensation laws as pertaining to deck hands, etc. he said, and could not be included in this act" He said that he had d list of 58 amendment he though were needed in the bill. He reiterat- ed the Attorney Generals opinion that the bill in it's present form would not stand up in court, and added that he had had some ex- perience in Workmen's Compensa- tiorl claims and suits in his prac- tice of law.
 Following Robertsonis appear ance, Krause's motion to refer the bill back to the laoor committee for correction was put through. r Hot Action Again
 The Workmen's Compsnsation bill disposed of for the time being, House members had just relaxed back in their seats for further routine busi- ness when the witches brew of tenn pers again boiled over. University of Alaska was the one scalded this time
 House Bill No. 43, providing for the creation of Territorial Depart ment of Agriculture was brought out on the floor. Authors are farm CT representatives Huntley and Pol lard of the Palmer area and Barger strawberry king" from Fairbanks, It also provides for a Commission cf Agriculture, to be appointed by the Governor and gives the Com missioner power to employ such deputies and clerical help as are necessary A committee recon- mendatior that the Commissioners salary be raised from $4800 to 5000 per year was passed with unanimous consent, but following the reading of Section 1, Mrs. Alaska Linck, rep resentative from Fairbanks, offered an amendment asking that the De- partment of Agriculture be put un- der the supervision and control of the director of the University of Alaska.
 i Badger Talks Out Representative Badger took the floor. He said he was definitely op- posed to giving the Department of Aorior]ti,re to the University and warned that he was going to tell at some length why. He cited in- stances, in his own experience, in which he said the University had dispensed erroneous information to farmers. or had given none at all. He went on to relate acres of plots planted by the University in ex- perimenting with grains and garden truck which farmers had found years before would not grow in Alaska. Now most of these plots are abaiidoned and grown over with weeds he said. He accused Mrs. Linck of having University eom- plex.7 ] Huntley and Pollard and Mrs. Gross backed up Bareer's state ments. Huntley said people in his area were dissatisfied with work done at the Palmer experimental station, and Pollard expressed the opinion that the Territorial Depart ment of Agriculture should be ad- flninistered t1y one man who could give His full time and efforts to it. Mrs. Lihck said her reason in put ting it under the University was to avoid the creation of another bureau.
 Discussion concluded with furth- CT argument being held ever until rext Wednesday at l:3o D. m. when Dr.. Bunnell, President of the Uni CDECr TzVNC IN DI