The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-04-03


 amendment at the opening of tht afternoon meeting At that timt lit failed to sustain a two-third, vote for advancement; which seem ed to spell defeat. Howt-er, Sen ator Joe Green conducted con- certed campaign to revive the measure. Ruled out of oruer on a repeat request for suspension of the rules, Green accused his col leagues of being afraid" to vote or the bill. Finally a McCutcheon stratgem brought the bill back or the floor to gain passage by an II to 5 majority.
 Other Measures
 Other measures passed in the af- ternoon meeting were:
 H.B. 54, which survived an in- definite postponement attempt tc carry to 2. The bill authorizes Territorial Assay Offices to assay Alaska-originating ores, free-of- charge, for nonresident prospect orS.
 H.B. 53, providing for potato grading rules; passed 10 to 5. H.B. 55, setting criminal and civ il penalties for law enforcement of- ficers not bringing arrested persons before magistrate within 24 hours for refusing visits to prisoners. by attorneys or relatives. Carried un- animously.
 HE. 56, changing the law regard ing inheritance of real property providing that widows receive one half. Passed IA to 3.
 H.B. l6, revamping the procedure for admission to the practice oi law. This bill also was the point ,of some discussion. It was ad- vanced at the request of Senator 10. D. Cochran after having beer received by the Senate only the same afternoon.
 Called to explain the bill, Attor- ney General Ralph J. Rivers stated its main purpose is to avoid pen alizing World War II veterans be- lcause of time absent from law prac- ltice while in service. The bill also rewrites the entire procedure for bar examinations and admittances It also stiffens the requirement for applicants seeking to qualify by reading" law in offices of attor- neys rather than attending law schools.
 Ripers Explains
 Rivers further explained that it had not been intended to have to rush the bill through during the last moments. He had, he said given it to Stanley McCutcheon tc introduce in the House during the first week of the session, Because the bill might make it easier for two or three more attorneys whc are veterans to start in practice in Anchorage, Rivers continued, Mo- Cutcheon had sat on' the bill ifl House committee, then finally suc- ceeded in tabling it. Because he does not approve of such tactics" Rivers -5said, he had at the lasi gone to other attorneys in the House. with the result that the bill had been jerked from the table and passed along to the Senate.
 Final vote on passage of HB. lG in the Senate was IA to 2. Whaley and Rogge in the negative. Senator Frank Whaley stated he considered the measure too complicated to be passed without more study.
 Senator Cochran again brought up the matter of the two guberna- torial appointments not confirm ed by the Senate: Mrs. Louise Weaver Miller to the Alaska lIous- ing Authority and M. P. Mul.ancy as Tax Commissioner. On his mo- tion, communication was dispatch ed to ask the Governor to submit two more names for ratification No reply was ever received.
 One other Senate action last night was concurrence in House amendments to Senate Bill No 30 passed Tuesday morning. The amendments put a penalty clause into the law regarding registration of motor vehicles.
 Indefinitely postponed by the Senate was House Bill 42, by a 9 to vote. The bill was intended to increase penalties for using an automobile without the permission of the owner but without intent to steal. The revision would have in- creased the penalty to $l,000 fine or one year in jail-which Senator Cochran termed vicious
 Shattuck agreed, stating that most often owners are at fault in such cases for leaving their cars unlock ed-and, anyway. there's insurance laugh from floor and galleries).
 Even on their motion to adjourn sine die, the Senators were unable completely to agree. The motion, made by Senator Leo Rogge and seconded by Grenold Collins. was