The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-27

 Bill Passes Both Houses
Senate ConCurs to House Changes in Green
 ShattuCk Measure

All dueQldtt WOThiutll SOliipcll- sation Law for Alaska this morn ing became a fact as far as the Territorial Legislature is concern ed, upon Senate concurrence to House amendments to Senate Bill l, the Green -Shattuck Bill
 One of the big three" bills of this special session and the first labor measure to obtain passage by both houses, the Bill as enacted, requires compulsory protection for his workers by an employer of more than two persons. The House de- ieted the exemption of employees tor 45 days or less.
 An employer must either show his own financial ability to pay medical expenses and disability claims for employees injured at their occupations or must obtain coverage for them in a private in- surance company. Another House deletion agreed to by the Senate was limit of insurance company responsibility for transportation of injured workers to $50, any addi- tional transportation cost to be borne by the employer. As the bill now stands, insurance must cover all transportation to the nearest point where adequate medical facil- ities are available.
 Disability Allowances
 The disability allowances are the same as under Alaska's present vol- untary participation industrial in- Jury compensation law. Excluded employees are domestic, agricul- tural, dairy and railroad workers. The Senate vote today was unan- imous when Senator Joe Green moved for concurrence in the House amendments to his bill. Not so receptive, however, was the Senate to the lone House amendment to S.B. 28, the bill setting additional levies on packed salmon and fish traps. By 13 to vote, the top drawer" refused to accept the Houses added proyi- sion that proceeds of the tax be devoted entirely to a $3,500, ,000 Vet erans Revolving Fund until that amount is reached. Since the new fish tax is effective only this year, that amendment would mean that f the entire revenues received under the bill would become just drop in the bucket" for the Veterans fund.
 Senator Allen Shattuck stated 1 the Senate view when he declared that revenues raised by this mea- sure are needed for other Territor- ial purposes, such as the quarter million dollar health appropriation already a law of this season.
 Sent back to the House with a request that the lower body recede, S.B. 28, now is the second measure this meeting destined to go to con- ference. No report has yet been re- ceiyed from the Free Conference committee on the veterans bill.
 A third message received from the House asked joint session. For similar reason he ruled out a Brownell motion to hold the joint session.
 Several other communications were received by the Senate today ]: One, from the Sitka Moose Lodge, endorsing salary increases for tea chers; another from Highway Com missioner w. Leonard Smith stat ing that erection of public house at Serpentine Springs near Nome was entirely Highway Depart ment action, not paid for by Alaska Territorial Guard funds; third was a letter from Ketchikan chiropodist K. L. Sanders setting out reasons why passage of both the Basic Science and -Allopathic Heal- l HE ldWS, IlOt Oilc WAtiiOuC tAiC OtiiSA is necessary.
 Bills coming out of Senate Com mittees this morning were. SLIM. 6, do pass from Fisheries; H.B. 62 and 65, without recommen- dation from Fisheries. to Finance; H.B. 27, do pass from Education, to Finance; H.B. 42, HB. Al and SLIM. 5, do pass from Transporta- tion; HUM. 3, do pass from Ju- dietary; HB. 31, do pass from Elections; H.B. 43, do pass from Finance. Senate Memorial l, asking immediate removal of Gov. Ernest Gruening, was placed at the top of the Senate's calendar by the Rules Committee.
 Recess was taken until 3 o'clock this afternoon.