The Daily Alaska empire., 1946-03-13
RED ARMY FORCES MOVING INTO IRAN

lS d D1OtCCOAOAA bO excesses of the majority.
 Majority Opinion
 Opponents of the amendment based their stand on statements that joint action by the full as- sembly gives better expression of majority opinion; that representa- tion of the basis of population is a fundamental of our republican form of government.
 Lyng stated that, if the proposed amendment were changed to pro- vide for confirmation by the Sem ate only, he would go along with it. Vote on the amendment showed Senators Brownell, Gordon, Lyng, McCutcheon and Nerland on the negative side.
 After decision on that issue, Sen ator Brownell took the floor to of fer a general amendment which would strike from the bill all re- ference to the manner of raising revenue to finance the Veterans Fund. The amendment was second- ed by McCutcheon. Lyng then ex- pressed his sympathy with the pur- pose but suggested that the amend ment was premature; whereupon it was withdrawn for the time.
 Commissioners Salary
 Next vote was taken on the mat ter of salary of the Veterans Loan Commissioner Senator Leo Rogge proposed an amendment to change the top of $8,0O0 provided in the bill to $5,600, to make it conform with salaries of other Territorial officials. It was pointed out in ob- jection that the Commissioner will have administration of vast fund and that anyway, the Commissioner of Health now draws more than $8,O00. The amendment was defeat ed just before recess to l:30 o'clock this afternoon.
 One other committee report was heard this morning. The Finance Committee gave do pass with amendment" to S.B. 3. The recom- mended amendment would decrease the appropriation to pay expenses of land registration to S20,000.
 Committee oJ the Whole
 Three witnesses, two of them World War II veterans. were heard as the Senate concluded it's Com mittee of the Whole hearings or the Walker Veterans Bill yesterday ernoon-hearings that have prov ed among the most constructive 1T legislative annals.
 Practically without exception, tht returned servicemen who appeared to testify regarding the proposed bill, sought not to fling mud at il or tear it to minute sheds. Instead the apparent aim of all was to de- velop the bill before the body into the best possible bill that has yet been arrived at anywhere with Alas. kas peculiar problems cared for
 First witness yesterday afternoon was E. K. Guerin, local photo grapher vet, speaking for hin1seli as veteran and business man. He developed ten principal points from his review of the bill.
 P,incspui rofnts 1. That members of the Bcarc should te confirmed before taking over their office.
 2. The rate of interest on thf loans should be set out in the bil not left to administrative discre- tion.
 3. Loans limits must. to prove any real help, remain as liberal a set out in the bill as introduced 4. Bonus provision is only fair fol those not needing loans and should remain in the bill.
 5. The witness has no specific objection to the one percent gross sales tax; an income tax, though likely more fair, would not be any good immediately
 Loan Applications 6. There should be time ane number limits on loan applications lit is unnecessary to provide mean. for a veteran to borrow repeatedl, "a veteran is not entitled to tha' privilege. What he is entitled tt ! is a chance to get to where ht might well have been had he no been called upon to give three ol four years of his life to his coun' try's service.
 '. The $250,0O0 initial appropria- tion provided is not sufficient; III teen days after the bill is effec- tive will likely see applications to- taling in excess of that. On this point, Guerin gave Sen otor Allen Shattuck his own opin' ion that 90 percent of all loan made to veterans under the bil will be called for within the flrs | two years after the measure zoe into effect.
 Residence Requirement i 8. The residence requirement. fo eligibility in the bill needs revision and clarification: as it stands, youth who went to the States t learn to fly, and later, perhar joined the RAF, would be barred Guerin had no exact remedy t