The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-03
NO CHANGE IN
 TIE VOTE ON ADB REpEALER
Reconsideration Argued Holly in House but Fails
 to Revive Bill

Before taking the final vote on the bill to abolish the Alaska De- velopment Board-a vote which did not change the bill from it's Friday status: dead as dishrag -- the House argued loudly and long Saturday morning. The discus sion did not concern the till it. self, or the merits or faults of the Development Board. but merely whether Rep. Hoopes should be extended the courtesy of recon sideration of his vote. A motion by Rep Hoopes for a reconsideration of the question brought a request from Speaker Oscar Gill for an opinion from tie Committee on Rules as to whether or not the motion re- quired vote
 Following a short recess, the Rules Committee returned with the recommendation that the mo- tion to reconsider must be voted upon, and further recommend [ that the House extend the court esy to the mover The report was signed by Chairman Dewey Anderson. Mrs. Engstrom, William Egan and Maurice Johnson; Frank Johnson and McCutcheon not concurring.
 Voted Down Rep McCutcheon asked for a division of the question on the two parts of the committee re- port, but was ruled out of order by Speaker Gill. The House split evenly. i2-l2, on the question, de- nying the reconsideration Rep Hoopes said that in the past such motions had usually ce eried by large majorities both a. u eoarssasy 70 the persoh nov ing for reconsideration and because such a motion is protection for the minority group.
 Mrs. Engstrom said that she be-
 lieves the minority group in the House should have the right to a reconsideration and for that req son concurred in the Rules Com mittee report. On the other hand, she said, she had used her woman's privilege of inconsistency and vot- ed against reconsideration because she felt that the Alaska Develop ment Board was more important than minority rights in this in stance.
 Blasts At Gallery
 On a motion by Rep. Egan, seconded by Rep. James Nolan, the House voted l3 to Il to rescind it's previous action, with Nolan voting on the prevailing side.
 T didn't realize that what is usually merely a matter of court esy would raise such controver- sy," Rep. Hoopes told the mem bers
 There is no use of my saying anything more about the bill" he continued. T was not able to get more votes in support of the bill.
 ! Mrs. Hermann said on the radio last night that two doubtful votes had been taken into camp
 They were"
 . Rep Hoopes then launched an attack on lobbyists and galleryites who are on the public payroll.
 There has been lot of lobby ing against this bill around the halls, and in meetings of various organizations, and a good many i of those lobbyists are Federal or Territorial employees, he said. Tn fact, our own House boilerroom is one of the biggest Hobbies around here.
 And the people of Juneau, the taxpayers, have had to stand in | the halls because this House gall lery is filled with Federal and Territorial employees from the of- fees in this building. It's no wonder our officials have to ask for bigger appropriations for cleri- cal help. Most of the help they have got sits down here in the gallery for 60 days"
 The final vote on s. B. was draw, l2-l2, with no change in the title, which remains with the flask Development Board. How much that title will be worth re- mains to be seen when the ap- propriation bill comes in.