The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-05
SENATE WRITES NEW PENALTIES
 IN LIQUOR LAW
Walker Strdtdgem Bounles Lone Bill Takes Route
 to Conference

Senate found time for other mea- sules before taking up that bill.
 One very important measure passed, l4-2. was s, B. TO, which is similar in purpose to s. B. 45 which was killed last week. No. | 70 provides additional intermed- fate penalties for bar operators who violate liquor laws. It's pur- pose is to improve enforcement by easing the task of getting convic- tions. It is argued that the severe first offense penalty now provided. in revocation of license and for feiture of S2,500 bonds, deters jur- ies from bringing in guilty yer diets.
 s. B. 70, by Munz. calls for the licensees business to be closed down for 45-day period as the i penalty for first violation, 90 days for second and for third offense sets three-barreled pen alty of forfeiture of bond. can cellation of license and abatement of the premises for one year. Senator O. D. Cochran, who had | strongly assailed s. B. 45, stated that he had yielded to the views '; of those who believe more effec- tive enforcement of the liquor laws can be cured by providing pro- gressively severe penalties-though he has not at all changed his views upon the evil of the liquor traffic. He said he was greatly :, influenced by statements that Judge Anthony Dimond was in accord with what s. B. TO seeks tc do
 Author Munz stated that he really believes the amendments provided in his hill will help 6 now unavoidable law. Senator E B. Collins carried his opposition ] to S. B. 45 over to s. B. TO- He maintained that failure to secure , convictions under the present statute indicates dereliction by en- forcing and prosecuting officers not a need for lighter penalties He and Senator Joe Green cast f, the only no votes.
 Senator N. w. Walker after two {, highly successful uses of the re- consideration stratagem. was toss ed for a complete loss in a like maneuver on his s. B. GA. That measure, designed to allow a trainee of the Coast Guards In- stitute of Pharmacy to practice that vocation in Alaska without first taking an examination, was first amended to require examina- ton. Walker succeeded in get { ting the amendment rescinded, but the bill was then overwhelmingly voted down Walker voted with the nays, then gave notice of reconsideration. But the Senate !; voted to reconsider immediately ,and Walker had only Senate. Green on his side at the finish
 During discussion, H. R. Van- derLeest, Chairman of the Pharm- acy Board. was called upon. He strongly opposed the bill, which he indicated Walker had framed because the Board had turned down his pharmacist candidate.
 Walker made one of his most eloquent pleas for the bill, ex- tolling the standards of the Coasi Guard Institute of Pharmacy anc the advantages its students have through access to drugs developed during the war and not generally available until very recently. Btu all his oratory was fruitless.
 During the morning session yes terday the Senate voted refusa to concur in House amendment! to Senate Bill IT, almost surel, routing that measure toward { conference committee and likel, stalemate. The bill. as passed by the Senate, would have moved tho Governor off the Board of Admin istration and put the Commission CT of Labor on in his stead, witt the Attorney General taking ovel as Chairman
 The House amended the Gov ernor back on, and made room for the Commissioner of Labor b,
 scratching the Commissioner O Education; as is provided by { House bill now resting in a Sen ate pigeon hole. That was alst the form of a bill passed by thu Senate two years ago and killeS by the House after a most un'
 usual overnight switch of l votes
 It is considered likely tha neither chamber will give al inch" on the present bill and n, ground for compromise has ye