The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-02-15

left him no alternative but to pass the claims. He listed four payments to which he had objected. First was for ADB funds used by the Com mission of Agriculture to travel to Washington, D. c. Others were to the U. S. Forest Service, the Fish and Wildlife Service and the Alaska Native Service Boyles opinion was that the appropriations must be used as the Legislature has seen fit to allocate them.
 Sundborg, during his appearance, had questioned figures obtained from the Auditors office regarding AIDE expenditures. Greatest dis crepancy between those figures and Sundborg'S own records was approx imately s4,000 in, salary to the Gen. eral Manager, The figures obtain ed from the Auditor had shown $17000 paid cut. Sundborg claimed the correct figure neighbored on $13,000, including his own salary at S12.000 per year.
 Boyle declared that, though he had not prepared the report re- ferred to, he has sufficient con- fidence that the figures are correct to be willing to sign it.
 p-c,~cr Matter?
 Senator Victor C. Rivers asked if Boyle considered it proper to bring the matter before the Legislature, rather than testing it in the courts. Boyle answered that he believes the Legislature is entitled to a report on how every dollar of money is spent.
 He replied affirmatively when Rivers asked if it was his inten- ton to "impugn the decision of the Board of Appeals" He admitted to Senator Gunnard Engebreth that he also had voucher trouble with oth- CT departments, but added that he had not nearly so many difficult ies with other departments as with the Development Board.
 With Boyle excused, Senator Walker asserted that he had been under a misapprehension" when he concurred in the do pass" com mittee report and pleaded the right to change his mind when he found he had been mistaken. He also called attention to his new bill to alter the complement of the ADB, asserting it would make better board
 Plato To Rescue
 In his remarks, Walker for once fumbled for an apt quotation and Senator Don Carlos Brownell evok- ed a laugh by coming to his aid with one from Plato.
 However, it was Senator Charles D. Jones who really brought down the house, when he inveighed against pressure" that has been put upon the Senate over the ADB issue T was elected because the people of the Second Division though I would use my own mind and I came down here determined to use it." he asserted. This body has teen flooded with telegrams from Hyder to Point Barrow he continued. T resent it with every atom of my being, this Icing pres {, sured by telegrams. I want to let i everybody in this Territory know I don't like itl"
 Motion Defeated
 Following Jones outburst, the roll ] was called on tabling the bill and Walkers motion was defeated. Sem | ator Coffey then asked suspension 1 of the rules to move the bill into | third reading There was no ob- !! jection
 Fourth Division Senator E. B. Collins opened the debate on pas !. sage. Forming the ADB an un- essential agency, he favored passage | of S. B. and abolition of the Roard temporarily strictly | from an economical standpoint"
 Senator William Munz cited that i he had been elected by the votes of l 1,154 Second Divisioners, yet had received a request from just one | of his constituents to have the | Board continued; statement that forecast the solid vote against the  Board from that division.
 Pros and cons were heard from most of the members, but it was l Senator Coffey who carried high 1 the banner in support Of his nill. Coffey wrapped up practically all arguments against continuing the! ADB in neat package as he made the concluding speech.
 Was Convinced of Need
 Two years ago, he related, T was convinced of the need for such i a board I did all I could for i the bill'' that created it. Now, he continued, Tn my mind I am sure the Boards powers have been abus- ed which is reason enough | for tearing it down" He referred | to other circumstances where abuses l had been uncovered and appropri- ! ate legislative action taken.
 Coffey then took issue with the claims made by the ADB Manager new industries created. He { declared that he believes Regional