The Daily Alaska empire., 1947-03-08
MINORITY BILL TO APPROPRIATE
 TEN MILLIONS

bill for S10.347. IA to operate the Territory during the next biennium, and a bill to foster and protect the economic well-being of the Territory by improving labor relations in con- nection with water transportation between Alaska and continental United States" were the main items in a long list of bills and memorials introduced in the House of Repre- sentatives yesterday afternoon. the last day on which bills could be introduced without a suspension of the rules
 The appropriation bill, by Reps. McCutcheon and Huntley, cuts $627 ,786 from the approved estimates of S10,974, ,930 submitted by the Board of Budget. Some departments are increased and others are cut. but in general the bill follows pretty closely the Budget Boards estimates. The bill was referred to the Ways and Means Committee, headed by Rep L. F Joy, which has been working on its own appropriation bill.
 Labor Regulation
 H. B. no, introduced by Rep. Vukovich by request, sets forth the following purposes;
 | To require maximum employ ment of the citizens and prompt and efficient loading and discharge of passengers and cargo at docks in Alaska and the payment of fair and reasonable wages for such services.
 9 To encourage the settlement of disputes between labor and manage ment by collective bargaining and by conciliation, mediation and vol untary arbitration rather than by compulsive methods such as strikes and lockoutS.
 Employers would be required to give employment to bona fide union members in ship and dock work. In the event the union was unable to furnish sufficient members to con- tinue the work on a 24-hour basis, however he could hire non-union men, first going through the union and the various employment offices, then in the open market.
 The proposed Act would make it unlawful to make or carry out any contract to limit the hours of work to a specified portion of the day or night.
 Outlaws Strikes
 The bill would also make it un- lawful to counsel, command. insti- gate, induce, procure, or conspire with any person to engage in or assist any lockout, strike, showdown, or other concerted action to limit, restrict, interfere with or interrupt water transportation"
 By a APO vote yesterday, the House refused to recede from amend ments it had made in Senate Bill 28 relating to the office of Attorney General Reps Robert Hoopes, c. D. Anderson and M Johnson were named members of conference committee with free conference powers to reach an agreement with a like committee from the Senate.
 The memorial asking that Senator Walker be named Governor of AL aska was slightly amended and the request was changed to take place at the expiration of the term of the present Governor instead of inn mediately.
 Liquor Bill Untabled
 H. B. 51, which would set up a Board of Liquor Control, was finally lifted from the table by l3-11 vote and is to be specifically amended" The Senate bill to increase the motor fuel tax to two cents gallon was passed by the House without change after attempts to exclude commercial fishermen from the ad- ditional one cent, to raise the tax to three and a half cents, had been defeated
 After voting several times on whether or not to hold night ses- sion, the House adjourned until 10 o'clock this morning.