The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-10
Senate Deadlock Recalls
 Ten Days of Diseord and
 45 Tie Roll Calls in 1917

the vote evenly divided, four for Aldrich, four for Hubbard, after which the vote shifted to two each for Heckman and Hubbard, four for Aldrich on two roll calls, then to four for Aldrich, three for Heck man. one for Hubbard.
 Ring Rule Charged
 By the fourth day some of the Senators were in mood for battle, charges of ring rule" were hurled against the Wickersham faction and Dan Sutherland and Charles Sulzer engaged in some hot verbal alterations.
 Severai O. the men-1ers intro duced resolutions naming candi- dates for the presidency and for the other Senate offices, but all of these resolutions were voted down, four to four.
 On the second day, Senator Heckman had announced that the rules of the Second Session would be in force until such time as the Rules Committee could be appoint ed. On the fourth day, however, resolution to adopt the rules of the previous session was voted down, whereupon Senator Hubbard wanted to know whether the Sen ate was operating under any rules and suggested that all the mem bers run a footrace to settle the issue of the presidency.
 The Senate's inability to organ ize also delayed the delivery of the message of Governor J. F. A. Strong, which had been scheduled for the third or fourth day of the session. It's delivery was postponed until the eighth day when, with the Senate still unorganized. he de- livered it to the House and sent copies of the text to the Senators.
 Words Exchanged
 The Sutherland-Sulzer battle oi words flared up once more on the fifth day when Sulzer accused Sutherland of being a bad loser and wanting to continue the fight indefinitely.
 q would like to ask the Sena- tor" Sutherland said, what he thinks I have lost
 q think you have lost your com posure,v Sulzer replied.
 Both factions denied that they were responsible for holding up the organization of the Senate and so badly were they split that on several occasions they were unable even to adjourn until after several votes had been taken on the ques- ton.
 Other resolutions were introduced and voted down, including one that proposed to place eight cards III a hat with the word President written on one of them. The Sen ators were, under this resolution to draw the cards and the one pick ing the marked card would have the privilege of naming the Per manent President.
 Resolution Adopted
 It was not until the tenth day of the session, March IA, that a resolution was adopted to end the deadlock, Senator John Sundback voting with Heckman, Sutherland Gaustad and Hubbard for the adoption of the resolution.
 The resolution named Hubbard of Valdez, member of the Wicker sham faction, as Permanent Presi- dent; w. M. Eddy, Republican, a: secretary; Joseph Baxter, Democrat as Sergeant-at-Arms, and John 5 Hecky, Wickershamite, as messeng. CT.
 On that same day the newspaper carried the story of the sinking of the American liner Algonquin b. a German torpedo and announced wilson will arm U. s. vessels
 Governors Message Having finally organized, tn Senate received the message of tn , Governor in written form.
 Governor Strong told the Legis lature that there was no need flo