The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-24
H 0 U s E MEASURES
s1ST DAY, FEB. B Measures IntrOduced)

iJ M. lI, Dy Rtp. MSSutCHcoii, memorializing the President, Con- gress adopt at the present session grss sadopt at the present session legislation providing for the admis- s;cn of Alaska as state of the lnion. To Judiciary. HUM. IS, by Rep. Hope, mem crializing the Highway Engineer and Territorial Board of Road Commissioners, praying that steps be taken to provide for the con- struction of three miles of new road connecting Yakutat with the fishing grounds at Situck River. To Roads Committee.
 H.B. s68, by Rep. Owen. authoriz- ing and directing the governor to execute vouchers for the payment of certain claims arising from searches conducted for the rescue and relief of lost persons, and au- thorizing and directing the Terri torial Treasurer to make payment. ro Ways and Means. HIM. 10, by Committee on Edu- cation, memorializing the Board of Regents of the University of AL aska and the governor, urging that the Board of Regents meet at the earliest possible moment and con- I sider the appointment of new president for the University. To 1, Education Committee i HIM II, by Rep. Gundersen, memorializing the President and others, urging that Congress appro- priate $2,000,000 or authorize alloca- tion of such amount out of funds l already appropriated, to enable sur vey and plans for concrete trestle lconstruction and widening and hard surfacing of Water Street and Ton gass Avenue along the waterfront of the City of Ketchikan. To
 Roads Committee.
 H.R. l. by Rep. McCutcheon, re- ] solving that a vote of appreciation be extended to the members of the House of Representatives of the Oregon State Legislature for Senate Bill 43 tto allow Alaskans to attend schools in Oregon without payment of tuition).
 HR. 2, by Rep. McCutcheon, by request, resolving that the House of Representatives amend existing
 high school graduation require
 ments for the Territory of Alaska. To Education Committee. ! H. B. 69, by Rep. McCutcheon, es- tablishing Bus Transportation
 Commission with powers to control Icommon carrier service by buses in Alaska, including issuance of cer- tificates of convenience and nec-
 essity; making an appropriation of
 S25OO. To Reads Committee.
 Measures Passed) House Committee Substitute for HB. 34, to create Pioneer Home Building Commission and provide
 for increased Home facilities for
 men and Home facilities for women,
 with an appropriation of $200,000.
 Passed 21-O, 3 absent.
 ! H. B. 37, to create Department of Fisheries and Fisheries Board,
 with an appropriation of $250,o00. Passed 22-0, 2 absent.
 HB. 42, to amend the law relat- ing to compulsory school attend ance. Passed 16-5, 3 absent. 1, H.B. 55, to appropriate $900.60 for
 the Department of Labor during the
 current biennium. Passed 22-O, 2
 absent.
 | H.B. 56, to increase teachers and school superintendents' salaries 300 ,dollars year in each of the present
 brackets. Passed 22-0, 2 absent. H. B. 58, to amend the law re- !! lating to Primary elections. Passed 15-7, 2 absent
 HB. 66, to impose a license tax on the owners of sailboats used
 in the commercial fisheries of AL
 aska at the rate of $400 for
 each sailboat. Passed 1894, ab- sent.
 | H.R. l, expressing thanks to the
 Oregon State Legislature for a
 Senate Bill benefiting Alaskan stu
 dents. Passed 21-0, absent.
 SUR. 3, expressing thanks to i Congressman Henry Johnson fer
 his assistance in Alaska's shipping l problem. Passed 21-0, absent. 1 SLIM. 2, urging construction of a iroad from Rampant to Council.
 Passed 200, 4 absent, and held over
 on move for reconsideration by
 Rep. Taylor
 S.B. 3, amending the law relat-
 ing to the practice of nursing and
 registration of nurses. Passed 16-
 ,, absent
 S.B. 5, to enable banks to op-
 crate on fiye-day week. Passed ! l9-2, 3 absent.
 S.B. ', amending the Anti-Dis-
 elimination Act to provide less
 severe penalties.
 S.B. 19, to allow the Board of
 Education to authorize transfer of
 funds from one item to another
 within the Education Fund. Pass