The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-11
ALSO VOTES
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Measure Would AlIot Most of Big Fund 10 Rural
 Buildings
By JIM HUTCHINSON

by JIM klO AO11G0N<Av
 The territorial House re-passed the income tax bill and passed a $2,- 250 ,000 school building appropriation measure last night.
 Unanimous approval was given to the income tax measure. in which some of the loopholes were tighten ed. There was only one vote against the school building fund bill. and it was by supporter iwho wanted to be in position for !; a conference committee appoint- ment in case of deadlock with the l; Senate.
 A million and half dollars was 1 marked for rural schools and $780, 900 for cities. The cities would be irequired to provide matching funds ranging from 10 to 50 cents for !, each territorial dollar By vote of 21-3, the House also adopted a. measure to ban general outdoor advertising from. Alaska highways. The avowed purpose is l"to keep highways scenic" !. All the bills passed were House measures, which now go to the Sen- ate.
 Tightens Tax Moose The principal amendment fin the Income tax bill was designed to tighten the tax moose on personnel of American and foreign ships reg iularly in the Alaska trade. It is Ia counter-move to seamen's suits E filed in federal court In Seattle. 5! The revised measure also provides that wage earners can file tax 'returns and claim refund for overpayment If it is to their ad- vantage. There was no such pro- vision in the original bill. E! Another change provides exemp- tion of military pay of members :of the armed forces stationed on temporary duty in Alaska.
 The tax, as in the original bill. is 10 per cent of persons or 1, firms federal income tax. !; Strengthens Legality ! The only floor comment on the income tax measure last night was by Rep. Clarence Heating, who ex- pounded the Democratic majority's position:
 "A vote for this bill is not an ad- mission there is any doubt about the legality of it's passage at the lspecial session. It is for the pur- pose of amendment and to safe- guard against possible costly and time-consuming legislation The House also passed bill to provide s40,000 for establishing a Wildlife Research unit at the Uni- versity of Alaska, with the expecta- tion of getting federal funds in . grant
 l The House also voted to double aid to dependent children to $50 a month for the first child 16 years or under and to raise from $l5 to s25 the sum for each addi- tional child. The vote was 23-l.
 The highway sign bill. introduced by Rep. Frank Angerman, was for licensing and regulating the busi- ness, but Rep. Stanley McCutcheon amended it to an outright ban in order to keep highways scenic" The vote was 2l-3. The bill was amended to allow businesses along highways to post signs within 2.500 feet of the establishments.
 The House also passed, 14-1O. a bill for licensing children's homes, but amended 1t to exempt exist ing homes unless they desire to icome under the act. The exemp- tion was primarily a concession to Winfield Home.
 The vote on the home licensing hill was scheduled for reconsidera- ton this morning, but it was de- layed to this afternoon on motion of Glen Franklin
 Home Licensing Debate
 Most of yesterday afternoons ses- sion was devoted to the hearing on the home licensing bill which drew opposition from Miss Minnie Field. She testified from the gallery, where she sat with several of the children from Winfield Home about liner. She ended her appeal by bringing the children to their feet, and ultimately the whole gallery and House membership, with reci- l tation of the pledge of allegiance to the flag on the rostrum. Miss Alice Brandebury of the Public Welfare Department outlined the plans under the proposed act.