The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-17
v0TEkSALS0 TO EXPRESS
 TAX CHOICE
Referendum on Territorial WhoIesaling of Liquor
 Is Voted Down
By BOB DeARMoND

By BOB DeARMOND
 Alaska voters win express their opinion. in the next General Elec- tion, on the matter of bonding the Territory for $20,000,000 for the construction of schools and other purposes if the Senate and House can reach some accord on separate bills they have passed.
 In addition, the voters will be given chance to express prefer ence for an increase in the income tax. increase in the property tax or for a sales tax as a means of paying off the proposed bonded in- debtedness.
 The latter feature was amended into the Senate bill by Senator Will liam Munz this morning on his third attempt The same amendment was rejected when the bill was in sec- ond reading and rejected once more this morning.
 Voters who favor the bond issue will be asked to vote upon the tax question also.
 Senator Lyng, who had previous ly expressed himself as opposed to the bill, spoke in favor of it after the adoption of the tax referendum section.
 This places an entirely differ ent complexion on the matter" he said. People will clearly understand that the bonds must te paid for. as we'll as the interest on them" Il Senator John Butrovich also 5 changed his point of view after the adoption of the amendment. COLLINS OPPOSED Senator Collins, however, opposed tonded indebtedness for the Ter ritory on any terms. We have al- most taxed business out of existence now,' he said and complained that this is just shoe on the other foot" after the adoption of the Munz amendment.
 Another referendum measure--on the question of placing the Terri tory in the wholesale liquor busi- ness-was killed by the Senate on 7-9 vote.
 Senator Lyng led the attack on the bill, quoting blanks II and IS in the Territorial Democratic platform to the effect that the party opposes the entrance into competition with any private enterprise and specifi. cally into either the wholesale or retail liquor business.
 MEMBERS WERE PRESENT Senators Rivers. 'Peratrovich. Me- Cutcheon and Mackenzie, all mem- bers of this body, were delegates to that convention and the platform was adopted unanimously Sena- tor Lyng said.
 "The platform doesn't contain any plank inhibiting the holding of this or any other referendum of the peo- ple." Senator McCutcheon retorted.
 Voting against the liquor reter- endum measure were Senators Barr, Butrovich, Collins, Dawes, Garnick, Jones, Lyng, Munz and Nerland.
 Senate Bill 62 boosting the rates of compensation for death or injury under the Alaska Workmens Com pensation Act, met speedy death this morning when it came up for third reading. Without any prelimi- nary argument Senator Butrovich moved to table the bill and the mo- ton carried hy vote of l0-6.
 Numerous telegrams had been re- ceiyed by the Senate from logging companies and other industrial and business firms protesting passage of the bill.
 NON OATH
 A new Senate bill, by Senator Munz, was introduced this morning under suspension of the rules.
 The bill would add the following wording to the oath to be taken by an officer of the Territory and would also require all employees of the Territory to take the oath:
 T do solemnly swear tor affirm that am not member of the Com munist Party or affiliated with such party, that do not believe in. am not member of nor do support any organization that believes in or teaches. the overthrow of the United States Government by force or ty any illegal or unconstitution- al method'
 With long calendar before 1t, on which are the wages and hours bill and the raw fish tax bill. the