The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-04
PAY BOOST PROVIDED IN
 SENATE BILL
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Senators Lyng and Jones quoted
 -enate rules to show that the chair
 vas correct in referring the Bill 10 the Finance Committee and that nv ether course would require a susccnsion of the rules.
 The chairs ruling was sustained by a 12-4 vote after an appeal by Senator GIcCutcheon.
 The Senate Finance Committee late yesterday apparently sounded the death knell for bill propos- .ns a Pioneer Women's Home and ! SlC0,000 appropriation.
 The committee, headed by Sen. John G. Butrovich, Jr., Republican,
 aid i. couldn't recommend pas sage "in view Of the Territory's hudgetary requirements and until definite need is shown"
 4 similar bill with double its appropriation and a proviso for a Fai,bansg home also, was intro cucsd in the House this week.
 RETIREMENT SYSTEM
 The 24-page bill to create a re- tirement system for Territorial and otter public employees in Alaska was read in the Senate this morning and the senators heard a statement sy Attorney General Ralph Rivers on the measure and were to hear other statements during the after noon.
 The Bill, introduced by Senator Anita Garnick, is patterned after uniform state system, the Attorney General told the Senate, and pro- yides for a straight retirement sys- tenn without disability or other such payments which are included in some state acts.
 The system would be compulsory for Territorial employees, who would contribute five percent of their sal aries or wages. Employees who re- tire after 25 years of service could draw uD to $50 a month, the At tornsy General said.
 Employees leaving the system would be refunded 1Co percent of the amount Of their contri utions.
 NOT FOR TEACHERS
 The system will not apply to the teachers in the Alaska school system as they come under the Teachers Retirement Systsm established somo years ago.
 Municipalities could come under the system by vote of the people and their employees would then ooneributs five percent Of wages and the municipality would c9n- tribute an amount not to exceed i've percent of payrolls.
 Attorney General Rivers estimet- d that about BIO Territorial enl- 3loyees would come under the sys- ,em at once. The employers share 1f the fund would be paid partly from Federal matching funds. he said, and cost to the Territorial will probably not exceed s50,000 a year.
 Rivers, who said he regards him. elf as the sponsor of the bill, point d out in answer to a question that he effect of the measure is to estab- ish not only a retirement system ut to compel savings by Territorial employees because they would re- .eive full refunds of contributions. i
 PROTEST PROPERTY TAX
 Communications from c. A. Haley nd the Edgecumbe Exploration Co, addressed to Senator Anita Garnick were read in the Senate this morn ng. Both letters protested passa5e 'l the General Property Tax Bill ecause of it's possible effect upon ninng in the Territory.
 It is difficult to interest outside apital in mining property in Alas i, "a at the present time, the letter tated, and the tax burden would be { neither barrier.
 This tax $ more deadly than he sales tax in it's probable effect iEon the Territory one of the let CTS asserted. The action of the egislators in increasing their own diaries did not endear them to the axpayers,' it continued, and sug-