The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-24
DEPARTMENT OF FF|5HERIE5
 BILL PASSES
House Also Approves Siika Home Bill al Night
 Session
By JIM HUTCHESO.l

By JIM HUTCHINSON
 A bill to establish a Territorial Department of Fisheries with broad regulatory bowers passed the Terri torial House with unanimous vote last night.
 '. carries a $250,000 appropriation ena provision for a $l2,000 a year director to be selected by four board members named by the gov- ernor. The director would sit as a voting member of the board.
 The department would work with Federal agencies but in the event of statehood would assume powers now exercised by the Fish and Wildlife Service.
 The House, passed, 19-2, bill to establish Pioneers Home Con- mission and provide home for ag- ed or incapacitated women at Sit- ka It carries $200,000 appropria- tion
 The House also passed three Sen- ate bills CD tightening the law for registration of professional nurses, (2) permitting banks to institute a five-day week, and t3) eliminat- ing an ti-discrimination law pro- vision that each day discrimina- tory sign remains posted by hotel or cafe would constitute a separate punishable offense.
 A unanimous vote carried Sen. Ed Anderson's memorial to Feder- al authorities and the Alaska Road Commission for action next sum- mer toward building a 700-mile Rampant to- Council roau between Fairbanks and Nome.
 Closs-Party Voting
 Earlier the House voted 15-7 to eliminate cross-party voting from the primary ballot.
 It also passed unanimously and without debate a bill to raise by $500 the salary range for teachers and superintendents and passed for second time bill providing a heavy tax on fishing sailboats ill an effort to bring pressure on Fed eral authorities to allow power boats in Bristol Bay. The vote was 18-4.
 Praise For Jackson A unanimous resolution wa s adopted by the House last night praising Rep. Henry Jackson of Washington for supporting Alaska interests in Congress, citing partic- ularly his efforts on behalf of AL aska shipping It previously pass ed the Senate unanimously.
 A second unanimous resolution thanked the Oregon House for its consideration of bill to relieve Alaskans of nonresident tuition in Oregon colleges. The resolution also thanked Sen. Richard Neuberger, spcnor of the measure. ; The resolution was whipped through three readings in five min- utes after the House was told the Governor had received letter from Neuberger that Alaska legis- latiye action on behalf of the mea- sure was desirable.
 U Alaska Appointment
 The House Education Committee introduced a memorial asking the Territorial Legislature to urge and demand that the Board of Re- gents meet promptly and consider appointment of a president of the University of Alaska.
 The memorial said that with the retirement date of President Charles ,E. Bunnell approaching, we are deeply concerned over the apparent lack of effort by the regents to select a new president of high caliber.
 ll4C 1CPul OA AAoAiSAtNo 0AAA was introduced bq Rep. Alfred A. owen, Jr., Democrat and Cook In- let tAFL) Fishermen's Union, agent. He told the House such bill long had been desired by fishermen and would be of great potential value to them. Party Line Vote The vote on the bill to eliminate cross party voting from the primary ballot was mainly on party lines as , five Republicans and two Demo- crats, Reps. Andrew Hope and James Nolan, voted against the measure.
 Proponents of Rep. Mrs. Essie R. Dale's bill argued that the pres ent blanket ballot with "jumbled mess of names is breaking down the two-party system; Republicans argued the people showed in a 104R refprerdtrr, fhev wantad a freq