The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-02-03
SAIL VERSUS
 POWER I5 HOUSE ISSUE

tax of $500 apiece on sailing ves- sels engaged in commercial fishing in Alaska, for the ostensible pur- pose of eliminating sail from the Bristol Bay gillnetting fleet, the House of Representatives had at the head of its calendar today a bill which, if passed in it's original form, would probably not only keep can- vas on the Bristol Bay fleet but re- turn it to other sections of the Ter lritory where it has long since disap- peared
 H.B. 24, at the head of today's calendar and to be considered dur ing the afternoon session, would inn pose license tax of up to $5,000 on each inboard powered fishing vessel over 30 feet in length.
 T don't think the Bill will pass, but you never know" Rep. Marcus Jensen said this morning.
 COMMUNICATIONS SUBSIDY
 The only measure considered by the House this morning was Senate Substitution for House Joint Reso- luton l, which would sutsidize each member of the Legislature to the amount of $50 for communicating with his constituents The money could be spent for postage, tele- grams or other communications pur- poses.
 Rep. Glen Franklin, asserting that economy should start right here," said that the legislators are pretty well taken care of at $50 a day plus mileage and that they should pay their own postage bills l Rep. Essie R. Dale said that while she would not have asked for the
 appropriation she would vote for the measure since it would help out on
 our expenses"
 / The present appropriation repre- sents cut from the expenditures
 made by previous Legislatures foi
 the same purpose, Rep. Marcus Jen-
 sen announced. Rep Frank Anger
 man said that he has already spent
 $50 for necessary communications
 expense.
 | WISE EXPENDITURE <; Speaker. Stanley McCutcheor ! turned the chair over to Rep. Will liam Egan and took the floor on be- | half of the measure.
 i T think this is one of the wisest expenditures the Territory could make since it tends to keep the peo- pie of the Territory informed or Bills introduced and the progres. of legislation" McCutcheon said. T
 wish that it were possible to put copies of the Bills in the hands o1
 all the people in the Territory SC
 that they may enter protests if theJ
 wish to do so."
 /, The Speaker went on to say tha
 many of the telegrams and othel
 communications called for iron
 members of the Legislature actually
 concern Territorial business and thu legislators should not be expected to pay for them.
 ORCHID FOR PRESS Rep. G. E. Almquist, himself close. fly connected with the press, handed
 the press corps covering the ses' Is.ons of the Legislature an orchie land sided with Rep. Franklin, as
 serting that i've have able pres representatives here and they ar' keeping the public informed" H. could see no necessity for ndividua members to send out communica' ltions.
 T don't oppose the proposition O keeping the people informed" Rep Franklin said in closing. "All Tn |concerned about it who is going tt foot the bill and I believe the mem lhers should pay it themselves"
 The Resolution was adopted by Ivote of 19 to 5.
 l Members of the House, who wert lguests at today's Chamber of Com merce meeting, recessed hurriedl!