The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-04
STATEHOOD | I5 APPROVED BY SUB. COM
Vote Unanimous Measure Now Goes to Full Con-
 mitfee, then 10 House
By BOB DeARMOND

An Alaska Statehood Committee, |of II members and three ex- officio members, to gather information and analyses for use by the Constitution Convention in drafting state con- |stitution, would be created by bill introduced in the Senate this morn ing by Senators Victor c. Rivers and Frank Peratrovich.
 The II members of the commit tee, not more than six of whom would be from one political party, would be nominated by the gov ernor and confirmed by the Leg islature The governor, the dele gate in Congress and his immediate predecessor tJudge Anthony J. Di- mondD would be ex-officio members of the committee.
 An appropriation of $80,000 is provided to cover expenses of the committee Members would be en- titled to receive transportation, per diem in lieu of actual expense and such reasonable rate of allowance for time lost from other pursuits as the Committee, acting by majority, may authorize"
 Any bona fide adult resident of the Territory would be eligible for | membership on the committee, in- cluding Federal, Territorial and municipal officials.
 The committee would be empow- cred to have qualified person to do necessary research and would, in addition to providing information pertinent to the drafting of a con- stitution, would assemble informa- ton upon which the Constitutional Convention could base recommenda- tions to the first state legislature. Baby Sitters
 "A letter signed by Two Baby-Sit- ters" and asking that the Senate give consideration to that occupa- ton by not passing the "baby-sit- ters' bill" was read this morning and brought an assurance from Senator Collins that baby sitting will be taken out of jeopardy.
 Senator Collins, who is chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, admitted that the position of baby sitters had been overlooked in the section of the bill which prohibits employment of minors under l6 years of age after T pm.
 ! q have suggested to the House
 Judiciary Committee that they intro duce an amendment to put in defi-
 nite language to exempt baby-sit- ters. I think they should be ex- empted; they are profitably employ ed and can study their lessons while
 so engaged" Senator Collins said. Conference Committee Senate members of new Confer
 ence Committee, with powers of free
 conference, were named this morn- ing at the request of the House and will try to reach an agreement on H. B. 38, regulating the number of passengers carried by buses. Sena- 1 tors Peratrovich, Garnick and But
 rovich were named Senate members
 of the committee.
 i Three memorials were passed by the Senate this morning: Asking the Forest Service to make regulations !! to protect salmon spawning steams ] from injury by logging operations; expressing thanks to Secretary Krue i and other officials for the rehabili-
 tation program being carried on by
 the Alaska Railroad, and seeking flood control measures at Nenana | H. B. 8, the wage collection bill was held over until Monday and
 s. B. 42, to amend the banking laws
 was continued in second reading SC
 that some of the proposed amend
 ments to the present law may be
 more thoroughly studied.
 Yesterday Afternoon
  l Statehood Memorial
 1 A House memorial urging enact- iment by Congress of an Alaska statehood bill was passed by the Senate yesterday and, upon re- quest of Senator Victor c. Rivers
 is being wired to President Truman Secretary of the Interior Julius A
 Krug, Senator Joseph c. O'Mahon- ley Congressman Andrew L. Somers
 and Delegate E. L. Bartlett
 The memorial, House Joint Mem orial No. IT, was introduced in tho
 House by Speaker Stanley Mo iCutcheon. It is being rushed te 1 Washington because hearings or ,.statehood are currently being helc
 there.
 4 The Senate also passed memor- ial by Senator Dawes seeking Fed