The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-03-12
 ASKED FOR
 EXTENSION
Both House and Senate Re- quest More Time 10 Work
 on Pending Measures

BULLETIN Governor Gruening
 told joint session of the legisla-
 ture this noon he would issue a
 special session call today, but sub
 ject to resembling on the final day
 of the regular session if 1t ap-
 pears unnecessary.
 He said: Frankly, I am not in favor of a special session.. He pro- posed the legislature "try to , strcamline your procedure in the l2 remaining days so the special session may be avoided" possibly by appointment of joint commit tee to give priority rating to major bills. He paid tribute to the lcgis. lature's achievements and for your desire to finish the job"
 After the joint session, the House voted I3 to g against a motion to rescind it's request of last night for an extra session.
 An extraordinary extension ses- sion' of the Legislature, up to thir- teen days in length, merely a rumor at noon yesterday, became a dis tinct possibility--even a probatil- ity-by last evening after it receiv- ed majority approval in both the House and the Senate.
 Rep. Doris Barnes set off the con- troversy over a special session call anew in the House this morning with motion that the House re- scind it's request for the overtime. T think we will go down in his- ] tory as completely damned if we
 have third session." she declared She had voted for the session call last night. but said today that mem bers did not have full information at that time; that the Senate is pick ing up speed in considering bills and should be able to finish on time.
 Democratic supporters of the ses- sion call replied that the session call would be insurance" If a few extra days should be needed to clear up major legislation. They predict ed any overtime session probably would not be for more than two or three days.
 A vote on Mrs. Barnes motion was delayed while an attempt was being made to locate two atsent members under a "call of the House"
 Just before the close of yester- days Senate session, Senator Steve McCutcheon moved that the Gov ernor of Alaska be instructed to call a special session of the Legislature for period of not to exceed two weeks immediately following termi- nation of the regular session for the purpose of considering fully legisla- tion which is pending and already introduced and which may not be considered at the present session.
 There was considerable opposition to the motion, but not enough to stop its adoption by 97 vote, Re- publican Senator Anita Garnick joining the eight Senate Democrats on the prevailing side. ;
 We went through one special session without any results and intend to leave here on March 26,' Senator Collins announced.
 Rays of hope for avoiding the spe- cial session were shed by several of the senators. who felt that, by pitching in with some early and late sessions. the work can be clean ed up by March 24, when the regu- lar 18th session will come to close.
 Senator Lyng, who voted to ask for the special session, tIamed the House for the current log jam of legislative proceedings.
 The Senate has kept it's calendar infYood shape and hasn't needed to put in extra hours" Senator Lyng said. Tt is the House that has the cluttered calendar. They wasted three days on liquor bill and now have almost hundred measures to dispose of"
 It was generally agreed that, with some diligent work. the Senate can keep it's head above the legislative tide during the next two weeks, and to show that they are serious about it, the senators agreed to start work at 9:30 this morning.
 HOUSE APPROVES
 A call for a special session was approved l6-7 in the House during the night session last night. Repub- lican George Miscovich and Demo- crats Angerman. Dale, Franklin, Jensen. Nolan and Rydeep voted aoaipet tho racolrtso,~