The Daily Alaska empire., 1949-01-15
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 PAY INCREASE. FOR MEMBERS.

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 Immediately after taking action to toost the cost of lobbying be- fore the Alaska Legislature by pass ing the bill to increase registra- ton fees for lobbyists to Sl00, the House of Representative this morn ing booted through another booster measure.
 Introduced, read and passed with in period of approximately ten minutes, the second measure, H. B. II, provided a cost-of living in- crease in the per diem allowance for legislators, making it retroactive to the opening day of the special session.
 The boost amounts to $8 per day and raises from S7 to $15 the per diem allowance for the legislators. Regular salary is $15 per day and the new boost, if approved by the Senate and the Governor, will al- low each member a total of $30 per day.
 The till, introduced by the Ways and Means Committee, passed by unanimous vote of the members present, with Reps. Taylor, Jensen and Franklin absent.
 LITTLE OPPOSITION
 The lobby license bill also had little opposition, although some had previously been expressed in the committee hearing The vote on the measure was 18-3 with Reps. Taylor, Franklin and Jensen absent. Voting against passage were Rep. Frank G. Johnson and Speaker Nolan of the First Division, Rep. Stanley McCutcheon of the Third.
 The only floor discussion of the bill was question by Rep. Frank G. Johnson, Rake Republican, as to whether members of the body could legally pass a pay increase appli- cable to themselves He was assured ty Rep. McCutcheon that Attorney General Ralph Rivers had attested its legality.
 The House this morning received House Joint Resolution No. by the Committed on Permanent Help. It resolves that only citizens and residents of the Territory shall be employed by the Legislature.
 MEMORIAL REPORTED
 Senate Memorial No. l, authored by Senators Jones and Munz and seeking invalidation of the special session was reported out by the Senate Judiciary Committee this morning with Do Pass" tag bear ing three signatures, those of Re- publican Senators E. B. Collins, Charles D. Jones and Anita Gar nick.
 Senator Victor c. Rivers, only Democrat member of the committee, did not concur. He also objected, on the floor, to the language used in the committee report, which he said contained argument on the meas ure.
 The Memorial was referred then to the Committee on Elections, headed by Senator Lyng, Democrat, and with two other Democrats among the membership. It is consid- cred unlikely that the Memorial will again see the light of day during the special session.
 Senate Bill No. 2, authored by Senator Jones and designed to tax contractors performing contra cts amounting to more than $5O,O0O, was reported out by Senator Rivers Taxation Committee this morning cearing the label Do Not Pass" Senators Rivers, Mackenzie and Burovich concurred in the report, Senator Munz signing without re- commendation.
 The Senate this morning passed House Bill No. 2, the first measure of the present session to get the nod from both houses. Before pas sage, however, the Senate amended the bill to tack $35O to take care of the unpaid balance on two mimeo- graph machines onto the $75O ap- propriation for five additional type writers. All of the equipment is for use of the Legislature. Voting against passage of the bill in the Senate were Senators Butrovich, Collins and Dawes. The bill now goes back to the House for concur renee in the amendment.
 The Senate recessed until pm. when it was expected to receive two measures from the House and refer them to committees. The House will also be in session this afternoon.