The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-16

:, self was held over on notice of reconsideration.
 This appropriation will kick the budget right out the window" com- mented Rep. Glen Franklin, chair { man of the Ways and Means Com mittee.
 Tt isn't money thrown away" said Rep. Metcalfe. 'The Territory paying tremendous rentals here in Juneau and it will be a self iquidaiug project"
 T stppr ,e Til have to vote for this bill, although it gripes me, said ReL. McCutcheon. The Board of Administration was instructed in a letter approved by the House in l949 to put the building north oi the Gulf of Alaska but they ig- nored the Legislature and called | for bids here. Some of us have been trying to hold the line on eXpendl- lures. The Republicans held the line on pensions for the pioneers, but now they come along with a re- quest that kicks the bottom right out of the dike."
 Raised Welfare Funds
 Rep. Hendrickson contended that pioneers pensions had nothing to do with the matter. We increased aid to dependent children and gen. eral relief funds a good deal" he said. We couldn't raise everything" ,"
 Its about time a Republican answered these charges by MT. Me Cutcheon," said Rep Johnson. What we did in 1949 was to pass a law giving the Board of Admins tration the power to select the site. The law superseded any letter we may have authorized. The Board picked Juneau for the site of the building. How many Republicans are there on the Board of Adminis- | tration?"
 Architect Linn Forrest told the House that the office building could be constructed for the S1,200,00 available by leaving off the fifth story and not completely finishing the fourth floor. Building costs, he said, have increased from sl.4O to $1.85 a cubic foot since the building was first planned"
 "If it would cost $1.35 foot to build it here, I shudder to think what it would cost in Anchorage, said Rep. Metcalfe.
 We have a bulk cement plant 1 up there" Speaker Egan shot back l at him.
 Every bill introduced here is inn l portant to somebody" commented Rep. Carlson. But if we go through with all these plans, we'll have te raise more money. Two years age we came down here with the spirit of '98 and dished out taxes fol everybody. We went far enough ano I wouldn't want to see that splrll around here again"
 A motion to table the bill Was voted down 8-15 and was followed by a motion for indefinite postpone ment. This also failed but set ti1t stage for the notice of reconsider ation.
 Passed by the House was one of 1t own bills appropriating $5,35770 1ol printing a new edition Of the Sessloi Laws of 1949. Rep. McCutcheon as serted that he thought the AudlJo should be called to exlain why tlles' volumes have been selling at , apiece when the law provides Una they shall sell at 15 per cent abov' cost, or around S29 apiece, but n did not press the point. l The following Senate bills wer approved by the House during tn afternoon session and are nov reading to become law:
 s. B. IA. increasing fees for legls lative witnesses from $4 to S20 day.
 | s. B.7, amending the law relatin to the bond for municipal treas urers. | S. B. 16, providing that member of the Legislature shall not here after be eligible for appolntmeh to Territorial boards or commissions | s. B. 25, amending the law to per init the Territorial Board Of Edu cation to pick it's place of meetihs | s. B. 26, providing that estate when there are no lineal descend ants shall escheat to the Terrltor rather than to the United States. | s. B. 3, providing terminal leav pay to go to the estate of 1orme Territory Highway Engineer " Leonard Smith.
 s. B. 19, increasing per diem 10 Territorial officials and employe from $10 to SIP per day. l s. B. 3l, to reimburse the Alask War II Veterans Revolving Fun for the cost of an audit.
 s. B. 29, directing the Terrltoria Treasurer to turn over to the Valle Hospital Association at Palmer nv of it's bonds, valued at $500, re ceived by the Territory as part (