The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-03-12

Continued from Page One) intention in writing the law and that a change would be detrimnetal to employers.
 Because the Employment Securi- ty Commission has not complied with the decree and order of the District Court, Faulkner said, con- tempt proceedings are being sought against it this afternoon.
 we will show the Court that we are not in contempt" said John Mclaughlin, director of the Unem- ployment Insurance Division of the Commission Tt takes a lot of time to recompute all of the credits and we have been working overtime on it."
 The House recessed at noon, to reconvene at 1:30.
 Saturday Session
 Controversial H. B. Al, providing for reorganization of financial con- trol offices of the Territory, passed the House Saturday afternoon by a 16-8 vote after a good deal of parliamentary dangling, some heat ed debate and several postpone ments.
 Final action on the bill was held over until today, however, when Rep Doris Barnes gave notice o1 her intention to reconsider her vote A motion to take the reconsideration vote immediately fell one short oi receiving the necessary two-thirds majority.
 Voting against passage of the bill were Reps. Hendrickson, Hope Laws, Locken, MacKinnon, Misco- vich, Stepovich and Wilbur, all Re publicans except Hope who evident ly voted with an eye to becoming g minority member of the Conference Committee that may finally receive the bill.
 A motion by Rep. Miscovich that Governor Gruening be invited tt appear before the House and com ment on the bill was voted dowr 7-16
 We are the legislative brancf of the government and it would bt just as sensible for us to invite al four District Judges to testify a! to call on the administrative branch" said Rep. McCutcheon. T wanted to find out, if reor ganization is needed in such hur. " right now, why the Territor. hasn't been run right for the pas 10 years" Miscovich commented. Too Much Power Opposition to the bill, voiced b. Reps. Barnes, Miscovich and Stepo vich, was mainly on the ground that it places too much power il the hands of the Governor and tha the action on the measure has bee, too nasty.
 T think it is a good bill consider ing that we have spent only tw' weeks on it altogether, but bill O this importance should have mucl more study" said Rep. Barnes.
 "The bill does away with two SC lective offices, places the entire con trol of our financial affairs in tn hands of appointive officers, pro vides that the Governor need no take the advice of the Board of Ad ministration and may not stand Ill because it is so hastily thrown to gether," said Rep. Stepovich.
 'The affairs of the Territory ar hopelessly muddled and this pro vides a remedy" asserted Rep. Sea venius. Tt is the answer puttin our bookkeeping in order so tha it can show the true condition o Territorial finances" said Rer Franklin.
 Basically Simple
 'It is basically a simple bill ant there has long been crying neet for this type of legislation" sait Rep. McCutcheon. Tt will eliminat, many overlapping features of ou present set-up and put our affair in order for statehood"
 Rep. Metcalfe took exception t' Daily Alaska Empire front pag, editorial statement on Friday, whicf he said, "Tn my estimation was on, of the poorest examples of journal ism I have ever seen, since it wa not labeled as either an editoria or paid advertisement"
 This bill," said Rep. Kay, "no only provides for partial reor- ganization but sets the machinery for further recognizing plans.'
 Why the Argument?
 Why are we doing all this talk ing?" Rep. Laws wanted to know everybody knows the Democrats are going to vote solidly for the bill, so why not vote and get il over with?"
 The vote, several times delayed by other business and to secure the attendance of all members, was taken in mid-afternoon.
 The hill following the reconsider