The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1951-02-19
REAL estate
BOARD Bill
FAILS TWICE
BY Bob De Almond


of brokers and salesmen-failed to
! pass the House this morning on its
second trial.
On Saturday the vote on the
measure was 1O-14 This morning
the vote was lib, Rep. McCut-
! cheon, who had voted against the
bill on Saturday and served notice
of his intention to reconsider, this
morning voted for the bill. No
other votes were changed.
! There was a short debate before
the roll was called this morning,
most of it repetition of Saturday.
| debate.
Saturday Session
Saturdays session OF the House
of Representatives saw the defeat
of the Real Estate Board bill by
! a 1913 vote-with final action
held over until today on notice
of econsideration-and passage of
the memorial asking for an open
season on Kodiak Island bears by
vote of 1876.
Three witnesses-Peter Wood and
! Bob Druxman of Juneau and j. G.
/ Morris of Acknowledgement be-
! fore the House in Committee OF
| the Whole on the Real Estate
Board bill, and for so arid sub
! ject it provoked good deal OF
| mirth when Wood took the stand
and exchanged quips with Rep.
Kay and others.
Wood opposed the measure on the
grounds that it was loosely drawn,
poorly drawn and overdrawn," and
that such a Law IS unneeced IN
Southeast Alaska ap:. would be for
| almost the sole benefit of Ar-h--
! orage."
Wood said he would go alone
on a bill for some control OF real
| estate brokers-preferably a mea-
sure to require a bond-but felt
that H. B. 2 was too drastic. He
suggested several amendments that
i were later adopted by the House.
Bob Druxman opposed the bill
on much the same grounds as Wood
and argued that laws presently on
, the books cover most of the impor-
| tant points of the bill
Public Protection
+, ]. G. Morris. Anchorage real es-
| tate and insurance broker, told the
!. House that the bill is more for
; the protection of the general pub
lie than for the protection of es-
tablished brokers.
Similar legislation, he said, has
been adopted by 26 states, and the
bill was approved by the Anchor
age Board of Radiators.
1.-The opposition 10 this bill is
one of fear that some established
brokers may be damaged by it,
Morris said. He urged reinstate-
ment of a grandfather clause
that the House had previously ell
minated from the bill, asserting
that this would protect brokers now
in business. He questioned the
constitutionality of legislating a
person out of business.
Keeps Money Out
Morris cited instances to show
that outside capital is willing to
/, invest in first mortgages in Alas
I ka but is being deferred by the
lack of suitable laws to control
real estate transactions.
| Reps. Egan and Franklin ques-
toned the desirability of creating
another board with power to adopt
rules and regulations.
/ This actually gives legislative
powers to an administration board,
said Egan, land I am against this
in principle"
| Twenty-Five states seem to be
! getting along without this legisla-
ton and 1 am sure most if no.
all of them have mary more rea
estate transactions than Alaska,
commented Franklin
1--WE are still last frontier ane
a country of rugged individuals
said Mrs. Barnes. think Mr.
Morris has built very fine bust
!; ness without bentfit of this kind O.
legislation and I believe other
should have that same opportun
ity."
After the bill had failed to pass
Rep. McCutcheon, h d votet
against it, gave notice of his in
: tention to reconsider.
Fish VS.. Bears
/ The arguments in favor of tn
Carlson Scavenius memorial on Ko
diak bears shifted largely from tn
cattlemans to the fisherman's view
point during the closing debat'
on the meausre.
Rep. Carlson quoted report b.