The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-02-21
Annexation
 Bill Passed,
 Lower House
New Memorial Urges At lion by Congress on
 Indian Claims
By BOB DE ARMoND

ease the law pertaining to annex ation petitions and elections passed the House this morning after the
 adoption of one amendment. Where present law provides that
 majority of the property owners
 in an area to be annexed must sign the petition for annexation, the Scavenius bill requires the sigma lures of only 30 per cent of the property owners.
 And approval of only 55 per cent of the voters in the area to be an- nexed would be required by the bill as it passed the House, instead of two-thirds of the voters under present law.
 An effort this morning to increase the percentage of favorable ballots required to 61 was defeated this morning on an 11-13 vote. Rep. Franklin offered the amendment and urged its adoption as a pro- lection to owners of property. Sales Tax Amendment The House spent some time this morning on Rep. Hendrickson's bill
 to clarify the present municipal sales tax enabling act. The bill was held over until Friday to give mem- bers an opportunity to write satis- factory amendment regarding ex- emption of sales made for delivery outside of the taxing municipality. Several amendments were adopted
 to the bill setting up Department
 of Territorial Police. which was un- der consideration when the House
 recessed for lunch. and number
 of other amendments were in pros
 pect.
 The House adopted an amend ment setting the top salary of the proposed Superintendent of Police at $10,00O a year. Rep. Kay one of the authors of the bill, offered the amendment and explained that it is hoped to secure the loan of an FBI man to set up the new depart ment and that these men are paid $10,000 a year or more in Alaska. Financing Question When the question of referring the bill to the Ways and Means
 Committee for study arose, Chair
 mar, Glen Franklin told the House i he saw no need of such study. Tt is, obvious to every member ; of the Ways and Means Committee that this new department cannot
 be financed from the General l Fund ,p Franklin said. Money for it must come from the gas tax" One new bill and two memorials made their appearance in the House this morning.
 House Bill No. 65. by Laws and Kay, amends the law relating to penalties under the provisions of ;he Uniform Narcotic Drug Act. The bill would make mandatory a swo-year jail sentence for a first conviction, five-year Imprisonment for a second conviction and not less than 10 years in prison for a .hird conviction.
 The bill further provides that except for first offense the exc cution of sentence shall not be suspended and that parole shall not be granted until the minimum inn ,risonment has been served. m Indian Claims
 A joint memorial by Rep. MacKin- non urges Congress ito take prompt action to investigate. and to settle equitably to all parties in interest and to the general welfare of the Territory. the question of Indian or aboriginal title to all lands ir | he Territory of Alaska
 Another memorial by Rep. Mac Kinnon urges Congress to enact !, legislation exempting corporate yross income tax all income derived | from the active conduct of a trade or business in Alaska that is not presently being conducted in the Territory, to induce the investment
 of private capital in the Territory ] The House this morning heard a i lengthy protest from the Territor- | ial Board of Education on the pro-
 posal to place Tobacco Tax reve-
 nues in the General Fund. The
 Board of Education letter cited the use that has been made of these
 revenues for construction of schools