The frontiersman., 1955-03-31
Reprint From The
 Juneau Independent

Juneau EAuSpGEauGsaa
 That awful Legislature!
 Those terrible Democrats!
 T1l never vote for another one of those fellows again as long as I livel .aao and some considerably less polite could be heard on any street corner in Alaska yesterday 1ol- lowing adjournment of the zzno Territorial Legislature.
 Public feeling is running h1gh over failure of the House ot Ke- nresentatives and Senate to com plete their work of enactlng a new unemployment compensa- ton law and general approprla- tions act.
 The compensation reserve fund, if predictions made ondy a few days ago have proven cor rect, IS gone completely.
 Funds for operating Terrltorlal offices and services will run out on Thursday, the end of the l925- 55 bienrium. Failure of final ac- ton on the general approprla- tion act makes nothing available .o permit schools, health centers, welfare offices, police stations and ali the other agercies of Ter rtiorial government to open thelr doors on Friday.
 And it's all because of-that awful Legislature.
 So runs public sentiment throughout Alaska.
 We think the long view of hls- tory will demonstrate that this public belief of the moment IS wrong.
 We think time will show that the 22nd Legislature was a good Legislature, an outstanding one, perhaps the best in our Territori- al history.
 Its accomplishments include:
 Reorganizing and systematic ing Territorial budget. finance. purchase and accounting proce-
 Providing for a Constitutional Convention 10 draft a constitu- dures.
 lion for inc future State Of Alas &a.
 Adopting a model oil and gas conservation act-
 Creating a Territorial Library Service.
 Overhauling insurance regula- tion and creating an Insurance Commission.
 Tightening up the motor ve- bicle laws.
 Making if possible for all chil- dren attending schools in Alaska under compulsory education laws to ride school buses. Revising the juvenile code. 1 Providing for uniformity in handling appointments and con- firmations.
 Setting up a new teachers re- tiRement system.
 Regulating private employ ment agencies.
 Regulating the small loan busi- Aess.
 And many, many other for ward steps, embraced in some 18C acts which were passed by both houses of the Legislature.
 But the 22nd session appeared to fall to pieces in its final mo- ments, failing to enact an unem- ployment compensation bill or a general appropriations act,
 A chapter and verse account of exactly what happened in those two fields of effort may dispel the belief at least in the minds of those who really want to un- derstand what goes on in public affairs that the legislature just ended was irresponsible and wasteful of time and money.
 The appropriations act impasse, through it was the incident which brought the session to its crash ing and unhappy finish, and through it has made an extra ordinary session necessary was only incidental to the FSC battle which was the big issue of the 22nd session.
 People ask why the Legislature let the matter of attending to ESC legislation go until the last minute. The answer is that the Legislature did not do 50. A bill to revise the unemployment com pensation program was introduc- ed during the second week of dhe session. This was House Bill 50. Though it makes sense tech