WICKERSHAM’S COMMISSION
GOVERNMENT BILL
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESEN
TATIVES.
December 6, 1916.
Mr. Wlckersham Introduced the fol
lowing bill; which was referred to tin
committee on the territories and or
dered to be printed.
H. B. 232.
A BILL.
To establish a commission form ol
government In the administration ol
national affairs in Alaska, and for othei
purposes.
Be It enacted by the senate anc
house of representatives of the Uni
ted States of America In congress as
sembled.
Creating Alaska Administrative
Commission.—That for the purpose o(
establishing a commission form of
government in the administration o:
national affairs in the territory of Al
aska, there shall be. and is hereby
created in said territory the Alaskt
administrative commission, which shal'
consist of five members, as follows:
The governor of Alaska shall be one
member and ex ofllcio chairman of
the commission; the surveyor genera!
of Alaska shall be one member; and
the president of the United States, bj
and with the advice and consent ol
the senate, shall appoint three other
persons, who shall, with the governor
and the surveyor general, constitute
the said commission; at least two of
the five members of the said com
mission, at tile time of their appoint
ment, shall have been bona flde rest
dents of Alaska for at least two years
prior to the date of appointment, and
not more than three of said members
shall belong to the same political party;
the term of office of each membei
shall be four years, unless sooner re
moved by the president, and during
his term of office each member shal
reside In Alaska and shall not engage
in any other business, vocation, oi
employment; that any member of the
said commission may be removed at
any time by the president In his dls
cretion; that the governor, as such
member, shall only receive the salary
which he now receives by law as
such governor, and each other member
i of the commlsion, including the sur
veyor general, shall receive a salary
equal to that now paid to the governor:
each member of the commission shal!
receive the actual traveling and sub
sistence expenses paid by him while
away from Juneau, traveling in Alaska,
on public business connected with his
duties as a member of such commis
slon.
Sec. 2.—Organization of Commission
—That the said commission shall hold
its sessions, and as far as practicable
conduct Its business, In the city ol
Juneau, Alaska; It may call special
sessions In any part of Alaska when
the public buiness requires It; the
United States shall provide and fur
nish an office or offices In Juneau for
such commission, and shall provide
such employes, stationery, furniture
and appliances as may be necessary
to enable it to perofrm the dutle:
imposed upon it by this act; that al
clerks and office employes having
permanent appointment under the Al
aska administrative commission, or
any of Its departments, shall be ap
pointed and hold under the act ol
congress entitled "An act to regulate
and Improve the civil service of the
United States," approved January 16
1883, and all laws supplemental tc
and amendatory thereof; that under
such rules and regulations as the
civil service commission may prepare
to be approved by the secretary ol
the Interior, the Alaska adminstratlve
commission shall conduct all examln
atlons for such appointments In Al
aska, and shall make such appoint
ments on merit upon such examlna
tlons: Provided, That this sectlor
shall not be held to apply to the ap
polntment or employment of expert:
or superintendents where pecullai
qualifications, scientific or practlca
knowledge, or skill are required, anc
such exceptions shall be Judged anc
determined In his discretion by thi
secretary of the Interior; the salarle:
therefor, and all salaries or wages t<
be paid other employes, shall be flxec
by t<he commission, subject to ap
proval by the secretary of the Interior
the commission shall have authorlt:
to purchase such supples, materials
and property, and to do all acts an
things necesary to enable It to per
form the duties Imposed upon tt b
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Sec. 3. Accounts and Reports.
That the commission shall keep a
accurate account of all moneys re
celt ed or disbursed by It, or by o
through gay department, with suo
record* as will preserve a full and
complete statement of the business
done by It, and shall annually, and at
any time when required by the pres
dent, the secretary of the interior or
congress, make a detailed report of
‘ its accounts and proceedings to the
president, who shall lay it before con
gress.
Sec. 4. Rules of Business.—That In
the ubsence of the governor the mem
bers of the commission may elect one
of their present members to act as
chairman; not less than three members
of the commssioners shall form aquorum
for the transaction of business; the
powers of the commission shall be
•xercised by orders adopted by a
najority vote and entered on Its rec
ords; no order shall have any force
r effect unless It shall receive the
affirmative votes of at least three
members of the commission present
and voting; the clerk of the commis
on shall keep a record of the pro
ceedings of the meetings of the com
nlssion, including the vote on every
question submitted; all meetings of
he commission and its records shall
>e public; the commission is author
ized to make Investigations and to
conduct hearings upon all matters
itli 1 n its Jurisdiction whenever in Its
iudgment the public Interests require
t and to subpoena witnesses and to
compel them to attend and testify
-ach member of the commission and
he clerk Is authorized to administer
aths in all matters within the Juris
diction of the commission, or any
nember thereof, and any person who
ihall willfully testify falsely upon such
lath shall he guilty of perjury; the
district court of Alaska shall
have authority and Jurisdiction
to enforce obedience to aub
ioenas Issued under this act to the
ame extent and in the same manner
as it may enforce obedience to sub
poenas issued out of said court.
Sec. 5. Roads, Trails and Bridges—
I'hat all the duty power, authority,
and jurisdiction by law now imposed
upon the board of road commissioners
for Alaska by the act of congress en
titled “An act to provide for the con
struction and maintenance of roads,
the establishment and maintenance of
schools, and the care and support of
he insane persons in the district of
Alaska, and for other purposes,'1 ap
proved January 27, 1905, and by all
ubsequent acts of congress amenda
ory thereof, shall be. and they are
hereby, transferred to and from the
late when this act takes effect shat
be performed and exercised by the
Maska administrative commission;
l.at all property belonging to the
'nlled States in charge of said Alaska
'ommlssioners, and all books docu
tents and vouchers, and all appro
prlatlons and moneys on hand when
lis act takes effect shall be transfer
ed to the said commission for the
ises provided by law; that all super
isory and appellate duty, power, au
hority, and Jurisdiction heretofore
-xercised over the said Alaska board
T road commissioners by the secre
ary of war or the war department 1
hereby transferred to the Secretary
f the Interior, and from and after the
late when this act takes effect shall
be performed and exercised by him.
Bee. 6. Telegraph and Cable Lines
-That all government telegraph and
cable lines in Alaska nnd Alaskar
waters, and all cable lines connecting
Maska with Puget sound, and the
able ship 'Burnside and all property
lsed in connection with the Washing
ton-Alaska military cable and tele
^ traph system on hand on the date
when this act takes effect and used
i !n Alaska or In Seattle, Wash'ngton,
In connection with the said telegrai h,
cables, and property, Including wire
ess stations and reservations, and al’
luty, power, authority and Jurisdiction
by law- now imposed upon the s.gnal
i -orps of the army or upon any other
branch of the service In connection
with said telegraph lines, cables and
• property, Including wireless stations
- and reservations and all duty, power
i; authority and jurisdiction by taw now
i imposed upon the signal corps of the
l army or upon any other branch ol
the service In connection with said
telegraph lines, cables and propert}
M'n Alaska, shall he, and they are here
, | by, transferred to the said Alaska
1 administrative commission, and front
■ the date when this act takes effect
/) shall be performed and exercised bj
| It; and the said commission shall havt
-! authority to employ such persons ai
i may he necessary to enablo It to per
- firm Its duties under this section, anc
r all appropriations made for the sup
t> port and maintenance ot said govern
ment telegraph lines and cables in
Alaska shall be expended for the uses
provided In the appropriation aet9 by
said commission, from the date when
this act takes effect; (hut all super
visory and appellate duty power, au
thority and Jurisdiction heretofore
exercised by the secretary of war or
the war department over the said
telegraph lines, cables and property
hereby transferred Is hereby tranfer
red to the secretary of the Interior,
and from and after the date when this
uct takes effect shall be performed
and exercised by him.
Sec. 7. Navy Radio Stations.—That
i all the radio or wireless stations
; erected In Alaska by or under the dl
] reetion of the secretary of the navy
or the navy department, and all prop
jerty to be used In connection there
^ with on hand on the date when this
act takes effect, and the control and
operation thereof, and all duty, power,
authority and jurisdiction by law now
imposed upon the secretary of the
navy, the navy department, or any
other branch of government, in con
nection with the said radio or wireless
stations and property In Alaska, shall
be, and they are hereby, transferred]
to the Alaska administrative commls-1
slon, and from the date when this act!
takes effect shall be performed and
exercised by it; and all appropriations'
made for the support and maintenance
of said radio or wireless stations shall
bo expended by said commission from
the date when this act takes effect;
that all supervisory and appellate duty,
power, authority and Jurisdiction here
tofore exercised by the secretary ofj
the navy or the navy department over
the said radio or wireless stations,
and property hereby transferred is!
hereby transferred to the secretary
of the interior, and from and after j
the date when this act taks effect !
shall be performed and exercised by!
him.
Sec. 8. Indian Affairs, Education,
Mining Bureau.—That all the duty,
power, authority, and jurisdiction by!
law now imposed upon the commission
er of Indian affairs the commissioner
of the bureau of education, and the
director of the bureau of mines, relat
ing to Indian affairs, reindeer service
| education and mines and mining In j
Alaska, and all property In Alaska'
used in connection therewith on hand
on the date when this act takes effect,
and the control and operation thereof
shall be, and they are hereby, trans- j
ferred to the Alaska administrative
commission, and from the date when
'his act takes effect shall be perform
ed and exercised by it; and all ap
' oropriatlons made for the support and
;j alntenance of the said bureaus or
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Sec. y. General Land Office. Thai
all the duty, power, authority and
Jurisdiction by law now Impos d upon
the general land office or upon the
commissioner of he general land offi-'
relating to the disposition or control
if the public lands In Alaska, shall be,
and they are hereby, transferred to the
surveyor general of Alaska, and from
the date when this act takes effect
shall be performed and exercised by
him; and all appropriations made by
congress for the support and mainte
nance of said general land office In
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by the said surveyor general of Alaska
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could be done by the < tnmlssl uu’i of
the general land office; that all super-!
visory and appelate duty, power,
authority and Jurisdiction heretofore
and now Imposed by law up . t th
secretary of the Interior over lr
general land office or the commissi .or
thereof In re.yrect to land maiu-i ■
from or In Alaska shall be exeri-is !
aver the surveyor general "f Vlaska
us fully and In the same manner as
heretofore It was exercised over th
said commissioner of the general land
office.
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