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THE WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
M. \V. CODING, OFFICE OF THE DELEGATE
Congress Convenes
Th? Seventy-seventh Congress convened sharply at noon on
January 3 to take the oath of office and complete the working or
ganizations in both Hoi^e and Senate for the new term. In the
House of Representatives th? first business was the election of a
Speaker of the House to succeed the late Speaker William B. Bank
head of Alabama. The Honorable Sam Rayburn of Texas, former
Majority Leader and Acting Speaker, was elected Speaker for the
Seventy-seventh Congress.
intense interest was centered on the President’s Message to
Congress on the State of the Union delivered in the House Chamber
before the first Joint Session of the Senate and House of Repre
sentatives n Monday, January 6. The floor and galleries were filled
with an attentive and sober-minded audience prepared to hear the
President d -ell upon the state of the Nation’s defenses and our
position in the affairs of the world during these surpassingly crit
ical times. Th message dwelt upon the urgent and compelling
need for our defense preparednss and with the necessity for a
complete integration of our defense plans with those for the supply
of war materials to the democratic nations. It was attentively re
ceived.
Budget Message
Th? Budget of the United States Government for the fiscal
year 942 was submitted by the President at the opening of Con
gress. As stated in the message of transmittal the Budget “is a re
flection of a world at war.” Generally spraking, non-defense items
are maintained on the previous level or somewhat curtailed. A
summary of the Alaska items follows showing the estimates ap
proved by the Bumau of the Budgetf or fiscal 1942 as compared to
the appropriation for the current fiscal year.
Estimate Appropriated
1942 1941
Care and Custody of Insane . $ 209,080 $ 205,840 .
Communications System (from receipts) 222,744 197,992
Contingent expenses (Governor’ office) 17,870 18,120
Experiment stations (Agriculture-) ........ 25,000 25,000
Extension service (Agriculture) . 23,918 23,918
Fire prevention on public domain . 27,029 27,000
Alaska Fisheries Service 457.000 280,540
(Estimate includes $17,340 transferred from
“Salaries, Fisheries, Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice,' and $140,820 transferred from “Main
tonance of veessels, Fish and Wildlife Ser
vice.)
Game Law enforc ment.. 135,000 163,500
Natives, education of . 1.044,695 940,595
Indigent relief (fro licenses collected 30,000 30,000
outside of incorporated towns, disbursed
by district judges)
I jislativ expenses (appropriated biennally) 50,000 !
Medical relief, natives of Alaska . 519,810 292,490
r . neral resources investigation . 60,000 60.000
(Geological Survey)
C vernor and Secretary, salaries 15,600 15,600
P blic schools 50,000 50,000
<Alaska Fund from rebate of license taxes)
Payment to Alaska of additional in- .... 6,350 11.900
■nme tax on railroad corporations
Feiudeer Service 90,740 75.000
1 (Is. bridgeand trails, for construction .. 684,500 570,000
repair and maintenance. i
R nds, bridges, trai s and airfields . 150,000 150.000
(receipt limitations)
F ads. bridges and trails, re-appropriation
f funds conlribut d by Territory 80,000 180,000
S r route service ... 175,000 150,000
li .istee funds, Alaska townsites .... 2,000 2,000
IV:. McKinley National Park . .... 28,220 28,120
F < and seal industry, Pribilof Islands .... 70,000 70,000
AI ska Railroad . 4,250.000 4,690,000
L he: I he revenues of the Alaska Railroad are paid into the
Tit.miry as th; Alaska Railroad Special Fund and re-appropriated
for oj rations. No additional Federal appropriations are listed in
the Budget for the Railroad. However, it is provided that, “not
“to exceed $30,000 oj said fund shall be available in accordance
with t.i Act of March 29, 1940, for the purchase of the personal
property, structures and buildings of the Mount McKinley Tourist
and Transportation Company, for the construction of additional
camps or lodges and appurtenances thereto, and for the purchase
or reconditioning of equipment thereof.”
Coast and Geod-tic Survey, increases recommended for (“Tliis
amount consists of $41,780 for coastal survey work in Alaska, ■
including $26,000 for special aerial photographic equipment; $5,400
for magnetic and seiniological work, including the completion of,
the observatory at Sitka, Alaska;-”)
In connection with the funds for the education of the natives
of Alaska, although substantial incr.ases have been obtained in re
cent years, the appropriations so set up for the natives of Alaska
«re still less than are given under similar circumstances for the
education of the Indians who reside in the United States. If Alaska
were treated the same as the States that particular item would
TEXT OF BILL PROVIDING
WAR AID FOR ENGLAND
One of the most important mea
sures before Congress now is the
one introduced in Congress to
effect President Roosevelt’s plan
f landing or leasing military
equipment to “Democracies." The
text of the bill is as follows and
provides most interesting read
ing to all:
A bill to further promote th
d Tense of the United States, and
f r other purposes.
P>e it enacted by the Senate
and House of Repr sentatives of
the United States of America in
Congress assembled, that this act
may be cited as “ap act to pro
mote the defense of the United
Siat.s.”
SECTION 2, As ued in this
act—
(A) The term “defense articl
es" means:
(1) Any weapon, munitions, air
craft, vessel, or boat;
(2) Any machinery, facility,
tool, material, or supply neces
sary for the manufacture, pro
duction, processing, r-pair, ser
vicing, or operation of any article
descrihed in this subsection;
(3) Any component material or
part of or eguipment for any ar
ticle described in this subsection;
(4) Any other commodity or
article for defense. Such term
“defense article” inc'udes any ar
tic.li'? described in this subsec
tion: Manufactured or procured
pursuant to Section 3;* or to
which the United States or any
for ign government has or here
after acquires title, possession, or
control.
(B) The term “defense inform
ation" means any plan, specifica
tion, design, prototype, or inform
ation pertaining to any defense
article.
SECTION 3 (A) Notwithstand
ing th? provisions of any other
law, the President may, from
time to time, when he deems it
, in the interest of national defense
authorize the Secr tary of War,
the Secretary of the Navy, or tfre
head of any other department or
agency of the government:
(1) To manufacture in arsen
als, faetcri s, and shipyards un
I der their jurisdiction, or other
wise procure, any defense artic
le for the government of any
country whose defense the Presi
de nt deems vital to the defense
of the United States.
• (2) To sell, transfer, exchange,
lease, lend, or otherwise dispose
of to any such government any
defense art:cl .
(3) To test, inspect, prove, re
pair, outfit, recondition, or other
wise to place in good working or
der any defense article for any
such government.
(4) To communicate to any
such government any defense in
formation pertaining to any de
fense article furnished to such
government under paragraph (2)
of this subsection.
5) To release for export any
defense article to any such gov
ernment.
(B) The terms and conditions
upon which any such foreign
government receives any aid au
thorized und r subsection (a)
sha'l be those which the Presi
dent deems satisfactory, and the
hero fit. to the United States may
ne payment or repayment in kind
or prop rty, or any other direct
>r indirect benefit which the
Presid nt deems satisfactory.
SECTION 4. All contracts or
agreements made for the disposi
ti n of any defense articles or de
f nse information pursuant to
Section 3 shall contain a clause
by which the foreign government
undertakes that it will not, with
out the consent of the President,
transfer title to or possession of
such defense article, or defense
information by gift, sale, or other
wise, or permit its use by anyone
not an officer, employe or agent
of such foreign government.
SECTION 5. Tbs Secretary of
War, th Secretary of the Navy,
r the head of any other depart
ment or agency of the govern
ment involved shall, when any
such defense article or defense
information is xported. immed
iately inform the department or
agency d signated by the Presi
dent to administer Section 6 of
the act of July 2, 1940 (54 Stat.
714), of the quantities, character,
value, terms of disposition and
d stir.ation of the artic e and in
formation so exported.
SECTION G (A). There is here
by authorized to be appropriated
from time to time, out of any
money in the treasury not other
wise appropriated, such amounts
as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions and accomplish
the purpose of this act.
(B) All money and all pro
perty which is converted into
money received under Section 3
from any government shall, with
the approval of the director of
the budget, revert to the respect
ive appropriation or appropria
tions out of which funds were
expended with respect to the de
fense article or defense informa
tion for which such consideration
is received, and sha 1 be avail
able for -xpenditure for the pur
pose for which such expended
funds were appropriated by law,
during the fiscal year in which
such funds are received and the
ensuing fiscal year.
SECTION 7. The Secretary of:
War, the Secretary of the Navy,
any the head ot the department
or agency shall in all contacts or ;
agreements for the disposition of.
any defense article or defense
information fully protect the
United States who have patent 1
rights in and to any such article
or information which is hereby
authorized to be disposed of and
the payments coll cted for royal
ties on such patents shall be paid
to the owners and holders of
such patents.
SECTION 8. The secretaries of
be about SI00,000 more than the amount shown above.
Th Budget contains au estimate of $33,500,000 for the devel
opment of airplane landing fields for national defense. An appro
priation of $40,000:000 for the same purpose was made by the 76th
Congress, and of that amount $3,000,000 has been allocated to
Alaska for airfields tentatively selected at Juneau, Boundary, Big
Delta, Cordova, Kotzebue, Nome and Ruby; the work to commence |
as soon as weather conditions permit.
Of the new Budget estimate of $33,500,000 no allocation has
b en made among the states and territories. It is understood that;
a part of the amount will be expended through the WPA. Informa
tion at hand indicates that Alaska may expect to receive about
$3,000,000 out of the new appropriation when made, although there
is no e rtainty on the subject.
NAVAL AIR STATION APPROPRIATIONS
Additional funds for use at the three Naval Air Stations in
Alaska has been approved by the Bureau of the Budget. The
amounts and allocations are as follows:
Naval Air Station, Kodiak, Alaska;
Extension of bachelor officers’ quarters . 90,000
Extension of roads, walks and services . 100,000
Extension of utility hangar . 200,000
Extension of landplane runways . 500,000
Naval Air Station, Sitka, Alaska:
Additional aviation facilities . 1,438,000
Extension of barracks building . $ 125,000
Recreation facilities for officers . 53,700
Naval Air Station, Unalaska, Alaska:
Additional gasoline storage . 40,000
Seaplane parking area . 255,000
Total $2,801,700
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Seattle, Washington
fhos. R. Lyons Ira D. Orton
Department of Commerce Weather Bureau
FORECAST, NOME AND VICINITY
Intermittent light snow tonight and early Thursday followed by ^
clearing skies and slowly rising temperatures, with increasing
cloudiness again Thursday afternoon.
Data For 24 Hours Ending 1:00 pm Today
Highest temp — 0 Lowest temp — -8 Precipitation — 0.08
Total precip this month 0.15 Total since Jan. 1, 1940 0.15
Temp. Humidity Wind Weather
[2 Midn'ght —. .. 0 80 N 3 Snowing
a m —.—-- - - -6 68 S 6 Snowing
12:30 p m.... -5 65 W 3 Snowing
Tomorrow: Sunrise 8:54 a. m. Sunset 3:35 p. m. 4
One Year Ago Today
Highest temp-16 Lowest temp-33 Precipitation — 0
War and of the Navy are hereby SECTION 9 The President may
authorized to purchase or other- from time to time promulgate
vise acquire arms, ammunition, such rules and regulations aa
and implements of war produced may be necessary and proper to
vithin the jurisdiction of any carry out any of the provisions
country to which Section 3 is ap- of this act; and he may exercise
chcable, whenever the purchase any power or authority confer
n acquisition to be necessary in redon him by this act through
ie interests of the defense of such department, agency or offic
‘he United States. er ^ he shali direct.