THE LIST LEGISLATURE
We left off in the April Issue
With House Bill Number 32
We begin here with Bill
Number 33.
HOUSE BILL NO. 33
This bill was an effort by the
Hon. H. H. Ross, of Fairbanks
to put an end to the bribing of
legislatures with lucrative jobs.
This bill was to amend the
bill for the collection of the
school head tax.
It gave the Territorial Treas
urer the right to have a col
lector on salary and thus do
away with paying 10^ for col
lection. The bait heretofore
dangled before legislators has
been the collection of the school
tax in the Bristol Bay district.
The job lasts about thirty days
and pays $3000.
Then the bill came up for
debate, Ben A. Grier of Anchor
age was the only person really
opposing the bill. It was told
around generally that he had
the job of collecting the school
tax in the Bristol Bay district
in his pocket. At any rate he
went frequently to the treasur
er’s office and made himself
generally obnoxious to Mr. Wal
stein G. Smith.
When the bill came up for
final vote, all voted for it in
cluding Ben Grier.
House Bill Number 34
This bill was also introduced
by Ben A. Grier and provided
for the procuring and trans
portation of elk from the State
of Washington to Kenai Pen
insula and Kruzof Island, for
the purpose of propagation.
The bill was withdrawn by
Mr. Grier on April 13th.
House Bill Number 35
This bill was introduced by
Thomas Jensen of Nome and
was for an Act to provide forms
for conveyances and mortgages
of real property and defining
their effects.
Such a law as this has been
greatly demanded by the or
dinary citizen and businessman
for a long time. It provided a
short form of conveyance and
defined what the effect of such
a conveyance would have when
signed by the parties, Under
this iwm th? seller, (called
the grantor) could give a war
ranty deed by writing about
seventy-five words and signing
the same, and when he does so,
the grantor warrants certain
things, 1, that he was the own
er in fee simple; 2, that the
property was free from liens;
3, that he would defend any at
tack on the title.
Bargain and sale deeds and
quitclaim deeds were likewise
defined, as were mortgages. The
argument against the bill was
made by the Hon. Jos. Murray
of McCarthy. It must be con
ceded that his reasons were
strong and convincing especial
ly to laymen. Still in the final
vote the following men felt
that such a bill would be a
good law; Grant, Grier, Jen
sen, Nylen, Paul, Ross and
Sherman.
Those voting against the bill
were Elliot, Ferguson, Hardy,
Moody, Murray, Sheldon, Wat
son and Wilcox.
House Bill Number 36
This is the bill that was bit
terly denounced by the Juneau
Empire, the Ketchikan Chron
icle and all those who are op
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