that no person could vote unless
he could read any and all of the
Constitution of the United States
“understanding^” and write at
least 25 words from dictation to
the satisfaction of any election
judge. This bill was referred to
the Committee on Elections, Rich
ard Sundquist, chairman; Jos Mur
ray and Robert Sheldon, associates.
After due consideration this com
mittee reported UNANIMOUSLY
that the following amendments be
adopted: “Providing that this act
shall not apply to any person who
has legally voted at any such
general, special or primary elec
tion^ previous to the passage of
this act.” This is the clause refer
red to when people speak about
“Extracting the teeth.”
As a matter of fact, this provis
ion had to be adopted if the bill
was to be any good, for the law
is, as students of the law know,
that rights once exercised law
fully cannot be taken away except
as a punishment for crime. This
was well known by the New York
legislature, for when the State of
New York adopted their literacy
test for voters law, they limited
it to apply to new voters. During
the days when the Juneau bunch
were demanding a literacy test,
H. L. Faulkner, John W. Troy and
that crowd demanded the New
York Act. They got it, and still
they are not satisfied.
As the law now stands, any
person who has heretofore voted
legally, has the right to vote in
any election, and if challenged,
that person has the right to swear
in his vote according to the form
provided by the GRIER LITERACY
TEST LAW.
Just before the vote was taken
on this billy Ben Grier got tele
grams from the Cordova Post and
the Auxiliary, American Legion en
dorsing the ORIGINAL Grier bill.
He showed it to several members
of the House, and said, “G
damn them anyhow. Wjhat do they
know about this business. This is
the best that we can do. The
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bill is all right. Let’s vote on it
and get it out of the way.”
Ben Grier then seconded a
motion placing the bill on the
regular calendai. The amendments
proposed by the committee of
Sundquist, Jos. Murray and Rob
ert Sheldon were then adopted.
On the final vote, the bill passed
14 for passage and 2 against, the
two contrary votes being from
men Who were opposed on principle
to any kind of a literacy test.
House Bill No. 15
This bill waa introduced by N.
0.' Hardy and amends the pro
cedure relating to the care and
custody of insane persons by ad
ding another section being num
bered 831 1-2. This section en
ables the commissioner to hold the
unfortunate persons for a period
to' give physicians a chance to
make observations. There have
be6ri times when persons charged
wi|th . insanity have been rushed
thru the trial wherein doctors
were compelled to testify after
having had only 15 minutes to
observe the patienft.
Mr. N. O. Hardy deserves credit
for this bill. It passed the House
unanimously. It became and now
is a law.
House Bill No. 16
This is a bill to subsidize mail
and freight vessels running along
the coast of Seward Peninsula,
from St. Micheals to Kiotzebue.
The sum of $17,200 was appro
priated for this purpose. The bill
was introduced by Richard Sund*
quist of Candle. This was the first
of a number of successful raids
on the public treasury. Others
were to follow. The only person
who consistently fought against
subsidies was William L. Paul who
opposed such bills on the principle
that' the; public s money should
not to .be used to subsidize private
enterprize; that once such a thing
is permitted, there is no logical
place toi end; ana that it is noth
ing more than a “pork barrel."
The bill passed and became a
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SITKA CAMP
ALASKA NATIVE
BROTHERHOOD
Meets 8 P. M. Mondays
President: Secretary:
Mark Jacobs A. Hope
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SCHEDULE OF MEETINGS
OF CAMPS OF ALASKA
NATIVE BROTHERHOOD
Kake Camp No. 10— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays.
Juneau Camp No. 2— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays.
Hoonah Camp No. 12— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays. Wm. Shakley,
Chairman; David Charles, Secretary.
Hydaburg Camp— No. 6—
Meets Monday 8 p. m.
Haines Camp No. 5— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays.
Douglas Camp No. 3— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays.
Angoon Camp No. 7— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays.
Ketchikan Camp No. 14— Meets
8 p. m. Mondays. William Andrews,
Chairman; George Haldane, Secre
tary. | ;
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Saxman Camp No. 15— Meets
8 P. M. Mondays. Joe Johnson,
Chairman; George McKay, Secre
tary.
Yakutat Camp No. 13— Meets
8 p. m. Mondays.
Klawock Camp No. 9— Meets 8
p. m. Mondays.
Wrangell Camp, No. 4— Meets
8 P. M. Mondays. Frank Desmond,
Chairman; William Lewis, Secre
tary.
Klukwan Camp, No. 8— Meets
8 p. m. Mondays.
Kasaan Camp No. 11— Meets
8 p. m. Mondays. William Irvine,
Chairman; Wells Jones, Secretary.
The Sitka A. N. B. basket ball
team had a very successful tour
through the upper end of the
division recently. They met their
Waterloo, however, iat Haines when
the Haines Brotherhood team beat
by a score of 27 to 25.
Where did you get all those
(^cratches on your face?”
“A lady barber was shaving me
when a mouse ran across the
floor.”