used by the debtor to earn his
living and not to exceed two
thousand dollars in value. This
bill passed the House, but was
lost in the Senate, due prin
cipally to the opposition of the
present supporters of Tom
Marquam.
No. 36; For an act to strike
the word “white” from the
orphan pension act- This bill
passed by the vote of 15 to 1.
No. 38; For an act to per
mit oral notice of appeal from
the decisions of Justice Courts.
No. 39; For an act to pro
vide for licensing non resident
fishermen. This act was de
signed to tax non resident fish
ermen and thus keep out of the
country. The tax on non res
ident seiners was to be $250
each; $50 on trollers, and $25
on gill netters. The idea is
to gradually increase the tax
until only resident fishermen
could fish in Alaska. This fol
lows the practice of Washing
ton, Oregon and California.
No. 51. For an act to pro
vide for licensing chiropractors
and Osteopaths. This class of
men are now practicing in the
Territory unlawfully.
Mr. Paul Supported The
Following Bills
No. 1, a Literacy Test for
voters, introduced by William
D. Grant and providing that
voters must be able to read
and write the English language.
No. 4, to permit corporations
to act as administrators of es
tates.
No. 7, By Richard Sundquist,
to extend the time for filing
miners’ liens—from 30 days to
60 days. The proposal to mak:
it 90 days was defeated by
Joseph Murray and his crowd,
the same who are now support
ing Tom Marquam.
No. 8, An act to provide
money to pay pensions to pio
neers.
No. 13, By Ben Grier, to ap
propriate $10,000 to aid ship
ping on Cook’s Inlet.
No. 1, An ac'_ to permit hold
ing insane persons pending an
examination by physicians.
No. 16, By Richard Sund
quist, to appropriate $17,200 to
aid shipping along the Seward
Peninsula.
No. 19, by Mr. Sherman to
build a school house at Kenai.
No. 20, by George Moody to
tax non resident trappers.
No. 26, appropriating $740,
000 for the public schools of
Alaska.
No. 30, by Ben Grier appro
priating money to aid agricul
tural fairs.
No. 35, To establish standard
form for conveyances and mort
gages of real property. This
was defeated by Joseph Mur
ray.
No. 42, by Hosea Ross to aid
mining and provide for in
spections.
No. 43, by Hosea Ross to in
crease the aid given to schools
of incorporated towns.
No. 46, by Thomas Jensen
raising the salary of the com
missioner of education to $5,
000.00.
No- 49, by Hosea Ross creat
ing a Territorial compensation
fund for injured workmen.
No. 55, by J. J. Elliott to
compile and annotate the laws
of Alaska.
No. 62, by Ben Grier to pro
vide for planting certain valu
able game and fur bearing an
imals in suitable places.
No. 72, to aid shipping in
Norton Sound and Bristol Bay.
No. 74, to provide for the ad
ministration of small estates.
No. 82, to aid the city of
Haines in paying the indebted
ness on its school building.
Paul Opposed The Following
Bills
No- 9 by N. O. Hardy to re
peal the Alaska Bone Dry Act.
No. 14, by Ben Grier to place
the literacy test for voters in
the hands of election judges.
No. 18, by N. O. Hardy for
an Act to provide for the or
ganization o f Corporations
Sole for religious bodies.
No. 21 by Harry Watson to
take away from the people of
Alaska their right to indicate
their preference for Governor.
No. 28, by Ben Grier creat
ing a Territorial Publicity
Board with several members at
$5,000 annual salaries.
No. 40 by Richard Sundquist
.making it unlawful to possess
a sample ballot. In this case
Mr- Paul offered an amend
ment making it unlawful to
print or circulate sample bal
lets but refused to regard in
nocent holders as guilty of a
crime.
No. 48, by Charles Wilcox to
repeal the primary elections
laws.
No. 4, by George Moody for
an act to provide for rotating
ballots.
No. 70, by N. O. Hardy pro
viding for a referendum on the
Alaska Bone Dry Act.
No. 78, by Wm. Sherman giv
ing Canvassing Boards the
rights to go behind the returns,
taking away this duty from the
courts.
What William L. Paul will
Work for If Elected
First, he will introduce again
his bill to tax non-resident
fishermen so that this class of
men will either stay away or
else they will make their homes
in Alaska where they earn their
living.
Second, he will introduce
again his bill to tax traps, ac
cording to the catch instead of
the present flat tax. If there
is enough support in the House,
he will propose a tax so high
that TRAPS WILL BE ABO
ISHED BY TAXATION.
Otherwise, he will fix a rate
corresponding to the British
Columbia rate of $5.00 per
thousand.
Third, he will introduce again
his bill to abolish fish hatch
eries. No one can show that
Alaska has benefited a single
dollar from fish hatcheries. In
fact, since the hatchery has
been in Ketchikan, there is
LESS FISH THAN EVER
and not enough to supply eggs
for the hatchery.
Fourth, a Controller bill.
This Controller—not a Board
—shall take over all the Ter
ritorial duties that past legis
latures have given to the fed
eral governor. This is a step
in the direction of FULL TER*
RITORIAL GOVERNMENT.
Let us use the power we now
have and quit heaping it on to
a governor selected not by the
people of Alaska but by Wash
ington, D. C.
Fifth, a Workman’s Compen
sation Act such as is approved