desired merely for an experiment,
this field was already occupied by
the United States government who
by law had forbidden the Terri
tory from all jurisdiction over her
own fisheries.
4th.- In order to reduce taxes,
duplication of experiments should
be stopped.
5th.- Regarding the Fish Com
mission, this cornmssion did not
represent the people of Alaska
in any sense as it was appointed
by the federal governor and was
responsible to him and not to the
people. Thh commission h harmful
because the people of th' United
States believe that Alaskans approve
Henry O’Malley’s conduct of the
Bureau of Fisheries since the com
mission has endorsed his ridings.
The supporters of the Commis
sion and hatcheries were Supt
Wentworth, whose bread and but
ter depended on the Commission,
and J. R. Heckman, who seems to
think that he had really discov
ered something new in “salt water
feeding of humpies.”
The argument of each man was
simply this: “If you will give us
two more years, we will prove to
you that Alaska salmon could ba
saved by our hatcheries.”
Each man admitted that all past
work “except the years of 192d
and 1924” were valueless and wast
ed effort. Mr. Heckman said that
he “would not give eleven cents
for all the red salmon hatcheries
and would not put his own money
into the red salmon hatchery sys
tem as a business propositon. “AH
I care for,” he said, “is to carry
on the work of the experiments
at Ketchikan in salt water feed
ing of humpies.”
Representative Ben Grier, ot
Anchorage, said: “The hatchery
system is bunk. I’m against them.
I don't care what my people at
Cordova or Seward think.” Rep
resentative William Sherman of
Anchorage spoke in like manner.
The final vote was as follows:
To continue the waste of the
public’s money, Elliott, Grier, Har
dy, Jensen, Moody, Murray, Ross,
Sheldon, Sherman, Sundquist, Wat
son, Wilcox.
To stop this waste, Ferguson,
Grant, Nylen, Paul.
HOUSE BILL NO. 4
For an Act to permit corporat
ion or national banking associa
tons to act as executors or admin
istrators of the estates of diseased
persons. This bill was introduced
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by Robert Sheldon’ of Fairbanks
and merely extends a practice
which is very common in the
States. It carried unanimously.
HOUSE BILL NO. 5
This was a deficiency bill by
the Ways and Means Committee
to care for the appropriations, for
the bounty on wolves, eagles, and
the office rent of certain territor
ial officers. It carried unanimous
ly.
HOUSF BILL NO. 6
For an act to pay for service
rendered and to reimburse Nathan
P. White for expenses incurred in
searching for the body of John
O. Parker.
This bill was introduced by Mr.
Grier, and passed unanimously.
HOUSE BILL NO. 7
Was introduced by Richard Sund
quist of Candle, and is: For an
Act to amend Section of Chap
ter Id, of the laws of 1915, bp
extending time for filing miner’s
liens.
This bill i’K orginally introduced
allowed () days to file a lien.
Through the influence of Joseph
H. Murray, of McCarthy, the
time was cut down to 45 days. Mr.
Sunquist, however, had the time
raised to (iO days. On the roll call
the only person who voted against
the increased time was Joseph II.
Murray, who also spoke at great
length against giving the miner ad
ditional time to file his lien, claim
ing that this was a bad thing for
capital, and drew a pathetic pict
ure about how some one in the
future time might buy a mine, and
then find that there was a lien
against the mine to protect some
laboring man. Mr. Sundquist’s
arguments, especially where they
relate to the Second Division, where
distances are great and mails are
irregular, prevailed. On the final
passage of the bill Mr. Murray was
again the only person who voted
against it.
HOUSE BILL NO. 8
This bill was introduced by Mr.
Sherman of Anchorage, and provided
the sum of $10,000.00 to supple
ment the old age pension act.
Needless to say, the bill had the
unanimous support, and so carried.
Merchants in Ketchikan who will
not agree to sell goods at the
“standard price” are not on the
calling list of Seattle’s salesmen.
Such merchants have to buy from
Portland or San Francisco,
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