irnue until the wages were paid.
Gaffney reported that it DO
NOT PASS. Walter Fisher, sup
ported Gaffney, as did Rydeen.
H. B. G5 by Benjamin to require
second hand dealers to keep a
record of purchases. This was
io stop the “fences” among the
second hand dealers who were
encouraging young boys to steal
and sell them. Rydeen support
ed the bill. Gaffney, Fisher,
Murray and Sheldon voted
against the bill.
H. L>. G7 by Murray to increase
the payments under the work
men's compensation act, and to
decrease the payments to alien
parents. On the amendments to
strike out objectionable features
of this bill, Gaffney and Rydeen
stood by Murray. For example,
on Paul’s amendment increasing
.he weekly payments from 50 per
cent to 65 per cent. Gaffney and
Rydeen voted NO. On Paul’s mo
tion to treat alien mothers and
fathers the same as American
Goffney and Rydeen voted NO.
The result is that mining com
panies, and others, prefer to hire
laborers with alien parents be
cause it is cheaper to kill this
class by 35 per cent. This is
discrimniation against the Am
erican laborer fostered by Gaff
ney.
H. B. 72 by Paul, to prevent
the spread of venereal diseases,
designed to safeguard prisoners,
Gaffne'y, Ralph Lomen, Rydeen
and Sheldon voted NO. This
act was similar to the act of
Washington. D. C.
H. B. 78 by Paul, an act mak
ing it a misdemeanor to contrib
ute to the delinquency of a child
under the age of 18 years, Gaff
ney was the only man to vote
NO. Rather a bad record for a
bachelor.
H. B. 81 by Paul, to make the
labor commissioner elective,
Gaffney, Rydeen, Murray, Fish
er and Sheldon voted NO.
H. B. 82 by Sundquist to make
the office of Treasurer elective.
Gaffney, Rydeen, Fisher, Mau
ray, Sheldon voted NO.
H. B. 92 by Murray, an act to
establish a home in Alaska for
dependent children, Gaffney Ry
deen, Fisher and Sheldon voted
NO. The result is that Alaska
•?till sends her orphan children
to become citizens of Washing
ton and British Columbia.
H. B. 49 by Gaffney provided
for airplane service between
Nome and the Alaska Railroad.
This bill did not pass. Another
bill was written by Sundquist as
a substitute bill, passed and is
now the law. This bill required
trips between Nome and Nenana
with stops at Candle, Keewalik,
Unalakleet and Ruby. And thus
Gaffney, the “Father,” was
cheated of his baby.
William A. Hesse
Of Ketchikan.
Candidate For The Democratic Nomination
FOR
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Primaries April 29 th,
PAID ADV'
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Eugene Wacker
Republican Candidate in Pri
mary election, For House of Re
presentatives, For the First Di
vision.
Will work for HOME RULE in
its FULLEST SENSE.
Protection Residents of Alas
ka.
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