Show ALASKA SOLONS SOLONS' WORK MAPPED Important Legislation Includes In In- cl chides Roads Schools and andI hour Eight Work Da Pay Day I Juneau Alaska AlaRka March 2 Will 2 With the opening of or Alaska's territorial legislature legis- legis lature here hero tomorrow sentiment as all to the he most important matters for tor proposed proposed proposed pro pro- posed legislation to come before it has become fairly well crystallized Road Rond Construction school development development development develop develop- ment construction of ot fish hatcheries the he territory's license form of oC taxation taxa- taxa tion ion an and renewed consideration of or an hour eight labor 10 law it is conceded Will hold first place in legislative o discussion dis dis- The Tho I last 1st st Alaska legislature appropriated for construction of ot roads and as roads arc aro considered the paramount para para- mount need of ot the territory ry legislators para t believe belle an even lars larger appropriation ma may be bp granted rated ra ted at this session More than was appropriated by the last legislature for tor maintenance and establishment of or schools schoos in er e every community havIn having ten or more white children as well as ai for assisting schools in incorporated towns and for forthe forthe the construction of the new a agricultural I tural ural college and school of or mines s at Tho same lm liberal polie In re-i re regard r ft to ed educational l i matters att rs l legislators legisla legislators legisla- legisla tors believe will prevail pre this CU I The Thc power of oC Alaska's 1 legislature lre over Alaska fisheries the fisheries the greatest t Inthe in inthe the tho world World Is is ver very limited However It I ia is believed that consideration will be given ghen 10 tho the conservation of th the fisheries fisheries fisheries fish fish- eries more alon along the lines of development development development develop develop- ment than those of pure conservation One of or the first bills to be bo introduced a according to Representative Jam James s p P. P Dal Daly of ot Nome will be ono one pro providing for tor the construction o of hatcheries Decision as to the thc Validity o of Alaska's license form of or taxation which has hasmet hasmet met stern opposition has not yet et been rendered b by the time United States supreme me court If IC tho tame law is declared invalid In some other form of oC taxation will have o to be devised and several legislators believe belie this would be in the form of oC ofa oCa a general property tax If U the latter form Corm of or taxation should become become- necessary necessary sar sary it Is conceded that it will nill bear heavily ll on some ome ot of the large larre quartz mine properties particularly on those not yet et In tho the dividend class Alaska's last l legislature pass passed d a general cl hour eight hour ht-hour law in compliance with t the result of oC a popular referendum vote The law gave ave the governor s power to suspend its operation at the request of oC the national council of or defense de do- ease and this suspension was ordered during the war period In so 0 far as as' as it I affected employment In the fishing In In- In I The law la law was then declared invalid by tho the t United States district court of orthe the fourth division o of Alaska on t the e ground round that an hour eight 1 law a covering co all employments and inflicting Inflict inflict- Inflicting ing penalties for violations except where whore life or property was endangered endanger endanger- ed was illegal Notice of ot appeal to the supreme court was given Iven but the thc United States solicitor general ordered that the appeal be bo not perfected Because of the conflict between the expressed wish of oC the ot voters rs and and anft the decision of the court le legislators sa say sap much consideration will have to be at this session given I this subject |