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The Wrangell Sentinel
Wrangell, Alaska
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Delegate E. L. Bartlett announces plans to introduce multiple bills in the new Congress to benefit Alaska, including statehood legislation, extension of federal aid, election of governor, and various other reforms for residents' rights and territorial governance.
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VARIOUS ALASKA BENEFIT
BILLS TO NEW CONGRESS
WASHINGTON - Legislation designed to benefit Alaska will be introduced in the next session of Congress by Delegate E. L. Bartlett, who will ask the lawmakers to approve statehood for the Territory.
Bartlett said the statehood bill will not be introduced until he has had time to make some further revisions in his former bill but he expects it to be ready early in the session.
The Delegate said in a statement, he proposed to ask Congress to enact legislation that will extend the Federal Aid and Federal Highway laws to Alaska, to provide for the election of the Governor of the Territory now appointed by the President and to provide that residents of Alaska shall have priority in employment in fisheries and fishing industries of the Territory.
He said he also would propose a bill to require that the Governor of the Territory shall be a resident of Alaska.
The Delegate said he would ask that residents of the Territory be permitted to vote when reaching the age of 18 instead of 21 as now.
Other Legislation
He said he would propose other legislation to prohibit seizure of fishing equipment for law violations until after the person charged with the violations had been convicted, to provide that 37 1/2 per cent of money received from sales, bonuses, royalties and rentals of public lands under the mineral leasing laws shall be allotted to the Territory for support of public schools.
He said he would ask that the Federal government pay for material, equipment and labor in survey, improvement, repair and maintenance of roads, trails, village streets, landing strips and dock facilities serving people under the supervision of the Office of Indian Affairs.
He said he would propose that the Governor of the Territory be granted the right to grant pardons, reprieves and remit fines for offenses against the laws of Alaska and reprieves for violations against the Federal laws until the President has finally approved the sentences.
Other Requests
Bartlett said he would ask Congress:
To increase the salaries of the Governors of Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands from $10,000 to $15,000 a year.
To transfer control of the fisheries of Alaska to the Territory from the Federal Government.
That employees of the Alaska Railroad be granted retirement when 55 years old after 30 years of service.
To extend the farm credit law to Alaska.
To increase compensation of U. S. Commissioners in the Territory.
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Next Session Of Congress
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Delegate E. L. Bartlett plans to introduce bills for Alaska statehood with revisions, extension of federal aid and highway laws, election of governor, resident priority in fisheries employment, resident governor requirement, voting age reduction to 18, prohibition on pre-conviction seizure of fishing equipment, allocation of mineral leasing revenues to schools, federal payment for Indian Affairs infrastructure, governor's pardon powers, increased governor salaries, transfer of fisheries control, Alaska Railroad retirement benefits, extension of farm credit law, and increased U.S. Commissioners' compensation.