WASHINGTON NEWS-LETTER
By MARY LEE COUNCIL
Secretary to E. L. (Bob) Bartlett, Alaska’s Delegate to Congress
Cosl-of-Living Allowances
Fears that further appropria
tion bills would contain language
seeking to eliminate the 25 per
cent cost-of-living allowance in
Alaska and elsewhere to persons
recruited within the territories
were realized last week when the
agriculture department appropri
ation bill was reported to the
House.
Similar language contained in
the interior department appropri
ation bill was stricken from the
legislation when the House ac
cepted Delegate Bartlett’s amend
ment after approval by the mem
bers of the interior subcommit
tee.
Debate on the language, which
states that the additional com
pensation paid to federal em
ployes outside the continental
United States for the agriculture
department would be allowed
only to persons recruited within
the States, revealed that amend
ments to be offered by Delegate
Bartlett may not fare so well as
did the amendment to the interior
bill. This became apparent when
the chairman of the agriculture
subcommittee, Con. Whitten of
Mississippi, replied in the affirm
ative to this question put by Con.
Abernethy of the same state:
“Was it not the purpose of that
provision in the basic law to en
courage experts from the main
land to go to the territories to
render a service which could not
be rendered by the people who
lived in the territories?”
“I should sound a warning
right now,” Delegate Bartlett
stated, “that it will not be easy
to strike this section from the
bill. It will be infinitely more
difficult than it was in respect to
the interior bill. The hearings
would indicate a strong deter
mination on the part of the sub
committee to move ahead.”
The report and the hearings on
the agriculture appropriation bill
mentioned the differential, but no;
discussion was found in either
document for the interior de
partment.
A new danger has arisen to
threaten the cost-of-living allow
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I
ances paid to persons recruited
within the territories. It is ru
mored that those sponsoring the
inclusion of the language in the
appropriation bills, whether suc
cessful or not, intend to present
separate legislation to congress to
accomplish their purpose.
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insular affairs committee early in
April has been reported to the
senate with amendments.
General features of the bill pro
vide:
1. Authorization for the people
of Alaska to elect delegates to
the constitutional convention on
the basis of the 1950 census for
drafting of a state constitution;
submission of the constitution to
the people for ratification; ap
proval of the proposed constitu
tion by the congress, and election
of state officials, one representa
tive and two senators in the
United States congress.
2. Grant of approximately 23
million acres of land to the state,
20 million of which would be' se
lected by the state five years aft
er its admission, 200,000 granted
from the national forests, 200,000
for community and recreational
purposes and 2,550,000 for in
ternal improvements, including
500,000 acres to the University of
Alaska.
3. Transfer of control of the
Alaska fishery and wildlife, ex
cept those subject to international
agreement, with half the pro
ceeds from the sale of fur seals
to go to the new state.
4. Protection to any lands or
other property (including fish
ing rights) the right or title to
which may be held by any In
dians, Eskimos or Aleuts.
The report and the bill as ret
ported will soon be available for
distribution, and anyone who de
sires copies should write to Dele
gate Bartlett, 1029 House Office
Building, Washington, D. C.
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