1110 JOINT R ESOLUTIONS.

[No. 43, S.] JOINT RESOLI•TION NO. 30. Memorializing Congress to take proper steps toward a Constitu- tional amendment providing for initiative. referendum, and recall. WHEREAS, The principle involved in the initiative, the refer- endum, and the reeall is thoroughly democratic and Ameriean. and WHEREAS, The American pevle have repeatedly evidenced their desire to have an opportunity to voiee their sentiments through these forms of expression; therefore. be it Resolved by th enate, flu Assembly concurring, That We respectfully memorialize the Congress of the United Statts speedily to take such steps as ‘vill result in the adoption of aa amendment to the constitution or the United States providin2 for the initiative, the referendum, and the recall in relation to federal legislation and officials; and be it further RESOLVED, That a copy of the foregoing be immediately traw- mitted by the Secretary of State to the President of the United States, the President of the Senate of the United States, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and to each of the sen- ators and representatives from this state.

[No. 48, S.] JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 31. Memorializing Congress to grant to Alaska a territorial form of government. Wilma:As, The territory of Alaska has recently developed into a territory of great wealth settled by a large number of worthy -residents, • mostly Amerieans, whose number is constantly in- creasing, and WnEnEAs. Industrial and social conditions there existent hay, suffered from the absence of a legislative body therein; there- fore, be it Reselved by /hr Senate. the Assembly concurring. That the Congress of United States be respeetfully memorialized promptly to take such steps may he necessary to provide for the organ. ization of a territorial legislature in Alaska, to he representative of the American citizenship there resident, with such powers and limitations as have usually been given to and impose:: upon leg- islative assembln s in other territories of the nation ; and be it RE:sot:ATI), FI . RTHER, That a copy of this resolution be sent to each member of Congress and to each United States senator re- JOINT RESOLUTIONS. 1111 presenting this state, to the Speaker of the House of Representa- tives, and to the President of the United States.

[No. 125, Al JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 32. Memorializing congress to grant to the state of AVisconsin the Oneida Indian school. WHEREAS, The lands of the Oneida Indian reservation, near the city of De Pere, Wisconsin, have been allotted to the indi- vidual persons residing upon said reservation, and Wi-ts, The sehool maintained upon said reservation is no longer of value to the Indian service, therefore, be it Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That con- gress be respectfully reqUested to grant to the state of Wiscon- sin, to be used as an 'institution of learning, the Oneida Indian school Maintained upon the above mentioned reservation, be it further Resolved, That a certified copy of this resolution be forwarded to the chief clerks of the two houses of congress. ,

[No. 15, A.] JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 33. Relating to the Sherman anti-trust law. Resolved by the Assembly, the Senate concurring, That our United States senators and our representatives are requested to introduce an amendment to the Sherman anti-trust law in their respective houses, and to lend their aid in every reasonable ma7a- ner for its passage, as follows: Provided. that this act shall not be construed to apply to any a ri.:Iigentent, agreement or combi- nation between the laborers made with a view of lessening the number of hours of labor or increasing wages; nor to any ar- rangement, agreement or combination among persons engaged in horticulture, agrieultitre, dairying. live stock or poultry raising made with a view of minimizing the expense of marketing horti- cultural, agricultural or dairy products, or live stock or poultry, and, be it further Resolved, That a copy of the immediately I tan. mitted by the secretary of state to elch of the senators and rep- resentatives from this state.