1998-05-29                     House Journal                      Page 3995
                                 HOUSE JOURNAL                                 
                                                                               
                            ALASKA STATE LEGISLATURE                           
                                                                               
                 TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE -- FIRST SPECIAL SESSION                
                                                                               
Juneau, Alaska                       Friday               May 29, 1998         
                                                                               
                                  Fourth Day                                 
                                                                               
                                                                               
Pursuant to adjournment, the House was called to order by Speaker              
Phillips at 8:18 p.m.                                                          
                                                                               
                                                                               
Roll call showed 34 members present.  Representative Berkowitz had             
been previously excused from a call of the House today.                        
Representatives Kelly, Masek, Mulder, Ogan and Sanders were absent             
and their presence was noted later.                                            
                                                                               
                                                                               
The invocation was offered by the Chaplain Designee, Representative            
Martin.  Representative Kubina moved and asked unanimous consent               
that the invocation be spread on the journal.  There being no objection,       
it appears below:                                                              
                                                                               
"Our Daily Offering                                                           
                                                                               
O God, We offer You today                                                     
	Our lives--and all our cares.                                                 
	Help us in the burdens we bear for the people of Alaska.                      
                                                                               
Our days have been long, and for some the work is hard,                       
	Our efforts seem all so awry.                                                 
	We have little time for clear thinking or prayers,                            
	And the days pass swiftly by.                                                 
                                                                               
	O God, accept our efforts and work today,                                     
	We do it all for Your people known as Alaskans.                               
	Tis badly done some complain,                                                 
	But the best that we can do today.