Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-02
SUNDAY BASE BALL!
House Subcommittee Approves
of Sabbath Athletics.
COUDREY TO PUSH HIS BILL
The Abolition of Tips Finds In
dorsement-Mr. Murphy, Also of
Missouri, Father of Economy.
Sunday base ball legalized !,

In commendab BILE effort to make the
National Capital something in the nature
of an annex TO paradise, two subcommit-
/ tees Of the House District committee
went on record today in favor of the two
propositions outlined above.
Favorable reports were made by these
subcommittee on the bill introduced by
Representative Coudrey of Missouri to
legaize Sunday base ball in the District
of Columbia and on The bill introduced
BY Representative Murphy of Missouri
| forbidding patrons of hotels to give tips
and employees to receive them.
Other Measures Passed On.
The subcommittees-those on the judici-
airy and on education, labor and charities
also reported on number of other
measures. But the two mentioned are
far and away the most interesting and
the most important.
From and after the passage OF this
act" the Coudrey bill declares. lit shall
not be unlawful in the District of CO.
lumbia for any person or corporation on
the Christian Sabbath, or first day of
the week, commonly called Sunday, to
play base ball, cricket, golf, tennis row
ing, running other clean and harm
less athletic sports. provided that moth
ing in this act shall be construed to re-
peal any law regulation requiring the
payment of licenses or the obtaining of
any license or permit.
Coudrey to Push Bill.
Mr. Coudrey says he intends to push
this measure through the full committee
He believes he will be able to secure ia
vorable action on it by the House.
Il certainly believe. said Mr.. Godfrey
to Star reporter today. that Sunday
base ball and other clean athletic sports
should be legalizeu in the District or Co
lumbia. l believe, too. that a majority
of the membership of this House will be
found to be in favor of the proposition
contained in my bill, which would DE an
incentive to those who care for athletics
to spend their Sundays in a wholesome,
healthfu enjoyable manner out of doors.
Il shall do all in my power to secure
favorable action on this bill at the earli
est opportunity by the full committee, so
that 1t may go on the calendar and be
reached and taken up by the House next
District day. Many members have vol
unfairly spoken to me about this bill and
have gwen it their hearty approval.
Upper Also Punishable.
The Murphy bill, anti-tipping. is an
other measure radical in its nature, but of
the creates local Importance and inter
est. 1T shall be unlawful for any stew
ard, waiter, porter or other employe at
any hotel restaurant, cafe or eating house
in the District of Columbia, il declares,
TO solicit or receive. or for any propri-
etor or manager of any such hotel, res
taurant. cafe or eating house to permit
any such steward. waiter. porter other
employe to receive from any guest or pa
iron compensation or hOnorarium other
than the regular charges established for
such hotel, restaurant, cafe or eating
house.
Amy person violating the provisions Of
this act shall be deemed guilty of mis-
demeanor, and shall, upon conviction. be
fined not less than s. nor more than $780, :
the second and last section of the bill pro-
videS.
The above is the form in which the bill
was introduced. Its provisions have been
made even more stringent and compre-
hensve by the adoption by the subcom
mittee of an amendment to include pa
irons within the provisions of the penalty
section. That is to say, guest of no.
tel in the District of Columbia would be
liable to a fine of from So to $500 for of
fering tip 10 waiter or other hotel en-
ploye, voluntarily or otherwise.
"Anti-tipping Murphy as the author
of this bill is called by his colleagues, in
troduced the same measure last session.
but was unable to get any action upon
ii. This year he has been pushing it
right along.
Mr. Murphy has made an anti-tipping
speech or two in the House since he has
been a member of that body He COM
planned bitterly to his colleagues during
the course o. his remarks that he
couldn't stand the scornful glances of
chesty walters when he handed them a
modest gratuity.
No Inauguration Day Holiday.
The subcommittee on education sat
down hard on the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Guernsey OF Maine, a mem
Der of the House District committee, pro-
posing to create a holiday to be known
as EMANCIPATION day."
This bill provides that the last Thurs
day in April succeeding the fourth day Of
March. in such years the terms of
office of the President and Vice Presi-
dent of the United States begin under
existing law, shall be holiday known
as inauguration day, md upon that day
so far az desirable, such public cere-
monies as it has heretofore been custom
airy to observe in connection with the
inauguration of the President may take
place. and such day shall also commem-
crate the day and the occasion of the
Inauguration of the first President of the
United States and shall be holiday for
all purposes
The third section of this bill makes spe-
ctic provision that the oath affirma-
ton that the President of the United
States is required to take before entering
on the execution of his office shall here
after when possible be taken in the hall
of the House of Representatives.
The subcommittee on education, labor
and charities, of which Representative
Olcott of New York is chairman, tabled
the bill introduced by Representative
Kronmiller, directing the District Commits
sioners to pay to Mrs Georgia NJ. Marks.
widow of Samuel \. ii. Marks
husband from September IL, 1903, to No
vember 30. 1903. which. the bill says. has
been heretofore withheld because of his
absence from duty during said period on
account of sickness. contracted in the
public service.
This same subcommittee favorably re-
ported Mr.. Olcott's bill amending para
graph 6 of the act relating to the metro
politan police force. with relation to the
posting of special policemen al street rail-
way crossings and intersections in the
city. so as to read and the special po-
Iicemen aforesaid, from and after the pas
sage of this act, shall receive as compen-
sation for their services sum equal to
the salary now received by regular mem
bers of the police force who have served
the same length of time.
The Olcott bill also makes allowance
for these special policemen for a thirty
day sick leave and a twenty-day an
nual leave. and for longevity credit
Teachers Pensions Favored.
The bill introduced by Samuel w
Smith of Michigan, chairman of the COM
mittee to establish and disburse a pub
lie school retr ement fund in the District, :"