Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-31
Senator GaIIinger Plans to
Press District Legislation.
NO PROGRAM Determined
Uncertain Whether Extra Session
Will Do General Work.
IMPORTANT BILLS READY
Measures Which Passed Senate at
Last Session to Be Reintro-
duced Early.

District legislation will. in all proba-
| bility. be considered in the Senate during
| the extra session Of Congress which be-
| gins next Tuesday.
| Senator Gallinger, chairman of the Sen
ate District committee. expects to intro
ouce at the outset of the session some of
the important. bills which were passed by
the Senate during the last Congress and
which failed, through lack of time to
consider them, in the House. That will
put the District legislation early before
the Senate
One of the bills to be introduced early
Will be the loan shark measure 1t
passed the Senate over a year ago. was
reported favorably to the House from the
House District committee and stuck on
the House calendar waiting for action.
1t is believed the bill will promptly re-
ceive the Q. X. OF the Senate District
committee and be passed by the Senate
in the same form in which it went
through before.
To Push Laboratory Bill.
Senator Gallinger also expects to REIN
troduce the bill authorizing the federal
government to take over the Nathan
Straus milk laboratory and operate it,.
under the immediate supervision Of the
public health and marine hospital service.
The federal officials who will have to op-
crate the plant have given their ap-
proval to the legislation. and 1t is believed
1t will slide through the Senate early in
the extra session as easily as it did late
in the last session.
Bills for the establishment of a home
for feeble-minded imbecile and idiOtic
children in the District. for the removal of
ice and snow from the paved sidewalks.
for the creation of a pension and relief
fund for firemen and policemen, giving the
Juvenile Court Jurisdiction over all non
support cases. whether affecting minor
children or just the wife, and others will
probably be put into the Senate early in
the session. AS all those specifically men
toned have passed the Senate, it is be-
lieved they will again receive its approval
and without delay.
A measure to give the District Com
missioners the powers of a public service
commission is expected TO receive early
attention In the District COMMITTEES. The
Federation Of Citizens Associations is
much interested in such legislation, and
the public service corporations in the Ma
tional Capital will be raised.
No Program Of Legislation.
1t has not yet been decided formally
that legislation outside Of reciprocity and
tariff revision will be considered at the
extra session. But 1t is the opinion
of prominent republican senator's that
there will be no limitations.
Congress is here, and If District legis-
ladon or federal legislation Is needed l
sec no reason for not acting upon it,
said a republican senator Of much in
fiuence today.
District legislation does not have to
wait for the committee assignment in the
Senate. AS Is the case with all commit
tees, the Senate District committee goes
on continuously. While there may be
some vacancies, it would be ready for ac-
ton as soon as bin was introduced and
referred to it.
Political vicissitudes have caused
four vacancies on the committee, Sen
ators Scott of West Virginia, Burkett
OF Nebraska, Bulkeley Of Connecticut
from the Senate March 4. These va
cancies will be filled by the committee
on committees. probably a few days
after the new session meets.
Curtis a Possibility.
Senator Curtis Of Kansas, it is un-
derstood. will be assigned to the COM
mittee. AS member Of the Senate
committee on appropriations he has
been on the subcommittee on the Dis
trict appropriation bill He has shown
familiarity with the District and its
needs and a friendliness toward its
Improvement Putting him also on the
District committee, which handles the
legislation affecting the National Cap
ital is expected to strengthen the COM
| mittee materially.
Senator Root has been mentioned in
committee. His long residence in the
District as public official and his in
| timate knowledge OF conditions here.
1t Is pointed out, would make him a
valuable member. His interest in its
| welfare. too. was shown by his re-
marks a few nights ago at the dinner
given in honor of Chairman Gallinger
by the residents Of the District.
Senators Hepburn Of Idaho and Wet
| more Of Rhode Island are talked OF, Mr.
Hepburn has been especially active in
pushing legislation that will result in the
purchase OF the property between Penn
1 sylvania avenue and the Mall as sites
for public buildings. and has shown other
activity in developing the city beauti-
full" Likewise, Senator Wetmore. 1t
was he who pushed to a successful end
the project for purchasing the property
between the Capitol and the Union sta
given much impetus-of q personal kind
to the movement for converting Rock
Creek valley from Potomac Park to Rock
Park into noa Psrkway pa Senator
cause there are already two senators from
New England on the committee.
oliver Is Also Mentioned.
II geographical considerations are to
control. 1t is urged that Senator Oliver
OF Pennsylvania is a logical man for a
place. OF the states near the National
Capital. Maryland and Virginia are both
represented.
| West Virginia was represented until
Senator Scott retired. but, as both Of the
| senators from that state are now demo-
| Gratis and there are no democratic va
| cancies on the committee. 1t will not have
| representation next session. Pennsyiva-
| mia is a near state. 1t Is pointed out, and
| Senator Oliver comes from a city and is
| familiar with municipal problems.
| Senator Mclean Of Connecticut might
take the place on the committee of his
predecessor. Mr.. Bulkeley. OF the four
| republicans who go of the committee by
| reason Of their retirement from the SEN
ate, only one is succeeded by a man OF
the same political faith. Mr.. Bulkeley OF
Connecticut. Therefore. Mr.. Mclean is
the only one Of the new senators who,
| through right OF succession. could get q
place on the District committee.
| Nnfad flrOamisf nao1 in Dor;.