Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-21
TWO MEASURES COMPARED
Senate District Committee Will Meet
Tomorrow.
NUMISMATIsTS TO BE HEARD
Proposed Incorporation of a Nation
al Association to Be Discussed.
Senator Gallinger's Trip.

The public utilities BILL which was sud-
denly recommitted to the Senate District
committee few days ago at the request
of Senator Gallinger. Will probably not be
taken up al the meeting of the committee
tomorrow morning.
The Gallinger measure, which was given
the stamp of approval by the committee
some weeks ago. and the Works substi-
tute, which Senator Works says was sub
stantially prepared by the corporation
counsel under the direction of the Dis
trict Commissioners, have been printed in
parallel columns so that the differences
are easily seen, and study of the differ
ences is now being made by Senator Gal
linger and others on the committee who
are Interested. 1t is thought it will be a
couple of weeks before the committee
members will be ready to act definitely.
SO as TO report out a bill that will COM
bine the best features of the Gallinser
bill and the Works substitute.
American Numismatic Association.
Tomorrows session Of the committee
will probably be taken up largely with
a discussion Of the bill to incorporate
the American Numismatic association, a
measure which has already passed tle
House Senator Pomerene of Ohio has
asked several O. the advocate. of the
bill to appear before the committee to-
morrow. They are represen, atives Of
the association to which the bill proposes
to grant federal charter, and the dele
gates will probably be headed by Repre-
sentative Ashbrook of Ohio, who is named
as one of the incorporators
The District Commissioners reported
against the passage of the bill. They
pointed out that it proposes to make the
association a body corporate of the
none of the incOrporators are residents OF
the District and very little of its business
will be in the National Capital.
The advocates of the measure contend
that similar organizations in foreign
countries have been incorporated and
that the granting of a federal charter
will give it high International stand
ing. The association is not a money
making concern, it is also held, and.
therefore, there cannot be objections on
the ground that the passage of the bill
will result in pecuniary benefit to the in
corporators.
Delay of Two Weeks Probable.
With tomorrow's session of the COM
nlittee taken UP with the discussion of
this numismatic bill and the little likeli-
hood of a meeting next week, the con-
SiQeratlOn OF the PUBIC UTILITIES Dill Will
probably be delayed until two weeks from
tomorrow.
The improbability of a meeting of the
committee next week arises out of the
fact that Senator Gallinger. the chairman.
Will probabl be out of the city during
the week. He is to leave Washington
Saturday night for New Hampshire to
attend a meeting of the New Hampshire
state republican committee. of which he
is a member. and will probably be in the
state looking over the political situation
for about week.
More Stringent Liquor Law.
Meanwhile. it is probable that the SUBJ
committee on excise and liquor legisla-
ton will have framed bill for the more
stringent regulation of liquor selling in
the District Senator Jones hopes to COM
plete the framing of a measure within
the next few days and to be ready to
make definite report from the subcom-
mittee to the full committee within cou-
ple Of weeks The members of the SUBJ
committee have been continuing the con-
ferences during the last few days. and at
least a majority is known to be practi-
cally agreed as to the general character
of the further restrictions to be put on
the sale of intoXicantS in the National
Capital