Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-13
FOR PENSION LAW
Police and Firemen's Bill OF.
fered in Senate.
CONTAINS A NEW PR0vIS0
Calls for Payments to Make Up for
Past Deficiencies.
FAVORED BY COMMISSIONERS
Possibility Of Legislation Believed to
Depend on Action Of House
District Committee.
CONTAINS A NEW PR0vIS0


The movement to have Congress- mass
a police and firemen's pension law that
will cause a reorganization OF the pres
ent pension system for members Of the
police and fire departments OF the Dis
trict and prevent deficiencies In the pen
sion fund in the future such as have
prevented full payments in the last two
years, was revived today, when Senator
Gallinger reintroduced. with q new pro-
viso. a bill that had been indefinitely
postponed by the Senate District com
mittee.
Both houses have given their approval
to legislation along this line I'm the pres
ent Congress. but radical differences in
the provisions of the bills agreed to in
each house have prevented any legfsla
ton from becoming law.
The amendment 20 the bill reintroduoed
today is designed to make provision Tor
the payment of past deficiencies In the
fund. thus enabling pensioners to get fun
payment for the partial payments made
to them during the last two years. The
legislation is recommended by the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Depends on House Committee.
Possibility of legislation along this line
during the present session of Congress. IL
is believed, depends on the action OF the
House District committee. The House
passed bill for police and firemen's pen
sions last session, and the Senate gave
its approval. with an amendment in the
nature of complete substitute for the
House bill.
In the natural course OF events after
action on bill by both houses, the meas
ure would be sent to conference for an
adjustment of differences. But the House
1iSfF ~ raa has NOT rann ~ q
conference on the measure. and until
it does the matter Is at standstill.
The differences between the House
bill and the Senate substitute. as out
lined i'm the Senates report on the DILL
are indicated as follows:
The House Bill.
House bill:
"All present and future deficiencies
in fund to be met by a tax upon all
taxable property in the District. Upon
certification by the Commissioners to
the Secretary of the Treasury OF the
existence of a deficiency he shall cause
to be paid from the Treasury an amount
sufficient to meet it,
Tax to be i'm addition to that now
provided for by law, and shall be collected
at the same time other taxes Be-
fore first tax is available Commission
ers shall, the first of every month. draw
requisition on the Secretary or the
Treasury for an amount sufilcient 70
meet the deficiency for that month.
Requisition to be paid from any Dis
trict fund which. in the opinion or the
Commissioners can be spared. Such funds
to be reimbursed from first moneys 70
ceived from tax herein provided for.
This act is not to take effect until .
majority of the persons, more than
twenty-one years OF age, owning prop
erty in the District have voted In faver
of the tax. Commissioners to make all
arrangements for holding such election.
Expenses to be paid out OF the contiu-
gent fund of the District. to be reim-
bursed out OF the first moneys received
from taxes"