Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-05-11
SAYS NEEDED LAWS
ARE FACING DEFEAT
Forty Three Senate Measures Now
Before Representatives.
DOUBLE WORK NECESSARY
Senators Who Have Acted on Pro-
posed Statutes Take Ex-
ceptions to Sub
stitution.

Because of delay on the part of the
House District committee to act on the
big volume of District legislation passed
by the Senate and pending before the
House committee Senator Gallinger, chair
man of the Senate District committee.
fears that important legislation desired
by the District at this session OF Con-
gress will be defeated
Such much-demanded bills as the uni
versal transfer and public utilities meas
ures are being endangered by the tao
tics Of the House District committee in
his opinion. and several members of the
Senate District committee complain OF
the tactics Of the House committee. which
have led to the ignoring of Senate meas
ures and the second passage through the
Senate of some District legislation.
Senator Gallinger expressed his views OF
the alleged dilatory methods of the House
District committee today. when asked as
to what further District legislation might
be expected at this session OF Congress.
Has Forty-Three Senate Bills.
THE chances are that few. IL any.
further meetings of the Senate commit
tee will be held during this session OF
Congress-" he said. I'VE have worked in
dustriously. have held numerous hearings
and passed a large number of bills. some
of them Of great Importance. There are
now before the House forty-three Senate
bills, including a universal transfer bill,
a public utilities bill. bill regulating cne
liquor traffic. bill for the establishment
OF a home for feeble minded children. a
bill for the removal OF snow and ice from
the sidewalks, a bill enlarging the Juris-
diction Of the Police Court Of the District
OF Columbia, bill for the uniform des-
igustion ef land In the ofIices Of the as
SCISSOR and surveyors q bin providing for
deficiencies in the police and firement's re-
lief fund. ana bill prohibiting the exhi-
lbition OF indecent pictures In public
places OF amusement.
Hoping for Action.
"I trust favorable action viii be taken
on those bills, but according to reports
some men are engaged in trying TO find
.jokers' in them, instead Of passing them
as they are.
1.-The universal transfer and public utili-
ties bills have received almost universal
approval, but there is danger that pro-
visions will be engrafted on them, which.
at this late day, will throw them into
conference. and probably defeat them.
1.-The District Of Columbia appropria-
tion bill, with more than four hundred
Senate amendments on IL, passed the Sen
ate two months ago. but IL has not been
ordered to conference by the House
When that bill gets to conference IL viii
take considerable time to reach an agree
ment, and will keep some members OF the
ID strict committee busily employed.
In addition to that l have important
work to do as a member of the commit
tees on finance and appropriations. work
that / have greatly neglected during the
past months. For the reasons enumerated
the committee probably will not again be
called together unless something unusuai
occurs to demand ii, or unless bills come
over from the House which will require
the attention Of the committee.
Methods as Disclosed.
Another feature. Of the fork OF the
House District committee. to which some
members of the Senate District commit
tee have taken exception. is illustrated by
the House committees action on the loan
shark bill Early in this Congress upon
recommendation of the Senate District
committee. after careful study, the Sen
ate passed a loan shark" bill, and ii was
sent to the House and referred to the
House District committee. That COM
mittee did not take up the Senate meas
ure and amend 1t to meet its own ideas.
it is complained. as was the logical thing
to do.
Instead. the House committee took UP
a bill introduced by one OF its own MEM
bers and passed 1t through the House.
That made 1t necessary for the Senate
District committee and the Senate to do
its work on the legislation all over again
and delayed final action by weeks. II not
months. II the House had acted on the
Senate bill. it is held. the measure would
now at least be in conference or might
be passed and a law.
Before answering the query regarding
further District legislation in the Senate
at this session, Senator Gallinger had
prepared a careful statement showing
what bills passed by the Senate had not
been passed by the House and what bills
passed by the House have not been pass
ed by the Senate.
Record for This Congress.
Bills passed by Senate and unacted upon
by House:
S. 10, relating to title OF United States
to part of square 103.
8. 90. relating to title of United States
to part of square so.
s. 2l. Ida A. Chew Union station grade
damage claim.
S. %, extension Of Underwood street
northwest.
.. 20, loan SnaTk Ulii-
s. 26, United States to accept Nathan
Straus milk laboratory.
s. .. licensing of secondhand book
sellers.
8. 30. extension Of Kenyon street and
17th street northwest /.
s. 81 extension Of Newton place north.
west.
s. 274. removal Of snow and ice from
sidewalks.
S. SO7, changing name OF Fort place
northeast to Irving street.
s. s16, providing for plans for two high
schools.
s. 1869, extension Of Minnesota avenue
southeast
s. 1912. amending code regarding har-
Dor regulations
s. lO82, relating to arrearages of taxes.
S. 1887, better registration Of births.
s. 1890. providing for guides.
S. 1904. widening OF 18th street north.
west.
S. 1895. designation Of land In surveyors