The Washington herald., 1913-04-29
DISTRICT BILLS
ARE INTRODUCED
Senator Smith Presents Local
Measures Indorsed by
Commissioners.
PENSION FUND INCLUDED
New Hospital, Board Of Aecountaney,
Changes in Taking Divorce les
timony Among Proposals.

At the request of the Commissioners.
Senator Smith of Maryland, chairman OF
the District committee, yesterday rein
troduced a number OF bills which died
through inaction in the last Congress.
Among those sent up by the Commits
sioners was the bill providing tor an
adequate police and fremens pension
fund. This measure tailed through the
refusal of the House chairman last ses-
sion to ask a conference on amendments
placed upon IL in the Senate.
Senator Bristow OF Kansas has in
terested himself in the matter of PEN
sions for police and french. in that
he has discovered and is inclined to
criticise cases where former. members
managed through the combined resources
of steady employment and good sized
pension to live rather better than when
In active service. Senator Bristow yes
terday demanded an investigation OF the
present list.
Many Reforms Proposed.
Other bills introduced yesterday at the
request of the Commissioners were:
The bill to provide for more distinct
designation of parcels of land for pur-
poses of assessment and taxation.
The bill Tightening up the law with
respect to the employment of child LABOR
i'm the District.
The bill providing for the licensing OF
Wild West shows. dog and pony shows
and-the like.
The bill making drunkenness a mis-
demeanor and providing for hospital
for inebriates.
The bin to authorize the Commission
ers to revoke licenses in cases where
persons obtaining licenses to follow any
business or calling faifto live up to re-
quirements and conditions.
The bill providing for regulation ana
suspension of traffic and PROFESSIONS on
highways in the District.
The bill to provide an additional
method for enforcing and foreclosing tax
sales and tax deeds.
The measure to amend the laws for
protection of birds, game, and fish.
The bill to amend the law of 1904 au-
thorizing laying of water mains and serv-
ice sewers. the levy of assessments there
for, and for other purposes.
Measure to amend the tuberculosis
registration law of 1908
The bill to protect public health by
regulating the production and sale OF
milk cream, and ice cream.
The bill to create board of &C
countancy for the District.
The bill to amend the law with ref
erence to foreign corporations doing
business in the District.
The bill to amend the law regarding
the taking of testimony in equity and d.
vorce cases and proceedings for annul-
ment of marriages.
The bill to regulate use of public
school buildings and grounds in the Dis
trict so as to permit their use for
recreation and supplemental education.
Senator Smith introduced two other
District bills not covered by the letter
of the Commissioners of April H.
One provides for amendment of the
law of July %, 1892, as to construction
of buildings on alleys, so that the alleys
must be thirty feet in width, instead of
fifteen, and open throughout the block
Another bill would make sodomy a
felony and provides for a fine Of not
over $500 or Imprisonment to not over
five years for each offense.
All the bills were referred to the Dis
frict Committee