Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-03-27
SENATE COMMITTEE
FOR PAYING AWARDS
Resolution to Relieve Plaza
Property Owners Favor
ably Reported.
IMMEDIATE ACTION
ASKED BY SHERMAN
Cotter 7. Bride, as Member of Ex.
else Board, Supported-sub-
committees Named.

The Sherman joint resolution permit
ting the separation of awards in the
plaza cases. so that the president and
the Department of Justice may pay
those awards which are not contested,
was reported favorably to the Senate
today from the Senate District commit
tee by Senator Sherman of Illinois. The
favorable report was authorized at a
meeting of the District committee this
morning.
Senator Sherman intends, he an
nounced, to do all in his power to get
early action upon his resolution. When
he made the report to the Senate he
asked unanimous consent for it's i'm
mediate consideration. Senator Smoot
of Utah, however. urged that it go to
the calendar. saying that If such course
was taken it probably would be reached
during the day in regular order, or to-
morrow. The resolution, therefore, went
to the calendar.
The committee also ordered a favor.
able report to the Senate on the nomina-
lon or Cotter 7. Bride as member
OF the excise board of the District. It
Is expected that the nomination will he
quickly confirmed by the Senate.
Text Of the Resolution.
The Sherman joint resolution upon
which the committee acted favorably
reads as follows:
Awards for the payment for p-operty
taken in the condemnation proceedings
for what is commonly known as the plaza
cases were made some time ago and
have been subject to examination by the
Department of Justice to be approved by
it and other authority.
THE President has found it impracti-
cable to separate the payments which are
not in controversy from those which are,
leaving those property owners whose
claims are not attacked SO that payments
cannot be made to them, involving great
consequent hardship. :.
Therefore the awards and payments
thereon to be made in such proceedings
be, and are hereby, declared to be sew
cradle, so that the Department OF Justice
and the President may order such awards
as are not in question to be paid out of
any appropriation made therefor, reserv-
ing the remainder for further considera-
tion."
Chairman John Walter Smith of the
District committee announced the ap-
pointment of the following subcommittee,
and the committee ordered the reference
ures now pending before the committee:
Judiciary, Mr.. Pomerene, chairman: Mr..
Hollis. Mrs. Salisbury. Mr.. Dillingham;,
Mr.. Sherman.
Public utilities. Mr. Smith of Arizona,
chairman: Mr.. Kern, Mr.. James, Mr..
kenyon. Mr.. Fall
Education and labor, Mr.. Hollis, chair
man: Mr. Martin. Mr.. Smith of Maryland,
Mr. Dillingham;, Mr.. Kenyon.
Excise and liquor legislation, Mr.. Kern,
chairman; Mr.. Martin. Mr.. Salisbury,
Mr. Jones. Mr.. Works.
Insurance and banks. Mr.. Smith of
Maryland. chairman; Mr.. Hollis, Mr..
James, Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Sherman.
Public health, hospitals and charities
Mr.. James. chairman: Mr.. Pomerene. Mr.
Smith of Arizona, Mr.. Fall, Mr.. Works.
Streets and avenues. Mr.. salisbury.
chairman: Mr.. Kern, Mr.. Pomerene, Mr.
kenyon, Mr.. Sherman.
interpretations, Mr.. Martin, chairman;
Mr.. Smith of Maryland, Mr.. salisbury
Mr.. Jones, Mr.. Fall.
Police and fire departments. Mr. Dill.
Iingham, chairman; Mr. Works. Mr.. Ken.
yon, Mr.. James, Mr.. Smith Of Arizona