Evening star., 1921-07-20
HOUSE COMMITTEE
TO TACKLE STREET
CAR ISSUE FRIDAY
New Effort Intended to Bring
Definite Conclusions on
Desired Legislation.
FAVORABLE ACTION TAKEN
ON FIVE D. C. BILLS TODAY
District Committeeman Favor G. A.
R., Holiday, Medical and Land
Sale Measures.

Sale Measures.
In an effort to reach some definite
conclusion on legislation to relieve
the street car situation in Washing
ton. special meeting of the House
District committee is to be held FRI
day morning at $3.50 o'clock.
This action was taken today on
the motion of Representative Woods
af Virginia. whose bill. according to
previous decision of the committee,
is to be first taken up for considera-
tion.
Representative Kunz of Illinois.
urged delay until the committee could
find out the decision of the Public
Utilities Commission in regard to
lower car fares
The House District committee today
took favorable action on five bills and
ordered favorable report to the
House The bills are as follows:
The measure fathered by Repre-
sentative Moores of Indiana for the
incorporation of the G.. A i. In sup
port OF this speeches were made by
Maj Gen. John L. Glenn, the drum
mer boy of Shiloh; by Representa-
tiv Osborn of California and Repre-
sentative Woods of Indiana.
Holiday Is Favored.
The bill fathered by Representative
Siegel Of New York. to make Lin
coins birthday holiday in the Ma
tional Capital Representative Blan-
ton of Texas cast the only vote in
opposition to this measure.
The bill fathered by Representative
Underhill of Massachusetts,, providing
for medical examination of those
supposed to be delinquent coming
within the jurisdiction of the Juve-
nile Court is to be rewritten SO as to
lodge the authority in the District
health office and to make the ex-
penses paid proportionately out Of the
District treasury and the national
Treasury.
The bill fathered by Representative
Zihlman, somewhat similar to the one
which has already passed the Senate
fathered by Senator Pomerene OF
ONO. is to be substituted for the
Pomerene bill.
Would Allow Land Sale.
Representative Reed of West Eir-
ginia also got favorable action on his
bill. which provides for allowing the
Prospect Hill Cemetery Corporation
to dispose of certain land on the west
side of North Capitol street between
V and Adams streets. This property
was originally included in tie ceme-
terry track in 1860. but the extension of
North Capitol street has left this
proprrty on the other side OF the
h ehway which cannot be used f,r
cemetery purposes.
Representative Zihlman of Maryland
got favorable action from the commit
tee on his request for a subcommittee
tc consider his bill. which would
equalize the pension of police and fire.
men. allowing the veterans on the re-
tired list to receive the same schedule
Of pay and other benefits as those who
will be retired under the advanced
pay schedule.
Anti-Picketing Bi! "Dead."
Representative Wheeler of Illinois
made a report that the subcommittee
able to reach any decision on the anti
picketing bill, and referred it back
without recommendation. On the mo-
ton of Representative Walters of
Pennsylvania. the committee voted to
lay this measure on the table. Repre-
sentative Blanton cast the only vote
in opposition. He served notice that
1t is his intention to file a motion in
the House to discharge the District
committee from further consideration
of the anti-picketing bill. Chairman
Focht told him that the bill is dead.
Several members of the committee.
of Illinois, Focht of Pennsylvania and
Woods of Virginia. resented forcibly
charges and imputations made
against them in certain signed ar
sharply criticised the statement made
by Maj. oliver p. Newman, author
of those signed articles. Mr.. Wheel
er said that the statement that he
was large owner of street railway
shares in Illinois was a deliberate
lie Cghairman Focht bitterly crit
icised Maj. Newman for the statement
that he (Focht) was we'll acquainted
with one Mr.. King. formerly presi-
dent of one of the street railway
companies here. and that they lived
in the same town.
Makes Further Denfals.
Mr.. Focht denied this. and also de-
MED that he owned any street railway
stock He accused Mr.. Newman of
talking through his hat" and said 1t
was a most "reprehensible statement,
and cast reflection on reliable and
reporters" He said he
denounced Maj. Newman's articles as
contemplate and insolent and un-
worthy of a gentleman of truthful
ness"
Representative Woods of Virginia
denied that he owns any stock in any
street car company. and said he never
fifteen years ago. He charged that
Mai. Newman's conduct is gross
disregard of the rights of others and
does an injustice which borders on
the criminal
1t was proposed that Maj. Newman
should be summoned before the COM
mittee and given an opportunity to
make a retraction in the paper that
published his articles.
Representative Fitzgerald of Ohio
reported from the special subcommit-
tee in favor of the Fitzgerald bill for
compulsory industrial insurance in
the District. His bill proposes mo-
nopolistic insurance by the govern
ment. and has been vigorously OPP
nosed by business. civic and profess
sional organizations in the District.
This is the measure which proposes
industrial insurance for
ali workers from 1.-The kitchin to the
mint" Representative Underhill of
is preparing minority
ranort and a substitute bill which
,,ap.Id do away with the monopolistic
feature merely making industrial in
surance compulsory, with the risk TO
he carried by private companies.
Consideration by the committee OF the
Industrial insurance legislation was made
the order of special business Tor next
Wednesday. -
,,,;ttee that his investigation had shown
that the municipal architects office had
a ,,thority under the law to let contracts
tn outside architects for preparing plans
for nine school buildings In the District.
Representative Sproul OF Illinois sala
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