Evening star., 1921-08-10
ACTION EXPECTED
ON RENT MEASURE
Ball Expects to Renew His
Motion in Senate Dur
ing Day.

Senator Ball expects before the day
Senate to renew his motion. made
yesterday afternoon. that the ex-
tension to the District rent bill be
made the unfinished business of the
Senate. That motion was resisted in
the Senate yesterday and failed to
carry.
At present there is no unfinished
business before the Senate. and If
the rent bill the unfinished business
it would have the right of way every
day at 2 o'clock.
Amendment Adopted.
In the consideration of the Ball rent
act yesterday, the Senate after strik-
ing out the committee amendment re-
lating to section 123. adopted the
following amendment in lieu of it:
Section 1923. In all cases where the
owner of any rental property. apart
ment or hotel. has, prior to April IS.
1921, collected or received any rent or
charge therefor in excess of the
amount fixed in determination of
the commission. made and in full
force and effect in accordance with
the provisions of the title, he may
within thirty days after this section
takes effect return such excess
rental or charge to the tenant di-
! rectly, and if such return is made
within such period the owner shall
not become liable under the provi-
sions of section 112 of this act. An
owner who has obtained judgment
cludes, such rent or charge in excess
of the amount fixed in such deter
mination of the commission shall
move to vacate such judgment to the
amount of such excess, within sixty
days after this section takes effect
| In case such motion is not made and
such owner does not exercise reason
able diligence to have such judgment
vacated, such judgment, to the
amount Of such excess. shall be null
| and void"
Not to BE Further Extended.
Just before the Senate adjourned
| yesterday, Senator Ball sought te
! business, but was prevented by op-
position from Senator Poindexter. In
| the discussion which attended the
effort Senator Ball said that the bh
only proposes to extend the rent ac'
Until next April and that no. subsequent
F,fe,Ssy pFr0pSoyl would be made to extend il
! "I think it very unwise,' said Sena-
tor Ball, that the law should cease
| to function October %, the beginning
of Writer, when the demand for renta.
places in Washington is much greater
!; tionality of the law has been passed
Iupon by the Supreme Court and the
question is whether there is any rea
demand for this extension.
| Cites the Hearings Granted.
| I'VE held hearings off and on fol
probably two weeks to definitely as
toertain whether there was any necessity
| for an extension for the provisions o.
| the law. 1t was the unanimous opin
ion of the committee, I think. will
1 the exception of the senator from
/ demand for its extension; that condi.
| tions were decidedly better than the.
| were two years before when, for In
fstance. they were. housing from 81,
to eight girls In one room. Now WI
fnd that there are not. more than twt
or three in one room. However, thu
demand for houses is such that tn.
rentals have advanced within eight
4 cen months and have not been reduced
i senator Fletcher Gives Views.
i I'VE found that>now a number o
i notices have been given, which wer'
| submitted to the committee, ant
almost each day : have simila'
notices submitted to me. coming from
! landlords stating to tenants tha
after October q their rents will b,
advanced. q =
IT should like to state that toda!
the manager of business hous
came to me with q notice. represent
ing a business house which is relieves
|under the proposed extension. HI
/ notice was that after October 20 hi
i rent will be- Increased from $3.50 Il
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