The Washington herald., 1921-02-01
MINOR MEASURES
GIVEN ATTENTION
OF HOUSE BODY
Committee Delays Hear
ing on Child Labor Bill
Awaiting Pomerene.

The bill to close upper Water
street from Twenty-hrst to Twenty
second street so as to improve the
site selected for the 100000 build
sing to be built by the National
Academy Of Sciences was ordered
favorably reported yesterday by the
senate District Committee.
A House bill authorizing corpora
- tons in the District Of Columbia to
change their names. a House bill to
provide for the conveyance of lots
in the low grounds of the District
sand a House bill providing for the
Redistribution of general taxes and
Special assessments on real estate
in cases Of subdivision or sale also
were ordered favOrably reported.
Plan to Confer Later.
The Senate District Committee
held an executive session. The Cur
tis-Gard child labor bill was to have
been heard, but Senator POmerence,
sof Ohio, who has a number OF
amendments to propose to the mea-
fsure, was unable to be present. 1t
Was arranged that Senator PCmer-
fsne and Senator Jcpss, of washing
ton, who has the measure in charge,
Asrau confer and at some later date
ftHs committee will pass upon their
Fdec3sisns.
= The hiu providing for the con-
keyance o. low grounds directs the
Eaerstary u the Interior to execute
sand deliver a C., ed in fee to lot No
81 IN the section . the city drained
~, Tiber Creek. to \ trust company
.pf 6aitirqOre. Mi-, trustee under the
Rin ot. Florence B. Gelston. y re-
BORT by representative johnson, OF
Mississippi. details the complicated
and long standing claims to low
ground in the reservations Of which
1ot No. Is is a part, dating back tC
the laws Of 1922 providing for the
drainage and its connection with the
canal. The bill favored by the Sen
et committee yesterday. was before
the House in the SiXty-fifth Con-
kress and was referred to the Secre-
Harry OF the Interior, who reported
ahat it was not practicable to decide
iIs merits as the beneficiary had
presented no claim under the law,
but that Representative COady had
PERSONALLY inquired and caused to
be presented the regular appliCa-
Eion of the beneficiary for relief.
She proper evidence of title was
lacking, owing to difficulty OF prov
ing the character Of buildings on
abe lots between 1922 and 1882. The
Beneficiary can prove. however. the
House report said. that the buildings
now on the property are far superior
D. those required by law.
. Dillingham; Introduced BiIl.
The bill authorizing the District
Commissioners to close upper Water
street. which was introduced De
decmber Il by Senator Dillingham;,
demands the consent in writing OF
Che owners OF all private property
tn square So. opposite Potomac
Park, and sets forth that the land
contained in the bed of the street
be conveyed to the chief Of engi-
neers of the army as a part of the
District park system.
The manner in which corporations
N the District are permitted to
change their names, as set forth in
the bill for this purpose, requires
that the directors of the corpora
tion first pass a resolution declar-
ing such change advisable and then
calling a meeting Of stockholders.
2 The object Of the bill providing
for redistribution of taxes and spe
eial assessments due and payable
o1 real estate, in cases Of subdivi
sion or sales is chiefly to obpiate
Confusion over taxes and assess
hnents after sale or subdivision.