The Washington herald., 1921-10-06
TRACTION MERGER
BILL LIKELY TO Be
FURTHER DELAYED
Rep. Zihlman Will Try to
Have Measure Ready
. Monday.

Changes in the street car merger
bill together wit hthe absence
from the city of its author, Repre-
sentative Woods, may prevent its
appearance in the House Monday,
according 10 Representative Zihl-
man. He said yesterday that every
effort would be made. however. TO
have the bill ready for the House
on that day.
Anxious to confer with the au-
thor OF the merger bill before the
redrafting Of the measure. Repre-
sentative Zihlman. who is handling
tive Woods last night advising him
the bill. telegraphed Representa-
of the situation and requesting that
he come 10 Washington.
Calendar Prepared.
Although tentative calendar
had been drawn up by Chairman
Focht. of the District Committee
under he impression that the
street car bill would not be ready
for the action OF the House Mon.
day, he said yesterday that he hat
no objection to the change ~ th'
merger bill colli be prepared In
time. Should contingencies aris,
to prevent consideration Of tn,
merger bill the first program vii
stand, according to Focht
The first bill to be considered
will then be the Marine Insurance.
bill for the District OF Columbia
fathered by Representative Georg'
Z Il =Y.4, d
chairman of the Committee oI
PLAINS. is to divert to the Unite,
States insurance that now goes t,
foreilr countries. More than two
thirds of the insurance on Ameri
can ships is done by foreigners AM
more than three -fourths Of Ameri
| can rull insurance fnds its way {
| foreign countries, according to Ed
m Is.
An Insurance Center.
This bill is intended by its au
thor to remove certain obstacle
that now embarrass American com
paries endeavoring to compete wit
foreign corporations and incident
ally to make Washington an in
surance center.
The pawnbrokers' bill has bee
given second place on the program
I and provides for the re-establish
mex of pawnshops in the istric
under strict supervision.
The bill provides that a bond c
$1,000 muSt be furnished before
license may be procured. Rates c
3 per cent per month on all amount
!
cent interest per month on amount
in excess Of as, are stipulated. A
sales made ty the pawnbroker
must be by public auction and cor
iucted by a licensed auctioneer. Th
records must be open to inspectio
by police at all times and certai
restrictions are imposed concernin
the manner in which the account
must be kept.
| Ask Blue sky BaLws.
Emphasizing the need for a blu
sky law in the District Of Colun
bia, Eugene f. Thompson. repre-
senting the District Bankers Al
ISOLATION and the Washington Stoc
Exchange: Paul B. Keyser. couns
for the Investment Bankers AssC
citation; Henry H. Mckee. of II
National Capital Bank, and F.
wholley, representing the Wasl
ington Advertising Club and Bette
Business Club, appeared before Il
District Committee yesterday ar
urged the enactment of legislatio
to prevent the sale Of frauduleI
stocks In Washington.
Chairman Focht of the Hous
District Committee, after hearin
the testimony, appointed a subcou
mittee to investigate the blue SIX
laws now In effect throughout Il
United Staes in order to frame
law for the District embodying the
desirable features. TIE commits
is composed OF RepresentatiN
Brown Of Tennessee; Keller Of Nil
nesota; Millspaugh of Missouri
Gilbert of Kentucky, and o'ren
| New Jersey