Evening star., 1921-08-24
All. rent BILL
! PASSED IN. HOUSE
;aW Extended Seven Months
.5by Vote Of 1856 to IS.
! Amendments Defeated.

~Sby persistent efeventh-hour Drive
Df House leaders the Ball bill,- ex-
tsnding the District; rent commission
ar seven months. was passed by the
House at IL o'clock last night, 1876
fSt-v5
IPresident Harding's signature Is all
fRt is required to extend the Ball
tint law until May %, 1922 because
tBa House approved the measure in
h exact. form in which 1t passed
~ Senate. despite persistent opposI.
X1eht Of the House District COM
A1zxtee.
wo roll calls were forced in sn
9rt to defeat the bill. the motion
8ecomnnit being defeated, 17S 20 60.
All Amendments Defeated.
AN attempts TO amend the measure
H1ee defeated by overwhelming ma
Sntes. even though the efforts came
7sQm friends OF this legislation en-
3xvoring to extend the life of the
RHt commission for a year instead
MNseven months.
The new legislation changes the
1tginaf rent law by removing from
GEjurisdiction all, business properties
IA by providing for an attorney at
NHalary of $4,000 a year for the COM
1{ssion. Chairman Focht endeavored
Sshave this provision stricken from
To bill. but was beaten. 1l2 to so
Representative Woodruff of Mich
A4l bill and was supported at all
Wages by House Leader Mondell and
EmaJortty of the members, a number
4whom complained Of personal sx-
3ariences with landlords. Representa-
EEe Woodruff emphasized at all times
R&en attempts to amend the bill were
N1e, even by friends Of the legisla-
I'm. that the measure must be
N6Ssed exactly in the form 1t was
proved by the Senate in order that
might get through before the
Hsess.
81 Asked :0-Year Extension.
Representative Myer London of New
N4rk. the only socialist in Congress-
suppressed delight at the sentiment Of
~ House in favor Of this legislation
ff offered an amendment to extend
SHts life of the rent commission for
snty years. but this was defeated.
epresentative Woods Of Virginia.
HHkfng democrat on the District com
Mtee, defeated the constitutionality
1.-the Ball act, declaring the right Of
.government to step in and prevent
4Iandlord from unjust imposition
MSpn tenant. Representative Under
h4A Of Massa chusetts, also a member
the District committee, argued in
43pport of the bill and called attention
G the fact that New York, Massa-
&Hjlsetts and other states have extend
their rent commission statutes He
4A1d that the Ball rent law here has
eucomplished a great amount Of good.
II shows Need II Rent Law. =.
Begg Of Ohio urged
&bA necessity for the Ball act to be In
variation particularly during the dis.
9knament conference. He replied to
that 1t was retafding and
Encouraging building operations BY,
fhpwing that last year the construc--
Ia undertaken In Washington totaled
100000. the largest record in many
I've been pyramided from $S5 to $125
Ahd that notices are already out an
49nncing still further increases Of Is
GO % per cent after October l.
SiSson of Mississippi,
&emocrat. warned Congress that II It
~ not prevent stiH further imitation Of
Sents by continuing the rent commits
4tep 1t must be prepared to increase
ehe salaries of government employees to
4Ant the District Is above all else the
eqRt Of government.
s Mann Supports Measure.
Mann of Illinois,
inner republican leader, voiced his
~ said that as the United States. Su-
eme Court had upheld it he believed
Ekpublic welfare demanded favorable
Ruklon now. and he voted for the bill.
Nepresentative Burton Of Ohio, Rep
representative Millspaush Of Missouri
md ndRepresentative Sproul Of Illinois, the
after two members Of the House Dis
tHfct committee, Joined chairman Etocht
y opposing the measure.