Evening star., 1922-09-10
SENATE SPEEDS UP,
PASSES 65 BILLS
Clerks on Their Toes IN Flood
of Legislation That Con-
tinues Three Hours.
SOME affect DISTRICT
special Police and Deputy Coroner
Proyided-Aunuities Voted for
Ousted Employees.

speed seldom seen in the passage OF
bills by either house Of the natiohai
lesislature was shown by the senate
Yesterday when It passed 1S5 bills IN
about three hours. The senate was
moving under an agreement TOT tne
consideration OF unobjected piiis'
nany of which had been pending on
the calendar for months, not q rev
hs wing been objected to many times.
However. there were but FEW senators
on the noor and the measures were
put rapidly through the successive
parliamentary stages and passed.
Keeping the clerks buster than they
had been for months.
A number of bills relating particu-
Iarly to the District Of Columbia were
passed and two affecting retired en-
ployes.
Forty-Nine Get Annuity.
A number of employees Of the Wash
ington navy yard, who were uncere-
moniously discharged following the
arms conference agreement for q
reduction of naval armarnents, viii
profit by the bill, which already has
passed the House, which will permit
them to receive an annuity. Ap.
proximately forty-nine discharged
employees Of the local navy yard will
be affected.
The bill was believed by the legis-
lators to be necessary q s q matter OF
simple Justice to recognize the serv-
ices Of employees who had been many
years in the government service. but
had not reached the retirement age
at the time OF discharge. The meas
ure provides that the retired EN-
ploye may accept certincate en-
length of service when he reaches
the regular retirement age, or he
may accept an immediate annuity In
lieu of the deferred annuity.
Provide Deputy Coroner.
Another deputy coroner is provid-
ed for in the bill of Senator Bali.
chairman of the Senate District COM
work of the present coroner ana
deputy coroner makes necessary the
addition of another deputy, according
10 the committee report.
Another step toward clearing the
way for the improvement ot the
Anacostia river fats was taken when
the Senate gave its approval to an
agreement entered into between the
Secretary of War and the Washing-
ton Gas Light Company affecting the
use of lands between the gas com,
pany's east plant at 12th ana N
streets southeast. Senator Ball is
the author of this measure, which
now goes to the House. A SUIT 70
determine the ownership OF the iand
now is pending in the District OF CO.
lumbia Supreme Court.
Quitclnimed to United states.
Under the terms of the agreement
the land between the gas tank and
10 ysfC
to the United States. The gas. com.
pany is to be allowed the use OF
certain portions OF the land as long
as it continues the manufacture OF
the right to construct a dock into
the river and to run a railway from
the plant to the dock. The measure
also provides for the closing OF
street southeast between 18th and
18th streets
The Ball bill regulating the prac-
tice of undertaking and enfbaln-
ing in the District Of Columbia also
was passed. The measure had the
support Of the organized undertakers
and embalmera in the District and
the Commissioners. and It provides
for the appointment Of q board OF
FIVE undertakers and emba1mers to
constitute a lioensing board, fash:
sass board orisnai .ne viii eest
SIS and renewals IS. The members
of the board are to be paid out of
the license fees.
Provides Special Police.
Ano&heG bill of which Senator Ball
IL, the "a ufhor, and which was passed,
authorized the District Commissioners
10 appoint as special policemen such
District .effiployes as they may deem
necessary fors the protection OF prop
erty of the District of Columbia. 1t
had been the practice heretofore for
the Commissioners to appoint such
special officers. as in the case of in
spectors required at times to make ar
rests. but a recent examination OF the
statutes showed the District heads to
be without such authority. and the
purpose OF the bill passed yesterday
is to correct this situation.
The Senate also passed the bill Of
Senator Sterling amending the retire.
ment act by providing for an annual
examination of those retired on ac-
count of disability. 1t also provides
that should an annuitant be found to
have recovered from the disability and
is restored to former earning capacity
payment of the annuity shall be con-
tinued until he has been appointed to
some appropriate position, but in no
case longer than sixty days following
the examination which showed the
annuitant to have recovered.