The Washington herald., 1922-04-15
Concurrence of House Elk.
pected, Extending
Law 2 Years.
BUSINESS PROPERTY
EXCLUDED IN BILL
Hotels and Restaurants to
Give 80 Days Notice in
Advancing Rates.

Business property was excluded,
and the posting of rates by hotels
was provided for An amendment
TO transfer appeal cases from the
Court of Appeals to the District Su-
preme Court was passed.
II the bill passes the House and
becomes a law. II will extend the
Bah Rent Commission for two years
. from May %. Voting on the mea-
sure were:
How the Vote stood.
For-Ashurst. Ball, Bursum, Cap
per. Caraway. Colt, Curtis, Dial.
Glass. GoodinE. Hale. Harris. Har-
rison, Hefiin. Jones of Washington,
kendrick. Keyes, La Toilette. Len
root. Lodge. McNary. Nicholson.
Norbeck, Phipps. Pittman. Pomer-
enc. Rawson, Spencer, Sterling,
Sutherland, Townsend. Trammell,
Walsh of Montana, Warren. Wat
son of Indiana and Willis.
AEainst-Broussard Ernst. Har-
reid, King. Mckinley. Moses, Myers.
New. Newberry. Oddie. Poindexter.
Reed. Sheppard. Stanley. wads-
worth, watson Of Georgia and Will
fans.
Ht 'All was dlldChe0 Dy senator
Miles POindexter of Washington
State. who declared it to be uncon-
stitutional and productive of more
harm than good. Conditions are
worse under the law. as shown by
the ,"mmittee's report" he said.
Senators Defend Measure.
Senator AtIee Pomerene of Ohio,
Who introduced the resolution to ex-
tend the law: Thomas ]. Walsh of
Montana. and others defended the
measure. Senator POmerene de-
clarcd citizens Of Washington who
rent will be at the mercy Of ruth
les landlords IL the Rent Commits
sion is permitted to go out OF exist
. ence.
] Senator POmerene declared the
government has iuri sdiction here as
in none Of the States. and its duty
To its employees as we'll as to other
citizens. is to protect them. He
read a letter from the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association
urging inclusion of business prop
critics, and another Indicating that
rents. il the law is not perpetuated.
will be doubled or more in many
Instances.
House Already Favorable.
The bill. which will go to the
House imme ediateIy and be reported
for action probably next wednes-
day. when the House District Com
mittee meets. and be passed with
little opposition, proposes to in
crease the number of members of
the Rent Commission from three to
five members. The present commits
sion would continue its work until
the new appointments are made by
the President and approved by the
Senate.
Under the amendment introduced
by Senator Caraway. of Arkansas,
nd carried without opposition. no.
ss and restaurants will be re-
hired to give thirty days notice
4 IN advancing rates. and cards must
be posted in the rooms and upon
4 walls. giving the rates and the
dates of posting. Violators will be
fined $40 to 500. The Senator
stated that during a convention
here he made reservations at 81 a
day for friends from his State and
that the reservations were Cancelled
and rates raised to $50 a day.
Amends Appeal Method.
duced the amendment TO eliminate
the clause transferring appeal cases
direct to the Supreme Court of the
District. explaining that to pass the
cases to the United States Supreme
Court without their disposition in
the appeals court is contrary to
American Jurisprudence.
Senator Phipps. of Colorado. a
member OF the District Committee
Yesterday introduced a bill provid,
ing for two additional associate
Justices Of the Court of Appeals
where the dockets have been
crowded with rent cases.
Senator Poindexter charged that
the Pomerene resolution to extend
the law for two years was drawn
M by the Rent Commission counsel
who receives $4,000. and who per-
petuates his own position by pro-
iding that after expiration of the
aw in 1924 the counsel be kept en-
4 nIoved to straighten out pending
litigation.
| The Senator said the law denies
| citizens the right to their own
property, holds contracts between
iandIords and tenants are enforced
AGAINST the former but not against
the latter and requires owners OF
nroperty to render services tC
tenants against their wishes as
American citizens. In reply to ar
inquiry of Senator MedilI McCor.
nick, as to whether the rent law
was not in some respects like the
laws applied to the Russians by
Ienin, Senator Poindexter said they
were.
and why discriminate against
The business property" Senator
Poindexter asked. IF the citizens
VIII rent cottages are entitled tc
this extraordinary safeguard. why
are not those who rent bushes:
property II is simply another in.
stance Of the disposition to create
government bureaus
The Senator read a. statement
tom the owner of a large apart.
ment house. saying that Senators
members of Congress, Justices oi
the United States Supreme Court
and of the District Court of Ap.
meals were renters and that thes,
officials. who must pass upon thi:
legislation, are in a position to re,
Continued on P00e Ttco.