Evening star., 1922-09-14
FIGHT IN HOUSE
ON SCHOOL BILL
Compulsory Attendance Act
Is Referred to Sub
committee.

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compulsory school attendance bill
when it was considered by the House
committee on District OF Columbia
affairs today. While representations
were made that the school officials
here. led by DR.. Ballou. were anxious
into effect before the opening of the
coming session. so much opposition
developed to the bill as 1t came from
the Senate that it was referred to a
subcommittee with Instructions to
report it back TO the full committee
by 10:3e O'clock Saturday morning.
At that time 1t will be discussed at
greater length with view to report
ing 1t to the House and probably get
ting 1t passed next week under the
unanimous consent arrangement
The subcommittee. which will con-
slider the bill is composed OF Repre-
sentatives Millspaugh, Zihlman and
Blanton. Mr.. Millspaugh announced
that the subcommittee would hold a
hearing in the District committee
room at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
Requests will be sent this afternoon
to DR.. Ballou. superintendent of the
District public schools, and Judge
Sellers of the Juvenile Court of the
District of Columbia. asking them to
appear before the subcommittee to-
morrow morning to go into details Of
the bill.
Opposition Develops.
Not little opposition developed to
the measure. Representative Mills
paugh of Missouri, who led the oppo-
sition. said that he didn't believe any
one was opposed to the purpose of
such a measure. but that there were
some features of the bill as 1t passed
the Senate to which he was not ia
vorable. He objected particularly to
the paragraph which will give to the
numerous officers and inspectors
which the measure provides for the
enforcement of the act the unlimited
right of search of homes and places
of business without the formalfty Of
a search warrant.
He thought this was a particularly
vicious feature of the bill. and. for
that reason. asked that it be re-
nation. There also was objection to
the section providing for the appoint
ment of officers and employees. which
placed no limit on the number who
could be appointed to the service to
carry into effect the provisions of
the proposed act.
Representative Zihlman suggested
that the measure should be permitted
to take its regular course, and come
up for consideration at the short
session of Congress. but Chairman
Focht said that DR.. Ballou had
pointed to the great need for such
a law at this time.
Mr. Fnrht no id fhof IA
every effort to get it passed next
week. il the committee decided ia
report 1t after further consideration
Saturday morning.
Other d. C. Bills Face DELAY.
Representative Hammer suggested
that the committee should discuss
what legislation should be passed be-
fore the House before the adjourn
ment of the current session. Chair
man Focht told him that he proposed
to have passed. II he can, every Dis
trict measure that was on the House
calendar at this time. He pointed
out that these measures have had
the consideration Of the full commit
tee, and he assumed that the mem
bers wanted them passed, and for
that reason had them put on the
unanimous consent calendar.
Mr.. Hammer pointed out that there
was some opposition to the milk
bill Mr.. Hammer also said that he
would object to consideration of the
street railway merger bill at this
session, and gave indications that this
measure would have to go over until
there was time for greater considera-
ton and discussion.
Representative. Zihlman was au-
thorized by the Committee TO report
the so-called pawnbrokers' bill, which
had been rewritten and reintroduced
in the House.