The Washington times., 1922-09-22
3OMEASURES
PUT ON BOOKS.
AFFECT D. c.
Ball Rent Act Extension Most
important Local Bill Of
Present Congress.


District were passed by the Con-
gress now drawing to a close.
The most important District
measure enacted by Congress was
the two-year extension of the Ball
rent control act. This bill was bit
terly fought in both House and
Senate for nearly six months and
strong pressure was eXerted to
force its passage through the House
in advance of the expiration of the
| original Ball rent act on May %
| last.
The annual District appropriation
| bill for the current fiscal year il
OF prominent Importance, because
it writes into the statutes the sixty
forty ratio for the apportionment
of District and Federal taxation
and wipes out permanently the
half-and.half plan which has been
law since the organic act of 1879.
The appropriation bill also creates
the joint Congressional committee
which is now investigating the
status of the District aCCumulative
surplus in the Federal treasury.
Other Bills Passed.
Other bills passed by the closing
Congress include:
The act creating the White
House police force. separating II
from the Jurisdiction OF the Dis
trict police.
The act compelling all Banking
corporations in the District to be
approved by the Controller of the
Currency.
The bad check" law. making
more drastic penalties against the
drawers of CSsCks which have no
bank account behind them.
The act to regulate marine insur-
anCe in the District.
The amendment to the Civil Serv.
ice retirement act making all Gov
ernment employees eligible TO it's
benefits whether they entered in
the Civil Service by examination or
not.
The law extending the time limit
for the abolition of alley dwellings
until June /. 1923.
The law abolishing the office of
superintendent OF library buildings
and grounds and transferring his
duties to, the Capitol architect.
Extension Of Bonus.
The extension of the $40 per
annum bonus for civil employees OF
the Government for another year.
An amendment to the Civil Serv-
ice retirement act eliminating GER
tain difficulties involved in the
transfer of aged employees Of the
Government from one department
to another.
The law restoring the original
statue of Abraham Lincoln 20 it's
site in front of the Court House
in Judiciary square.
The closing of Water street be-
tween Twenty-first and Twenty
second streets northwest so as to
protect the erection of the new
building OF the Academy of
Sciences.
The law presenting a tablet to
the d. A. r. as a token OF appre-
citation of their permission to use
the Memorial Continental Hall for
the arms conference.
The authorization Of the First
division, A. E. F.. to erect a me-
mortal to its dead on a site to be
approved by the Fine Arts Com
mission.
The transfer of new reservation
south of the Capitol to the Joint
committee on libraries in connec-
tion with the development of Bo-
tanic Gardens.
Three Statues Authorized.
Statues of Edmund Burke, Dante
and Jeanne dare on park grounds
were authorized.
Prospect Hill Cemetery was in
Corporated; the charter Of the Po-
tOmAC CnnnnnnV
amended.
The District Attorney was au-
thorized to summon an additional
grand jury whenever the cases be-
fore him justified such a proceed
ing.
Other important measures. such
as the traction merger bill, have
passed either House or Senate, but
have not yet been adopted hy both.
They will be- taken up for consid-
GRAFTON next December