Evening star., 1922-11-29
Committee, However, Will
Delay Action Pending Re-
port by Commissioners.
ANTl-GUN TOTING DRAFT
TO BE MADE READY
! Opposition to Capper Measure Fore.
cast by Senator
Stanley.

The Seate District committee at
meeting today strongly indicated that
a mothers pension bill would be re-
ported favorably. 1t was determined,
however. to await a full report from
the District Commissioners on this
measure before taking action.
AT the suggestion Of Senator Calder
of New York, Senator Ball. chairman
of the committee, announced he wouii
call upon the Commissioners to make
an early report. after consultation
with the board Of charities. the board
of children's guardian and the chill
dren's bureau and various organiza-
tions in the District looking to the
welfare OF children.
The Capper anti-guntoting bin Was
considered at some length, and hnal-
ly WAS referred to a subcommittee,
consisting of Senators Capper of Kan
sas, Jones OF Washington. and Bayard
Of Delaware. to whip into shape for
the consideration of the full commit
tee. That there will be no opposition
to the bill was frankly stated by
Senator Stanley of Kentucky, who de-
clined appointment on the sslbcom-
mittee because he was not in sympa-
thy with the bill.
Police for shrine Week.
The committee ordered A favorabic
report on joint resolution introduced
by Senator Ball to authorize an ap-
preparation for additional police pro-
lection during the convention of the
Mystic Shrine, which will be held
here next June. The committee re-
duced the amount to be authorized
from $4,000 to S25.0e0
When the committee met today
Senator Calder of New York appeared
to urge action upon the mothers
pension bill which he has introduced
There appeared. also in connection
with this bill. Emma O. Lundberg 81
the childrens bureau of th- Depart
ment of Labor; Mrs Edna h Bushe"
of the Juvenile Protective Associ@-
ton: Mrs. Ella H. West of the Board
of Children's Guardians, and Geore.
Wilson, secretary of the Board OF
Charities OF the District.
Senator Calder explained that his
bill had been drawn after consulta-
! tion with the children's bureau.
MIR. Wilson told the committee that
the District Commissioners and the
| board OF charities Were much IN
tereSted in the proposed Legislation
and that the Commissioners have APP
proved much data in regard TO u
from the children's bureau. He sad
that the Commissioners would make
comprehensive report on the mat
ter in a short time and indicated that
they favored some kind of legisla-
ton. He called attention to the fact
that legislation for mothers pen
sions for the care OF dependent chi
dren had been enacted in a number
of the states. but that no two states
had treated the matter exactly alik".
He said also that there is pending
-
the Pomerene bill. which is more
general in its terms than the Calder
bill.
Awaft COmmfssfOners' Report.
At this point Senator Jones sug-
gested the committee should wait
before taking any action until it has
received the Commissioners report.
and in this Chairman Ball concurred.
saving that he would urge the Com
missioners to submit the report at
an early date. Senator Calder said
this should be done. in view of the
fact that the Commissioners now
have had two months to consider the
bill.
Senator Calder desired to have the
committee hear the representative of
the children's bureau.
Don't you think that all of us are
in favor of the principle of this Dill:
asked Senator Jones. Il think it
would be safe to assume that we all
favor this legislation, and for that
reason it is not necessary to have
hearings merely to urge the passage
of such a BILL
The other members of the commit
tee agreed with Senator Jones and
the bill was dropped for the time
being.
Senator Stanley of Kentucky took
occasion to ask Mr. wilson II the
stories appearing in newspapers To
the effect that children have been
taken from their parents and placed
in homes where they have been made
scullions. without court action. wer"
true. Mr.. Wilson replied that no
children have been taken from their
parents without judicial action Sen
ator Stanley made the suggestion
that it might he well to amend ths
law so that children could not be
taken from their natural guardians
without jury action as well as cours
action.
Opinion of Pistol TOtinG.
In presenting the anti-guntoting bill
tn rho committee with amendments pro-
posed by the District Commissioners
and superintendent of police. senator
Ball called attention to the fact tnat
the measure had been approved at
meeting of the chiefs of police OF many
cities Of the country. The committee
discussed the amendments proposed by
the Commissioners. and 1t apparently
was the Judgment of the committee
that permits TO carry pistols should
be issued by the superintendent OF
police alone, and not by the police
court judges.
1t was suggested that the proposed
licenses of dealers for the sale OF fire
arms. fixed at 500 in the bill. was too
high. but Senator Jones Of Washington
said that he would be glad TO have
as few dealers as possible in firearms,
and no change was made. As the com.
mittee got further into the discussion
of the bill 1t was apparent that a num-
ber Of changes probably would be nee
essary, and SO the measure was re-
ferred to subcommittee.
Senator Stanley, in announcing his
opposition to the measure. declared
that 1t would put a valuable weapon
in the hands of hold-up men and
yeggmen, who would not care any
thing about the law. but who would
know that the ordinary citizen would
be unable to carry any weapon to pro-
tect himself. The criminals would feel
perfectly safe. he suggested. in COM
mitting their crimes. He said that he
thought the best way to deal with
the matter owuld be to punish for H.
legal use of weapons.
Senator Ball pointed out that citi-
zens could obtain licenses to carry
arms without any charge.
"Are we going to become so Prus-