Evening star., 1923-03-04

ant corporation counsel to prosecute
tranic cases In special court with
aistlnct Jurisdiction. was reported to
the House, but died on the District
calendar.
Several gun-toting bills were con-
upon
After extensive hearings the So
called pawnbrokers' bill was reported
20 the House and debated at length.
aiter which 1t was recommitted.
All park and playground legisla-
ton failed.
Ono of the most voluminous bills
ever considered by the House district
committee, on which extensive hear
lngs were held. and which was Urged
perslstently by the insurance com
rnlssioners of the District, proposing e
q revision OF the insurance code, was
reported to the House with the un-
derstanding that IT had the heartiest
support of the administration. but II
was never called up for action.
one or the major pieces of school
legislation. the free text book bill
ialrea Tsa OF ht,i action ii n,,,h in the House,
ment died on the District calendar.
approximately a score Of bills
regulating professional practice. in
ciudlng optometrists, osteopa this.
sunoertakers. chiropractors, etc, ali
Iahed. The only measure in this
lass which was acted upon was the
ancy in the District.
rue nue SKY legislation failed
me daylight savings bill failed
Al the blue laws failed
Inc Dill to connect civil war forts
The bill TO enlarge the Dis,r,c,
failed. po'' Ahacos'ia'
The bill directing the Distric,
Son1 missIoners TO build tubercu-
school on the site at 14th and
Cpshur streets failed.
Ihe bill to have the presida,, ,n
point the members Of the hoard ~
eaucation. instead of having them an
polnted by the judges OF the District
supreme Court. failed.
Inc Vagrancy law failed.
Accumulated Surplus.
one Of the most inportan, ac,iors
OF Congress affecting the District u,a
IN autnor1zlng joint congressjonaI
committee to make an exhaustive in
vestlsation Of the fiscal reIations he
tween the federal government and the
IiI' IN oroer 20 establish once and
ior an whether the federal Treasury
justly owed the District an accumu-
iateo surplus, as was claimed After
long and careful study by expert &C
counIants and hearing parties most
familiar with fiscal relations this
joint committee reported that the fed
erai government. In all justice. owed
the District approximately $4,000, 900
6flls were introduced in both the
House and Senate to make this money
aVallable 10 the credit Of the District
carrying out the recommendation OF
the joint committee. In the Senate
an attempt was made to put this sur
plus as rider on a deficiency appro.
priation BILL but this was knock ed
out on q point of order. In the House
the District committee favorabIy re.
ported the Hardy bill, which woul6
have made this surplus available anc
which would have made possible
House acauiescence on the rider in
the deficiency bill IL 1t had not beer
knocked out on a point OF order in
the Senate.
Continue ton Of the school building
program was made possible through
a conference agreement on the appro-
priation bill.
A joint committee from the Senate
and House District committees con-
sidered at length and held hearings
on the needs of the District schools
with a view to mapping out a COM
prehensive program OF school develop
ment. While A lengthy report was
made to the Senate. action was de-