The Washington times., 1923-03-30
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Predicts School and othsr
Needed Legislation at Com
ing Congress Session.

On the eve of his departure West
for the summer. Senator Arthur
Capper, OF Kansas, today predicted
that the next Congress would deal
literally with the District OF Co
lumbia--that the grist OF local legls-
lation would be larger than 1t mas
been in several years.
There are at least a haf dozen
inportant bills which failed OF en-
actment in the last Congress mercy
because of the congestion OF the
short session." said Senator Capper.
s'There- is no reason why tney
should not be passed promptly at
the next session.
sI have no doubt now that the
majority of Senator's and congress,
men realize the needs OF the local
schools. and I think that the pollcy
Of nireartaliness and cheese pairing
with regards to them Is a thing Oh
Cine past" continued the Kansas
Senator. 1.-THE report of the JOINT
Congressional committee on the
local school system, OF which was
chairman, will come before the next
session, and will have q marked
effect, think, in stimulating the
adoption of a new policy ana pro-
gram for the schools.
Schools And Suffrage.
Senator Capper. is a strong De-
ftever in the plan of reorganizing
the local public school system so
ma to divorce it entirely from the
administration of the District Com
rnissioners, and he will press lesis-
lation of this type in the next
Congress, in accordance with the
recommendations of his report.
AS to the prospect of District
suffrage in the next session. SEN
ator Capper is q Conservative, al"
though he thinks the time is ripe
for the pressing Of legislation which
would place a voteless delegate
from the District in the House OF
Representatives. He has long been
convinced that a larger measure OF
self government should be granted
to the District, but is not sure
whether it is practicable to attempt
such legislation at this time.
1.-THE best thing that can be done
70 to work for spirit of co-opera-
ton and mutual interest between
Congress and the Capital City"
says OCudIUI OdppSIs AuCIC 10 AlO
reason why there should always be
friction and back-biting between the
District and various groups in the
House and Senate. We ought to
try for a new deal and a clean
slate in the new Congress. There
win be plenty of new Senators and
Congressman, and see no reason
why any of them should not be
converted into good friends of the
city"
Traction Legislation Included.
Traction legislation, the teachers
salary bill, and the 2-cent gasoline
tax. providing for reciprocity be-
tween the District and Maryland,
are among the measures which will
be enacted by Congress next De-
cember, Senator Capper believes.
Senator Mcclellan intends to renew
his fight for a scent street car fare
in Washington at that time, and the
general belief in Congress is that
he will force an investigation of
the type that was to have. been held
during the summer, but which was
blocked in the closing hours of the
session.
Senator Ball, chairman of the
Senate District Committee, has fire.
quently expressed the opinion that
traction legislation would be enacted
into law by the new Congress. al.
though he has generally been OBJ
posed to the Mcclellan scent fare
proposition.