The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1923-02-01
CHAIRMAN
RESTS ON
HOUSE
RULE
Turns Down BIanton Motion
That Suffrage Measure
Be Reconsidered.

At a meeting of the House Dis
-trict Committee this morning,
Chairman Focht announced that
the District delegate bill would
not be reconsidered in this session
of Congress. The House rules. he
said, prevented such action.
BlantOn Calls for Vote.
The question arose when Con
gresham Blanton of Texas, re-
quested that the vote on the bin
when it was tabled last week be re-
considered.
Mr.. Blanton disagreed with the
decision Of Chairman Focht, and
asked that his motion be considered
as pending. He will bring UP an
amended delegate bill at the next
committee meeting, provided
quorum is present Blanton denied
that the bill would be excluded from
hearing because OF it's failure last
week, pointing out that the amend
ments which would be offered com,
pletely change the context OF the
measure.
Other Measures Reported.
At today's session the COMMITTEES
ordered a favorable report on the
bill to control optometry in the
District; on the measure to change
the name of Keokuk street to Mil
itary road, and on the resolution.
open the parks of the city to the
Shriners for camping purposes at
the June convention.
A special meeting of the com
m1ttee was called for Friday morn
ing at request of Congressman
Fred N. Zihlman of Maryland to
consider the proposed tax on gaso-
line, draft of which was sent to
the committee by the District Com
miSsioners.
Tag Reciprocity Is Plan.
Through passage of this bill, by
agreement with Maryland officials,
automobile license reciprocity would
be established. In offering the sug-
gest1on for a special committee
meeting, Congressman Zihlman said
that this measure deserved imme-
date attention, it being one Of the
most important legislative matters
now before the committee.
Following consideration of the
gasoline tax bill, the measure intro
duced by Congressman Hammer of .
North Carolina yesterday, authoriz-
ing street railway companies of the
District to purchase the capital stock
and bonds of other street railways.
will be considered.
\ See Merger only Solution.
In connection with the introduce
ton of this question today, Con-
gressmen Hammer and Zihlman
both declared that a merger of the
Washington street railways was the
only solution to the problem now
presented to the people with regard
to high car fare.
James T. Lloyd, former member of
Congress from Missouri. a member
of the District Board of Education,
appeared before the committee to
urge passage Of the teachers sal
airy and school reorganization bills,
recently favorably reported by the
Charles c. Lancaster, representing
the Columbia Heights Citizens Asso-
citation and the Brightwood Citizens
Association, denounced amendments
to the original bill which provide I.
for higher salaries for teachers
above the graded schools.
Free Bill To Be Heard.
The committee at Fridays meet
ing will also give a hearing on the
Free bill, which provides for the
defining of the legal status of chill
dren under eighteen years of age
in the District, and for the creation
Of a parental court
DR.. J. Stanley Durkee, Of Howard
University, appeared before the COM
mittee today to urge immediate &C
ton on the bill providing for the
sale of the property owned by the
National Association for the Care
Of Destitute CoIored Women and
Children. DIR. Durkee commended
hat the associa ton no longer re-
1uired the property in question,
and that its removal to smaller
quarters as contemplated would in
He said that Howard University
carry out its plans for ex.a
>anSion.
BIantOn Raises Objection.
The association home, he pointed
tut, was located at Eighth and Eu.
lid streets northwest, and that the
must extend to the west.
which is in the direction of the
present site of the home for the
ICED. 1t cannot. he said, spread in
NY other direction.