Evening star., 1924-04-09
LONGWORTH STATES
TERMS FOR D. C. DAY
Tells Zihlman Committee Must
Stick to Program of
Undisputed Bills.
FOUR UPON CALENDAR
These Measures or None, House
Leader Declares.

served notice on Acting Chairman
Zihlman of the House District COM
mittee that the committee must con-
tinue on the program of four nom
controversial measures, including the
18th street extension bill agreed upon
about two weeks ago, or else there will
be no District day on Monday.
This action was taken after the
House District committee, in the alb
sence of Acting Chairman Zihlman,
with Representative Florian Lampert
Of Wisconsin in the chair, had voted
to make the Lampert rent bill the
particular legislation to be called up on
Monday, which is a regular District
day in the House.
Acting on the warning given by
House Leader Longworth, Mr.. Iihl-
man this afternoon notified all mem
bers of the House District committee
that a special meeting of the District
committee will be held tomorrow
House Leader Longworth is partic-
ularly desirous that the District
shall get square deal and that
much needed Legislation for the Dis
trict may be passed.
While there is some opposition to
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street through the Walter Reed Hos
pital grounds, no opposition deyel-
oped in the District committee and
this measure is now on the District
calendar, with the unanimous sup
port of the House District committee.
Earlier action by the House District
committee made the District Rent
Commission bill, fathered by Repre-
sentative Florian Iampert, repub-
lican, of Wisconsin the special order
OF business on Monday, which is d
regular District day in the House.
Representative William C. Hammer.
democrat, of North Carolina, a men,
Der Of the special subcommittee that
held hearings on this bill, made the
ton Monday, and Representative
Lampert, who was acting chairman
of the committee, argued for the ne
cessity of early action to prevent the
Rent Commi ssion automatically ex-
piring on May %.
support for District.
Several members of the committee
spoke vigorously in favor of giving
District residents a square deal in
matters of legislation. Representa-
tive Underhill, republican, of Massa
chusetts. called attention that an
agreement made by a subcommittee
from the District committee with
House Leader Longworth. Speaker
Gillett and the republican steering
committee covered program of four
bills on which there was supposed to
be no controversy. He emphasized
that the rent commission bill is highly
controversial, and that if it is taken
up it will prevent the passage or
much needed legislation. we ought
to stick by our original agreement
Representative Underhill said.
Representative Blanton, democrat,
of Texas said that the rent bill can
hours of general debate. He called
attention that a number OF members
of the committee intend to speak at
length against it.
Mrs. Clara Sears Taylor. one of the
District rent commissioners, was
given hearing on the suggestion of
Representative Hammer. She de-
scribed work that is being done by
the New York Mutual Life Insurance
Company in putting up apartments
(to be rented to poor peopie) at COS.
of $3.50 a room within five-cent car
fare and that apartments are belnS
rented for SO and $40 a room.
Representative Blanton argued TINS
was not a proper matter for leglsla-
tion. and a discussion followed on
the local housing situation. the Rent
Commission and the government
hotels.
Order Housing study.
The committee voted to instruct the
subcommittee which held hearings on
the Rent Commission bill to look into
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the same as is now being done by the
company to which Mrs. Taylor re-
ferred This committee is composed
of Representatives Lampert. Wiscon-
New York: Blanton, Texas, and HAM
The committee ordered a favorable
report on the bill introduced by Rep
resentative Mcleod, republican, of
Michigan, providing that vehicles
must come to a full stop before
crossing certain arterial highways
here.
structed to write the committee re-
port. He explained that the District
Commissioners believe such legisla-
ton would be helpful and they for
an appropriation of S25,000 to set up
electric signs in the center of the
streets. He also called to the atten-
tion of the committee that several
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this bill.
The committee also ordered a IA
vorable report on the OBrien bill.
which would authorize the Depart
ment of Agriculture to sell a certain
small portion of land in an alley ad-
jacent to the property of jeremiah
O'Connor This bill was amended
to give the authority to the secretary,
in his discretion, to dispose of this
land without naming any particular
purchaser.
The subcommittee which is con-
sidering the Tilson bill regarding
milk bottles and containers was given
more time.
Representative Keller, republican,
of Minnesota, chairman of a subcom-
mittee which has conducted hearings
on the bill to regulate the practice
of dentistry in the District of CO.
lumbia, reported a new bill, contain
ing numerous amendments unani-
mously agreed upon. 1t was made
the special order of business at the
next meeting of the District COM
mittee.
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