Evening star., 1924-04-02
MOVES TO HASTEN
MEASURESFORD D. c.
District Committee Sends
Several to subcommittee.
Traffic Bill Up.

Action by subcommittee on num-
Der Of District measures should be
expedited by action taken today by
the House District committee seeking
10 get on the District calendar as
early as possible, such matters of leg
isIation as the committee believes
should be acted upon at this session
OF Congress. Owing to the illness of
Chairman Reed and the unavoidable
absence of Acting Chairman Zihlman,
Representative Florian Lampert of
Wisconsin conducted the District
meeting today.
Prominent among legislation con-
Sidcred today is the full-StOp measure
designed to relieve traffic situation in
the District, fathered by Represent
ativc Mcleod OF Michigan. which
would provide for all vehicles coming
to a full stop before crossing arterial
highways. The committee instructed
the clerk to get a report from the
District Commissioners on the bill,
SO that action could be taken at the
meeting next Wednesday.
Arlington Measures Up.
Three bills fathered by Represen-
tattve Il. Walton Moore of Virginia,
providing for sewer and water con-
nections for Arlington county. Va,
with the District sewer and water
systems. and for an Investigation Of
Chain bridge, were referred to q. sub
s.nnImitteC composed OF Representa-
1tvcs ZihIman. Maryland: Keller.
Minnesota: Underhill. Massachusetts,:
Hammer. NORTH Carolina, and Blan-
ION. Texas.
Two bills relating to the practice
o. o=tcurathy. Introduce d hy Chair
,nan Reed If the House District COM
nittee, ana Representative Smith Of
Idaho. We're referred to the same com
lffttee. which is now considering
ttret bill: rclatin" to tn" practjc"
-: chirorractiCs. This committee is
composed of Representatives. Beers.
!ruHSNlvania; stalker. New York, and
KUuz, H.
Representative Blanton. democrat. of
Texas, said that he is drafting bill
covering recommendations made to
II" subcommittee Of which Represent
taiiVc Rathbonr, Of Illinois is chair
man, which is cons Sideriug the carry
ing ana Use of deadly weapons and
the practice Of hootleGgin@ in the
District. as the result Of tho shooting
ot senator Green" uf Vermont This
hiil WAS ordered for consideration bE
III" same subcommittee
Plumbing Bill Handled.
.. .ieed bal to regulate tho prac-
t. Of Plumbing and castitting in
the District WAS referred To a SubcOm-
1nitt"e composed ~ Representative
GH>quc. SoHth Carolina: Keller. Min
l'eS"ta. and B!anton. Texas. Repre-
Scutativcs Lnderhili. Massa chusrttS.
and Rlanton emphasized that noH-
union plumbers and gasiitt rs in the
District are being deprived of an op-
r"rtunity TO earn Il livelihood.
The Reed bill creating a board Of
examiners and registry Of are hitactS
was laid on the table. similar ac-
tion was taken on the bill fathered
hy REPRESENTATIVE Ra"in Of Arkansas
1Iv,,r. N,,T.,f ft..r, :
Theodore Roosevelt lEducat tional AsSo-
citation
Thc Tflson Eil. which protects milk
dealers by prohibiting tn" use of their
bottles ,ratC. OF ether containers by
"ther parties. was held over until
fhc meeting. next week. when q re-
port Is to be submitted by the sub
committee beaded by presentative
1amTert. which previously has given
extensive hearings to the new pure
milk bill falhcred by the District
health otiica.
Dairymen Lose @IiO.OG0.
Matthew O'Brien. u Washington at
torueY, representing milk diStrlbu-
tors in WASHINGTON. said that last
year it cost four large dealers $lfO,O00
Gu account OF their bottles and other
containers having been stolen. He
said that in tn" ward of one junk
dealer 5000 bottles heIcu ging to three
Washington dealers and about $4,000
belonging to other dealers were found
ready fer shipment out Of the city
Representative kunz protested that
il The committee protected the milk
dealers by making il impossible for
other dealers or junkmeu to use their
bottles. this would be Il great saving.
and something should be done to see
that the public got q reduction in
7hc price Of milk in consequence. For
that reason. q report from the Lam
pert subcommittee next Wednesday
was insisted upon.
At the request Of representatives.
EHnz Of Illinois and Mcleod of Mich
igan. Bert Miller, until recently in
slrance commissioner of the District
and who has been before the commit
ice urging the passage OF u new in
surancc code for the District, was
given opportunity to make a brief
statement
Mr.. Miller said that he found he
had been the chief obstacle to the