Evening star., 1924-03-19
AIM TO CLEAN DECK
OF LL,UND|SPUTED
MEASURESFORD.C. D. c.
House Committee Members
to See LongWorth on .Legis-
Iative Program March 81.
BILLS CERTAIN TO PASS
WILL GET PREFERENCE
Republican Leader Willing to Give
Time for Uncontroversial
Local Business.

| House Leader Longworth will con-
! fer tomorrow morning with COM
mittee from the House District COM
! mittee, consisting of Representatives
Fred N. zihlman of Maryland. Florian
Lampert, Wisconsin, and Thomas l.
Blanton, Texas. on a program OF
| legislation for the National Capital
| on which a drive will be made to get
action by Congress at this session.
At that conference. 1t will be definite
ly settled what measures will be
brought up on Monday. March 81.
which House Leader Longworth is
willing to allocate to the DISTRICT
committee for District legislation not
of controversial nature.
The Gilbert bill for control and
prevention of social disease Is un-
finished business and is measure
on which the District committee is
unanimous, so this will probably
head the list for consideration on the
measures over which there is no con-
troyersy within the District COM
mittee were reported out today so as
to be ready on the calendar for
, action.
Freight Terminal Bill.
The bills reported out today include
one fathered by Representative zihl-
man, providing for additional ter
minal facilities for freight traffic. The
purpose of this bill is to establish
a reasonable switching charge on
coal and other carload freght. ~
Commissioners and by the Interstate
Commerce Commission. 1t was re-
ported out on motion of Representa-
tive Ralph Gilbert. democrat. of Ken
tucAy Representative Zihlman was
instScted to write the report.
Another bill reported out is faith
cred by Representative Louis G.
Cramton of Michigan. to change the
name of Jewett street west or WIS
consin avenue to Cathedral avenue,
it being an extension of Cathedral
avenue. The report on this bill will
be written by Representative Gasque
of South Carolina.
A bill introduced by Chairman
Reed of the House District commit
tee. to change the name of s7th
and Reno road, wax ordered -fa~ora-
bly, reported. The report will be
written by Representative Beers of
Pennsylvania.
Representative Gibson, republican,
Vermont, wass responsible for the
action OF the committee in reporting
out these measures on which the
committee was agreed in order to
get before the House non-controver-
sial matters that could be easily
Representative Gasque, democrat,
of South Carolina, asked what busi-
ness would be brought up on the
next District day. Representative
committee spoke in support of the
Gilbert bill for the control of social
disease as important legislation on
which the committee was unani-
nous. Representative Zihlman, act
ing chairman of the committee, said
as far as possible matters on which
the committee were in accord. Rep
resentative Gasque advocated as a
general policy of the committee CIV
which there was no opposition within
the committee.
Power for Commissioner.
Representative Underhill Of Massa-
chusetts suggested that the chairman
of the District committee should be
authorized to draft a measure giving
the District Commi ssioners authority
to proceed in such minor matters
affecting the streets and highways of
the District without having to come
to Congress for specific legislation
on each project. Representative Os-
car E. Keller of Minnesota said that
he had long favored giving the Dis
tive authority along this line.
Acting Chairman Zihlman called
the attention of the committee to the
fact that the Senate had passed a bill
identical with the one favorably re-
ported by the House District COM
nit fn a nctn nf he Il
system by the purchase of Klingle
Ford. Piney Branch and Patterson
tracts. Representative Gibson was
instructed to favorably report the
Senate bill, as well az the House bill
in order to facilitate passage of the
measure.
Advocates Changes.
Representative Blanton showed
photographs and advocated changes
in the proposed parkway drive in or
! der to avoid the purchase of the
Klingle Ford tract and still give traf-
fic an outlet through Rock Creek
locked during certain hours.
Representative Blanton said he
knew the committee would report the
bill, but that he was prepared to
meet them on the floor of the House
in opposition TO the purchase of the
Klingle Ford sract. Representative
Lampert of Wisconsin, stood up and
declared: II for one, will meet the
gentleman from Texas on the floor
and vote for this BILL
A subcommittee consisting of Rep
resentatives Gibson, Vermont; Fitz-
gerald, Ohio, and Hammer, North
Carolina, was appointed to consider
the bill introduced by Representative
Gibson to amend the corporation laws
of the District.
A subcommittee consisting of Rep
resentatives Keller, Minnesota; Nc
Lcod, Michigan, and Blanton, Texas
was appointed to consider the bill
introduced by Representative O'Briep
Of New Jersey. authorizing the sale
for cash of about 500 feet of gov
ernment property in the rear Of 913
e street northwest, Washington, to
Jeremiah O'Connor.