The Washington times., 1924-02-20
INSURANCE
C()DEIS
VOTED
District Committee Orders
Favorable Report on
Edmonds Bill.

thority Of subcommittee to con-
slider legislation, the House Dis
trict Committee today reported
out favorably the Edmonds bill
providing an insurance code for
the District of Columbia. The
committee also reported out two
minor bills.
Underfill Wrathy.
Congressman Charles L. Underhill
OF Massachusetts,, chairman Of the
subcommittee which considered the
Edmonds bill, served notice on the
committee that If it chose to dis.
regard the work Of this sub-com.
mittee in considering the lengthy
and intricate insurance bill, he
| would refuse to serve on any fur.
Their subcommittee and would de-
mand that in the future all bills
be taken up by the full committee
and that the system Of appointing
subcommittee be abolished.
Underhill told the committee that
the subcommittee had adopted the
rating laws now in force in New
York as an addition to the Ed
monds bill and had made several
other important amendments.
Defends Work.
I'VE have safeguarded the inter-
ests OF the public in every possible
manner, through licenses, penalties
and other means" he told the COM
to which no objection can be raised.
There is no question but what
the District insurance laws are anti
quated, inadequate and absolutely
insufficient. The District has no
rating law and under its present
rules anybody can go into the in
surance business. This bill would
establish a commission to enforce
the code which is provided"
BlantOn Opposes.
Congressman Thomas L. Blanton
OF Texas, made objection to salary
increases carried in the bill for Dis
trict insurance officials. He init
mated that the subcommittee could
not have fully considered the 1S9
pages composing the bill and re-
Quested that the measure be taken
up for consideration by the full
committee. Underhill then took his
stand. The committee supported
the work OF the subcommittee, and
on an aye and no vote the bill was
ordered reported out.
Blanton served notice that he
would file a minority report.
The report on the bill will be filed
by Congressman Henry L. Jost of
missouri, who will have charge of
the bill on the floor Of the House.
Incorporate Grand Army.
The committee favorably reported
q Dill providing for incorporation of
the Grand Army Of the Republic.
This bill failed at the last session
OF Congress because of objections to
certain sections which have been
amended in the present bill. Con.
gresham Jost also will make the
report on this measure,
The third bill ordered reported
provides for extension and widenins
OF Fourteenth street through the
waiter Reed Hospital grounds. The
Dill Is designed to provide for neces.
sary extensions Of buildings in the
nospltal unit. 1t provides for the
closing or the following streets:
All public streets except Four
teenth street and alleys included
WITHIN the area bounded by Six.
teenth street, Alaska avenue, Fern
street. Georgia avenue and Aspen
street, the portions Of streets closed
including sections OF Thirteenth
street, Fifteenth street, Butternut
street, Dahlia street, Dogwood street
and Elder street.
The widening and extension of
the following streets is provided:
Fourteenth street from Montague
street to it's southern terminus
south OF Dahlia street; Nicholson
street from Thirteenth to Sixteenth
streets; Colorado avenue from Mon
tague to Thirteenth street; Concord
avenue from Sixteenth to Eighth
street: Thirteenth street from
Nicholson street to Piney Branch
road. and Piney Branch road from
Thirteenth street to Blair road.