Evening star., 1925-02-01

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year, to be made out of the fees of
the office OF the recorder.
A bill to amend and revise sub
chapter 3. section $40. .547, OF the Code
of the Law of the District, relating to
recording deeds and chattels, was
also passed by the Senate. These
sections relate to the recording Of
chattel trusts and conditional sales,
the chief object being to dispense
with the present requirement that in
struments shall be copied. In lieu of
copying the recorder OF deeds is re-
quired to make an index of the in
struments and to permit the inspec-
tion of the original instruments in
stead of copies These bills all go to
the House for action.
To Accept Donations for White House.
A joint resolution introduced by
Senator Spencer of Missouri and
passed yesterday directs the officer
in charge of public buildings and
grounds, with the approval of the
President, to accept donations of fur
niture and furnishings for use in the
White House and auth horiZes that Off
GER 20 appoint a temporary committee 6
to pass upon the articles donated and
to recommend acceptance. This COM
mittee would be composed of a rep
resentatfve of the American Fedora
tion of Arts. member Of the Ma
tional Commission OF Fine Arts, a
member OF the National Academy OF
Design, a member of the American
Institute of Architects. ard Ave m e m
bers representing the public at large
Authority to erect a memorial to
those who died in the Aviation Serv-
ice Of the United States Army, Navy
and Marine Corps during the World
War is contained in a joint resolu-
ton introduced by Senator Pepper of
Pennsylvania, which was passed
The memorial is to be the gift to the
people of the United States of Mrs
Louis Bennett, in memory of her son.
Lieut.. Louis Bennett, who was shot
down in action August "a, 1918, after
destroying two German balloons
The design must be approved by the
Chief of Engineers Of the Army, after
procuring the advice of the Com
mission of Fine Arts It is to be
erected on public ground in the Dis
trict of Columbia, the site being Sc
lected with the approval of the joint
committee on Library of Congress.
Amend society's Charter.
A House bill amending section 4
OF the act incorporating the National
Society of the Sons of the American
Revolution was passed. AS amended
the secion will read:
That the property and affairs OF
said corporation shall be managed
by not less than 40 trustees, who
shall be elected annually at such
time as shall be fixed by the by
laws. and at least one trustee shall
be elected annually from a list of
nominees to be made by each of the
State societies and submitted in this
society at least 80 days before the
annual meeting, in accordance with
the general provisions regulating
such nominations as may be adopted
by this society"
The bill now goes to the President
FOR approval.
Among other measures put through
of general interest one was a House
bill to make valid and enforcea bl e
written provisions of agreements for
arbitra tion of disputes arising out of
contracts, maritime transactions or
commerce among the States or Terri
tories or with foreign nations.
Other measures passed included one
for the retirement of Army and Navy
nurses and another authorizing two
additional circuit judges in the
eighth Federal circuit in the South
western States. Both of these now go
to the House